Born with cystic fibrosis, 28 year old Ethan Rice faces his demise with a dark sense of humour and more concern about what his passing will mean to those he leaves behind than for himself.

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In April 1975 -- despite a ceasefire agreement -- the North Vietnamese communists took Saigon and th...

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The story of Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn whose short & flamboyant life, full of scandals, adven...

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The story of Hitler’s final hours told by people who were there. This special features exclusive for...
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After I died from suicide, I was punished for this deadly sin, to live alone in the spirit world dee...

Over the period of 25 years the director met General Võ Nguyên Giáp, a legendary hero of Vietnam’s i...

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In 1973, 591 American POWs returned home from the Vietnam War, bringing with them harrowing tales of...