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Neil Oliver reaches the end of his epic tour of our most distant past with the arrival of metals and the social revolution that ushered in a new age of social mobility, international trade, and village life. Part 4 of 4.
In the aftermath of Germany’s devastating offensive against the Allies, their army prepares to capture the entire British army trapped at the port at Dunkirk. However, at the pivotal moment Hitler delays making the final killer blow, allowing Prime Minister Churchill and his commanders to devise a daring strategy to bring back the entire British army. Part 1 of 10.
Alexander Litvinenko died in London in 2006, the first registered case of poisoning by radioactive polonium-201. Combining first hand testimony from key witnesses, with first class dramatisation of key events and never-before-seen archive, this film shows how the FSB so nearly got away with murder and demonstrates the ramifications that are still being played out today.
Before the iPhone, the Polaroid camera let people instantly chronicle their lives. Along with instant photo mania, its company culture became the model for Silicon Valley. Mr. Polaroid is the story of Edwin Land, the man behind the camera.
Thirty miles from mainland Scotland, there’s a chain of low-lying islands that face the full might of the Atlantic Ocean: the Uists and Benbecula where a spectacular patchwork of freshwater lochs and pools pockmark the landscape. Part 2 of 6.