BBC Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death Documentary
For a medieval woman approaching the moment of labour and birth, there were no antiseptics to ward off infection or anaesthetics to deal with pain. Historian Helen Castor reveals how…
The Eugenics Crusade | Full Documentary | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS
THE EUGENICS CRUSADE tells the story of the unlikely—and largely unknown—project to breed a better American race, tracing the rise of a movement that turned a scientific theory of heredity…
Linotype | How One Machine Shaped History | The Real OG of Mass Communication
The Linotype machine changed the world. Once called the "Eighth Wonder of the World" by Thomas Edison, it revolutionized printing, making newspapers, books, and mass communication possible on a scale…
Mr. Polaroid | Full Documentary | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS
MR. POLAROID tells the little-known story of the man behind the camera, a Harvard dropout named Edwin Land. Over a half century ago, before the smartphone, Land was dreaming up…
The Second Moment of Creation | Civilizations | Full Episode 1 | PBS
Examine the formative role of art and the creative imagination in the forging of humanity itself. Images and artifacts found in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia and South America testify to…
How the Public Library Became an American Civic Institution
Free For All: The Public Library tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to today's…
Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona
killed by Israel
Meet Marlon Brando (1966)
Directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin • 1966 • United StatesStarring Marlon Brando, Rex Morgan, Mary Frann MEET MARLON BRANDO is a delightful, unusually candid portrait of…
Christina A Medieval Life
Following the life of an ordinary woman and focusing on the life of medieval people.
The Book Makers
Meet an eclectic group of people who have dedicated their lives to answering the question: what should books become in the digital age? From the esoteric world of book artists…