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Great Romances of the 20th Century, Great Romances of the 20th Century, Series 1, Episode 12
directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Great Romances of the 20th Century (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1998), 26 mins
This documentary, directed by Jonathan Martin, is about the romance between doomed Russian couple Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra.
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directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Great Romances of the 20th Century (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1998), 26 mins
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This documentary, directed by Jonathan Martin, is about the romance between doomed Russian couple Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra.
Field of Study
Literature
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Great Romances of the 20th Century
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Person Discussed
Alexandra, Empress, consort of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1872-1918, Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918
Topic / Theme
Wives, Heads of state, Russian people, Pacific Islanders
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Great Romances of the 20th Century, Great Romances of the 20th Century, Series 1, Episode 6
directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Great Romances of the 20th Century (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1998), 26 mins
This documentary, directed by Jonathan Martin, is about the romance between Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his wife, Clementine.
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directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Great Romances of the 20th Century (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1998), 26 mins
Description
This documentary, directed by Jonathan Martin, is about the romance between Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his wife, Clementine.
Field of Study
Literature
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Great Romances of the 20th Century
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Person Discussed
Clementine Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill, 1874-1965
Topic / Theme
Wives, Heads of state, English people, Pacific Islanders
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The Nawal El Saadawi Reader
written by Nawal El Saadawi, 1931- (London, England: Zed Books, 1997), 303 page(s)
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written by Nawal El Saadawi, 1931- (London, England: Zed Books, 1997), 303 page(s)
Collection
Women and Social Movements, International
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Nawal El Saadawi, 1931-
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Zed Books
Person Discussed
Nawal El Saadawi, 1931-
Topic / Theme
Political and Human Rights, Equal Rights for Women
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Treasures of Ancient Greece, Episode 2, The Classical Revolution
directed by David Vincent, fl. 2004; presented by Alastair Sooke, fl. 2009; produced by David Vincent, fl. 2004, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Treasures of Ancient Greece, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 50 mins
Is Ancient Greek art just a collection of elegant works of marble, framed by a love of democracy and enlightened reasoning? Far from it. Art critic and journalist Alastair Sooke demonstrates it is in fact far more diverse and surprising – a multi-cultural mix of styles, techniques and materials that left no...
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directed by David Vincent, fl. 2004; presented by Alastair Sooke, fl. 2009; produced by David Vincent, fl. 2004, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Treasures of Ancient Greece, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 50 mins
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Is Ancient Greek art just a collection of elegant works of marble, framed by a love of democracy and enlightened reasoning? Far from it. Art critic and journalist Alastair Sooke demonstrates it is in fact far more diverse and surprising – a multi-cultural mix of styles, techniques and materials that left no subject matter unexplored. Filmed in sumptuous locations around the Mediterranean and across Europe, Alastair shows how a limited view...
Is Ancient Greek art just a collection of elegant works of marble, framed by a love of democracy and enlightened reasoning? Far from it. Art critic and journalist Alastair Sooke demonstrates it is in fact far more diverse and surprising – a multi-cultural mix of styles, techniques and materials that left no subject matter unexplored. Filmed in sumptuous locations around the Mediterranean and across Europe, Alastair shows how a limited view of Ancient Greek art just does not hold up. His journey takes him from the bucolic beauty of early Minoan and Mycenaean art to striking works full of eroticism and drunken hedonism and culminates in some of the most breathtakingly exquisite art the world has ever seen. Considered, thoughtful and enthralling, this series offers a fresh understanding and new perspective on an incredible period of art.
In the second episode, Alastair Sooke unpicks the reasons behind the dazzling revolution that gave birth to classical Greek art, asking how the Greeks got so good so quickly. He travels to the beautiful Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, and to the island of Mozia to see the astonishing charioteer found there in 1979, and marvels at the athletic bodies of the warriors dragged from the seabed - the Riace Bronzes. It was a creative explosion that covered architecture, sculpting in marble, casting in bronze, even painting on vases. Perhaps the most powerful factor was also its greatest legacy - a fascination with the naked human body.
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Field of Study
Art & Architecture
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Vincent, fl. 2004, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
David Vincent, fl. 2004, Alastair Sooke, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Treasures of Ancient Greece
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Great Romances of the 20th Century, Great Romances of the 20th Century, Series 1, Episode 20
directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Great Romances of the 20th Century (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1998), 26 mins
This documentary, directed by Jonathan Martin, is about the romance between writer Ernest Hemingway and his wife, Martha Gellhorn.
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directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Great Romances of the 20th Century (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1998), 26 mins
Description
This documentary, directed by Jonathan Martin, is about the romance between writer Ernest Hemingway and his wife, Martha Gellhorn.
