Solid Entertainment
  • Home
  • New Releases
  • Programmes
    • Current Affairs
      • Historical
        • Science/Technology
          • Popular Culture
            • Automotive Lifestyle
              • Automotive Off-Road
                • Travel/Adventure
                  • Military
                    • Wildlife
                      • Series
                        • HD Programmes
                        • About Us
                        • Producers
                        • Request screener
                        • Contact
                        Picture

                        Picture

                        Stripped
                        Take a wild trip through Sin City as filmmaker David Palmer follows acclaimed photographer Greg Friedler as he compiles the fourth and final book in his “Naked” series.  Palmer and Friedler embark on a thirty-day roller coaster ride deep into the underbelly of Las Vegas, documenting 173 human beings of every shape, size and walk of life… NAKED.  The participants of “Naked Las Vegas” open themselves up -- baring both their bodies and their souls.



                        Showtime
                        HD
                        1 X 52:00 or
                        1 X 77:00

                        Picture

                        So Right, So Smart
                        Big Business is usually seen as the enemy of the environment, but businessman Ray Anderson discovered that in making his carpet company more ecologically friendly, he could cut costs and actually boost his company’s earnings.  Other companies such as Green Mountain Coffee Co. and even the corporate behemoth Wal-Mart have found similar ways to stay green while staying profitable. Narrated by Daryl Hannah, this program details these businesses’ positive steps toward a sustainable future.




                        HD
                        1 X 56:00 or
                        1 X 93:00

                        Picture

                        Fresh
                        Our current industrial method of food production is increasingly viewed as destructive to the environment and public health. Fresh profiles the farmers, thinkers, and business people who are at the forefront of re-inventing food production -- changing how farms are run, how land is cared for, and how food is distributed. Their success demonstrates that a new approach based on sustainable practices can be profitable and a viable alternative to our farming system.




                        HD
                        1 X 52:00 or
                        1 X 90:00

                        Picture

                        Hijos De La Guerra
                        Learn the bloody origins of the world’s most notorious and violent street gang – the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13). Formed in Los Angeles in the 1980s by teenage refugees during the El Salvadoran civil war, MS-13 today claims an estimated 100,000 members and has been terrorizing the United States, Central America and Europe. Exclusive shocking footage and interviews with MS-13 members.



                        HD
                        1 X 50:00 or
                        1 X 81:00

                        Picture

                        The Wild Yak Patrol
                        In the frozen shadow of Mount Everest, the Tibetan Antelope’s population is dropping to near-extinction. Poachers are hunting the animals for their prized wool to produce the popular shahtoosh scarves. It takes the intervention of the Wild Yak Patrol for the antelope to make a comeback and become the mascot of the 2008 Olympic Games. See exclusive footage tracking and apprehending these poachers.




                        HD
                        1 X 52:00

                        Picture

                        KIT: An Autobody Experience
                        Dream it… build it… drive it.  If you’ve ever wanted a vintage automobile but can’t afford the stratospheric price, then a kit car might be your answer.  See what it takes to build a kit car from the ground up.  No competitions, just the excitement of watching do-it-yourselfers putting together great cars.  Exotics, roadsters, hot rods and more – KIT explores how you can build your very own champagne street machine on a beer budget.



                        SPEED Channel
                        HD
                        13 X 23:00

                        Picture

                        Car Crazy Central
                        No matter where you are—what border you’ve crossed—there is one universal constant;  the world is made of passionate car guys.  Follow ultimate car guy Barry Meguiar as he seeks out the world’s greatest automobiles and automotive events.  Hot rods, exotics, race cars, motorcycles – Barry finds the builders and hobbyists who know everything about what goes on under the hood.



                        SPEED Channel
                        HD
                        26 X 23:00

                        Picture
                        Chasing Classic Cars
                        Returning for its third season!  Follow Ferrari expert and master car restorer Wayne Carini as he takes viewers on a mission to uncover rare and exotic cars.  Be there as he opens the dusty doors on long lost Cobras, Bentleys, Ferraris, Jaguars, Bugattis and many more.  Every episode involves the hunt, the fix, and the sale.  Watch these “barn-finds” reemerge into the automotive marketplace as Wayne and his crew work their magic to get these automotive legends thriving.



