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Kilauea – Hawaii on Fire

Science, Nature / 2 minutes of reading / January 26, 2019 / By HDclump

In May 2018, Kilauea volcano erupted, obliterating neighborhoods with devastating force and uprooting thousands of local residents. It is Hawaii’s most destructive volcanic eruption in generations. How can one of the most beautiful places on Earth suddenly transform into a roaring inferno, sputtering molten lava and bombs of volcanic rock the size of refrigerators? On the ground in the early days of the eruption, NOVA joins scientists and residents alike on a breathtaking journey to investigate Kilauea’s recent spike in activity. Along the way, some of Hawaii’s biggest secrets are revealed: Why did these geologically distinctive volcanoes form […]

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Wonders of Life episode 3 – Endless Forms Most Beautiful

Science, Nature / 2 minutes of reading / January 25, 2019 / By HDclump

The universe is almost entirely devoid of life. Earth, the planet we call home, seems to defy the laws of physics. It is teeming with life in all colours, shapes and sizes. No-one knows for sure how many different species are alive right now, our best guess is close to 8.7 million. In this film, Professor Brian Cox asks how, from a lifeless cosmos ruled by the laws of physics and chemistry, it is possible that a planet can produce so much wonderful, varied biology. It’s an epic journey through time that begins with Brian undertaking a species

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Gardening Australia ep. 12 2018

Gardening Australia 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / January 25, 2019 / By HDclump

In Gardening Australia ep. 12 2018, Jane Edmanson visits a home full of indoor plants; Costa Georgiadis finds a roof garden on a block of flats; Sophie Thomson builds a wicking bed; Tino Carnevale discovers Antarctic gardening; and Millie Ross grows a seat. Gardening Australia ep. 12 2018 Outside In Jane meets an indoor plant enthusiast to learn some of his secrets of keeping plants happy and flourishing! A Touch of Green Tino finds out how scientists are gardening in the Antarctic The Leafy Lounge Millie shows us how we can grow a luscious leafy lounge using

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Gardening Australia episode 1 2018

Gardening Australia 2018 / 1 minute of reading / January 24, 2019 / By HDclump

Costa visits a farm in the middle of Sydney; Jane explores the garden of Dame Nellie Melba; we meet indigenous author & historian Bruce Pascoe; Millie tackles a challenging courtyard; Tino shares his recipe for soil success. In Gardening Australia episode 1 2018: 1. My Garden Path – Bruce Pascoe We meet indigenous author and historian Bruce Pascoe 2. A Farm in the City Costa Georgiadis visits a former bowls club that has been transformed into a thriving farm in the middle of Sydney 3. FAQs Sophie Thomson experiments with newspaper as mulch; Jerry Coleby-Williams explains how to

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Wonders of Life episode 2 – Expanding Universe

Science, Nature / 2 minutes of reading / January 24, 2019 / By HDclump

Wonders of Life episode 2 – Expanding Universe – Professor Brian Cox encounters the astonishing creatures that reveal how the senses evolved. Every animal on Earth experiences the world in a different way, using a unique suite of senses to detect its physical environment. Tracing the evolution of these mechanisms is a story that takes us through life’s journey – from single-celled organisms to more complex, sentient beings. Brian finds that over the course of 3.8 billion years, the senses have driven life in new directions and may, ultimately, have led to our own curiosity and intelligence. Brian

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Gardening Australia ep. 11 2018

Gardening Australia 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / January 24, 2019 / By HDclump

In Gardening Australia ep. 11 2018 Costa is with our wonderful native wildlife at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, where he’s dipped into the archives to bring you a collection of stories that will not only inform you, but inspire you to create a garden where the whole family feels at home. Gardening Australia ep. 11 2018 : A Passion for Passata When Tino’s parents make passata, the whole family gets involved. Tino explains how it all happens and how the great tomato sauce tradition started. Planty Shanty Millie creates a living cubby house for children by planting an

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Tom Kerridge’s Fresh Start episode 4 – Be Healthy

Tom Kerridge's Fresh Start / 3 minutes of reading / January 24, 2019 / By HDclump

In Tom Kerridge’s Fresh Start episode 4 – Tom shifts the focus onto their health – using his recipes as inspiration to get his gang eating more fruit and veg. Tom’s brother Sam and his family come for lunch. Sam’s not a big veg fan so is an ideal candidate for road-testing one of Tom’s tasty veg-packed recipes – spicy beef lettuce cups. Tom stages a family cook-off with his brother, with niece Peyton as the judge. Tom explains the key to a delicious stir fry is to prep all the ingredients in advance, as the cooking part only takes

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Pluto and Beyond

Science / 2 minutes of reading / January 20, 2019 / By HDclump

In Pluto and Beyond: the New Horizons spacecraft attempts to fly by a mysterious object known as Ultima Thule, believed to be a primordial building block of the solar system. Three years after taking the first spectacular photos of Pluto, New Horizons is four billion miles from Earth, trying to achieve the most distant flyby in NASA’s history. If successful, it will shed light on one of the least understood regions of our solar system: the Kuiper Belt. NOVA is embedded with the New Horizons mission team, following the action in real time as they uncover the secrets of what

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 26 2016

The Beechgrove Garden 2016 / 2 minutes of reading / January 20, 2019 / By HDclump

It’s the final programme of the series and Jim, Carole, George and Chris are battening down the hatches, preparing the garden for the winter but also making plans for spring. Carole is starting her Christmas wrapping early as she shows how to wrap up tender plants around the garden that need extra protection. George and Jim are in the fruit cage, where it’s a good time to take stock and do some remedial fruit work. Carole also visits Huntly Cot, a unique garden near Temple in Midlothian. At its centre is a heart-shaped heather garden, with a natural

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Treasures of the Louvre

Art / 2 minutes of reading / January 19, 2019 / By HDclump

Treasures of the Louvre – Paris-based writer Andrew Hussey travels through the glorious art and surprising history of an extraordinary French institution to show that the story of the Louvre is the story of France. Treasures of the Louvre – Part 1 As well as exploring the masterpieces of painters such as Veronese, Rubens, David, Chardin, Gericault and Delacroix, he examines the changing face of the Louvre itself through its architecture and design. Medieval fortress, Renaissance palace, luxurious home to kings, emperors and more recently civil servants, today it attracts eight million visitors a year. Treasures of

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 25 2016

The Beechgrove Garden 2016 / 3 minutes of reading / January 19, 2019 / By HDclump

In Beechgrove Garden episode 25 2016, leaves are falling in the garden but that’s not necessarily a bad thing as Jim uses them to make lovely leaf mould. He also shows the steamy secrets of his new hot box composter. Carole makes her last visit to Mieke and family in rural Aberdeenshire where they are gardening on a budget and this week they learn how to shred material to make economical but pretty paths. Jim knows very well that gardening is good for you but this week it’s especially so as he marks the 10th anniversary of Trellis,

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Great Artists episode 1 – Giotto

Art / 3 minutes of reading / January 17, 2019 / By HDclump

Giotto Giotto di Bondone, the son of a Tuscan shepherd. Born in 1267, Giotto began his apprenticeship at the age of 12, and with his naturalistic treatment of medieval Christian iconography, was recognised as the first in a line of great painters and architects who contributed to the Italian Renaissance. Giotto’s contemporary, the banker and chronicler Giovanni Villani, wrote that Giotto was “the most sovereign master of painting in his time, who drew all his figures and their postures according to nature” and of his publicly recognized “talent and excellence”. In his Lives of the Most Excellent Painters,

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