The BEST episodes directed by Peter Oxley
#1 - How Did We Get Here?
The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion - Season 1 - Episode 3
The question of our human origins is one of the most controversial science has wrestled with. This is the story of how scientists came to explain the beauty and diversity of life on earth, and reveal how its evolution is connected to the long and violent history of our planet. Featuring ocean adventurers, eccentric French aristocrats, mountain climbers, a secret Victorian publisher with 12 fingers, a ridiculed German meteorologist, and only a brief hint of Charles Darwin.
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#2 - Dam
Big, Bigger, Biggest - Season 2 - Episode 7
The Three Gorges Dam harnesses the power of China’s great Yangtze River. The gigantic structure is over two kilometres long, towers over 60 storeys high and creates a reservoir of 600 kilometres in length. On completion, the scheme will be able to generate 22,500 megawatts of power – enough to supply electricity to 60 million people. However, the Three Gorges Dam has some important predecessors to thank for its existence. It stands on the shoulders of engineering achievements that have made its immense scale possible. This film charts the stories of six historic inventions, embodied by six landmark dams. One by one, the incredible stories behind these structures, and the technology that allowed them to grow bigger and bigger, are revealed.
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#3 - Tunnel
Big, Bigger, Biggest - Season 2 - Episode 1
At 57 km long, the Gotthard Base Tunnel is the longest and deepest tunnel in the world. Every day, 2,000 workers descend into the Swiss Alps, braving the heat and dust to continue work on the mammoth engineering project. Their mission is to solve the biggest traffic congestion problem in Europe. It is hoped that when it is completed, the tunnel will revolutionise transport across the Alps. From 2017, high-speed trains will be able to make the trip faster than an aeroplane. However, this daunting project would not be possible without six innovations.
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#4 - Africa
Rise of the Continents - Season 1 - Episode 1
Using clues like Africa's spectacular landmarks, mineral wealth and wildlife, Iain Stewart shows how the continent of Africa was formed from the wreckage of a long lost supercontinent. It features, among other things, creation of Victoria Falls, diamond mines of Sierra Leone, skeletons of early whales buried in the sand, and the nutrient-rich grass of the Serengeti Plains.
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#5 - The Americas
The Incredible Human Journey - Season 1 - Episode 5
How did Stone Age people reach North and South America? Dr Alice Roberts discovers evidence for an ancient corridor through the Canadian ice sheet that may have allowed those first people through. But some very ancient finds in southern Chile seem to suggest a very different way into the Americas; an ancient human skull discovered in Brazil even points to an Australasian origin of the Americans. Could a route from Australia across the Pacific have been possible?
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#6 - Oil Rig
Big, Bigger, Biggest - Season 2 - Episode 4
Continuing this week is the factual series that examines the evolution of modern engineering. This edition studies six developments that have made the construction of a giant floating oil rig possible. The 45,000-ton Perdido platform lies in the Gulf of Mexico with pipes stretching 3,000 metres into the sea. This feat of offshore engineering is largely due to six design breakthroughs stretching back to the first oil rig over water in 1891....
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PBS Specials - Season 2017 - Episode 5
For almost two thousand years, the story of Jesus’ final days has been celebrated by Christians the world over. From Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, through to his eventual crucifixion six days later, the key moments have been immortalized in countless films, pieces of music, and works of art. "Last Days of Jesus" explores how dramatic political events in Rome could have played a crucial role in shaping Jesus’ destiny, and examines an extraordinary political alliance that altered the course of history.