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PBS - NOVA: Touching the Asteroid (2020) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Nov. 16, 2020

In October 2020, a NASA spacecraft called OSIRIS-REx attempts to reach out and grab a piece of an asteroid named Bennu to bring it back to Earth. The OSIRIS-REx team has just three chances to extend its spacecraft’s specialized arm, touch down for five seconds, and collect material from the surface of Bennu. But if they can pull it off, scientists could gain great insight into Earth’s own origins—and even learn to defend against rogue asteroids that may one day threaten our planet.

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ITV - Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures (2020) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Aug. 13, 2020

Joanna Lumley shares her previously unseen travelling adventures. Joanna goes back as far east as Japan and all across the world to Cuba in the west, to share her treasure trove of unseen stories and give viewers an insight into how her travel programmes are made and why she loves to make them.

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BBC This World - Italy's Frontline: A Doctor's Diary (2020) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at June 30, 2020

Stretchers fill the corridors, oxygen tanks are in short supply and patients die alone without a last word from their loved ones - this is the scene inside a hard-hit hospital in Cremona, northern Italy, at the height of the coronavirus outbreak earlier this year.

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Insight Guides Explore Bangkok (Travel Guide eBook) (Insight Explore Guides), 2nd Edition eBooks & eLearning

Posted by First1 at Jan. 6, 2020

Let us guide you on every step of your travels…

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Adolfo Gutiérrez Arenas & Christopher Park - Evolution: Beethoven Complete Cello Sonatas (2020) [Of. Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by delpotro at Jan. 22, 2022

Adolfo Gutiérrez Arenas & Christopher Park - Evolution: Beethoven Complete Cello Sonatas (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 110:57 minutes | 1,95 GB
Classical | Label: Odradek Records, Official Digital Download

Spanish cellist Adolfo Gutierrez Arenas and German-Korean pianist Christopher Park deliver refreshingly vigorous, even irreverent performances of the complete Beethoven Cello Sonatas, works that offer the listener a unique overview of the composer's evolving style.

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Arte - The 1001 Faces of Palmyra (2020) Movies

Posted by notbanned at July 29, 2021

For the first time archaeologists from around the world come together in search of funerary sculpted portraits of Palmyra disseminated around the world to recount the story of the ancient city in a way that has never been done before: through the faces of the city's inhabitants. 2000 years ago Palmyra was a flourishing city in the desert and an important trading centre between Europe, the Middle East and Asia. This prosperous past can be seen in the many funerary portraits of Palmyrene citizens made at this time.

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Frank Zappa - Zappa Movie (2020} {Film by Alex Winter, Magnolia Pictures} Music

Posted by ruskaval at March 23, 2021

Frank Zappa - Zappa Movie (2020} {Film by Alex Winter, Magnolia Pictures}
WEB -> 8.12 Gb | AVC/H.264 | 1080p | 2h7m | MKV | DD+ 48000Hz 6ch 640kbps | Full Artwork | 5% repair rar
© 2020 Magnolia Pictures / Alex Winter
Documentary / Biography / Music

Very well done, in depth, reflection on the life of an absolute original. Great old footage of Frank, his music, family, band members, and the many wonderful Zappa media appearances. Highly recommend.

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Autentic - Afghanistan: The Wounded Land Series 1 (2020) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Sept. 12, 2021

Looks at six decades of Afghan history through the eyes of those who were there: men and women, warriors and civilians, Afghans and foreigners. Their memories of the golden era under King Zahir Shah, the Soviet occupation, the civil war, the Taliban regime, of 9/11 and its aftermath combine with an unparalleled selection of archive footage. Thus, this mini-series grants new insight into what went tragically wrong in the past, and what future is being hoped for.

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Hania Rani - Home (2020) Music

Posted by delpotro at May 9, 2021

"I feel like 'Home' is a second part of the same book, that the start was in 'Esja', a musical prelude to a real plot. I feel Home is a story with an ending, so the next book can tell a totally different one. I am constantly looking for new ways of expression. I am curious where 'Home' will lead me and my music". — Hania Rani

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Kamasi Washington - Becoming (Music from the Netflix Original Documentary) (2020) Music

Posted by delpotro at April 17, 2021

Kamasi Washington scored the new Michelle Obama documentary Becoming, which premiered on Netflix today (May 6). The film follows Obama on her tour in support of her best-selling memoir Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice. Washington’s score for the documentary will be released on May 15 (via Young Turks).

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