英王加冕
Exploring the role and symbolic meaning of the Crown Jewels in the centuries-old coronation ceremony, The Coronation shows these objects of astonishing beauty in new high-resolution footage. The film tells the extraordinary story of St Edward's Crown, which was destroyed after the English Civil War and remade for the Coronation of Charles II in 1661. It has only been worn by Her Majesty once, at the moment she was crowned.   On 2 June 1953, on one of the coldest June days of the century and after 16 months of planning, The Queen set out from Buckingham Palace to be crowned at Westminster Abbey, watched by millions of people throughout the world. A ceremony dating back more than a thousand years was to mark the dawn of a new Elizabethan age.   Viewing both private and official film footage, The Queen recalls the day when the weight of both St Edward's Crown and the hopes and expectations of a country recovering from war were on her shoulders, as the nation looked to their 27 year-old Queen to lead them into a new era.   In the film, The Queen says: 「I've seen one Coronation, and been the recipient in the other, which is pretty remarkable.」   For audiences unfamiliar with the story of the Crown Jewels and the regalia, the film explains their contemporary relevance to the UK as a nation and to the enduring purpose and the work of monarchy. They are symbols of the relationship between the Sovereign and the people, and the duties and responsibilities of leadership.   The film also features eyewitness accounts of those who participated in the 1953 Coronation, including a maid of honour who nearly fainted in the Abbey, and a 12 year-old choirboy who was left to sing solo when his overwhelmed colleagues lost their voices.
真实的简·奥斯汀
Jane Austen remains one of the greatest writers of all time. Almost two hundred years after her death, her novels such as “Pride and Prejudice” and “Mansfield Park” continue to entrance generations of readers the world over. This film shatters any assumption that Austen herself lived the elegant Regency life of her financially comfortable heroines who ultimately find their true love.   Instead it reveals the real Jane Austen as part of strata of Regency society much crueller in its treatment of women and harsher in its economic realities than her novels and their current television adaptations convey. And it discovers a woman more tragic in her own personal love life who does not enjoy the “happy ending” that she bestows upon her own female characters.   Through readings and dramatic reconstructions, The Real Jane Austen pieces together the reality of Austen’s existence her modest upbringing in Hampshire as one of seven children of a clergyman; her disappointment in love; and the family’s poverty following the death of her father.   Through her writing Jane found financial independence without having to marry. Tragically only four years later in July 1817 while writing “Persuasion” Jane Austen died.   Filmed in locations associated with Austen including Jane’s birth place of Steventon and her later home in Chawton, and illustrated with extracts from film and television adaptations of Austen’s work, The Real Austen paints a vivid portrait of one of the greatest talents in English literature.
玛丽亚凯莉天后再临世界巡回演唱会
