Renaissance
Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers interviews best-selling historian Thomas Cahill in a far ranging interview that takes viewers from the Coliseum in Rome to death row in Texas.Cahill, who is best known for his The Hinges of History series of books, which includes the widely read How the Irish Saved Civilization. Continue
NOVA
Experts investigate whether a portrait sold for about $20,000 in 1998 is a lost Leonardo. Continue
FRONTLINE
FRONTLINE presents the epic story of the rise of Christianity. 12/13/2011 Continue
Great Performances
Director Rupert Goold's gripping stage production of Macbeth, set in a nameless 20th-century militaristic society and starring Sir Patrick Stewart in his Tony-nominated performance as the ambitious general, and Kate Fleetwood as his coldly scheming wife, has been rethought in vivid filmic terms. The movie airs for Great Performances Wednesday, October 6, at 9 p.m. (check local listings). Continue
Great Performances
In an interview with award-winning journalist Paula Zahn, Sir Patrick Stewart discusses what attracted him to the role of Macbeth, the innovative creative process of working with director Rupert Goold, his co-star Kate Fleetwood as Lady Macbeth, his character's descent into darkness, and some performance advice he received from another famous Macbeth, Sir Ian McKellan. Continue
Empires
People still argue about the Renaissance's meaning, beginnings, even existance. Continue
Civilization: The West and the Rest with Niall Ferguson
What led the West to be so influential? And how long will the West sustain its supremacy? Premieres on Tuesdays, May 22 and 29, 2012 on PBS (check local listings). Continue
PBS NewsHour
Michelangelo Caravaggio was one of the great painters in the history of Western art. He also remains one of the most mysterious and elusive of artistic geniuses. A new biography by Andrew Graham-Dixon, "Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane," wrestles with the man, his times and his work. Continue
Great Performances
Following a London West End run in December 2007, a sold-out limited engagement at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in March 2008, and an eight-week run on Broadway, director Rupert Goold's stage production of Macbeth was filmed for television at the end of 2009 with Patrick Stewart in his Tony-nominated performance as the ambitious general, and Tony-nominated Kate Fleetwood as his scheming wife. Continue
When Worlds Collide
WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE illuminates the origins of today's Latino culture in the United States through the untold story of what happened in the Americas after Columbus. The journey begins in 2010 Los Angeles and travels to Latin America and Spain for a vivid exploration of the first century after the "Old World" encountered the "New World." Continue
Empires
Can you tell the difference between Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr.? Continue
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1. Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance DVD
Explore the lives of visual artists who made the Harlem Renaissance one of the 20th century's richest artistic moments.
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- 2. Great Epochs of European Art: The Art of the Renaissance, Baroque Art & Rococo A
- 3. The Great Masters of the Italian Renaissance 3PK DVD
- 4. Empires: The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance DVD
- 5. Bill Moyers Journal: 3/12/2010: NYU President John Sexton DVD
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