Melvyn Bragg explores the relationship, from 1911 to 2011, between class and culture.
Poet Simon Armitage traces the evolution of the Arthurian legend through the literature of the medieval age and reveals that King Arthur is not the great national hero he is usually considered to be. He's a fickle and transitory character who was appropriated by the Normans to justify their conquest, he was cuckolded when French writers began adapting the story and it took Thomas Malory's masterpiece of English literature, Le Mort d'Arthur, to restore dignity and reclaim him as the national hero we know today.
Syfy真人秀节目《Face off》于1月12日播出。参赛者将比拼特效化妆技术。评委是世界顶尖的影视特效设计师和化妆室，参与制作的项目包括《吸血鬼猎人巴菲》、《黑夜传说》、《生化危机3：劫后余生》、《X档案》和《剪刀手爱德华》等。
记录了英国女王伊丽莎白二世及其家人的一年生活。
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We take our liberties for granted. They seem absolute and untouchable. But they are the result of a series of violent struggles fought over 800 years that, at times, have threatened to tear our society apart. On the frontline was a document originally inked on animal skin – Magna Carta. Distinguished constitutional historian David Starkey looks at the origins of the Great Charter in 1215 to check the abuses of King John - and how it nearly died at birth. He explores its subsequent deployment, its contribution to making everyone – even the monarch – subject to the rule of law, and how this quintessentially English document migrated to the North American colonies and eventually became the foundation of the US constitution. Magna Carta has become a universal symbol of individual freedom against the tyranny of the state, but with ever-tightening government control on our lives, is it time to resurrect it?
A special follow-up to the programme that broadcast exclusive access to the research into the remains of Richard III found underneath a Leicester car park. The research confirmed that the remains were his, and helped build a picture of what he looked like. Using unseen footage of the dig and tests, and fresh interviews with the lead scientists, this programme reveals multiple new dimensions to the hunt for England's long-lost king. The project involved dozens of specialists, in the fields of archaeology, osteology, history, forensic pathology, genealogy and DNA analysis. The programme pieces together the critical steps in the archaeological excavation, explaining how the Greyfriars Church was uncovered and detailing the painstaking exhumation of Richard's grave from the first indications of human remains to the exposure of the body's twisted spine. In the university's labs, the programme follows the scientists as they examine the skeleton to unlock the lost king's story, revealing its clues to his diet and social status, and to the diseases he endured. The film reveals how the DNA match with Richard III was made. Perhaps the most harrowing stage of the project was the minute forensic examination of the cause of death. Piecing together CT scans and microscopic analysis, the team identified the major injuries that Richard suffered in the last moments of his life and shortly afterwards.
Documentary that reveals the secret story behind one of the greatest intellectual feats of World War II, a feat that gave birth to the digital age. In 1943, a 24-year-old maths student and a GPO engineer combined to hack into Hitler's personal super-code machine - not Enigma but an even tougher system, which he called his 'secrets writer'. Their break turned the Battle of Kursk, powered the D-day landings and orchestrated the end of the conflict in Europe. But it was also to be used during the Cold War - which meant both men's achievements were hushed up and never officially recognised.
【内容介绍】： 历史学家丹·斯诺穿上登山靴，带我们重走英国的大好河山，在如画的风景中挖掘诺曼祖先给我们留下的历史遗迹。从他们野蛮狂暴地登上英国海岸，到那些保存了千年的建筑遗迹...丹·斯诺会带领我们重温诺曼人的征服历程：登岸，侵略，征服，统治，殖民... 我们的探索从苏克塞斯郡的海岸线开始，征服者威廉与诺曼军队就是在这里首次踏上了英国的国土，为后来的黑斯廷斯战役做准备...威廉这次大举进犯的结果已是妇孺皆知，然而，在那场战争之前又发生了什么呢？ 威尔士崎岖的地貌和当地彪悍的部落首领使得威尔士成为一片未开化的处女地...丹·斯诺将带领我们在曼诺河谷观赏那些诺曼时代拔地而起，鳞次栉比的城寨城堡。它们是男爵在国家开疆扩土行动中的手工产物，在这场行动中，诺曼人把自己的影响拓展到了威尔士和爱尔兰... 《诺曼行走》的最后一站来到约克郡，在诺曼人入侵四年之后，这里被残酷的大肆破坏，夷为平地，寸草不生...这种大规模的种族灭绝政策是诺曼人巩固英国统治的最后一步！我们这次将会揭秘，这里如何成为了诺曼人最大遗产的背景地... From 夏末秋字幕组
2013年是伦敦地铁150周年，伦敦地铁是世界上第一条地下铁路。为了庆祝地铁150周年，官方举办了很多活动，他们运来一辆蒸汽火车，让它重回铁轨沿着最古老的路线行驶；他们邀请皇室成员参观地铁的翻新工作…… 当然还有那些地铁发展的历史故事：为了缓解交通压力修建地铁的故事；地铁带动郊区房地产的发展；地铁站瓷砖的故事；地铁图纸的绘制；地铁海报的故事；还有令人痛心的地铁事故。
The kids are back for Season Six of MASTERCHEF JUNIOR, which debuts with a special two-hour premiere Friday, March 2 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX, and makes its time period premiere on Friday, March 9 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Former MASTERCHEF and MASTERCHEF JUNIOR judge and award-winning restaurateur Joe Bastianich will return as a permanent judge on the show. The hit culinary competition series gives talented kids between the ages of 8 and 13 the chance to showcase their culinary abilities and passion for food through a series of delicious challenges.
