BBC Archive: 1975: A Nun’s Life
Tuesday Documentary: Chastity, Poverty and Obedience, originally broadcast on BBC One, 27 May, 1975.
American Experience: Billy The Kid: The True Story of the Notorious Outlaw
Demonized by the lawman that killed him, the Kid was soon mythologized by a never-ending stream of dime store novels and big-screen dramas, portrayed by everyone from Paul Newman to…
Transforming a Colonial Library in Nairobi
Two intrepid Nairobi women decide to transform what used to be a whites-only library until 1958 into a vibrant cultural hub. Along the way, they must navigate local politics, raise…
Why 9 to 5 Is More Relevant Than Ever
More than forty years after 9 to 5 became a cultural phenomenon, Dolly Parton joins Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and others to revisit the groundbreaking comedy and the real-world issues…
The Art of Hand-Made Restaurant Signs
Meet the artists behind Noble Signs, a Brooklyn-based design studio that specializes in custom hand-painted and neon signs for restaurants all over New York, from mom-and-pop shops to some of…
The Only Anesthesia Was a Song
Dr. Mark Perlmutter recounts amputating the leg of a five-year-old girl in Gaza with no anesthesia
Style Wars
Style Wars is a 1983 American documentary film on hip hop culture, directed by Tony Silver and produced in collaboration with Henry Chalfant. The film has an emphasis on graffiti,…
Anne Boleyn And Catherine of Aragon: The Queens Who Shaped Henry VIII’s Reign
In this deep dive, we move beyond stereotypes to explore the true personalities of Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn - the first two wives of Henry VIII who played…
Did People In The Medieval World Believe in Ghosts?| Medieval Afterlife | History Hit
Ghosts, ghouls and things that go bump in the night! Dr Eleanor Janega delves into the medieval phantasmic to find out what their restless dead can tell us about the…
Anne Boleyn’s Teenage Years | With Suzannah Lipscomb
What was life really like for Anne Boleyn growing up? Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb investigates the story of Anne Boleyn's remarkable upbringing in the Netherlands and France before she arrived at…