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Smithsonian Ch. – Breaking the Sound Barrier (2020)

29/10/2021 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

Smithsonian Ch. – Breaking the Sound Barrier (2020)
English | Size: 1.43 GB
Category: Documentary

On October 14, 1947, Captain Chuck Yeager accomplished what many thought was impossible: he broke the sound barrier and in doing so, changed aviation history forever. [Read more…]

Smithsonian Ch. – Black in Space Breaking the Color Barrier (2019)

10/02/2020 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

Smithsonian Ch. – Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier (2019)
English | Size: 1.65 GB
Category: Documentary

Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier
America’s experiences during the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race are well documented. However, few know about the moment these two worlds collided, when the White House and NASA scrambled to put the first black astronaut into orbit. This is the untold story of the decades-long battle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to be the first superpower to bring diversity to the skies, told by the black astronauts and their families, who were part of this little known chapter of the Cold War. [Read more…]

BBC Our World – The Battle for the Great Barrier Reef (2019)

08/12/2019 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

BBC Our World – The Battle for the Great Barrier Reef (2019)
English | Size: 504 MB
Category: Documentary

The Great Barrier Reef is in danger – it is now officially declared to be in a very poor state. Yet the battle to save a national icon has sparked furious clashes and opened up deep divides in Australian society. As Australia wrestles with the effects of climate change, Nick Lazaredes meets those who are fighting to preserve the reef and those being blamed for its sudden decline. [Read more…]

BBC – Our Classical Century Breaking the Sound Barrier (2019) 720p HDTV

15/08/2019 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

BBC – Our Classical Century: Breaking the Sound Barrier (2019) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 1.21 GB
Category: Documentary

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Part 4 of 4.
Suzy Klein and West-End star Alexandra Burke chart how, in the 80s and 90s, a new generation of young musicians – from Simon Rattle and Nigel Kennedy to Vanessa-Mae – defied tradition and burst out of the accepted confines of the classical genre. We look at Torvill and Dean’s triumph at the Winter Olympics, the Three Tenors at Italia 90, Tavener’s haunting anthem accompanying the funeral of Princess Diana and the successful launch of Classic FM.
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