Following the sell out tour and triumphantly successful album 'The Emancipation of Mimi', Mariah Carey releases the highly anticipated tour DVD 'The Adventures of Mimi'.   The tour, produced by Ken Ehrlich, played to packed houses across the States, Canada and Japan. Throughout the tour the multi-award winning star sang hits including her classics such as "Vision of Love and "Fantasy" and also songs from her latest album including "We Belong Together", "It's Like That" and "Say Something". One of the highlights of the tour was when Mariah played a sell-out show in her hometown, New York, at Madison Square Gardens joined on stage by her friends Jay Z and P Diddy.   Mariah is currently in the studio putting finishing touches to her latest album, yet untitled. Her signature fragrance, 'M' by Mariah Carey, is in stores now and her latest movie, 'Tennessee' from the makers of 'Monster's Ball' will be released soon. Carey is also in production with Adam Sandler shooting yet another movie, "You Don't mess with the Zohan".   1 Intro   2 It's Like That   3 Heartbreaker   4 Dreamlover   5 My All   6 Shake It Off   7 Vision Of Love   8 Fly Like A Bird   9 I'll Be There   10 Fantasy   11 Don't Forget About Us   12 Always Be My Baby   13 Honey   14 I Wish You Knew   15 Can't Let Go   16 One Sweet Day   17 Hero   18 Make It Happen   19 We Belong Together   20 Butterfly Reprise
寻找埃及王
本系列收录下列影片:   金字塔之王   埃及艳后   图坦卡门   一代女王   叛逆的法老   拉姆西斯大帝   金字塔之王 The Great Egyptians - King of the Pyramids   四千年来,金字塔一直是令人着迷的伟大建筑,而其中的创世巨作,则是出自埃及法老「史奈佛汝」之手。从梅登金字塔的尝试、达西尔金字塔的天花板、到吉萨大金字塔的壮观走廊,都只是金字塔的一小步。史奈佛汝的“承材天花板”解决了金字塔内倾崩塌的危机,更创造了阶梯金字塔、弯曲金字塔、红色金字塔、以及由史奈佛汝之子奇阿普斯所建的大金字塔等,史上最伟大的建筑空间。   埃及艳后 The Great Egyptians-The Real Cleopatra   众人皆云埃及艳后拥有美貌,但其实智慧才是她的最佳资产。在她与凯萨大帝及马克安东尼的两段婚姻中,埃及艳后积极的朝她的政治理想迈进,虽然日后她传奇的一生结束于蛇吻,但她始终盛名不坠。当伟大的法老王之名不复存于人们的记忆中时,埃及艳后的名字 “克莉欧派卓",却在世人的心中历久不衰。   图坦卡门 The Great Egyptians -The Mistery of Tutankhamun   图坦卡门,一个在埃及史上来不及写下辉煌历史的法老,却在安息了几千年后完好无缺的出土,成为王陵谷中硕果仅存的法老。而陪同图坦卡门出土的不仅是大量的金银财宝,更引人入胜的则是他隐藏在金色面具后的悲惨童年,以及猝死的幕后阴谋。藉由Discovery Channel 的探访及专家的解说,一连串的历史真相将呼之欲出。   一代女王 The GREAT EGYPTIANS II - THE QUEEN WHO WOULD BE KING   埃及在由男性统治了千余年之后,出现了赫雀瑟,一位不以贵为公主或王后而自满的女性。Discovery Channel将为您剖析这位史上唯一女王的野心与欲望,叙述她的生长环境及丰功伟业。为了统治埃及,赫雀瑟必须扮演男性的角色,身为女人却登基为王的事实,也迫使她不得不去面对埃及“神圣秩序”的严格考验。   叛逆的法老 THE GREAT EGYPTIANS II - REBEL PHARAOHT   阿肯那顿在继承王位后,他提出了“一神论“,企图摆脱传统束缚,解放艺术,展现王室前所未闻,不为人知的一面。但阿肯那顿创造的理想宗教,毕竟不符合埃及人的世界,脱离俗世的阿肯那顿,遂成了埃及史上著名的叛逆法老。他究竟是宗教狂热份子?亦或者是耶稣的先驱?Discovery Channel将为您揭开真相。   拉姆西斯大帝   THE GREAT EGYPTIANS II - RAMSES THE GREAT   本片介绍古埃及最伟大的建筑家、最勇猛的战士;同时也是出埃及记中的无名法老--拉姆西斯大帝。拉姆西斯在位67年,对多数埃及人而言,他是唯一的国王也是永远的大帝。 Discovery Channel将带您深入拉姆西斯的世界,一窥这位在圣经人物中唯一可见的人物面貌,以及其缔造的丰功伟业
爱尔兰的故事
它的主持人是《英国古代史》的主持人,用略带口音的英语把爱尔兰惊心动魄的千年历史娓娓道来...这个系列做的有新意,旨在打破人们对爱尔兰的固有偏见,认为爱尔兰系单一民族,单一文化,单一信仰的岛国。   第一集 入侵时代   讲了盎格鲁诺曼征服之前的爱尔兰古代世界,那时爱尔兰与世界密切相连,其民族由不同的入侵和移居种族杂合而成,绝非单一的凯尔特族。其文化也因此兼收并蓄,海纳百川。确实令人意想不到。   第二集 征服时代   这一段是从英裔诺曼征服爱尔兰到奥尼尔伯爵造反被镇压跨度400年的故事。盖尔人,英裔诺曼人,伊丽莎白时代英国人,天主教西班牙人,几股势力纠缠打斗在一起,构成了故事的主线。   第三集 革命时代   这一集从17世纪初苏格兰新教徒殖民贝尔法斯特讲起,至1798年爱尔兰人联合会起义失败收尾。是爱尔兰历史上一段天主教势力瓦解,新教徒掌权的故事。200年里,爱尔兰历经两次天主教起义,天主教权贵下台后的100多年新教统治和一次天主教徒和新教徒的联合起义,成为了诸如克伦威尔,威廉三世,詹姆斯二世这些叱咤风云的历史人物的舞台。短短2个世纪里,各种事件此起彼伏,各种矛盾交织,各种团体林立,各种关系错综复杂,令人眼花缭乱。
苏格兰历史 第一季
第一集:最后的自由   苏格兰的形成;以及之后苏格兰人在“布鲁南伯尔战役”(BattleofBrunanburh)中的历史作用,威塞克斯王朝的阿特尔斯坦(Athelstan)在此役中击败以苏格兰王康斯坦丁二世(ConstantineIIofScotland)为首的联军,之后自称“不列颠大王”,从而奠定了不列颠的雏形。   第二集:苏格兰之锤   苏格兰历史上两位杰出人物亚历山大二世(AlexanderII)与威廉·华莱士(WilliamWallace),锤炼了苏格兰的民族意识,将盖尔人的古国塑造成了苏格兰。   第三集:主教成就国王   苏格兰国王罗伯特一世(RoberttheBruce,1306-1329在位)为苏格兰独立而奋斗,苏格兰的教会也在国内外展开宣传攻势。最终1320年的《阿布罗斯宣言》(DeclarationofArbroath)促使教皇承认了苏格兰作为独立国家的地位。   第四集:语言就是力量   盖尔人和盖尔语曾经是苏格兰人民族认同的核心,但是一场家族争斗造成了众所周知的“高地”与“低地”的区分。15世纪斯图尔特家族(Stewartroyalfamily)的政策使盖尔人被视作外来人和叛乱者。   第五集:不列颠计划   斯图亚特(Stuart)王朝两位君主的野心是使曾经的宿敌合而为一并走向现代不列颠的决定性力量。苏格兰玛丽女王还只是阴谋夺取伊丽莎白一世的王权,她的儿子詹姆士则有着更为激进的梦想。
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