Lucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, explores how the physical and mental health of our past monarchs has shaped the history of the nation. From Henry VIII to Edward VIII's abdication in 1936, this three-part series re-introduces our past royals not just as powerful potentates, but as human beings, each with their own very personal problems of biology and psyc...
Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, Lucy Worsley, explores the history of the Tower of London, Hampton Court and Kensington Palace to show how these places symbolize the evolution of British monarchs' place in society.
In celebration of the WI's centenary, Lucy Worsley goes beyond the stereotypes of jam and Jerusalem to reveal the surprisingly radical side of this Great British Institution.
Beginning on the Welsh island of Anglesey, where the WI's first meeting was held in a garden shed in 1915, Lucy discovers that its humble origins were no bar to the movement's grand ambitions. Some of the ...
Sex, Lies and Love Bites: The Agony Aunt Story, presented by psychotherapist and agony aunt Philippa Perry, is a witty and revealing look at the problem page's enduring appeal. In the documentary Philippa picks her way through three centuries of advice on broken hearts, cheating partners and adolescent angst to uncover a fascinating portrait of our social history.
She talks to ...
英国第四频道播出的纪录片,通过采访各界人士和演员模拟故事情节的方式来探讨热门小说《格雷的五十道阴影》( Fifty Shades of Grey)所引起的畅销现象。
《格雷的五十道阴影》是以《暮光之城》男女主人公为原型,由同人作品发展出的成人罗曼史小说。2012年4月发行之后销量猛增,被称为“英国有史以来卖得最快”的小说。但原著中大量性爱描写和涉及S&M虐恋的主线引起了广泛讨论,这也正是小说吸引读者的关键因素。这部记录片展示了小说在社会上引起的轰动效应,采访了包括记者、作家、演员、出版商、性学专家、普通读者和小说作者在内各阶层人士,在探讨作品本身的吸引力之外,也讨论了有虐待色彩的性爱关系在恋爱中的催情作用。
A Very Royal Wedding celebrates the 70th anniversary of The Queen and Prince Philip’s marriage in November 1947.
Presenter Alexander Armstrong discovers how a battered post-war Britain pulled off the wedding of the century against the odds.
This feature-length documentary includes contributions from Joan Collins and Sheila Hancock, sharing their memories of the wedding, as we...