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Narrow Escapes of World War II episode 12

History / 6 minutes of reading / March 15, 2023 / By HDclump

Narrow Escapes of World War II episode 12: A profile of Dudley Mason, who was awarded the George Cross after the tanker he was commanding came under attack during Operation Pedestal in August 1942 to relieve Malta. By 1942, the fight between the Allies and the Axis for control of the Mediterranean is focused on tiny Malta. From there, British aircraft and submarines have been preying on enemy supply ships. When Hitler and Mussolini decide to crush Malta, Churchill dispatches a huge convoy to run the gauntlet of Axis air and naval power to reach the beleaguered island stronghold. For […]

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Bettany Hughes Treasures of the World episode 2

History / 4 minutes of reading / February 25, 2022 / By HDclump

Bettany Hughes Treasures of the World episode 2: The historian travels to Malta in search of ancient artefacts, and leads the first TV crew to be allowed to film in the Hypogeum, a recently discovered underground temple that provided a burial place for up to 7000 individuals. Before a major restoration project starts, Bettany is invited to film in the Queen and Prince Philip’s romantic hideaway, the Villa Guardamangia, and explores in a series of underground tunnels from the Second World War. Bettany Hughes takes viewers on armchair travels to explore household-name treasures and new finds from across

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Mediterranean with Simon Reeve episode 1

Travel / 2 minutes of reading / October 10, 2018 / By HDclump

Simon Reeve embarks on the first leg of his epic four-part journey around the Mediterranean. At the centre of this great sea, and surrounded by crystal clear waters, is Simon’s first stop, the beautiful island of Malta. Driven by a surge of tourists, modern-day Malta is booming. But beneath the picture-postcard image lies a country accused of being a haven for money laundering and organised crime, where journalists can be murdered by car bombs. When Simon takes a ferry to his next destination, Calabria in southern Italy, he discovers a region in the grip of Europe’s most powerful

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