I did some more research, the documentary I was trying to remember was about
Professor Hugo de Garis, when he was working for Starlab in Belgium until
they went bankrupt.
http://www.iss.whu.edu.cn/degaris/news/bankrupt.html
Wiki info on de Garis and his ideas:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_de_Garis
Info on Starlab, including the Discovery channel documentary:
http://www.space-time.info/starlab/StarlabArchive.html