David Attenborough takes us to the Jura Mountains, located on the French, Swiss border. At the time of filming the mountains were in the grip of winter, the ground has been frozen solid for months. Here Attenborough is searching for the secrets which lie behind a hidden giant.Evidence of it's existance can be seen in the form of strange mounds which are popping out of the ground, it is a si
The Ku Klux Klan is Americas most notorious white supremacist group and 2015 marked their 150th year anniversary, it was also a year which saw escalating racial violence in the United States, in this turbulent climate the KKK claim their membership numbers are on the rise and they are trying to appeal to the younger generation.At its peak the KKK had an estimated 5 million members, thousands o
In the year 1162 deep in the heart of Asia a child was born, he was clutching a blood clot, a so called sign from heaven that he was destined to be a great warrior. His life was to become a legend, his name was Genghis Khan. Many believe his story is a simple one, that being he was the incarnation of evil, a brutal barbarian that butchered millions of people. The real character of Genghis however
The British Empire was at one point the largest empire the world has ever known, for over 300 years Britain ruled, its armies conquered and its bankers proclaimed the might of its currency but one day it all began to fall apart.One by one countries declared their independence from Britain and no amount of force could reverse the tide. As British elites saw their wealth, privileges and empire d
In this episode of The Sky at Night we learn of something which is quite unsettling and that is the fact that most of the universe is missing.In our world of material objects it is easy for us to comprehend what normal matter is, it is what makes up everything around us from the computer / mobile phone you are using to view this to the planets, stars and interstellar dust. Given this h
Each year over 300 million passengers fly over 6 billion miles on long haul flights, these are epic daily journeys made by some of the worlds biggest planes. Like flying hotels they transport people across the world in comfort and style but what does it take to keep the giants in the sky?
Today we are unlocking the secrets of the cosmos, exploding stars, supermassive blackholes and screaming jets of gas. Across the world and in space, high tech telescopes are picking up the signals which are revealing a hidden universe, a cosmos almost incomprehensible in size, age and violence.In this two-hour special, NOVA examines how a simple instrument, the telescope, has fundamentally cha
13.8 billion years ago the universe was born through an event known as The Big Bang, it was at this point when all matter, all energy that will every exist burst into being within the space of a trillionth of a second. This was the mother of all explosions, spreading matter and energy out across the universe, it was the force of gravity which pulled this dust into dense clumps which eventually tur
No other artist in the world of hip hop has constructed a successful and solid reputation as Dr. Dre, renowned for being one of the founding fathers of gangster rap he has been revered for bringing innovation and slick technique to the world of hip hop since the late 80's.He enriched the genre through stern commitment and innate ability to recognise musical talent as he coached and paved the w