Childhood: Program 5. Life's lessons
Between the ages of five and seven, children enter a new and distinctive stage of development called middle childhood, marked by the phenomenon known as "the 5 -7 shift." This change is demonstrated by new abilities and behaviors as children move aw...
History of western art: reason and enlightenment
This program's focus is on The Rococo. The emphasis on pastoral themes and strong classical influence emerged in the work of Hogarth, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Chardin, Jean-Antoine Watteau, Copely, François Boucher and David. Great works studied inc...
Great artists with Tim Marlow: Turner
The most famous of all British painters, J.M.W. Turner rose from humble beginnings to become the dominant force in British landscape painting and a towering figure in Romanticism. In this 14 part series, art historian Tim Marlow explores the lives a...
Great artists with Tim Marlow: Rembrandt
Rembrandt van Rijn, primarily a portrait painter, painted religious, historical and contemporary scenes, as well as landscapes and animals. In this 14 part series, art historian Tim Marlow explores the lives and works of the greatest artists in hist...
History's ancient legacies: the Roman Empire in North Africa
Focuses on the history of the Roman Empire in the desert sands of North Africa, featuring Bulla Regia Chimtou, the Colossus and El Gem, and the amazing underground city at Dougga.
A History of Civil Rights in America - Episode 3: 1869 - 1916
Program three recounts the movements that extended civil rights to Blacks, Chinese-Americans, American Indians, and Jewish Americans.
A History of Civil Rights in America - Episode 2: 1834 - 1868
Americans launch the drive for universal education to make sure there is an enlightened citizenry that knows its civil rights. At the same time, the country expands the idea of all men are created equal to include Blacks.
A History of Great Playwrights - Program 3: The Theater Turns Inward
About this title: As the Age of Industrialization reached its zenith in Europe and America, playwrights responded by delving into the depths of the human mind. Program three shows how European and American playwrights turned to psychology for inspir...
A History of Great Playwrights - Program 4: The Theater Responds to Modernism
About this title: Program four examines how the epicenter of the theater and playwriting shifted to the United States, and how the musical became a major part of the theater.
About the Series: From the beginnings of western democracy in ancient Gre...
A History of Great Playwrights - Program 1: Antiquity to the Renaissance
About this title: Program one examines the origins of plays and the earliest playwrights in Ancient Greece to the influences from Greek and Roman theater and the Renaissance writers of the Elizabethan Age.
About the Series: From the beginnings of w...