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Seven Wonders of the World (1994)
All four episodes
British archaeologist John Romer presents this 1994 series originally shown on Channel 4. Here are all four episodes:
Two statues, a temple, a hanging garden, two tombs and a lighthouse. This selection of monuments became known as "The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World". There are probably few who could list them right away, and even fewer who know something about each of them or the reasons for which they were labelled as Wonders. Six of those seven were destroyed by forces of nature, or by human hand. Each episode in this series describes one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and we see besides the monuments themselves the people who designed and built them, with the vision to create something wonderful.
Now they exist only within the precise, rectangular pits of excavated remains that capture a once-powerful dream whose images continue to echo around us. But, centuries ago, the Seven Wonders of the World were advertisements for a contemporary, thrilling, and heroic way of life, the finest examples of a brand-new civic architecture, the ancestors of every modern city on the planet. Here is the history behind these legendary lost structures: the enormous statue to the Greek god Zeus, carved by Phidias and holding a figure of Victory in one hand and a sceptre in the other; the Colossus of Rhodes, a tribute to freedom looking up to Olympus and over the sea; the elegant lighthouse on the island of Pharos in Alexandria; the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, adorned with numerous statues and carvings; the many-tiered Hanging Gardens of Babylon; the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, as beautiful as the goddess for whom it was named; and the eternal Pyramids and the Rise of Wonder.
Journey back to the ancient world to discover its man-made Wonders. Each wonder is recreated with computer animation, and your host, author and archaeologist John Romer, examines the historical background of these ancient monuments and the civilisations to which they belonged.
Episode 1: The Statue of Zeus and the Colossus of Rhodes
Episode 2: The Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Episode 3: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Episode 4: The pyramids of Egypt
All four episodes
British archaeologist John Romer presents this 1994 series originally shown on Channel 4. Here are all four episodes:
Two statues, a temple, a hanging garden, two tombs and a lighthouse. This selection of monuments became known as "The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World". There are probably few who could list them right away, and even fewer who know something about each of them or the reasons for which they were labelled as Wonders. Six of those seven were destroyed by forces of nature, or by human hand. Each episode in this series describes one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and we see besides the monuments themselves the people who designed and built them, with the vision to create something wonderful.
Now they exist only within the precise, rectangular pits of excavated remains that capture a once-powerful dream whose images continue to echo around us. But, centuries ago, the Seven Wonders of the World were advertisements for a contemporary, thrilling, and heroic way of life, the finest examples of a brand-new civic architecture, the ancestors of every modern city on the planet. Here is the history behind these legendary lost structures: the enormous statue to the Greek god Zeus, carved by Phidias and holding a figure of Victory in one hand and a sceptre in the other; the Colossus of Rhodes, a tribute to freedom looking up to Olympus and over the sea; the elegant lighthouse on the island of Pharos in Alexandria; the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, adorned with numerous statues and carvings; the many-tiered Hanging Gardens of Babylon; the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, as beautiful as the goddess for whom it was named; and the eternal Pyramids and the Rise of Wonder.
Journey back to the ancient world to discover its man-made Wonders. Each wonder is recreated with computer animation, and your host, author and archaeologist John Romer, examines the historical background of these ancient monuments and the civilisations to which they belonged.
Episode 1: The Statue of Zeus and the Colossus of Rhodes
Episode 2: The Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Episode 3: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Episode 4: The pyramids of Egypt
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How about that Grand Canyon eh?Seven Wonders of the World (1994)
All four episodes
British archaeologist John Romer presents this 1994 series originally shown on Channel 4. Here are all four episodes:
Two statues, a temple, a hanging garden, two tombs and a lighthouse. This selection of monuments became known as "The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World". There are probably few who could list them right away, and even fewer who know something about each of them or the reasons for which they were labelled as Wonders. Six of those seven were destroyed by forces of nature, or by human hand. Each episode in this series describes one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and we see besides the monuments themselves the people who designed and built them, with the vision to create something wonderful.
