罗马庞培古城，历史上著名火山喷发的牺牲品之一。我们都知道那场灾难中受害者们遇难的经过，但本片关注另一个问题：他们的生活方式是什么样的？ 剑桥大学教授、庞培历史研究专家Mary Beard从非同寻常的发现中搜集新的资料，从另一个的视角，为我们展现维苏威火山灾难性喷发前，庞培居民的生活。 Pompeii: one of the most famous volcanic eruptions in history. We know how its victims died, but this film sets out to answer another question - how did they live? Gleaning evidence from an extraordinary find, Cambridge professor and Pompeii expert Mary Beard provides new insight into the lives of the people who lived in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius before its cataclysmic eruption. In a dark cellar in Oplontis, just three miles from the centre of Pompeii, 54 skeletons who didn't succumb to the torrent of volcanic ash are about to be put under the microscope. The remains will be submitted to a barrage of tests that will unlock one of the most comprehensive scientific snapshots of Pompeian life ever produced - and there are some big surprises in store. Using the latest forensic techniques it is now possible to determine what those who perished in the disaster ate and drank, where they came from, what diseases they suffered, how rich they were, and perhaps, even more astonishingly, the details of their sex lives. The way the remains were found in the cellar already provides an invaluable clue about the lives of the people they belonged to. On one side of the room were individuals buried with one of the most stunning hauls of gold, jewellery and coins ever found in Pompeii. On the other, were people buried with nothing. It looked the stark dividing line of a polarised ancient society: a room partitioned between super rich and abject poor. But on closer examination the skeletons reveal some surprises about life in Pompeii.

蒙提·唐回带领我们一同环绕意大利，进行“伟大花园之旅”。我们将从富裕的北部休养胜地一直逛到南部的园艺瑰宝...

The Art of Spain – The Moorish South (1 of 3) Critic and art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon travels from southern to northern Spain to tell the story of some of Europe’s most exciting and vital art. In an exploration of Moorish Spain, he looks at Muslim political and cultural influence as he travels from Cordoba to Granada, seeing classic buildings such as the Great Mosque in Cordoba, the Alcazar in Seville and the Alhambra in Granada. He also shows how the Moors introduced new foods – including citrus fruits, coffee and spices – to Spain. The Art of Spain – The Dark Heart (2 of 3) He journeys to the country’s scorched centre to explore Spanish art of the 16th and 17th centuries, a period that became known as the Golden Age. Tracing the rise and fall of the Spanish Empire, the brutal conquest of the New World, and the religious madness of the Inquisition he discovers how a history so violent produced such beautiful art. The Art of Spain – The Mystical North (3 of 3) In the final part, he reveals how the north of the country has produced some of the most dazzling and iconic art of the modern age. Spain’s turbulent history has shaped artists from Francisco Goya to Pablo Picasso. Graham-Dixon argues that Spanish architecture is the art form now taking the nation forward in the new millennium.

前拉斐尔派（Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood），又常译为前拉斐尔兄弟会，是1848年开始的一个艺术团体（也是艺术运动），由3名年轻的英国画家所发起—约翰·艾佛雷特·米莱、但丁·加百利·罗塞蒂和威廉·霍尔曼·亨特。 他们的目的是为了改变当时的艺术潮流，反对那些在米开朗基罗和拉斐尔的时代之后在他们看来偏向了机械论的风格主义画家。他们认为拉斐尔时代以前古典的姿势和优美的绘画成分已经被学院艺术派的教学方法所腐化了，因此取名为前拉斐尔派。他们尤其反对由约书亚·雷诺兹（Joshua Reynolds）爵士所创立的英国皇家艺术学院（Royal Academy of Arts）的画风，认为他的作画技巧只是懒散而公式化的学院风格主义。他们主张回归到15世纪意大利文艺复兴初期的，画出大量细节、并运用强烈色彩的画风。 前拉斐尔派常被看作是艺术中的前卫派运动，不过他们否认这种描述，因为他们仍然以古典历史和神话作为绘画题材以及模仿的艺术态度，或者是以模拟自然的状态，来作为他们艺术的目的。不过，前拉斐尔派毫无疑问将自身视为艺术界的改革运动，为他们的运动取了名称以做区别，并且也出版了他们的期刊The Germ，以宣扬他们的概念。有关他们的讨论则纪录在Pre-Raphaelite Journal中。

Documentary about Ex-soldier and explorer Levison Wood who embarks on a quest to walk the entire length of the River Nile.

