Kate Chopin: five stories of an hour
This program consists of five versions of the same short story, "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin, who scandalized American readers in the late 19th century by questioning the social and marital mores of her time. The story examines the behavior...
History's turning points: Zulus at war
After diamonds were discovered at Kimberley and gold in the Transvaal, British colonization stepped up. Charged with stopping Zulu attacks, 5,000 British soldiers invaded Zululand, setting camp at Isandalwana, where more than 1,300 Brits died. Histo...
History's turning points II: revolution in Paris
A prison is stormed and modern France is born. On July 14th 1789, the starving and destitute citizens of Paris riot in search of food and weapons. The people storm the Bastille, dreaded symbol of royal rule, determined to liberate its prisoners and ...
History's turning points: the conquest of Spain
By the 8th century, the rise of the Muslim Empire spread Arab rule over the Middle East, Egypt, and North Africa. After appointing a Berber, Tariq, to invade Spain, the Arabs enslaved the Visigoth Kingdom. Seven centuries of their Moorish rule broug...