The greatest art works of all time - born of war and bloodshed - as rival artists Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael compete to craft beauty from chaos. Starring Charles Dance.
The three episodes are titled "Lady Xin Zhui's Banquet," "Li Xi's Study," and "Li Cang's Council Hall." "Lady Xin Zhui's Banquet" uses a family feast as its visual foundation, recreating historical scenes alongside artifact displays. Drawing from the Mawangdui Han Tomb relics related to daily life—food, clothing, housing, and transportation—it portrays the living conditions, cultural customs, and societal landscape of the early Han Dynasty. "Li Xi's Study" focuses on the most remarkable silk manuscripts unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb, showcasing the highly advanced scientific and cultural achievements of the early Han era. "Li Cang's Council Hall" centers on the recently excavated and deciphered Tomb No. 2 of Mawangdui, revealing its most crucial historical clues. While comprehensively presenting the politics, economy, and culture of the early Han Dynasty, it completes the narrative loop of Mawangdui's past and present.
With modern technology at everyone's fingertips, the possibility to solve cases has increased and this show will prove exactly why. Showcasing high-octane true stories with life and death stakes, each episode includes CCTV footage and interviews with the police solving the crimes, witnesses, and the families of the victims.
Tom Weir is regarded as one of Scotland's national treasures. His series 'Weir's Way' is one of the most popular and enduring programmes commisioned and broadcast about Scotland. Tom travels around Scotland exploring its landscape, natural history and meeting its people. In each half hour programme Tom delves into social history, physical geography and the life and times of people in the area - past and present. This is done with the charm and civility that Tom has become known for.
Journalist Susan Zalkind investigates the triple murder that took her friend’s life, the national tragedy that shook her city, and the haunting question that connects the two events: if the murders had been solved, could the Boston Marathon bombing could have been prevented?
Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock presents an outrageous, modern day interpretation of the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride. Each episode presents a story around one of the sins that is so extreme you won't believe it's non-fiction. It's humanity like you've never seen it, and you won't be able to look away.
Louis immerses himself in the world of Ohio's state psychiatric hospitals, meeting patients who have committed crimes - at times horrifically violent - while in the grip of severe mental illness.