                        _Discovery HD
                        HD
                        36 X 24:00

                        Picture

                        Hot Rod TV
                        Turn the key. Hear the rumble. Strap yourself in for a great ride.  HOT ROD magazine is the second largest automotive publication in the world. Just like the magazine, HOT ROD TV features the world's top events, designers and hot rods.  Shelby Cobra, 1969 Camaro, 1932 Ford Coupe, Hemi Cuda, The General Lee, Eleanor.   These cars are not just transportation, they are icons of speed and power. If you didn't have one, you wanted one — and now is your chance.



                        ESPN2
                        HD
                        52 X 26:00

                        Picture

                        Chopper Challenge
                        Take nine of the greatest motorcycle designers and give them each a blank canvas.  Pair them with a corresponding artist to create a rolling work of art.  Each team receives a Chopper Challenge Crate filled with the raw parts necessary to fabricate one custom motorcycle.  Follow the design, frustration, and satisfaction of finishing a stunning one-off motorcycle in less than 30 days!




                        HD

                        10 X 46:00

                        Picture

                        The Secret Club of Speed
                        Strap yourself in as The Secret Club of Speed takes you right to the edge with the Ferrari aficionados, bikers, drag racers and street luge enthusiasts who don’t know the meaning of the words "too fast." Every episode tackles a different vehicle and gets to know the people who like to go fast. Come along for the ride.



                        Discovery Channel
                        HD
                        4 X 30:00

                        Picture

                        Monterey Week
                        Every year in Monterey, California, thousands of people gather from around the globe to attend the most famous automobile extravaganza — Monterey Week. Hundreds of classic and exotic automobiles are sold off at glamorous car auctions and the entire town flows with the rarest cars in existence. Get an insider's view of the cars, parties and deals that make this event a must-attend for any automobile aficionado.



                        Discovery Channel
                        HD
                        1 X 50:00

                        Picture

                        Chasing Baja
                        The Tecate SCORE Baja 1000…the ultimate test of man and machine. Since the 1960's, truck, dune buggy and motorcycle racers have tested their bravery against the rugged terrain of this Mexican peninsula. Follow the BFGoodrich race team as it makes its way through the punishing landscape of the 2007 course. It’s full throttle action day and night to the finish line – 1000 miles away!



                        ESPN2
                        HD
                        1 X 52:00 or
                        1 X 90:00

                        Picture

                        Drive Like Hell
                        From the northern edge of Baja California to the southern tip of the Peninsula, the 1000-mile course of the SCORE Baja 1000 is an off-road racer’s dream. Drive Like Hell focuses on tireless race organizer Sal Fish as he undertakes the arduous staging and orchestration of this grueling automotive marathon. See how the colorful Mexican people help and hinder getting these race teams to the checkered flag.



                        Discovery Channel
                        HD
                        1 X 90:00

                        Picture

                        Into the Dust
                        1000 miles... 200 teams... 3 days. The Nevada 1000 is one of the longest point-to-point off-road races in the United States where scores of driving teams and their race-prepared vehicles arrive to compete. Find out what it takes to become number one in the brutal environment of the Nevada wilderness where many participants won't even make it to the finish line.



                        Discovery Channel
                        HD
                        1 X 50:00

                        Picture

                        Undersea Edens
                        Travel to the clear depths of the most life-abundant seas on our planet –places so remote, few film crews dare venture. Shot over six years, master underwater cinematographer David Hannan has composed a grand look into our ocean world. From the giant kelp forests of Tasmania to the pristine coral reefs in Western Australia to the icy waters of South Georgia Island, this series is a visual feast.



