D-Day…the turning point in the Second World War…the most audacious invasion in history…24 hours of bloody fighting and heroism…the day on which peace became possible.
D-DAY brings to life the true stories of a momentous day, told through the exp...
The film "Jesus" is a project to help people experience the Great Jubilee of the year 2000 as an encounter with the figure of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. I invoke God's blessing upon this initiative and I cordially impart to you the Apostolic...
Taiwan's greatest pop culture phenomenon of 2007 is undoubtedly One Million Star, a television singing contest that took the island by storm. Telling the story behind the story. Owing to the phenomenon that the first season created, the second season...
"Animal of the Chinese Zodiac" pits the zodiac predictions of each of the animal signs against the twelve living, breathing animals themselves. Those of you born in the Chinese year of the Snake are said to be seductive and beguiling but does the sna...
The Republic is awork ofart thathas intrigued,provoked,ppalled and inspired readers since it was written in ancient Athens 2500 years ago. Its author, Plato, has simultaneously been called the father of philosophy, the first fascist, a revolutionary,...
August 5th, 1962, Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her Brentwood, California home at approximately 3:30am. The physician that foundher later stated that"she was nude, face-down onher bed, and had the telephone receiver in her hand". The Los Angeles co...
On August 31st, 1997, the entire world was shocked to learn of the tragic death of Princess Diana. Her car hit a concrete pillar at high speed in the Pont De L’Alma tunnel in Paris. A two-year investigation in France headed up by Judge Herve Stephan...
Explore one of the most famous engineering and scientific feats of all time: “Machu Picchu.” Listen to the tale of Machu Picchu, a lost city in the mountains of Peru, which is now enlisted as one the New Seven Wonders of the world.
Such is its sto...
Palaces, among the most awe-inspiring man-made structures, are a focus of power on a grand and far-reaching scale. Join and travel around the Grand Palace in Bangkok, the greatest place of worship and center of government.
The palace, which serves a...
Experience the famous ancient world's greatest engineering feats and works of science while revealing the mystery and intrigue surrounding the Seven Wonder of the world.Host John Romer invites viewers to investigate the statue of Zeus and the colossu...
In AD 114 you could travel from Scotland to the Sahara desert and still be within the Roman Empire. The Roman took their empire and gave it one government, a common language and one currency- something which the politicians of today can probably only...
Richly exotic and steeped in culture, the great palaces are treasures of both evident and hidden beauty. For almost 200 years, Hampton Court Palace was st the center of English court life, politic and notional history. Its most infamous resident was ...
Richly exotic and steeped in culture, the great palaces are treasures of both evident and hidden beauty. When King John won Portugal’s independence from Spain in 1385, he built a palace that would house his dynasty during the greatest era of the Por...
In a huge undertaking, researching and archaeologists working in Upper Mongolia unearth the of the Emperor of the Steppes along with ten tombs of dignitaries from the Xiongnu period. Believed to be the world's largest archaeological undertaking. this...
Explore the history of mummies throughout time and throughout the world. Together we embrace mummies both in fact, fiction, film and literature.
Unlock medical and historical data stored in mummified bodies. Travel to South America to unearth 500-ye...
Palaces, among the most awe-inspiring man-made structures, are a focus of power on a grand and far-reaching scale. Join and travel around the Summer Palace in Beijing, the greatest place of worship and center of government.The Summer Palace dates fro...
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (also known as Hanging Gardens of Semiramis) (near present-day Al Hillah in Iraq) are considered one of the original Seven Wonders of the World. They were built by Nebuchadnezzar II around 60...
See and experience the famous ancient world's greatest engineering feats and works of science while revealing the mystery and intrigue surrounding the Seven Wonder of the world.Host John Romers takes viewers on a journey of wonder through an investig...
In the rise of the Roman Empire, it was not always simple to separate virtue from vice, and hero from villain. Indeed, all too often. that were one and the same, Rome was still an adolescent discovering who it wanted to be, and its dream of greatness...
OBESERVATION MUST HAVE LED THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS TO BELIEVE THAT THE CYCLES OF LIFE WERE GOVERNED BY A RULE AND EACH PHENOMENON THEY DETECTED HAD A COUNTERPART. LIFE , THEY CONCLUDED, MUST HAVE AN AFTER-LIFE AS AN OPPOSITE. THIS BELIEF HAD A RIPPLE E...
The Four Great Inventions of ancient China-gunpowder, printing, compass and papermaking- have had tremendous effect on human civilization and development. As English philosopher Francis Bacon once commented:" Printing, gunpowder and the compass: thes...
These are the seismic moments in history-human tragedies , scientific breakthroughs or era-defining events-that have profoundly affected how the world thinks and acts . Exciting , dramatic , gripping and illuminating , each episode in the series buil...
The First Emperor Of China chronicles the period of Qin Shihuang’s rule. Much of the story has never been told before, and few Westerners are aware of his awesome achievements. From the grandiose inner sanctum of Emperor Qin’s royal palace, to fi...
The discovery of the Eve gene stunned the world. It seems we could all be descended from just a few females – maybe just one. The Adam gene, which is breaking news, will have a similar impact. Where We Came From has exclusive access to the very late...
