时间回到两万年前,那时,我们所在的地球是一个非常不同的世界。北半球被冰川覆盖,巨大的冰河冲下山谷,延伸到平原,随着海平面下降,大陆开始升起。体积庞大的长毛兽和凶猛的食肉动物统治世界,一些动物则选择迁徙。它们要穿过广袤而陌生的平原。在它们当中,人类作为杂食动物,在求生的过程中也不得不面对挑战。通过独有的挖掘方法和最先进的法医分析以及壮观的电脑图像界面,《冰河期巨兽》回到史前大陆,发掘古老而精致的史前动物拼图,从而以史前动物的视角再现了冰川时期。
Series in which Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the history of Scandinavia through its art.
Simon Reeves makes another "round the world" trip following the tropic of Capricorn which is parallel (but shorter) to the equator in the Southern hemisphere. Again each episode is a rapid visit to one or more countries, in (Austral)Asia, Latin America or Africa, exploring strategic issues as well as daily life for locals, tourists and planners. Written by KGF Vissers
凡尔赛宫,欧洲最雄伟壮丽的宫殿之一。本片讲述凡尔赛宫的荣辱沉浮。
日与夜的出现,是由太阳与地球的互动而成;而太阳每一分寸的移动,都与地球万物的生命息息相关:有些动物要在炙热的正午狩猎,有些则在漆黑中伺机而动;它们的生活习性亦因应日夜的光线、温差等变化而不断进化。继《探索非洲》后,BBC制作人James Honeyborne再度推出一连两集的《地球的日与夜》,以全新角度「时间」来纪录动物如何在大自然的「日」与「夜」中求存,为你剖开多个动物世界的生存法则。 大自然的环境变化多端,危机处处。《地球的日与夜》纪录多个珍贵片段:黎明时分,一群奇特的合唱团——泰国的白掌长臂猿利用声线驱赶敌人,同时吸引伴侣;世上速度最快的动物猎豹亦选择在清晨猎食,而胡兀鹫则利用中午时分的热气流来觅食。太阳徐徐落下,为另一个世界揭开序幕:黄昏时分,三百万只皱唇蝙蝠从洞穴中涌出,享用「夜行昆虫大餐」;当夜幕降临,夜视能力极佳的狮子在晚上结伴外出猎食,但月圆夜带来的光线会否破坏它们的猎食大计?从日出到日落,炙热的正午到肃杀的深夜,《地球的日与夜》介绍幕幕动物世界的精彩片段!
冒险达人埃德·斯塔福德这次选择和妻子萝拉、2岁的儿子蓝恩一起冒险,他们将在印度尼西亚的一个荒岛上共度一个月,以寻求更健康的家庭生活。
西非撒哈拉沙漠边境,统治族群长达三年之久的黑猩猩戴维面临其他雄性的挑战,为了守住王权,他开始选择结盟。而当遭到围攻后,这位不死的王者又毅然决然踏上夺回王位的复仇之路。南极大陆,数千只帝企鹅爸爸团聚一起,与极其寒冷的永夜作抗争。他们等待新生命的出生,等待 爱人的归来。肯尼亚草原,雌狮查姆竭尽全力守护族群,在巨大的灾难面前,他必须面临生死存亡的考验。津巴布韦国家公园,垂老的三色狼泰特渐感力不从心,她对家族的控制力逐渐减弱,而她的女儿正在崛起,觊觎着母亲的皇位。印度,雌虎拉杰贝拉靠一己之力捕捉猎物,养育四个孩子,但是大自然从不因此对她慈悲半分。
本部纪录片是英国BBC在2009年推出的一档纪录片的第一季,共两季。在第一季中,观众在吉米·多尔蒂的带领下,一起走进他的仓库食品工厂。天马行空的吉米,用他自己独到的、极富创造力的方法,制作出超市般的食物。 这是一系列有趣的、全新的科学命题,我们的农夫吉米发问道:超市食物里到底有什么?问了寻找到答案,吉米采取了一个新颖而令人惊讶的方法——在一个谷仓中建立了自己的食品工厂。在这个谷仓中,他用自己的方法制作出了超市食品。我们可以清晰地看见,我们所食用的食物是怎样制作出来的。吉米向我们讲述的与其说是一件“科学调研”,不如说是他对待食物天才般的“疯狂探秘”。
According to Giorgio Vasari, the first art historian, the Renaissance was centred on a revival of interest in classical art that began and flourished in Italy. Waldemar disagrees, and accuses Vasari of errant jingoism. In fact, the most significant early developments in Renaissance art took place not in Italy, but in the ‘barbarian’ lands of Flanders and Germany. Instead of understanding the Renaissance as a return to classical models, we should see it as a climax of medieval values - an epoch of huge religious passions and powerful human emotions. The series will celebrate material that is new to television. Waldemar will include art that is not usually thought of as Renaissance art. This will involve 're-classifying' what is sometimes called Late Gothic, and showing it off as a marvellous and native artistic tradition, particularly in the remarkable field of polychrome sculpture. On top of all the new art to be introduced, Waldemar will also look from fresh and intriguing angles at many of the established Renaissance giants, including Michelangelo in the Vatican, Leonardo in the Louvre, Botticelli in the Uffizi and Van Eyck in Ghent.