Field of Study
Literature
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Great Romances of the 20th Century
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Person Discussed
Martha Gelhorn, 1908-1998, Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961
Topic / Theme
Writers, Journalists, Wives, Romance
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Heroes of the Enlightenment, Episode 2, Changing Society
directed by Sheila Hayman; produced by Sun Shuyun, 1960-, Renegade Pictures, in Heroes of the Enlightenment, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2011), 57 mins
From Google, and Facebook and Wikipedia to the systems of democracy, finance, manufacture and the law - Changing Society investigates how many aspects of modern life owe their existence to a single defining period: the Age of Enlightenment of the 18th century.
In Changing Society we see how in the space of...
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directed by Sheila Hayman; produced by Sun Shuyun, 1960-, Renegade Pictures, in Heroes of the Enlightenment, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2011), 57 mins
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From Google, and Facebook and Wikipedia to the systems of democracy, finance, manufacture and the law - Changing Society investigates how many aspects of modern life owe their existence to a single defining period: the Age of Enlightenment of the 18th century.
In Changing Society we see how in the space of barely 100 years, Western deference to divine and royal authority gave way to a belief that humans had the power to understand their o...
From Google, and Facebook and Wikipedia to the systems of democracy, finance, manufacture and the law - Changing Society investigates how many aspects of modern life owe their existence to a single defining period: the Age of Enlightenment of the 18th century.
In Changing Society we see how in the space of barely 100 years, Western deference to divine and royal authority gave way to a belief that humans had the power to understand their own nature and the universe around them. Holy writ gave way to empirical investigation, the power of miracles to that of logic and reason. It was a revolution in ideas, information and technology.
Filmed in locations across Britain, France, Germany, Portugal and America, this illuminating series brings to life some of the key characters of the era - Newton, Erasmus, Darwin, Voltaire, Diderot, Condorcet, Frederick the Great and Thomas Jefferson - and the ideas that shaped the world we live in today.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sun Shuyun, 1960-, Renegade Pictures
Author / Creator
Sheila Hayman
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Heroes of the Enlightenment
Person Discussed
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793, John Locke, 1632-1704, François-Marie-Arouet de Voltaire, 1694-1778, Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, Nicolas de Condorcet, 1743-1794
Topic / Theme
Logic, Republics, Monarchy, Natural philosophy, Government models, French Revolution, 1789-1799, Political and Social Movements, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), Early Modern Period (1450–1750)
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The Super-Rich and Us, Episode 1
in The Super-Rich and Us, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 50 mins
Never before has money been so polarised in Britain: the richest 85 people now own more than half of the world's population. The country has more billionaires per head than any other country on earth, it is also the most unequal nation in Europe. In this two-part series, told through rigorous investigation, in...
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in The Super-Rich and Us, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 50 mins
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Never before has money been so polarised in Britain: the richest 85 people now own more than half of the world's population. The country has more billionaires per head than any other country on earth, it is also the most unequal nation in Europe. In this two-part series, told through rigorous investigation, interviews with key participants and fascinating archive footage, Jacques Peretti investigates the seemingly irresistible rise of the sup...
Never before has money been so polarised in Britain: the richest 85 people now own more than half of the world's population. The country has more billionaires per head than any other country on earth, it is also the most unequal nation in Europe. In this two-part series, told through rigorous investigation, interviews with key participants and fascinating archive footage, Jacques Peretti investigates the seemingly irresistible rise of the super-rich and examines how the super-rich are upending the lives and certainties of everyone else. From an obscure legal loophole making Britain one of the most attractive tax havens in the world to the deliberate wooing of the super-rich by the government to reconfigure the British economy, Jacques considers how the advent of the super-rich has had far-reaching effects on every aspect of Britons’ lives.
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
The Super-Rich and Us
Copyright Message
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The Super-Rich and Us, Episode 2
in The Super-Rich and Us, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 49 mins
Never before has money been so polarised in Britain: the richest 85 people now own more than half of the world's population. The country has more billionaires per head than any other country on earth, it is also the most unequal nation in Europe. In this two-part series, told through rigorous investigation, in...
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in The Super-Rich and Us, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 49 mins
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Never before has money been so polarised in Britain: the richest 85 people now own more than half of the world's population. The country has more billionaires per head than any other country on earth, it is also the most unequal nation in Europe. In this two-part series, told through rigorous investigation, interviews with key participants and fascinating archive footage, Jacques Peretti investigates the seemingly irresistible rise of the sup...
