In this three-part series Alastair Sooke (Treasures Of Ancient Rome, Pride and Prejudice: Having A Ball) explores the riches and unique legacy of Greek art. Episode One tells the story of Greek art from its surprising, often mysterious origins, travelling from Crete to Santorini, Mycenae to Delphi. Episode Two explores the astonishing development of classical art - the so called 'Greek revolution', asking how did the ancient Greeks get so good, so fast? The final instalment looks in detail at a handful of works that have achieved the status of masterpieces, tracing the complex and fascinating story of western civilisation’s love affair with Greek art, from the Romans to modern times.
古怪收藏大对决: 曳引机Clash of the Collectors: Ep 1: Tractors三名曳引机收藏家想证明自己的收藏最优良。澳洲新南威尔斯的比尔山利是农夫，他的农场上到处是农村机械。美国爱荷华州的艾瑞克齐尔是事业有成的玉米农夫，他收集的曳引机堆满三个专用仓库。巴西的佩特斯尼森是81岁退休人员，20年来从世界各地收藏了复古曳引机。参赛者得证明自己的收藏最惊人，才能坐上收藏之王的宝座。比赛将以尺寸和稀有程度来评断，以及参赛者各自为了这项喜好做出多少牺牲
Over sixty years after the end of World War II, recently declassified documents and contemporary experiments offer insight into a multitude of attempts at assassinating one of the most feared and despised dictators of the 20th Century. As the Nazi war machine spread terror and death across Europe, there were at least forty-two documented plots to kill Adolf Hitler and bring his regime crumbling to the ground. But who were the men that offered to lay their own lives on the line for the sake of killing one of history's most despised tyrants, and just how did they plan on accomplishing such a formidable feat? In this documentary, the filmmakers at National Geographic offer detailed insight into the forty-two assassination plots that may have altered the course of history had they actually succeeded. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
从最近的一堆已解密的绝密档案中，发现有多达42次试图刺杀德国独裁者-希特勒的行为，最著名的莫过于1944年7月20日的施陶芬伯格事件，当然最终还是成功的几乎没有。了跟随这个节目，让我们来了解了解当年的历史始末吧。
Castles: Britain's Fortified History' is a series by historian Sam Willis who traces the story of Britain's castles and their unique role in our history from art and literature.
1. The Book of Life
第一集 生命之书
简介：
基因，地球上一切具细胞结构的生命的共同点和差异点。整部地球生命史被篆刻在每一种生物的DNA中，生命之书由DNA密码书写的基因构成。基因造就了我们，我们也塑造了基因，基因保存着我们的过去，也预示着我们的将来。漫漫进化之路上，基因的千变万化让地球生命得以多姿多彩。基因的四倍化使脊椎动物登上进化舞台，主宰了如今的生物世界，减数分裂让我们长得像父母，又不同于父母。基因让我们失去了一些，同时又得到了更多。
2. Unlocking the Code
第二集 破解密码
简介：
继上一集内容，我们对DNA的工作方式，有了基本的了解：基因，遗传的基本单位，控制生命某一特征的特定DNA片段区域，其分子中的碱基A T C G凭借千变万化的组合，编码着总共20种氨基酸，氨基酸以特定的排列组合又构成无数种蛋白质。。。。由简入繁，生命之真谛啊~~。自人类基因组计划完成的10年来，我们对自身有了更深入的了解，好多事情是基因惹得祸啊，大家一定要去做孕前与产前筛查，优生优育是国策。
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东非大裂谷自红海至赞比西河口，连绵三千里，从太空都能看到。这里是多姿多彩的地方，有喷发的火山、覆盖着森林的高山、美丽的峡谷、广袤的草原、巨大的平湖和河流，是鳄鱼、河马、狮子、大象、火烈鸟和非洲人的家园。BBC采用最新的高清摄影技术，探讨了形式东非大裂谷的地质力量，展现世界上野生动物品种最多的地貌。
Visible from space, Africa's Great Rift Valley runs three thousand miles from the Red Sea to the mouth of the Zambezi. It's a diverse terrain of erupting volcanoes, forest-clad mountains, spectacular valleys, rolling grasslands, huge lakes and mighty rivers, and is home to crocodiles, hippos, lions, elephants, flocks of flamingos and a diversity of indigenous peoples.
Using state-of-the-art high definition filming techniques, this series investigates the geological forces which shaped East Africa's Great Rift, and which make it one of the world's most wildlife-rich landscapes.
Part 1: Fire
The valley is the product of deep-seated geological forces which have spewed out a line of cloud-wreathed volcanoes stretching from Ethiopia to Tanzania. Their peaks provide a refuge for East Africa's most extraordinary wildlife, including newly discovered and previously unfilmed species which have evolved surprising survival strategies to cope with their challenging mountain environment.
Part 2: Water
The Great Rift Valley channels a huge diversity of waterways - rivers, lakes, waterfalls, caustic springs and coral seas - spanning from Egypt to Mozambique. Some lake and ocean deeps harbour previously unseen life-forms, while caustic waters challenge life to the extreme. But where volcanic minerals enrich the Great Rift's waterways, they provide the most spectacular concentrations of birds, mammals and fish in all Africa.
Part 3: Grass
The Great Rift Valley provides the stage for an epic battle between trees and grass - its course influenced by volcanic eruptions, landscape and rainfall. On its outcome rests the fate of Africa's great game herds. In the Rift's savannas, grazers and their predators struggle to outwit each other, forcing one group of primates to develop a social system that paved the way for the evolution of mankind.
Centers on the Kilcher family and their community outside Homer, Alaska. Led by patriarch Atz Kilcher, singer Jewel's father, the family have lived on their land for three generations. The show also focuses on the homesteaders who live by the Kilchers, including, Brother Roadkill, who eats animals lying dead on the side of the road.
Documentary that reveals the secret story behind one of the greatest intellectual feats of World War II, a feat that gave birth to the digital age. In 1943, a 24-year-old maths student and a GPO engineer combined to hack into Hitler's personal super-code machine - not Enigma but an even tougher system, which he called his 'secrets writer'. Their break turned the Battle of Kursk, powered the D-day landings and orchestrated the end of the conflict in Europe. But it was also to be used during the Cold War - which meant both men's achievements were hushed up and never officially recognised.
