Uncharted: The grain of truth

Discovery

BBC

Science, Technology

4.3 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Amid the desperation of war-starved Netherlands, a doctor defies conventional wisdom to save gravely ill children, uncovering a treatment that sparks both hope and controversy. Years later, in 1967, a young female researcher detects a strange, pulsing signal. Could it be mundane interference or evidence of alien life? From lifesaving breakthroughs to cosmic discoveries, this story celebrates the determination of pioneers who challenge convention and pursue truth against the odds.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Greg Jenner. I'm the host of Your Dead to Me, where the best names in comedy and history join me to learn about and laugh at the past.
0:08.7	You are a traitor. And in the new series, we'll meet Aristotle.
0:12.0	I think he might have been a time traveller. Someone who's like almost a glitch.
0:15.2	We'll dive into the causes of the British Civil Wars in the 1600s.
0:18.3	In England at this period, there's people can't get on the housing ladder.
0:21.4	This sounds familiar.
0:23.2	And we'll discover the arts and crafts movement.
0:25.2	I love the clothes.
0:26.2	I love the vibe.
0:27.0	Yes, we're a comedy show
0:28.0	that takes history seriously
0:29.2	and then laughs at it.
0:30.5	You're dead to me.
0:31.2	Listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:40.8	It's 1945.
0:44.8	The Nazis have blockaded the Netherlands by land and sea.
0:47.0	No food imports can get in,
0:50.1	and extreme hunger is starting to claim lives.
0:55.7	In the Hague, the Juliana Children's Hospital is struggling to feed its young patients,
0:59.3	so much so that the director, Dr Wilhelm Dicca,
1:02.8	has even allowed tulip bulbs to be given as food. But the alternative is death from starvation.
1:07.6	Some of the children are thriving.
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