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David Hayman meets some of the men who sailed on HMS Hood. He travels to Scapa Flow to experience what life was like for the hundreds of people working to protect the vital North Atlantic convoys. In Australia he uncovers the legacy of the battlecruiser's flag-waving visits, and tries his hand at riveting in order to understand what it took to make such vessels strong and watertight. Part 4 of 4.
This episode tells the tale of China's most creative dynasty - the Song (960-1279). Michael Wood heads to the city of Kaifeng, the greatest city in the world before the 19th century. Here in Twin Dragon Alley, locals tell him the legend of the baby boys who became emperors. He explores the ideas and inventions that made the Song one of greatest eras in world culture, helped by China's most famous work of art, the Kaifeng scroll, which shows the life of the city in around 1120. Part 3 of 6.
Yosemite was forged by time and shaped by the power of water. Water made life possible in this 'stone wilderness', carving out the iconic Yosemite Valley and giving birth to the Earth’s largest living trees. But with climate change, Yosemite is feeling the heat. Water is scarcer and the threat of wildfire is more common. Join scientists and adventurers as they explore the past, present and future of the Sierra Nevada’s (a mountain range which stretches from California into Nevada through Yosemite) most precious resource, its water. Glide over the Yosemite Valley, climb trees as tall as buildings, and see how critters both great and small – from the bighorn sheep to the American pika – survive through drought, wildfires, and mountains of snow, as we investigate one of America’s great wildernesses.
Series chronicling the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history. As the Great Depression continued into 1935, the inhabitants of the Southern Plains also had to contend with 'black blizzards', violent dust storms that wiped out crops and livestock. They felt their plight had been forgotten by President Roosevelt as the drought intensified and many decided the only solution was to leave their homes and head for a land with plentiful water and work. Part 3 of 4.
Michael Wood recounts the tale of one of China's most famous dynasties beginning with the amazing story of Hongwu, a peasant rebel who founded one of greatest eras in Chinese history. Part 4 of 6.
Using the testimonies of firefighters and their families, along with previously unused video and audio material, this award-winning film follows the dramatic stories of individual firemen through the unfolding tragedy as they risked their lives to save others on that fateful day.
Series chronicling the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history. By 1936, nearly a quarter of the people living in the Southern Plains had begun to leave, driven from their homes by the Great Depression and the unrelenting drought. Many headed for California, a land supposedly full of jobs and opportunity. Nevertheless, around 75 per cent of those enduring intense hardship decided to stay put and retain their land even though the drought was already in its fifth year. Part 4 of 4.
Looking at the ever-present challenges presented by competing for food, mating rights or territory. The competitive spirit is shown in the hunt, the competition between predator and prey. Part 7 of 12.
