Panorama of Blackwell's Island

A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.

A view of Riker's Island and its landfill, filmed from a passing boat on 9 May 1903. While heavy steam powered construction equipment construct a sea wall, nearby garbage scows are unloaded by steam shovel.

Four young children are shipwrecked on an island but they are not alone.

Matthias, a successful employee enjoys his luxurious single life in Berlin until his mother dies. With her last wish to scatter her ashes in Cuba, she sends him on a journey into his past, to search for a true home.

On a beautiful, secluded island farm, Rocket Boulsworth has his own cave where wishes actually come true. Rocket Boulsworth is on a mission. Someone has vandalised his wish cave, and Rocket wants justice. But Rocket's search for the truth will uncover a web of secrets that reaches further than he had ever imagined.

Noah's Island was an animated children's television series made by the creators of The Animals of Farthing Wood and commissioned by the European Broadcasting Union. It was directed by Philippe Leclerc and Alan Simpson and written by Elphin Lloyd-Jones and John M. Mills. Each episode, of which there were 39, ran for 28 minutes. Although not as successful as Farthing Wood, it was fairly popular on Saturday mornings in many of the homes of the United Kingdom, particularly with its younger target audience. Based on the Bible story, Noah's Ark, the series was praised for its characterization, imaginative storylines and for introducing ecological themes in a way that delighted children.

Le Quang Vinh, a revolutionary student leader, was arrested in Saigon in August 1961. A show trial and death sentence followed. World-wide protests altered it to “life imprisonment” on Con Son, the Devil’s Island. The humiliating “Tiger-Cages” and the methods of torture are shown.

Enthusiastic and well-meaning Tonk tries to help his grumpy friend Pip settle on the magical island they call home.