2117: A colonization mission to the new world of Epsilon Eridani B is struck by disaster as the ship crashes, leaving a small number of survivors to fend for themselves against numerous dangers.
The centrepiece of the season is a gripping three-part documentary series for BBC Two and iPlayer, Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius, featuring an A-list cast of actors, including Dame Judi Dench, Dame Helen Mirren, Brian Cox, Adrian Lester, Lolita Chakrabarti, Martin Freeman and Jessie Buckley, alongside academics and writers James Shapiro, Jeanette Winterson, Lucy Jago , Jeremy O’Harris and Ewan Fernie - who provide fresh insights into the incredible story of our greatest writer, the place and time he inhabited and the work he produced.
故事发生在1692年的美国,一个名为萨勒姆的小镇之中,在这里生活着一群思想单纯,甚至有些愚昧的村民们。阿比盖尔(萨曼莎·科利 Samantha Colley 饰)是牧师的外甥女,她爱上了名为普罗克托的男人,然而,普罗克托已经有家室了,这段感情在普罗克托的妻子伊丽莎白发现之 后,迅速走向了破灭。 阿比盖尔失败的恋情在小镇里传开了,她遭到了同伴们的嘲笑和奚落,愤怒和羞愧中,阿比盖尔在森林里举行了诅咒仪式,诅咒伊丽莎白。这场仪式被刚好经过的帕里斯牧师给看到了,虽然没有看清究竟是谁在举行仪式,但是村子里存在女巫的消息很快就传开了,整个小镇陷入了恐慌之中……
How does a self-professed misogynist become one of the world’s most influential people, and remain so even after being charged with rape and human trafficking? Andrew Tate’s meteoric rise to infamy has provoked global uproar, but the controversial figure is also a terrifying symptom of the increasingly fractured world in which we live, propelled by the social media platforms beneath our fingertips. Doom Scroll: Andrew Tate & The Dark Side of the Internet goes beyond the headlines to explore how and why someone with such toxic views can take hold of so many millions of young followers. The film highlights the dark influence of social media platforms and how their carefully-crafted algorithms have shaped our world today. The documentary speaks with his critics and those who know him, along with some of the architects of the social media algorithms which came to allow extreme, hateful and misogynistic content to proliferate – all in the pursuit of profit for the platforms. In a new look at the dark side of the internet, the film uncovers the online forces boosting extreme content and catapulting inflammatory figures like Andrew Tate to worldwide attention, and how this content can spill over into shocking real-world harm.
1935年夏天,来自一个宽裕的英国小康家庭的13岁的少女布里奥妮(斯奥里兹•罗南 饰)刚刚开始尝试写作,想象力丰富。一天,她暗中发现仆人的儿子——罗比•特纳(詹姆斯•迈克沃伊 饰)和她姐姐塞西利亚(凯特•奈特莉 饰)之间有暧昧关系,而且发现他给她写了一封充满情色意味的情书。布里奥妮丰富的想象力虚构着各种可怕的事情,浮想联翩。当她的表姐罗拉被强奸后,布里奥妮相当肯定她看到是罗比做的,这次指证使罗比蒙冤入狱,留下伤心欲绝的塞西利亚。 第二次世界大战爆发了,出狱后的罗比和塞西利亚都投入了保卫祖国的战斗,布利奥妮放弃到剑桥升学成为一名军队医务人员。没有人能理解她的做法,只有她知道她怀揣着巨大的秘密和自责。她鼓起勇气,想把这秘密解开,能真正赎罪和得到宽恕。然而,世事幻变,出乎布利奥妮的预算。
描绘小罗伯特·唐尼从明星到个人奋斗的历程,以及通过他的标志性角色作为好莱坞最具魅力的演员之一的非凡回归。
50 年前,瑞典流行超级乐队 ABBA 凭借其在英国布莱顿穹顶表演的突破性热门歌曲《滑铁卢》赢得了欧洲歌唱大赛。这是 ABBA 和瑞典流行音乐进入更广泛世界意识的“大爆炸”时刻。从 ABBA 到 Europe,从 Max Martin 到 Roxette,从 Ace of Base 到 Robyn 等,几十年来,瑞典艺术家、作家和制作人对全球排行榜产生了巨大影响。通过档案片段、独特的信息图表以及对词曲作者、制作人、表演者和行业专家的采访,包括 Ulf Ekberg(Ace of Base)、Dr Alban、Nina Persson(The Cardigans)、John Grant、E-Ty
纪录片讲的是让5名中国老师在英国南部汉普郡的一所中学实施4周中国式教学试验的故事。 中国式教学的特点是严厉,时间长。中国学生在一些知名的国际考试中总是名列前茅。 但是,用中国的教学方法来教育英国的中学生可行吗?参加试验的老师和学生又是怎么想的呢?他们有什么体会? 首先,作为试验的一部分,中国老师接管了一个由50名学生组成的9年级的班。 这些学生在四个星期的时间里,要穿统一的校服,每天早上7点到校,在校时间长达12个小时,中间有两次吃饭休息时间。每周还要举行一次升中国国旗的仪式。 而课堂上主要以记笔记为主。同时,还要参加集体练习。学生们还要负责打扫教室等。
华莉丝(莉亚•科贝德 Liya Kebede 饰)出生在索马里的沙漠和母亲过着游牧民族的生活。在三岁时,华莉丝按照索马里习俗就被施以女性割礼。十二岁时父亲为了得到五头骆驼,要将华莉丝嫁给六十岁的老叟。就在出嫁前夜,华莉丝在母亲的默许下,在沙漠中徒步很久投奔摩加迪沙的外祖母,也在外祖母那里获得了去给当时索马里驻英国大使夫人的姨妈作女佣的机会。到英国后不久,索马里爆发战争,旧政府被推翻,华莉丝趁乱再次出逃大使馆而流浪英国街头。 华莉丝在街头邂逅了收留自己的玛丽莲(莎莉•霍金斯 Sally Hawkins 饰),跟着又在打工的餐厅里遇到伯乐,最终被发掘成为世界名模,并投身于妇女解放事业。 电影《沙漠之花》是根据出生于索马里的黑人模特华莉丝•迪里的自传畅销书改编。
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This documentary marks the end of the epic tale of Inspector Morse, the iconic Oxford detective celebrated the world over. From the original Inspector Morse (1987-2000), through to the spin off ‘Lewis’ in (2006-2015) and after ten years, the series ‘Endeavour’, which explores the detective’s back story in 1960s Britain, the story of Inspector Morse is finally coming to an end. Featuring interviews with all the main cast members, we explore the huge global appeal of this Oxford universe of crime. We go behind the scenes during the filming of the last series of ‘Endeavour’ as they tie together over six decades of interconnecting plots. Actress Abigail Thaw, daughter of original Morse star John Thaw reveals how she became a regular member of the ‘Endeavour’ cast. Lead ‘Endeavour’ star Shaun Evans explores the journey he’s taken from bringing the origins of the detective to life to his more recent challenges directing episodes of the series. Original Morse star ‘Kevin Whately’ reflects on the huge effect the hit detective series has had on his career. And as the series comes to an end all the cast and crew of ‘Endeavour’ reflect on the rich appeal of this series set in 60s Britain as they bring this epic story to an end. Narrated by Barbara Flynn.