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Britain and the Sea episode 4

Travel / 2 minutes of reading / August 24, 2022 / By HDclump

Britain and the Sea episode 4: Having examined the sea as a source of exploration, defence and trade, David Dimbleby explores how it emerged as a source of pleasure, Punch and Judy and sand sculpture. Starting at Gorleston-on-Sea, David explores the creation of a seaside holiday culture that remains uniquely British to this day. Sailing down the Suffolk and Essex coasts and into the Thames, David also shows how the sea became an irresistible subject for our most celebrated artists and architects, before finally docking in the very heart of British maritime power – Greenwich. David Dimbleby takes […]

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Celebrity MasterChef UK 2022 episode 7

Celebrity MasterChef UK 2022 / 2 minutes of reading / August 24, 2022 / By HDclump

Celebrity MasterChef UK 2022 episode 7: Celebrities from the worlds of music, sport, comedy, drama and show business are heading into the kitchen again. The celebrities up for the culinary challenge in the third week of heats are actors Clarke Peters and Lesley Joseph, former professional footballer Jimmy Bullard, TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher and actor and comedian Richard Blackwood. The first challenge they face is Under the Cloche. In front of each celebrity is a cloche, underneath which is an ingredient. Each celebrity has a different ingredient and must create one dish showcasing that ingredient to demonstrate

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Britain and the Sea episode 3

Travel / 3 minutes of reading / August 23, 2022 / By HDclump

Britain and the Sea episode 3: This third episode traces the crucial importance of the sea to Britain’s trade and to individual livelihoods of coastal communities. Joined on this leg of his epic sail by his son Fred, David follows the trade routes of the west coast of Scotland along the monumental channels that cut through the romantic Highlands and brought wealth and prosperity to the heart of Scotland. The journey starts at Craobh Haven and takes David along the Crinan Canal, around the Isle of Bute and up the River Clyde towards Glasgow. David Dimbleby takes to

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Britain and the Sea episode 2

Art, History, Travel / 4 minutes of reading / August 22, 2022 / By HDclump

Britain and the Sea episode 2: David Dimbleby continues his voyage round Britain, sailing his boat Rocket along the south east coast from Hampshire to Kent. This was the front line coast, the edge of Britain essential to its defence and the first point of attack for invasion forces. From the great battleships of Nelson to the sea forts of Henry VIII, this is a story that embraces Britain’s darkest and most heroic moments. David Dimbleby takes to his wooden sailing boat to explore Britain’s rich maritime heritage. David goes inside Lord Nelson’s flagship, HMS Victory. Britain

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Countryfile – Surrey Hills

Farming and Country Life / 3 minutes of reading / August 21, 2022 / By HDclump

Countryfile – Surrey Hills: Just a few miles from London, Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith revel in the serenity and beauty of the Surrey Hills – a landscape that was home to one of Britain’s best-loved composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams. This year marks the 150th anniversary of his birth, and world-renowned violinist Pekka Kuusisto treats us to a very special performance of The Lark Ascending. Charlotte finds out how farmers could help to reverse the fortunes of the skylark, one of our favourite songbirds, while Matt sniffs out some fabulous local produce, including a cheese called Dirty Vicar.

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Gardening Australia episode 20 2022

Gardening Australia 2022 / 6 minutes of reading / August 21, 2022 / By HDclump

Gardening Australia episode 20 2022: Costa visits a laneway transformed by love and plants; Tammy meets home hydroponic growers; Tino resets the vegie garden for spring; Sophie dives into soil science; Millie visits guitar makers transforming salvaged timber. Inspiring, entertaining and full of practical advice, join Costa Georgiadis and the team as they unearth gardening ideas, meet avid gardeners and look at some of the most inspiring gardens from across the country. Gardening Australia episode 20 2022 Laneway Love Costa meets a couple who have transformed a once disused urban laneway into a green oasis brightening

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Summer Gardening with Carol Klein episode 1

Carol Klein / 3 minutes of reading / August 21, 2022 / By HDclump

Summer Gardening with Carol Klein episode 1: Carol is now harvesting the first of her carrots and has been dining off an abundance of chard for weeks! A visit to some native foxgloves thriving in a nearby hedgerow reveals the secrets to success with growing these wonderful plants, and kicks off a look at the whole family of plants to which they belong. This includes snapdragons, verbascums and penstemons — some of our most useful garden plants, all well loved by gardeners and insects alike. ‘Hedges and edges’ get the limelight this week, too. Carol looks at

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Britain and the Sea episode 1

History, Art, Travel / 3 minutes of reading / August 21, 2022 / By HDclump

Britain and the Sea episode 1: David Dimbleby sails the south west coast of England – along the coast of Devon and Cornwall – in his own sailing boat, Rocket, exploring maritime history, art and architecture as he goes. Caught up in stormy weather, he makes it to safety in the nick of time, to tell the story of Sir Francis Drake and a fantastic array of adventurers, explorers, pirates and smugglers. It’s also a chance for David to enjoy some of Britain’s most beautiful coastline and turn his hand to a bit of art himself. David also

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Ancient Aliens – S18 E16 The Shining Ones

Ancient Aliens – S18 E17 | The Shining Ones

Conspiracy / 3 minutes of reading / August 21, 2022 / By HDclump

Ancient Aliens – S18 E17 | The Shining Ones: In Ireland, the notion of the fairy folk dates back thousands of years and originates with stories of powerful shining beings who came down from the sky. Could these tales have been inspired by ancient alien visitation? And if so, do the Shining Ones still inhabit the Irish mounds, existing in a parallel dimension? Ancient Aliens is an American television series that premiered on April 20, 2010, on the History channel. Produced by Prometheus Entertainment in a documentary style, the program presents hypotheses of ancient astronauts and proposes that historical texts, archaeology,

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Treasures of the Indus – Of Gods and Men

History / 3 minutes of reading / August 20, 2022 / By HDclump

Treasures of the Indus – Of Gods and Men: In a journey across the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Sona Datta traces the development of the Hindu religion from its origins as an amalgamation of local faith traditions to its dominant position today. She uncovers this fascinating tale by looking at the buildings in which the faith evolved, moving from the caves and rock temples on the shores of the Bay of Bengal at Mahabalipurem, through the monolithic stone temple at Tanjavur to the vast complex of ornately carved towers, tanks and courtyards at Madurai, where every

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The Wonder of Animals – Bats

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / August 20, 2022 / By HDclump

The Wonder of Animals – Bats: Bats have colonised remote corners of the planet to become one of most widespread mammals on earth. Chris Packham explores their incredible anatomy, physiology and senses to understand what enables them to thrive in some surprising places. Tiny hairs on their wings give them a detailed air-flow map during flight, heat sensors on the nose of vampire bats means they can sense the most blood-rich areas of a prey’s body and iron oxide particles in the bat brain may act as a compass allowing them to find the most direct route back

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Celebrity MasterChef UK 2022 episode 6

Celebrity MasterChef UK 2022 / 2 minutes of reading / August 20, 2022 / By HDclump

Celebrity MasterChef UK 2022 episode 6: It’s the second quarter-final, where this week’s three remaining contenders compete for two semi-final places. They must cook a faultless two-course meal that will be judged not only by John and Gregg, but also by 2019 Celebrity MasterChef finalists Vicky Pattinson and Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock and the 2018 champion John Partridge. All three know what it takes to get through this competition, and they are in for a treat as the celebrities pull out all the stops to try to secure a semi-final place. Only the best two contestants can take

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