PBS
The delaying of parenthood until one is in one's 30s (or 40s) is a trend that has been decried since it began in the latter half of the 20th century. However, it's usually focused on the age of women -- men can go around becoming first-time
BBC America
David Attenborough’s new series, Planet Earth: Asia (simply titled Asia in the U.K.), is a thrilling, gorgeous paean to the earth’s largest continent. Four years in the making, Asia explores the continent in depth for the first time, including its thousands of miles of coastline, three oceans,
Apple TV
Apple TV+ and the BBC Natural History Unit have teamed up again for the latest nature documentary from the storied production team. This is the third time the two have done so in as many years, having previously worked together on Prehistoric Planet and The Year Earth Changed. They'
BBC America
Sir David Attenborough's name is virtually synonymous with natural history and wildlife programming. The award-winning naturalist has taken us everywhere, exploring the full breadth of our world with the Planet Earth series and delving even further into the specifics of everything from the deep sea (Blue Planet) and
Documentary
Ismail Noor Muhammad Abdul Rahman, better known as Ismail Merchant, moved from India to New York in 1958 at the age of 22 to study at NYU. A year later, he met 30-year-old American director James Ivory at a screening in New York of Ivory's documentary The Sword
Doctor Who
Landmark science fiction series Doctor Who is celebrating its 60th anniversary this November, and the BBC is going all out to mark the occasion. Former Tenth Doctor David Tennant returning to play a (allegedly) new Fourteenth incarnation of the Time Lord in three new specials that will air next month,
Documentary
It is a truth universally acknowledged that no one makes nature documentaries like the British. Groundbreaking series like Life, Frozen Planet, and Blue Planet have offered unprecedented and largely unparalleled views of Earth and its ecosystems, dazzling — and educating — viewers along the way. But nothing comes close to the Planet
PBS
The outstanding documentary series about the Troubles, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland, aired on most local PBS stations at the end of August 2023, with all five episodes available on PBS Passport. Through the deeply personal reflections of the series’ interview subjects, viewers get to know the contours
PBS
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland, a five-episode documentary about the decades-long conflict known as “The Troubles”, is that rarest of treasures, a series that speaks to viewers with great prior knowledge and to those who are newcomers to the subject alike. The series, from Once Upon a Time
PBS
The Good Friday Agreement, signed in April 1998 and ratified by both Ireland and Northern Ireland by popular vote a month later in May 1998, marked the end of a long and turbulent history between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, which had been actively violent for the
Apple TV
Most Anglophiles have likely heard of John le Carré. After all, he's widely considered one of the greatest novelist of the postwar era, the bestselling mind behind such famous novels as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and The Constant Gardener. If you haven't
Sundance Now
It's a truth universally acknowledged that often real life can be a whole lot stranger (and often much, much darker) than fiction. This, of course, is a big part of the reason that the true crime genre is so enduringly popular. And the story of Irish criminal and