James Bryce

A developer tries to take over a Scottish shepherd's land.

Tough comedy drama set in Glasgow. Former enforcer Jimmy exits jail a changed man, but both his criminal boss and a corrupt copper think he's bluffing.

John Patrick Crichton Stuart, the 3rd Marquess of Bute, was one of the richest men in the British Empire in the late 19th century. With an annual income in excess of £150,000 - around £15 million in contemporary currency - he pursued his passion for architecture with a vengeance. The programme delves into the extraordinary world of Lord Bute and reveals what connects the small Scottish island of Bute to modern Cardiff, and the start of a lifetime's collaboration with artists and architects which would pour Bute's original mind into fabulous buildings in an astonishing variety of styles.

Richard Hannay, a mining engineer on holiday from the African colonies, finds London socialite life terribly dull. Yet it's more than he bargained for when a secret agent bursts into his room and entrusts him with a coded notebook, concerning the impending start of World War I. In no time both German agents and the British law are chasing him, ruthlessly coveting the Roman numerals code, which Hannay believes he must personally crack.

Produite par la BBC, cette étonnante série de documentaires nous fait revivre heure par heure ces journées au cours desquelles l'histoire du monde a basculé, avec une réalisation des plus énergiques. À partir de reconstitutions précises, chaque épisode met en parallèle deux événements qui se correspondent à travers l'histoire. Ces jours qui ont changé le monde : quand l'histoire devient suspense.