简介：Writer and broadcaster Stephen Smith finds out what it took to survive and prosper in the most artistic, decadent and dangerous royal courts in history.
简介：Out of the chaos, darkness and violence of the Middle Ages, one family rose to seize control of England. Generation after generation they ruled the country for more than three hundred years, ruthlessly crushing all competition to become the greatest English dynasty of all time. They were The Plantagenets. Presented by award-winning journalist and acclaimed historian Dan Jones, the Plantagenets combines creative and insightful research with searing dramatic reconstructions to bring to life this shocking and visceral time in England’s history. From Henry II, betrayed by his own wife and children when they try to seize the throne to the powerful friendship between Henry III and Simon de Montfort which falls into hatred and bloody civil war; from Edward II’s adulterous French wife and his ‘legendary’ death from a red hot poker to the boy king and tyrant Richard II one of the most vicious and inventive despots in English history; Britain’s Bloodiest Dynasty: The Plantagenets uncovers a dark, vengeful and bloody history which compels viewers into the heart of the action as they bear witness to the most ruthless dynasty in English history.
简介：Dame Penelope Keith visits England's picturesque villages to see how they're holding up in the 21st century. For the most part, she finds them quirky, resilient, and, well, picturesque.
简介：梅瑞狄斯（阿丽·格雷勒 Ari Graynor 饰）本以为自己能够当一辈子的阔太太，即使不用工作也可以吃穿用度不愁，然而，突然离她而去的丈夫彻底毁灭了她不切实际的梦想，为了生存，梅瑞狄斯必须依靠她的双手和汗水来赚取生活费。可是，梅瑞狄斯并没有放弃嫁入豪门的梦想，为了能够接触到有钱人，她来到了当地的中学，成为了一名老师。实际上，梅瑞狄斯根本就没哟任何的教育理想，她行为不端又满口脏话，对待学生更是毫无责任感。她只想在尽可能短的时间里找到一个接盘侠，让她重回坐享其成的生活。校长卡尔（大卫·艾兰·格里尔 David Alan Grier 饰）是一个有些单纯的善良男人，他天真的认为，梅瑞狄斯是一个好老师。
简介：1981年，艾滋作为一种前所未见的免疫系统缺陷疾病在纽约出现。由于它集中发生在男同性恋当中，所以在当时又被称为“同志病”。内德（马克·鲁弗洛 Mark Ruffalo 饰）是一个激进的同志作家，当他看着朋友纷纷死去以及政府的不作为时，义愤填膺的他发起了男同健康危机组织， 呼吁政府和社会公众对这场即将爆发的大瘟疫给予重视。半身瘫痪的女医生艾玛（朱莉娅·罗伯茨 Julia Roberts 饰）是少数从一开始就高度警惕艾滋疫情的的医护人员，也是内德重要的异性恋盟友。在运动中内德认识了纽约时报记者菲尼克斯（马修·波莫 Matt Bomer 饰），两人陷入如火如荼的热恋。然而菲尼克斯最终也被确诊感染，悲痛的内德惟有爱人和事业两线作战。健康危机组织的主席布鲁斯（泰勒·克奇 Taylor Kitsch 饰）虽然是内德最好的朋友，然而深柜的他行事风格与好斗的内德截然相反。执行董事汤米（吉姆·帕森斯 Jim Parsons 饰）一直试图平衡两人，却无法消弭越来越大的分歧，一场决裂迫在眉睫。而此刻已是艾滋在美国蔓延的第四个年头......HBO电视电影《平常的心》改编自托尼奖同名戏剧，作者拉里·克莱默亲身经历了80年代的艾滋风暴，他以自己为原型，将纽约同性恋人群以及艾滋病人的生活和感悟写进剧本。电影不但描绘了早期艾滋运动的真实和复杂面貌，而且呈现了同志争取权益的曲折与必要性。无论身处怎样的时代和环境，去爱、去追求爱都应该与生俱来的权利。