                        The Smithsonian
                        Channel
                        HD
                        6 X 26:00

                        Picture

                        Coral Sea Dreaming
                        Coral is the planet’s greatest natural architect and coral reefs boast the highest biodiversity of any ecosystem – providing a home to some of the most wondrous marine creatures on earth.  Enter into the very heart of ocean life – and death – on a coral reef:  from ancient turtles and sharks to pygmy seahorses and savage sea slugs.  Over the past 500 million years, corals have survived five mass extinctions.  But can they survive Man?




                        HD

                        1 X 87:00

                        Picture

                        Antarctica Dreaming
                        Imagine a world colored by ice and fire, carved by hurricane force winds, weighted by glaciers, inhabited by wildlife facing winters of perpetual darkness.  Antarctica Dreaming explores this untamable land as it documents the major Antarctic animals and their life-cycles over an entire season, set against some of the most spectacular scenery on the planet.  Filmmaker David Hannan’s masterful cinematography opens us up to world few have ever seen.




                        HD

                        1 X 52:00 or
                        1 X 82:00

                        Picture

                        What Would Darwin Think?
                        In 1839, Charles Darwin first visited the island archipelago of the Galapagos.  It was the inspiration for his theory of evolution.  Today Darwin would be surprised by the tourist mecca the Galapagos has become: 200,000 visitors a year, 40,000 permanent residents. Too many people are bringing too many of their goods and invasive species from the outside world, threatening the future of this one-of-a-kind place.




                        HD

                        1 X 26:00

                        Picture

                        In the Wake the Belgica
                        In this stunningly photographed adventure, filmmaker Dixie Dansercoer and his team of polar explorers repeat all 20 landings of Adrian de Gerlache’s historic expedition to Antarctica in 1897.  Discover a very different continent from the one de Gerlache explored.  Witness stunning landscapes and the amazing wildlife of the Antarctic Peninsula on Earth’s “last continent.”




                        HD
                        1 X 54:00

                        Picture

                        The Real Lost World
                        Before King Kong, before Jurassic Park, there was Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel THE LOST WORLD.  Join a team of modern day adventurers as they trek into the summit of Roraima, the mysterious South American mountain that inspired Doyle's sci-fi classic, to see an untouched world.  Along the way, they encounter dangerous animals and explore native legends of flying reptiles and ape-men.



                        Animal Planet
                        HD
                        1 X 55:00 or
                        1 X 87:00

                        Picture

                        Gates of the Artctic
                        Venture into one of the last refuges on earth left untouched by man.  Filmmaker Rory Banyard spent over a year capturing breathtaking images of the Alaskan frontier. From wildlife to native Eskimo culture, to the birth of land conservation, this film tells the story of this region’s epic history. Shot in gorgeous high definition and utilizing seamless time-lapse photography, this programme is a visual feast of timeless beauty.


                        PBS
                        Narrated by
                        Glenn Close
                        HD
                        1 X 54:00

                        Picture

                        The Edge of Never
                        In 1996, extreme skiing legend Trevor Peterson was killed in Chamonix, France.  Nine years later, skiing icon Glen Plake decides that it’s time for Trevor’s 15-year-old son Kye to face the mountain that took his father’s life.  In this thrilling documentary, three generations of big mountain skiers - including the legendary Anselme Baud and the infamous Fanfan, the sport’s French rock star -- mentor young Kye as he attempts to finish his father’s final run and join their exclusive tribe.



                        Showtime
                        HD
                        1 X 54:00 or
                        1 x 101:00

                        Picture

                        Champion Sailors
                        Follow four different racing teams as they compete in the 100th running of the Chicago to Mackinac, the longest and oldest freshwater sailing competition in the world.  Their ships may range in size from a modest sailboat piloted by a school teacher to a world-class racing yacht staffed by professional sailors, but Champion Sailors proves that in sail racing, the wind shows no favorites - anyone can win.




                        HD
                        1 X 50:00

                        Picture

                        Elvis:  Return to Tupelo
                        A look at the life of Elvis Presley before his emergence as a hip-shaking, lip-snarling cultural icon. Rare photos, home movies, film clips and recordings trace Presley’s impoverished origins in Depression-era Mississippi, to his early struggles to launch a music career.  Old friends, family members, co-workers and others provide an intimate portrait of the shy boy who would become a rock ‘n’roll legend.



