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PBS – Mustang Journey of Transformation (2009) 1080p HDTV

23/07/2019 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

PBS – Mustang: Journey of Transformation (2009) 1080p HDTV
English | Size: 947 MB
Category: Documentary

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Mustang: Journey of Transformation
The Himalayan Kingdom of Mustang is one of the last sanctuaries of authentic Tibetan Buddhist culture. Long isolated by geography and politics, the people have struggled to survive, and the 15th-century monasteries that are the center of their culture have come dangerously close to collapsing. [Read more…]

PBS – NOVA Lost Viking Army (2019)

08/07/2019 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

PBS – NOVA: Lost Viking Army (2019)
English | Size: 1.24 GB
Category: Documentary

NOVA: Lost Viking Army
Forty years ago, hundreds of skeletons were unearthed in a mass grave in an English village. Bioarchaeologist Cat Jarman believes these bones are the last remains of the “Great Heathen Army,” a legendary Viking fighting force that invaded England in the ninth century and has long been lost to history. Armed with the latest scientific methods, Cat’s team uncovers extraordinary human stories from the front line, including evidence of women fighters and a lost warrior reunited with his son in death [Read more…]

PBS – NOVA First Horse Warriors (2019) 720p

28/06/2019 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

PBS – NOVA: First Horse Warriors (2019) 720p
English | Size: 1.24 GB
Category: Documentary

NOVA: First Horse Warriors
In a spectacular adventure, NOVA unlocks the mystery on the vast, grassy plains of Kazakhstan, where horses still roam free, and nomadic herders follow their traditional way of life. Investigating clues from archaeology and genetics, researchers reveal vivid evidence of the very first horsemen. They also discover warriors who swept across Europe and turn out to be the ancestors of millions today. [Read more…]

PBS – Going to War (2018)

16/06/2019 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

PBS – Going to War (2018)
English | Size: 1.79 GB
Category: Documentary

Going to War
What is it really like to go to war? Filled with terror, pain and grief, it also brings exhilaration, and a profound sense of purpose. In Going to War, renowned authors Karl Marlantes and Sebastian Junger help us make sense of this paradox and get to the heart of what it’s like to be a soldier at war. Veterans of various conflicts reveal some universal truths of combat with unflinching candor. [Read more…]

PBS The Wall A World Divided 1080p HDTV x264 AC3

27/05/2019 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

PBS The Wall A World Divided 1080p HDTV x264 AC3
English | Size: 1.42 GiB
Category: Documentary

The Berlin Wall separating East and West Germany was the most potent symbol of Communist oppression in Europe during the Cold War. The documentary “The Wall: A World Divided” profiles how a source of violence, hostility and pain was torn down by ordinary journalists and citizens who risked their life to bring down an oppressive regime and achieve what politicians and world leaders could not.
“The Wall: A World Divided” looks deep inside the revolution that swept across Europe two decades ago – with the November 1989 opening of the Berlin Wall – to understand how this remarkable event helped end the Cold War without a shot being fired. [Read more…]

PBS – NOVA Saving the Dead Sea (2019)

27/05/2019 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

PBS – NOVA: Saving the Dead Sea (2019)
English | Size: 1.25 GB
Category: Documentary

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NOVA: Saving the Dead Sea
Since 1976, the Dead Sea’s level has dropped more than 100 feet, leaving its coastline pockmarked with thousands of sinkholes. NOVA follows the unprecedented endeavor to connect the Red Sea to the Dead Sea by way of a massive desalination plant – perhaps the world’s largest water chemistry experiment – as scientists race to save the Dead Sea and bring water to one of the driest regions on Earth. [Read more…]

PBS – Follow the Water (2019)

13/05/2019 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

PBS – Follow the Water (2019)
English | Size: 1.97 GB
Category: Documentary

Follow the Water
Follow the Water is an adventure story with an environmental message. Traveling by bike, on foot and in a canoe, photographer Mike Forsberg and filmmaker Peter Stegen follow a mythical drop of water 1,300 miles through three states. Using iPhones, Go-Pros and underwater cameras they share how it feels to get close to the flow of the water – to taste it, touch it, and struggle to understand it. [Read more…]

PBS – Rick Steves European Easter (2016)

13/05/2019 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

PBS – Rick Steves: European Easter (2016)
English | Size: 1.32 GB
Category: Documentary

Rick Steves: European Easter
Taking you on a spring journey through Spain, Slovenia, Italy, and Greece, Rick Steves’ European Easter celebrates this 2,000-year-old story in a variety of cultures. You’ll feel the emotion of this special time as the Passion of Christ unfolds during Holy Week. [Read more…]

PBS Secrets of the Dead Japanese SuperSub 1080p HDTV x264 AC3

09/05/2019 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

PBS Secrets of the Dead Japanese SuperSub 1080p HDTV x264 AC3
English | Size: 1.41 GiB
Category: Documentary

Spring, 1946. Ten months after the end of World War II, an explosion rocks the Pacific off the coast of Hawaii. America has just destroyed one of Japan’s most advanced weapons systems – the I-401 aircraft carrier submarine. The supersub combined the stealth and tactical advantages of sea and sky and was invented to execute air strikes on land from the sea. But why did America sink one of its most prized military captures? Bound by an agreement to share any intelligence with the Soviets but feeling the pressure of the looming Cold War, it was a calculated decision to keep the technology out of Soviet hands. Six decades later, a team of researchers from the University of Hawaii located the submarine’s remains. The discovery of the sunken sub sparks a new examination of its forgotten place in military history. [Read more…]

PBS – Prosecuting Evil The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz (2019)

08/05/2019 Learning for Life Leave a Comment

PBS – Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz (2019)
English | Size: 488 MB
Category: Documentary

The incredible story of Ben Ferencz – the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor and lifelong advocate of “law not war”. After witnessing Nazi concentration camps shortly after liberation, Ferencz became the lead prosecutor in the Einsatzgruppen case at Nuremberg, which has been called the biggest murder trial in history. All 22 Nazi officials tried for murdering over a million Jews were convicted. Ferencz went on to advocate for restitution for Jewish victims of the Holocaust and later for the establishment of the International Criminal Court. At 98, his fight for justice for victims of atrocity crimes is stronger than ever. [Read more…]