2014

BBC – Alasdair Gray at Eighty (2014)

BBC – Alasdair Gray at Eighty (2014)
English | Size: 976 MB
Category: Documentary

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Alasdair Gray is a giant of Scottish arts. He’s a great writer, artist, irascible interviewee and controversial essayist. In this intimate portrait, filmed over 15 years, we see him creating work that has become part of the living heritage of Scotland. His novel Lanark is the finest work of Scottish 20th-century literature, and his painting of the Oran Mor Arts Centre is Scotland’s 21st-century Sistine Chapel. This documentary reveals a character who is by turns incisive, chaotic and laugh-out-loud funny.

BBC Natural World – The Bat Man of Mexico (2014)

BBC Natural World – The Bat Man of Mexico (2014)
English | Size: 854 MB
Category: Tutorial

David Attenborough narrates the story of Rodrigo Medellin. Since he first kept vampire bats in his bathroom as a child, Rodrigo has dedicated his life to saving them. Now Mexico’s most famous export, tequila, is at stake. Rodrigo’s beloved lesser long-nosed bat is crucial to the liquor – pollinating the plants the drink is made from. To save both, Rodrigo must track the bats’ epic migration across Mexico – braving hurricanes, snakes, Mayan tombs and seas of cockroaches. The threats are very real for not only Rodrigo and the bats, but also for anyone with a taste for tequila.

Smithsonian Channel – Napoleon’s Waterloo (2014)

Smithsonian Channel – Napoleon’s Waterloo (2014)
English | Size: 893 MB
Category: Documentary

It lasted only one day on a small piece of land, but the impact the Battle of Waterloo had on history is massive and far-reaching. This is the definitive account of the fight that ended Napoleon’s rule as emperor and altered the destinies of France, Europe, and the world. Based on testimonies of those involved, we reveal the tactical decisions and human dramas that transpired on both sides of the battle to give you an unprecedented look of one of history’s most epic conflicts.