                        Biography Channel
                        HD
                        1 X 54:00 or
                        1 X 90:00

                        Picture

                        The Greatest Auto Race on Earth
                        On February 12, 1908, teams from America, Germany, Italy and France climbed into six automobiles and set out from New York; 22,000 unpaved miles and 169 long days later, only three cars would cross the finish line in Paris. Never before seen photos and dramatic recreations provide an unforgettable look at this incredible competition.



                        HD
                        2 X 48:00 or
                        1 X 94:00

                        Picture

                        Raptor:  Born in Baja
                        They call it the Raptor. Designed and constructed by Ford in an attempt to deliver the greatest off-road consumer truck ever built.  The new Ford F-150 soon faces its ultimate test drive: the 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, a grueling thousand-mile off-road competition through Mexico in which 75% of the vehicles don’t even make it to the finish line.  Follow the development, production and extreme testing of a new automotive legend.



                        SPEED Channel
                        HD
                        1 X 52:00 or
                        1 X 80:00

                        Picture

                        Revolution Green
                        Wildly fluctuating gas prices.  Global warming.  Can we kick our addiction to fossil  fuels? One couple from Hawaii says yes.  Follow the amazing story of Bob and Kelly King, inventors of America’s first sustainable biodiesel refinery, whose partnership with Willie Nelson elevated biodiesel into mainstream recognition.  These innovators are proving renewable energy is not an impossible dream - it’s happening right now!



                        HD
                        1 X 50:00 or
                        1 X 78:00

                        Picture

                        Man Made:  The Can
                        From soup to beer, the aluminum can is a trophy of human ingenuity and is one of the most common-place man-made products on the planet.  More than 220 billion cans a year are produced, including 600 million a day and 400,000 every minute. From a bauxite mine in the Australian Outback, to a giant smelter in rural Tennessee, we embark on a round-the-world journey into the world of technology, manufacturing and the mass-transportation of the can.




                        National Geographic
                        HD
                        1 X 50:00

                        Picture

                        Man Made:  The Bra
                        Follow the journeys of silk, spandex, underwires and plastic accessories from their gritty beginnings to the high-glamour fashion show where they make their debut. Thousands of man-hours and hundreds of machines collaborate to produce an item of clothing that will most likely be tossed away after 90 days of use.



                        National Geographic
                        HD
                        1 X 50:00

                        Picture

                        Man Made:  The Flashlight
                        Originally considered a novelty item, the flashlight has quickly become one of the world's most trusted tools. Most people own an average of 3 or 4 flashlights, but providing light is not their only function. From a military flashlight that can blind an enemy to crime-fighting flashlights used to find hidden clues, innovators continue to expand the flashlight's use.



                        National Geographic
                        HD
                        1 X 50:00

                        Picture

                        Operation Homecoming
                        2008 Oscar Nominee. A dazzling display of technique and storytelling, serving a central thesis: soldiers who can write are the best ones to describe what happened on the battlefield. Brilliant visuals illustrate each heart-pounding story. Narrated by actors from Josh Lucas to Robert Duvall, all telling the stories of those who fought and bled and lived to tell the tale.



                        PBS
                        HD
                        1 X 52:00 or
                        1 X 87:00

                        Picture

                        Alpha Company:  Recon Marines
                        Award winning filmmaker Gordon Forbes spent four months filming the 74 Marines of Alpha Company as they patrolled in a kill zone dubbed the Wilderness of Zaidon.  Forbes provides a revealing day to day diary of boots on the ground coverage in a land filled with opportunists, killers, and political gangs, all competing for power and money under the guise of religious Jihad.



                        Discovery Military
                        HD
                        3 X 52:00

                        Current Affairs     Historical      Science/Technology      Popular Culture     Automotive Lifestyle     Automotive Off-Road    Travel/Adventure     Military    Series    Wildlife
                        © 2012, SOLID ENTERTAINMENT – All Rights Reserved