This week’s Genius: Picasso closes with Dora Maar undergoing an intense electroshock therapy treatment after her romantic relationship with Pablo Picasso has, for all intents and purposes, ended. It shows the pattern of how Picasso affected and treated his lovers over time but especially Maar (Samantha Colley), who he considered more an equal in terms
Anything could happen tonight as National Geographic screen their most pioneering event yet — Earth Live. The unprecedented two-hour program takes us on a wild trip around the world as we witness species in a way we’ve never seen them before. In real time, National Geographic, Nat Geo WILD and Nat Geo MUNDO networks in 171
National Geographic Channel’s excellent first scripted series Genius, about Albert Einstein’s life, premieres tonight. But this is not the Einstein story that you think you know. Well before the theory of relativity, the physicist was a daring young man distracted by love, family and a strong desire not to conform. This is the story of the
Tonight on National Geographic’s Lawless Oceans, investigator Karsten von Hoesslin goes to the Seychelles following several leads as he continues his investigation into the killings of four men at sea. During the episode he also speaks to potential witnesses including a man who we know only as Alexander, and who may have witnessed the murders. He
Geoffrey Rush says National Geographic Channel’s new series Genius will help paint a picture of who Einstein really was — outside of his role as a scientist. The network’s first-ever scripted series, Genius is directed by Ron Howard and stars Rush as Einstein in his later years, while Johnny Flynn plays him in his younger days.
It’s an extra-special StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson tonight — with former astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Mike Massimino both featured. Aldrin — one of the first two humans to land on the moon along with Neil Armstrong — talks in his interview with deGrasse Tyson about every astronaut’s worst nightmare: what would have happened if
Generation X is a two-hour documentary looking at how the much-maligned slackers of Generation X changed the world for the good. Most cultural commentators define Generation X as those born roughly between 1965 and 1980. The generation that came after the Baby Boomers and was made up of a smaller more ethnically diverse group. The
This week on Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks, as the fishing season drifts into its fifth week the fight for the best spots heats up. Britton Shackelford, Captain of the Doghouse, is in upbeat mood saying: “We’re headed out this morning feeling refreshed, feeling good, after yesterday.” They strike lucky with a fish and after a wrestle they mange to
Tonight on Live Free or Die, Tony and Amelia get to grips with their bees whilst Thorn and Tobias sort out camp. Tony and Amelia keep a number of animals on their small farm from chickens to rabbits and are always looking for new ways to make it more productive. Bees provide a useful pollination function as well
Tonight on Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks, the boats are praying to the tuna gods — and they answer with a ‘monster’ bluefin. The problem is, Tyler McLaughlin and the Pin Wheel fail to catch it. A preview clip for tonight’s episode shows the boat lose not one but two fish, including one they are pretty sure was a mega-sized