History's ancient legacies: Ancient Rome
A complete history of ancient Rome, using the latest in computer animation, authentic filmed recreations, period imagery and location footage. Learn how Caesar Augustus "founded a city of brick and left it a city of marble." See how power seized by ...
Art of the Netherlands : the Dutch masters: Vermeer
Born in 1632, only three dozen canvases survive from Johannes Vermeer's working life. A resident of the Dutch city of Delft, it is Vermeer’s subject matter that is the first point of interest in his work. Unusually, he chose to depict scenes of or...
Art of the Netherlands : the Dutch masters: Rembrandt
Some art lovers believe that Rembrandt’s abilities as a portraitist have never been surpassed, and it is perhaps his famous series of self-portraits that best demonstrate his genius. Painted over the course of his life, they reveal nothing less th...
Art of the Netherlands : the Dutch masters: Bosch
The career of Hieronymous Bosch is amongst the most mysterious of all the great artists of history. Though he was well-known by the time of his death in 1516, virtually nothing of his life is known today. His surviving works are also deeply enigmati...
Art of the Netherlands : the Dutch masters: Bruegel
The life of Pieter Bruegel the Elder will always remain something of a mystery. We possess few details of his sixteenth century life, and we must rely fully on his surviving art to appreciate his genius. As an artist, he was inspired deeply by his g...
History's ancient legacies: the seven wonders of the ancient world
Witness the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as they were in their glorious heyday. Superb animation brings the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Temple of Artemis to new life.
History's ancient legacies: the pyramids of Egypt
The burial sites of the mighty Pharaohs of Egypt are still one of the most awe-inspiring sights in the world today. This program gives us a look at the Egyptian culture, which rose up around the Nile. It took so many so long to build them that a who...
History's ancient legacies: the Aztecs and the Maya
Although the Aztec capital was razed, many descriptions of Aztec life exist. Famed for their incredible architectural achievements, the Aztec legacy lives on in modern Mexico City. The peaceful, nomadic Mayan people bequeathed to us some of the worl...
History of western art: light in the darkness
This program's focus is on the Medieval period highlighting the works of Giotto, Van Eyck, Brunoleschi, Massachio, Donatello, Rogier van der Weyden, and Botticelli who forged a link with the religious world, discovered perspective and paved the way ...
America : discovery to revolution: the American Revolution
Kate Harper presents the significant places, events and people that led the English colonists to declare war, including the Stamp Act, the Sons of Liberty, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the Declarati...