Athena (Firm)
Publisher
Athena
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Historian Amanda Vickery (The story of women & art) takes viewers on a journey to uncover the centuries-long struggle for women's equality in Britain. From Queen Victoria and her progressive views on women's rights to Emmeline Pankhurst and her suffragettes, Vickery reveals the long-forgotten heroes and heroines who dedicated their lives to the cause of equality for men and women.
Publisher
Athena
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Award-winning author and historian Amanda Vickery hosts this engrossing look into an often-overlooked subject: the life and work of female artists. The series offers a comprehensive examination of women artists, beginning with the Renaissance and ending with the early twentieth century.
3) Theatreland
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
Featuring theatre and film heavyweights and real-life friends Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellan, take a compelling look behind-the-scenes of a West End production of Beckett's influential Waiting for Godot.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Celebrated journalist Bill Moyers combines intimate, one-on-one interviews and public performances in this celebration of modern poetry's diverse voices. Featured poets include National Book Award honorees, Pulitzer Prize winners, and a former U.S. Poet Laureate, as well as accompaniment by the famed Paul Winter Consort.
Publisher
Athena
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In American history, no document has sparked as much reverence, discussion, and controversy as the Constitution. But how does it really affect our everyday lives? Join Bill Moyers for this eleven-part series, originally produced to mark the Constitution's bicentennial, that delves into the fascinating history and contemporary relevance of the ultimate law of the land.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in nine intensive acting workshops, demonstrating how the Company makes Shakespeare's classic plays accessible to modern audiences without compromising the text's integrity.