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Maiya May explores heat in Portland, Oregon, and Medellín, Colombia, a city that is leading the revolution against sweltering city temperatures. Then she visits the hottest city in the US, Phoenix, Arizona. Part 3 of 6.
The life of this Native American princess was anything but a fairytale. Join us as we look beyond the fiction and reveal the real story of Pocahontas, a tale of kidnapping, conflict, starvation, ocean journeys, and the future of an entire civilisation.
In this first chapter, the three presenters look at how a single spark started The Great Fire of London, look at the tragedy it caused to the people of London, and new evidence of what the Londoners lost. Part 1 of 3.
In the second chapter, the three presenters explore the devastation that the fire caused. Part 2 of 3.
In the final chapter, the presenters discover what ended The Great Fire and how the city rebuilt itself from the ashes. Part 3 of 3.
An immersive documentary offering an insight into the time of peace between the First and Second World Wars, and how these 20 years of peace produced war. Part 1 of 8.
The victors of World War 1 believed that keeping their vanquished foes under-armed would guarantee peace. And so as the US and Great Britain began to increase their military holdings, it was at the expense of a humiliated Germany. Part 2 of 8.
Technological advances were embraced by some—but not all—whilst Mussolini began his autocratic rule in Italy. Part 3 of 8.
By the late twenties, Europe—France especially—appeared to have put the bad old days of economic strife behind them. A few voices warned that this boom time would have inevitable consequences, but the majority weren't listening. Part 4 of 8.
In the 20s, there seemed to be some good candidates for leadership in Europe. But where were these people when the Great Depression hit, affecting the lives of people around the world? Part 5 of 8.
With the United States also suffering, Japan took the opportunity to increase their empire. Turning their attention to East Asia, they plotted the invasion of Manchuria. Part 6 of 8.
By the mid-thirties, Adolf Hitler's ambitions seemed clear to all. If the great powers had acted earlier, would their intervention have prevented WW2? Part 7 of 8.
For some, appeasement was the only way 'repeating the disaster of WW1 had to be avoided at all costs'. But with Adolf Hitler at the other end of the negotiating table, this was a strategy doomed to failure. Part 8 of 8.
