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The deep connection between wine and barbecue dates back millennia and still runs as deep as ever. In the rustic wine country of the Santa Ynez Valley, grapevines are used as fuel and wine for marinades and sauces. Here’s how the fruit of the vine meets the power of fire. Part 1 of 12.
The story of the legendary Vietnam-era helicopter takes a new twist as the Plane Resurrection team take to the air in a pristine war-veteran example, and we learn the astonishing story of an aircraft blown up by its own missiles, whose severely wounded co-pilot went on to found a world-leading charity. Part 3 of 6.
The sheer scale of the world’s Mega Cities provides a bustling home to populations of over ten million people. Journey from the high-density living of Shanghai and Bangkok to the sprawling parameters of Delhi and Mexico City. Each metropolis sets the backdrop for some of the most dynamic cultures on earth. Part 2 of 6.
In this second episode, Simon Sebag Montefiore explores modern Istanbul in search of the last desperate centuries of Christian Byzantium, in which the once glorious city was buffeted by enemies from both East and West, and yet still produced a golden artistic renaissance. This is the story of the Christian crusaders who destroyed the city, and the Ottoman Muslims who restored it to life as an imperial capital after the epic siege of 1453. Part 2 of 3.
August, 1961. The Berlin Wall is built. On the Western side, it’s a symbol of the bitter Cold War. On the East, it’s a blockade to freedom. East German authorities build four versions of the wall, each more impenetrable than the last. Yet over 28 years, thousands attempted to defeat it – running through the barbed wire, jumping from apartment building windows, and driving trucks through the makeshift wall. For every one that succeeded, hundreds died trying. Successful escape methods were bold and ingenious. In 1964, Hubert Hohlbein and Peter Schulenburg join 35 other students to dig a 475-foot long tunnel under the wall from the West. They helped bring 57 refugees out of East Germany before the police discovered them, leading to a dramatic and deadly gun battle. And then, on one extraordinary night in 1989, the wall finally fell.
Swarming with visionaries, politicians and activists, these metropolises are defined as the official seats of government. Cities like Dublin and Amsterdam, Washington and Taipei share commonalities such as broad avenues, museums and national monuments, but beyond that, they are as varied as the countries they represent. Part 3 of 6.
In this final episode, Simon Sebag Montefiore discovers surprises in Istanbul as it rose to become the imperial capital and Islam's most powerful city. Visiting the great mosques and palaces built by the Ottoman emperors, he tells the stories behind them - of royal concubines, murderous bodyguards and sultans, both the powerful and the depraved. He shows how the Christians, Muslims and Jews of the city once co-existed before the waves of nationalist rebellions brought the Ottoman empire to its knees. In the 20th century the ancient capital was once more transformed by the new secular vision of Ataturk. Part 3 of 3.
In 1178 Christians and Muslims were on the brink of total war. The blood-drenched conquest of Jerusalem by the First Crusaders had enraged Islam, and their Kurdish warlord Saladin. This clash of titans is one of the great untold battle stories of the period, with the Muslim attackers laying siege to the super-fort of Jacob's Ford. The finest castle of its age, Baldwin's aim was to create an impregnable fortress harnessing cutting edge military technology, but his dream of security was shattered by Saladin's ferocious attack, leaving his fortunes in tatters and his kingdom on the brink of annihilation. Timewatch brings together leading scholars, archaeologists and anthropologists to piece together the story behind this bloody 12th Century battle.
