Hannah Fry uncovers the secrets behind the miraculous technologies of the modern world,revealing the mind blowing stories behind their invention. Episode 1: Passport Hannah gains access to a top-secret site where anonymous staff and the latest tech work to make the British passport one of the most secure documents on the planet. Episode 2: Vacuum Cleaner Hannah Fry reveals the incredible tales behind the development of the contemporary world's marvelous technology and unearths their mysteries. Hannah takes a look at the vacuum cleaner, going behind the scenes with Dyson and discovering how the motor in their latest vacuum spins nine times faster than that of a Formula One race car. Episode 3: Smartphone With over six billion of them across the planet, smartphones have changed the modern world. With rare access to electronics giant Samsung, Professor Hannah uncovers the technological game changers that have made the smartphone a reality. Episode 4: Microwave Hannah Fry discovers the hidden WWII radar technology that heats up beans, learns the legend of the melted candy bar in an engineer's pocket that kick-started revolution. Episode 5: Headphones Headphones are worn by over 30 million people in the UK. Hannah Fry visits legendary headphone honchos Bose to find out how today's teeny earbud tech works and meets the human testers with 'golden ears'. Episode 6: Lift Fry goes behind the scenes to look at the tech behind the lift. Along the way, she finds out how coal mines made lifts safer, gets to grips with a piece of medieval siege technology, and discovers how a PR stunt changed the modern skyline.
Actor Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness traveled to Ethiopia in their role as ambassadors for World Vision Australia in 2009. During that visit, they met Dukale, a coffee farmer. Growing up, poverty had deprived Dukale of an education, but he saw an opportunity to create a new future for his family when World Vision offered access to a new kind of economic empowerment. Jackman was so inspired by Dukale’s story, that he made – and kept – a promise to him that is revealed in the film.
塞琳娜·昆塔尼利亚——被誉为“德克萨斯音乐女王”——以及她的家庭乐队“塞琳娜与洛斯·迪诺斯”,从在十五岁成人礼上表演起步,最终发展到举办座无虚席的体育馆巡回演唱会。通过家庭私人档案中从未曝光的画面,记录了她一生的传奇和留下的遗产。伊莎贝尔·卡斯特罗带着对塞琳娜·昆塔尼利亚的深情致敬重返圣丹斯电影节(继2022年的《米哈》之后)。她巧妙地捕捉到了这位歌手的热情、谦逊以及她与家人之间深厚的情感纽带。与她亲近之人的访谈揭示了她成名背后的付出与牺牲,而怀旧的家庭录像则将我们带回20世纪90年代,提供了前所未见的巡演生活片段。这些家庭录像的温暖仿佛让我们与昆塔尼利亚一家坐在一起,亲身重温他们的旅程。卡斯特罗展示了塞琳娜的个人魅力和对表演的热爱,同时也为她的家人提供了空间,让他们能够庆祝自己的女儿、姐妹和妻子。无论是塞琳娜的忠实粉丝,还是刚刚开始了解她的人,卡斯特罗都提供了一个全新的视角来体验塞琳娜的遗产,并让人们忍不住想要高唱《像朵花》。