Race Across The World, a new six-part series for BBC Two, will pit pairs of travellers against each other in a race to reach the Far East without taking a single flight, with no smartphone in sight. Each contestant will only have the cash equivalent of an air fare to their destination to pay for their overland travel. If they run out, they'll need to earn more.
Setting out on the adventure of a lifetime, the couples will hit the open road using whatever mode of transport they can - from trains to pickup trucks, from ferries to tuk-tuks - crossing continents and experiencing travel the way we once used to.
And the race is on to reach the finish line in the fastest time, making best use of their money - and strategy - to win a cash prize. This flightless race will allow the teams time to savour some of the world’s most beautiful and astonishing scenery, which the modern-day traveller seldom gets to see.
Each couple has their own personal motivation for taking part in this once-in-a-lifetime experience, immersing themselves in different cultures, forming bonds and friendships across cultural divides and relying on the kindness of strangers in order to stand the best chance of winning the competition.
Centers on the Kilcher family and their community outside Homer, Alaska. Led by patriarch Atz Kilcher, singer Jewel's father, the family have lived on their land for three generations. The show also focuses on the homesteaders who live by the Kilchers, including, Brother Roadkill, who eats animals lying dead on the side of the road.
Richard Ayoade takes a ruthlessly efficient approach to travel. In 48 hours he covers everything a city has to offer.
Episode 1 - Barcelona
Richard and actor Kathy Burke do Barcelona in 48 hours, including some far-out cuisine, Cava tasting, a guided tricycle tour and surrealist artist Miro
Episode 2 - Istanbul
Richard and comedian Adam Hills embark on a whirlwind visit in Istanbul, including a boat trip, a massage, a very close shave, and some haggling at the Grand Bazaar
Episode 3 - Iceland
Richard takes actor Jessica Hynes on a whirlwind weekend away to the stunning scenery of Iceland, for waterfalls, glaciers, geysers, whales, rotten shark and elf school
Episode 4 - Marrakech
Richard and actor Stephen Mangan eat steamed sheep's head and go hot air ballooning and camel riding on a quickie weekend trip in Morocco
In a confused welter of artistic licence, this is the classical music biopic which makes 'Song to Remember'look like a masterpiece. Bogarde succeeds in diminishing the reputation of the musical colossus who spanned European music for most of the 19th Century. The absurdities of the plot, the sequoia-like quality of the acting and the prevalence of historical,musical and linguistic anachronisms combine to elevate this offering to the status of an A1 turkey.How a pianist of the stature of Bolet came to be mixed up in this fiasco can only be guessed at. The characterisation of Liszt fails to convey even a minute impression of his magnetic personality and the overwhelming effect that he had on not only his audiences, but also his pianistic rivals.Clara Schumann herself said that 'we toil over that which Liszt reads at sight!' Whilst the emphasis seems to focus on his romantic prowess,rather than his status as the greatest pianist of the century or,arguably, of all time, one feels,nevertheless, that this was an opportunity lost.
讓我們從全世界最大的廚房,來一場美味幕後大冒險。
超級倉廚實戰: 夢幻料理秀
Mega Food: Catering To Fashion
義大利佛羅倫斯即將舉辦最新一季的男裝時裝秀。對當地某個外燴業者來說,這意味有生意上門,他們因為能將時裝秀變成夢幻料理秀而聞名,但是這個團隊將因一場活動,而面臨最嚴苛的考驗。
超級倉廚實戰:超級郵輪海洋綠洲號
Megafood: The World's Biggest Cruise Ship
每七天一輪,兩百五十位廚師將一百噸生鮮食材,轉變成二十五萬份餐點。這種類似軍事演習的情況,發生在全世界最大的郵輪,皇家加勒比海公司的「海洋綠州號」上。
超級倉廚實戰: 澳洲酒吧
Mega Food: Aussie Super Pub
週末快到了,澳洲最大酒吧的隊伍要使出渾身解數。他們只有四天可以採購、準備、及烹飪。秉持著從農場直通餐桌的理念,對這一小隊專家而言,這是一場衝往終點線的戰役。
超級倉廚實戰:濱海灣金沙飯店廚神
Megafood: Marina Bay Sands Masterchef
新加坡的濱海灣金沙飯店樓高57層,擁有兩千五百間客房和二十幾家餐廳。有一家餐廳一天要餵飽七千多人--其中沒有一個是客人。這是飯店的員工餐廳。在這家指標性的飯店裡,窺視房客看不到的那一面,並發掘金沙飯店的大廚團隊,如何讓房客和員工吃得心滿意足。
超級倉廚實戰: 美味飛機餐
Mega Food: Up In The Air
一架飛機,四百多名飢腸轆轆的乘客--這是蘇黎世佳美航空膳食公司的廚師每天面對的挑戰。他們平均每天為往來的航班製作五萬份餐點,每份餐點中都投注了五星級料理的心力。
超級倉廚實戰: 奧蘭多海洋世界
Mega Food: Sea World Orlando
和奧蘭多海洋世界的烹飪大隊一起進廚房。有一千兩百名遊客,難怪烹飪作業是遊樂園裡最大的單位。日夜不停,全年無休。供應13間餐廳、50個活動和固定攤販,以及特殊活動的餐飲,其中有個場地一小時招待一千多人。進入海洋世界的廚房,看看奧蘭多最受歡迎的海洋主題公園截然不同的另外一面。
National Geographic goes inside the operations of Customs and Border Protections and Homeland Security Investigations at JFK airport - the busiest international airport in the USA.
隶属于美国军方的某神秘机构,正在进行着一项隐形技术的研究。科学家塞巴斯蒂安·凯恩(凯文·培根 Kevin Bacon 饰)是这支小组的主要负责人,经过多年的努力,他们的研究在动物身上已经初见成效。急功近利的塞巴斯蒂安无视药物的不稳定性,执意在自己身上尝试。该药物的隐形效果非常出色,但是塞巴斯蒂安却无法恢复正常。为此,他的搭档琳达·福斯特(伊莉莎白·舒尔 Elisabeth Shue 饰)和马特·肯辛顿(乔希·布鲁林 Josh Brolin饰)抓紧解药的开发,而塞巴斯蒂安却越来越喜欢隐形的感觉,透明的状态让他可以为所欲为。为了保持现有状态,他变得丧心病狂……
本片荣获2001年美国科幻恐怖电影学院最佳特效奖、2000年洛迦诺国际电影节观众奖。
某医学博士在派对上被一名透明人杀死,探员特纳(彼得•费辛利 Peter Facinelli 饰)与丽萨在勘察现场时却被告知此案由国防部接手,而他二人的任务是保护女生物学家道尔顿(劳拉•里根 Laura Regan 饰)。另一方面,透明人在杀死医学博士前,得知令自己身体好转的缓冲药剂只有道尔顿才能提供……
A group of teenagers decide to take a vacation at the beach house of one of their fathers. The kid whose father owns the house just happened to accidentally kill his mother when he was a child. When they get to the house, the father has mysteriously disappeared.