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Empire of the Tsars – Romanov Russia episode 2 – Age of Extremes

History / 4 minutes of reading / January 21, 2021 / By HDclump

Empire of the Tsars – Romanov Russia episode 2 – Age of Extremes: This episode she examines the extraordinary reign of Catherine the Great, and the traumatic conflict with Napoleonic France that provides the setting for the novel War and Peace. Lucy Worsley continues her journey through Russia in the footsteps of the Romanovs, the most powerful royal dynasty in modern European history. Lucy begins in the 18th century, when the great palaces of the Romanovs were built. But in Romanov Russia, blood was always intermingled with the gold – these splendid interiors were the backdrop to affairs, […]

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Winterwatch 2021 episode 2

Nature / 5 minutes of reading / January 20, 2021 / By HDclump

Winterwatch 2021 episode 2: In this episode, Winterwatch concentrates on the superpowers that some of our wildlife has developed in order to survive this harshest of seasons. Chris Packham will be in the New Forest to catch up on the action from the live cameras there and on the River Ness in Scotland. Iolo Williams is looking at a feral flock of barnacle geese that have descended on RSPB Ynis Hir. Gillian Burke is at RPSB Old Moor in South Yorkshire, where grazing Konik ponies help manage the landscape. Michaela Strachan is looking at the short-eared owls who

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Unsealed: Alien Files – Alien Hot Spots episode 22

Conspiracy / 3 minutes of reading / January 20, 2021 / By HDclump

Unsealed: Alien Files – Alien Hot Spots episode 22: Some UFO enthusiasts believe that all signs point to a massive global cover-up; the most active alien hotspots on Earth. In April 2011 the FBI declassified decades’ worth of secret government documents that contain thousands of reports of UFO sightings and alien activity. Each episode of this half-hour series tackles one alien case by investigating the previously off-limits government files. The program re-examines key evidence and follows developing leads based on newly released information. Mass UFO sightings, personal abductions, government cover-ups, and alien news from around the world are

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Winterwatch 2021 episode 1

Nature / 4 minutes of reading / January 20, 2021 / By HDclump

Winterwatch 2021 episode 1: Winterwatch is back for two weeks! The days are short and the nights are long, but there is magic to be found in winter. The team invite you to wrap up warm and join them for an exploration of wonderful wildlife, seasonal beauty and natural wonder. Chris Packham is in the New Forest watching winter transform his home in Winterwatch 2021 episode 1. Iolo Williams is at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales, hoping to see some amazing murmurations. Gillian Burke is at RPSB Old Moor in South Yorkshire, seeing how a joined-up

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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 10

Rick Stein's Cornwall / 3 minutes of reading / January 20, 2021 / By HDclump

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 10: Rick heads into the bowels of Cornwall, deep into the china clay pits to discover what is known locally as white gold, one of this county’s most important industries. He then climbs the Cornish Alps, huge slag heaps created by the clay mining and some of Cornwall’s highest land. After a wild swim at one of Cornwall’s picturesque hidden coves, Rick cooks a simple sea bass recipe, telling us all how to make the perfect homemade mayonnaise. In the far west of the county, on the Land’s End peninsula, Rick introduces us to

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Empire of the Tsars – Romanov Russia episode 1 – Reinventing Russia

History / 4 minutes of reading / January 19, 2021 / By HDclump

Empire of the Tsars – Romanov Russia episode 1 – Reinventing Russia: Lucy Worsley travels to Russia to tell the extraordinary story of the dynasty that ruled the country for more than three centuries. It’s an epic tale that includes giant figures such as Peter the Great and Catherine the Great, the devastating struggle against Napoleon in 1812, and the political murders of Nicholas II and his family in 1918 which brought the dynasty to a brutal end. In this first episode of Empire of the Tsars, Lucy investigates the beginning of the Romanovs’ 300-year reign in Russia.

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Unsealed: Alien Files – British X-Files episode 21

Conspiracy / 2 minutes of reading / January 18, 2021 / By HDclump

Unsealed: Alien Files – British X-Files episode 21: Is Britain facing an alien invasion? Does it know more than it’s saying? And is it really dedicated to protecting its citizens? Or is it only protecting itself. From military cover-ups, to dire warnings from government insiders we unseal the explosive secrets of the real British X-Files. In April 2011 the FBI declassified decades’ worth of secret government documents that contain thousands of reports of UFO sightings and alien activity. Each episode of this half-hour series tackles one alien case by investigating the previously off-limits government files. The program re-examines

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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 9

Rick Stein's Cornwall / 3 minutes of reading / January 18, 2021 / By HDclump

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 9: At Golitha Falls, where the River Fowey tumbles down to the sea, Rick meets Dawn French, Britain’s queen of comedy, who has made Cornwall her home. In the shadow of Devonport Dockyard, he boards the world’s busiest chain ferry to cross the wide River Tamar, the ancient watery boundary between the counties of Devon and Cornwall, where he discovers an unusual event involving an elephant from the circus. And in a small pocket of the county is a man who thinks he’s discovered the next superfood, which Rick uses to cook up a delicious

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World War Speed – The Drugs that Won WWII

Uncategorized / 2 minutes of reading / January 17, 2021 / By HDclump

World War Speed – The Drugs that Won WWII: It’s long been known that German soldiers used a methamphetamine, called Pervitin, during WWII. But have tales of Nazis on speed obscured the massive use of stimulants by British and American troops? Did total war unleash the world’s first pharmacological arms race? And in the face of industrial slaughter, what role did drugs play in combat? Historian James Holland is on a quest to dig deeper and unearth the truth behind World War Speed. Amphetamine, discovered before methamphetamine, was first synthesized in 1887 in Germany by Romanian chemist Lazăr

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Unsealed: Alien Files – Forbidden Places episode 20

Conspiracy / 3 minutes of reading / January 17, 2021 / By HDclump

Unsealed: Alien Files – Forbidden Places episode 20: Governments all over the world may harbour extraterrestrial life in remote and forbidden places. UFO phenomena occur all over the world, from remote places to the skies over the world’s major cities. But if aliens are among us then where are they hiding? Are governments all over the world harboring extraterrestrial life in remote and forbidden places? We unseal the shocking existence of alien operations in some of the most isolated regions on Earth. In April 2011 the FBI declassified decades’ worth of secret government documents that contain thousands of

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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 8

Rick Stein's Cornwall / 4 minutes of reading / January 17, 2021 / By HDclump

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 8: On the wild north Atlantic coast, Rick heads out to sea to go fishing for lobsters with his old friend and celebrity chef Nathan Outlaw and learns about a revolutionary new conservation programme which is making lobster fishing a sustainable enterprise. In the historic and pretty harbour town of Port Isaac, Rick and Nathan cook up a fabulous lobster risotto. At Tresillian House, near Newquay, Rick meets with head gardener John Harris to find out more about his Victorian walled garden, an oasis of calm where Rick discovers how harvesting by the phases of the

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Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 7

Rick Stein's Cornwall / 4 minutes of reading / January 16, 2021 / By HDclump

Rick Stein’s Cornwall episode 7: Rick explores one of Cornwall’s hidden secrets, the secluded and stunning Fowey Estuary, joining his friend on a boat trip to learn about the history of the area and getting a unique view of the beautiful buildings along the river bank. Downstream, after a meal of crab scotch eggs at a fashionable new restaurant, Rick discovers that the historic town of Fowey was once a hotbed of piracy. Just above the town is a family making a prize-winning Cornish vodka, which Rick uses to make a delicious pancake with a wild blackberry compote and Cornish

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