BBC Earth: Uncovering the Secret Lives of Forest Elephants
What do elephant vocalisations mean, and how do elephants socialise? Andrea reveals how these intelligent animals learn to be elephants and how culture is passed down.
Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned
"American Masters: Bob Newhart – Unbuttoned" recorded July 20, 2005.
Inside The Misunderstood World Of Medieval Drinking Culture
Alcohol was an essential part of medieval life. In one of London’s oldest pubs, Ye Old Mitre, Eleanor discovers the origins of the humble pub with beer expert Pete Brown,…
Georgian Pleasures
Dr Kate Lister explores drugs, booze and celebrities of the Georgian age navigating the astronomical impact of gin in the 18th century, who was drinking it and how they were…
American Masters: Georgia O’Keeffe
Among the great American artists of the 20th-century, Georgia O’Keeffe stands as one of the most compelling. For nearly a century, O’Keeffe’s representations of the beauty of the American landscape…
Craft in America: JEWELRY
JEWELRY features classic jeweler Tom Herman; Harriete Estel Berman who creates jewelry with recycled materials; the coeditors of Ornament Magazine; the legacy of modernist jeweler Art Smith; nature-inspired artist Gabrielle…
American Masters: James Beard
Today’s American food movement can be traced back to one man: cookbook author, journalist, television celebrity and teacher James Beard.
Art21: Trey Abdella’s Miserable Dream
This documentary short follows Trey Abdella as he mines the everyday aesthetics of middle-class America—from “Live Laugh Love” and kitschy home decor to Saturday morning cartoons and amusement park animatronics—peeling…
1966: Night People | Man Alive | BBC Archive
Jeremy James reports on the 'night people', those people who work night shifts. From the steel industry to computer operators, printers, cleaners, nurses, doctors and strippers.
This Artist Says Ambition Is a Trap
For Jennifer Owen, a Maui potter and ceramics teacher, a meaningful life has taken shape through clay. Not through scale. Not through constant growth. Not through the pressure to turn…