Never before has money been so polarised in Britain: the richest 85 people now own more than half of the world's population. The country has more billionaires per head than any other country on earth, it is also the most unequal nation in Europe. In this two-part series, told through rigorous investigation, interviews with key participants and fascinating archive footage, Jacques Peretti investigates the seemingly irresistible rise of the super-rich and examines how the super-rich are upending the lives and certainties of everyone else. From an obscure legal loophole making Britain one of the most attractive tax havens in the world to the deliberate wooing of the super-rich by the government to reconfigure the British economy, Jacques considers how the advent of the super-rich has had far-reaching effects on every aspect of Britons' lives.
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
The Super-Rich and Us
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Her Story: The Female Revolution, Episode 1, Leadership
produced by J. Walter Thompson and Films of Record, in Her Story: The Female Revolution, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2016), 48 mins
Over the past few decades, life for many women across the globe has changed beyond all recognition. This fascinating series explores how, from the highest echelons of society, to the lowest rungs of the global ladder, a quiet revolution has been taking place. Women today have the power of self-determination; t...
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produced by J. Walter Thompson and Films of Record, in Her Story: The Female Revolution, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2016), 48 mins
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Over the past few decades, life for many women across the globe has changed beyond all recognition. This fascinating series explores how, from the highest echelons of society, to the lowest rungs of the global ladder, a quiet revolution has been taking place. Women today have the power of self-determination; the autonomy to choose their own life paths and identities, rather than those enforced on them. And while there is still oppression and...
Over the past few decades, life for many women across the globe has changed beyond all recognition. This fascinating series explores how, from the highest echelons of society, to the lowest rungs of the global ladder, a quiet revolution has been taking place. Women today have the power of self-determination; the autonomy to choose their own life paths and identities, rather than those enforced on them. And while there is still oppression and repression from West to East, females the world over are grasping opportunities denied to those who went before them.
There has never been a better time to be born a woman thanks to recent progress on equal rights. In a major new four part series, BBC World News meets the women forging new paths and defying expectations in a still male-dominated world. Her Story: The Female Revolution - starts with women in power.
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Specialized Area of Interest
Women and Work
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Chhavi Rajawat, 1977-, Michelle Bachelet, 1951-, Dalia Grybauskaitė, 1956-, Margot Wallström, 1954-, J. Walter Thompson, Films of Record, Mishal Husain, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Her Story: The Female Revolution
Speaker / Narrator
Mishal Husain, 1973-
Copyright Message
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Heroes of the Enlightenment, Episode 1, Power of Knowledge
directed by Sheila Hayman; produced by Sun Shuyun, 1960-, Renegade Pictures, in Heroes of the Enlightenment, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2011), 55 mins
The Power of Knowledge explores the fact that from Google, and Facebook and Wikipedia to the systems of democracy, finance, manufacture and the law - many aspects of modern life owe their existence to a single defining period: the Age of Enlightenment of the 18th century.
In the space of barely 100 years, Weste...
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directed by Sheila Hayman; produced by Sun Shuyun, 1960-, Renegade Pictures, in Heroes of the Enlightenment, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2011), 55 mins
Description
The Power of Knowledge explores the fact that from Google, and Facebook and Wikipedia to the systems of democracy, finance, manufacture and the law - many aspects of modern life owe their existence to a single defining period: the Age of Enlightenment of the 18th century.
In the space of barely 100 years, Western deference to divine and royal authority gave way to a belief that humans had the power to understand their own nature and the univer...
The Power of Knowledge explores the fact that from Google, and Facebook and Wikipedia to the systems of democracy, finance, manufacture and the law - many aspects of modern life owe their existence to a single defining period: the Age of Enlightenment of the 18th century.
In the space of barely 100 years, Western deference to divine and royal authority gave way to a belief that humans had the power to understand their own nature and the universe around them. Holy writ gave way to empirical investigation, the power of miracles to that of logic and reason. In The Power of Knowledge we can see it was a revolution in ideas, information and technology.
Filmed in locations across Britain, France, Germany, Portugal and America, this illuminating series brings to life some of the key characters of the era - Newton, Erasmus, Darwin, Voltaire, Diderot, Condorcet, Frederick the Great and Thomas Jefferson - and the ideas that shaped the world we live in today.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sun Shuyun, 1960-, Renegade Pictures
Author / Creator
Sheila Hayman
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Heroes of the Enlightenment
Person Discussed
François-Marie-Arouet de Voltaire, 1694-1778, Erasmus Darwin, 1731-1802, Marquis of Pombal, 1699-1782, Denis Diderot, 1715-1874, Sir Isaac Newton, 1642-1727
Topic / Theme
Innovation and invention, Government models, Natural philosophy, Sciences, Scientific method, Logic, Political and Social Movements, Religion and Belief Systems, Science and Technology, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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