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Turning to the rivers and lakes contained in the Serengeti eco-system and looking at creatures whose lives are controlled by the presence or lack of life-giving water. Part 11 of 12.
With morale plummeting in Vietnam, President Nixon begins withdrawing American troops. As news breaks of an unthinkable massacre committed by American soldiers, the public debates the rectitude of the war, while an incursion into Cambodia reignites antiwar protests with tragic consequences. A film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Part 8 of 10.
In February 2021, the teams from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii unearthed an astoundingly well-preserved, almost intact Roman ceremonial chariot. To date, this ornate chariot is the first of its kind to be discovered. The scientists name it the Lamborghini of its era. Our investigation takes us back to ancient Rome in order to understand the context in which this chariot was used and try and decipher who the owners were and what their social status was. As the investigation goes on, new clues and corpses are found shedding light on the secrets of the Villa Giuliana and the last days of its inhabitants.
Who created the Nazca lines, one of archaeology's greatest enigmas, and why? Recent finds of long-hidden lines and figures etched into the Peruvian desert offer new clues to the origins and purpose behind these giant desert symbols.
Paul Murton traces the history of the great outdoors, taking in Loch Tay and Rannoch Moor. Part 4 of 6.
It's the story of a crime against humanity seen through the eyes of the victims who managed to survive. Three women and two men who lived in Mariupol during the first month of the Russian invasion of Ukraine tell us what they saw and felt, and how decisions were made during the war. The diaries of one of the heroines, Mariupol journalist Nadia Sukhorukova, are given a voice. She witnessed hundreds of deaths in less than a month and wrote down everything that she experienced. Through Nadiya’s chronicles of the blockade on social media, people could see and sympathise with what thousands of people felt and experienced. This is the story of a city where everything but hope has been destroyed.
While justice was served on 200 officials tried, the Allies compiled a list of 30,000 Nazis wanted for murder and torture. From the German countryside to South America, the film unveils the truth on cells used to exfiltrate Nazis. Part 3 of 3.
