Channel 4 - The Armstrong Lie (2014)
HDTV | 1036x560 | .MKV/AVC @ 2125 Kbps | 1h 58mn | Audio: English AAC 128 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English | 1.76 GiB
Genre: Documentary

Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney's documentary about Lance Armstrong, who, after surviving cancer, won the Tour de France seven consecutive times between 1999 and 2005. There were allegations of doping, but the cyclist consistently, forcefully and litigiously countered the claims. So, when Armstrong returned to the fray in 2009, Gibney grabbed the offer of unprecedented access to the maligned Texan's attempt to win the Tour again. His documentary The Road Back was about to be released when the truth of Armstrong's systematic drug-taking broke. Gibney shelved the film for a couple of years, then he transformed it, via interviews with Armstrong's detractors and footage of the cyclist's admissions of guilt, from an upbeat observational piece into something altogether more critical. It's a fascinating study of a monumentally arrogant sportsman's determination to do whatever it took to win and his equal willingness to do or say whatever was necessary to cover up his less savoury actions.

Society scion Newland Archer is engaged to May Welland, but his well-ordered life is upset when he meets May's unconventional cousin, the Countess Olenska. At first, Newland becomes a defender of the Countess, whose separation from her abusive husband makes her a social outcast in the restrictive high society of late-19th Century New York, but he finds in her a companion spirit and they fall in love.

The World Wars tells the story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series examines the two wars as one contiguous timeline starting in 1914 and concluding in 1945 with these unique individuals coming of age in World War I before ultimately calling the shots in World War II.

Wayne Dobie is a shy police photographer who saves the life of crime boss Frank Milo. Greatful, Milo insists on being Wayne's friend, offering him the companionship of "Glory", one of his employees. Wayne is thus in a difficult situation: he can't be seen to be fraternising with criminals, and he's unsure about how to deal with Glory.

The Class of 92, a cinematic documentary detailing the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United footballers (David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil and Gary Neville). The film covers the period 1992-1999, culminating in Manchester United's European Cup triumph, and will dramatically interweave and mirror the highs and lows of its football odyssey with the immense social and cultural changes taking place in Britain at the time.

An official selection at the Cannes Film Festival, The Selfish Giant is a contemporary fable about 13 year old Arbor (Conner Chapman) and his best friend Swifty (Shaun Thomas). Excluded from school and outsiders in their own neighborhood, the two boys meet Kitten (Sean Gilder), a local scrap dealer. Wandering their town with just a horse and a cart, they begin collecting scrap metal for him. Swifty has a natural gift with horses while Arbor emulates Kitten - keen to impress him and make some money. However, Kitten favors Swifty, leaving Arbor feeling hurt and excluded, driving a wedge between the boys. As Arbor becomes increasingly greedy and exploitative, tensions build, leading to a tragic event that transforms them all.

When five struggling single moms put aside their differences to form a support group, they find inspiration and laughter in their new sisterhood, and help each other overcome the obstacles that stand in their way.

BBC - Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces (2014)
PDTV | 832x468 | .MKV/AVC @ 1531 Kbps | 3x~58min | Audio: English AAC 128 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English | 2.04 GiB
Genre: Documentary

From the Tower of London to Buckingham Palace, Dan Cruickshank tells the story of a thousand years of palace building, the mystery of why so many have vanished and the magic of the ones that survive. Royal palaces are the most magnificent buildings in our history. Often built to extraordinary levels of luxury and excess, they express the personalities of our kings and queens since 1066.

Scotland: For Richer or Poorer? (2014)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MKV/AVC @ 2116 Kbps | 58mn 38s | Audio: English AC3 192 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: None | 987 MiB
Genre: Documentary

In September 2014, Scotland's people face a momentous choice: should they remain part of the United Kingdom, or opt for independence? As the debate hots up, Robert Peston asks the big question which is at the heart of it: would Scotland be richer or poorer as an independent nation? It is a journey which takes him from oil platforms in the North Sea, to the Shetland folk festival, and the high-tech industries of Dundee. He discovers that although money matters, it isn't the be all and end all. For many, just as important is what kind of nation Scotland wants to be.

National Geographic - Eye of the Leopard (2006)
DVDRip | 640x352 | .AVI/XviD @ 861 Kbps | 1h 32mn | Audio: English MP3 190 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: None | 701 MiB
Genre: Documentary | Drama

Eye of the Leopard takes us on an enthralling journey deep into the rarely seen lives of leopards. Award-winning filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert capture a remarkably intimate and gripping story of a leopard's survival in wild, unspoiled Africa over a period of three years. It's a journey of birth, life and death as a mother leopard and her first surviving cub fight off marauding baboons and elude scavenging hyenas in a constant struggle for survival. Through tragedy and triumph, the Jouberts are there to document it all. Narrated by Jeremy Irons.

The complete Ken Burns documentary series which tells of the taming of the Wild West. If you have seen and enjoyed Ken Burns legendary documentary mini-series, The American Civil War, then you will not be disappointed by The West.