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In this program, Michael Wood explores the greatest of British myths: the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Traveling through the Celtic world from Cornwall and Wales to Brittany, Ireland, and Scotland, Wood uncovers the extraordinary story of how a shadowy Welsh freedom-fighter became a medieval superman, and eventually the model of a Christian hero. On the way we discover the real stories behind the Round Table, Excalibur,...
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An examination of the blend of history, mythology, religion, and prophetic dreams that constitutes the Arthurian legend. The program shows us Glastonbury and other sites where the legend is set, illuminations and other illustrations of the Arthur stories, and covers both the principal stories and their meanings, particularly the search for the Holy Grail and for purity-a search that must end within the searcher himself.
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The story of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur is the feature of this episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series. Learn about MacArthur's career-long efforts to learn about people and lands in the East and Pacific, and how this knowledge helped him fight there and guide the Japanese toward democracy. Learn how his moral commitment to return to the Philippines shaped U.S. military strategy in the Pacific. The film covers his forced...
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His incendiary poetry assaulted the constraints of European society, helped to define the Symbolist movement, and influenced generations of later writers-including many Surrealists, Beat poets, and even rockers like Jim Morrison. This program combines a stunning visual biography of Arthur Rimbaud with excerpts from key texts, forging a unique study of the poet's personality and examining his relationship with his mother and with Paul Verlaine. Images...
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On this episode of Camera Three, Sidney Lumet, John Gassner, and Peretz Johnnes examine how to best adapt stage plays to film. Topics include: film technique, interpretation, editing, and preparation. Excerpts from A View from the Bridge and A Long Day's Journey into Night provide examples.
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Earning rave reviews during its run at Ontario's Stratford Shakespeare Festival, this unforgettable Gilbert and Sullivan operetta takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to British class structure, the admiralty, and the ruling classes. It's also a love story with a multitude of permutations. Josephine (Katherine Terrell) plans to elope with sailor Ralph Rackstraw (James McLean), but their plans are spoiled by villainous Dick Deadeye (Eric Donkin). In the...
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In a gripping investigation, this edition of Investigative Reports examines two very different murderers: the notorious serial killer Arthur Shawcross, who killed more than 20 women and children in upstate New York, and a new husband from Kansas City who brutally murdered his wife and stepdaughter seemingly out of the blue. Both murderers discuss their crimes in exclusive interviews from prison. In addition, Jonathan Pincus, professor of neurology...
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This program examines the systematic, philosophical pessimism of Arthur Schopenhauer and its emphasis on an infraconsciousness, or will, as the irrational motivating force in human nature. World-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and distinguished philosophical historian Frederick Copleston discuss Schopenhauer's theory of underlying reality as experienced through the inner self. On a larger scale, the concept of will is ultimately defined...
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In this exclusive interview, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller speaks about his life and career. Beginning in New York, Miller traces his early years through the Great Depression, offering insights into how this lean time influenced his work. A portion of the program is devoted to a discussion of the 1950s McCarthy hearings and their impact on the development of Miller's masterwork, The Crucible. Film excerpts from Death of a Salesman,...
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This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. General MacArthur is driven to the New Guinea front.; a B-24 bomber sinks a Japanese ship off the island. 2. Coast guard horsemen patrol the Atlantic coast. 3. Chiang Kai-shek reviews a UN parade in Chungking; mule trains cross Tibet with supplies for China. 4. Australians test U.S. Jeeps. 5. Tanks are given final tests and loaded on ships.
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This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. Australian troops capture Madang, New Guinea. 2. A navy dirigible patrols for German submarines. 3. The Shah of Iran and his family. 4. A cannon is fired from a B-25 bomber; bombs are dropped. 5. Animals are rescued from an irrigation viaduct. 6. Fighters of the 8th Air Force down German planes. 7. Roosevelt inspects the 7th Army in Sicily.
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This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. Transport planes carry U.S. troops across the New Guinea mountains and infantry units advance through jungle areas. 2. President Roosevelt and Henry Wallace greet President Batista of Cuba in Washington, D.C. 3. Merchant seamen graduate and pass in review. 4. A farm family in the U.S. makes machine tools in their home; chromium is mined in the Pacific Northwest. 5. Coastal batteries...
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This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. An amphibious assault on the Admiralty Islands and troops fighting on Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. 2. Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek inspect an airbase in China. 3. Ten dirigibles are used to train pilots in California. 4. Servicemen on leave visit the Taj Mahal and the ruins of Pompeii. 5. Fighters of the 8th Air Force down German planes.
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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table inspired legends, best sellers, and movies. Romantic and magical, the tales of Merlin the magician and the inhabitants of Camelot continue to fascinate after centuries. But could such a wondrous place as Camelot have once existed in reality? Was King Arthur merely a legend, or in fact a real historical figure? This episode of Ancient Mysteries interviews prominent British archaeologists and historians...