Denys Blakeway

Biographer Sir John Richardson and Picasso’s granddaughter, Diana Widmaier Picasso, are the star witnesses in a documentary that reassesses the artist’s output in the years before his death in 1973. The story is of a creative spirit finding new impetus in response to both death’s approach and the censure of contemporaries and critics. Those who were members of Picasso’s private inner circle – gossip about his lifestyle also helped to fire him back up – put the later work forward as some of his frankest, wittiest and most profound.

Este esclarecedor documental examina las consecuencias de la trágica muerte de la princesa Diana y la tensa y dramática semana previa a su funeral.

En 1945, después del final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la caída del régimen nazi, los derrotados, fueron maltratados atrozmente, especialmente aquellos alemanes étnicos que habían vivido pacíficamente durante siglos en los países vecinos de Alemania, como Checoslovaquia y Polonia. Una desgarradora historia de venganza contra civiles inocentes, la historia de actos tan crueles como la ocupación nazi durante los años de guerra.

In 1897 Queen Victoria antagonized family and court with her relationship with Indian servant Abdul Karim. Originally a waiter the devious and arrogant young man won over the queen by playing on her love of Indian cuisine and romantic view of the country,teaching her Hindistani,whilst she signed letters to him 'Mother',bestowing houses and gifts on him and his family. Already shocked that a Muslim should be at the heart of the court the Royal family stepped in when Victoria announced her desire to knight him and they threatened to have her declared insane if she went ahead. It worked. And in 1901 after the queen's death Karim was banished from Royal circles,returning to India where he died.

From dinosaurs to mammoths, when our ancient ancestors encountered the fossil bones of extinct prehistoric creatures, what did they think they were? Just like us, ancient peoples were fascinated by the giant bones they found in the ground.

Documental de la BBC sobre el Crack de 1929 y la Gran Depresión. Las principales causas y las consecuencias de la mayor depresión económica de la humanidad.