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Narrow Escapes of World War II episode 1

History / 4 minutes of reading / February 22, 2023 / By HDclump

Narrow Escapes of World War II episode 1: Amazing wartime tales. A gripping account of one of the most daring raids of WWII – the squadron of low-flying bombers who freed Resistance fighters from Amiens Jail. In advance of the Allied landings at Normandy, the British plan the aerial bombing of Amiens Prison, where a hundred Resistance fighters await execution. It was one of the most daring raids of World War II. Led by Group Captain Charles Pickard, a squadron of Mosquito bombers, often flying just twelve feet off the ground, sped across the English Channel. […]

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Voyage of the Continents episode 1

Science / 4 minutes of reading / February 22, 2023 / By HDclump

Voyage of the Continents episode 1: The history of Oceania is the history of the Earth as a whole. Along with scientists, we track the information recorded in its relief, from the first forms of life on Earth, to their destruction and rebirth. Welded to Antarctica for millions of years, Australia is today a deserted landscape that enjoys extraordinary stability. Its neighbours do not share the same luck. New Zealand is perilously located between two tectonic plates, and the volcanic islands of the Southern Pacific could explode, thus disappearing from the ceaseless Voyage of the Continents. In this episode we

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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 37

Rick Stein's Cornwall / 3 minutes of reading / February 22, 2023 / By HDclump

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 37: Rick boards the King Harry Ferry to enjoy a crossing voted one of the most scenic in the world. Once safely across the River Fal, he explores his passion for fresh and unusual salad leaves, with a mosey around an organic market garden called Soul Farm, and is inspired to make a radicchio tart. He shares memories of his friendship with the famous composer Sir Malcolm Arnold, who won an Oscar for his film score for The Bridge on the River Kwai, and is joined by BBC radio broadcaster and Cornishman

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Joanna Lumley’s Japan episode 1

Travel / 5 minutes of reading / February 21, 2023 / By HDclump

Joanna Lumley’s Japan episode 1: Joanna begins a 2,000-mile journey across Japan in Hokkaido, where she meets one of the most important animals in Japanese culture, the red-crowned crane. She arrives in Sapporo during the middle of the annual Snow Festival and meets members of the local indigenous community, before travelling into the Fukushima exclusion zone and taking a bullet train from Nagano to Tokyo. Featuring the much loved Joanna Lumley, the series will follow her as she travels to the far reaches of Japan, from the icy Siberian seas of the north to the subtropical

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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 36

Rick Stein's Cornwall / 5 minutes of reading / February 20, 2023 / By HDclump

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 36: Rick meets Pip and Matt Smith, with their herd of 600 red deer, on a north Cornish farm that has been in Pip’s family for over three centuries. With some very fine organic venison, Rick returns to his kitchen in Padstow to make a magnificent venison wellington. He spends an afternoon on Porthgwarra beach with the artist Hannah Woodman, whose work is inspired by the sea-worn landscape of west Cornwall – one of the oldest of the land masses that make up the British Isles. And over a pint with the

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Bettany Hughes Treasures of the World episode 6

History / 4 minutes of reading / February 20, 2023 / By HDclump

Bettany Hughes Treasures of the World episode 6: Bettany travels to Saudi Arabia and Jordan, and visits the iconic sites and undiscovered jewels that are only just becoming accessible to tourists. From the natural beauty of the Red Sea, with its outstanding corals and marine life, to the ancient rock art and desert camps of local Bedouin tribes, testament to humanity’s connection to this awe-inspiring landscape over millennia. Bettany Hughes’ Treasures of the World Arabia is a fascinating documentary series that takes viewers on a journey through the history and culture of the Arabian Peninsula. The

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Countryfile – Livestock Market

Farming and Country Life / 3 minutes of reading / February 20, 2023 / By HDclump

Countryfile – Livestock Market: Adam Henson and Charlotte Smith are in Derbyshire at Bakewell Livestock Market as hundreds of sheep and cattle are auctioned. Among the farmers looking to make a penny or two is Keith Harrop, who is hoping to get top dollar for one of his beef cattle. But is business brisk enough today? As well as following a busy market day, Charlotte discovers the history of markets and how Bakewell is adapting for the future with pop-up shops and also a pop-in health clinic. Joe Crowley is in East Anglia, where a proposed new multibillion-pound power grid

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Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs episode 1

Science, Nature / 4 minutes of reading / February 19, 2023 / By HDclump

Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs episode 1: Liz Bonnin joins an international team of palaeontologists in the remote badlands of Wyoming as they investigate a mysterious dinosaur graveyard. Packed with over a dozen skeletons, including predators such as the fearsome Allosaurus and iconic giants like Diplodocus, as well as fossilised plants and footprints, the site is a treasure trove that is helping to change the way we think about the Jurassic – the golden age of dinosaurs. The astonishing evidence also helps the team to answer why so many dinosaurs came here and what killed them in such great numbers

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The Great Pottery Throw Down 2023 episode 7

The Great Pottery Throw Down 2023 / 6 minutes of reading / February 19, 2023 / By HDclump

The Great Pottery Throw Down 2023 episode 7: The six remaining potters discover their wild sides, as they create metallic-effect endangered animal sculptures fired in oil drums, before judges Keith and Rich set a surprise second challenge to throw a tall, thin-necked vase. Who will beast their way to the quarter-final, and who will be heading home? Just like Bake Off’s Tent of Dreams in the latter stages, the Stoke studio is looking more gappy, with just six potters remaining in the competition. And now they’re encouraged to tap into their wild sides by sculpting endangered animals, which are then

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Gardening Australia episode 2 2023

Gardening Australia 2023 / 7 minutes of reading / February 19, 2023 / By HDclump

Gardening Australia episode 2 2023: Costa meets a frog fanatic; Sophie talks garden ties; Jerry whacks weeds; Jane tours an inclined garden; Hannah harnesses chook power; Clarence discovers the power of plants; we meet an artist inspired by plants and play. Gardening Australia is a popular Australian television program that focuses on gardening and gardening advice. It is broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and has been airing since 1990. The show is presented by a team of expert gardeners and horticulturalists, who provide tips and advice on a wide range of gardening topics, from

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Greek Odyssey episode 4

Travel / 6 minutes of reading / February 19, 2023 / By HDclump

Greek Odyssey episode 4: This week Joanna meets the people and discovers places in the mountainous region of northern Greece. Here the hills are alive with ancient stories and legends. Some familiar, others long since gone untold. Where better to start than a climb up Mount Olympus, the country’s highest peak. Here, the ancient Greeks believed that the gods had their dwelling place, where they meted out punishments and blessings upon the mere mortals, thousands of feet below. She meets the modern gods of today, sporting athletes who taking part in the brutal challenge of the Mount Olympus marathon.

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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 35

Rick Stein's Cornwall / 4 minutes of reading / February 19, 2023 / By HDclump

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 35: Rick encounters a fishing method frozen in time, going under sail without engines or winches for what he considers to be the best oysters in the world. Back on dry land, he cooks a warming fish soup called Cullen skink, the perfect lunch after a morning on the water. He discovers the surprising story behind Charles Napier Hemy’s famous painting of oystermen at work and the equally surprising story of Cornwall’s former capital, now the sleepy town of Lostwithiel but once a cosmopolitan and internationally significant port, which boasted an important

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