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Searching for Italy episode 2 – Rome: Situated in Lazio, the ancient city of Rome is often overlooked in the gastronomic department. Stanley Tucci meets up with an old friend Claudia della Frattina, and they head to a little restaurant to order rigatoni all’amatriciana, one of the famous four Roman pastas. His guide is chef, DJ and food historian Daniele […]
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Kate Humble: Off the Beaten Track episode 5: Kate Humble and her Welsh sheepdog, Teg, explore remote corners of north Wales. Kate reaches for the sky, amidst a storm with 50 mph winds, as she attempts to climb the tallest man-made structure in Wales to fix some loose cables on the Arfon Transmission Tower. Next, avid walkers see
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Kate Humble: Off the Beaten Track episode 4: Kate Humble and her Welsh sheepdog Teg continue their journey across the remote Welsh countryside, by exploring Carmarthenshire. In the Cothi Valley, Kate herds and milks goats. In Capel Iwan, Kate tries her hand at trotting. Then in Cwm Elfed they meet an Englishman keeping the Welsh weaving tradition alive. Near Carmarthen
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Searching for Italy episode 1 – Academy Award nominee Stanley Tucci travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country’s regional cuisines. Tucci comes prepared with a bottomless appetite for it all, showing us how the diversity of Italian cooking offers a gateway through which you can glimpse Italy’s history and culture. Alternative stream
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Kate Humble: Off the Beaten Track episode 3: Kate Humble and her Welsh sheepdog, Teg, continue their journey across the remote Welsh countryside, by exploring mid-Wales. In Ponterwyd, they herd sheep for the market, and Kate witnesses first-hand the price disparities between what farmers get for their sheep and what consumers pay. At the Teifi Pools she discover that Wales
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Kate Humble: Off the Beaten Track episode 2: Kate and her Welsh sheepdog, Teg, travel from southern Snowdonia, to the least populated area in the UK, deep in the Cambrian Mountains. Along the way, Kate experiences a deer cull, loses a herd of cattle on Cadair Idris mountain, meets a family relying on the weather to run their mod cons,
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Kate Humble: Off the Beaten Track episode 1: The presenter and her Welsh sheepdog, Teg, travel from the most northerly farm on mainland Wales, just outside Llandudno, across to the sleepy hamlet of Nantmor in Snowdonia. Along the way they experience the comeback of old style shepherding, learn how canine power is saving lives on the mountains and see a
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China from Above episode 4 – Mountains and Rivers: From stunning heights, witness the mountains, rivers, and people that make up China’s great interior. Visit celebrations at the center of the Buddhist world and on the edges of river cities, soar over the world’s most famous peak 29,000 feet in the air, and dive into an ancient city submerged under
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China from Above episode 3 – Dynamic Coast: China is a nation of contrasts, and nowhere is it more evident than along its dynamic coastline. This aerial journey takes us from the north’s icy Chagan Lake to the tropical Hainan province’s southern volcanoes, and from the nation’s most populated cities in the east to an abandoned fishermen’s village off Shanghai’s
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China from Above episode 2 – Future is Now: China is growing at a breakneck pace and racing to keep up with demand. As new cities are built and current ones expand, the country is pushing the limits of technology and innovation. On an aerial tour over megacities like Shanghai and Beijing, discover how the population works, travels, plays, and
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China from Above episode 1 – Living Past: Modern-day China has been built on the traditions and innovations of the past. In this aerial journey, explore the sprawling nation from a whole new perspective. See how nature has served as both an enemy and an ally, and meet people who have built lives in the unlikeliest of places, from steep
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Great Scenic Rail Journeys – 150 Years on the Track: Hosted by Grammy-winning musician David Holt, this travel program explores many historic and scenic tourist railroads in North America. More than just a tour, the program shows how these railroads defined the spirit of an era, creating a new industry and re-writing the history of transportation. Featured railways include Verde
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