A journey through the dramatic and destructive years of the French Revolution, telling its history in a way not seen before - through the extraordinary story of its art. Our guide through this turbulent decade is the constantly surprising Dr Richard Clay, an art historian who has spent his life decoding the symbols of power and authority.
Nearing the end of the 18th Century, the most remarkable kingdom in Europe would face a mighty adversary, the unforeseen power of its own people. Out of this turbulence, one man would rise to inspire and empower the nation, to cast aside a reluctant King and a hated Queen, a new republic would be born in blood, the blood of the French Revolution.
In todays underworld there has been signs of international criminal networks beginning to pop up all over the world, it appears that in most cases these criminals are fleeing prosecution in their own countries or simply taking advantage of larger money-making opportunities found abroad.France is one such country that has become a target for these international gangs, all of which seem to have
"Everywhere today, every aspect of our lives is being violently reorganized. Everywhere there is war. A war without a battlefield. A war without an enemy. A war that is everywhere. A thousand civil wars. A war without end. The Fourth World War." We walked and these moments changed us. We saw the buildings burning and the pain in our neighbor's eyes. We rushed bayonets in the mountain and lines of
In 2002, the discovery of a beautiful and bizarre fossil astonished scientists and reignited the debate over the origin of flight. With four wings and superbly preserved feathers, the 130 million-year-old creature was like nothing paleontologists had ever seen before. In this program, NOVA travels to the Chinese stone quarry where the fossil was discovered (a famed fossil treasure trove) and teams
On the 30th of September 2007, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens sat down for a first-of-its-kind, unmoderated 2-hour discussion, convened by RDFRS and filmed by Josh Timonen.All four authors have recently received a large amount of media attention for their writings against religion – some positive, and some negative.In this conversation the group trades
This Vice News exclusive is an investigation into the a man named Jay Ram, Ram was once considered a local hero for his efforts in fostering and taking care of many young boys that were stuck in the system. This being said however only just recently several of his fostered sons have come forward claiming that he sexually abused them and made them recruit other young boys for him to molest. Ram has
This is a short but intriguing story is about a World War 2 veteran who fought in the British Burma campaign. His story is told via a collection of photographs left behind and the narration itself is done by his grandson, who also shines light onto the personal troubles his grandfather faced in his day to day life after the war.
Executive Producer: Ralph Avi Goldwasser Director: Michael GrynszpanRunning time: 49 minutesA film about the mass exodus of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa in the 20th centuryProduced by The David Project Center for Jewish Leadership and Isra TV, “The Forgotten Refugees” explores the history, culture, and forced exodus of Middle Eastern and North African Jewish communities in t