In every corner of our vast country there are talented people worthy of recognition and glory. They flock to the capital and take part in popular television shows. But the spotlights go out, and life goes on. And not as they saw it ... Each of the heroes - young and adults, ambitious and modest, lonely and in love - will have to go through many trials. They are waiting for ups and downs, meetings and partings, friendship and betrayal. But in the end they will become one big team, a family that unites different people from the most remote towns of our big country, in the name of music, talent and, of course, love!

Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern. Stories are framed by the lecture of a university professor. In one tale a Boston resident becomes angry when the census forgets to record her presence. Another sketch chronicles the achievements of African Americans while still another pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to Texas.

Behind-the-scenes look during the filming of William Wyler's 1958 western, "The Big Country."

Grayson 'Big Country' Ricker chases his country music dreams to Nashville, but when things go south between him, his girlfriend and his best friend, he's forced to choose between his past and his future to make it in the Music City.

A young mother yearns to escape the unending hardships of a remote Cuban fishing village in search of a false and potentially fatal American dream.

A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves British students Brian and Ethan protest against a dramatic increase in tuition fees. And as demonstrators clash with police, and media loyally follows the authorities' efforts to outlaw political protests, the future of one of Europe's most stable democracies hangs in the balance. This spirited documentary mixes striking recordings from the frontlines with interviews with engaged and eloquent activists that see the long lines in British politics over the course of the last decades.

The life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio. For generations, Mel Blanc was one of the most famous Hollywood voice actors with his myriad of voices for classic animated characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and scores of others. However, animation was only one of the fields where Blanc shone through in his long career. This film covers the life of this amazingly talented and big hearted actor, comedian and musician as he became one of the performing greats from the golden ages of American animation and radio through to the 1980s.

Carlos, a peaceful man, looks how his quiet life is shaken when Marta, a girl aged 13, irrupts in it and starts to extort him. Unable to defend himself, he becomes involved in a series of distressing situations that lead to a disproportionate response. The country of fear digs into our worst fears and how they may and up becoming the source of different forms of domination. Such fears can lead us to accept overprotective behavior.

The ‘Heart of the Country’ was a four part series by Fay Weldon set in Somerset which was broadcast in spring 1987.

Special on the history of women in country music, featuring music performances, interviews, and vintage footage.