My documentary ‘Arabia with Levison Wood’ filmed between sept 2017-March 2018 will be airing on Discovery Channel UK from Thursday 27th June. Arabia is a five part series documenting my journey from the Syria-Iraq border, all the way around the Arabian Peninsula to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in Lebanon encompassing 13 Countries. Episode one follows my expedition through ISIS held territory, on the front line against this brutal terror group where I embed with Iraqi forces as they fight for the final strongholds. I visit Tikrit, the final hiding place of Saddam Hussein, as well as Baghdad and Babylon before entering the magical marshlands around Basra where I meet the hospitable Marsh Arabs. Please spread the word and tune in! I’m really proud of this one- it’s the most fascinating journey to date, and done without any external funding or TV commission.

Explorer Levison Wood – famous for Walking the Nile, Walking the Himalayas and Walking the Americas – is taking on a new expedition in this four-part series: to cross the mighty Caucusus mountain range that lies between Russia and Iran. And as well as a new region of the world, Levison is taking a new approach to exploring: making his way by any means necessary. Travelling with the locals and living as they do, Levison's epic, 2,600-mile journey takes him through five countries, crossing the wild lands on the tense frontier between Europe and Asia and visiting some of the most fascinating and diverse people's on earth. Beginning in Southern Russia, Levison will track the mountains through increasingly dangerous terrain where Islamist fighters hide out in the hills, toward Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia and into Iran: a highly secretive nation that's been virtually closed off to westerners for decades. Known as the 『lands in between', Levison will travel through these badlands that sit at the crossroads of two continents, and form a large part of the historic and mysterious Silk Route. Crossing snow-capped mountains, canyons and volcanic deserts, Levison will see some of the most spectacular but little-known landscapes on the planet. Trailed by secret police, and passing through forgotten war zones, he will meet an array of extraordinary characters, from gold-toothed wolf hunters and reclusive monks to mothers of ISIS fighters and an Iranian biker gang. As before, Lev films much of his expedition himself, capturing extraordinary, intimate moments rarely seen on screen - to deliver television's rawest and most authentic travel series.

一个充满一个美丽和极端的地方，一个被冲突与分裂折磨的国家。在这里，战争并不是什么很遥远的事情，而政权的独裁主义也不断加深：如今的土耳其正处在各种全球性事件的漩涡中心。在两集纪录片中，我们将跟随冒险家西蒙•里夫踏上这片地跨亚欧两洲的广袤土地，探索这个正经历着剧烈的文化和政治转折的国家，了解这一切变化对旅游业、难民政策和宗教教育的影响。（小易甫字幕组）

弗朗西斯科玩转意大利是英国BBC电视2台2006年6月到7月连续播出的系列旅游节目，播出后得到广泛的欢迎，BBC2在2007年5月再次重播。本节目中，弗朗西斯科先生驾驶他的Alfa Romeo Duetto Spider敞蓬车来了个意大利全境浪漫之旅途，从北到南玩转了整个意大利，他寻觅古老的建筑，探询古老的地中海文化，品位着意大利境内形形色色的人文风俗。该片是走进意大利的文化旅游类佳片。

