Nazca Desert Mystery
Sunday 15 January 8:30 PM
One of the world’s greatest ancient enigmas, the Nazca Lines are a dense network of criss-crossing lines, geometric shapes, and animal figures etched across 200-square-miles of Peruvian desert.
Who created them, and why? Ever since they were rediscovered in the 1920s, scholars and enthusiasts have raised countless theories about their purpose.
Now, archaeologists have discovered hundreds of long-hidden lines and figures as well as evidence of ancient rituals, offering new clues to the origins and motivations behind the giant desert symbols.
Supertrains: The Race For Speed
Friday 29 January 7:30 PM
The history of humankind is also a history of technology.
Because with the help of constructions and machines, our world becomes accessible.
We overcome obstacles and distances and provide ourselves with food, energy, and everything we need to live.
Supertrains: The Race For Speed examines the TGV, France’s high-speed train, which is one of the fastest trains in the world.
Yet, its engineers are continuously pushing for even higher speeds, having launched the new TGV Ocean and the AGV, the TGV of the future.