In this episode Alain de Botton explores love and romance through the unlikely philosophy of the German Arthur Schopenhauer, known for his atheistic pessimism. His writings, though, were in line with the teachings of Buddhism and Vedanta. (24 min).
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Biography: Being Human
- Nicola Tesla - The Forgotten Wizard
- Aung San Suu Kyi - The Prisoner of Rangoon
- American Masters: Andy Warhol
- More Biographies
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Frontiers: Sci-Tech
- Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey
- Human Version 2.0
- Time Travel by Virtual Reality
- Most of Our Universe is Missing - Dark Matter
- The Secret Life of Chaos - Really excellent
- BBC Horizon and History Channel versions
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Edgar Cayce - The Sleeping Prophet
Decoding the Past – The Other Nostradamus
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Nature in HD
The Ganges
- Ep.1 - Daughter of the Mountains
- Ep.2 - River of Life
- Ep.1 - Born Of Fire
- Ep.2 - Islands that Changed the World
- Watch Large
- Ep.2 - Castaways
- Ep.4 - Ocean of Volcanoes
- Ep.6 - Fragile Paradise
- Complete Series
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Food, Travel, Culture, Food...
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China
Revolutions
- The Man Who Made China - The First Emperor
- Declassified: Chairman Mao
The Cultural Revolution - China's Sexual Revolution
- China's Green Revolution
- City on Steroids - Chongqing
- Tibet’s 50 Years Struggle for Autonomy
- We’re All Uighurs Now. Or Are We?
- Street Food: Beijing
- No Reservations: Hong Kong
- No Reservations: Asia Special - Osaka, Beijing, Szechwan
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Must See Films
Top IMDB rated documentaries
- The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
- Ilha das Flores/Isle of Flower (1989) Brazilian short film
- Promises (2001) Israeli and Palestinian kids
- The Corporation - The Pathology of Commerce (2003)
- The Fog of War (2003) Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
- Occupation 101 (2006)
- Earthlings (2007) Animals Rights. Joaquin Phoenix
- No End in Sight (2007) Iraq War
