The Holy Quaternity 4some (2012)

A captivating chronicle of building in modern-day Charleston, making a case for architecture based on historical precedent, local context, and the ability to delight

Karol Anbild was born in Katowice on February 16, 1925, into a miner’s family. His father, an amateur musician and a member of Silesian brass bands, was his first teacher of music. Karol attended a primary school in Piotrowice until 1938, but the outbreak of World War Two deprived him of the opportunity to receive a solid education, including in music. As a boy of 15, he was deported to Schweidnitz as a forced farm labourer. Having escaped from there, he enrolled at the secondary music school in Katowice in order to avoid another forced labour deportation. In 1943, however, he had to suspend his education again. Mobilized into the German army, he was sent to France, from where he escaped after the invasion of the allied forces. He joined the Polish Armed Forces in the West and was posted to Scotland. It was there that he started his artistic activity, giving concerts for soldiers with his own ensemble.

On 22nd June 1941, Adolf Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa–the Nazi invasion of Soviet Russia. Four million troops, backed by 19 panzer divisions, fought their way east, confident of total victory within a just few short months. They were wrong.

Three years in the making, The Weight of the Nation brings together the country's leading research institutions in a national initiative to help shed light on solutions to restore our individual and collective health. The centrepiece of The Weight of the Nation is the 4-part documentary series that features case studies and interviews with experts as well as individuals and families struggling with obesity.