P Ramlee Di Persada Global – Bahagian 2
Channel:
Astro Prima(105)
Date:
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Time:
3:00:00 AM
Synopsis:
Dukomentari khas sempena Bulan Seniman, P.Ramlee di Persada Global.
Bahagian 1 – Di sini
P Ramlee Di Persada Global – Bahagian 1
Channel:
Astro Prima(105)
Date:
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Time:
3:00:00 AM
Synopsis:
Dukomentari khas sempena Bulan Seniman, P.Ramlee di Persada Global.
National Geographic – Birth Of The Solar System
Information:
Naked Science chronicles a scientific investigation into one of the big mysteries of our time. Where did our solar system come from? The advent of space flight and space-based telescopes gave us unexpected clues to how our solar system began.
BBC Horizon: We Love Cigarettes (2006)
A love of nicotine unites all peoples across the globe, regardless of colour, wealth or creed. Where religion and politics have failed tobacco has succeeded, but at what cost? For over 50 years people have been knowingly paying for the pleasure of tobacco with their lives, making man’s fatal tryst with the cigarette one of the strangest love affairs ever.
But as smoking bans in the US and Europe abound, what is happening in poorer nations? Their love affair is still in its first flush – one third of the world’s cigarettes are smoked in China alone. And globally the tobacco industry is still worth $430 billion and going strong.
Intrigued by our planet’s obsession with the cigarette, we decided to capture our love affair with nicotine across the world on one single day<BBC Horizon>
Uncertain Principles, Google (BBC)
In quantum physics, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle is the statement that locating a particle in a small region of space makes the momentum of the particle uncertain; and conversely, that measuring the momentum of a particle precisely makes the position uncertain.
In quantum mechanics, the position and momentum of particles do not have precise values, but have a probability distribution. There are no states in which a particle has both a definite position and a definite momentum. The narrower the probability distribution is in position, the wider it is in momentum.<Wiki>
The Truth about Size Zero (2007)
Louise Redknapp discovers first hand the dangers of the current obsession with being stick thin when she undertakes an extreme crash diet and exercise regime in an attempt to drop to a US dress size zero in just 30 days.
In The Truth about Size Zero Louise undergoes a punishing plan to dramatically lose her trademark curves and attempt to drop two dress sizes, this is a TV show that will get engaage all who watch it.
The TV presenter, who was voted FHM’s Sexiest Woman of the Decade, is usually a size eight, but in The Truth About Size Zero she attempts to get down to a UK size four.
After 17 years in the spotlight Louise is all too aware of the pressure to be thin and she agrees to put normal life on hold to find out more about the size zero trend and expose it for what it really is.<UnrealityTV>
Human Weapon – Silat (Martial Art of Malaysia)
Though the exact origins of the Southeast Asian martial art of Silat are unclear, due to lack of written historical records, it is said to have developed based on human observation and imitation of animals including the monkey, eagle and tiger. Silat was historically used in the many wars between various indigenous tribes of the Malay islands. Later, when the region was occupied subsequently by the Portuguese, Dutch and British, Silat was largely practiced in secret. Japanese occupation during World War II largely destroyed British rule in the region, and the Malayan states began establishing their independence immediately following the war.
Silat–which can be translated as “to fight” or “to fight in self-defense”–is most commonly practiced in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore and the Philippines. In Malaysia alone, some 500 styles of Silat exist; Indonesia, where the art is known as Pencak Silat, boasts 200 more. Interest in Silat has grown exponentially in the 20th century, and it is now practiced all over the world. Malay cultures prize Silat as a self-defense system, a sport and a way of life; they see it as teaching moral as well as physical discipline. The International Pencak Silat Foundation, founded in 1980, has been working since then to promote Silat and to get the sport included in the Olympic Games.
Silat fighters use a balanced array of offensive and defensive techniques, sophisticated footwork and intricate hand motions, which are learned in stages as each fighter grows more advanced in his or her training. Fluid and precise motion is crucial to Silat’s complex system of arm and hand strikes, kicks, grappling and throws. Fighters sometimes train with weapons, including knives, swords and long or short sticks. <History Channel>
BBC – Horizon – Prof. Regan’s supermarket secrets
Friendly bacteria, superfoods, cholesterol busting spreads, 99% germ free, whiter than white…it’s almost impossible to find a product in the supermarket today that doesn’t come with impressive claims…scientific claims…with an inflated price tag to match. Are they oversold? Or are they worth the extra cash?
Prof Lesley Regan has already exploded some of the myths behind beauty products in a previous Horizon. Now she’s back, to see if the evidence behind these supermarket products stands up to her levels of scrutiny.
From organic farm produce to the billion dollar brands of the UK’s major manufacturers Prof Regan asks tough questions and gets surprising answers. And there’s no sitting on the fence: a product is either ‘in’ or ‘out’ of her scientifically backed supermarket trolley.
