What historical events led Hitler to declare war and why In this history series, we take an intriguing look at the countdown to World War 2 through the eyes of Adolf Hitler himself. The countdown started on 12th March 1938, when Hitler and his Nazi troops crossed the German border and invaded Austria and ended on the 3rd of September 1939, when both Britain and France declared...
Explore the story behind the Bushes -- America's most powerful political dynasty -- and how they put two US Presidents in the White House.
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艺术是人类对世界的感知；艺术是人类对自身的体验；艺术塑造并阐释着人类过去和未来的生活穿越十万年的历史长河，一起去寻觅视觉艺术的起源，绘画、人体、影像、死亡艺术创世纪——引领你我走进艺术的世界，探索人类艺术的起源
《艺术创世纪之——艺术中的人体》
在大街的墙壁上、杂志上、还有电视屏幕上,到处都是有关人体的图片——没有任何一种图像能像人体图像一样如此彻底地主宰我们的生活。然而你是否注意到，这些人体图像中，竟没有一个是和真人一摸一样的。是什么原因让艺术家创造了这些超越真实的图像？现在，就让我们回溯过去，到维伦道尔夫、古埃及，古希腊以及意大利，去解开这个疑团。
《艺术创世纪之——图画的诞生》
三万五千年前，人们突然决定描述他们身边的生活——史前人开始了绘画的创作。这是个令人震惊的改变。令科学家疑惑的是，我们的祖先最初是怎样产生了画画的想法？他们...
Dan Snow takes on one of the most famous dates in British history when, 950 years ago, William of Normandy, soon to be Conquerer, defeated Harold, King of England, at the Battle of Hastings. But 1066 is more than just one battle on one day. It is the dramatic story of a single year when the ancient world of the Anglo-Saxons is swept aside and the dominance of the Vikings is bro...
The series will use CGI and dramatic reconstruction to explore England's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
British film-maker Gurinder Chadha (pictured), director of Bend It Like Beckham and The Viceroy's House, travels from Southall to Delhi to find out about the Partition of India - one of the most seismic and violent events of the 20th century.
To find out why and how it happened Gurinder crosses India, meeting people whose lives were torn apart by Partition, as well as historian...
阿尔弗雷德大帝（849－899），英格兰盎格鲁-撒克逊时期韦塞克斯王朝的国王。由于其英勇的统帅臣民对抗北欧维京海盗民族的入侵，被后世尊称为阿尔弗雷德大帝（Alfred the Great）。
在走访了多处《不列颠神圣古迹》之后，尼尔·奥利弗（Neil Oliver）从一队调查阿尔弗雷德大帝最后的安身之地的历史学家和科学家那里获取独家信息。在他逝世之后的数世纪中，阿尔弗雷德大帝的尸骨被挪动了多次，以至于人们普遍认为它们已经被遗失了。追寻一条长达千年的线索，这个团队试图揭开阿尔弗雷德大帝尸骨之谜。与此同时，从温彻斯特游历至罗马，尼尔也讲述了这位国王非凡的一生：在8世纪时，通过击退维京入侵者、联合安格鲁-撒克森人民以及发起一场文化抵抗运动，他成为英国历史上最重要的国王之一；正是他推进了统一语言和身份的形成，并为英国立下了建国之基。
"A Very English Genius" is a documentary telling the story of how Michael Ventris became obsessed with...
Drama-documentary in which art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of the greatest cultural controversy of the last 200 years. He explores the history of the Elgin Marbles, tells the dramatic story of their removal from Athens and cites the arguments for and against their return to Greece.
