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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.
This episode begins with the Empire of Japan rising on the international Stage. In 1931, the political structures that allowed the military to operate outside of the control of civilian government result in the invasion of Manchuria. A new view of Japan's divine destiny under the Emperor emerges. Political ideology grows to support Japanese expansion. 1937 sees the full-scale invasion of China. The episode closes on the surprise attack of Pearl Harbor in December, 1941. Part 1 of 4. Ⓢ
In a few weeks a vast empire has been created. This episode begins with Victory in Malaya and the fall of Singapore. Then the Philippines and Burma fall, and Thailand is bullied into an alliance. On the Home Front, people are rejoicing and presents are distributed to every household. But the successes create a logistical nightmare. The effect of the belligerent lack of cooperation between the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Navy is explored. Only six months after Pearl Harbor, the war begins to turn. Part 2 of 4. Ⓢ
This episode turns its attention to the experience in the occupied territories; the various puppet governments, resistance and attempts at guerrilla warfare. The treatment of POWs is examined. The political influence of the industrial and financial elite is ongoing. There is a growing awareness of the truth in the Japanese population - domestic propaganda begins to contradict lived experience. Japanese industry fails to keep pace with the demands of the military. Allied victories begin to draw in the net. Part 3 of 4. Ⓢ
American bombing pounds the Japanese home islands. Slave labour and sex slavery are evident. In August 1945, atomic bombs fall on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Calls for surrender are resisted and as agreed at Potsdam, the Red Army invades Manchuria. For the first time the Japanese hear the voice of their Emperor in a broadcast telling them to “bear the unbearable”. Finally, General MacArthur accepts Japan’s surrender on behalf of the Allied Powers. Japan begins the slow journey to miraculous recovery. Part 4 of 4. Ⓢ
Explore the amazing cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse. In April 2024, the Moon’s shadow is sweeping from Texas to Maine, as the U.S. witnesses its last total eclipse until 2044. Scientists scramble to unlock the secrets of our Sun.
In May 1940 Churchill became Prime Minister and Germany launched its offensive. By June 4th British troops had been evacuated from Dunkirk, on the 18th Churchill delivered the 'Finest Hour' speech, by mid-July the Battle of Britain had begun. Part 1 of 6.
On June 6th 1944, the largest amphibious invasion in military history commenced targeting the coast of Normandy in France. The 100 days that follow would see the end of Nazi dominance in Western Europe. Part 2 of 6.
In July 1956 Gamal Abdel Nasser, president of Egypt, nationalised the Suez Canal. Israel, Great Britain and France responded. It was one of the great follies of modern history from which the British and French were obliged to timidly withdraw. Part 3 of 6.
Are you in control of your brain, or is your brain controlling you? Dive into the latest research on the subconscious with neuroscientist Heather Berlin to see what’s really driving the decisions you make. Part 2 of 2.
