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The Jack Benny Birthday Special

February 1969 •English

A TV special aired on February 17, 1969 (the star’s birthday was February 14), featuring Benny’s long-established persona and several celebrity guest stars.

88.9 Radio Redfern

September 1989 •English

An observational documentary which looks at Sydney’s first community Aboriginal radio station, 88.9 Radio Redfern. Set against a backdrop of contemporary Aboriginal music, 88.9 Radio Redfern offers a special and rare exploration of the people, attitudes and philosophies behind the lead up to a different type of celebration of Australia’s Bicentennial Year. Throughout 1988, 88.9 Radio Redfern became an important focal point for communication and solidarity within the Aboriginal community. The film reveals how urban blacks are adapting social structures such as the mass media to serve their needs.

Invitation to a Royal Wedding

April 2018 •English

ITN News' Sir Trevor McDonald and Julie Etchingham look ahead to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and go behind the scenes of previous royal weddings, speaking to those involved in organising them.

Top Gear France - Corsica(rs)

June 2021 •French

A brand-new Top Gear TV special to celebrate the launch of the seventh season of Top Gear France! This time, a fourth host joins your beloved trio, and they're headed to Corsica!

Happy Endings Special Charity Event

July 2020 •English

Raising money and awareness for Color of Change and José Andrés' World Central Kitchen supporting Black Lives Matter and COVID-19 relief efforts.

Jerrod Carmichael: 8

March 2017 •English

Performing in the round and engaging audience members during his act, Carmichael addresses a wide range of subjects, including Trump’s victory, climate change, supporting the troops, animal rights, being a good boyfriend and his top four fears, as well as exploring larger themes like race, politics, love and family.

Leon in Wintertime

February 2008 •French

One winter, a ravenous ogre terrorizes the land of King Balthasar. Meanwhile, a blizzard is brewing in Léon’s heart. Braving the cold, this adopted bear cub runs away from home. Léon has many an adventure during his travels. He befriends a hedgehog and an elephant, confronts an ogre, and sets Princess Molly Gingerbread free. His courage and integrity eventually lead him back to his family. In the end, the cub earns everybody’s respect.

Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days

April 2021 •English

For more than a half-century, Sesame Street has addressed and explained diversity, equity, and inclusion around the globe by using the universal tools of music, empathy and celebrity. Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days reflects upon the efforts that have earned the show respect and qualification around the globe. The special also chronicles the creation and introduction of a Black family of Sesame Street Muppets, Wes and Elijah Walker, a father-and-son duo who are at the heart of Sesame Workshop’s new racial justice initiative Coming Together.

The Dark Figure

March 2018 •Spanish

A World Without Beethoven?

September 2020 •English

"What would the world be like without Beethoven?" That’s the provocative question posed by this music documentary from Deutsche Welle. To answer it, the film explores how Ludwig van Beethoven's innovations continue to have an impact far beyond the boundaries of classical music, 250 years after his birth.

Top Gear France - Meet me in Japan

November 2016 •French

The three hosts are assigned a new mission: if they want the producers to green-light another season, they must find The Stig who mysteriously disappeared on his trip to Japan.

Top Gear France - Coming to South Africa

November 2017 •French

For this second special, the French trio only has a budget of 5000€ to find a car that can handle the wilderness of South Africa.

Top Gear France - The Peruvian Quest

November 2018 •French

Le Tone got lost in Peru when he was trying to find an ancient Inca temple, Philippe and Bruce must find him. Aboard a car, of course.

Top Gear France - Vietnamese Special

November 2019 •French

To celebrate Tết (short for Tết Nguyên Đán, Spring Festival, Lunar New Year, or Vietnamese Lunar New Year), the three Frenchmen will attempt to enter the city where cars are forbidden. While driving cars, of course.

Top Gear France - Moroccocorico

February 2018 •French

Yet another special where our hosts will have to go through various ambushes as they travel through the Sahara Desert in three ridiculously small and misfit cars: a Mini, a Beetle and a Simca.

Top Gear France - Driving with a kilt

February 2020 •French

As a tribute to John McAdam, the team will drive across 700km in the Highlands with a BMW M3 E46, a Honda S2000 and a Jaguar XKR. They will play golf, spend the night in a haunted castle and look for Nessie! Could it be any cliché-er?

Tell Me Who I Am

October 2019 •English

In this documentary, Alex trusts his twin, Marcus, to tell him about his past after he loses his memory. But Marcus is hiding a dark family secret.

Blockheads

November 1982 •English

Mariette Hartley hosts performances by top ventriloquists.

Frontline: The Age of AIDS

May 2006 •English

After a quarter-century of political denial and social stigma, of stunning scientific breakthroughs, bitter policy battles and inadequate prevention campaigns, HIV/AIDS continues to spread rapidly throughout much of the world. Through interviews with AIDS researchers, world leaders, activists, and patients, FRONTLINE investigates the science, politics, and human cost of this fateful disease and asks: What are the lessons of the past, and what can be done to stop AIDS?

Lucy the Human Chimp

April 2021 •English

The profound story of Lucy Temerlin, a female chimpanzee raised as human from birth in a domestic environment, and Janis Carter, the woman who took on the seemingly impossible task of giving her a new life in the wild.