Then complex world of geopolitics broken down into ten minute, bite-sized chunks. You'll never sound uninformed at the dinner table ever again.
Payitaht Abdulhamid is a TV show that takes place in the late nineteenth century Ottoman Empire. It explores the political intrigues, palace intrigues, and palace life during this period. The show revolves around the life of Abdulhamid II, the twenty-sixth Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. It delves into the geopolitical challenges, wars, and struggles faced by the empire at the turn of the twentieth century.
Set in the interwar period in Yugoslavia, Black Sun follows a police detective as he investigates a secret society and political conspiracy. With elements of neo-noir and political intrigue, the detective unravels the mysteries of the secret society while navigating the complex geopolitics of the kingdom.
Explore the hidden aspects and alternative narratives of American history, examining the impacts of imperialism, the Cold War, and political controversies.
1983 is a Polish TV show set in an alternate history where Poland is ruled by a communist regime. A law student turned disgraced cop discovers a conspiracy that could change the course of the nation's future. With the help of a childhood friend and a femme fatale, they uncover a terror attack plot that reaches the highest levels of power. As they navigate through warsaw-poland's underground resistance, they must evade the police and uncover the truth. This neo-noir crime drama is filled with twist and turns, as the characters face danger and geopolitical challenges.
The Brink is a dark comedy TV show that follows the chaotic events that unfold when a geopolitical conflict puts the world on the brink of destruction. The show revolves around the lives of various characters, including a U.S. Secretary of State, a Pakistani general, a Navy pilot, and a low-level State Department official. As tensions rise and the threat of nuclear war becomes imminent, the characters must navigate through the absurdity and insanity of the situation to save the planet.
A platform to dissidents and rebels, both within the United States and abroad, who offer critiques of power not heard within mainstream society or permitted by the corporate press. Host Chris Hedges and his guests lay bare the mechanisms that uphold systems of power, including the role of the military and the internal security apparatus, as well as the elaborate forms of propaganda and corporate-controlled media.
A small, Finnish seaside town is preparing to celebrate midsummer's eve. An unknown enemy arrives and takes the entire area hostage.
Current affairs programme
After one of the most shocking presidencies in history, Donald Trump’s top advisers and the leaders who clashed with him lift the lid on the critical moments of his foreign policy.
Learn how six dictators, from Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, shaped the 20th century. How did they seize and lose power? What forces were against them? Learn the answers in these six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality and power.
The main decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia and the US tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict.
The G.I. Joes are forced to fight not only their mortal enemy Cobra but also threats from within the government. They must secure nuclear warheads from Pakistan and uncover a conspiracy that jeopardizes their existence. The Joes are blamed for stealing weapons and labeled traitors. They must stop Cobra from launching a destructive project, while avenging their fallen comrades. With the help of allies and their skills, the Joes fight to protect their country and save the world from chaos.
Empire is a unique programme that reports on and debates global powers on behalf of an international citizen. It does so in a way whereby it questions those geopolitical, geoeconomic, corporate, and other forms of power that influence citizens across borders. Many of those are not held accountable by any one government or any one nation, and so looking at the world as the global village it has become - with its integrated societies - we try to answer the questions on the minds of many of our viewers: why and how does global power act, react? And how does it throw its weight around?
Mahmud brings Anna to his palace to teach his children French. The Russian ambassador also sends him there with the pressure to 'spy on his country'.
From inside history's biggest empire, host Abby Martin records a world shaped by war & inequality, and explores the U.S. Empire, its rise to world hegemony and its impact on people and the planet.
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment. As a result of the Berlin Conference, the Congo is divided up between Belgium and the United Kingdom. The Belgian government is on the verge of bankruptcy, having gone into heavy debt to build a national railway and other infrastructure. King Leopold II of the Belgians decides to extract the Congo's mineral deposits, sending his envoy Léon Rom to secure the fabled diamonds of Opar. Rom's expedition is ambushed and massacred, with only Rom surviving. A tribal leader, Chief Mbonga, offers him the diamonds in exchange for Tarzan. In London, Tarzan, now known as John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke, is invited by King Leopold to visit the Congo and report on its development. An American envoy, George Washington Williams, reveals to him suspicions of the Congolese population being enslaved by the Belgians. Tarzan's wife Jane convinces him to accept the invitation, as she grew up in Africa. Tarzan, Jane, and Williams travel to the Congo and encounter a tribal village that recognizes them. Rom and his mercenaries attack the village, kidnapping Tarzan and Jane. Williams rescues Tarzan, and with the help of the tribe's warriors, they pursue Rom. Along the way, they intercept a Belgian military train carrying captured slaves and uncover King Leopold's plans to subdue the Congo and mine its wealth. Tarzan reconciles with the leader of his old tribe, battles Mbonga and his tribe, and saves Jane from Rom. They trigger a stampede of wildebeest to destroy a town and distract the soldiers, allowing Tarzan to rescue Jane and defeat Rom. Williams presents evidence exposing the slave trade in the Congo, and Tarzan and Jane settle in Africa.
Reveals the facts behind battles we know barely anything about. Digging deep into the archives and quizzing experts and journalists, this UK series takes the audience through some of the most controversial, covered up and shocking military events of recent times.
When the 20th century opened, Britain dominated world affairs, and America stood on the sidelines. Now their positions are reversed. This is the story of how it happened.
A four-part undercover investigation by Al Jazeera into Israel’s covert influence campaign in the United States. To get unprecedented access to the Israel lobby’s inner workings, undercover reporter “Tony” posed as a pro-Israel volunteer in Washington. The resulting film exposes the efforts of Israel and its lobbyists to spy on, smear and intimidate US citizens who support Palestinian human rights, especially BDS – the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. It shows that Israel’s semi-covert black-ops government agency, the Ministry of Strategic Affairs, is operating this effort in collusion with an extensive network of US-based organizations.