


From inside history's biggest empire, host Abby Martin records a world shaped by war & inequality, and explores the U.S. Empire, its rise to world hegemony and its impact on people and the planet.
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Afghanistan is at a crossroads between traditions and a contemporary lifestyle.

While Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda become a global threat, the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently sets the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the Iraq War.

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From the streets of Afghanistan comes an all-new series profiling the U.S. military's most dangerous job. The first of its kind, Bomb Patrol Afghanistan is a groundbreaking docu-series giving viewers an unprecedented first person view of one of the most dangerous jobs in the world in one of the most dangerous places on earth. G4 embeds viewers within the U.S. Navy E.O.D. (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Unit as it trains state-side prior to deployment. Outside the wire in war-torn Afghanistan, helmet and body mounted cameras and state-of-the-art robotics bring you a never before seen look at the intensity of war. Viewers will witness as the elite team searches out, disarms and destroys an array of deadly explosives with one goal: to save civilian and military lives and return home safely. This is war like you've never seen before.

Bluestone 42 is a comedy drama about a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan. So what’s the average working day for a hero? Make your keen young colleague deal with the boring paperwork? Wind up your fellow employees? Flirt with the new girl on the team? Or deal with an unseen enemy who’s trying to blow you up? Bluestone 42 is a comedy drama about a bunch of soldiers who just happen to be risking their lives diffusing hidden bombs. But who says they can’t have some fun alongside the serious professional stuff? This hilarious and often surprising series follows the adventures of a bunch of diverse characters living and working together at an army base in Afghanistan. This is a show about something easily forgotten; soldiers really enjoy being soldiers, but it’s not just a show for soldiers and it’s not just about the Army: it’s also a show for anybody who has ever fallen in love, experienced status battles at work or had a fear of failure. It is packed with the lively workmate banter and relationship minefields that most people will recognise. Even if they don’t face danger on a daily basis...

The evolution of the former Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime, from the start of the 1980's Iran-Iraq war to the excalation of the ISIS/Daesh insurgency. in the 2000s.

This two-part series tells the story of the conflict in Afghanistan and asks what has been achieved and whether the British have the will to fight in distant lands again.
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Three iconic adventurers - newsman John Simpson, polar explorer Ranulph Fiennes and solo yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston - go on a newsgathering trip to war-torn Afghanistan, attempt to sail around the most notorious of all maritime landmarks, Cape Horn, situated at the southernmost tip of South America, and man-haul sledges across the frozen sea ice of the Canadian Arctic.
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Finding a way to end a war. Insiders tell the long and troubled story of a chaotic conflict, revealing the political pressures that helped seal the fate of Afghanistan.

The story of an empire: From its founding in 1922 to its dissolution in 1991, the Soviet Union was shaped by revolutionary idealism, but also by oppression and decay. The USSR evolved from Stalinist terror through the Thaw under Khrushchev to political processes such as glasnost and perestroika under Gorbachev. Finally, in 1991, it collapsed.

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Lieutenant Erling Riiser is on his way back to Norway after a long stay in Afghanistan. Much has gone wrong, several soldiers are missing from the Hercelus-plane. After only one day in Norway, Erling receives a text message saying an old acquaintance from Afghanistan is in Oslo - which can mean only one thing: A woman's life is in danger

The frantic lives of the resident doctors and nurses working at the only military hospital providing advanced surgical care in all of Southern Afghanistan. They navigate through the relentless life-and-death battles on the operating table as well as the never-ending conflicts that arise from working in a war zone military hospital.

Kaboul Kitchen is a French comedy television series broadcast by Canal+. It was created by Marc Victor, Allan Mauduit and Jean-Patrick Benes. The series is based on the true story of Radio France Internationale journalist Marc Victor, who ran a restaurant for French expatriates in Kabul until 2008. The first series premiered on February 15, 2012 on Canal+ and ended on March 5, 2012. It set a ratings record for comedy series in the primetime slot on Canal+. A second series, which will have 12 episodes, has been commissioned. The series depicts the life of French expatriate Jacky who runs the popular restaurant Kaboul Kitchen in Kabul, Afghanistan. His daughter Sophie, who he has not seen in 20 years, arrives to do humanitarian work, while he is interested only in making money. The series won two Golden FIPA Awards at the 2012 Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels: one for Best TV Series and one for Best TV Screenplay. It was screened at MIPTV and named fourth on The Hollywood Reporter's list of "MIPTV A-List Projects" for the most promising series screened at the event.

A dark comedy following a multicultural mix of men and women deployed as Army medics to a forward operating base in Afghanistan nicknamed “The Orphanage.” Together, they endure a dangerous and Kafkaesque world that leads to self-destructive appetites, outrageous behavior, intense camaraderie and occasionally, a profound sense of purpose.
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Series looking at the history of 20th-century farming in Britain.
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14 episodes • 2015Avg: 10.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rise of History's Biggest Empire | Sep 4, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 9/11 and the Belligerent Empire | Sep 11, 2015 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Tortured & Enslaved: Enter the World's Biggest Prison | Sep 18, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 4 | War, Propaganda & the Enemy Within | Sep 26, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Butchery, Slavery & History of Revolt | Oct 2, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 6 | America's Unofficial Religion: The War on an Idea | Oct 10, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Empire's Election Extravaganza | Oct 25, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Censored Reality of the Refugee Crisis | Oct 30, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Distortion & Death Behind Israel/Palestine Coverage | Nov 6, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Palestine's Rebellion, Israel's Fascism | Nov 13, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Thanksgiving to 'Redskins' - Dispelling American Myths That Hide Native Genocide | Nov 20, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The US School That Trains Dictators & Death Squads | Dec 5, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Bush Military Official: The Empire's Ship is Sinking | Dec 13, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Rigged Corporate Elections and Clinton Criminals | Dec 19, 2015 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 2016
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Most Dangerous Year for Muslims in America | Jan 8, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Tyranny of Big Oil | Jan 15, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Unraveling the Syria War Chessboard | Jan 22, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Empire's Border Part I: A Policy of Death | Jan 31, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Empire's Border Part II: A Hidden War | Feb 5, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Black Radical Tradition | Feb 14, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The MOVE Bombing: When Police Plotted to Exterminate a Family | Mar 2, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 8 | How Capitalism is Killing Itself | Mar 18, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Symptoms of a Sick Society | Apr 1, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Empires Feed on Congo's Treasure | Apr 11, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 11 | What Hillary Clinton Really Represents | Apr 16, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 12 | 100 Years of US Troops as Lab Rats: Part 1 | May 23, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 13 | 100 Years of US Troops as Lab Rats: Part 2 | May 23, 2016 | 0.0 |