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Great Artists episode 5 – Stubbs

Art / 2 minutes of reading / February 3, 2019 / By HDclump

Stubbs George Stubbs is the greatest painter of horses who ever lived, but so much more than that – a man who literally dissected his subject before he felt able to paint it. But Stubbs was no dispassionate observer instead he brought a weight of feeling to his work that sometimes makes the spine tingle. Stubbs’ great triumph is Whistlejacket, a portrait of a horse without a background that concentrates the eye on the beautifully observed body of the greatest racehorse of the day. Tim Marlow also looks at Stubbs’ lesser known masterpieces, such as his striking depiction […]

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Gardening Australia episode 1 2019

Gardening Australia 2019 / 2 minutes of reading / February 1, 2019 / By HDclump

In Gardening Australia episode 1 2019: Jane goes farming on Lord Howe Island, Millie discovers the secret lives of sunflowers. Tino Carnevale offers solutions for sloping gardens, and Josh Byrne plants semi-tropical edibles on his sunny deck area. 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 1 2019 Food Scrap Friday Costa visits a school garden where the whole community gets on board with composting their food scraps – and the

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Wonders of Life episode 4 – Size Matters

Science / 3 minutes of reading / January 31, 2019 / By HDclump

Wonders of Life episode 4: in this episode, Brian travels around Australia to explore the physics of the size of life. Beginning with the largest organisms on our planet, a forest of giant eucalyptus trees, he then takes to the seas to get up-close with an ocean giant – the great white shark. From the safety of a steel cage Brian explains how the distinctive streamlined contours of the great white have been shaped by the physics of water. Back on land, Brian heads out to the dry dusty outback. Here he tracks the largest living marsupial, the

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Australia’s Lost Impressionist

Art / 2 minutes of reading / January 31, 2019 / By HDclump

Australia’s Lost Impressionist: a new beautifully crafted documentary film reveals the close relationships and influence enjoyed by Australia’s lost impressionist, John Russell, within the French avant-garde in the late 1880s. Artist, John Peter Russell (1858-1930), was considered locally at home in his day as being handsome, independently wealthy through an inheritance, as well as decidedly debonair. He joined the ranks of those both local and from afar, who travelled overseas to steep themselves not only in the artistic atmosphere of Europe and England, but also in their traditions. He was seeking an adventure through art, only to discover

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The Nine Months That Made You

Science / 1 minute of reading / January 31, 2019 / By HDclump

The Nine Months That Made You – Horizon explores the secrets of what makes a long, healthy and happy life. It turns out that a time you can’t remember – the nine months you spend in the womb – could have more lasting effects on you today than your lifestyle or genes. It is one of the most powerful and provocative new ideas in human science, and it was pioneered by a British scientist, Professor David Barker. His theory has inspired a field of study that is revealing how our time in the womb could affect your health,

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Tom Kerridge’s Fresh Start episode 5 – Get Moving

Tom Kerridge's Fresh Start / 3 minutes of reading / January 30, 2019 / By HDclump

Tom Kerridge’s Fresh Start episode 5: for step five of his plan, Tom motivates his gang to up their exercise and eat the right food to fuel their bodies. He starts with his homemade energy bars – fruit and nut-filled flapjacks, the perfect snack for a workout. He takes a tin of them to his local tennis club where he meets up with the Roy Choudhury family. They have a history of heart problems in their family and want to make lifestyle changes to stay healthy but they don’t know what sort of exercise they can all do together. Tom

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Great Artists episode 4 – Caravaggio

Art / 2 minutes of reading / January 30, 2019 / By HDclump

Caravaggio Of all the great artists, Caravaggio seems to speak most intensely to the modern world. He lived a brief and tumultuous life, mocking authority and even murdering a man; he spent four years on the run, a fugitive from justice, but he always painted, bringing religious art to life in paintings so powerful and naturalistic that some saw them as miracles in themselves. In the programme Tim Marlow looks at paintings such as The Musicians, a melancholy celebration of music with a slight erotic edge, and as well as The Conversion of St. Paul, an expression of

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Great Artists episode 3 – Holbein

Art / 2 minutes of reading / January 29, 2019 / By HDclump

Holbein Hans Holbein the Younger has claims to be the greatest portrait painter who ever wielded a brush, a central figure in the spread of the Renaissance in Northern Europe whose deftness and remarkable accuracy captured the spirit and faces of the court of Henry VIII. He made the human individual seem more real and more exposed than any other artists before him and is the father of a tradition of portraiture which continues to this day. In the programme Tim Marlow looks at works such as Holbein’s portraits of Erasmus and Henry VIII, as well as one

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The Vietnam War episode 10 – The Weight of Memory

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

The Vietnam War episode 10 – The Weight of Memory In The Vietnam War episode 10: while the Watergate scandal rivets Americans’ attention and forces President Nixon to resign, the Vietnamese continue to savage one another in a brutal civil war. When hundreds of thousands of North Vietnamese troops pour into the south, Saigon descends rapidly into chaos and collapses. For the next 40 years, Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for healing and reconciliation. In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told

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The Vietnam War episode 9

History / 2 minutes of reading / January 28, 2019 / By HDclump

The Vietnam War episode 9 – A Disrespectful Loyalty In The Vietnam War episode 9, South Vietnamese forces fighting on their own in Laos suffer a terrible defeat. Massive U.S. airpower makes the difference in halting an unprecedented North Vietnamese offensive. After being re-elected in a landslide, Nixon announces Hanoi has agreed to a peace deal. American prisoners of war will finally come home – to a bitterly divided country. In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. THE VIETNAM WAR features

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Great Artists episode 2 – Piero della Francesca

Art / 2 minutes of reading / January 27, 2019 / By HDclump

Piero della Francesca This episode looks at the life and work of the 15th century Italian artist Piero della Francesca. With only 26 surviving works Piero has been seen as one of the mystery men of western art. But his calm, monumental, often enigmatic images mark an important step in the development of Renaissance art. This fascinating film reveals the man behind the myth, an artist that paved the way for likes of Leonardo and Michelangelo. In his typically enthusiastic and accessible manner Tim Marlow explores works such as the huge fresco cycle The Legend of the True

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The Vietnam War episode 8

History / 2 minutes of reading / January 27, 2019 / By HDclump

The Vietnam War episode 8 – The History of the World In The Vietnam War episode 8 – with morale plummeting in Vietnam, President Nixon begins withdrawing American troops. As news breaks of an unthinkable massacre committed by American soldiers, the public debates the rectitude of the war, while an incursion into Cambodia reignites antiwar protests with tragic consequences. In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. THE VIETNAM WAR features testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the

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