Schedule

The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

The coronation was an enormous logistical operation, and an event of huge cultural significance. This documentary reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the momentous occasion, drawing on hitherto unseen archives and made with the co-operation of Buckingham Palace. The coronation was seen as an opportune moment for the British royal family to establish the meaning of the modern monarchy, reinforcing the idea of continuity and tradition, while establishing the new reign of the young queen and her modernising consort. But the sheer scale of the event, combined with jockeying by senior figures who felt they should be pivotal, threatened disaster.

World War Speed

It's long been known that German soldiers used a methamphetamine called Pervitin in the Second World War. But have tales of Nazis on speed obscured the other side of the story: the massive use of stimulants by Allied forces? Did total war unleash the world's first pharmacological arms race? Historian James Holland digs deeper to unearth the truth.

Terror: The Station. Bologna, 1980

In August 1980, a suitcase is left in the lobby of Bologna Central Station, and explodes not long after. The massive explosion rips the station building apart and a train waiting to leave for Chiasso is torn to shreds. Eighty-five people are killed and 200 are injured. The attack is attributed to a neo-fascist organisation. The convicted neo-fascists serve their sentences but up to the present day claim they are innocent. How do the fascists who have served hefty jail sentences now look back on their involvement in this tragedy? And how does the former head of the secret services respond to allegations that the Italian conservative government was the orchestrator of the attack? Part 4 of 6.

The Central Park Five:

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. They spent between six and thirteen years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, leading to the convictions being overturned. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, The Central Park Five tells the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamouring for sensational stories, an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice. Written, produced and directed by Ken Burns, Dave McMahon and Sarah Burns. Part 1 of 2.

The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

The coronation was an enormous logistical operation, and an event of huge cultural significance. This documentary reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the momentous occasion, drawing on hitherto unseen archives and made with the co-operation of Buckingham Palace. The coronation was seen as an opportune moment for the British royal family to establish the meaning of the modern monarchy, reinforcing the idea of continuity and tradition, while establishing the new reign of the young queen and her modernising consort. But the sheer scale of the event, combined with jockeying by senior figures who felt they should be pivotal, threatened disaster.

World War Speed

It's long been known that German soldiers used a methamphetamine called Pervitin in the Second World War. But have tales of Nazis on speed obscured the other side of the story: the massive use of stimulants by Allied forces? Did total war unleash the world's first pharmacological arms race? Historian James Holland digs deeper to unearth the truth.

Terror: The Station. Bologna, 1980

In August 1980, a suitcase is left in the lobby of Bologna Central Station, and explodes not long after. The massive explosion rips the station building apart and a train waiting to leave for Chiasso is torn to shreds. Eighty-five people are killed and 200 are injured. The attack is attributed to a neo-fascist organisation. The convicted neo-fascists serve their sentences but up to the present day claim they are innocent. How do the fascists who have served hefty jail sentences now look back on their involvement in this tragedy? And how does the former head of the secret services respond to allegations that the Italian conservative government was the orchestrator of the attack? Part 4 of 6.

The Central Park Five:

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. They spent between six and thirteen years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, leading to the convictions being overturned. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, The Central Park Five tells the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamouring for sensational stories, an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice. Written, produced and directed by Ken Burns, Dave McMahon and Sarah Burns. Part 1 of 2.

Beautiful Serengeti: Defence

Discover defensive strategies that include the most powerful instinct, a mother’s love - the protection of the next generation. It is the act of self-sacrifice or risk of harm that typifies a mother’s defence of her offspring. Part 3 of 12.

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