我是乔治娜第二季

　　Poet Simon Armitage traces the evolution of the Arthurian legend through the literature of the medieval age and reveals that King Arthur is not the great national hero he is usually considered to be. He's a fickle and transitory character who was appropriated by the Normans to justify their conquest, he was cuckolded when French writers began adapting the story and it took Thomas Malory's masterpiece of English literature, Le Mort d'Arthur, to restore dignity and reclaim him as the national hero we know today.

　　“维多利亚的秘密”创立于20世纪70年代，由RoyRaymond在旧金山创建。RoyRaymond在建立该品牌之初，旗下已拥有三家店铺，因其在1982年推出的产品系列，使该品牌成为一个具有争议性的高级品牌。
　　“维多利亚的秘密”的成功很大程度上归功于GraceNichols，她于1986年成为该品牌的副总裁、市场经理，1988年又被提升为执行副总裁，1991年成为总裁和首席执行官。在她的领导下，“维多利亚的秘密”一举成为全球顶级品牌之一，并且位居世界内衣专业之首。
　　Victoria's Secret 维多利亚的秘密，一个风靡全球的世界顶级内衣品牌，一年又一年地创造着时尚界内衣秀的奇迹。2005年，Victoria's Secret开创性地与电视、网络等媒体合作，在美国国内推出电视时尚内衣秀并定于每年举办一次，节目的新潮时尚、漂亮动人不意外地在世界范围内引起狂潮，并使得“维多利亚的秘密”这个品牌名声大噪。Victoria's Secret Fashion Show每一年都在挑战人类创造力与想象力的极限，以至于人们每年都认为下一年的时尚秀无法再超越。然而，Victoria's Secret就是这样一个可以创造神话的品牌，她的时尚内衣秀一年比一年惊艳、性感。
　　在Victoria's Secret Fashion Show上，内衣似乎早已经超出了她们原本存在的意义，而成为构筑一场宏大而瑰丽的童话意境的元素。一年一度的Victoria's Secret Fashion Show也似乎超越了一场秀的理解，而更像是一出声势浩大的百老汇舞台剧。
　　在这个神话舞台上演出的也都不是凡人。能够荣登该秀T型台的模特都是在世界范围内精挑细选的顶尖人物，每一个都是光彩熠熠、吸引眼球的性感尤物。

　　After four decades of reporting from the continent, Jonathan Dimbleby returns to Africa on a 7,000-mile journey to discover how it is changing.
　　【Mali, Ghana and Nigeria】
　　He starts his African journey in the capital of Mali, Bamako, the fastest-growing African city. Following the course of the Niger river, Dimbleby finds not a continent of beggars but of industrious people, some of whom go to extraordinary lengths to make a living, free-diving 20 feet to excavate building sand.
　　Travelling north-east, he sees how tradition is preserved in an area where a sophisticated urban society has thrived for 1600 years. Jonathan gets his hands dirty as the apprentice of a 74-year-old mud mason in Djenne, a town built entirely of mud.
　　In Ghana, one of Africa's freest and most stable countries, Jonathan sees a spectacular festival before playing a game of golf with the King of the Ashanti, who recalls his time working for Brent council. Dimbleby attends the King's court to see what lessons the UK can draw from traditional African structures that promote harmony and reconciliation.
　　Jonathan discovers that the African brain drain is turning into a brain gain as economic opportunity and patriotism draw people home. Football unites Ghana like nothing else, superseding political and tribal divisions. There is a rich seam of young football talent on the continent in the year that the World Cup is hosted by an African nation for the first time.
　　In Lagos, Nigeria's business capital, Jonathan Dimbleby sees a different take on a city that is often depicted as a hotbed of violence, crime and corruption. He is taken on a private jet by Africa's richest man, then savours the creative talents of two of African music's rising stars who are helping to cement Lagos's place as the continent's cultural hub.
　　【Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania】
　　On the second leg of his illuminating journey across Africa, Jonathan Dimbleby travels 2000 miles through East Africa's Rift Valley.
　　Starting in Ethiopia, where he was the first journalist to report the 1973 famine, Dimbleby discovers the great strides being made to safeguard the country from future catastrophes.
　　In Kenya he finds out how mobile phones are revolutionising small businesses and even the lives of Masai tribes.
　　In Tanzania he joins in a football match with the judges and guards of Africa's own Human Rights Commission and meets the street kids in Dar-es-Salaam who are building an international profile for their music.
　　【Congo, South Africa and Zambia】
　　On the final leg of his 7,000-mile odyssey, Jonathan Dimbleby travels from Congo to Durban in search of the stories revealing contemporary Africa.
　　He learns how China's billion-dollar deals have rebooted African economies, once dependent on Western aid and investment.
　　Passing through Zambia, Jonathan survives a training session with boxing world champion Esther Phiri and meets Hugh Masekela, who shares with him his view of Africa's emerging revival.

