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The Pacific War in Color episode 6

History / 2 minutes of reading / July 29, 2019 / By HDclump

The Pacific War in Color episode 6: Japan feels the pressure coming from all fronts in 1945–ships from the sea, boots on the ground, and fire from the sky. The Japanese Empire has been weakened, but there is no sign of surrender. Through rarely seen color combat footage and frontline stories, witness the American invasions of Peleliu, the Philippines, and Iwo Jima, in addition to the war’s first organized kamikaze attacks and the deadly raid on Tokyo. The Pacific War in Color episode 6 The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II by the United States […]

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Gardens Near and Far episode 24 – Palacio dos Marqueses de Fronteira

Gardens Near and Far / 2 minutes of reading / July 29, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardens Near and Far episode 24 – Palacio dos Marqueses de Fronteira: this baroque garden is decorated with thousands of small mosaic tiles, the famous “Azulejos” that recount the glory of the re-conquest of the independence of Portugal in the 16th century. Despite its regular appearance, the garden evokes the Moor palaces with their refreshing fountains, thanks to a hydraulic system from Arab culture. Since the 17th century, the palace and its garden have been handed down from generation to generation within the same family. Landscape architect Jean-Philippe Teyssier takes us on a discovery of the most beautiful

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Ancient Aliens – The Reptilian Agenda episode 8 2019

Conspiracy / 2 minutes of reading / July 27, 2019 / By HDclump

Ancient Aliens – The Reptilian Agenda episode 8 2019: Serpent gods are found in the religious traditions of Mesopotamia, Central and South America, India, China and Japan. Even the Bible describes reptilian entities interacting with humans. Could these stories be describing a race of reptile-like extraterrestrials? And if so, are they still here today? Ancient Aliens – The Reptilian Agenda episode 8 2019 Ancient Egyptians worshipped snakes, especially the cobra. The cobra was not only associated with the sun god Ra, but also many other deities such as Wadjet, Renenutet, Nehebkau, and Meretseger. Serpents could also

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 8 2019

The Beechgrove Garden 2019 / 1 minute of reading / July 25, 2019 / By HDclump

The Beechgrove Garden episode 8 2019: George reviews progress in the fruit house, while Carole properly appreciates the crop of ‘sweetheart’ cherries. Brian reviews his no-mow lawn and counts the extra wildlife thriving there. Life really is a bowl of cherries at Beechgrove. George reviews progress in the fruit house, while Carole properly appreciates the crop of ‘sweetheart’ cherries. Brian reviews his no-mow lawn and counts the extra wildlife thriving there. The Beechgrove Garden episode 8 2019 Fresh from gold medal winning at Chelsea Flower Show, Chris Beardshaw is back at Beechgrove to smell and tend

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Gardens Near and Far episode 23 – Ninfa

Gardens Near and Far / 2 minutes of reading / July 25, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardens Near and Far episode 23 – Ninfa : By the twelfth century, the ancient settlement of Ninfa had become a sizeable town with a castle. The noble Caetani family were granted the fiefdom. But the town’s population was decimated by civil wars in the fourteenth century, then driven out by malaria. Ninfa lay abandoned until the twentieth century, when three generations of Caetani women – Ada, Marguerite and Lelia – became fascinated with it and made a garden in the ruins of the old town. Wild and cultivated plants twine through the ruins in a riot of

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Renaissance Revolution episode 3 – Piero Della Francesca – Baptism of Christ

Art / 2 minutes of reading / July 25, 2019 / By HDclump

Renaissance Revolution episode 3 – Piero Della Francesca – Baptism of Christ: Matthew Collings concludes the series by looking at the invention of Renaissance painting. The Baptism of Christ by Italian master Piero Della Francesca showed the household names of the High Renaissance how to use the big new trick of Renaissance painting – illusionism and perspective. Without him their achievements would have been impossible, but change came so rapidly in the Renaissance that the qualities that made Piero famous in his own time quickly went out of fashion. The Baptism was bought for the National Gallery in

