Year 1763, the Seven Years' War is about to end. August III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, has died, leaving empty the royal treasury and an extraordinary collection of paintings, sculptures, jewelry and goldsmith masterpieces, which he considered a symbol of his greatness, and that of Dresden, one of the European capitals of Baroque art.

Tucson, Arizona, September 1996. At the request of his son Martin, George Goldsmith tells him of his...

When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of conv...

Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrest...

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty....

A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a definin...

Recreating festivities from Henry VIII's era, Lucy Worsley dresses, eats, drinks, sings and parties ...

The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industr...

New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son ...

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled...

Wet’suwet’en leaders unite in a battle against the Canadian government, corporations, and militarize...

Using the 'real life' documentary style, this drama observes two years in the life of the Byrne fami...

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788...

Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female ...

The life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singe...

In 2009, art detective Dr Bendor Grosvenor caused a national scandal by proving that the Scottish Na...

The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Capta...

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, ...

A parable about honor and true character, inspired by the reality of the 18th century. Constantin Br...

In a French forest circa 1798, a child–who cannot walk, speak, read or write–is found. A doctor beco...