Rivers – Friend and Foe | Human Planet
Rivers provide food and water, but they can also flood or freeze. Human Planet meets people for whom rivers can be both a risk to life and a lifeline.
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The Storm
The documentary series follows a November 1991 storm off the east coast of the United States, near Boston, when three weather fronts collided, producing 100 mph winds and waves 10 stories high, an event dubbed "the Halloween horror."
3: Paris | The Greatest Cities In The World
Griff is in the French capital, object of great chauvinistic pride and vanity. Although resulting in a mind-boggling traffic mayhem, its street grid largely results from some ambitious planning. It's extremely rich in monuments, yet the Eiffel tower, hated by many celebrities, draws by far most visitors and a clandestine group does much-needed restoration rather then the city services, which concentrate on mundane daily concerns. The rich capital is obsessed with cuisine and fashion.