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The Pacific War in Color episode 5

History / 2 minutes of reading / July 24, 2019 / By HDclump

The Pacific War in Color episode 5: By the summer of 1944, America increasingly controlled the seas and skies of the Pacific, but the fighting on land remained bloody and brutal. As U.S. forces battled for two islands at once, Japan used ingenious dug-in bunkers and caves to make them pay for every inch of ground. Discover America’s strategic and personal motivations behind their simultaneous invasions of Tinian and Guam and witness their far less successful plan to strike Japan from India and China with the new, troubled aircraft, the B-29. The Pacific War in Color episode

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Gardens Near and Far episode 22 – Villa d’Este

Gardens Near and Far / 2 minutes of reading / July 24, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardens Near and Far episode 22 – Villa d’Este: The Villa d’Este near Rome in Italy was a model for all Renaissance gardens that followed. Created in the 16th century by Cardinal Hippolyte d’Este, who was descended from a wealthy family in Ferrare, the gardens are set on a hill overlooking a villa. Work on creating the gardens started in 1550, and continued for over 20 years. In the 19th century, they underwent long periods of abandon, but paradoxically, the abundant, wild vegetation attracted artists like Fragonard and Liszt, who composed “The Fountains of the Villa d’Este” there.

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Renaissance Revolution episode 2 – Hieronymus Bosch – The Garden of Earthly Delights

Art / 2 minutes of reading / July 24, 2019 / By HDclump

In Renaissance Revolution episode 2, artist and writer Matthew Collings steps into the mysterious invented world of The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, painted c.1505. This imposing work, full of strange and fantastical details, contains one of the most famous images in all of art: a man with a tree for a body, who gazes out at us from the section of the painting representing hell. The tree-man’s face is generally thought to be the artist’s self-portrait but, like almost everything else about Hieronymus Bosch – including the meaning of this, his most famous painting –

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Nadiya’s Time to Eat episode 2 – Baking Made Easy

Nadiya Hussain / 2 minutes of reading / July 22, 2019 / By HDclump

Nadiya’s Time to Eat episode 2 – Baking Made Easy : Think you haven’t got time to bake – think again! Nadiya’s mouthwatering bakes can be rustled up in no time at all. A delicious banana tarte tatin, with the quickest homemade ice cream ever, is the perfect decadent dessert for busy days. A massive meatloaf wellington is as easy as pie and provides multiple moreish meals to see you through a hectic week. And an effortless fruity soda bread with a zippy homemade butter slashes traditional baking time in half freeing up precious time to do the

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Renaissance Revolution episode 1 – The Madonna of the Meadow

Art / 3 minutes of reading / July 22, 2019 / By HDclump

Renaissance Revolution episode 1: the new series on Renaissance painting, written and presented by Matthew Collings, begins with an artistic investigation into one of the most radiant and beautiful images in all of art history, The Madonna of the Meadow, painted in 1505 by Raphael. Renaissance art has become part of the 21st-century heritage industry but when Raphael was alive, it was a startling new form of visual expression, and Raphael’s vibrant ‘realism’ was striking and fresh. It became the model for western art for the next 400 years, right up until the birth of Modernism. Renaissance

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Gardens Near and Far episode 21 – Valsanzibio

Gardens Near and Far / 2 minutes of reading / July 22, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardens Near and Far episode 21 – Valsanzibio: The Valsanzibio gardens, located in the heart of the Southern Padua hills, span eight hectares. The gardens are the work of the Barbarigo family, who were wealthy 17th century Venetian traders. They are thought to have been created as a sign of gratitude to God for having spared the family from the plague in 1631. The design of the Valsanzibio gardens is attributed to Luigi Bernini, brother of the famous sculptor Bernini. The garden’s architecture is based on large boxwood hedges, and the place invites strollers on a spiritual journey.

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