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- Hubert Biermans (1864-1953) was involved in 1890 in the construction of the first Congo Railway line under Leopold II, before being sent to Canada in 1900 in Shawinigan to set up the Belgo, the most importantworld's pulp mill.
- 50 years ago, the Belgian Egyptologist Claude Vandersleyen translated a stela found just after the end of World War II at Karnak, near Luxor in Egypt. It had been commissioned by Pharaoh Ahmose, and describes a terrible storm in Egypt which calls clearly to mind the Plagues of Egypt as described in the Book of Exodus. In 2014, research at the University of Chicago confirmed a link between the Tempest Stela and the catastrophic eruption of Thera, the volcano on Santorini which destroyed half the island 3500 years ago. The eruption caused long-term damage to the climate world-wide, but hit the south eastern Mediterranean most hard. Did the disaster lead to the mass departure of an entire people ? If the eruption could be accurately dated, this might make it possible to pin a date upon Exodus. Some of the most eminent experts in the relevant fields (climatology, geology, vulcanology, dendrochronology, Egyptology, archaeology and theology) are asked to give their views. As we listen to what they have to say, and learn of recent discoveries and scientific analyses, our perception of one the most dramatic events described in the Bible will evolve.
- Arthur Brancart was the inventor of Marbrite, a kind of tinted glass which became widely used in Art Deco. Starting in 1915, he built an entire village around his glass works in Fauquez; more than 1000 workers, from Flanders and all over Europe, helped to spread the reputation of the factory until it closed in 1972. In this documentary we hear from Lucien Brancart, the last Master Glazier and grandson of the founder, and from surviving workers, an account of the rise of the glass works and of Arthur Brancart's paternalist approach to organizing the lives of his workers.
- Jean Chrétien, former Canadian Prime Minister, recalls with nostalgia and emotion his childhood in Belgoville, in the province of Quebec. This village was created from scratch by Hubert Biermans, sent by Belgium to take care of the "Belgo", the paper mill in Shawinigan where Jean Chrétien's father worked. For the first time, Jean Chrétien opened his personal photo album to the public and lifted the veil on the origin of his political career.
- Marie Gaillet, a Belgian artist, has been a painter for 70 years. She was born the 13th of 15 children in 1929. She distinguished herself from her brothers and sisters by choosing an artistic career. After her studies in fashion design in Brussels, she started oil painting thanks to the insistence of Jacques Maes, professor at the academy of St Josse. For 20 years she painted with Pierre Dulieu. It was at Regain, near the small town of Apt, that she discovered the landscapes of Provence. On the spot, she drew them in Indian ink and painted them in aquarelle. In her studio, she transposes them into oil paintings. For 13 years now, she has been severely handicapped by age-related maculaire degeneration (AMD). Despite this, she continues to paint and to give painting lessons.