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WWI – The Last Tommies episode 1

History / 2 minutes of reading / November 6, 2018 / By HDclump

Vivid and heartbreaking stories told by the last Tommies – filmed in their 90s and 100s – remembering life and death in World War I, illustrated with powerful archive. The three-part series is the result of a uniquely important oral history project to record the experiences of men and women who lived through Great War. This episode tells the story of the first years of war in 1914 and 1915, culminating in the Battle of Loos, when the Pals Battalions, who had enthusiastically volunteered to serve, had their first taste of the horror of mass industrialised warfare. We see how the […]

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Human Universe episode 2: Why Are We Here?

Science / 3 minutes of reading / November 6, 2018 / By HDclump

In Human Universe episode 2: Brian Cox reveals how the wonderful complexity of nature and human life is simply the consequence of chance events constrained by the laws of physics that govern our universe. But this leads him to a deeper question – why does our universe seem to have been set up with just the right rules to create us? In a dizzying conclusion Brian unpicks this question, revealing the very latest understanding of how the universe came to be this way, and in doing so offers a radical new answer to why we are here. Professor

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Carol Klein’s Plant Odysseys – Waterlily episode 4

Carol Klein / 2 minutes of reading / November 6, 2018 / By HDclump

In the fourth and final chapter of the series, Carol Klein takes a look at one of the most recognisable and influential flowers in our world, the waterlily. It is a plant of unlikely economic importance, spiritual significance and artistic inspiration. Carol Klein’s Plant Odysseys – Waterlily episode 4 She travels to the far east to investigate when and where some of the first flowering plants evolved, and discovers waterlilies are among the earliest branches of angiosperms still around today – practically living fossils. Carol visits the Buddhist temples of South Korea and drinks lotus flower

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Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse

Art / 1 minute of reading / November 5, 2018 / By HDclump

Claude Monet was an avid horticulturist and arguably the most important painter of gardens in the history of art, but he was not alone. Great artists like Van Gogh, Bonnard, Sorolla, Sargent, Pissarro and Matisse all saw the garden as a powerful subject for their art. These great artists, along with many other famous names, feature in an innovative and extensive exhibition from The Royal Academy of Arts, London. From the exhibition walls to the wonder and beauty of artists’ gardens like Giverny and Seebüll, the film takes a magical and widely travelled journey to discover how different

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Human Universe episode 1: Apeman – Spaceman

Science / 2 minutes of reading / November 5, 2018 / By HDclump

In Human Universe episode 1: Professor Brian Cox asks the biggest questions we can ask as he explores our origins, our place and our destiny in the universe. Brian begins his exploration in the beautiful Ethiopian Highlands, where he has a rare encounter with our distant cousins, the gelada monkeys. They were once Africa’s most successful primate, roaming across the entire continent, yet today they are found in just one place in the remote Ethiopian Highlands. So how did this happen? Why have some of our closest relatives retreated, whilst we have expanded everywhere? The clues are all

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The Empire State Story

History / 3 minutes of reading / November 4, 2018 / By HDclump

This programme chronicles the construction of the Empire State Building in New York, which was the world’s tallest skyscraper when opened in 1931. The programme investigates the building’s history through interviews with the people who contributed to the construction of this iconic building. The Empire State Story Packed with personal anecdotes and great storytelling, this programme creates a compelling blend of archive and oral history. The Empire State Building took one year and 45 days to build and was completed not only on time, but also under budget. The anticipated cost had been 43 million dollars, but

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Carol Klein’s Plant Odysseys – Iris episode 3

Carol Klein / 2 minutes of reading / November 3, 2018 / By HDclump

The third leg of Carol’s odyssey takes her on a journey from England to Turkey, to Italy and home again, discovering the intricate biology of the iris flower and its cultural significance to mankind over thousands of years. Carol takes a close-up look into the intimate relationship between bees and irises and, under the guidance of an evolutionary plant biologist, uses an endoscopic camera to reveal how an insect with UV vision sees each flower. Carol travels to mainland Europe, learning of the importance of some species in the funeral traditions of Islam and the use of irises

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Gardening Australia episode 41 2018

Gardening Australia 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / November 2, 2018 / By HDclump

We tour the gardens of five finalists for the 2018 Gardener of the Year award. Costa Georgiadis solves inner-city problems in Leigh Sales’ garden. Millie Ross shows how to make seeding pots from newspaper. Gardening Australia episode 41 2018 Vote for the 2018 Gardener of the Year! Vote now for the 2018 Gardener of the Year The Gardening Report Costa calls in to visit 7.30 host Leigh Sales to see her new garden and offer some tips on how to solve problems facing a lot of inner-city gardeners Gardener of the Year Finalist (1) – Queensland Keven

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Greek Myths – Tales of Travelling Heroes

History / 1 minute of reading / November 2, 2018 / By HDclump

Eminent classical historian Robin Lane Fox embarks on a journey in search of the origins of the Greek myths. He firmly believes that these fantastical stories lie at the root of western culture, and yet little is known about where the myths of the Greek gods came from, and how they grew. Now, after 35 years of travelling, excavation and interpretation, he is confident he has uncovered answers. Greek Myths – Tales of Travelling Heroes From the ancient lost city of Hattusas in modern Turkey to the smouldering summit of the Sicilian volcano Mount Etna, the documentary

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Carol Klein’s Plant Odysseys – Tulips episode 2

Carol Klein / 2 minutes of reading / October 31, 2018 / By HDclump

There are 6,000 delightful varieties of tulips in the world today, with new colours and forms being cultivated every year. Carol Klein’s odyssey to uncover the colourful history of this popular flower begins high in the mountains of eastern Turkey, where a species tulip, one of the early ancestors of those we grow in our gardens, can be found flourishing in the harshest of environments, a feat only possible due to its extraordinary evolution. Thermal-imaging cameras reveal a small pocket of warm air trapped inside the flower’s petals, giving visiting pollinators a cosy place to rest their flight muscles.

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100 Days to Victory – The Fightback episode 2

History / 2 minutes of reading / October 31, 2018 / By HDclump

The Allies win a great victory at Amiens. The tide is turning, but the victors are under no illusions. The German Army remains a daunting fighting force and it has an ace up the sleeve: the Hindenburg Line – the most formidable defensive system in military history. If the Allies are to have any hope for victory, they need to find a way to punch through Germany’s wall of steel. The generals formulate an ambitious plan incorporating newly minted ‘combined arms’ tactics on a massive scale. They commit artillery, tanks, aircraft and troops in careful concert, to attack

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Ancient Aliens – Mysterious Relics

Conspiracy / 2 minutes of reading / October 30, 2018 / By HDclump

Sacred bones… Golden hats… And fragments of sacred objects thought to possess healing properties. All around the world, archaeologists have uncovered mysterious relics revered by ancient cultures for thousands of years. Now on display in museums, temples and churches, millions of people travel great distances just to be in their presence. What is it about these ancient objects that draws people to them? Could the truth of mankind’s origins be found in the fabric, metal, stone and bones of our distant past? And could these mysterious relics really provide us with the ability to access divine or otherworldly

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