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And finally, a set of outrageous stories of the kind so frequently used at the end of news broadcasts. Clips in this program feature the largest and smelliest flower, a school for Santas, a pilot who literally flies blind, a telepathic terrier, the World Worm-Charming Championships, crossing the Atlantic by pedal boat, bungee-jumping at Victoria Falls, underwater hockey, the 16th Annual Juggling Olympics, the Fat Pets Slimming Contest, the world series...
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The Courtauld houses an important collection of 17th century paintings and drawings and at its heart is a world-class collection of paintings by Peter Paul Rubens assembled by Count Antoine Seilern. The collection features examples of Rubens' sketches and preparatory works, such as The Descent from the Cross, which offers a unique insight into the mind of this great Baroque master. The 18th century collection features fine examples of British portraiture,...
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The image of "the intellectual" as a person unaware of mundane reality changed with the advent of broadcasting, which turned deep thinkers into celebrities, experts at using the media to transmit their views. From experimental thought inspired by two world wars to the youth rebellions of the 1960s, this program presents historic footage of the political and economic theorists who helped mold 20th-century Britain. Bertrand Russell reveals what turned...
5) Churchill
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June 1944. Allied Forces stand on the brink: a massive army is secretly assembled on the south coast of Britain, poised to re-take Nazi-occupied Europe. One man stands in their way: Winston Churchill. An impulsive, sometimes bullying personality; fearful, obsessive and hurting. Fearful of repeating, on his disastrous command, the mass slaughter of 1915, when hundreds of thousands of young men were cut down on the beaches of Gallipoli. Obsessed with...
7) Indiscreet
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Romance is in the air when a dashing diplomat is introduced to a beautiful and famous actress. The fact that he's married doesn't stop the love-struck pair from falling into a passionate affair.