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In this first chapter, the three presenters look at how a single spark started The Great Fire of London, look at the tragedy it caused to the people of London, and new evidence of what the Londoners lost. Part 1 of 3.
In the second chapter, the three presenters explore the devastation that the fire caused. Part 2 of 3.
In the final chapter, the presenters discover what ended The Great Fire and how the city rebuilt itself from the ashes. Part 3 of 3.
One PM Central Standard Time tells the story of the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, thirty-fifth President of the United States, as seen through the eyes of CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite.
Dr Thomas Asbridge presents his revelatory account of the Crusades, the 200-year war between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land. The story of the Crusades is remembered as a tale of religious fanaticism and unspeakable violence, but fresh research, eyewitness testimony and contemporary evidence from the Christian and Islamic worlds shed new light on how these two great religions waged war in the name of God. This initial episode traces the epic journey of the first crusaders as they marched 3,000 miles from Europe to recapture the city of Jerusalem from Islam, enduring starvation, disease and bloodthirsty battle to reach their sacred goal, and then unleashed an appalling tide of barbaric violence upon their Muslim enemies. Yet far from being the invincible holy warriors of legend, Dr Asbridge reveals that these crusaders actually considered surrender in the midst of their titanic expedition. Part 1 of 3.
Dr Thomas Asbridge offers a piercing examination of the Third Crusade and the two renowned figures who have come to embody Crusader war: Richard the Lionheart, king of England, and the mighty Muslim sultan Saladin, unifier of Islam. Drawing on fascinating eyewitness accounts and contemporary records, Dr Asbridge constructs an insightful and nuanced picture of these men and their fiercely fought struggle for the Holy Land. Almost perfectly matched as adversaries, these two titans of holy war clashed during a year-long campaign that raged across Palestine. Both were willing to commit appalling atrocities in pursuit of victory. Each brought to bear the full force of his military genius, guile and cunning in pursuit of the ultimate prize: Jerusalem. Dr Asbridge reveals how this shattering conflict brought Saladin and Richard to their knees,even as it served to forge their legends. Part 2 of 3.
Dr Thomas Asbridge reveals how the outcome of these epic holy wars was decided not on the hallowed ground of Jerusalem, but in Egypt. As trade blossomed between Christians and Muslims and the Mongol hordes arrived from Asia, a saintly French king, afire with crusading zeal, and the most remarkable Muslim leader of the Middle Ages fought for ultimate victory in the East. Drawing upon eyewitness chronicles and the latest archaeological evidence, Dr Asbridge argues that it was a fearsome slave-warrior from the Russian Steppes - now forgotten in the West - who finally sealed the fate of the crusades. And, most controversially of all, Asbridge challenges the popular misconception that the medieval crusades sparked a clash of civilisations between Islam and the West that continues to this day. Part 3 of 3.
Bolshevik, professional revolutionary, gangster, terrorist, mass murderer - Who really is the 'Man of Steel' who became, after defeating Hitler, both the most feared and admired man on the planet? How did such a man manage to rise to power by spreading, terror, secrecy and propaganda? Part 1 of 3.
Bolshevik, professional revolutionary, gangster, terrorist, mass murderer - Who really is the 'Man of Steel' who became, after defeating Hitler, both the most feared and admired man on the planet? How did such a man manage to rise to power by spreading, terror, secrecy and propaganda? Part 2 of 3.
Bolshevik, professional revolutionary, gangster, terrorist, mass murderer - Who really is the 'Man of Steel' who became, after defeating Hitler, both the most feared and admired man on the planet? How did such a man manage to rise to power by spreading, terror, secrecy and propaganda? Part 3 of 3.
Spectacular aerial and ground views and cultural revelations of a country like no other in a virtual tour of Mount Ararat, Khor Virap, Yerevan, the Genocide Memorial, and more. With Eric Bogosian, Peter Balakian, Michael Aram, and others.