Documentary Malaysia
A documentary on Malaysia by Ayna, your mirror to the world.
BBC – Horizon – How to live to 101
The quest to live longer has been one of humanities oldest dreams, but while scientists have been searching, a few isolated communities have stumbled across the answer. On the remote Japanese island of Okinawa, In the Californian town of Loma Linda and in the mountains of Sardinia people live longer than anywhere else on earth. In these unique communities a group of scientists have dedicated their lives to trying to uncover their secrets. Horizon takes a trip around the globe to meet the people who can show us all how to live longer, healthier lives.
Windscale: Britain’s Biggest Nuclear Disaster, bbc 2007
Fifty years ago, on the night of 10 October 1957, Britain was on the brink of an unprecedented nuclear tragedy. A fire ripped through the radioactive materials in the core of Windscale, Britain’s first nuclear reactor. Tom Tuohy, the deputy general manager at the site, led the team faced with dealing with a nightmare no-one had thought possible.
“Mankind had never faced a situation like this; there’s no-one to give you any advice,” he said. Tuohy and his men were confronted by a terrifying dilemma.
If they let the fire burn out, it could spread radioactivity over a large area of Britain. But if they put water on the reactor, they risked turning it into a nuclear bomb that could kill them all.
Now tapes of the inquiry into the accident, heard for the first time in a BBC film, reveal the reasons why the politicians covered up the causes of the accident. Scientists had been warning about the dangers of an accident for some time. The safety margins of the radioactive materials inside the reactor were being further and further eroded…
The Retreat – BBC (2007)
Following hot on the heels of the success of The Monastery and The Convent, this new three part series made by the same team explores the faith, tradition and culture of classical Islam as it tracks six volunteers on their soul-searching, thought-provoking and life-changing journey.
Away from the pressures of modern life, they take part in daily prayer, reflection and study at the Spanish retreat at Alqueria de Rosales, Andalucia, which caters to many different branches of Islamic faith. The final week will be a real test of their strength and commitment as the volunteers observe the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and are expected to fast between sunrise and sunset. Their experience triggers some real insight into deep seated personal issues around their faith or – in some cases – lack of it.
The group is led by Abdullah Trevathan, a respected scholar and academic. He lives in Spain but also works as a lecturer at the University of Roehampton in Twickenham. Born in New York City, he converted to Islam 30 years ago and was, until recently, head teacher at the Islamia Primary School in Queen’s Park, London, one of the first Muslim schools set up in Britain.
Life and Death in the 21st Century: Living Forever (BBC – 2000)
Scientists are now close to understanding the biological mechanisms that make us age and make us die. A few decades ago, no-one thought we could add years to life. The maximum life-span possible for humans was believed to be a hundred or so – and all because of an immutable genetic clock.
These extraordinary mice can perfectly regenerate tissue, such as this hole punched in the ear, without any signs of scarring.But recently a series of startling discoveries has forced scientists to rethink their theories on ageing. They have already found some of the genes involved in delaying the ageing process in animals. Tinkering with them, geneticists have created races of super-organisms – fruit flies, for instance, that can live double their natural life-span and that die healthy and vigorous. Other laboratories have bred mice that can spontaneously regenerate parts of their bodies, constantly repairing the damage that is part of the ageing process. Controversially, some scientists are confident that their results can be extended to future generations of humans…<bbc>
The Genius Of Photography – BBC (2007)
In the most comprehensive look at the most influential art form in the world, the series explores every aspect of photography – from daguerreotype to digital, portraits to photo-journalism, art to advertising; in the UK, America, China, Japan, Africa and beyond. It includes interviews and encounters with some of the world’s greatest living photographers including William Eggleston, Nan Goldin, William Klein, Martin Parr, Sally Mann, Robert Adams, Juergen Teller, Andreas Gursky, Jeff Wall and many others.
But as well as telling the stories behind the world’s greatest photographs and the photographers who took them, the series examines the ‘genius’ of photography itself, this magical, unpredictable and democratic medium that has transformed the way we see ourselves and our world.
Brian Cox: What really goes on at the Large Hadron Collider
“Rock star physicist” Brian Cox talks about his work on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Discussing the biggest of big science in an engaging, accessible way, Cox brings us along on a tour of the massive complex and describes his part in it — and the vital role it’s going to play in understanding our universe.
