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A dramatisation of Virgil’s epic poem ‘The Aeneid’, translated by Cecil Day-Lewis and adapted by Tom Holland. Tells the story of the legendary origin of the Roman Empire through the experiences of the...
The life and work of Albert Einstein. Looks at the man behing the genius and his inspiration to accomplish so much. Draws on Einstein’s personal letters and newly released material. Andrew Sachs plays...
Explores the relationship between local experience and global change by looking at some of the changes that have taken place in Berlin during the present century and in particular at the impact of the fall...
Look behind the scenes at the problems and difficulties of running Chipperfield’s Circus, the last of the animal circuses still touring Britain. Follows Tony Hopkins, the circus’s director, going about...
Jan Svankmajer’s surreal version of the Faust legend. Uses live action, animation and grotesque puppets. Based on the Faust plays by Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Christian Dietrich Grabbe, Christopher Marlowe....
Follows Andrew Webber, a five-year-old boy whose behaviour causes serious concern, and his family as they undergo therapy at London’s Maudsley Hospital. Demonstrates techniques including individual therapy...
Looks at the German social security system through the eyes of three Berlin families. Notes the various benefits available to the unemployed and at the way different groups benefit in different ways....
Looks at the impact of increased unemployment in East Berlin as a result of German unification, examining the stresses and strains felt by families in the Berlin suburbs of Pankow and Hellersdorf, and at the...
Examines the influence of Newton on scientific thinking in the 18th century, and the rise of what became known as Newtonianism. Discusses ‘Principia Mathematica’ and ‘Optics’, which gave rise to the...
The foundation of the Royal Society, and the nature of the scientific community within which it functioned. There were few professional ‘scientists’ in the modern sense in late 17th-century Britain, but...
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