Greenlit: Trashopolis, Smithsonian Channel / ARTE / History Television Canada

Trashopolis (5 x 45′) -  Comic book writer Jesse Blaze Snider narrates a docuseries that explores how Paris, New York, Rome, Cairo and London were built on trash. Channel: Smithsonian Channel (USA)  / ARTE (France) / History Television Canada Producer: Pixcom Productions (Montreal) / Taxi-Brousse (Paris) TX: 6th November, 2011 Source: Realscreen

Greenlit: Titanoboa: Monster Snake, Smithsonian Channel / History Television Canada

Titanoboa: Monster Snake (1 x 120′) – Documentary that uses CGI to reveal a 1 1/2 ton, 48-feet long  prehistoric snake. Channel: Smithsonian Channel / History Television Canada Producer: Wide-Eyed Entertainment / Yap Films TX: Spring 2012 Source: Broadcast

Greenlit: Canadian Made, History Canada

Canadian Made – Guaranteed to amuse, surprise and instill pride, the series gives viewers a fresh look at the inventions, methods and ideas that make up Canadian towns, homes, and daily lives.  Garbage bags, zippers, even Superman himself, were all made in Canada.  This series tells you how they all came to be. Channel: History [...]

Greenlit: What’s in a Name? History Canada

What’s In A Name? – What’s In A Name?looks at the history of names and where they originate. This series showcases the process of naming a diverse selection of products, and each story incorporates the facts that reveal the history of the product and lessons learned while choosing a name. Channel: History Television Canada TX: [...]

Greenlit: The Pacific, History Canada

The Pacific – Executive produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman,The Pacific tracks the intertwined real-life journeys of three U.S. Marines across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II.  This 10-part miniseries follows these men and their fellow Marines from their first battle with the Japanese on Guadalcanal, through [...]

Greenlit: Brad Meltzer’s Decoded, History Canada

Brad Meltzer’s Decoded – What if the history you knew was only half the story? Brad Meltzer’s Decoded investigates the other half: the secret history of the symbols and codes that surround us every day. Best-selling author Brad Meltzer has been writing novels for more than a decade. He has studied and written about some [...]

Greenlit: The Last War Heroes, History Television (Canada)

The Last War Heroes (6 x 60′) – Documentary series that intercuts interviews with WWII veterans with CGI recreations and archive. Channel: History Television (Canada), Channel 4 (UK), UKTV (UK) Producer: Impossible Pictures / Entertainment One Television TX: TBC Source: Realscreen

Greenlit: March of the Dinosaurs, History Canada, Nat Geo, France 5, ITV1

March of the Dinosaurs (1×97′) – Computer generated documentary that follows a 1,000 Arctic journey undertaken by Arctic dinosaurs, based on recently found dino bones. Channel: History Television (Canada), National Geographic, US,  Super RTL, France 5 / ITV1 Producer: Wide Eyed Entertainment and Toronto-based Yap Films. TX: Late 2010 Source: C21

Greenlit: Manson, History US, Five, History Television Canada

Manson (2×60′) – Docudrama about Charles Manson and the killing spree known as the Tate murders. Includes interview with Linda Kasabian who was the gang’s driver. Coincides with the 40th anniversary of the murders. Channel: History Television (Canada), History US, Five Producer: Cineflix TX: 9 August 2009  (History Television, Canada). Source: Realscreen Watch: Trailer

Greenlit: Convoy, History Canada, Ch4, Nat Geo, Smithsonian

Convoy (4×60′) – Archive, interviews and reconstructions tell the story of the largest WWII naval campaign.

Channel: History Canada, Channel 4, Nat Geo International, Smithsonian US and the Canadian Navy. (Sounds like the co-pro from hell.)

Producer: Darlow Smithson/Cream Productions

Source: Realscreen

Photo by Stephen Witherden