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The Great Pottery Throw Down 2020 episode 5

The Great Pottery Throw Down 2020 / 4 minutes of reading / March 11, 2023 / By HDclump

The Great Pottery Throw Down 2020 episode 5: The eight remaining potters are challenged to build a pair of matching lamp bases, hoping to impress judges Sue Pryke and Keith Brymer Jones. Later, guest judge Emma Bridgewater drops in to set an emotional ceramic challenge for the contestants. The Great Pottery Throw Down is a popular British television program that showcases the skill and creativity of amateur potters as they compete to be named the country’s top potter. The show’s second episode, which aired in 2020, was particularly exciting and featured some remarkable pieces. In addition […]

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Bettany Hughes Treasures of the World episode 8

History / 4 minutes of reading / March 10, 2023 / By HDclump

Bettany Hughes Treasures of the World episode 8: Bettany explores Cyprus, where according to mythology the goddess Aphrodite was born. She explores her cult and visits her sanctuary at Palaepaphos. In the Troodos Mountains, she discovers stunning Byzantine churches linked to the Crusaders. In this episode, Bettany travels to Cyprus, the legendary birthplace of Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty. She examines how Aphrodite’s cult influenced the island’s identity and politics, and how her legacy still resonates today. She also visits some of the most stunning sites in Cyprus, such as the sanctuary

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Narrow Escapes of World War II episode 9

History / 4 minutes of reading / March 9, 2023 / By HDclump

Narrow Escapes of World War II episode 9: Australian Leslie Morshead and his troops held off Rommel’s Afrika Korps at the crucial port of Tobruk for an astonishing eight weeks. By Easter 1941, all that stands between Afrika Korps commander Erwin Rommel and Egypts Suez Canal is Tobruk. Australias Gen. Leslie Morshead and his defenders are ordered to hold the Libyan port for eight weeks while the defenses of Egypt can be strengthened. The Rats of Tobruk are convinced that if they fail, the war against Germany will be lost. The heroic story of Australian General Leslie Morshead and his

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The Great Pottery Throw Down 2020 episode 4

The Great Pottery Throw Down 2020 / 4 minutes of reading / March 8, 2023 / By HDclump

The Great Pottery Throw Down 2020 episode 4: Judge Sue Pryke sets a multi-coloured slip cast challenge to make two vases, before the competitors take part in a blindfolded throwing challenge. Who will be named potter of the week, and who will leave the pottery? The Great Pottery Throw Down is a popular British television program that showcases the skill and creativity of amateur potters as they compete to be named the country’s top potter. The show’s second episode, which aired in 2020, was particularly exciting and featured some remarkable pieces. In addition to the impressive

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Joanna Lumley’s Nile episode 4

Travel / 5 minutes of reading / March 8, 2023 / By HDclump

Joanna Lumley’s Nile episode 4: Joanna goes to the last stage of his epic journey up the river, with flights to Juba, southern Sudan, which has enabled the fragile peace process a resurgence of beauty contests in the country. Then it goes to the Murchison Falls in Uganda and finds some of the largest African wildlife, including hippos, rhinos and a bird named shoebill unusual. Finally, Joanna meets an adventurer who takes her to a newly discovered source of the Nile, at the top of the mountains of Rwanda. Joanna Lumley visits Rwanda, a country known for its

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Joanna Lumley’s Nile episode 3

Travel / 5 minutes of reading / March 7, 2023 / By HDclump

Joanna Lumley’s Nile episode 3: The epic river journey brings the actress to Khartoum, where she watches whirling dervishes practising their devotional dancing and experiences a Sudanese beauty treatment that makes use of wood smoke. She then takes a short diversion into Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains to meet an unusual group of Olympic hopefuls training in the thin air of the highlands. In “Joanna Lumley’s Nile,” the actress and presenter embarks on a journey down the longest river in the world, exploring the diverse landscapes, cultures, and history that make up the Nile’s basin. Throughout the series, Joanna’s infectious

