Building of the Year: RIBA Stirling Prize 2008 Live - "Which building will win this year's most prestigious award in UK architecture? Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud hosts live coverage from the RIBA Stirling Prize announcement, which this year is held at the BT Convention Centre, part of ACC Liverpool. The award goes to the architects of the building that has made the greatest contribution to British architecture in the past year."
Timewatch - The Boxer Rebellion - "Timewatch exclusively reveals the dramatic true story behind the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, when Imperial troops and Chinese rebels laid siege to the diplomatic quarter in Beijing. Told through Chinese sources and the diaries and memoirs of the outnumbered European defenders, the siege helped to bring down the imperial monarchy, precipitating a century of destruction, revolution and ultimate renewal."
High Anxieties: The Mathematics of Chaos - "Documentary which looks at how developments in mathematics over the past 40 years has completely changed our understanding of the fundamental nature of the world we live in. As we approach tipping points in both the economy and the climate, the film examines the mathematics we have been reluctant to face up to and asks if, even now, we would rather bury our heads in the sand rather than face harsh truths."
True Stories: Garbage Warrior - "A documentary telling the epic story of maverick US architect Michael Reynolds. - Hippie architect Michael Reynolds has spent the past 35 years creating eco-friendly homes known as “Earthships”. Using beer cans and tyres to hold the structures together, he came up with a way of life that requires none of the traditional household fuels. Running foul of American planning mandates, he found his buildings threatened, but in the wake of the Boxing Day Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, he has found recognition at last. Brit filmmaker Oliver Hodge’s documentary initially depicts its subject as a bit of an ass, but it gradually becomes obvious that Reynolds is a true humanitarian, offering a real alternative to modern living"
Between The Lines: Railways in Fiction and Film - "Novelist Andrew Martin presents a documentary examining how the train and the railways came to shape the work of writers and film-makers... " (click the link for more info.)
The Last Days of Steam - "The Last Days Of Steam asks why, when the rest of the world was committing to diesel trains, Britain was building hundreds of steam-powered locomotives."
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