22 one-hour programs giving a truly balanced and entertaining perspective of the most exciting, topical and human interest events of 1970 to 1991. There's something for everybody! The politics, fashions, music, stars, personalities, conflicts and the disasters which touched all our lives.
1. 1970
Troops shoot students at Kent State. First 'Jumbo' lands at Heathrow. Edward Heath...
Our Queen at war reveals how Princess Elizabeth's wartime experiences prepared her for the longest and most successful reign in British history. From looking after evacuees to making radio broadcasts, from starring in pantomimes to joining the armed forces - over five years Princess Elizabeth graduated from innocent child to Queen-in-waiting. Royal biographer Robert Lacey; "whe...
伊丽莎白王太后、王母太后被很多人亲切的称为“母太后”，很多人认为她是近代历史上最受欢迎的王室成员。出身平民的她嫁给了一位王子，但她从未想过自己会成为王后。当其他王室成员放弃王位，她害羞又结巴的丈夫无奈成为国王，她不得不接受这一切。在笑意盈盈的温柔外表下，是一颗钢铁般的心，这是关于王母太后的真实故事。
THE KING OF COMMUNISM
Monday 17 November 2003 10.30pm-11.30pm
Nicolae Ceausescu created a unique personality cult in the 1970s and 1980s, transforming communist Romania into one of the strangest regimes Europe has ever seen. Newspapers had to mention his name 40 times on every page, factory workers spent months rehearsing dance routines dressed as soldiers and gymnasts for huge...
Documentary about the 25th and last bombing mission of a B17, the "Memphis Belle". The "Memphis Belle" took part in a great bombing raid on sub-pens in Wilhelmshafen, Germany. On their way they encounterd heavy AA fire and interceptors. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
It follows rare private moments from the Queen's life, including her engagement at Balmoral and behind the scenes footage of her first tour abroad with her family.
A behind-the-scenes look at royal weddings revealing how these grand events are organised. Featuring interviews with the performers, florists, dressmakers, tailors, security guards, vicars and jewellers who helped make the day so special.
Exploring the role and symbolic meaning of the Crown Jewels in the centuries-old coronation ceremony, The Coronation shows these objects of astonishing beauty in new high-resolution footage. The film tells the extraordinary story of St Edward's Crown, which was destroyed after the English Civil War and remade for the Coronation of Charles II in 1661. It has only been worn by He...
朱迪·邓奇、艾琳·阿特金斯、琼·普劳赖特和玛吉·史密斯四位女爵齐聚一堂，品茶饮酒间相互忆论起各自的演艺生涯与人生往事。
4月21日，英女王将迎90岁大寿，ITV电视台播出纪录片，揭秘女王鲜为人知的故事。凯特王妃献出首次采访，讲述奶奶的趣事，女王总是给乔治和夏洛特送小礼物哦。威廉王子和小贝等重量级人物纷纷出镜。
The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively private life with his Scottish wife Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon and their daughters, in the shadow of their reigning father, George V, and next that of his elder brother who succeeded to the British throne as Edward VIII. However Edward de...
