at the legacy of the man known as ‘the butcher of bosnia . a warning that some viewers may find parts of this programme upsetting. haunting music throughout. in the 1990s, terrible things happened here. and even now, bosnia s earth guards its secrets. gunshots. but in order to escape its past, this country must confront it again, with the imminent verdict on general ratko mladic, whose list of war crimes led him to be dubbed ‘the butcher of bosnia . music continues. in an old factory in central bosnia, the human cost of the war is still being measured. for it is here that unidentified corpses from mass graves are being delivered even today, and the families of 30,000 still missing search for answers. this is overwhelming, in a certain way. there are pictures of the missing. there are human remains pretty much everywhere here, by the hundreds. and then, at the end there, there are scraps of clothing and other things that have been recovered with them. and this place is the
this week, a phone is born and we are exclusively behind the scenes. can artificial intelligence block the bullies? and.driving monsters. just across the water from hong kong, on the chinese mainland, lies a city at the heart of the country s technological revolution. welcome back to shenzhen. this is where stuff gets made. when you think of china s electronic scene, this might be what you think of. thousands of factories and millions of people mass producing billions of devices. more than 70% of the world s mobile phones are manufactured in china. their components, also made locally, are sourced from the city s famous giant electronics market, where everything is for sale. but all that industry is taking its toll on the city. as the buildings go up to accommodate the influx of businesses, the smog has come down to remind everyone of the price you pay for a rapidly expanding industrial economy. the middle class here is also consuming more power, as well as demanding something
hello and welcome to politics europe, your regular guide to the top stories in brussels and strasbourg. on today s programme: as the eu signs what leaders have called an historic agreement on defence co operation, are we edging closer to the much wanted eu army? the european parliament has been debating tax avoidance after the release of the paradise papers. will the eu take action where member states have struggled? what s going on in poland? the european parliament says the polish government has committed serious violations of the rule of law and could impose sanctions. we ll have the latest. and: as new figures on the numbers on eu nationals coming to the uk to work are released, has talk of brexitists of eu citizens leaving the uk been exaggerated? so all that to come and more in the next half an hour. and joining me for all of that is rachel sylvester from the times and toby young from the spectator. first, here is our guide to the latest from europe in just 60 seconds.
talked to local historian vince feeney about the life of ira allen and his influence on the city in vermont. vince: here we are in what s called college green of the university of vermont. probably one of the prettiest spots in burlington. behind me we have a statue of ira allen. was the youngest of the six allen brothers, the most famous of whom was ethan allen. the statue is here because some would say that ira allen was the founder of the university of vermont and as this inscription on the statue says, some claim he was the founder of the state of vermont. i think there would be a lot of people who would contend that is not exactly true, particularly his older brother ethan might have something to say about that and people like the first governor of the independent state of vermont. allen, andthat ira about 1772, came up here to vermont from connecticut, where the allen s live, and at the time for montt was a new territory being opened up. it was a territory claimed by th
ethan allen was one of vermont s founding fathers. he was the first colonel commandant of the original green mountain boys, and the green mountain boys were at one time the largest paramilitary force in north america, if not for the actions of ethan allen, and the other green mountain boys, vermont may very well have looked different than it does today. announcer: welcome to burlington, vermont on american history tv. located on lake champlain, about 45 minutes south of the canadian border. it is home to the university of vermont, and it is the state s most popular city with about 42,000 residents. our comcastp of cable partners, over the next 75 minutes, we will explore the city and region. we begin on the waters of lake champlain. to hear how important it was to the city s origins. welcome to lake champlain. we are out here today on the spirit of ethan allen interiors. great opportunity to tip to talk about america s first great lake when it comes to historic signific