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The Smithsonian Institution has protected its treasures with an interesting combination of technology and ‘tender loving care’ for over 100 years. Now, the experts are coming to you in this engaging half hour – filled with tips and tricks that anyone can use to preserve their most cherished photos!
Tiger/Tigress Productions/Smithsonian Networks
In 1739 Persian Emperor Nadir attacked Delhi and returned loaded with treasure. When he was assassinated, General Ahmad Shah Durrani took the Kohinoor diamond off Nadir’s corpse and escaped back to Afghanistan. We follow writer/ explorer Tahir Shah in his quest to find the legendary treasure of Durrani, allegedly hidden in one of the many Buddhist cave complexes in the country.
Caravan Films
How did a rehearsal for D-Day turn into a bloodbath resulting in the death of hundreds of Allied soldiers? ‘Exercise Tiger’ was the Allies’ worst training disaster of the 20th century and hushed up until 1984. Survivor and eye-witness accounts, top-secret documents, film archive and findings from underwater excavations, help to reveal the secrecy and conflicting evidence that persists to this day.
This was a catastrophe many times greater than the Titanic. 20,000 German civilians lost their lives when Soviet submarines torpedoed three refugee ships in the Baltic sea at the end of WWII. We go beneath the waves to view the wrecks of the Wilhelm Gustloff, Steuben and Goya and hear from survivors who have waited a whole lifetime to find the strength to tell their story.
Nordic United
London, Rome and Paris are home to some of the world’s best known megastructures. These buildings hold secrets which, until now have been kept hidden from view. From covert Nazi resistance meetings deep in the underground tunnels of London, to understanding the secrets behind the construction of Christianity’s holiest of places. Using CGI, archive and reconstructions, this series reveals parts of history you never knew existed.
La Famiglia
People have lied, cheated, killed and plundered to get their hands on gold. To finance the Third Reich, the Nazis went after the gold of Europe. England, France and other allied countries secretly shipped their gold across the Atlantic to keep it safe. Today, gold shines in the world of high finance, but it’s hard to know how much exists. So where is the gold... and who really owns it?
Saving Treasures
1 x 30’, 2007, HD
The Search For The Lost
Treasure Of Afghanistan
1 x 60’, 2007, SD
Secret Cities
3 x 60’, 2018, HD
The Secret D-Day Disaster
1 x 60’, 2012, HD
Liverpool Street Productions
Galafilm Productions
Sea Of Death
1 x 60’, 2011, HD
The Secret World Of Gold
1 x 60’, 2012, HD
History