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Art That Made Us episode 1

Art / 5 minutes of reading / July 8, 2022 / By HDclump

Art That Made Us episode 1: This episode immerses us in the turbulent era that followed the Roman occupation of Britain. Once known as the ‘dark’ ages, in reality it’s a time of glittering art and extraordinary cultural fusions. This alternative history of the British Isles, told through art, brings together encounters between contemporary artists and ancient art, and interviews with experts and curators, to trace how Celtic, Anglo-Saxon and Norse peoples fought for supremacy, leaving behind mysterious fragments of art that still haunt our landscapes and imagination. Sculptor Antony Gormley meets Spong Man, a unique clay figure […]

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The Beechgrove Garden 2022 episode 14

The Beechgrove Garden 2022 / 3 minutes of reading / July 8, 2022 / By HDclump

The Beechgrove Garden 2022 episode 14: Calum and Carole are in the Bargain Border looking at how the area has been developed and planted on a low budget. We visit this year’s crop of Beechgrowers, and there is an update on Beechgrove’s tomato plants. And Calum takes on the next stage of landscaping in his own garden. Celebrating the great Scottish garden. Tips and advice to get the most out of your garden, with inspirational ideas from Scotland’s most beautiful green spaces. The Beechgrove Garden has been on air since 1978 and remains a firm favourite with audiences

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Great British Bake Off episode 7 2019

Great British Bake Off 2019 / 2 minutes of reading / July 7, 2022 / By HDclump

Great British Bake Off episode 7 2019: Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig host a special festival-themed round of the culinary competition. The episode kicks off with a signature challenge in which the bakers must draw inspiration from celebrations across the world. Moving on to the technical round, the contestants find the makings of a classic deep-fried Italian dish lurking beneath the mysterious gingham cloths. Finally, the Showstopper puts the bakers’ precision and creativity to the test before judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith decide who will be crowned StarBaker. Culinary competition in which amateur cooks compete in

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The China Century episode 2

History / 2 minutes of reading / July 7, 2022 / By HDclump

The China Century episode 2: The story of China’s meteoric economic growth and its earth-shattering repercussions. The forces that have powered China’s rise are rarely explored, while the lives of Chinese people barely get a mention. Beyond the headlines what do we really know about China and its 1.4 billion citizens? An in-depth examination of China’s place in world politics and the global economy, from a face-off with America to its clampdown in Hong Kong and hacking and surveillance. The China Century episode 2 China, officially the People’s Republic of China, is a country in East

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The China Century episode 1

History / 3 minutes of reading / July 6, 2022 / By HDclump

The China Century episode 1: Chinese President Xi Jinping understands the greatest threat to the authoritarian state is not an invading army but the free minds of its people. This episode explores the fight for freedom of thought in China. How do you control the beliefs and desires of a population as vast and diverse as China’s? In his first address as president, Xi Jinping declares the new vision of the people: The China Dream. Never before in the history of Communist Party rhetoric has the word ‘dream’ been uttered by a leader. Why now? What is The

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Patagonia: The Ends of the Earth

Nature / 3 minutes of reading / July 6, 2022 / By HDclump

Patagonia: The Ends of the Earth: At the far tip of South America lies a magical realm that seems frozen in time: Patagonia, known as ‘the end of the world’. Voyaging from the high Andes to coastal fjords, we learn that to survive here you have to be as extreme as the country itself – either specialising in one habitat or being tough enough to live in them all. Travel to the far corners of the planet and discover the secrets of Earth’s few remaining untouched lands, all brimming with life. Helena Bonham Carter introduces us to some

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Guns Germs And Steel episode 3

History / 3 minutes of reading / July 6, 2022 / By HDclump

Guns Germs And Steel episode 3: So far, Jared Diamond has demonstrated how geography favoured one group of people – Europeans – endowing them with agents of conquest ahead of their rivals around the world. Guns, germs and steel allowed Europeans to colonize vast tracts of the globe – but what happened when this all-conquering package arrived in Africa, the birthplace of humanity? Jared’s journey begins on a steam train in Cape Town, designed to carry civilization to the heart of the so-called ‘dark continent’. In the Cape, Jared discovers a landscape and way of life that feels

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Bake Off: The Professionals episode 7 2022

Bake Off: The Professionals 2022 / 3 minutes of reading / July 6, 2022 / By HDclump

Bake Off: The Professionals episode 7 2022: Stacey Solomon and Liam Charles bring together the best teams from both sets of heats, whose first challenge is to create 24 classic chaussons aux pomme (apple turnovers) and come up with a new baked creation for the judges. For their second challenge they have five hours to produce a striking sugar showpiece on the theme of A Garden Paradise, along with two types of desserts of their choosing. The search for Britain’s best patisserie team returns. Liam Charles and new host Stacey Solomon welcome a fresh batch of pastry chefs.

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Home Ground episode 4 2022

Farming and Country Life / 2 minutes of reading / July 5, 2022 / By HDclump

Home Ground episode 4 2022: At this year’s Balmoral Show, Gavin Andrews meets a rare breed of sheep making its Balmoral debut, while Jo Scott catches up with members of the Women’s Institute as they mark their 90th anniversary. Gavin Andrews and Jo Scott present a magazine show celebrating the richness of rural life in Northern Ireland, featuring stories about people who use the countryside for work, rest and play. Rural affairs magazine series celebrating the richness of rural life in Northern Ireland Home Ground episode 4 2022 Northern Ireland has traditionally had an industrial economy,

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Alaska: Last American Frontier

Nature / 3 minutes of reading / July 5, 2022 / By HDclump

Alaska: Last American Frontier – In southeast Alaska, there’s an ice-bound Eden that harbours possibly the richest temperate rainforests of all. The vast majority of Alaska’s coastal temperate rainforests are old-growth, consisting primarily of Western hemlock, Sitka spruce, mountain hemlock, and Alaska yellow cedar. Mature coastal temperate rainforests are extraordinarily complex and stable habitats. Over thousands of years many wildlife species have evolved to exploit this habitat. Understanding the complexity of this habitat is only now beginning to emerge under scientific study. Travel to the far corners of the planet and discover the secrets of Earth’s few remaining

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Guns Germs And Steel episode 2

History / 2 minutes of reading / July 5, 2022 / By HDclump

Guns Germs And Steel episode 2: On November 15th 1532, 168 Spanish conquistadors arrive in the holy city of Cajamarca, at the heart of the Inca Empire, in Peru. They are exhausted, outnumbered and terrified ? ahead of them are camped 80,000 Inca troops and the entourage of the Emperor himself. Yet, within just 24 hours, more than 7,000 Inca warriors lie slaughtered; the Emperor languishes in chains; and the victorious Europeans begin a reign of colonial terror which will sweep through the entire American continent.* Why was the balance of power so unequal between the Old World,

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Guns Germs And Steel episode 1

History / 3 minutes of reading / July 4, 2022 / By HDclump

Guns Germs And Steel episode 1: Jared Diamond’s journey of discovery began on the island of Papua New Guinea. There, in 1974, a local named Yali asked Diamond a deceptively simple question: Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo, but we black people had little cargo of our own?? Why were Europeans the ones with all the cargo? Why had they taken over so much of the world, instead of the native people of New Guinea? How did Europeans end up with what Diamond terms the agents of conquest: guns, germs and steel? It

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