　　Colin Jost and Michael Che, "Weekend Update" anchors and Emmy Award-nominated co-head writers of NBC's iconic and Emmy Award-winning late night franchise Saturday Night Live, have been named co-hosts of the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards. The telecast will be executive produced by SNL creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels.

　　David Attenborough embarks on a remarkable 500 million-year journey revealing the extraordinary group of animals that dominate our world, and how their evolution defines our human bodies.

　　Race Across The World, a new six-part series for BBC Two, will pit pairs of travellers against each other in a race to reach the Far East without taking a single flight, with no smartphone in sight. Each contestant will only have the cash equivalent of an air fare to their destination to pay for their overland travel. If they run out, they'll need to earn more.
　　Setting out on the adventure of a lifetime, the couples will hit the open road using whatever mode of transport they can - from trains to pickup trucks, from ferries to tuk-tuks - crossing continents and experiencing travel the way we once used to.
　　And the race is on to reach the finish line in the fastest time, making best use of their money - and strategy - to win a cash prize. This flightless race will allow the teams time to savour some of the world’s most beautiful and astonishing scenery, which the modern-day traveller seldom gets to see.
　　Each couple has their own personal motivation for taking part in this once-in-a-lifetime experience, immersing themselves in different cultures, forming bonds and friendships across cultural divides and relying on the kindness of strangers in order to stand the best chance of winning the competition.

　　英国著名物理学家史蒂芬•霍金近日发出警告，称外星生物可能真的存在，但是人类与他们接触可能会带来毁灭性的后果。在“探索”频道新近推出的纪录片《与霍金一起了解宇宙》中，霍金指出外星生物在消耗尽自己星球上的资源后便会乘坐大型飞船到他们能够到达的星球掠夺资源，并将那里开拓成为他们的殖民地；如果有外星生物到访地球，那将会像当年意大利航海家哥伦布登陆美洲大陆一样，最后给人类带来毁灭性的灾难。
　　68岁的霍金在片中谈论了他对宇宙外星生命问题的最新思考。他认为外星生命几乎肯定存在於宇宙的许多其他地方——不仅是活在行星之上，甚至还可能存在於恒星中心，甚或是漂浮於行星间的广阔宇宙。
　　霍金认为外星人存在的理论依据，超乎寻常的「简单」。他指出，宇宙有1000亿个银河系，每个都包含上亿计恒星，在这样一个庞大空间裏，地球不大可能是唯一演化出生命的行星。「我觉得，纯粹出於数学脑筋去想，单是如此巨大的数字，就足已令『外星人存在』的想法显得完全合理。真正的挑战是，去发现外星人到底是什么样子。」
　　《与霍金一起了解宇宙》这纪录片耗3年多制作，期间霍金曾多次坚持对剧本作大幅修改。Discovery执行制作人史密森（John Smithson）说：「他希望能制作一个既能娱乐大众、又能娱乐科学界的节目，考虑到其复杂性，这是一项很难的工作。」(简介转自Dexter)

　　A festive holiday special, hosted by Tituss Burgess, featuring teams from around the world transported to a magical snowy village, Snowdome, and thrown into a spirited competition to compete for the title of Best in Snow. With the help of Snowdome's finest carvers, teams will transform their 10-foot, 20-ton blocks of snow into beautiful creations inspired by Pixar, Marvel, Walt Disney Animation, Walt Disney Studios and The Muppets Studio. The teams will take family favorites such as Moana, Coco and The Lion King, and bring the characters to life in a way you've never seen before in snow. Spectacular snow sculptures and lively musical performances from Tituss Burgess, Kermit the Frog and DCappella make this an action-packed winter event for the entire family.

