The Marxist who would be mayor
Ken Cockrel
Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus is a 1947 British psychological drama film written, directed, and produced jointly by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, based on the 1939 novel Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden.…
1979: How to Make a Shelving System | Make Your Own Furniture | BBC Archive
In the first of ten programmes about making your own furniture at home, David Day and Albert Jackson make an easy-to-build shelving system which can be converted into kitchen cupboards,…
1972: Seamus Heaney and the ancient gods
“In a churchyard on Boa Island, you can still look the old gods in the face. They watch you in silence. They want to speak to you of their power.”…
Inside a Gilded Age Mansion Designed to Hide Its Servants
Architectural Digest explores The Elms, a spectacular 60,000-square-foot Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island. Built in 1901 for Edward and Herminie Berwind, this lavish summer home features imported marble,…
The Original Fettuccine Alfredo with No Cream
Max Miller recreates the historic Roman dish using only handmade pasta, high-quality butter, and Parmigiano-Reggiano. The episode explores the fascinating story of Alfredo di Lelio and the 1920s Hollywood honeymooners…
First Class Breakfast on the Titanic
tasting history
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea is a 1966 postmodern novel by Dominican-British author Jean Rhys. Set in Jamaica in the 1830s–1840s, the novel is a postcolonial and feminist prequel to Charlotte Brontë's…
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is a 1970 American satirical musical melodrama film. Originally intended as a direct sequel to the 1967 film Valley of the Dolls, Beyond the…
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…