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Focusing on hunters and hunting, the brutal ending of a life, an act which sustains another’s. The hunt is by far the most dramatic event on the plains of the Serengeti. Part 3 of 12.
Learn the unique story of thirty-year-old Felix who, due to a special type of autism, has a three-year-old's mental ability. Told from his young sister's perspective, we follow his unusual everyday life with his parents, siblings and carers, through the highs and lows.
Millions of people have sent their DNA to be analysed by private companies, which are revealing customers' ancestry and family connections, and reporting health risks. But what are the pitfalls and unintended consequences of sharing genetic data? Ⓢ
Some 9,000 years ago, dark-skinned, blue-eyed hunter-gatherers roamed our forests and plains. Thousands of years later, a new wave of settlers washed into Europe from the Middle East and Mediterranean, bringing with them a dynamic new technology - farming. Now Lara Cassidy, a young geneticist at Trinity College Dublin, has uncovered a shocking secret about an early farmer who was buried in one of Europe’s most sacred sites. Her discovery gives an astonishing insight into the culture and beliefs of the people of western Europe around 3000 BC. Part 1 of 2.
Fast forward to the Middle Ages, and a critical time in Europe’s history – the transition from paganism to Christianity. The records of the time give little information on the lives of ordinary people, but now DNA and other scientific techniques like palaeoecology, isotope analysis and osteo-archaeology are opening fascinating windows into the past. Evidence from burial sites in Ireland show that ancient pre-Christian beliefs continued long into the Christian era – including belief in the undead. Part 2 of 2.
Focusing on Africa’s predators and how they hunt, from cheetahs running down gazelles to lions taking on the mighty buffalo. Even the best hunters can be outrun and outwitted. Part 1 of 12.
As Europe is engulfed by total war, Hitler’s loyal deputy, Rudolf Hess, is feeling increasingly isolated from the inner circle. He’s desperate to regain the Fuhrer’s attention and trust, but as time goes by he’s pushed further and further from the centre of power. Finally, in May 1941 he stakes his reputation on one last throw of the dice to try and win back Hitler’s favour… but will it work? Part 6 of 10. Ⓢ
In 1939 SS boss Heinrich Himmler orders his deputy Reinhard Heydrich to plan a terrifying programme of ethnic cleansing, first in Poland and then the Soviet Union. In doing so, Heydrich will establish himself as chief architect of the Holocaust, masterminding the mass murder of millions of Jews. However, his meteoric rise will make him a target both in and outside Hitler’s circle of evil. Part 7 of 10. Ⓢ
It is early 1942. The Nazis' invasion of Soviet Russia has reached a critical stage. Hitler needs to build more tanks and aircraft fast, but when he turns to his favourite architect Albert Speer to save the war effort, it shocks and surprises everyone. For Speer it’s a promotion that will put him in competition with the most notorious figures of the Nazi regime. It’s a clash that could even kill him. Part 8 of 10. Ⓢ
The Nazi illusion develops cracks. Hitler narrowly escapes a bomb assassination attempt, and it soon becomes clear that the German Army is behind it. The bomb plot makes the inner circle even more powerful. Total war is unleashed and the final card is played: the Battle of the Bulge. It doesn’t take long before the inner circle realises they have been set an impossible task: failure is inevitable. Part 9 of 10. Ⓢ
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. Ⓢ
Enormously influential photographer Annie Leibovitz has produced some of the most iconic images of the last 30 years. She has shot the rich and famous, the profound and the powerful, the exceptional and the notorious. Her camera has documented the horrors of war – most recently in Sarajevo and Rwanda. Masterful at exposing her subjects, Annie's own life has been private and protected. In this film, she lays bare her artistic process, her personal journey and her delicate balancing of fame and family to the camera – a camera vigilantly pointed by a filmmaker who is her younger sister. From her hectic studio to her idyllic farm, experience Annie's current work and the creation of her latest retrospective book - while facing her losses as well as her grand successes.