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One Giant Leap (50 Years of Space Exploration) (2006)
- Historical doco covering 50 years of humans being propelled into space. Includes remastered footage from Sputnik all the way through to Apollo and…
Power of Art (TV Series) (2006)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- A scholarly, and indeed powerful, roam through art history’s seminal figures, with knowledge imparted by the revered Simon Schama.
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Secret History of 9/11, The (2006)
- Dir. Terrence McKenna
- A serious–minded Canadian television documentary which details the lead–up to the 9/11 attacks on the NYC World Trade Centre, including…
Shackleton and Scott - Rivals for the Pole (2006)
- The intense 'polar' rivalry of Shackleton and Scott is relived in this documentary of the two explorers’ fatal trajectory towards the South Pole.…
Unknown Soldier, The (2006)
- Dir. Michael Verhoeven
- A sobering documentary exploration of the reaction to a museum exhibit in Munich detailing the war crimes and atrocities committed by Nazi Germany's…
War of the World: The New History of the 20th Century (2006)
- Eye–opening historical documentary, presented by acclaimed historian Professor Niall Ferguson, challenging how we view and assess the arch of…
What Lies Beneath (TV Series) (2006)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Feat. Simon Dallow
- An eight–part series about New Zealand's archaeological heritage, presenting a series of intriguing site studies, with Simon Dallow asking the…
Around the World in 80 Treasures (2005)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- A fascinating world tour through civilisation's lasting imprint, with historian Dan Cruickshank globetrotting the planet in search of the eighty…
Catherine the Great (2005)
- Dir. John Burgess, John-Paul Davidson
- Made with the help of newly–available documentation from the former Soviet archives, this impressive biopic about the life and times of…
Churchill's Bodyguard (2005)
- Imposing, unprecedented memoir of the life and times of Winston Churchill, adapted from the diaries of his stoic bodyguard, Walter H.…