TV Episodes
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Season 1, Episode 1
The respectable owner of a quiet inn in 18th century England is blackmailed by a grubby stranger, who knows he is secretly the notorious pirate Captain Rogers.
The Ascent of Man
Season 1, Episode 12
Dr Jacob Bronowski follows the history of genetics, from the lonely experiments of Gregor Mendel to the discovery of the structure of DNA. Should we see human sexuality as a gift?
The Ascent of Man
Season 1, Episode 11
Dr Jacob Bronowski considers how the great achievement of physics in the 20th century has been to show that absolute certainty, in science or outside of it, is beyond our grasp.
The Ascent of Man
Season 1, Episode 10
Dr Jacob Bronowski tells the story of the men and ideas that gave concrete expression to the invisible, intangible structure that lies beneath all matter.
The Goodies
Season 3, Episode 7
Appalled at the offensive songs in the hit parade, the Goodies perform a sickly sweet song on the Maxie Grease Show, but Bill is exploited and turned into a superstar by an unscrupulous agent.
The Ascent of Man
Season 1, Episode 9
How did life begin on earth? Dr Jacob Bronowski recounts the adventures of Alfred Russell Wallace, and how they triggered off the ideas of Charles Darwin.
Doctor Who
Season 10, Episode 26
The Doctor attempts to destroy the giant maggots and cure Cliff but the real threat is BOSS, who is poised to take over all the world's computers.
The Ascent of Man
Season 1, Episode 8
As political revolutions shook France and America, another quieter, yet more profound restructuring was taking place in Britain - the Industrial Revolution.
Doctor Who
Season 10, Episode 25
The Doctor manages to escape from BOSS with help from Yates and discovers Cliff has been infected by a giant maggot.
The Ascent of Man
Season 1, Episode 7
The universe of Newton, clear, English, stately, like the music and the great buildings of his century ticking away with a fine clockwork mechanism, wisely regulated by laws. Then the quizzical world of Einstein whose direct truth and questions could turn the dignified universe upside-down in the interests of a clearer understanding. We ride with Einstein on his beam of light to end our journey in our own century.
Love Thy Neighbor
Season 1, Episode 1
Racial concerns set the stage for laughs in this series about a black couple's radical move to an all-white neighborhood. Tonight, stuffy Ferguson Bruce and his free-and-easy wife Jackie meet their white counterparts next door.
Doctor Who
Season 10, Episode 24
The Brigadier calls in a full UNIT force to deal with the giant maggots while the Doctor infiltrates Global Chemicals to find out what is really going on.
The Ascent of Man
Season 1, Episode 6
From the earliest times, Man has looked outwards from the earth and wondered at the movements of sun, stars and planets. The programme hinges on the crisis of the scientific conscience in the person of the astronomer Galileo and in the rich cities of Venice and Rome, the scenes both of his triumph and his punishment.
