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January 2015
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Morocco - Faces Of The Medina - Simo is a tanner who works in the heart of the fabulous Fes medina, the oldest medina in the Islamic world. He produces the highest quality goatskin leather that is transformed into - the highest quality traditional Moroccan slippers. With Silvio Rivier. (Part 2 of 2) (From France, in Englis...
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Morocco - Faces Of The Medina - Simo is a tanner who works in the heart of the fabulous Fes medina, the oldest medina in the Islamic world. He produces the highest quality goatskin leather that is transformed into - the highest quality traditional Moroccan slippers. With Silvio Rivier. (Part 1 of 2) (From France, in Englis...
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Sark: Jewel Of The Channel Islands - The island of Sark in the English Channel is not only scenic but a tax haven. Thanks to the appeal of the notorious billionaire Barclay twins (owners of the London Ritz, and much more) to the European Court, Sark is no longer the oldest feudal state in the West, but a functioning democr...
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The Taste of Australia - Australia is the land of kangaroos, boomerangs and didgeridoos. Fine sophisticated cuisine is not something associated with the 5th continent. And yet the country offers an abundance of tastes, unknown spices, animals and plants. Aborigines have known about this culinary treasure for generations. M...
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The Taste of Australia - Australia is the land of kangaroos, boomerangs and didgeridoos. Fine sophisticated cuisine is not something associated with the 5th continent. And yet the country offers an abundance of tastes, unknown spices, animals and plants. Aborigines have known about this culinary treasure for generations. M...
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Raft Through the Tara Canyon - The Tara Canyon in northern Montenegro is 1,300 meters deep and spans over 86 kilometres. It the deepest and most precipitous canyon in Europe, the second deepest in the world after the Grand Canyon. Many areas can only be navigated by raft. Since the civil war, Fikret Pendek is one of the fe...
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Raft Through the Tara Canyon - The Tara Canyon in northern Montenegro is 1,300 meters deep and spans over 86 kilometres. It the deepest and most precipitous canyon in Europe, the second deepest in the world after the Grand Canyon. Many areas can only be navigated by raft. Since the civil war, Fikret Pendek is one of the fe...
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Grossglockner - King Of The High Alps: A number of villagers and farmers who live at the foot of the mighty Grossglockner in the Austrian Alps also work as mountain guides in summer, taking groups of climbers and hikers up the 3798 high mountain. (Part 2 of 2) (From France, in France & German) (Austrian Culture) (Documenta...
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Grossglockner - King Of The High Alps: A number of villagers and farmers who live at the foot of the mighty Grossglockner in the Austrian Alps also work as mountain guides in summer, taking groups of climbers and hikers up the 3798 high mountain. (Part 1 of 2) (From France, in France & German) (Austrian Culture) (Documenta...
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Taipan - The Most Dangerous Snake In The World: Internationally known Australian based biochemist Bryan Fry’s dangerous field of study: the taipan. With Silvio Rivier. (Part 2 of 2) (From France, in French & English) (Australian Culture) (Documentary) G CC
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Taipan - The Most Dangerous Snake In The World: Internationally known Australian based biochemist Bryan Fry’s dangerous field of study: the taipan. With Silvio Rivier. (Part 1 of 2) (From France, in French & English) (Australian Culture) (Documentary) G CC
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Palawan’s Pearl Empire - In the pristine waters of the Palawan archipelago in the Philippines, French-Filipino company Jewelmer produces South Sea golden pearls. Specially-bred golden-lipped oysters are reared from larvae and fed a nutrient-rich cocktail of selected phytoplankton before being taken out to sea to grow to ma...
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Palawan’s Pearl Empire - In the pristine waters of the Palawan archipelago in the Philippines, French-Filipino company Jewelmer produces South Sea golden pearls. Specially-bred golden-lipped oysters are reared from larvae and fed a nutrient-rich cocktail of selected phytoplankton before being taken out to sea to grow to ma...
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Cleaning Jerusalem - Jerusalem’s old town is at the heart of the conflict which opposes Israelis and Palestinians. A Holy City for the Jews, the Muslims and the Christians, each day it welcomes thousands of the faithful from the three monotheistic religions. Fortunately, day after day, the cleanliness of the city is mainta...
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Cleaning Jerusalem - Jerusalem’s old town is at the heart of the conflict which opposes Israelis and Palestinians. A Holy City for the Jews, the Muslims and the Christians, each day it welcomes thousands of the faithful from the three monotheistic religions. Fortunately, day after day, the cleanliness of the city is mainta...
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Iceland: Living On A Powder Keg - In April 2010, the Eyjafjallajökull erupted, causing chaos throughout Europe, but the Katla, which rises near the Eyjafjallajökull, poses an even bigger threat for the people of Vik, a coastal village at the foot of the Katla in Iceland. With the help of seismologist Kristin Vogfjörd, geol...
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Iceland: Living On A Powder Keg - In April 2010, the Eyjafjallajökull erupted, causing chaos throughout Europe, but the Katla, which rises near the Eyjafjallajökull, poses an even bigger threat for the people of Vik, a coastal village at the foot of the Katla in Iceland. With the help of seismologist Kristin Vogfjörd, geol...
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Jillaroos: Cowgirls In Australia's Outback - Bill and Tonie run a small farm 400 km inland from Rockhampton in Queensland. After five years of drought followed by floods, they’re struggling but have the help of their daughters who return to the farm and train as jillaroos in the hope that the cattle station can survive. ...
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Jillaroos: Cowgirls In Australia's Outback - Bill and Tonie run a small farm 400 km inland from Rockhampton in Queensland. After five years of drought followed by floods, they’re struggling but have the help of their daughters who return to the farm and train as jillaroos in the hope that the cattle station can survive. ...
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Tree House in Costa Rica: A Slovak engineer and his Indian friend labour in the jungle of Costa Rica to build a house high in a tree, from which scientists will observe the environment. With Silvio Rivier. (Part 1 of 2) (From France, in Spanish & English) (Latin American Culture) (Documentary) G CC
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