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Africa has deep roots and represents an extraordinary intersection of past, present and future. Widely regarded as the being the birthplace of humanity - of tools and technology which have given us the power to shape our world and transform our lives. In this 13 part series we celebrate the successes of our technological developments as well as taking a deeper look at the paradox of progress, and the hard thinking that is now needed. Filmed across the continent of Africa, we meet the people on this leading edge of change, who are confronting humanity's most pressing problems with a spirit of enterprise and unstoppable enthusiasm.
Tackling one of motorbikes greatest challenges, 16 adventure motorbike riders, take on the grueling 20,000 klms from the top to the bottom of Africa. For 90 days, they battle blazing heat, treacherous roads, suffocating bureaucracy and bone crunching crashes attempting to join a very elite group of people to have succeeded riding a motorbike from Cairo to Cape Town.
The 30,000 klm motorbike ride from London to Siberia has been described as one of the most challenging motorbike rides in the world. For five long months, a group of adventure riders from all over the world travel across a quarter of the Earths surface, pushing themselves and their bikes to the limit.
A global look at the impact of engineering on our world.
The Outback Horse Dentist who became Mrs Australasia and inspired a generation of outback Australian girls. As one of only a few female horse dentists in Australia, Bobbie Murphy is used to traveling the top end of Australia in her "goose neck trailer" up to her elbows in blood saliva and tonsils. But being the reigning "Mrs Australasia", her life is suddenly thrust into a maize of catwalks, as she prepares to challenge for "Mrs Globe".
INGENIOUS AFRICA an unforgettable journey into the heart of the world's oldest inhabited continent. Ancient wisdom, appropriate technology, leading edge science and technology the heart of African creativity.
THE QUIET LIONS details the lives of Weary Dunlop and Thai River Trader Boon Pong during World War II, and the legacy left in the form of an exchange program that trains young Thai surgeons in Australia. We see how something remarkably positive can be built out of unspeakable horror.
A personal journey through one of the most significant events in Australia's history - the construction of the Thai-Burma Railway during World War II.
Africa is home to some of the world’s best known animals, as well as being where humanity began its extraordinary ascendancy, bringing us increasingly into conflict with the animals kingdom. In WILD AFRICA GOES HI-TECH, we see at first hand some of the initiatives now under way in Africa to develop and use technology to build new bridges with the animal world - bridges that can be crossed in both directions, allowing each to help the other in unprecedented ways.
After years in the corporate world, an adventurous couple give it all away to become motorcycle tour guides, taking fellow bikers outside their comfort zones through some of the most awe-inspiring places on Earth. Adventure, excitement and danger stalk them around every corner. The sights, sounds, smells and the danger are all very real. Riding through some of the world’s most challenging locations, Mike and Denise experience culture and adventure in a way that no one else can.
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