Cast and Crew: Rob Riggle

The greatest prison break in history also became Americas most infamous cold case. Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a maximum-security facility established in San Francisco Bay in 1934 and designed to house some of the countrys most notorious criminals, quickly gained a reputation ...as the most feared prison in America, considered to be inescapable. But on June 11, 1962, three Alcatraz inmates Frank Morris, and brothers John and Clarence Anglin succeeded in breaking out of The Rock, sparking a manhunt on a scale never before witnessed. Despite the vast resources poured into the hunt by the FBI, United States Marshals Service and other law enforcement agencies, the three men were never found, presumed to have drowned. This revealing special from HISTORY follows the nephews of the escaped Anglin brothers along with retired US Marshal Art Roderick as they search for answers to their familys very public mystery, and also explores a groundbreaking new lead that could change the course of history. Did the Anglin brothers pull off the most daring escape in American history, and survive?
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Marvel at natures epic and powerful forces as this stunning series reveals how perfectly our planet is set up to nurture life. Discover how our incredible living planet operates. See how sunlight, weather, ocean tides and volcanoes all work together in an intricate balancing act ...to shape and support the diversity of life on Earth. Filmed in spectacular habitats around the globe, the series shows how animals of all shapes and sizes are perfectly adapted to whatever the environment throws at them. But what happens when nature's epic forces are knocked off course? As human activity impacts on Earth's perfectly balanced ecosystems, what can we do to protect the fragility of life on our unique and precious planet?
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When history was really horrible. Fresh, innovative, entertaining and revelatory, Bloody Britain combines strong historical research and storytelling with hands-on historical experiments (such as building and firing a trebuchet), an entertaining but extremely passionate presenter... and atmospheric and innovative animation. Action and information-packed, each show is a fascinating, and at times, squeamish journey through some of Britain s most gruesome and awful, but momentous, historical events. In each episode of Bloody Britain Rory McGrath examines a key event from British history. Whether it s battles, rebellions, wars, plagues, social unrest, betrayal, executions, injustice or mass insanity, we ll concentrate on the mad, sad and bad moments from our past. In short, we ll zoom in on when the past was truly horrible and ask why, when and how these events came to be part of our history.
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In 1840s England, an infamous fossil hunter and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever. In 1840s England, palaeontologist Mary Anning and a young woman sent by her husband to convalesce by the sea develop ...an intense relationship. Despite the chasm between their social spheres and personalities, Mary and Charlotte discover they can each offer what the other has been searching for: the realisation that they are not alone. It is the beginning of a passionate and all-consuming love affair that will defy all social bounds and alter the course of both lives irrevocably.
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This comprehensive collection of Frank Herberts Dune Chronicles begins with the landmark science fiction epic DUNE, a stunningly realised four-and-a-half hour miniseries produced by the Sci-Fi Channel, and continue with the spectacular follow up CHILDREN OF DUNE, which combines t...he second and third books from the series. Featuring a stellar cast worthy of such an epic saga, these award-winning productions are landmark in their vision and scope and remain two of the highest rating sci-fi programs in history. DUNE - Oscar-winner (R)William Hurt stars as Duke Leto Atreides, charged to rule the desolate planet Arrakis, the universes only source of Melange, a spice that enhances mental performance and makes interstellar travel possible. But soon Leto's bitter enemy, the evil Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Ian McNeice, Rome), a former ruler, wins back Arrakis and hands power over to his brutal nephew Rabban. When the Atreides family escape to the inhospitable desert with the help of the Fremen a race of displaced desert nomads the revitalising power of Melange enables Paul (Alec Newman, Frankenstein), the Dukes son, to organise the oppressed Fremen and wage war on the Empire. CHILDREN OF DUNE - The future of humanity is left in doubt as the twins of Paul Atreides become embroiled in the turbulent political landscape of Arrakis. Born with special abilities and superhuman prescience that not only empowers them but place them in considerable jeopardy amongst their kind Leto (James McAvoy, Atonement) and Ghanima (Jessica Brooks, Supernova) continue the fight against the malevolent forces of Baron Harkonnen. With the looming threat of civil war amongst the Fremen and Princess Wensicias (Oscar winner Susan Sarandon, Dead Man Walking) own devious plot to assassinate the Atreides heirs, their survival is paramount to ensure the future of the universe for generations to come.
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