Timewatch: Britain's Forgotten Floods
"Tsunamis are among the most destructive forces known to Man - but in Britain, most of us think they are one thing we don't need to worry about. Professors Simon Haslett and Ted Bryant have already challenged this view. They believe that the Bristol Channel flood of 1607 - one of Britain's greatest natural disasters - was in fact a tsunami. But the story doesn't stop there - in Britain's Forgotten Floods, Simon and Ted investigate evidence for what they believe are at least four more British tsunamis.
Joining them on their journey around the British coastline is historian and scientist Vanessa Collingridge (presenter of Radio 4's Making History). Vanessa will be weighing up the evidence, and also looking back to the Lisbon tsunami of 1755 - an almost forgotten disaster that had a profound effect on Britain, and changed the course of European history.theory of the healing stones bear up to modern day forensic science?"
Spy Stories: British Espionage in Fact and Fiction
"The story of the long and often extraordinary relationship between fact and fiction in the mysterious world of British espionage. The programme charts the evolution of spying through the twentieth century and looks at the parallel development of spy fiction during the same period. Contributors include Stella Rimington, Daphne Park, David Shayler, John Le Carre, Charlie Higson, Bernard Porter, Nick Hiley and Stephen Dorril."
Dirty Tricks: Storyville The Man Who Got the Bushes Elected
"Stefan Forbes's gripping documentary tells the story of Lee Atwater, the blues-playing rogue whose rambunctious rise to become chairman of the GOP positioned him as kingmaker and political rock star. Atwater mentored George W Bush and Karl Rove while leading the Republicans to victory, helped make liberal a dirty word and transformed the way America elects its presidents. Featuring interviews with colleagues and adversaries, the film sheds new light on his role in America's shift to the right."
Great British Journeys - 1. Gerald of Wales, 2. William Cobbett, and 3. John Leland
Wilderness Explored (3-part series)
"Documentary series telling the stories of early European explorers who reached the wildernesses of Canada, the Congo and Australia. 200 years ago, the Arctic was a blank on the map for explorers, a place which captured their imagination as a place of sublime beauty but one where expeditions disappeared without trace. In the last century, the polar sea has become a region of vital strategic significance and, as the Arctic ice melts, the polar bear has become an emblem for the earth's fragility."
The American Future: a History by Simon Schama (4-part series)
"Shot against the backdrop of the US presidential campaign, a new documentary series on BBC Two, The American Future: A History, sees Simon Schama travel through America to dig deep into the conflicts of its history to understand what is at stake right now..."
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