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6:00AM
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8:00AM

The Gunpowder Plot

This is the story of one of history’s first major terrorist attacks - an attempt to blow up the symbolic heart of one of the world’s major capital cities. London, 1605: against a backdrop of religious strife, a group of young disaffected Catholics decided to rid themselves of the monarchy and Parliament. With three and a half tons of explosives, they came within minutes of the total destruction of England’s Houses of Parliament. State-of-the-art CGI shows the extent of the damage if the explosion had taken place, while dramatic reconstructions reveal the men behind the plot.
9:10AM

Dam Busters - The Race to Smash the German Dams

James Holland presents an analysis of the 1943 air attacks by the RAF, in which 19 Lancaster bombers ventured into the industrial heartland of Germany to destroy three heavily defended dams with the new bouncing bomb. James argues that the raid is the greatest of all time and explores whether its true impact has been underestimated - and if the result should have been even greater.
10:30AM

Maxima

An indigenous woman from the Peruvian Andes, who cannot read or write, stands up to the largest gold producer in the world, US-based Newmont Mining Corporation. Maxima is fearlessly fighting to stop a multi-billion dollar mining project launched by Newmont and partially funded by the World Bank. This project would forever destroy and contaminate critical water and land ecosystems. But without Maxima’s land, the project is not possible. A land dispute quickly turns into a landmark case of human rights abuse. Throughout Maxima’s fight for justice, we reveal the mechanics of how a transnational corporation manages to get away with human rights and environmental crimes, the role of the World Bank, and the resilience of one woman who refuses to back down.
11:40AM

Dunblane: Our Story

A compelling documentary about the Dunblane tragedy. On 13th March 1996, a gunman walked into a primary school in the small Scottish town of Dunblane near Stirling, and shot dead 16 pupils aged between 5 and 6 years old and their teacher. It remains the deadliest firearms atrocity ever recorded in the UK. In this landmark film to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the tragedy, Dunblane: Our Story interviews people affected by the events that day. The interviews include the testimony of a survivor who was shot as a five-year-old; Ron Taylor, the headmaster of Dunblane Primary School at the time of the shootings; and Debbie Mayor, the daughter of Gwen Mayor, the primary teacher who was shot dead. Other contributors include siblings and parents of the survivors and the deceased.

Afternoon

1:00PM

The Gunpowder Plot

This is the story of one of history’s first major terrorist attacks - an attempt to blow up the symbolic heart of one of the world’s major capital cities. London, 1605: against a backdrop of religious strife, a group of young disaffected Catholics decided to rid themselves of the monarchy and Parliament. With three and a half tons of explosives, they came within minutes of the total destruction of England’s Houses of Parliament. State-of-the-art CGI shows the extent of the damage if the explosion had taken place, while dramatic reconstructions reveal the men behind the plot.
2:05PM

Dam Busters - The Race to Smash the German Dams

James Holland presents an analysis of the 1943 air attacks by the RAF, in which 19 Lancaster bombers ventured into the industrial heartland of Germany to destroy three heavily defended dams with the new bouncing bomb. James argues that the raid is the greatest of all time and explores whether its true impact has been underestimated - and if the result should have been even greater.
3:20PM

Maxima

An indigenous woman from the Peruvian Andes, who cannot read or write, stands up to the largest gold producer in the world, US-based Newmont Mining Corporation. Maxima is fearlessly fighting to stop a multi-billion dollar mining project launched by Newmont and partially funded by the World Bank. This project would forever destroy and contaminate critical water and land ecosystems. But without Maxima’s land, the project is not possible. A land dispute quickly turns into a landmark case of human rights abuse. Throughout Maxima’s fight for justice, we reveal the mechanics of how a transnational corporation manages to get away with human rights and environmental crimes, the role of the World Bank, and the resilience of one woman who refuses to back down.
4:30PM