　　这部具有里程碑意义的纪录片《jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy》由克拉伦斯·西蒙斯（“库迪”）和奇克·奥扎以三部曲的形式呈现，对坎耶·维斯特的经历进行了深入而富有启发性的刻画，展示了他努力突破的性格形成时期，和他今天作为全球品牌和艺术家的生活。

　　踏入二千年以来，Madonna这位已「女人四十」的流行音乐天后似乎有一种愈战愈勇之势。2005年，Madonna在出版过一张以Future Disco为大前提的Confessions On A Dance Floor专辑(也是其第十张专辑)、重拾她的Dancing Queen / Queen Of Clubland姿态后，再引伸出是两款她的DVD录像出品：先是为其04年Reinvention Tour拍摄的纪录片I’m Going To Tell You A Secret在去年面世，继而是在这个07年初推出的现场演出影片The Confessions Tour。两者同是由合作多时的Jonas Akerlund执导摄製。她的乐迷绝对不愁寂寞吧。
　　在The Confessions Tour内，收录了Madonna在2006年的Confessions Tour世界性巡迴演出在英国伦敦Wembley Arena举行的一站，共三场音乐会，最后一晚(8月16日)演出，正是她的四十八岁生辰，故也别有纪念性意义。
　　早已得悉她的Confessions Tour是何等精采绝伦。而毋庸置疑，这张The Confessions Tour的DVD，亦是那么叫人为之目不遐给。变化多端的舞台(包括令到由Stuart Price担任音乐总监的伴奏乐团可以「神出鬼没」)，精湛而慑人的录像投射，加上舞蹈员的配合，达至每首歌曲的表演皆有不同的Setting配套。现在在DVD里，又不时重新将本来的录像投射与舞台的画面加以重迭，效果更嘆为观止。后期製作的出色乃毋庸置疑。
　　开场曲Future Lovers跟重玩Donna Summer的1977年Euro-Disco名曲I Feel Love水乳交融而来，加上身穿骑马服的Madonna与舞蹈员带来充满S&M意味的演出，已够先声夺人。每首歌曲，都附上不同的舞台表演环节，如Like A Virgin里的「骑马舞」，Jump里舞蹈员的体操舞蹈，Confessions的舞蹈员读白，Live To Tell里那备受争议的钉十字架场面(背后的数字是要道出在非洲爱滋病令到一千二百万名儿童成为孤儿并带出连串关注非洲儿童的信息再以马太福音作结——为音乐会最触动心灵、发人深省的一曲)，Forbidden Love的两男一女「缠手舞」，Isaac的号角前奏，Sorry把舞台变成街头，Music Inferno的滚轴溜冰，在视觉上已令人留下深刻印象。
　　音乐会里有三首歌曲可看到Madonna弹奏结他。玩出I Love New York这首Disco-Punk曲目的时候，她背著电结他出场带来介乎The Stooges与Post-Punk式之间的结他Riff与製造Feedback，台上投映出纽约市曼哈顿的空中轮廓线，非常之酷；未段Madonna不断敲打结他时，镜头便做出地动山摇的效果，甚为震憾呢。跟著再玩了Ray Of Light。后来她又弹奏木结他与Issac Sinwani合唱Paradise (Not For Me)。来到尾段，便玩尽劲歌热舞的主题。在Erotica时娜姐换上白色紧身舞衣出场，La Isla Bonita在流丽的Flamenco结他下她大喊”It’s time to put on your dancing shoes!”把舞台变成狂热舞会；Lucky Star娜姐在紧身舞衣上披上印有”Dancing Queen”字样斗篷先向Abba致敬，末段已穿插著Abba的79年名曲Gimme！Gimme！Gimme！（A Man After Midnight）的前奏Sample，随即便引伸出结幕曲Hung Up，亦成为整场音乐会的高潮位，全场大合唱：”Time goes by….so slowly”。
　　Stuart Price(aka Jacques Lu Cont)的音乐总监角色固然功不可没，经他重新编曲下，为Madonna的歌曲重新注入舞池动能，甚至像Like A Virgin和Lucky Star等廿三、四年前的曲目，都变身成摩登的Electro-Disco House舞曲。1983、84年，Madonna初露锋芒的年代，小Stuart才得六、七岁咋。
　　专辑曲目：
　　1.Future Lovers
　　2.Get Together
　　3.Like a Virgin
　　4.Jump
　　5.Live to Tell
　　6.Forbidden Love
　　7.Isaac
　　8.Sorry
　　9.Like It Or Not
　　10.Sorry (remix)
　　11.I Love New York
　　12.Let It Will Be
　　13.Ray of Light
　　14.Drowned World/Substitute for Love
　　15.Paradise [Not For Me]
　　16.Music
　　17.La Isla Bonita
　　18.Erotica/You Thrill Me
　　19.Lucky Star
　　20.Hung Up