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A satire directed against intellectual pride and pedantry. The King of Navarre and three of his lords vow to spend three years in study and not to see any women. But when the Princess of France arrives with her three ladies, the men break their vow and fall in love with them.

A massive survey of science from flint tools to the theory of relativity. It was made as a science counterpart to Sir Kenneth Clark's series Civilisation, with Jacob Bronowski presenting his own view of science and mankind.

An invaluable documentary that explains how Shakespeare's poetry taps into all aspects of human nature. It traces the early life of the Bard and the influence of his classical education in the creation of Venus and Adonis and the Rape of Lucrece. In contrast, the Shakespearean sonnet is viewed as a personal rather than a public construction. The rhyming and thematic structure of the Italian, Petrachian, sonnet is compared to Shakespeare's "English"...

Learn how our sight works. Then learn how the skin defends our body from invaders. Finally, learn how our bodies are designed to reproduce.

Portrays the emergence of England's most admired national hero, Henry V. He unites his people as he embarks on the invasion of France, deals justly with traitors, tirelessly leads his soldiers to victory and ensures future peace by his marriage to the Princess of France.

Explores both sides of the Supreme Court case Boy Scouts of America v. Dale and the clash between the First Amendment right- the freedom of association- and the State's compelling interest in eradicating discrimination based on sexual orientation.

In separate episodes, art historian Tim Marlow explores the lives and works of both Giotto and Leonardo da Vinci. Filming takes place throughout the world.

Each of the three programs that make up "The mysterious human heart" focuses on a different aspect of what we thought we knew, what we know now, and what we're on the verge of learning about the heart. This material is presented through the real-life dramas of people who suddenly learn that a normal, functioning heart is not something that can be taken for granted. In Episode 1. we examine the heart as a muscle--pumping more than 100,000 times a day,...

Each of the three programs that make up "The mysterious human heart focuses on a different aspect of what we thought we knew, what we know now, and what we're on the verge of learning about the heart. This material is presented through the real-life dramas of people who suddenly learn that a normal, functioning heart is not something that can be taken for granted. In episode 3, the focus is on atherosclerosis, the silent blockage of the coronary arteries,...

Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's farce about two pairs of twins involved in an elaborate series of mistaken identities.