Now they exist only within the precise, rectangular pits of excavated remains that capture a once-powerful dream whose images continue to echo around us. But, centuries ago, the Seven Wonders of the World were advertisements for a contemporary, thrilling, and heroic way of life, the finest examples of a brand-new civic architecture, the ancestors of every modern city on the planet. Here is the history behind these legendary lost structures: the enormous statue to the Greek god Zeus, carved by Phidias and holding a figure of Victory in one hand and a sceptre in the other; the Colossus of Rhodes, a tribute to freedom looking up to Olympus and over the sea; the elegant lighthouse on the island of Pharos in Alexandria; the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, adorned with numerous statues and carvings; the many-tiered Hanging Gardens of Babylon; the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, as beautiful as the goddess for whom it was named; and the eternal Pyramids and the Rise of Wonder.
Journey back to the ancient world to discover its man-made Wonders. Each wonder is recreated with computer animation, and your host, author and archaeologist John Romer, examines the historical background of these ancient monuments and the civilisations to which they belonged.
Episode 1: The Statue of Zeus and the Colossus of Rhodes
Episode 2: The Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Episode 3: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Episode 4: The pyramids of Egypt
Top Gear: Polar Special (2007)
In this Top Gear special set in the Canadian Arctic, Jeremy Clarkson and James May attempt to be the first people to reach the North Pole (the 1996 location) in a motor vehicle, while Richard Hammond races against them with a dog sled, the traditional means of transport around the Arctic. Which side wins?
In this Top Gear special set in the Canadian Arctic, Jeremy Clarkson and James May attempt to be the first people to reach the North Pole (the 1996 location) in a motor vehicle, while Richard Hammond races against them with a dog sled, the traditional means of transport around the Arctic. Which side wins?
A much better choice than what most of the kids watch these days!
Wynonna Earp – Show | Syfy
http://chch.com/wynonna-earp
Watching the "Last Alaskans". One man in particular living alone off grid who is dying. His ex wife comes to help him and take him back to civilization.
Sounds like it would be a good one. One oldie that always comes to mind that I liked was "The Big Country", starring Gregory Peck, Charles Bickford, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives, Chuck Connors, Carroll Baker and Jean Simmons.
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An Idiot Abroad
Mexico
Comedy travel series.
Pilkington visits Mexico to see Chichen Itza.
Arriving in Mexico City on Good Friday he attends a recreation of the crucifixion of Jesus. He searches for Mexican jumping beans, partakes in wrestling and eats a tequila worm with some cowboys before getting attacked by bees!
He finally gets to see Chichen Itza.
An Idiot Abroad 2: The Bucket List
Swim with Dolphins
Karl travels to Australia to swim with dolphins - one of the things on his bucket list - but the trip doesn't turn out as expected.
On the way, he stops in Thailand, where he meets some ladyboys and gets attacked by monkeys. When he finally reaches Australia, he discovers that it won't be dolphins he will be swimming with...
Mexico
Comedy travel series.
Pilkington visits Mexico to see Chichen Itza.
Arriving in Mexico City on Good Friday he attends a recreation of the crucifixion of Jesus. He searches for Mexican jumping beans, partakes in wrestling and eats a tequila worm with some cowboys before getting attacked by bees!
He finally gets to see Chichen Itza.
An Idiot Abroad 2: The Bucket List
Swim with Dolphins
Karl travels to Australia to swim with dolphins - one of the things on his bucket list - but the trip doesn't turn out as expected.
On the way, he stops in Thailand, where he meets some ladyboys and gets attacked by monkeys. When he finally reaches Australia, he discovers that it won't be dolphins he will be swimming with...
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Coast
Series 2 (BBC; 2006)
Episode 1: Dover to Isle of White
A journey around the coast of the UK.
Historian Neil Oliver discovers the history of the Victorian Channel tunnel and why it was never finished. Anthropologist Alice Roberts is on the Isle of Wight to uncover Britain's space rocket testing site. Alice meets the men who helped launch Britain's first satellite - can they find it up in space 35 years later?
Geographer Nicholas Crane hangs off the cliffs near Beachy Head to discover how the chalk coast was made, and why it's disappearing fast.
