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Monday, February 2, 2015

UKTV - Forbidden History Series 2 (2014)

UKTV - Forbidden History Series 2 (2014)

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Forbidden History Series 2
Jamie Theakston returns with a second series of Forbidden History which uncovers the truth behind great myths, conspiracy theories, ancient treasures, lost civilisations and war time secrets.

Part 1: The Lost Treasures of Petra
Jamie Theakston decodes history's most intriguing riddles. Petra was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom - do riches lie undetected in its hidden tombs?

Part 2: The Holy Grail
Jamie Theakston investigates one of history's most enduring mysteries as he goes on a world-wide search for the Holy Grail, visiting Glastonbury in Somerset, Wales, Valencia in Spain, and New York City to inspect four goblets that could be the ancient relic.

Part 3: The Illuminati
Jamie investigates the secretive Rosicrucian Order, whose members included Leonardo Da Vinci and Isaac Newton.

Part 4: The Oracles
Jamie journeys to Greece and Italy to uncover the truth about oracles - mythical figures who could reputedly hear and speak to gods.

Part 5: Top Secret Nazi UFOs
Jamie Theakston investigates the theory that Nazis were engaged in building spacecraft before the outbreak of the Second World War.

Part 6: The Genius of Nikola Tesla
Jamie looks at the life and work of Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla, investigating conspiracy theories that the scientific establishment and national governments covered up his work on energy sources. He also finds out why so little evidence of his experiments remain today.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

UKTV - Meteor Menace (2013)

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Meteor Menace
Meteorites are ambiguous. As shooting stars they are messengers of good luck. But as massive missiles they spread fear of death and destruction. In the planet’s history, there have been numerous impacts with cataclysmic consequences.
February 15th, 2013 already is a historic date: out of the blue, a meteorite exploded in the earth’s atmosphere above the Russian region of Chelyabinsk. The massive shockwave destroyed countless windows and buildings. About 1,500 people were injured, in most cases by glass fragments.
The same day, the 40-meter asteroid 2012 DA 14 passed the earth in a distance of only about 26,000 kilometers – the closest fly-by scientists ever recorded. These two events were not linked to each other – which only points out the menace of meteorites hitting our planet.
State-of-the-art computer graphics, spectacular meteorite videos, on-location sequences and expert interviews add up to a comprehensive portrait of these celestial bodies.

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