Dunblane: Our Story

A compelling documentary about the Dunblane tragedy. On 13th March 1996, a gunman walked into a primary school in the small Scottish town of Dunblane near Stirling, and shot dead 16 pupils aged between 5 and 6 years old and their teacher. It remains the deadliest firearms atrocity ever recorded in the UK. In this landmark film to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the tragedy, Dunblane: Our Story interviews people affected by the events that day. The interviews include the testimony of a survivor who was shot as a five-year-old; Ron Taylor, the headmaster of Dunblane Primary School at the time of the shootings; and Debbie Mayor, the daughter of Gwen Mayor, the primary teacher who was shot dead. Other contributors include siblings and parents of the survivors and the deceased.
5:45PM

The Gunpowder Plot

This is the story of one of history’s first major terrorist attacks - an attempt to blow up the symbolic heart of one of the world’s major capital cities. London, 1605: against a backdrop of religious strife, a group of young disaffected Catholics decided to rid themselves of the monarchy and Parliament. With three and a half tons of explosives, they came within minutes of the total destruction of England’s Houses of Parliament. State-of-the-art CGI shows the extent of the damage if the explosion had taken place, while dramatic reconstructions reveal the men behind the plot.

Evening

6:50PM

The Unshakable Hagia Sophia

NOVA: Since it was built in AD537, Hagia Sophia in Istanbul has been a Christian church, an Islamic mosque and a secular museum. Built at the intersection of major fault lines, the structure has endured more than a dozen devastating earthquakes. An international team of experts investigates Hagia Sophia's seismic secrets using radar, laser and computer technologies as scientists race to discover how Hagia Sophia was built, why it still stands and whether it will survive the next major earthquake.
8:00PM

Great Escape - The Reckoning

Many of us are familiar with the story of The Great Escape, when 76 airmen broke out of a German prisoner of war camp during World War Two in a dramatic bid for freedom. But its chilling sequel, in which 50 Allied airmen were captured and then murdered by the Gestapo on the orders of a vengeful Adolf Hitler, is largely unknown. Now, for the first time, this compelling drama-documentary - which uses actual reports and court transcripts from the time - depicts the story of a little-known investigation: that of the dedicated RAF team which set about tracking down the Gestapo suspects who killed their men. This is the untold story of one of history's most remarkable criminal investigations.
9:05PM

Radical Evil

Stefan Ruzowitzky asks why normal people become mass murderers in this sobering film about the Nazi death squads, who ruthlessly gunned down about two million Jewish civilians in Eastern Europe. In the words of author Primo Levi, 'Monsters exist, but they are too few in numbers to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men.'
11:00PM

The Gunpowder Plot

This is the story of one of history’s first major terrorist attacks - an attempt to blow up the symbolic heart of one of the world’s major capital cities. London, 1605: against a backdrop of religious strife, a group of young disaffected Catholics decided to rid themselves of the monarchy and Parliament. With three and a half tons of explosives, they came within minutes of the total destruction of England’s Houses of Parliament. State-of-the-art CGI shows the extent of the damage if the explosion had taken place, while dramatic reconstructions reveal the men behind the plot.
12:05AM

Great Escape - The Reckoning

Many of us are familiar with the story of The Great Escape, when 76 airmen broke out of a German prisoner of war camp during World War Two in a dramatic bid for freedom. But its chilling sequel, in which 50 Allied airmen were captured and then murdered by the Gestapo on the orders of a vengeful Adolf Hitler, is largely unknown. Now, for the first time, this compelling drama-documentary - which uses actual reports and court transcripts from the time - depicts the story of a little-known investigation: that of the dedicated RAF team which set about tracking down the Gestapo suspects who killed their men. This is the untold story of one of history's most remarkable criminal investigations.
1:15AM

The Unshakable Hagia Sophia

NOVA: Since it was built in AD537, Hagia Sophia in Istanbul has been a Christian church, an Islamic mosque and a secular museum. Built at the intersection of major fault lines, the structure has endured more than a dozen devastating earthquakes. An international team of experts investigates Hagia Sophia's seismic secrets using radar, laser and computer technologies as scientists race to discover how Hagia Sophia was built, why it still stands and whether it will survive the next major earthquake.
2:20AM

Radical Evil

Stefan Ruzowitzky asks why normal people become mass murderers in this sobering film about the Nazi death squads, who ruthlessly gunned down about two million Jewish civilians in Eastern Europe. In the words of author Primo Levi, 'Monsters exist, but they are too few in numbers to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men.'
4:00AM

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