Upcoming ichannel Documentary Highlights: A Dog’s Life, Pictures of Mary, and Warren Buffett’s Guide to Untold Riches
Meet the anti-Scrooge. Warren Buffett: The World's Greatest Money Maker airs Dec. 22
FORGIVING DR. MENGELE – Monday, Dec. 20 at 9 pm ET/PT
Auschwitz survivor Eva Mozes Kor and her twin sister Miriam were among the human guinea pigs subjected to monstrous experiments by the sadistic Nazi doctor Josef Mengele. In 1995, on the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Eva triggered a controversy when she publicly declared her forgiveness of all Nazis, including Mengele. It was a gesture intended to help free her from the grip of the past. But does forgiveness have limits? [Encore Presentation]
THE PLASTIC FANTASTIC BRAIN – Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 9 pm ET/PT
Can a blind man learn to “see” with his tongue? Can a woman missing half her brain become a successful Paralympic swimmer? Until recently, medical science assumed the brain was incapable of changing or adapting to damage. Neuroscientists, however, have discovered that it has a remarkable ability to rewire, regenerate and heal itself. This Gemini-nominated documentary looks at the work of leading researchers from the U.S. and Canada, and introduces four ordinary people whose extraordinary brains are helping to unlock the mysteries hidden within our grey matter. [Encore Presentation]
WARREN BUFFET: THE WORLD’S GREATEST MONEY MAKER – Wednesday Dec. 22 at 9 pm ET/PT
Meet the anti-Scrooge. Warren Buffett is the greatest investor of all time: a man whose prescient stock market decisions have made him one of the world’s richest people, with an estimated personal worth of $37 billion. Yet he lives modestly – and has pledged to give away more than 99% of his vast fortune to charitable causes. This 2009 BBC documentary tells the story of a modern Midas. [Encore Presentation]
** ichannel Premiere **
THE SECRET LIFE OF THE DOG – Wednesday Dec. 22 at 10 pm ET/PT
Dogs have been domesticated for longer than any other animal on the planet. They are close relatives of fearsome wild wolves – yet we treat them as members of our families. Why have canines forged such a close bond with human beings, and what can we learn from this unique relationship? This 2010 documentary from the BBC looks at new research that is helping us to understand, better than ever, how man’s best friend truly thinks and feels.
FACES OF A VANISHING WORLD – Thursday Dec. 23 at 9 pm ET/PT
Barely 21 years of age, Lindsay, Ontario native Joey Lawrence is already one of the world’s most sought-after professional photographers. His portfolio includes sessions with the likes of 50 Cent and the stars of Twilight. But as this hour-long documentary portrait reveals, one of his greatest passions is a wholly personal project: photographing indigenous tribes around the world in an effort to preserve their memories before they vanish from history. [Encore Presentation]
** Holiday Special **
PICTURING MARY – Friday Dec. 24 & Saturday Dec. 25 at 8 pm ET/PT
For centuries, depictions of the Virgin Mary, the humble young woman at the heart of the Christmas story, have numbered among the world’s most treasured works of art. This visually stunning documentary tells the story behind some of the most celebrated of these paintings and sculptures, revealing how great masters through the centuries, from Michelangelo to Rembrandt, have portrayed the mother of Jesus.
