Lawrence of Arabia: For a Fistful of Sand
With a handful of intrepid men, Thomas Edward Lawrence leads the revolt of the Arabs alongside Sharif Hussein, against the Ottoman Empire.
2025-12-22 06:34:13 +0000 UTC→2025-12-22 07:03:10 +0000 UTC(28m)
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Gandhi: The Force of Willpower
In May 1893, a man is thrown out of a train for daring to sit in a first-class compartment. This young Indian lawyer is named Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
2025-12-22 06:05:24 +0000 UTC→2025-12-22 06:34:13 +0000 UTC(28m)
Champollion: Unravelling the Mysteries of the Stone
In July 1799, during the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria, the French soldiers of lieutenant Bouchard discover by chance at Rosetta a large black stone.
2025-12-22 05:36:02 +0000 UTC→2025-12-22 06:05:24 +0000 UTC(29m)
Cook in Pursuit of the Southern Lands
In 1415, the Portuguese launch an era of explorations that will lead to the European discovery of the world.
2025-12-22 05:06:42 +0000 UTC→2025-12-22 05:36:02 +0000 UTC(29m)
Cook in Pursuit of the Southern Lands
In 1415, the Portuguese launch an era of explorations that will lead to the European discovery of the world.
2025-12-21 23:18:39 +0000 UTC→2025-12-21 23:48:00 +0000 UTC(29m)
Deepwater: An Ocean of Oil
The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes on April 20, 2010, before sinking and causing a gigantic oil spill. At issue: negligence in maintenance and tests carried out.
2025-12-21 22:49:29 +0000 UTC→2025-12-21 23:18:39 +0000 UTC(29m)
Vikings: Assault on the Frankish Empire
In November 885, hundreds of Scandinavian boats sailing towards Burgundy present themselves before the walls of Paris and besiege the city.
2025-12-21 22:20:35 +0000 UTC→2025-12-21 22:49:29 +0000 UTC(28m)
Kursk: The USSR Strikes Back
Considered the greatest tank battle in History, this event represents a real turning point of World War II on the Eastern Front.
2025-12-21 21:51:42 +0000 UTC→2025-12-21 22:20:35 +0000 UTC(28m)
Dunkirk: Resist At All Costs
The dramatic story of the defense of France against Hitler's invading army in order to enable the desperate evacuation of over 300K men to safety in 1940.
2025-12-21 21:22:46 +0000 UTC→2025-12-21 21:51:42 +0000 UTC(28m)
Acid Test
The accidents behind the inventions and discoveries of Lithium, LSD, TNT, and the PB&J.
2025-12-21 20:30:42 +0000 UTC→2025-12-21 21:22:46 +0000 UTC(52m)
Sweet Success
The accidents behind the inventions and discoveries of Kevlar, penicillin, saccharin and the LED.
2025-12-21 19:38:46 +0000 UTC→2025-12-21 20:30:42 +0000 UTC(51m)
Flash Of Success
The accidents behind the inventions of photography, the microwave, Scotchgard and Viagra.
2025-12-21 18:46:53 +0000 UTC→2025-12-21 19:38:46 +0000 UTC(51m)
The Beat Goes On
The accidents behind vulcanized rubber, matches, pacemakers, and the discovery of Pulsars.
2025-12-21 17:55:02 +0000 UTC→2025-12-21 18:46:53 +0000 UTC(51m)
Blue Genes
The accidents behind the inventions of plastic, DNA fingerprinting, Botox, and artificial indigo.
2025-12-21 17:03:08 +0000 UTC→2025-12-21 17:55:02 +0000 UTC(51m)
Waterford
Francesca finds out how the world famous Waterford crystal is made and gets to try out glass blowing and glass cutting with surprising results.
2025-12-21 09:34:36 +0000 UTC→2025-12-21 11:00:04 +0000 UTC(1h25m)
Wooden Houses
Francesca visits two companies making wooden houses. One makes flat pack homes for assembly and the other specialises in creating beautiful wooden frames.
2025-12-21 08:38:09 +0000 UTC→2025-12-21 09:34:36 +0000 UTC(56m)
Motor Homes
Francesca finds out for herself just how good today's mobile homes can be . She visits one UK company who specialise in producing top of the range vehicles.
2025-12-21 07:41:42 +0000 UTC→2025-12-21 08:38:09 +0000 UTC(56m)
Bikes
We are in the middle of a cycling revolution and these days there's a bike for every occasion, so presenter Francesca Chiorando tries out two of them.
2025-12-21 06:45:16 +0000 UTC→2025-12-21 07:41:42 +0000 UTC(56m)
Boats
Presenter Francesca Chiorando visits an Italian company called Wally making some of the best looking and technologically advanced super yachts in the world.
2025-12-21 05:48:48 +0000 UTC→2025-12-21 06:45:16 +0000 UTC(56m)
Helicopters
In this episode of Ultimate Processes, we investigate how the AW 101, one of the world's most advanced search and rescue helicopters is designed and built.
2025-12-21 04:52:21 +0000 UTC→2025-12-21 05:48:48 +0000 UTC(56m)