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Os contos heroicos da WW2 são lendários, mas a Operação Crossbow (Besta) é uma história pouco conhecida que merece ser incluída no Hall da Fama: como os Aliados usaram fotos em 3D para frustrar as armas de destruição em massa dos nazistas antes que pudessem destruir a Grã-Bretanha. O filme reúne os heroicos pilotos de Spitfire que tiraram as fotografias e as mentes brilhantes da RAF Medmenham que montaram o quebra-cabeça de pistas escondidas nas fotos. Hitler estava injetando uma fortuna em suas novas armas V com a esperança de que pudessem ganhar a guerra. Mas Medmenham tinha uma arma secreta própria, um estereoscópio simples que trouxe à vida todos os contornos da paisagem inimiga em perfeito 3D. O diabo estava realmente nos detalhes e, juntamente com extraordinários testemunhos pessoais, o filme mostra como os intérpretes de fotos foram capazes de descobrir os segredos mais desagradáveis de Hitler.
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Cleopatra - the most famous woman in history. We know her as a great queen, a beautiful lover and a political schemer. For 2,000 years almost all evidence of her has disappeared - until now. In one of the world's most exciting finds, archaeologists believe they have discovered the skeleton of her sister, murdered by Cleopatra and Mark Antony. From Egypt to Turkey, Neil Oliver investigates the story of a ruthless queen who would kill her own siblings for power. This is the portrait of a killer.
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A journalist investigates a series of murders that follows the discovery of an unpublished novel by Charles Dickens in the cellar of an old Thames pub.
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Few historical characters have courted controversy as much as Oliver Cromwell: murderer of a monarch or revolutionary hero? From humble beginnings he rose to lead an army that would overthrow the British monarchy and gain himself the title of 'Lord Protector'. With comment from Tony Benn MP, this DVD examines the religious and political turmoil that would propel Cromwell to the pinnacle of his power, throw England into two civil wars and see Charles I sent to the block!
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Few men of history have as formidable or as mighty a reputation as Julius Caesar. He is not only one of the central figures of Roman history but a man who shaped the future of the world as we know it today. Rapid promotion from a humble civil servant to military leader put him in command of the powerful Roman Legions who completed the rout of Gaul and Britain. His success established him as great, but also as a bloodthirsty general. His political ambitions also earned him many enemies, especially in Rome, a city that would ultimately prove the location of his demise and assassination. This video features extensive expert analysis and comment, as well as exciting dramatic reconstructions and period imagery.
