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Adolf Hitler the Itinerary episode 2 - The War Leader

Adolf Hitler the Itinerary episode 2 – The War Leader

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Adolf Hitler the Itinerary episode 2 – The War Leader: Harald Sandner continues his study of Adolf Hitler as he seizes control of Germany and plunges the European continent into the bloodiest conflict the world has ever seen. Harald meticulously notes every success and failure as the world’s powers come together to put an end to this chapter in history.     For 25 years, Harald Sandner, a history enthusiast, has traced the Fuhrer’s itinerary from his childhood to the end of his life.   Adolf Hitler the Itinerary episode 2 – The War Leader   Adolf Hitler was a […]

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Adolf Hitler the Itinerary episode 1 - Assent of a Criminal

Adolf Hitler the Itinerary episode 1 – Assent of a Criminal

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Adolf Hitler the Itinerary episode 1 – Assent of a Criminal: For 25 years, Harald Sandner, a history enthusiast, has traced the Fuhrer’s itinerary from his childhood to the end of his life.     Harald Sandner, a history enthusiast, has traced Adolf Hitler’s early life. From his childhood home, through his relationship with his family, the challenges he endured as a young man, and the home he made for himself in the German military. Follow the world’s greatest murderer’s rise to power.   Adolf Hitler the Itinerary episode 1 – Assent of a Criminal   Adolf Hitler was a

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Archaeology - A Secret History episode 3 - The Power of the Past

Archaeology – A Secret History episode 3 – The Power of the Past

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Archaeology – A Secret History episode 3 – The Power of the Past: shows how 20th-century attention turned from civilisation and kings to the search for the common man against a background of science and competing political ideologies. Archaeology stands as a pivotal discipline that unveils the story of human activity through the meticulous study and analysis of material culture. This encompasses artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, and cultural landscapes. Rooted in both social sciences and humanities, archaeology in Europe is seen as a distinct discipline, while in North America, it aligns closely with anthropology. Archaeologists delve into the depths

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Archaeology - A Secret History episode 2 - The Search for Civilisation

Archaeology – A Secret History episode 2 – The Search for Civilisation

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For centuries, humanity has been captivated by its own past. The desire to uncover lost worlds, understand ancient societies, and piece together the origins of civilisation has driven some of the most remarkable discoveries in history. In Archaeology: A Secret History – The Search for Civilisation, archaeologist Richard Miles takes us on a compelling journey through the groundbreaking moments of the 18th and 19th centuries—an era when the understanding of human history was dramatically reshaped.

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Archaeology - A Secret History episode 1 - In the Beginning

Archaeology – A Secret History episode 1 – In the Beginning

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For centuries, humanity has been captivated by the mysteries buried beneath our feet. What stories do the ruins whisper? What truths lie hidden in the dust of time? In Archaeology: A Secret History, historian and archaeologist Richard Miles embarks on an extraordinary journey to uncover the origins of archaeology itself.

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Meet the Romans with Mary Beard episode 3 - Behind Closed Doors

Meet the Romans with Mary Beard episode 3

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Meet the Romans with Mary Beard episode 3 – Behind Closed Doors: We still live in the shadow of ancient Rome – a city at the heart of a vast empire that stretched from Scotland to Afghanistan, dominating the West for over 700 years. Professor Mary Beard puts aside the stories of emperors and armies, guts and gore, to meet the real Romans living at the heart of it all. In this final episode, Mary delves even deeper into ordinary Roman life by going behind the closed doors of their homes. She meets an extraordinary cast of characters – drunken

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Meet the Romans with Mary Beard episode 2 - Streetlife

Meet the Romans with Mary Beard episode 2 – Streetlife

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Meet the Romans with Mary Beard episode 2 – Streetlife: Professor Mary Beard discovers the crime and slum conditions in the world’s first high-rise city. In this programme, Mary descends into the city streets to discover the dirt, crime, sex and slum conditions in the world’s first high-rise city. This Rome is not the marble Rome we know, but a vast, messy metropolis with little urban planning, where most Romans lived in high-rise apartment blocks with little space, light, or even sanitation. Forced outdoors into the city streets, she reveals where they went to hang out, get drunk, have sex

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Meet the Romans with Mary Beard episode 1 - All Roads Lead to Rome

Meet the Romans with Mary Beard episode 1 – All Roads Lead to Rome

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Meet the Romans with Mary Beard episode 1 – All Roads Lead to Rome: Historical series looking at the Roman empire from the bottom up. Professor Mary Beard traces the story of several ordinary yet remarkable Roman citizens. We still live in the shadow of ancient Rome – a city at the heart of a vast empire that stretched from Scotland to Afghanistan, dominating the West for over 700 years. Professor Mary Beard puts aside the stories of emperors and armies, guts and gore, to meet the real Romans living at the heart of it all. In this programme, Mary

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Ireland's Treasures Uncovered

Ireland’s Treasures Uncovered

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Ireland’s Treasures Uncovered: The story of the iconic Irish artefacts that have helped to shape and create modern Ireland, both north and south.     The programme reveals the surprising tales behind treasures such as the Tara Brooch, the Broighter Hoard, the Waterford Charter Roll and others, revealing new stories behind the artefacts that we thought we knew. It also reveals the most recent astounding finds that are adding to the list of Ireland’s Treasures. Using key access to Ireland’s two largest museums, in Belfast and Dublin, the programme brings together archaeologists and curators who have spent their lives working

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Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit episode 3

Mary Beard’s Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit episode 4

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Mary Beard’s Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit episode 4: In the fourth and final episode, Mary tackles the biggest puzzle of all: why, and how, did the Roman Empire fall? Surveying the massive walls and fortifications of Britain and Germany, she discovers an empire under pressure, struggling to control its borders.     Mary seeks to redefine our understanding of the so-called ‘Barbarian Invasions’, but also shows that the Roman Empire was facing even greater challenges from within. Maverick emperors upset all the assumptions of right-thinking Romans, while the traditional religion and beliefs of the Roman state came head to

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The Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl

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THE DUST BOWL chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Menacing black blizzards killed farmers’ crops and livestock, threatened the lives of their children, and forced thousands of desperate families to pick up and move somewhere else. The Dust Bowl – The Great Plow Up part 1     In the early twentieth century, thousands of homesteaders and “suitcase farmers” converge on the southern Plains, where wet years, rising wheat prices and World

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Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit episode 3

Mary Beard’s Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit episode 3

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Mary Beard’s Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit episode 3: In the third episode Mary takes an in-depth look at the question of identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire. What did it mean to be, or to become, Roman, and how did the very different parts of the empire react to Roman rule?     In the beautifully preserved cities of Algeria, incomers and locals mixed to create flourishing communities with a distinct ‘more Roman than Rome’ frontier identity. Mary follows the trail of one such African Roman from his native land all the way to Britain, where he served

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