Series Charting The Development Of Britain's Airports And How They Have Transformed The Country, In The Process Creating Both Freedom And Fear.

Series Charting The Development Of Britain's Airports And How They Have Transformed The Country, In The Process Creating Both Freedom And Fear.

一共四集 　　能量 Power 　　讲述了从大气蒸汽机、发电机到汽轮机这三个主要的改变我们人类生活的伟大发明， 　　很难想象，如果没有这些发明，我们今天的生活会是什么样子，正如片中所说，我们都欠纽科门、瓦特、法拉第这些发明家们一个大人情。 　　速度 Speed 　　本片介绍了蒸汽机、内燃机、喷气引擎这三个改变人类生活的伟大发明，其中两个属于大不列颠，还有一个属于德意志。 　　其实也就是从蒸汽时代我们开始落后于西方，而且可能现在差距还在加大，希望大家能从中找到些许原因。 　　通讯 Communication 　　电报、电话、无线通讯这三个才通讯史上最重要的发明。 　　我们现在几乎每天都会打电话，当你使用手机进行无线通话的时候，是否会想过从古代的烽火传播信息，然后到电报、有线的电话， 　　最后到今天的无线通讯这个漫长过程发明家们所作出的辛苦努力？ 　　我们今天互相交流的方式可能古人做梦都不会想到，我们应该感谢这些天才！ 　　视觉影像 Visual Image 　　摄影使我们的影像能够长久保存；电视把世界各地正在发生的情况即时的带到你的面前。 　　现在我们人人都是摄影师，看看这一切是如何诞生的吧。

一共四集 　　能量 Power 　　讲述了从大气蒸汽机、发电机到汽轮机这三个主要的改变我们人类生活的伟大发明， 　　很难想象，如果没有这些发明，我们今天的生活会是什么样子，正如片中所说，我们都欠纽科门、瓦特、法拉第这些发明家们一个大人情。 　　速度 Speed 　　本片介绍了蒸汽机、内燃机、喷气引擎这三个改变人类生活的伟大发明，其中两个属于大不列颠，还有一个属于德意志。 　　其实也就是从蒸汽时代我们开始落后于西方，而且可能现在差距还在加大，希望大家能从中找到些许原因。 　　通讯 Communication 　　电报、电话、无线通讯这三个才通讯史上最重要的发明。 　　我们现在几乎每天都会打电话，当你使用手机进行无线通话的时候，是否会想过从古代的烽火传播信息，然后到电报、有线的电话， 　　最后到今天的无线通讯这个漫长过程发明家们所作出的辛苦努力？ 　　我们今天互相交流的方式可能古人做梦都不会想到，我们应该感谢这些天才！ 　　视觉影像 Visual Image 　　摄影使我们的影像能够长久保存；电视把世界各地正在发生的情况即时的带到你的面前。 　　现在我们人人都是摄影师，看看这一切是如何诞生的吧。

In November 2010, a Chinese vase unearthed in a suburban semi in Pinner sold at auction for £43 million - a new record for a Chinese work of art. Why are Chinese vases so famous and so expensive? The answer lies in the European obsession with Chinese porcelain that began in the 16th century. 　　In this documentary Lars Tharp, the Antiques Roadshow expert and Chinese ceramics specialist, sets out to explore why Chinese porcelain was so valuable then - and still is now. He goes on a journey to parts of China closed to Western eyes until relatively recently. Lars travels to the mountainside from which virtually every single Chinese export vase, plate and cup began life in the 18th century - a mountain known as Mount Gaolin, from whose name we get the word kaolin, or china clay. He sees how the china clay was fused with another substance, mica, that would turn it into porcelain. 　　Carrying his own newly-acquired vase, Lars uncovers the secrets of China's porcelain capital, Jingdezhen. He sees how the trade between China and Europe not only changed our idea of what was beautiful - by introducing us to the idea of works of art we could eat off - but also began to affect the whole tradition of Chinese aesthetics too, as the ceramicists of Jingdezhen sought to meet the European demand for porcelain decorated with family coats of arms, battle scenes or even erotica. 　　The porcelain fever that gripped Britain drove conspicuous consumption and fuelled the Georgian craze for tea parties. Today the new emperors - China's rising millionaire class - are buying back the export wares once shipped to Europe. The vase sold in Pinner shows that the lure of Chinese porcelain is as compelling as ever.

In November 2010, a Chinese vase unearthed in a suburban semi in Pinner sold at auction for £43 million - a new record for a Chinese work of art. Why are Chinese vases so famous and so expensive? The answer lies in the European obsession with Chinese porcelain that began in the 16th century. 　　In this documentary Lars Tharp, the Antiques Roadshow expert and Chinese ceramics specialist, sets out to explore why Chinese porcelain was so valuable then - and still is now. He goes on a journey to parts of China closed to Western eyes until relatively recently. Lars travels to the mountainside from which virtually every single Chinese export vase, plate and cup began life in the 18th century - a mountain known as Mount Gaolin, from whose name we get the word kaolin, or china clay. He sees how the china clay was fused with another substance, mica, that would turn it into porcelain. 　　Carrying his own newly-acquired vase, Lars uncovers the secrets of China's porcelain capital, Jingdezhen. He sees how the trade between China and Europe not only changed our idea of what was beautiful - by introducing us to the idea of works of art we could eat off - but also began to affect the whole tradition of Chinese aesthetics too, as the ceramicists of Jingdezhen sought to meet the European demand for porcelain decorated with family coats of arms, battle scenes or even erotica. 　　The porcelain fever that gripped Britain drove conspicuous consumption and fuelled the Georgian craze for tea parties. Today the new emperors - China's rising millionaire class - are buying back the export wares once shipped to Europe. The vase sold in Pinner shows that the lure of Chinese porcelain is as compelling as ever.

Series looking at how WW2 was documented by German and British amateur home movie makers

Series looking at how WW2 was documented by German and British amateur home movie makers

Get to know bear cubs, Archie and Luke, in this adorable clip from the BBC Natural History Unit programme, Big Sky Bears. Their first year is full of trials and hardships in the majestic Teton Mountains in the United States. Their protective mother watches out for predators such as coyotes, mountain lions and cannibalistic bears, as she allows the cubs to learn survival techniques through play, before the long and harsh winter hibernation.

Get to know bear cubs, Archie and Luke, in this adorable clip from the BBC Natural History Unit programme, Big Sky Bears. Their first year is full of trials and hardships in the majestic Teton Mountains in the United States. Their protective mother watches out for predators such as coyotes, mountain lions and cannibalistic bears, as she allows the cubs to learn survival techniques through play, before the long and harsh winter hibernation.