本片属于PBS 帝国系列(PBS Empires Series)
探索了历史上最辉煌的两个世纪——希腊帝国时期。
A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton 's ill-fated expedition to Antarctica in 1914-1916, featuring new footage of the actual locations and interviews with surviving relatives of key expedition members, plus archived audio interviews with expedition members, and a generous helping of the footage and still photos shot on the expedition.
From PBS - In the frigid valleys of Japan's Shiga Highlands, a troop of snow monkeys make their way and raise their families in a complex society of rank and privilege where each knows their place. Their leader is still new to the job and something of a solitary grouch. But one little monkey, innocently unaware of his own lowly social rank, reaches out to this lonely leader, fo...
A presentation of the facts and theory surrounding the astronomical phenomenon of "black holes", using the latest in computer-generated imagery. Theories regarding their origin are presented, along with speculation about what lies with and beyond them. Written by Murray Chapman
讲述1840年代爱尔兰大饥荒的纪录片。
《演化:跨越40亿年的生命记录》讲述的是地球上一切生命的进化史,从早期原始生命的产生到物种大爆炸又大灭绝的原因,从雄性和雌性的共同进化到寄主和寄生物之间的进化比赛,当然更包括了十分详细的、关于我们人类自身的进化历程。
本书同时也是进化论本身的故事,“进化”这个观念如何在达尔文和少数几个科学家的脑中形成,又如何遭到宗教势力的残酷打击以及科学界的普遍质疑,以致达尔文潜伏20年之久酝酿巨著《物种起源》,展现了达尔文冒险而勤奋的一生。
在阐述进化生物学的作用时,作者通过大量案例生动展现了其在医药和农业等方面对人类日常生活产生的巨大影响——其中涉及抗生素滥用的后果方面,在当今更显其意义;而进化论最深刻的作用还在于它彻底改变了人类对自身的认识,重构了人类的信仰体系,作者对此的论述简洁清晰,令人有豁然开朗之感。
进化论如今虽已经得到近似真理般的认可,但作者并没有就...
1924年,被誉为“二十世纪最成功的登山者之一”的乔治·马洛里与登山新手安德鲁·欧文组队,尝试从珠穆朗玛峰的北坡登顶,最终一去不复返,而有关两人死前是否成功登顶的争议也成为人类登山史上著名的“马欧之谜”。1999年,美国著名登山家康拉德·安柯(Conrad Anker)在珠峰的“死亡地带”发现了马洛里的遗体。从此以后,康拉德·安柯的生活便与马洛里的故事紧紧地联系在了一起。
The author of such innovative works as "The Iceman Cometh" and "Long Day's Journey Into Night," Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill wrote 20 long plays in fewer than 25 years. Much of his writing was influenced by his troubled childhood and relationships. Eugene O'Neill takes viewers on an extraordinary journey into his turbulent life — and ultimately re...