威尼斯的风情总离不开“水”，蜿蜒的水巷，流动的清波，她就好像一个漂浮在酽酽碧波上浪漫的梦，诗情画意久久挥之不去。 这个不到8平方公里的城市，却被一百多条蛛网般密布的运河割成一百多座小岛，岛与岛之间只凭各式桥梁错落连接，初来乍到很快便会迷失在这座“水城”中。好在有大运河（Grand Canal）呈S形贯穿整个城市，沿着这条号称“威尼斯最长的街道”，可以饱览威尼斯的 精华而不用担心迷路。沿岸的近200栋宫殿豪宅和七座教堂，多半建于14至16世纪，有拜占庭风格、哥特风格、巴洛克风格、威尼斯式等等，所有的建筑地基都淹没在水中，看起来就像水中升起的一座艺术长廊。平日里大运河真的像一条熙熙攘攘的大街一样，各式船只往来穿梭其上，最别致的当然还是贡多拉（Gondola）。 虽说威尼斯的守护神和城市象征是圣马克广场上那头带翅膀的狮子，可在人们心中，说到威尼斯就自然会想到穿梭于水巷中的贡多拉。这是一种月牙形的黑色平底小船，几百年前，威尼斯贵族们喜欢乘坐雕刻精美，装饰着绫罗绸缎的贡多拉互相斗富。为了刹住这种奢靡的风气，威尼斯政府颁布了一条发令，禁止把贡多拉漆成彩色，于是，曾经争奇斗艳的贡多拉都变成了今天人们看到的黑色小船。 晚上乘一小时贡多拉的花费可以乘“水上公交”（Vaporetto）绕威尼斯30圈，可是即便昂贵，你又怎么舍得放弃夜游威尼斯的终极浪漫？夜晚的水面倒影着月色，经过一天的喧嚣，此时的河面重归平静，贡多拉在如丝般的碧波上静静前行。两岸爬满青苔的古老墙根发出特殊的潮湿气味，仿佛伸手可触。河水汩汩，船儿荡漾，让人忍不住幻想自己回到几百年前艺术辉煌一时的威尼斯，自己是王公贵族，正乘坐贡多拉，赴一场假面舞会。只有撑船的威尼斯小伙儿在狭窄水巷拐弯处的一声吆喝，才把人又带回到现实世界中来。 船行之处，处处有桥。威尼斯的桥有350座之多，最有名的莫过于叹息桥。它是连接总督府和监狱的一座封闭式的巴洛克风格的桥。至于为什么这座桥有这么个无奈的名字，说法很多。有个说法是一名死囚走过叹息桥时，透过桥上的窗户看到对面房子里自己的女友拥抱着新情人，不禁深深叹息。叹息桥因此得名。不管这个传说是不是有来由，至少现在的叹息桥已经成了恋人见证爱情的地方，据说只要在桥下拥吻，爱情就能天长地久。无数情侣在这里上演深情一幕，也算得是威尼斯的一景。 威尼斯的浪漫中多少掺杂一些凄美，地下水抽取过多，造成威尼斯的陆地不断下沉，再加上周期性的潮水，因水而美丽的威尼斯正在被洪水慢慢侵蚀。她还会为我们的世界美丽多久？这已经不是我们能够左右得了的事情。我们能做的仅仅靠近她，欣赏她，把心盛满浪漫的感受再离开。 威尼斯（意大利文Venezia）是意大利东北部的城市，市区涵盖意大利东北部亚得里亚海海边的小岛和邻近一处半岛。威尼斯有很多运河，有水乡的美誉。威尼斯中心旧市区街道狭窄，是行人徒步区，禁止汽车进入，是欧洲最大的无汽车地区。2003年人口274000人。 威尼斯的成立可回溯到568年。当时，意大利北部遭受伦巴底人（''Lombards''）的侵略，许多难民逃到威尼斯岛避难。在8世纪中，威尼斯人抵抗贝宾三世（''Pepin III''）的帝国扩展，而附属于拜占庭帝国。过后，威尼斯逐渐发展强大。当拜占庭帝国没落之时，威尼斯的自治权渐增，最后取得独立，成立威尼斯共和国 （9世纪至18世纪，1797年）。几百年来，统治威尼斯共和国的首领是威尼斯公爵（''Doge''）。 威尼斯城有七百年历史。最初由一群逃荒的人在一座小岛上建成。十三世纪十字军东征的时候，威尼斯人贡献了君士坦丁堡，成了地中海的霸主，后来威尼斯的繁荣富贵，艺术、回话、建筑、音乐的登峰造极都来源于此后三四百年间威尼斯在地中海的称霸和敛财。 本系列由威尼斯人Francesco da Mosto 通过电脑制作以及生动的描述，带我们领略意大利名城威尼斯的历史和文化。 共分四集： 第一集：Blood 血腥 一个宫殿的城市，一个充满黄金珠宝以及无与伦比的财富的城市，一个艺术之都-----威尼斯，她是怎样从沼泽中诞生，Da Mosto还向我们解释了威尼斯是怎样成为一个享有至高无上的荣誉的高贵之都 一个孤单的人怎样忍受各种各样的痛苦折磨，领导他的人民、他的城市实现复仇的 第二集：Beauty 美丽 一个拥有如此惊人的美丽的城市怎样脱胎于一个卑微的、木制结构的城市 史上最伟大的艺术家、建筑设计师包括Palladio和Titian等对于建设这个美丽城市作出怎样的贡献 第三集：Sex 性 到十八世纪的威尼斯，有两种东西深入人们的思想----那就是艺术和性. Casanova的《A History of My Life》详细的叙述了他本人的好色之性, 通宵达旦的开宴会，以艺术为借口，狂欢节的化妆舞会代表这种奢华的最高潮 第四集：Death 死亡 自从拜伦把这个城市作为游历的一个地方起，生活对于威尼斯人变得异常的艰难。1966年威尼斯经历了一场大洪水，之后现代化的思想也威胁着威尼斯----从把威尼斯和意大利本土连系起来的桥到扁平的教堂，大运河以及高速公路等等，这些都在改变这威尼斯

