Beginning with the Meiji Restoration, modern Japan became a great power in Asia, but ended in the catastrophe of defeat. Writer Ryōtarō Shiba's recognition of this history has led him to tell the story of the Showa period before the madness of war, going back to the end of the Meiji-Bakumatsu periods, in a 12-part series.
Bimonthly show exploring aspects of sumo wrestling.
Broadcast immediately before a Grand Sumo Tournament, each episode explores a single topic like a specific winning technique, sumo rank, or tournament.
British version of the game show where unsuspecting members of the public hail a cab and find they're playing for thousands of pounds - if they can keep answering questions correctly before they reach their destination. If they don't, they may just be walking the rest of the way.
In each episode, Fernanda Torres conducts an interview with an intellectual whom she admires and presents a fiction skit about an intriguing text - those that makes one feel stupid.