Four-part BBC series following Francesco da Mosto as he explores the history of Venice, beginning with its creation in the 5th century and concluding in the modern era. Each episode focuses upon a certain area of Venetian history, interlaced with various anecdotes from da Mosto's own experiences and family history. A book of the same name was published to accompany the series in 2004.

Reencountering the only man she ever loved is Gringa’s dream. She is the owner of a brothel in the interior of Brazil and even though she is blind and very sick, she insists on fulfilling her last wish: to go to Venice to apologize to the lover she abandoned decades ago. To take her to the Italian city, Tonho, Rita and the other girls who work for Gringa come up with a fantastic plan with help from a circus troupe.

When a storm damages the animals’ homes and San Damiano church, Francesco and his animal friends work together to repair the church before Easter morning. It comes down to the last minute and the last stone. This program teaches children about God’s love, the joys of giving and how prayers are often answered in wondrous ways.

Learn daily prayers through delightful songs as Francesco converts natural enemies into lifelong friends! The animals quickly learn that friendship and cooperation make life, work and play more fun, and that sometimes the smallest of the group can make the greatest contribution toward mending a Broken Cross.

The seemingly tranquil waterways of Venice are terrorized by the perfect killing machine. In search of his father who has mysteriously disappeared diving in the city, David stumbles across the cryptic trail leading to the long-lost fortune of the Medici. As the unwitting pawn in a Mafia plot to recover the treasure, David's girlfriend is kidnapped at gunpoint, plunging him into a desperate race against time. If he has any hope of saving her he must enter the deadly waters. Can David out-gun the Mafia assassins and survive the voracious sharks laying in wait beneath the surface, or will he succumb to the same fate as his father?

After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by herself.

Nina travels to Venice to surprise her husband Stephan on his birthday. But when she gets at his hotel she discovers that he is not staying there. Desperately looking for him, Nina realizes he is cheating her with another woman, and also has a son with her. Nina then seeks consolation in an attractive guide with whom she will end falling in love

Healing from a breakup, Michael escapes to Venice, Italy, where he unexpectedly finds a love that awakens his spirit and expands his heart, promising to profoundly alter the direction of his life forever.

Healing from a breakup, Michael escapes to Venice, Italy, where he unexpectedly finds a love that awakens his spirit and expands his heart, promising to profoundly alter the direction of his life forever.

It is based on the classic British stage farce and a comedy of misunderstandings centered around a relationship break up and a painting which is called Venice at Dawn.