Dame Penelope Keith visits England's picturesque villages to see how they're holding up in the 21st century. For the most part, she finds them quirky, resilient, and, well, picturesque.
Neil Oliver tells the epic story of how Britain and its people came to be over thousands of years of ancient history - the beginnings of our world forged in ice, stone, and bronze A History Of Ancient Britain will turn the spotlight onto the very beginning of Britain’s story. From the last retreat of the glaciers 12,000 years ago, until the departure of the Roman Empire in the Fifth Century AD this epic series will reveal how and why these islands and nations of ours developed as they did and why we have become the people we are today. The first series transmits in early 2011 and there will be a following series in 2012. 第二季将于明年制作播出……
记录了英国女王伊丽莎白二世及其家人的一年生活。
In the late 16th century Europe was in the grip of a ferocious witch hunt, where thousands were tortured and burnt at the stake. The church was fully behind this terrifying crusade against the imaginary enemies of Christianity. In France and Germany alone up to 40,000 people may have been killed as witches. But England and Scotland were almost untouched by witch persecutions until King James himself decided to launch his own, personal war on witchcraft. In 1597 King James VI of Scotland published 'Daemonology', a handbook on how to recognise and destroy, witches. The book explored the threat that 'those Detestable slaves of the Devil', posed to James himself. It fuelled waves of witch hunting throughout Britain. The legacy of James' 'Daemonology' continued throughout the 17th century, and led to the torture and execution of hundreds of women in a series of infamous witch trials. No-one knows exactly how many men and women died in these trials, such as the Pendle trial of 1612, or how many others were killed in cases that never came to court. The documentary reveals the purges in many areas of Britain drew directly on King James' book. Also for the first time, remarkable new archaeological evidence from Cornwall, suggests that witchcraft was actively practiced for centuries, even during the most intense periods of witch-hunting. Experimental archaeologist Jacqui Wood has excavated strange pits lined with swan's feathers, and filled with animal skins and human remains. She believes the pits were ritual offerings inspired by witchcraft beliefs.
In a new BBC Two series, some of the fittest men and woman around will face the toughest challenge of their lives when they take part in the recruitment week from hell. Who will be left standing on the ultimate military assault course? Presented by Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, this six-part series will see successful applicants take on gruelling tests used by some of the world’s harshest army regimes, from the Navy SEALs to the SAS, in a search to find the UK’s toughest recruit. Participants will come under intense pressure. Their physical and mental endurance will be pushed to the limit. Viewers will witness what the mind and body are capable of and how these techniques separate the weak from the strong, and they will learn what it takes to be the ultimate soldier. The ‘Hell Week ‘ has been especially constructed to reflect known selection process used by special forces across the globe including the US Navy SEALs, the Philippine’s NAVSOG (Naval Special Operations Group), the Russian Spetsnaz (Special Purpose Forces) as well as the UK’s SAS. These are physical and mental challenges designed to break the most hardened soldiers.
Neil Oliver returns to continue his epic story of how Britain and its people came to be, from the height of the Bronze Age through to the age of Iron, the Celts and the first kings to the age of Rome. Part 1: Age of Iron Part 2: Age of Warriors Part 3: Age of Invasion Part 4: Age of Romans
The women who married Henry VIII have become defined not by the way they lived but by the way their lives ended. They are seen as victims of a bloated tyrant, deserving pity, but not respect. However, have we under-estimated them and are historians right to have merely portrayed them as bit-part players in Henry's story? Using dramatic reconstruction and passionate narration, eminent historian and presenter Dr David Starkey focuses on the stories of the women themselves, revealing in intimate detail their experiences of sex, childbirth and the glamorous, dangerous life at court, including the deadly intrigues that dethroned them.
Carla Hall, Niklas Ekstedt and Heston Blumenthal will judge as three cooks will battle it out to create the best feast.The set will be entirely edible and will contain edible blossom, chocolate soil, and a drinkable babbling brook.