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Narrow Escapes of World War II episode 8

History / 4 minutes of reading / March 7, 2023 / By HDclump

Narrow Escapes of World War II episode 8: Major-General ‘Roy’ Urquhart led the doomed British attack on Arnhem, but somehow made it back across the Rhine, dodging enemy gunfire and patrols. In September 1944, 40,000 Allied troops descend on occupied Holland to secure the bridges over the countrys many waterways, pave the way for an invasion of Germany, and bring about an end to the war. But for British soldiers under the command of Maj. Gen. Roy Urquhart, the new mission becomes survival. September 1944 everyone thought Hitler was finished. It was the biggest airborne assault in history – 40,000

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Joanna Lumley’s Nile episode 2

Travel / 5 minutes of reading / March 6, 2023 / By HDclump

Joanna Lumley’s Nile episode 2: The actress follows the river into the deserts of Northern Sudan, where she meets the survivor of a crocodile attack and goes in search of the creature. She is then introduced to the treasures of Nubia, an ancient kingdom of Africa ruled by the little-known Black Pharaohs, before visiting Sudan’s capital city Khartoum, where she talks to nomads who live in the remote sub-Saharan desert. In “Joanna Lumley’s Nile,” the actress and presenter embarks on a journey down the longest river in the world, exploring the diverse landscapes, cultures, and history that make

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Narrow Escapes of World War II episode 7

History / 4 minutes of reading / March 6, 2023 / By HDclump

Narrow Escapes of World War II episode 7: Feats of wartime derring-do. In 1944, 1,500 outnumbered British troops amazingly held Japanese forces at the key Burmese town of Kohima. Hear their amazing story. In a bid to topple the British Raj, 15000 Japanese troops invade India from neighboring Burma in March 1944. Their route takes them through Kohima, a sleepy village in the Himalayan foothills. If Kohima fell, the route to India would be open. In their way were just 1500 British troops, many from the West Kents, whose nickname was “the Dirty 500”. Through gripping first-hand testimony, this film

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The Great Pottery Throw Down 2023 episode 9

The Great Pottery Throw Down 2023 / 5 minutes of reading / March 5, 2023 / By HDclump

The Great Pottery Throw Down 2023 episode 9 – The captivating episode 9 of The Great Pottery Throw Down 2023 has arrived, marking the exhilarating semi-final round. In this pivotal episode, our skilled potters face the intricate challenge of crafting unique and functional pieces specifically designed for the bathroom. This task not only tests their creativity but also their ability to combine aesthetics with practicality. Adding to the excitement, the episode features a surprise second challenge: the iconic Moorcroft tube lining, a technique revered for its precision and artistic flair. This segment promises to showcase the contestants’ finesse and attention

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Countryfile – Vanishing Villages

Farming and Country Life / 3 minutes of reading / March 5, 2023 / By HDclump

Countryfile – Vanishing Villages: John Craven and Matt Baker are on the east coast of England to find out how storms are devouring the coastline, putting homes and livelihoods at threat. John is in Happisburgh in north Norfolk which loses two metres of land to the sea every year, a rate predicted to accelerate in the near future. One resident has already lost her home but has bought another in the town, while a neighbour is watching her house edge ever closer to being claimed by the sea, the same sea she swims in to help with her anxiety.

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Joanna Lumley’s Nile episode 1

Travel / 4 minutes of reading / March 5, 2023 / By HDclump

Joanna Lumley’s Nile episode 1: The actress embarks on an epic journey, exploring the world’s longest river from sea to source. She begins her adventure on a fishing boat on Egypt’s coast, where the Nile spills into the Mediterranean, before capturing the spirit of Agatha Christie in Cairo and enjoying a Nile cruise. She also travels along the river by train, road and felucca sailing boat, and ends the first part of her trip in Aswan, a town the Victorians described as being on the edge of civilisation. This epic journey, seen through the eyes of one of

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