War of Worlds 1963-1991 – The Abyss

War of Worlds 1963-1991 - The Abyss: November 22, 1963. The entire world is in shock. President Kennedy has just been assassinated during a trip to Dallas. Even Khrushchev himself seems touched by the tragic news. In a surprising coincidence, South Vietnamese president Diem was assassinated twenty days earlier, in a coup organized by his generals... The players are changing, but the Vietnam war drags on. America's new President Johnson sinks his country further into the quagmire of war. Close…

War of Worlds 1956-1962

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Post author:HDclump
Post published:January 8, 2022
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War of Worlds 1956-1962 – The Wall

War of Worlds 1956-1962 - The Wall: February 24, 1956. During the Soviet Communist Party's twentieth Congress, Khrushchev stuns everyone by denouncing Stalin's crimes. Without denying the ideology, the USSR's new leader seeks to distance himself from his predecessor and open up to the outside world. "Mister K" is full of surprises. He drinks Pepsi with Nixon and insists on spending a day at Disneyland when he visits America... But behind this clown-like character, the "executioner of the Ukraine" hasn't…

War of Worlds 1953-1955 - The Conquest

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Post author:HDclump
Post published:January 7, 2022
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War of Worlds 1953-1955 – The Conquest

War of Worlds 1953-1955 - The Conquest: March 1953. Stalin is dead. Following many long hours of agony in his dacha, the Little Father of Peoples is now no more than an embalmed corpse. His potential successors eagerly flock to pay their respects. In East Berlin, a wave of hope swept through the German workers who rise up against the Party. This hope is swiftly crushed by Soviet tanks... In Asia, the hot conflicts are coming to an end. After…

War of Worlds 1950-1952 - The World Trembles

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Post author:HDclump
Post published:January 6, 2022
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War of Worlds 1950-1952 – The World Trembles

War of Worlds 1950-1952 - The World Trembles: September 1950. On the banks at Incheon, 30 miles from Seoul, General MacArthur is victorious. The landing he planned, to rescue his men stuck in Pusan, was a success. But the war isn't over. In the North, the Americans will have to face an unexpected enemy. On the other side of the frozen Yalu river, Mao, covert as always, has stationed 300,000 of his men. On Thanksgiving Day, the Chinese and North…

War of Worlds 1947-1950 - The Escalation of Fear

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Post published:January 4, 2022
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War of Worlds 1947-1950 – The Escalation of Fear

War of Worlds 1947-1950 - The Escalation of Fear: 1947. Fearing that a damaged Europe might fall prey to Communism, President Truman launches the Marshall Plan, a major loan package offered to European nations to assist in their reconstruction. It is also a way to help the French in Indochina, where Ho Chi Minh has established a proper government, working from its "bamboo ministries". His army and his influence grow with each passing day. At the Kremlin, Stalin celebrates his…

Forbidden America episode 2 – Rap’s New Frontline

Louis Theroux immerses himself in Florida’s multimillion-dollar rap scene – as notable for the controversy surrounding its emerging stars as its creativity.

Forbidden America episode 1 – Extreme and Online

Louis Theroux meets the young and highly inflammatory figures of the latest incarnation of the American far right: a political movement born out of the internet but making its presence felt in the real world

New Year’s Day Concert 2022

New Year’s Day Concert 2022: The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra perform their traditional New Year’s Day concert. The VPO is directed by celebrated conductor Daniel Barenboim in an array of polkas, waltzes and gallops by the Strauss family and their contemporaries.