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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.
The plots of Greek myths - from Hercules to Oedipus, Adonis to Atlas - have leaked into our lives, providing inspiration for artists from Botticelli to Goya and sources for stories from Hamlet to Happy Days. In this film, Robin Lane Fox uncovers the truth behind Greek myths and gods, revealing the stories, people, journeys and topography that provided the source material.
Among the eyewitnesses, the diplomats working in Berlin were well placed to see what was really going on. They worked frantically to find information, becoming investigators, spies, and whistleblowers.
Summer 1942: A real manhunt took place in Paris, then in occupied France, and even in the ‘zone libre’ (free zone). Close to 80 000 Jews were rounded-up and deported to the concentration camps. Almost none of them ever returned. Without the help of the French authorities and police, these operations carefully planned by the Nazis would never have existed.
This episode looks at three different German U-Boat wrecks, including the UC-66, the first to be sunk by a plane, and the U480, the world’s first stealth sub. Part 1 of 10.
Armed with the latest undersea technology and personal testimony, we board two doomed ships to discover what set them on the path to catastrophe. Part 2 of 10.
Survivors' stories and world-leading shipwreck investigators uncover how even the most powerful warships had their weaknesses and paid a fatal price. Part 3 of 10.
We uncover the remains of warships from the remote Pacific to the Atlantic, revealing new insights into how the atom bomb changed our world forever. Part 4 of 10.
How the Americans launched a massive bombardment of the Japanese fleet—and how the German liner Wilhelm Gustloff was torpedoed by a Russian sub. Part 5 of 10.
Documentary explores the landmark 1952 film starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, and the gripping story behind its troubled production.