National Geographic – Naked Science (Telepathy)
Can people read your mind? Fact or fiction? Naked Science examines tales of telepathy. There are many unusual claims of people knowing what they shouldn’t be able to know even when they are on opposite sides of the planet. But is this just coincidence? <Discovery Channel>
AL-GHAZZALI: THE ALCHEMIST OF HAPPINESS
Exploring the life and impact of the greatest spiritual and legal philosopher in Islamic history, this film examines Ghazali’s existential crisis of faith that arose from his rejection of religious dogmatism, and reveals profound parallels with our own times. Ghazali became known as the Proof of Islam and his path of love and spiritual excellence overcame the pitfalls of the organised religion of his day. His path was largely abandoned by early 20th century Muslim reformers for the more strident and less tolerant school of Ibn Taymiyya. Combining drama with documentary, this film argues that Ghazali’s Islam is the antidote for today’s terror.<ImDB>
Philosophy: A Guide To Happiness, Alain de Botton 6 part series
This six part series on philosophy is presented by popular British philosopher Alain de Botton, featuring six thinkers who have influenced history, and their ideas about the pursuit of the happy life.
Episode 1: Socrates on Self-Confidence - Why do so many people go along with the crowd and fail to stand up for what they truly believe? Partly because they are too easily swayed by other people’s opinions and partly because they don’t know when to have confidence in their own.
Episode 1
Episode 2: Epicurus on Happiness – discusses the personal implications of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus (341-270BCE) who was no epicurean glutton or wanton consumerist,but an advocate of “friends, freedom and thought” as the path to happiness.
Episode 2
Episode 3: Seneca on Anger - Roman philosopher Lucious Annaeus Seneca (4BCE-65CE), the most famous and popular philosopher of his day, took the subject of anger seriously enough to dedicate a whole book to the subject. Seneca refused to see anger as an irrational outburst over which we have no control. Instead he saw it as a philosophical problem and amenable to treatment by philosophical argument. He thought anger arose from certain rationally held ideas about the world, and the problem with these ideas is that they are far too optimistic. Certain things are a predictable feature of life, and to get angry about them is to have unrealistic expectations.
Episode 3
Episode 4: Montaigne on Self-Esteem looks at the problem of self-esteem from the perspective of Michel de Montaigne (16th Century), the French philosopher who singled out three main reasons for feeling bad about oneself – sexual inadequecy, failure to live up to social norms, and intellectual inferiority – and then offered practical solutions for overcoming them.
Episode 4
Episode 5: Schopenhauer on Love – surveys the 19th Century German thinker Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) who believed that love was the most important thing in life because of its powerful impulse towards ‘the will-to-life’.
Episode 5
Episode 6: Nietzsche on Hardship - explores Friedrich Nietzsche’s (1844-1900) dictum that any worthwhile achievements in life come from the experience of overcoming hardship. For him, any existence that is too comfortable is worthless, as are the twin refugees of drink or religion.
Episode 6
Majalah 3 – Sudirman
John Pilger : The War On Democracy (2007)
Award winning journalist John Pilger examines the role of Washington in America’s manipulation of Latin American politics during the last 50 years leading up to the struggle by ordinary people to free themselves from poverty and racism. Since the mid 19th Century Latin America has been the ‘backyard’ of the US, a collection of mostly vassal states whose compliant and often brutal regimes have reinforced the ‘invisibility’ of their majority peoples. The film reveals similar CIA policies to be continuing in Iraq, Iran and Lebanon. The rise of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez despite ongoing Washington backed efforts to unseat him in spite of his overwhelming mass popularity, is democratic in a way that we have forgotten or abandoned in the west. True Democracy being a solid 80% voter turnout in support of Chavez in over 6 elections. <IMDB>
Cat Stevens becomes Yusuf Islam (bbc)
Cat Stevens, pop star from England, sent 7 albums in the 1970’s to the top 10 with songs such as : “Peace Train”, “Wild World”, “Father and Son”…etc.
After selling 40 millions records he turned his back on stardom.
In a relentless quest for his true identity he went from christianity to budhism, hinduism,…zen,numerology…etc, to finally settle under the warm shade of Islam.
This is a documentary produced by a mainstream music TV channel about the journey of “Cat Stevens” that led him to become “Yusuf Islam”.
“Yusuf Islam” made the headline news not long ago. Indeed, as he was heading with his daughter to Nashville (usa) for a recording session, the plane has been diverted to south asia because of him for “anti-terrorism reasons”.
Derren Brown: The System (2008)
Another great episode from Derren Brown. Everything will be explained at the end of this episode.
Illusionist Derren Brown has developed a “guaranteed” method for winning on the horses. He reveals how it works in his new Channel 4 special The System
‘Essentially, I have devised a system for winning at the horses,’ says Brown. ‘In the show I take a randomly selected member of the public and start telling her which horses are going to win in various races. The predictions are given 24 hours in advance. And these are all big, televised races. They haven’t just been set up. The subject sees how The System works and starts betting her own money on the horses. The show finishes with her getting hold of every penny she can to bet it all on the final race.’
Understandably, Brown is refusing to divulge how The System works. For now. He will, however, explain precisely how it works during the programme.
