Behind the Scenes: The Name of the Rose
Cast and crew members share personal anecdotes and technical challenges from the production of the 1986 historical mystery film, The Name of the Rose. Through reflections on the adaptation process…
How London’s Rarest Crafts Are Still Made Today
In this episode of Made In, we explore four of London’s rare crafts: globe making, millinery, whip making, and woodwork. Follow Peter Bellerby of Bellerby and Co. Globemakers, master whip…
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…
Besty Drake on her husband Cary Grant
and his sexuality
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,…