BBC Coast S02E01 - Dover to Isle of White - Dailymotion-Video
Episode 2: Holyhead to Liverpool
Neil Oliver journeys around the coast of the UK. He finds out how, in 1826, messages were sent from Holyhead to Liverpool in seconds. On the rugged North Wales coast, a meeting with one of the world's longest-living animals; how a shipwrecked child changed the way we practice medicine; and how the humble beach pebble makes detectives of us all.
BBC Coast S02E02 - Holyhead to Liverpool - Dailymotion-Video
Series 2 (BBC; 2006)
Episode 1: Dover to Isle of White
A journey around the coast of the UK.
Historian Neil Oliver discovers the history of the Victorian Channel tunnel and why it was never finished. Anthropologist Alice Roberts is on the Isle of Wight to uncover Britain's space rocket testing site. Alice meets the men who helped launch Britain's first satellite - can they find it up in space 35 years later?
Geographer Nicholas Crane hangs off the cliffs near Beachy Head to discover how the chalk coast was made, and why it's disappearing fast.
BBC Coast S02E01 - Dover to Isle of White - Dailymotion-Video
Episode 2: Holyhead to Liverpool
Neil Oliver journeys around the coast of the UK. He finds out how, in 1826, messages were sent from Holyhead to Liverpool in seconds. On the rugged North Wales coast, a meeting with one of the world's longest-living animals; how a shipwrecked child changed the way we practice medicine; and how the humble beach pebble makes detectives of us all.
BBC Coast S02E02 - Holyhead to Liverpool - Dailymotion-Video
Open Range.~ Kevin Costner, Robert Duval , Annette Benning. I just realized how pretty Annette Benning is.
Absolutely Fabulous
Series 1 of the British sitcom from 1992, written by Jennifer Saunders.
The series features Saunders as Edina Monsoon, a heavy-drinking, drug-abusing PR agent who spends her time chasing bizarre fads in a desperate attempt to stay young and "hip". Edina is joined in her quest by magazine editor Patsy Stone (played by Joanna Lumley), her best friend and enabler, whose drug abuse, alcohol consumption, and promiscuity far eclipse Edina's comparatively mild self-destructive behaviour.
Episode 1: Fashion
Edina ‘Eddy’ Monsoon wakes up with a hangover and to a guilt trip from her daughter, Saffron, whom Eddy had promised she would stop drinking.
Saffron offers her mother no sympathy, despite it being the day of her mother's big fashion show...
Episode 2: Fat
After realising that the majority of her clothes no longer fit her, Eddy decides that she needs to lose weight...
http://vimeo.com/133888220
Series 1 of the British sitcom from 1992, written by Jennifer Saunders.
The series features Saunders as Edina Monsoon, a heavy-drinking, drug-abusing PR agent who spends her time chasing bizarre fads in a desperate attempt to stay young and "hip". Edina is joined in her quest by magazine editor Patsy Stone (played by Joanna Lumley), her best friend and enabler, whose drug abuse, alcohol consumption, and promiscuity far eclipse Edina's comparatively mild self-destructive behaviour.
Episode 1: Fashion
Edina ‘Eddy’ Monsoon wakes up with a hangover and to a guilt trip from her daughter, Saffron, whom Eddy had promised she would stop drinking.
Saffron offers her mother no sympathy, despite it being the day of her mother's big fashion show...
Episode 2: Fat
After realising that the majority of her clothes no longer fit her, Eddy decides that she needs to lose weight...
http://vimeo.com/133888220
Series 1
"France"
In an attempt to escape from it all, Edina and Patsy take a trip to the south of France, which inevitably turns disastrous.
http://vimeo.com/133852497
"Birthday"
On her 40th birthday, Edina must deal with her conflicted feelings about reaching the milestone age, and the grim family party Saffron has arranged for the occasion.
http://vimeo.com/133893944
Liars.
Take your pick as all of them have a bit of truth but it leaves out a lot and that is to the determent of the health of the general public who would be the subject to these conditions.
Mould and Your Health - What you need to know for a healthier home: Information for First Nations Community Members [Health Canada, 2010]
Take your pick as all of them have a bit of truth but it leaves out a lot and that is to the determent of the health of the general public who would be the subject to these conditions.
Mould and Your Health - What you need to know for a healthier home: Information for First Nations Community Members [Health Canada, 2010]