Dispatches: Supermarket Secrets
How and what we eat has radically changed over the past few decades with the all-consuming rise of the supermarket. But what price are we paying for the homogenised, cheap and convenient food that supermarkets specialise in? In a two-part programme, journalist Jane Moore investigates how supermarkets have affected the food on our plates and reveals the tell-tale signs that the food we buy may not have been grown in the way we think.
Using a combination of undercover filming and scientific analysis, Supermarket Secrets investigates whether the food on supermarket shelves is really as good as it looks, whether prices are as good as they seem and what happens behind the scenes in the production of supermarket food. <Channel4>
National Geographic: Science Of Speed Eating
Tim “X Eater” Janus and Sonya “Black Widow” Thomas compete in one of the many speed eating contests that happen every year.
Go behind the scenes and see how these colossal competitors are able to eat as much as they do during the premiere of Science of Speed Eating.
Derren Brown: The Heist (2006)
I highly recommend this ‘docu-tainment’. Very entertaining and will definitely amaze you!. I guarantee that.
Derren does it again! Although conspiracy theorists would say that governments have been doing this for decades. Three business men and a woman are put through a selection of “motivational” courses where Derren aims to subliminally motivate them to perform an armoured car raid. Do they do it you will have to see! Derren may at times be a little too smug for my liking but you can’t do what he does without having a commanding ego. Not much more to say if you have seen any of Derren’s previous work you will pretty much know what to expect from this latest outing. Funnily enough with all that real money being thrown around it did not say at the end if the participants got any of it for going through what they did!
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v6983632z69pMCsd
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The Paradox of Choice – Why More Is Less
This is from Barry Schwartz lecture at Google TechTalks on April 27, 2006.
From Publishers Weekly
Like Thoreau and the band Devo, psychology professor Schwartz provides ample evidence that we are faced with far too many choices on a daily basis, providing an illusion of a multitude of options when few honestly different ones actually exist. The conclusions Schwartz draws will be familiar to anyone who has flipped through 900 eerily similar channels of cable television only to find that nothing good is on. Whether choosing a health-care plan, choosing a college class or even buying a pair of jeans, Schwartz, drawing extensively on his own work in the social sciences, shows that a bewildering array of choices floods our exhausted brains, ultimately restricting instead of freeing us. We normally assume in America that more options (“easy fit” or “relaxed fit”?) will make us happier, but Schwartz shows the opposite is true, arguing that having all these choices actually goes so far as to erode our psychological well-being. Part research summary, part introductory social sciences tutorial, part self-help guide, this book offers concrete steps on how to reduce stress in decision making. Some will find Schwartz’s conclusions too obvious, and others may disagree with his points or find them too repetitive, but to the average lay reader, Schwartz’s accessible style and helpful tone is likely to aid the quietly desperate.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Dispatches: Repressive Regime – Undercover in Tibet
Dispatches: Repressive Regime – Undercover in Tibet
As Tibetan protesters take to the streets in the biggest and most bloody challenge to Chinese rule in nearly 20 years, Dispatches reports on the hidden reality of life under Chinese occupation.
Undercover in Tibet
As Tibetan protesters take to the streets in the biggest and most bloody challenge to Chinese rule in nearly 20 years, Dispatches reports on the hidden reality of life under Chinese occupation after spending three months undercover, deep inside the region. Dozens are feared dead after the recent clashes and crackdown by Chinese troops, but with reporting so rigidly controlled from the region little is known of living conditions inside Tibet.
To make this film, Tibetan exile Tash Despa returns to the homeland he risked his life to escape 11 years ago, to carry out secret filming with award-winning, Bafta-nominated director Jezza Neumann (Dispatches Special: China’s Stolen Children). Risking imprisonment and deportation, he uncovers evidence of the “cultural genocide” described by the Dalai Lama. Read the rest of this entry »
BBC Two Documentaries – Atom
In this three-part documentary series, Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of one of the greatest scientific discoveries ever: that the material world is made up of atoms.
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Colloseum – A Gladiator’s Story
Coloseum: A Gladiator’s Story travels back in time to the brutality and glamor of ancient Rome, to shed light on the true manner in which gladiators fought and trained.
Throughout the special, historical facts about gladiators and the Colosseum are told via the true story of the gladiator Verus.
He forges friendships with other trainee gladiators and learns that life as a gladiator can be nasty, brutish and short. But he also learns that, with luck, skill and sheer courage, a star gladiator can become rich, attract admiring hordes of women and ultimately earn his freedom. Coloseum follows Verus’ rise to fame and relives his spectacular fight during the inaugural games at the Colosseum. The program also explores the building of the Colosseum, using computer animation to reveal the original beauty and ambition of its design. With corridors and staircases leading from 76 public entrances to convey 55,000 spectators to their seats in minutes, the Colosseum also had a maze of subterranean passages and chambers that kept gladiators and wild animals in readiness below. Platforms raised by pulleys to concealed trap doors in the arena floor provided additional excitement.
