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The great herds take centre stage, running the gamut of predators and pressures unique to this nomadic way of life. Part 9 of 12.
What happens when the world hits pause? Nature Reboots! From the Canadian wilderness to urban America and the backyards of Britain, scientists reveal unexpected and astounding discoveries from during the pandemic. This ambitious and provocative film explores the lockdown’s silver lining: many species benefit immediately when humanity slows down. Ⓢ
Hitler, the 'all-conquering genius' and his inner circle are falling apart. Chaos and madness prevail, with clandestine peace talks, assassination attempts and stashing away stolen treasure, together with envy, greed and vicious power plays. With troops circling the capital, it’s time to plot their exit strategy. Stay loyal to the Fuhrer or jump ship and save their own skin? The day of reckoning has arrived. Part 10 of 10. Ⓢ
Dunkirk has now become a siege town. While a large number of the Army has been evacuated, many tens of thousands still remain. Whether or not they survive depends on how long men like Lieutenant Jimmy Langley can hold back the final German advance. Fierce fighting buys time for the men to get away but Lt Langley is injured and taken to a casualty station where Major Newman has been trying to evacuate his wounded patients. His repeated efforts are frustrated and no hospital ships arrive. The evacuation slows to a snail's pace as daylight sailing is suspended and the crews of the naval ships, who have been working for nine days without rest, are exhausted. When finally the British Expeditionary Force is evacuated, further political pressure requires these crews to make one more trip in order to lift as many of the French rearguard as possible. However, no provision can be made for the wounded and Major Newman and Jimmy Langley are left behind to face the Germans who arrive in Dunkirk on the same day as Churchill makes his now famous speech to the House of Commons vowing never to surrender. Part 3 of 3. Ⓢ
The 22nd of July, 1946. The headquarters of the British Army in Palestine is located in the luxurious King David Hotel. Members of the Irgun, the Jewish resistance movement, smuggle milk churns packed with explosives into the hotel and hide them in the basement. Thirty minutes later an enormous explosion brings down the entire south wing of the hotel. Ninety-one people die. Two years after the explosion the British leave Palestine and the state of Israel is established. What significance did the friendship between the leaders of the Irgun and the Irish Republican Army have? How did a famous play staged on Broadway and starring Marlon Brando contribute to the Zionist cause? And how do three daughters look back upon their fathers' involvement in the attack on the hotel? Part 1 of 6.
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.
How are winters getting worse when the earth is getting warmer? The warming planet is heating more rapidly in the north, heating up the mass of arctic air called the Polar Vortex. A warmer Polar Vortex is in turn weakening the jet stream which normally serves to contain the arctic air. But now, the wobbly jet stream is allowing frigid arctic temperatures to travel south bringing with it things like nor’easters, epic blizzards, bomb cyclones and frost quakes. This episode follows the stories of storm chasers caught in blizzards, farmers livelihoods compromised by extreme cold and snow, as well as the consequences of cold on our infrastructure. Part 10 of 10.