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Is what you see real? Join neuroscientist Heather Berlin on a quest to understand how your brain shapes your reality, and why you can’t always trust what you perceive. Learn the surprising tricks the brain takes to help us survive. Part 1 of 2.
Paul Murton enjoys the delights of the favourite Scots holiday destination - the Firth of Clyde. Part 3 of 6.
Paul Murton travels through the central Highlands from Glen Lyon to the Cairngorms National Park. Part 4 of 6.
Exploring the many different concepts of family in the natural world: getting together, the raising of cubs and chicks and how family bonds can determine an animal’s fate. Part 5 of 12.
Dr Thomas Asbridge reveals how the outcome of these epic holy wars was decided not on the hallowed ground of Jerusalem, but in Egypt. As trade blossomed between Christians and Muslims and the Mongol hordes arrived from Asia, a saintly French king, afire with crusading zeal, and the most remarkable Muslim leader of the Middle Ages fought for ultimate victory in the East. Drawing upon eyewitness chronicles and the latest archaeological evidence, Dr Asbridge argues that it was a fearsome slave-warrior from the Russian Steppes - now forgotten in the West - who finally sealed the fate of the crusades. And, most controversially of all, Asbridge challenges the popular misconception that the medieval crusades sparked a clash of civilisations between Islam and the West that continues to this day. Part 3 of 3.
Ultimately, when Stalin dies, the Armistice is signed, and the border between South and North Korea is designated near the 38th parallel. Today, North Korea and South Korea are still grave enemies, while North Korea is now armed with nuclear weapons. Part 2 of 2.
The episode explores the mounting pressure of the presidential race following the death of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Part 3 of 4.
The Battle of Shanghai has been described as both the last battle of World War I and the first of World War II. This revealing film recounts the events that led to the fighting that began in Shanghai in 1937, which would become part of a larger, global conflict. The programme reflects the latest historical perspectives, with rare footage and vivid recollections of people who experienced the events as children living in Shanghai.
