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Byzantium – A Tale of Three Cities episode 1

History / 2 minutes of reading / September 22, 2019 / By HDclump

Byzantium – A Tale of Three Cities episode 1 : Simon Sebag Montefiore charts the rise of Istanbul from pagan trading post to capital of three empires and two religions, becoming not only holy but the most coveted city in the world. Simon Sebag Montefiore traces the sacred history of Istanbul. Known as the ‘city of the world’s desire’, it’s a place that has been the focus of passion for believers of three different faiths – Paganism, Christianity and Islam – and for nearly 3,000 years its streets have been the battleground for some of the fiercest political […]

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Gardening Australia episode 34 2019

Gardening Australia 2019 / 2 minutes of reading / September 22, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardening Australia episode 34 2019: Jane visits an urban meadow, Josh explores WA’s wildflowers, and Sophie frames pictures of succulents and we remember Peter Cundall’s emotional trip to a memorial garden. Gardening Australia has always provided practical, trustworthy and credible gardening advice to inspire and entertain. Join Costa Georgiadis and the team as they traverse the country unearthing the best gardens. Gardening Australia episode 34 2019 A Host of Golden Daffodils Jane visits an urban meadow of spring flowers, where 90,000 bulbs were planted by hand. I’m at the Fitzroy Gardens to discover how the city

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Hairy Bikers – Route 66 episode 2

Route 66 / 3 minutes of reading / September 19, 2019 / By HDclump

Hairy Bikers – Route 66 episode 2: on the second leg of their Route 66 adventure, Dave and Si set out to discover what lies beneath the legend of this iconic road – a journey which takes them through three states. At a biker bar in Missouri they are inspired to go fishing on the Big Piney river, before cooking up a dish of blackened fish and dirty corn for the bar’s regulars. Heading west, they then visit a roadside museum described as a love letter to Route 66. The current owner, like her father before her, is

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The Greeks – Crucible of Civilization

History / 4 minutes of reading / September 18, 2019 / By HDclump

The Greeks – this series, narrated by Liam Neeson, recounts the rise, glory, demise and legacy of the empire that marked the dawn of Western civilization. The story of this astonishing civilization is told through the lives of heroes of ancient Greece. The Greeks : The Revolution part 1 The first part tells the story of the troubled birth of the world’s first democracy, ancient Athens, through the life of an Athenian nobleman, Cleisthenes. In the brutal world of the 5th century BC, the Athenians struggle against a series of tyrants and their greatest rival, Sparta, to

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The Crusades – Victory and Defeat episode 3

History / 2 minutes of reading / September 17, 2019 / By HDclump

In The Crusades – Victory and Defeat episode 3, Dr Thomas Asbridge reveals that the outcome of these epic holy wars was decided not on the hallowed ground of Jerusalem, but in Egypt. As trade blossomed between Christians and Muslims and the Mongol hordes arrived from Asia, a saintly French king – afire with crusading zeal – and the most remarkable Muslim leader of the Middle Ages fought for ultimate victory in the East. Drawing upon eyewitness chronicles and the latest archaeological evidence, Dr Asbridge argues that it was a fearsome slave-warrior from the Russian Steppes – now

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The Crusades – Clash of the Titans episode 2

History / 3 minutes of reading / September 16, 2019 / By HDclump

In The Crusades – Clash of the Titans episode 2, Dr Thomas Asbridge offers a piercing examination of the Third Crusade and the two renowned figures who have come to embody Crusader war: Richard the Lionheart, king of England, and the mighty Muslim sultan Saladin, unifier of Islam. Drawing on fascinating eyewitness accounts and contemporary records, Dr Asbridge constructs an insightful and nuanced picture of these men and their fiercely fought struggle for the Holy Land. Almost perfectly matched as adversaries, these two titans of holy war clashed during a year-long campaign that raged across Palestine. Both were

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The Crusades – Holy War episode 1

History / 3 minutes of reading / September 15, 2019 / By HDclump

The Crusades – Holy War episode 1 : Dr Thomas Asbridge presents a revelatory account of the Crusades, the 200-year war between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land. The story of the Crusades is remembered as a tale of religious fanaticism and unspeakable violence, but now fresh research, eyewitness testimony and contemporary evidence from both the Christian and Islamic worlds shed new light on how these two great religions waged war in the name of God. Episode one traces the epic journey of the first crusaders as they marched 3,000 miles from Europe to recapture

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Gardening Australia episode 33 2019

Gardening Australia 2019 / 3 minutes of reading / September 15, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardening Australia episode 33 2019: Costa Georgiadis visits a traditional Italian family farm, Millie Ross builds a strawberry tower, Sophie Thomson shares tips for seedling care and Clarence Slockee visits a school with gardening on the curriculum. Gardening Australia has always provided practical, trustworthy and credible gardening advice to inspire and entertain. Join Costa Georgiadis and the team as they traverse the country unearthing the best gardens. Gardening Australia episode 33 2019 A Slice of Italy Costa discovers a slice of Italy on a family farm in the western suburbs of Melbourne. FAQs – Choosing pots

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Hairy Bikers – Route 66 episode 1

Route 66 / 3 minutes of reading / September 12, 2019 / By HDclump

Hairy Bikers – Route 66 episode 1: The Hairy Bikers traverse the infamous Route 66, serving up plenty of delicious food along the way. The first helping of this epic adventure runs from Chicago to St Louis and provides a wholesome bite into the story of America, a country built on migration. Chicago historically drew migrant workers into its supersize meatpacking industry, and with them came a lineup of dishes as diverse as the city’s population. The Bikers discover hickory smoked BBQ meat and a rather soggy Italian beef sub roll, which sees the Bikers adopt a very

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The Glorious Story of Castles

History / 5 minutes of reading / September 11, 2019 / By HDclump

The Glorious Story of Castles: carriers of myths and legends, castles strongly mark our imaginations, appearing most often as the pivot of a dark and barbaric period. Reality is different. They are full of mystery and grandeur, emblematic abstractions of the Middle Ages, they testify to medieval civilization. The Glorious Story of Castles A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or

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The Daunting Fortress of Richard the Lionheart

History / 2 minutes of reading / September 10, 2019 / By HDclump

The Daunting Fortress of Richard the Lionheart: to protect his rich and strategic lands in France, the English king, Richard the Lionheart, decided to build an impregnable castle to bar the route along the Seine, thus asserting his supremacy in Normandy. Four years later, France’s King Philip besieged the site at the head of an army of 6,000 men. The Daunting Fortress of Richard the Lionheart Château Gaillard is a ruined medieval castle, located 90 metres above the commune of Les Andelys overlooking the River Seine, in the Eure département of Normandy, France. It is located

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Gardening Australia episode 32 2019

Gardening Australia 2019 / 2 minutes of reading / September 9, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardening Australia episode 32 2019: Sophie shares tips for maximising spring colour, Tino visits a garden with a bright future, Costa Georgiadis visits an inner-city balcony garden and Josh Byrne improves sandy soil. Gardening Australia has always provided practical, trustworthy and credible gardening advice to inspire and entertain. Join Costa Georgiadis and the team as they traverse the country unearthing the best gardens. Gardening Australia episode 32 2019 Spring Bloomers Sophie shares the secrets of her success for getting maximum spring colour in the garden. Sophie is springing into the warmer weather and gets cracking with

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