These are the true stories of American heiresses who travelled to England to marry titled English men in the late 1800s.
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.
第1集 尼安德特人 尼安德特人是现代欧洲人祖先的近亲,从12万年前开始,他们统治着整个欧洲、亚洲西部以及非洲北部,但在两万四千年前,这些古人类却消失了。 第2集 直立人 直立人,距今约180万~20万年,生活在非洲、欧洲和亚洲的古人类,一般认为直立人起源于非洲。1890年到1892年在印度尼西亚爪哇发现了猿人的下颌骨,头盖骨和腿骨,发现者把他定名为“直立猿人”或“原人直立种”。1929年北京周口店发现的猿人化石定名为“北京的中国猿人”或“中国猿人北京种”,俗称“北京人” 。 第3集 阿法猿人露西 阿法南猿或南方古猿阿法种,是生存于390-290万年前已灭绝的人科。电影《超体》出现的“猿人露西”就是引用的阿法猿人露西。
史提夫前往遥远的印尼巴布亚省,一睹巴列姆河这条无人有胆航行的湍急水道,然而,首位勇者将在此出现!
Comedian Colin Quinn talks about American politics and how divided the country is.
《性感野兽》类似《蒙面歌王》,不过是针对约会的真人秀。每一集都会有一个新单曲。 该节目形式旨在彰显参与者的人格魅力,单身人士在约会前都会用好莱坞级别的假体伪装自己,只有在确定追求者人选后,才会卸掉面具。 由 All3Media 支持的 Lion TV 制作的流光已经签约了两季的真人秀节目。 第一季六集(6 x 30')将于 7 月 21 日在全球播出,第二季的六集将于今年晚些时候播出。
作家兼探索家皮尔斯吉本前往南太平洋偏远地区丛林一探食人族的秘密!
海中的最大奖要属巨型黑鲔。这些重量在320到1500磅之间的庞然大物是世界上身价最高的鱼类,价格因日本人对寿司的需求而节节攀升。体型最大的黑鲔向北游到大西洋的冰冷水域,这里以传统的鱼竿和卷线轮捕捉鲔鱼。四位船长争相捕捉这些身价高昂的鱼类。他们驾驶的渔船,体积只有白令海拖网渔船的三分之一。在大浪和恶劣天气中,他们要跟世界上力气最大的鱼类一较高下。这个狡猾的对手游速可以媲美公路的车速。至于拼命的代价如何?
NBC宣布预订生存专家BearGrylls开发的另一部野外求生竞技真人秀(6集)——去年NBC曾播出BearGrylls开发的《GetOutAlive》,同样为野外求生节目。新节目命名为《RunningWildWithBearGrylls》,BearGrylls将带领一群名人到偏僻的地方完成为期48小时的探险任务。
Anne Boleyn is one of the most famous and controversial women in British history. In 1536, she became the first queen in Britain's history to be executed. The brutal speed of her downfall, and the astonishing nature of the charges against her - treason, adultery, even incest - makes her story shocking even to this day. Yet whilst we know how Anne died, the story of why she had to go and who authored her violent end has been the subject of fiery debate across six centuries. In a radical new approach to televised history, a stellar cast of writers and historians, including Hilary Mantel, David Starkey, Philippa Gregory and others, battle out the story of her last days and give their own unique interpretations of her destruction.
The HISTORY Channel’s hit survival series “Alone” is back like never before and taking place in the most dangerous location yet. In Season 8, 10 contestants fight to survive in the Canadian wilderness on the shores of Chilko Lake, British Columbia. Equipped with just 10 items and a camera kit, each participant must survive in total isolation, with the hopes of lasting the longest and winning the $500,000 prize. Not only must they endure hunger, loneliness and the elements, but this season, they also face the deadliest predator in North America: the grizzly bear. No camera crews. No gimmicks. It is the ultimate test of human will. HISTORY频道的热门生存系列 "Alone "以前所未有的方式回归,并在最危险的地方进行。在第八季中,10名参赛者将在加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省奇尔科湖畔的荒野上为生存而战。每位参赛者只配备了10件物品和一个摄影包,他们必须在完全与世隔绝的情况下生存,希望能坚持最久,赢得50万美元的奖金。他们不仅必须忍受饥饿、孤独和各种因素,而且在这一季,他们还要面对北美最致命的掠食者:灰熊。没有摄制组。没有噱头。这是对人类意志的终极考验。