2008 Archives - LEARNING FOR LIFE

BBC Natural World – Jimmy and the Wild Honey Hunters (2008)

27/05/2025 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

BBC Natural World – Jimmy and the Wild Honey Hunters (2008)
English | Documentary | Size: 1.12 GB

Jimmy Doherty travels to Nepal to meet an ancient group of people who risk their lives to farm their local honey. [Read more…]

Inecom Entertainment – Westinghouse: The Life and Times of an American Icon (2008)

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Inecom Entertainment – Westinghouse: The Life and Times of an American Icon (2008)
English | Documentary | Size: 1.07 GB

American engineer George Westinghouse revolutionized the American electricity system in the late 1880s with his endorsement of AC power distribution. This historical documentary chronicles Westinghouse’s legendary rivalry with Thomas Edison and the birth of his many inventions, including the rail-road air brake. [Read more…]

BBC – London to Brighton: Side by Side (2008)

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BBC – London to Brighton: Side by Side (2008)
English | Documentary | Size: 211 MB

In 1953, the BBC commissioned a recording filmed from the point-of-view of a London to Brighton train. [Read more…]

NFB – The Strangest Dream (2008)

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NFB – The Strangest Dream (2008)
English | Documentary | Size: 1.39 GB

The biography of Joseph Rotblat, the only scientist to leave the Manhattan Project. [Read more…]

NG Explorer – Finding Anastasia (2008)

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NG Explorer – Finding Anastasia (2008)
English | Documentary | Size: 1.26 GB

Did Romanov Princess Anastasia survive a Bolshevik firing squad or did she and her brother Crown Prince Alexis perish with their father, Tsar Nicholas II, before another firing squad in 1918? [Read more…]

BBC Timewatch – The Boxer Rebellion: Siege of Beijing (2008)

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BBC Timewatch – The Boxer Rebellion: Siege of Beijing (2008)
English | Documentary | Size: 1.02 GB

The Boxer Rebellion might only be dimly-remembered, but as Timewatch reveals, it was pivotal in world history. [Read more…]

National Geographic – The Truth Behind: The Devils Bible (2008)

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National Geographic – The Truth Behind: The Devils Bible (2008)
English | Documentary | Size: 930 MB

The Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil’s Bible, is famous for two reasons: it is believed to be the world’s largest preserved medieval manuscript (Codex Gigas means “giant book”) and it contains a large, full-page portrait of the Devil. At 165 pounds, and allegedly made from the skins of 160 donkeys, the Codex Gigas is the world’s largest and most mysterious medieval manuscript. [Read more…]

PBS Nova – Secrets of the Parthenon (2008)

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PBS Nova – Secrets of the Parthenon (2008)
English | Documentary | Size: 1.47 GB

For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, almost destroyed by explosion, and disfigured by well-meaning renovations. [Read more…]

BBC Natural World – Clever Monkeys (2008)

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BBC Natural World – Clever Monkeys (2008)
English | Documentary | Size: 1.03 GB

David Attenborough’s entertaining romp through the world of monkeys has a serious side: for when we look at monkeys, we can see ourselves. From memory to morality, from ‘crying wolf’ to politics, monkeys are our basic blueprint. [Read more…]

Polar Film – Doctors at the Front 1939 – 1943 (2008)

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Polar Film – Doctors at the Front 1939 – 1943 (2008)
English | Documentary | Size: 1.44 GB

In Wehrmacht, the direct medical care for wounded soldiers on the battlefield was provided by medics who were part of platoons, companies, and battalions. [Read more…]