Millennium Lifestyle – The Balcony
The Balcony – where real people discuss real life situations. A reality/ talk show where a group of people come together on the Balcony and give the ‘real talk’. Expect dramatic storylines, expect excitement, expect the unexpected!
Fresh off the Screen Nation Awards with just under a million online views for the pilot, #TheBalcony Returns for Season 2 – bigger, badder and more brazen than before, London’s only reality/ talk show is back with a bang!
In this season you have MTV’s Ex on the Beach @misslauraalicia who is staying on the estate with larger than life @itsimarnyy, where they encounter some of the colourful regulars on the block including @officiallvgeneral and @sir2xbobbi. We see the Original “Queen Bee” @traann2 and @mandy_mand1 joined by new residents such as @isaaksworld the “philosopher and “bad gyal” @missfiifii from Birmingham.
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Musician Gina Chavez delivers a compelling set for TED featuring "The Woman in the Arena" and "La Que Manda," a rallying cry and celebration of womanhood.
When the ill tempered Mr. Kabir and the rest of his family are having an extraordinarily terrible day, a game of cricket stands as their only hope of coming together.
Ethnomusicologist Kyra Gaunt takes us on a tour of the fascinating history of the jump rope. Small Thing Big Idea, a TED series.
An Africa Direct documentary. David Ochieng, also known as 'Avido', is a Kenyan designer whose brand is making a noise in the fashion industry. But while his clothes are sold around the world, he stays true to his roots in Nairobi’s Kibera slum.
Watch the trailer for this award winning Indian film now showing on Millennium Extra. Caught in a maze of unspoken memories, young Anand Sehgal sets on a journey to salvage the truth, jammed inside an 8mm camera.
Watch the trailer for Thariode, which tells the story of gold mining in Thariode, one of the most ancient cities of the Malabar region, British India. The film also charts the history of gold mining in other areas of Malabar during the 19th century.
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