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English author Jane Austen lived from 1775 to 1817. Her novels are highly prized not only for their light irony, humor, and depiction of contemporary English country life, but also for their serious underlying qualities. Austen wrote six major novels including "Sense and Sensibility", "Pride and Prejudice", and "Emma".

This fascinating program highlights the amazing parallels between the two great American societies of the Aztecs and the Incas. With magnificent animated re-creations of lost cities such as Tenochtitlán and Machu Picchu, these are stories of  two wealthy, sun-worshipping civilizations.

There was a time when the sight of a Viking long ship on the horizon struck terror into the hearts of enemies everywhere. This program explains why the Viking reputation for pillage and plunder was so well-earned. It also highlights some of the lesser-known aspects of Viking life, including their remarkable religions, arts and crafts.

In 1812, Napoleon's Army invades Russia. Field Marshal Kutuzov is appointed by the Tsar to defend the land. Kutuzov asks Andrei to join him as a staff officer, but he requests a command in the field. Pierre approaches the battlefield of the upcoming confrontation between the armies during the Battle of Borodino, he volunteers to assist in an artillery battery. Andrei's unit waits in the reserve, but he is hit by a shell and both he and Anatol...

As the concept of society grew and developed, the first great cities of the ancient world came to prominence. This episode from the Secrets of Ancient Empires collection investigates the realities behind everyday life in the city including law and order, taxation and the surprising truth behind early class systems.

The true story of the West's greatest outlaw, Billy the Kid is brought to life by interviews with Western experts and historians, rare photos and archival material, and stunning re-enactments.

The common thread that joined all great ancient powers was the need to trade. This episode of Secrets of Ancient Empires explains how trade was carried out across continents long before a single road was constructed. Nor was it only raw materials that were common currency –the program reveals how luxury items such as honey, jewelry and opium were bought and sold across the world via a complex network of trade routes.

Frida Kahlo began to paint in 1925 while recovering from a streetcar accident that left her permanently disabled. Many of her 200 paintings directly relate to her experiences with physical pain. They also chronicle her turbulent relationship with artist Diego Rivera. During her lifetime, Kahlo did not enjoy the same level of recognition as the great artists of Mexican muralism, Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueiros. However, today Kahlo's work is critically...

In the end of 1809, Natasha, the young daughter of a count attends her first ball at age 16. Andrei Bolkonsky falls in love with her and intends to marry her, but his father demands they wait. Andrei travels abroad, and Natasha desperately longs for him. But she then meets the handsome Anatol Kuragin who falls in love with her and follows her with much passion. Overwhelmed Natasha decides she prefers him over Andrei. At the last minute, she regrets...

Carter arrives in Italy to restore an ancient painting hidden in a deconsecrated church. As he goes about his work, he discovers the surroundings occupied by people performing strange rituals and a town that is hiding a mystery concerning the nearby lake, which local legend claims was created by a meteor’s impact. An impact, it seems, still felt hundreds of years later. “Two Left Arms” was inspired by the dreams of H.P. Lovecraft (The Re-Animator),...