Culture and Style

Cycling naked through London's busiest districts may seem like a guaranteed way of getting arrested. But the organizers of the Naked Bike Ride also hope it will help publicize the issue of global warming. "The aims of the naked bike ride are to protest against oil dependency and promote a car free culture," explains organizer Jesse. They also hope it will become a celebration of the human body. Find out more about these issues and TAKE ACTION at HTTP://WWW.CALL2ACTION.COM, coming soon.

This documentary shows for the first time the daily life of one of the most feared and dangerous tribes of the Amazon. We will be witness of some of their abilities and we will understand that being fearsome is needed if you want to survive.

Whatever happened to the hunt for Bin Laden? In the wake of 9/11, President Bush vowed not to "rest until we find him." But five years into the most expensive manhunt the world has ever seen, "Public Enemy Number One" remains at large. How has he continually evaded capture? In this controversial and fascinating documentary, key personnel involved in the search speak out. Find out more about these issues and TAKE ACTION at HTTP://WWW.CALL2ACTION.COM, coming soon.

Whether you’re the family suck-up or the family, uh, screw-up, there are bound to be complications with your sibs.

Total Body Pilates strengthens the abdominals and back, which not only focuses upon a common 'problem area,' but also provides a sturdy foundation for total body health.

Ford Artists' stylist Siobhan Coffey reviews two looks modeled by Delphine Dijon.

In the Atlantic Ocean the Amazon River dies to make the reserves of freshwater in the blue planet to grow. We arrived up to here and in this estuary we have reflected on the future of this prodigious artery and fundamental for he organism that host it: the Earth. Epilogue encouraging a natural work still to be written.

A celebration of the paragliding lifestyle around the world, as two top acro-pilots travel to spectacular aerial locations across the globe - in search of the perfect thermal.

The dalits are India's outcasts, condemned from birth by a rigid caste system. They live in constant fear of arson, beatings and worse inflicted on them by social superiors desperate to protect their caste privileges. These are the untouchables, pawns in a power struggle. Poverty stricken, powerless, and under attack from every quarter, many dalits are turning to Communist guerrillas for help. Find out more about these issues and TAKE ACTION at HTTP://WWW.CALL2ACTION.COM, coming soon.

The flood of Iraqis to neighboring countries has provoked the greatest Middle Eastern refugee crisis in 60 years. They live in cramped, squalid conditions, in constant fear of being deported. During summer, temperatures reach 50ºc. In winter, they fall below freezing. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis are struggling to survive in Amman. Find out more about these issues and TAKE ACTION at HTTP://WWW.CALL2ACTION.COM, coming soon.

It's cheap, highly addictive and ultra-powerful. "Ice," or crystal methamphetamine, is now more popular than heroin. It plays havoc with the minds and the bodies of addicts, filling emergency wards with dangerous, psychotic patients. But little is known about the long-term effects of the drug or even how to treat the addiction.This documentary reports on the hidden, growing epidemic. Find out more about these issues and TAKE ACTION at HTTP://WWW.CALL2ACTION.COM, coming soon.

Shifu Yan Lei demonstrates the secrets of Shaolin. He also reveals how the ancient traditions can be adapted to modern fighting techniques.

Unofficially the biggest sand airport in the country, Katama airfield brings many people to the island every summer. We'll learn about the airport's history and see some beautiful air footage.

Ford Artists' Siobhan Coffey styles three looks for winter that looks that build upon neutral basics using color, texture, and proportion.

The streets can be rough. Don't be this guy-a few simple precautions will keep the muggers off your back.

The political hiphop activist Upski explains about his book “No More Prisons” and the prison industry behind it. Follow the experimental Dj Spooky through the stress in N.Y and get a close look into the creative artist Futura 2000 and his new upcoming projects. Also in the episode: Kashi Da Handsome, the young rapper from Tokyo.

One of the classic "new wave" ice, rock and alpine climbing films, narrated by renowned mountaineer and author Greg Child. Eighteen of North America's leading young climbers take on routes such as the stunning Emporer Face of Mt. Robson, towering icy fiords in Greenland and the magnifcent Cardinal Pinnacle in the Sierras. With Lynn Hill, Abby Watkins, Rich Prohaska and Peter Croft.

Will Gadd leads the first paragliding expedition to attempt to cross the United States from coast to coast, California to North Carolina. An epic six- week thrill ride at altitudes as high as 17,000 ft., never fully knowing where they would land and what they would find on the ground, and always captive to the winds and the thermals.

Narrated by Edward Norton, this stunningly beautiful film documents an important environmental whitewater expedition down three epic rivers in the Chinese Himalaya, the upper Yangtze, Mekong and Salween.

National Geographic photographer Chris Rainier and filmmaker Ethan Boehm team up to bring Rainier's photographs and Boehm's cinematography of the sacred temples and Buddhist monks of Angkor Wat poetically to film. With music by Anushka Shankar.