Secrets of World War II episode 1: Little did the Germans know that the body they discovered on the coast of Spain in 1943 was part of one of the most elaborate hoaxes of World War II. On April 30, 1943. a British submarine surfaced off the coast of Spain and dropped a body into the sea. The corpse was […]
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Blood and Gold – The Making of Spain episode 3: Simon explores Spain’s golden age under Philip II through to the Spanish Civil War and dictatorship under Franco, from which Spain has emerged as a modern democratic monarchy. Simon Sebag Montefiore embarks on a fascinating journey to unlock 2,000 years of Spain’s history. Blood and Gold –
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Blood and Gold – The Making of Spain episode 2: Simon uncovers the truth about Spain’s hero El Cid. He also investigates the horror of the Spanish Inquisition and in the process discovers an unsettling story about one of his own ancestors. Simon Sebag Montefiore embarks on a fascinating journey to unlock 2,000 years of Spain’s history.
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Blood and Gold – The Making of Spain episode 1: In the first episode, Simon explores Spain’s early years, its emergence as the battleground of empires and its golden age under the Cordoba Caliphate. Simon Sebag Montefiore embarks on a fascinating journey to unlock 2,000 years of Spain’s history. Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with
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In Mediterranean with Simon Reeve episode 4: Simon Reeve embarks on the fourth and final leg of his epic four-part journey around the Mediterranean. Taking a ferry across the Strait of Gibraltar, Simon’s first stop is Ceuta, a Spanish exclave surrounded by Morocco. This is one of the few land borders between Africa and the European Union. Simon joins the
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Art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon travels from southern to northern Spain to tell the story of some of Europe’s most exciting and vital art.