Determined to seize the day, National Treasure Miriam Margolyes leaps across the ditch and dives headfirst into a new country, on a fresh journey full of surprising contradictions, new challenges, unexpected lessons and revealing stories.

As a dual British Australian citizen, Miriam Margolyes has spent the past 40 years of her life coming and going to her home in Australia that she shares with Heather, her life-partner. But despite New Zealand's close proximity, its historic and ongoing cultural, social, and political ties, Miriam's never explored her country's closest neighbour. She wonders if she hasn't been rather remiss - perhaps even a little dismissive - of a country she knows almost nothing about? Now, Miriam's been given the opportunity to test her assumptions - and find out what this far-flung country of just over 5 million people is all about. After being offered a lead role in a new international feature film, produced and shot entirely in New Zealand, it's Miram's chance to pursue a long-awaited adventure. A travelogue like no other, she strikes out far beyond the movie set "in search of the real New Zealand, as the locals know it". Traversing the very different communities and geographies of New Zealand's North and South Islands, Miriam will discover a country that's entirely unique, and shaping its own, very different identity and destiny.

The untold story of one of Canada's most famous, and now forgotten, authors.

True story of a yuppie couple's Alaskan trip turning into a wilderness survival struggle.

Miriam Margolyes infiltrates and sheds light on a unique Australian community. Some are struggling or facing a bleak future, others are prospering, all say something about where we are heading as a nation.

Director Simon Draper sets out to make a podcast with actress Miriam Margolyes, but the project soon becomes sidetracked as Simon is drawn ever deeper into her orbit. The podcast becomes a chaotic, joyful road trip, revealing Miriam’s true legacy isn’t just her work but the lives she’s quietly transformed, beginning with Simon.

Once she'd been a dancer. Now she lies on a sidewalk, her blood seeping into the snow. The detectives of the 87th precinct are learning about ice: in a mulitimillion dollar showbiz scam, in the glittering diamonds that spill out of a dead man's vest, in the veins of a small time pusher. As the detectives scramble for evidence, as the city shivers, a killer is one step ahead, and the heat is still on.

We call ourselves Kiwis. But do we really know where "our" bird came from? The answer is astounding... and rather disturbing. To trace the origins of the kiwi and the rest of our weird and wonderful wildlife, we travel back through time - to Primeval New Zealand. For the first time science is revealing the true story about where our wildlife icons came from, and the reasons for their unique evolution.

A millionaire, accused of killing his wife, rest in a paradise by the sea while waiting for the verdict. Thanks to the relationship he establishes with the hotel owner he recovers the illusion and finds a new meaning to life

This Traveltalk series short visit to New Zealand starts in Auckland, a bustling, modern city. Next is Christchurch, home of Canterbury University, where rowing teams participate in a regatta. Nearby is Lake Wakatipu, which inspires artists to put their impressions on canvas. We then visit Rotorua, a city famous for its geysers, hot springs, bubbling mud pools, and other geothermal activity. At Ferry Springs there is lots of trout for fishing. Later, a group of natives performs a canoe dance.