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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.
Some animals in the Serengeti seem to be forever at war. Species compete with each other over territories, ring fencing these areas with scent marking. Part 8 of 12.
Sixty million years ago a great forest covered a large area of South West Australia. It’s still there, and Ray travels through time in a primeval landscape of giant trees to meet the quokka, one of the world’s oldest marsupials. Part 7 of 7.
Tutankhamun was a young man of 19 when he died, suddenly and unexpectedly. He was part of the successful 18th dynasty in Egypt’s Golden Age, and as Pharaoh, Tutankhamun would have wielded absolute power. For years, scientists have tried to explain the mysterious death that ended this most important and colourful dynasty in Egyptian history. This epic detective story strives to uncover the extraordinary truth of the boy behind the golden mask.
This two-part programme offers an exciting, insightful and often surprising account of one of the most celebrated campaigns of the Second World War – the war in North Africa. Testimonies of veterans from both sides, interwoven with archival footage and dramatic recreations bring the conflict to life. As the Nazis sweep all before them in Europe, the Anglo-Australian garrison in the small town of Tobruk in North Africa inspires the world by resisting the war's most celebrated German general. Part 1 of 2.
During the Second World War, with Hitler’s forces dominating Western Europe, the Allies knew that conventional warfare alone would not be enough to secure victory. So a joint Anglo-American plan was forged to train an army of spies in the dark arts of sabotage, subversion and guerilla warfare. To help keep the new alliance a secret, the decision was made to set up the elite school in Canada, close to Toronto. Overseen by British experts and instructors, it was known officially as Special Training School 103. But to those who trained there it went by another name - CAMP X. Part 1 of 2.
Coastlines have captured the human imagination since the dawn of history, inspiring us to venture beyond the horizon. Along coasts, one element ends and another begins. No two days are ever the same on a coastline: the only thing that remains a constant is the timeless power of the sea. Part 6 of 6.
In the fading days of the Pharaohs, the city of Heracleion was the gateway to Egypt and a port beyond compare. In the 4th century BC this was an opulent and prosperous place adorned with statues and sphinxes and home to the temple of Amun. Despite its importance, Heracleion mysteriously disappears from history as if wiped from the face of the Earth. In fact the city was consumed by the sea and lay forgotten beneath the waters of the Mediterranean.In 2000 archaeologists discovered the city’s remains 6 kilometres off the Egyptian coast and only 10 metres under water. What caused this sacred city to plunge into the sea?
A brilliant Axis intelligence coup helps Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps sweep forward to threaten Cairo and the Suez Canal. At a tiny railway halt called El Alamein, the Allied Eighth Army draws a line in the sand and fights a battle that will transfix the world and transform the Second World War. Part 2 of 2.
Following training, North American spies were sent around the world to take on their Axis enemies in a deadly chess game of move and counter-move. Told through the incredible stories of these real-life James Bonds, this film traces the evolution of espionage in North America, and explains how the men and women who were the world’s first modern spies were vital in helping the Allies to victory. Also revealed is the dramatic key role that Camp X played in helping to expose the threat posed by the Soviets in the earliest days of the Cold War, and the ironic fact that one of the writers of the manual was a Soviet mole. Part 2 of 2.
