BBC Documentaries Cold Fear: Gay Life in Russia
This documentary shows how many gay Russians live in fear of direct intimidation, persecution, violence and even murder. The film gives ordinary Russians a voice as it exposes a world of widespread repression and extreme violence.
- 2014
- 00:48:41
- 15-17
- Added on: 03/10/2020
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News in Review - September 2012 Colorado Shooting Rampage
During the midnight premiere of Batman: The Dark Knight Rises at a theatre in Aurora, Colorado, a young man dressed in black body armour, a gas mask, with guns strapped around his lap appeared through the emergency exit. He threw a canister of tear gas into the audience and commenced firing his weapons. Twelve people were killed and another 58 were injured. ...
- 2012
- 00:18:17
- 15-17
- Added on: 09/15/2012
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News in Review - October 2008 Commuters, Cars and Bicycles
As fuel costs continue to rise, more Canadians are using bicycles to commute. But that ride can be a difficult and frustrating one. In this News in Review story we’ll look at some of the roadblocks to biking. We’ll also examine how bike theft has become a big problem and what riders can do to try to keep their bicycles ...
- 2008
- 00:14:02
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/15/2008
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News in Review - May 2000 Conditional Sentencing: Effective or Not?
Punishment, rehabilitation, or revenge? In an enlightened society, it is presumed that prisons will redress wrongs in the best interests of society as a whole. The perplexing issue of prison sentences is whether they accomplish what they are intended to. Do they change sociopathic human behaviour and allow a criminal member of society to reintegrate into the mainstream population and ...
- 2000
- 00:11:54
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/15/2000
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News in Review - October 2004 Conrad Black: A Tycoon in Trouble
For more than 20 years Conrad Black has been one of Canada's most successful and flamboyant business tycoons. But in late August, he was accused of looting his media empire to finance his lavish lifestyle. It was just the latest in a series of setbacks, and now everything that Black built up appears to be crumbling around him. In this ...
- 2004
- 00:14:00
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/15/2004
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CBC Drama Special Conspiracy of Silence (Part 1 of 2)
A tragic and troubling true story which made headlines across the nation, this two-hour drama recounts the life of Helen Betty Osborne, a young Aboriginal student who was brutally beaten and slain in a The Pas, Manitoba town in 1971. Her murder remained unsolved for nearly 16 years, despite the fact that within days of the tragedy, rumours began circulating ...
- 1991
- 01:33:23
- 15-17
- Added on: 06/15/2015
CBC Drama Special Conspiracy of Silence (Part 2 of 2)
A tragic and troubling true story which made headlines across the nation, this two-hour drama recounts the life of Helen Betty Osborne, a young Aboriginal student who was brutally beaten and slain in a The Pas, Manitoba town in 1971. Her murder remained unsolved for nearly 16 years, despite the fact that within days of the tragedy, rumours began circulating ...
- 1991
- 01:29:40
- 15-17
- Added on: 06/15/2015
Studio K Cottonball Wants to be a Police Officer
Cottonball hangs out with her pal Officer Swift and learns what it takes to be a police officer!
- 2018
- 00:02:06
- 5-8
- Added on: 11/08/2018
Doc Zone Counterfeit Culture
The imitation industry has a long history of peddled knock-off designer handbags, watches and shoes but during the last 25 years, it has mushroomed into a global phenomenon. The range of counterfeit goods now being produced includes pharmaceuticals, food, toys, electronic goods, car parts and microchips. Traffic in such goods is now estimated at a staggering $700 billion — representing ...
- 2013
- 00:45:01
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
News in Review - February 2008 Cracking Down on Tasers
In late December, the RCMP announced it would be restricting its use of electric stun guns, or Tasers. The announcement came two months after a Polish immigrant at the Vancouver airport died after police used Tasers and then restrained him. In this News in Review story we’ll look at how that death set off a national debate about the safety ...
- 2008
- 00:14:07
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/15/2008
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