At the heart of desert landscapes, once stood three giants, three builders’ masterpieces, three symbols of all powerful civilizations: Carthage, Troy and Persepolis.
Their remains testify to their titanic proportions, unique designs and unprecedented constructions. But how did the Carthaginians come to create a cutting-edge hydraulic system? How did Trojans architects construct a city known to be indestructible? How did Darius I, “king of kings”, made built one of the largest palatial complexes ever? This series aims to solve the many secrets of these architectural tour-de-force.
Through experts’ insights, 3D modeling and the use of ultramodern techniques (magnetic resonance, satellite scans, photogrammetry…), Ancient Megacities scrupulously explores the sites where once stood these architectural jewels, retraces step by step their construction process and tries to decipher the remaining mysteries about their disappearance.
Secret Science is a new smart and entertaining series, exploring a range of topics. Learn how men can improve their sperm count, how we can all improve our capacity to learn - as well as ways we can exploit our emotions.
The Agyekum sisters, who enjoy an opulent lifestyle as the children of royalty from two of Ghana's richest and most influential kingdoms, experience their 20s in Columbus, Ohio.
On top of the varying degrees of bullying, substance abuse, verbal abuse, racism, gangsterism, guns and weapons and vandalism, South Africa's schoolchildren are also experiencing rampant sexual abuse and grooming - largely at the hands of those who are in charge of their care and education at school.
Animals Like Us offers viewers a new and exciting way of seeing the natural world! Each episode offers a rare glimpse into the complex lives of charismatic animals that behave a lot like we do! Throughout the Animal Kingdom, wild animals live in sophisticated societies, inhabited by individuals that show deep emotion and real intelligence. In fact, the closer we look at their actions, and unravel what drives them to behave as they do, the more we realize animals are a lot like us!