The Trial of Christine Keeler
From Saturday August 21 8:20pm
Inspired by real events, starting Saturday the six-part series The Trail of Christine Keeler tells the story of 19-year-old Christine Keeler, who was at the centre of the political sex scandal that rocked the British government in the 1960s.
Starring Sophie Cookson (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Gypsy),James Norton (Happy Valley, McMafia) and Ben Miles (The Crown), the series takes viewers behind the headlines to tell a human story about the sexual and cultural politics of one of the most revealing and iconic stories of modern times.
When the British Secretary of State for War John Profumo (Ben Miles), started an extramarital affair with Christine Keeler (Sophie Cookson) a much younger woman, it sparked a chain of events that came to be known around the world as the Profumo affair. The powerful, male dominated establishment at the
time sought to silence and exploit Christine. But Christine had other ideas and refused to play by their rules. The repercussions of the affair would shake the establishment to its core.
Written by BAFTA award-winning novelist and screenwriter Amanda Coe (Apple Tree Yard, Room at the Top, Life in Squares) and directed by Andrea Harkin (Come Home, Clique), The Trial of Christine Keeler, takes a fresh look at one of the most infamous British stories. Also stars Emilia Fox and Ellie Bamber.
David Attenborough’s Global Adventure
From Sunday 29 August 7.40pm
David Attenborough goes on a unique natural history adventure across the globe and through time.
In his mid-eighties, many thought David Attenborough had retired. Instead, he launched a new era of natural history filmmaking, revisiting iconic locations and using advanced technologies to tell stories about the natural world.
From an adventure in a state-of-the-art submarine on the Great Barrier Reef, to the rainforests of Borneo, David Attenborough’s Global Adventure highlights some of the incredible locations and creatures he visited.
From Galapagos iguanas to King Penguins in South Georgia, and from Peregrines in Rome to the legendary Dodo inside the Natural History Museum, Attenborough shares his insights through breath-taking footage and CGI from multiple BAFTA and Emmy-winning documentaries.
Production credits: Executive Producer, Siobhan Mulholland. Producer, Anthony Geffen. Director, Dina Mufti.
Decoding Danger
Tuesday 31 August 9.30pm
Decoding Danger digs deep into the science behind nature’s greatest threats, to find ways to stay
safe, in Australia and around the world.
Australia is a land of extremes. Apocalyptic fire storms, raging floods, and tropical cyclones, the most venomous creatures in the world, fearsome crocodiles, and deadly sharks. Like few other places in the world, Australia has a reputation for danger.
In a new era in which the role that humans play in natural systems is more critical than ever, it’s time to come to grips with the forces of nature that threaten us.
In this three-part series we dive deep into the science behind nature’s greatest threats… to learn how new technologies and discoveries can help us understand the forces that shape life… in Australia, and around the world.
Technology is exploding at an exponential pace, offering up solutions that would have been unthinkable only a generation ago. Robots can learn to recognise endangered eagles, sharks can be safely repelled by new devices that exploit their million year old biology.
By drawing on ancient Indigenous knowledge and cutting edge digital technologies, we can better prepare for bushfires as they develop into 21st century firestorms. By mimicking the techniques of species that have evolved in the harsh Australian environment, we can learn to draw water out of thin air, and make buildings that breath. And by looking into the Australia’s deep past, we can learn lessons about this harsh land and prepare for the future.
Production credits: Alan Erson - Executive Producer; Kate Pappas - Executive Producer; Nick McInerney - Writer/Director; Dr Jordan Nguyen – Narrator.
