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Gardens Near and Far episode 17 – Vallée aux Loups

Gardens Near and Far / 2 minutes of reading / July 11, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardens Near and Far episode 17: a few kilometres from Paris, the Vallée aux Loups spans more than 60 hectares of isolated woodland. In the 19th century, it attracted prestigious gardeners and many artists. François-René de Chateaubriand stayed at the Vallée aux Loups for eleven years, infusing the estate with a romantic spirit. The rich and fertile lands of the neighbouring plots are now also attracting renewed interest. The local county has gradually incorporated these plots into a large park, which is open to the public. Gardens Near and Far episode 17 – Vallée aux Loups […]

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The Art on Your Wall

Art / 2 minutes of reading / July 10, 2019 / By HDclump

The Art on Your Wall: Sue Perkins charts the changes in British taste towards domestic art by delving into the stories of contemporary bestsellers, charting the history of post-war prints and aiming to see first hand what the average British person displays above their mantelpiece. Half of British living rooms have art on their wall bought from high street stores, and many of the British artists who created them are among the country’s most successful – but we’ve never heard of them. Sue also tracks down the creators of recent history’s most popular prints to discover their opinions

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Northern Wilderness episode 2 – The Company that Built a Country

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / July 10, 2019 / By HDclump

Northern Wilderness episode 2 – The Company that Built a Country: Ray Mears goes on an epic adventure into Canada’s unforgiving yet stunning wilderness. As Ray travels across land and by canoe, he tells the story of one of the greatest companies the world has ever known – the Hudson’s Bay Company that opened up Canada. Ray discovers how those early traders were pioneers who laid the foundations of the modern Canadian state. He also demonstrates local crafts and bushcraft skills that bring the landscape to life. Northern Wilderness episode 2 – The Company that Built a

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Gardens Near and Far episode 16 – La Roche Guyon

Gardens Near and Far / 2 minutes of reading / July 10, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardens Near and Far episode 16 – La Roche Guyon: Partly dug out in the chalk cliffs along a bend in the River Seine, the castle of La Roche Guyon overlooks an outstanding vegetable and fruit garden. Developed by Duke Alexandre de la Rochefoucauld in the early 18th century, this garden, which as well as being a place of production and experiment is also a pleasure garden, reflects the spirit of the Enlightenment. Still today, alongside the garden’s strict geometrical lines there is an innovative approach to the choice of plantations and gardening techniques. Gardens Near and

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The Wall – A World Divided

History / 2 minutes of reading / July 9, 2019 / By HDclump

“The Wall: A World Divided” looks deep inside the revolution that swept across Europe three decades ago — with the November 1989 opening of the Berlin Wall — to understand how this remarkable event helped end the Cold War without a shot being fired. The Berlin Wall separating East and West Germany was the most potent symbol of Communist oppression in Europe during the Cold War. The documentary “The Wall: A World Divided” profiles how a source of violence, hostility and pain was torn down by ordinary journalists and citizens who risked their life to bring down an

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Northern Wilderness episode 1 – The Forgotten Forest

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / July 9, 2019 / By HDclump

Northern Wilderness episode 1 – The Forgotten Forest : Ray Mears goes on an epic adventure into Canada’s unforgiving, yet stunning wilderness. His journey begins in the vast Boreal Forest at the heart of Canada. This is a place where knowledge and experience are still far more important than the equipment you carry, a place left alone for centuries before Europeans arrived. Ray explores the wonder of this special forest, learns about the people who called it home and unlocks the secrets of this forgotten world. This is a land where knowledge of bushcraft is not just desirable,

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Gardens Near and Far episode 15 – Courances

Gardens Near and Far / 2 minutes of reading / July 9, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardens Near and Far episode 15 – Courances: Water is omnipresent in Courances, and it structures the landscape. The area’s trees give it a highly romantic character. The estate stretches over 75 hectares of gardens and 500 hectares of farmland. In the 16th century, the owner Côme Clausse installed a revolutionary hydraulic system there. Whereas many gardens remain turned towards the past, the Courances estate, which is inhabited and open to modernity, is constantly reinventing itself. Gardens Near and Far episode 15 – Courances Courance is described, with justice, as ‘one of the lovliest gardens in

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Art of Germany

Art / 2 minutes of reading / July 8, 2019 / By HDclump

Art of Germany: Three-part series in which Andrew Graham-Dixon explores German art, examining the country’s unique national style and 500-year cultural legacy. Art of Germany part 1 Andrew Graham-Dixon begins his exploration of German art by looking at the rich and often neglected art of the German middle ages and Renaissance. He visits the towering cathedral of Cologne, a place which encapsulates the varied and often contradictory character of German art. In Munich he gets to grips with the earliest paintings of the Northern Renaissance, the woodcuts of Albrecht Durer and the cosmic visions of the painter

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Gardening Australia episode 23 2019

Gardening Australia 2019 / 2 minutes of reading / July 7, 2019 / By HDclump

In Gardening Australia episode 23 2019: Jane Edmanson visits a stunning winter garden, Costa Georgiadis heads to a salon cutting hair but growing plants, Tino Carnevale checks out an organic farm and Millie Ross turns fallen leaves into garden gold. 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 23 2019 A Luscious Loft Costa drops in on an inner-city salon that is cutting hair but growing plants. Costa heads to a

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Bacchus – Ancient God of Ecstasy

History / 2 minutes of reading / July 7, 2019 / By HDclump

Professor Bettany Hughes investigates the story of Bacchus, god of wine, revelry, theatre and excess, travelling to Georgia, Jordan, Greece and Britain to discover his origins and his presence in the modern world, and explore how ‘losing oneself’ plays a vital role in the development of civilisation. In this fascinating journey, Bettany begins in Georgia where she discovers evidence of the world’s oldest wine production, and the role it may have played in building communities. In Athens she reveals Bacchus’s pivotal role in a society where his ecstatic worship was embraced by all classes, and most importantly women.

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A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 6 – North of Superior

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / July 4, 2019 / By HDclump

A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 6 – North of Superior: get a bird’s-eye view of the world’s most stunning National and Provincial Parks of Canada by soaring high above arctic tundra, through towering mountain ranges, and pristine forests. From up in the air see nature’s beauty from a whole new perspective. A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 6 – North of Superior Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, established in 1944 as Sibley Provincial Park and renamed in 1988, is a 244-square-kilometre (94 sq mi) park located on the Sibley Peninsula in Northwestern

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Nuremberg – Nazis on Trial episode 3 – Rudolf Hess

History / 2 minutes of reading / July 4, 2019 / By HDclump

Nuremberg – Nazis on Trial episode 3 – Rudolf Hess: the whole world was closely observing the Nuremberg trials from 1945 to 1949 when Nazi-Germany’s most prominent leaders were indicted and punished for wartime atrocities and crimes against humanity. It was the first international trial for such crimes and set standards for today’s prosecution of war crimes all over the world. This critically acclaimed BBC documentation retells the trials of three of the most infamous Nazis leaders that were caught alive during the days of the European liberation: Albert Speer (played by Nathaniel Parker), Hermann Goering (Robert Pugh)

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