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...
It's one of the most popular and beloved songs in the English language. "Amazing Grace" has been recorded more times than any other hymn and is credited with transforming lives. In this inspiring program, Bill Moyers explores the song's origins and power.
Marina Cicogna was the first female producer to reach success in the exclusively male world of Italian and European film in the late 1960s. The documentary celebrates an undisputed icon of style and creativity, the winner of an Oscar for Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, and takes audiences on an intimate journey between Rome, Milan, and Venice, rounded out by insight...
The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards give out prestigious awards to some of America's favorite entertainers in film and television!
Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen, Vanessa Redgrave, Sir Trevor Nunn and many others look back at the extraordinary life of Sir Peter Hall, the man who transformed British theatre. In a career spanning seven decades he brought Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter to the London stage and led the Royal Shakespeare Company while still only 29 years old.
This film charts his life from ...
Two men of faith, one a traveling Christian preacher, the other the ruler of a Muslim Empire, bucked a century of war, distrust, and insidious propaganda in a search for mutual respect and common ground. It is the story of Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt, and their meeting on a bloody battlefield during the period of Christian- Muslim conflict known as the Crusades.
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Beckett on Film
Ohio Impromptu, written in 1980, opens with a figure clad in black with long white hair hiding his face and sitting on a white chair at a white table. There are two characters, the Reader and the Listener. The Reader, it emerges, is a mysterious messenger from someone now dead and once loved by the Listener. The book the Reader reads from tells the story of the ...
For the first time ever, the ancient history of the United Arab Emirates is depicted in this informative and entertaining three-part documentary series. Stretching back 125,000 years and culminating in the union in 1971, HISTORY OF THE EMIRATES profiles the ancient foundations of the modern country - exploring some of the region's most historic sites, uncovering innovations tha...
New York, Paris, Rome, San Francisco, London, New Orleans - six of the world’s top destination cities. Each conjures up iconic images, emotions, flavors, characters - unique experiences.
Stunning CGI and stylized recreation bring defining moments and history to life. Exploring the perseverance, ambition, Ingenuity when each city overcame the challenges of its environment. Uncov...
在二億年前，地球已經出現火山。火山爆發威力無比，極具破壞性，摧毀人類家園及無數生命，但在地動山移的同時，也為大地帶來新的土壤。《活火生機》一連六集壯麗懾人的紀錄片，必定震撼觀眾心靈。
《活火生機》會密集式地介紹各國各地的火山，包括在陸洲上的、島嶼上的和極地上無數的火山。火山爆發時，火山灰如泉湧不斷噴出，方圓數哩地區盡被掩蓋，嚴重摧毀四周的生態環境。然而「物競天擇，適者生存」，灸熱灼燙的火山區，竟棲息著不少罕見的動物和植物，它們能夠適應巨大的環境改變，堅韌地生存下來。節目內追蹤不同的生物，如細小的植物、藤蔓的種子、漂亮的蝴蝶、巨大的狐蝠等，探索他們如何絕處逢生。
本節目除了內容豐富外，更採用了先進的高清拍攝器材及嶄新的拍攝科技，令畫面比一般高清影像的質素更佳。例如把旋轉式鏡頭固定在直昇機上，再將畫面推近至85倍，安全地拍攝火山爆發的震撼畫面和最真實的動...
1/6 Joely Richardson looks at William Shakespeare's early career and his roles for women.
2/6 Ethan Hawke looks at the greatest productions as he uncovers the story behind Macbeth.
3/6 Derek Jacobi looks at Richard II and reveals why it could have cost Shakespeare his life.
4/6 Director Trevor Nunn looks at the magical world created in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
5/6 Jeremy Iron...
《辛普森一家》是福克斯电视台迄今为止最成功的电视动画片。同时也是美国电视史上播放时间最长的动画片。其剧场版已于 2007年上映，亦取得票房及口碑的巨大成功。
《辛普森一家》最早是FOX喜剧小品《特蕾西-厄尔曼秀》(The Tracey Ullman Show)中的一系列动画小品。这部动画片主要描述了辛普森一家在Springfield的生活。辛普森家的家长Homer不是传统意义上的“居家男人 ”。他作为一家之主，努力想领导没大没小的家庭成员，可经常发生的情况是他才是那个被领导的。这个家庭里有爱，蓝头发的女家长Marge，麻烦大王儿子 Bart，优秀的出人意料的女儿Lisa，还有婴儿Maggie。这个家庭从来不会变老，但Springfield小镇的背景却在随着年代变化。无论情况多困窘，辛普森一家幸福的住在一起。
这部长盛不衰的动画片吸引了全世界最顶级的巨...
倘若自黑死病瘟疫时期起，就有秘密团体一直在为大局利益影响着全球事件的发展，那将会发生什么呢？本喜剧剧集由麦克·梅尔斯主演。
