Described as "the greatest woman rifle shot the world has ever produced," Annie Oakley thrilled audiences of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show with her daring shooting feats. Over time she became an...
CITIZEN KING, a two-hour documentary from acclaimed film-makers Orlando Bagwell and Noland Walker, explores the last five years in the life of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr....
She was the nation's conscience, a tireless advocate for America's disadvantaged. Controversial First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt influenced American social policies for decades and helped create the...
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...
Fidel Castro has survived U.S. hostility, an invasion, several CIA assassination attempts and an economic embargo. His face has become an iconic image worldwide, yet the man himself remains an...
Personal comments from family, friends, and advisors fill this remarkable documentary honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott King joins the Reverend Ralph Abernathy, Julian Bond, Jimmy...
William Shakespeare is the world's greatest writer, but his life story remains a tantalising mystery. In this engrossing four-part historical detective story, Michael Wood investigates Shakespeare's...
In the second part of this investigation into the life of the world's greatest writer, Micheal Wood explains how this young man from Stratford became a star of the London stage, and uncovers a tale...
In the third part of this series Micheal Wood uncovers Shakespeare's rise to fame and fortune in Elizabethan London. With 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'A Midsummer Nights Dream', Shakespeare becomes...
In the final part of his journey, Michael Wood looks at Shakespeare's life in the era of King James 1. He unearths his neighbourhood in London and visits the present queen's robe makers for evidence...
