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Secrets of World War II episode 2

History / 4 minutes of reading / January 3, 2023 / By HDclump

Secrets of World War II episode 2: With access to Eva Braun’s personal photograph album, this programme reconstructs the final days in the Dictator’s underground lair, and in particular it examines the possibility of escape for the selected few. Even a half century after his violent end, the death of the 20th century’s most sinister evil is still shrouded in mystery. How did Hitler spend his final hours? Did he actually die in his Chancellery bunker, or did Hitler’s doppelganger make one final impersonation? Why was Joseph Stalin obsessed with finding Hitler’s body? Return to the war-torn ruins of Berlin […]

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Countryfile – Rural Heritage

Farming and Country Life / 3 minutes of reading / January 2, 2023 / By HDclump

Countryfile – Rural Heritage: John Craven is at the National Hedgelaying Championships as competitors go chainsaw to chainsaw, billhook to billhook in a bid to claim the coveted title as they set about specific regional styles and work against the clock. John gets a lesson in the Midland Bullock style and finds out why hedgerows are so important to our countryside. He also discovers the Cornish hedge tradition reckoned to be as old as the pyramids, and he delves into the Countryfile archives to celebrate rural heritage skills, revisiting the time Anita Rani met a traditional cricket

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Worlds of Wonder

Nature / 4 minutes of reading / January 2, 2023 / By HDclump

Worlds of Wonder: A journey through the world’s coldest realms with the most-loved animals from the series, including emperor penguins and one of the largest packs of wolves ever recorded. This special episode brings together highlights from the series in a journey from the Arctic to the Antarctic. We begin on the frozen Arctic Ocean. It’s the end of winter, and as the sun returns, two polar bears meet on the ice. Usually solitary animals, these two young bears seem open to friendship, and together they enjoy several hours playing together – seemingly dancing on ice.

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Secrets of World War II episode 1

History / 4 minutes of reading / January 2, 2023 / By HDclump

Secrets of World War II episode 1: Little did the Germans know that the body they discovered on the coast of Spain in 1943 was part of one of the most elaborate hoaxes of World War II. On April 30, 1943. a British submarine surfaced off the coast of Spain and dropped a body into the sea. The corpse was to play a central role in one of the most elaborate deceptions in military history. How did one decomposed body cause an uproar in the German High Command, dupe Adolf Hitler and ensure the success of an Allied invasion? And

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The Incredible Human Journey episode 3 – Europe

Science / 6 minutes of reading / January 2, 2023 / By HDclump

The Incredible Human Journey episode 3 – Europe: In Europe, Dr Alice Roberts investigates how our species coped with the rival Neanderthals and the Ice Age. There are seven billion humans on Earth, spread across the whole planet. Scientific evidence suggests that most of us can trace our origins to one tiny group of people who left Africa around 70,000 years ago. In this five-part series, Dr Alice Roberts follows the archaeological and genetic footprints of our ancient ancestors to find out how their journeys transformed our species into the humans we are today, and how Homo Sapiens came to

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The Great New Year Bake Off 2023

Great British Bake Off 2022 / 3 minutes of reading / January 2, 2023 / By HDclump

The Great New Year Bake Off 2023: The New Year’s special will see four former contestants returning to the tent for another chance at being crowned Ultimate Star Baker. Taking on the challenge for 2022 are Antony Amourdoux and Manon Lagrèv, who both took part in season 9 in 2018. They’ll compete against season 11 star Lottie Bedlow (2020) and 2021 finalist Chigs Parmar. The Great New Year Bake Off will be on hand to cure January blues and New Years hangovers. The special episode on New Year’s Day will see four former contestants returning to the tent, to do

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The Incredible Human Journey episode 2 – Asia

Science / 6 minutes of reading / January 1, 2023 / By HDclump

The Incredible Human Journey episode 2 – Asia: There are seven billion humans on earth, spread across the whole planet. Scientific evidence suggests that most of us can trace our origins to one tiny group of people who left Africa around 70,000 years ago. In this five-part series, Dr Alice Roberts follows the archaeological and genetic footprints of our ancient ancestors to find out how their journeys transformed our species into the humans we are today, and how Homo sapiens came to dominate the planet. The journey continues into Asia, the world’s greatest land mass, on a

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1929: The Great Crash

History / 4 minutes of reading / December 31, 2022 / By HDclump

1929: The Great Crash – A documentary exploring the causes of the 1929 Wall Street Crash. Over six terrifying, desperate days in October 1929, shares crashed by a third on the New York Stock Exchange. More than $25 billion in individual wealth was lost. Later, three thousand banks failed, taking people’s savings with them. Surviving eyewitnesses describe the biggest financial catastrophe in history. In 1919, the US had emerged victorious and dominant from World War One. Britain and its European allies were exhausted financially from the war. In contrast, the US economy was thriving and the world danced to the

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Great Raids of World War II episode 6 – Arctic Commando Assaults

History / 4 minutes of reading / December 31, 2022 / By HDclump

Great Raids of World War II episode 6 – Arctic Commando Assaults: As Britain faced Nazi Germany alone in July 1940, Winston Churchill’s response was to set up the Commandos – an elite fighting force to raid enemy coasts. In December 1941 on his orders a major assault on Vaagso in northern Norway, convinced Hitler that the country was a vital strategic target. Subsequently more than 250,000 Nazi troops were pinned down there uselessly for the rest of the war. Operation Archery was a World War II commando raid carried out by the British No. 3 and

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Celebrity MasterChef Christmas Cook-Off 2022 episode 2

MasterChef – The Professionals 2022 / 3 minutes of reading / December 31, 2022 / By HDclump

Celebrity MasterChef Christmas Cook-Off 2022 episode 2: Dancer AJ Pritchard, actor Chizzy Akudolu, drag performer Kitty Scott-Claus and reality star and The X Factor: Celebrity winner Megan McKenna face two tough culinary challenges in this year’s second festive special. Their first task is all about what to do with Christmas leftovers. Each celebrity has been given their own seasonal leftover from which to create a dish, and to help John and Gregg taste and judge is a very special guest judge, former Celebrity MasterChef champion Lisa Faulkner. Then it’s party time as the four celebrities are challenged

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Dynasties episode 9 – Macaque – David Attenborough

Nature / 4 minutes of reading / December 30, 2022 / By HDclump

Dynasties episode 9 – Macaque – David Attenborough: High in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco lives a group of Barbary macaque monkeys. The alpha male, known as Mac, has just battled to win the leadership of the troop. He must now lead and protect them while fending off rivals who still want his crown. Aside from humans (genus Homo), the macaques are the most widespread primate genus, ranging from Japan to the Indian subcontinent, and in the case of the Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus), to North Africa and Southern Europe. Twenty-three macaque species are currently recognized. Macaques

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The Incredible Human Journey episode 1 – Out of Africa

Science / 6 minutes of reading / December 30, 2022 / By HDclump

The Incredible Human Journey episode 1 – Out of Africa: Dr Alice Roberts travels the globe to discover the incredible story of how humans left Africa to colonise the world – overcoming hostile terrain, extreme weather and other species of human. She pieces together precious fragments of bone, stone and new DNA evidence and discovers how this journey changed these African ancestors into the people of today. Alice travels to Africa in search of the birthplace of the first people. They were so few in number and so vulnerable that today they would probably be considered an endangered species. So

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