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Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age

Architects of the Divine - The First Gothic Age: Medieval historian Dr Janina Ramirez looks back to a time when British craftsmen and their patrons created a new form of architecture.     The art and architecture of France would dominate England for much of the medieval age. Yet British stonemasons and builders would make Gothic architecture their own, inventing a national style for the first time - Perpendicular Gothic - and giving Britain a patriotic backdrop to suit its new ambitions of chivalry and power. From a grand debut at Gloucester Cathedral to commemorate a murdered king to its final glorious flowering at King's College Chapel in Cambridge, the Perpendicular age was Britain's finest.   Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age Gothic art was a style of medieval art that developed in Northern France out of Romanesque art in the 12th century AD, led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture . It spread to all of Western Europe, and much of Southe...
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Gardeners World episode 14 2002

Gardeners World episode 14 2002: Alan Titchmarsh gets going on a new project this week when he starts planting climbing plants.     Gardening show packed with good ideas, tips, advice from experts and timely reminders to get the most out of your garden , whatever its size or type.   Gardeners World episode 14 2002   Climbers Climbing plants can soften the look of fences, walls, pergolas and arches. In established gardens grow climbers, such as clematis, through shrubs or small trees to give added interest. Many climbers do well from cuttings, having a natural tendency to root easily from their stems. A slightly different technique is required for taking cuttings of climbers than when taking cuttings from shrubs and trees. Most climbers do well from semi-ripe cuttings, which are selected from the current season’s growth. The base of the cutting should be hard, while the tip is still soft. This material is available in late summer, but suitable material can usually b...
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Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany episode 2

Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany episode 2: Amateur footage of frontline and civilian stories that offers new insights into life and atrocities in WWII Germany and the occupied territories, as Hitler's dreams crumble.     Christmas in Germany 1941 is an unsettling time. Food is scarce, the weather is freezing and news from the front line in Russia is causing Germans to realise the war is a very long way from over. The stage is set for the second half of the conflict. Through the home movies and diaries of ordinary Germans, this film charts Hitler’s dreams crumbling and the moral reckoning the German people must now face. It reveals the stories of people battling to save their families from deportation to the death camps, while others endure the horrors of ever more deadly bombing raids, all set against a backdrop of propaganda and false hope pouring forth from Nazi high command. In Russia we meet a doctor who throws himself into the firing line at every opportunity, not to ...
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Gardeners World episode 13 2002

Gardeners World episode 13 2002: Alan Titchmarsh gets going on a new project this week when he starts planting a scented garden.     Gardening show packed with good ideas, tips, advice from experts and timely reminders to get the most out of your garden , whatever its size or type.   Gardeners World episode 13 2002   Planting roses Roses can be expensive plants, but they last for many, many years and are easy to establish if you follow a few simple steps on planting and aftercare. Depending on the time of year you purchase your roses, you will have a choice of types of roses: Bare-root roses : These are only available from about November to March usually mail order. These are plants dug from open ground and packed to prevent the roots drying out before sale. Bare-root plants are usually good quality, having a wider root spread than containerised plants, and they are often good value. They should be planted as soon as received, or if ground conditions are unsuitable,...
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