BBC - The Genius of Carl Faberge (2013)

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The Genius of Carl Faberge
The World's Most Beautiful Eggs
Stephen Smith explores the extraordinary life and work of the virtuoso jeweller Carl Faberge. He talks to HRH Prince Michael of Kent about Faberge items in the Royal Collection and to Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, who spent a hundred million dollars acquiring nine exquisite Faberge eggs. The bejewelled trinkets Faberge made for the last tsars of Russia in the twilight of their rule have become some of the most sought-after treasures in the world, sometimes worth millions. Smith follows in Faberge's footsteps, from the legendary Green Vaults in Dresden to the palaces of the tsars and the corridors of the Kremlin museum, as he discovers how this fin de si�cle genius transformed his father's modest business into the world's most famous supplier of luxury items.

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• www.bbc.co.uk

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Discovery Channel - Unsolved History: Death of the Red Baron (2002)

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Unsolved History: Death of the Red Baron
Unsolved History is history the way it was! Through detailed examination of archeological and forensic evidence, existing photographs, artifact examination, and carefully selected interviews from eyewitnesses and experts - events are reconstructed and historical questions are finally answered. Manfred von Richthofen, known to the world as "The Red Baron," was the greatest flying ace of World War I - and still to this day revered as the most famous and skilled pilot the world has ever known. He sent scores of Allied flyers down in flames throughout the war, but he was not invincible. Richthofen was shot down over a French field on the morning of April 21, 1918, killed by a single bullet that passed clear through his heart. Who shot The Red Baron? Was it Canadian pilot Roy Brown, who had been on his tail just a minute or so before the Baron's red triplane crashed? Was it one of the Australian gunners firing at the plane skimming just a couple of hundred feet above them? Or, was it another unsung Allied hero? To this day, it's been a mystery from history. But now, with the latest techniques in ballistic analysis, microscopic forensics, computer flight simulators and high-powered laser range findings, learn the truth behind what happened on the final flight of the Kaiser's finest air warrior.

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• Manfred von Richthofen

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Travel Channel UK - Riding California's Highway One (2007)

Travel Channel UK - Riding California's Highway One (2007)



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If there is a journey that encapsulates the riding of the American Dream it has to be US Highway 1. Starting in San Francisco the 650 mile route hugs some of the most breathtaking coastline in the Americas and winds its way through a visual, emotional and often spiritual dichotomy that is California. Henry sets out on his quintessential American custom to ride and reveal both the unbelievable scenery and attractions en route but also to give an insight into the often tumultuous historical background that has made this route so fascinating today. Highway One is the ribbon of road that instigated the true concept of freedom and Henry’s journey starts where it all began with the Beatniks and hippies in San Francisco. Heading out of San Francisco Henry experiences what this breathtaking coastline is all about, surf, sea and serenity in equal proportions.

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• Travel Channel

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Engineering The Impossible - Egypt (2010)

Discovery Channel Engineering The Impossible - Egypt (2010)





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The ancient Egyptians were prolific builders creating some of the world's greatest structures. But how did they do it? Engineering the Impossible challenges a team of experts to walk in the 'footsteps' of ancient Egypt's master builders. Headed up by world renowned British structural engineer Steve Burrows and US based Egyptologist Dr Melinda Hartwig, the pair take a trip back through time; exploring the legends behind these ancient structures. From the pyramids and temples to the subterranean tombs cut in to the Valley of the Kings…the team reveals new and exciting theories about how this extraordinary civilization constructed some of the most awe inspiring structures on the planet.

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BBC - James Wong and the Malaysian Garden (2011)

BBC - James Wong and the Malaysian Garden (2011)



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James Wong and the Malaysian Garden
Ethnobotanist and garden designer, James Wong travels to Malaysia in search of inspiration for a Malaysian themed garden for the world famous Chelsea Flower Show. In 2009, James and his design partner David Cubero won a silver medal. In 2010, they are going all out for gold. The theme for their Chelsea garden is the Malaysian concept of 'kampung' a word which means 'village or community' but also 'traditional and natural'. James, whose Father is Malaysian, travels across the country meeting people who live a traditional kampung life in the midst of city skyscrapers and spending time with an indigenous community who show him how they use plants for medicine and ceremony. James also travels to Bako National Park in Sarawak to look for an elusive and protected pitcher plant that he thinks could be the star of his Chelsea garden. In the Cameron Highlands, he tries to understand a strange Malaysian obsession with the English country garden. Back in the UK, he faces the final and most daunting stage of the project - the build. He and his design partner, David, have just 20 days to pull together a garden that is not only good enough to get a Chelsea medal but will also do justice to the spirit of 'kampung' in a 21st century style.

Further Information

• www.bbc.co.uk

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