Prince Charles became Prince of Wales aged just nine years old, but it was not until 11 years later, in the summer of 1969, that he was formally invested with the title by the Queen in a spectacular ceremony at Caernarfon Castle.
The event was watched by half a billion people around the world putting Wales firmly on the global stage. But it was not without controversy as, for s...
阿尔伯特亲王(Prince Albert,1819- 1861),英国维多利亚女王的表弟和丈夫,对英国的建筑、教育、艺术等方面影响深远,历史学家Saul David讲述统治日不落帝国20年而没有名分的国王。
几千年来,英国以其顽强老辣的民族性完成了那些震撼世界的社会变革,显示了不屈的民族气质。这种独特的民族气质自非一蹴而就,到底中间经历了怎样的过程呢?由BBC出品的纪录大片《大英帝国两千年》以再现的手法,还原了从反抗罗马帝国统治,到一战之前近两千年中,发生的众多历史事件,如光荣革命催生君主立宪,工业革命的诞生。一个个影响历史进程的关键人物出场都将由我们所熟知的明星嘉宾来为您披露那些不为人知的大英秘史,片中有第79界奥斯卡影后海伦.米伦将为您讲述盎格鲁萨克孙人反抗罗马帝国统治的故事;还有美剧《Lies To Me》)男主角蒂姆·罗斯为您揭秘纺织机诞生引发工业革命的内幕;更有英超切尔西队现任队长弗兰克·兰帕德带来人类历史上第一场灯光夜场足球赛等。
这部关于英国历史的纪录片淘汰掉以前严肃的叙述模式,打造了纪录片历史上最豪华的讲述嘉宾阵容,让您在观影过程中惊喜不...
Behind Audrey Hepburn's dazzling image, Darcey Bussell unravels an epic tale of betrayal, courage, heartache and broken dreams.
For as long as she can remember Darcey has been fascinated by Audrey Hepburn: style icon, star of Breakfast at Tiffany's, an Oscar winner at 24. Now, Darcey follows in Audrey's footsteps through Holland, London, Rome, Switzerland and Hollywood to find ...
The Great Train Robbery
A look back at the August 1963 Royal Mail train heist, featuring interviews with key figures including Ronnie Biggs' ex-wife Charmian, relatives of the robbers, and the police officers who discovered the gang's hideout at Leatherslade Farm. The programme looks at how some media reports led to a popular perception of the culprits as folk heroes and consid...
二十一世纪初的气候预测竟戏剧化地噩梦成真,地球大气层的暖化现已严重影响我们未来子孙的生活。朱莉亚年约四十,不顾一切要让家族的葡萄园存活下来。她的祖父卢卡斯,有幸出生于法国尚称得上“气候宜人”的时代,这块土地因而有过辉煌的历史,如此深刻的记忆世代传承,让她不愿意放弃这块土地。伊瑞力,也是深深根植于祖先的土地,然而旱灾经年累月重创撒哈拉南部的小村庄,似乎永无止尽的一天。这个意志坚定的非洲青少年,必须和友人法梧奇离家冒险前往北方尼斯是位年轻的德国生物学家,他把握机会赴加拿大与年轻时的偶像葛瑞丝`勒庄见面。葛瑞丝是自然科学领域的佼佼者,多年来与世人的冷漠无知奋战,终究挽不回物种多样性的消失,她大失所望、离群索居。地球上可能幸存最后一双北极熊,这个消息将再次点燃年迈女战士的生命热情。洛蒂是尼斯的太太,身怀六甲,这位能干的律师与非**环保组织并肩奋斗,希望各...
Fifty years after the death of Winston Churchill, this drama-documentary draws on private letters, diaries and the testimony of his personal physician to reveal how he turned his own failings into victory during his first three months as prime minister in 1940. This was a period when France was collapsing, the Nazis had the Allies on the run, the British Army was being defeated...