The Baltics are rich in superlatives: a fifth of the world's spotted eagle stocks breed here. One of the largest courtship arenas for snipes is located here in the floodplains of Latvia. More than 1000 wolves go on the hunt in Latvia's forests. Lithuania is the land of storks - with over 13.000 pairs, no other region in the Baltic States has more white storks.
Hitler was determined to extend Germany eastwards to make Germany a great continental power. Hitler's policy, based on a racist ideology, planned to eliminate or enslave the population that stood in the way of the Reich. It was this determination that propelled the world into war. Hitler believed that the conquest territories including Poland, the Belarussian and Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republics, and the Baltic States "for the German people" was his destiny.
The Danube is a truly European river. It measures 2,888 kilometers (nearly 1,800 miles) from its source in the Black Forest to its mouth in the Black Sea, and it connects 10 countries with very different cultures. The Danube is therefore not only the second-longest European river after the Volga, but also the most international river in the world. It was and is one of the most important trade routes in Europe and forms a lifeline for many people.
The pinnacle of the custom car world is the Don Ridler Award, given out every year at the Detroit Autorama. Dave Kindig has always had a Ridler-sized itch he needed to scratch, and has finally found the right client and idea to make it a reality.
Disasterina, star of Sado Psychiatrist and The Boulet Brothers' Dragula, interviews a variety of drag artists to showcase the different styles of drag in performance, looks, and personalities. From seasoned underground fan favorites to the lesser known newbies, Disasterina and her talented guests prove that ALL drag is valid.
Fresh Market Dinners is a travelling cooking series that takes us on a Canadian culinary journey from market to plate. In each half-hour episode, host Amanda Herrera brings us to local farmers markets, where she discovers local produce and artisanal products and learns more about the people who harvest the ingredients.
Following her market adventure, Amanda drives her retro teardrop trailer to her fabulously cozy outdoor kitchen, where she cooks up inspiring recipes using the fresh food bounty she found that day. Nestled amongst nature’s best views, the Fresh Market Dinners cooking site is a picturesque outdoor setting perfect for preparing unique and easy seasonal dishes.
Fresh Market Dinners is all about the love of fresh, local produce and craft products which inspire us to transform wholesome ingredients into a simple chic dinner. Ditch the grocery cart and join Amanda on her great gastronomic adventure.
Watch dramatic footage of violent volcano eruptions that caused immense damage, including the Mount Pinatubo eruption in 1991, one of the largest eruptions of the 20th century.
The Gabby Hayes Show is a general purpose western television series in which the film star and Roy Rogers confidant, George "Gabby" Hayes, narrated each episode, showed clips from old westerns, or told tall tales for a primarily children's audience.
Two-part series taking the sketched confession John Wayne Glover left before he completed suicide and using it to determine whether he was responsible for the unsolved murders of nine more victims.
Backyard Ballistics is a science-based construction series hosted by Jörg Sprave and Cheyenne Ruether. Each episode sees extraordinary challenges set by the fans that could be anything from building a machine gun crossbow to sling shotting a car! We follow the pair as they formulate their plans, delve into the science of the challenge and construct, test and analyse their builds. Finally, it's time to pit their builds against the best. Cue head to heads with celebrity guests, professional sportsmen, apocalypse experts, the best historical ballistics ever built and even the occasional giant duck for the explosive finale!