Andrew Graham-Dixon and chef Giorgio Locatelli travel through Italy exploring the country's history, culture, food, art and landscape.

Andrew Graham-Dixon and Giorgio Locatelli journey along the west coast of Italy, exploring the history, culture, food, art and landscape of the diverse regions

The first city of a million was built two thousand years ago. But how did they make Ancient Athens and Rome work without petrol, gas or electricity? Professor Wallace-Hadrill finds out.

在美丽的画布与雕像的背后往往藏着许多故事,本片揭露了历史上最经典艺术作品背后的真相以及惊人的事实!"旷世杰作的秘密"详述了每一件杰作被受争议的旅程.从创作者到破坏杰作的人,是鉴赏家与热爱艺术人群不容错过的绝对经典..... 1、The Kiss 超现实主义-克林姆的“吻” 2、The Third of May 1808 哥雅-五月三日 3、The Great Wave 葛饰北斋-巨浪 4、Sculpture The Kiss 5、The Battle of San Romano-圣罗马诺的战役 6、The Art of Painting 维梅尔 绘画艺术 7、The Sunflowers 梵高-向日葵 8、The Scream 爱德华孟克-呐喊 9、The Rokeby Venus 镜子里的维纳斯 10、The Resurrection 复活 11、The Night Watch 伦勃朗-夜巡 12、The Last Supper 最后的晚餐 13、Michelangelos David 米开朗基罗-大卫 14、Little Dancer Aged Fourteen 德加-14岁的小舞女 15、Liberty Leading the People 德拉克洛瓦-自由引导人民 16、Les Demoiselles d Avignon 毕加索-亚维农的姑娘 17、Le Primavera 18、Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1 Portrait the Artists Mother 惠斯勒-灰与黑的改编曲：画家的母亲肖像 19、A Sunday On La Grande Jatte 1884 大碗岛夏日的星期天午后 20、Christ of St.John of the Cross 圣约翰的十字架 21、Le Dejeuner sur lherbe

《BBC莎士比亚精选》讲述了1978年，英国广播公司计划将莎士比亚的所有剧作推上银幕，最后的成品，鉴于内容忠于原著精神，并请来戏剧界与电视界最优秀的人才参与，表演则是由当今演技最为精湛的一流演员担纲，因而名声大噪， 引人注目。