Documentary filmmaker Agusti Vila explores the enigma of the man who left Spain as Ceferino Carrión, and took on the name Jean Leon upon arriving in Los Angeles and transforming himself time and again. Who is Jean Leon? Is he a simple taxi driver, the waiter who served Frank Sinatra, the owner of Beverly Hills' legendary La Scala restaurant, or perhaps the man who served Marilyn Monroe her final meal? In this film, the mystery of Jean Leon gradually comes into focus thanks to the keen insight of such Hollywood insiders as Angie Dickinson, Paul Newman, Dennis Hopper, and Robert Wagner, among others.

Ape to Man examines the major discoveries that have led us to the understanding we have today, including theories that never gained full acceptance in their time, an elaborate hoax that confused the scientific community for years, and the ultimate understanding of the key elements that separate man from apes.

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Ten years in the making, PORNOGRAPHY: THE SECRET HISTORY OF CIVILISATION is a six-part series, which tells for the first time on British television the history of pornography. This landmark series charts the changes in sexual imagery prompted by the advent of new technologies over thousands of years: from ancient times to print, photography, film, video and the Internet. With unprecedented access to the modern porn industry, interviews with pornography experts and historians and an unparalleled collection of archival material, it is also the story of how these technological mediums influenced the development of pornography, who used it, how it was distributed and how it was censored.

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Venture on an epic quest to discover the invisible forces and occurrences that sustain life on this planet and - for the first time - see these processes in action on Discovery Channel...

"Représenter l'invisible", tel était le rêve de Léonard, le grand maître de la Renaissance, dont le génie infatigable et singulier mêlait allègrement arts, sciences et réflexion philosophique. Au-delà de la figure de l'artiste, c'est toute la splendeur de l'Italie du Quattrocento qui surgit des manuscrits du maître.

En septembre 1632 à Loudun, dans la province d'Anjou, des soeurs du couvent des Ursulines, agitées de convulsions, se disent possédées par le diable. Deux ans plus tard, l'Eglise désigne un coupable : Urbain Grandier, le prêtre de Loudun, qui périt sur le bûcher. Pourtant, les crises de possession des soeurs se sont poursuivies, pour ne cesser que quatre ans après la mort du père Urbain Grandier. Pourquoi a-t-il fait l'objet d'une telle manipulation ? Qui en est à l'origine ? Des historiens et des spécialistes tentent de décrypter ces mystères, sur lesquels plane l'ombre du ministre de Louis XIII, le Cardinal de Richelieu.

Au bout d'une impasse de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, près de Paris, une maison accueille chaque jour des personnes en souffrance psychique. Dans ce lieu singulier, soignants et patients travaillent ensemble à renouer des liens de vie et de partage.

En trois volets, partez à la découverte de la nature de la majestueuse île d'émeraude : L’Irlande.

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Narrated by Jay Haley, this 60-minute documentary offers an intimate and far-reaching portrait of this remarkable individual's life and work. You'll learn how Erickson overcame numerous adversities in his early life - dyslexia, complete paralysis from polio at age 17, and chronic pain - and how these events formed the genesis of his development as an innovator in hypnosis and therapy. Featuring abundant footage of Erickson during interviews and therapeutic sessions, many of which have never been previously released, you'll learn more about the man and his work through fascinating interviews with his colleagues, students, patients, and family members. This inspiring portrait of one of the most humane therapists of our time will enrich the lives of anyone interested in the extraordinary potential of the human spirit.

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The Big Mac - Inside The McDonalds Empire goes behind the scenes of the world's most successful restaurant chain. Whether you believe it's a force for good or ill in the world McDonald's is a force to be reckoned with. In Big Mac Inside The McDonalds Empire CNBC's cameras investigate the golden arches around the globe.

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Historian Nancy Cott, economist M.V. Badgett, and attorney David Boies discuss the changing landscape of same sex marriage as the issue winds its way through the state and national legal systems. Particular emphasis is given to historical context and the attempt to overturn California's Proposition 8.

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In Million Dollar Moon Rock Heist, we go behind the scenes of this bizarre moon rock heist On July 13th 2002, 25-year-old NASA trainee, Thad Roberts and his accomplices broke into the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas, and stole a safe full of priceless moon rocks collected from the Apollo lunar missions over the years.

This funny and frank documentary sheds light on the UK's booming sex toy market, meeting the people of Lovehoney in Bath, who make adult toys, sexy lingerie, erotic books and games. Lovehoney is a thriving operation that brings sexual pleasure to the women and men of Britain through the click of a button.

The nation of Bangladesh is prey to every threat from water known to man. To understand the plight of this downriver delta nation is to understand what all of us will face in the coming years. Water Wars tells the story of this land at war with not only rising seas, but devastating floods and droughts -from India's dams dumping their excess in the wet season and siphoning off river water in the dry season. And as Bangladesh sees less and less river water during the dry season it is forced to dig more wells going deeper, encountering arsenic poisoning that is filling hospitals and graveyards.

The Plot to Bring Down Britain's Planes examines in minute detail an invidious home-grown terrorist plot to blow up airplanes flying out of Heathrow Airport, and reconstructs in candid, gripping detail the inside story of the UK's largest and most dangerous surveillance operation. British airport security has been rigorously tightened and increasingly stringent restrictions have been imposed on what we can carry onto airliners.