根据德国作家Rolf Hochhuth舞台剧《The Deputy》改编，党卫军上尉Kurt Gerstein发现自己为净化水源而合成的化学药剂成为杀人毒气时深感震惊，想要把这种罪行告上中立国或教廷。天主教神父Riccardo是惟一愿意帮助他的人。然而两人的力量不但未能阻止悲剧的发生，还成为了历史车轮下的牺牲品。

Four monologues by playwright Peter Barnes celebrating the bicentennial of the French Revolution.

年轻贵族蓝郎爱上富商女儿玛丽芭。蓝郎的仆人Sempronio 建议找女巫Celestina来促进此事。但另外一个仆人Parmeno 对女巫深感怀疑，因为他清楚知道她的把戏。其后女巫让玛丽芭深信蓝郎对他的爱 ，并安排一个秘密会面, 蓝郎给了女巫子一条昂贵的金链子。两位仆人都不满意女巫提供给他们的妓女，他们提出更多的要求，因此引发了一连串的戏剧化事情。

年轻贵族蓝郎爱上富商女儿玛丽芭。蓝郎的仆人Sempronio 建议找女巫Celestina来促进此事。但另外一个仆人Parmeno 对女巫深感怀疑，因为他清楚知道她的把戏。其后女巫让玛丽芭深信蓝郎对他的爱 ，并安排一个秘密会面, 蓝郎给了女巫子一条昂贵的金链子。两位仆人都不满意女巫提供给他们的妓女，他们提出更多的要求，因此引发了一连串的戏剧化事情。

戈尔（约翰•库萨克 John Cusack 饰倒的木偶艺人，善于操作舞台上傀儡木偶。生活所迫，他进入了一间纽约一间公司从事文件管理工作。这间公司在办公大厦的七楼半，由于它只有半层楼高，所以职员们都只能拱着腰工作。 　　正是由于这样，戈尔偶然发现了公司的文件柜后面有一扇门。好奇心驱使下，戈尔进入了这扇门。当戈尔一进入门内，马上便被吸入了其中，并飞越时空进入了著名演员约翰.马尔科维奇的大脑中。他发现现在自己能随意控制约翰.马尔科维奇的目光，并窥探到一切约翰.马尔科维奇的私隐。十五分钟后戈尔自动被弹回了现实中。 　　这一发现令戈尔兴奋不已，他决定利用这扇门做一笔大生意。

Can I Get a Witness? tells the story of a mother and daughter in a near-future world where huge sacrifices are made to maintain life on Earth. 　　With its resources swallowed by e-waste and overpopulation, the world is experiencing an anthropogenic collapse. To manage, technological advances are shunned. Nobody has electricity and only people with exceptions are permitted cars. Most importantly, there is also a collective agreement that nobody is allowed to live beyond the age of 50. 　　Oh’s Ellie lives with her teenage daughter Kiah (Keira Jang), who is starting her first day as a Documenter, an important role in this new world order. She uses her artistic gifts — beautifully conjured in animations — to draw the dying ceremonies, since printing and photography have been banned. 　　Kiah is paired with Daniel (Joel Oulette), the young man who performs the contractual elements of each person’s end-of-life ceremony. He matter-of-factly provides the packages a person can choose, sets them up when the time comes, and performs the burials. But his new coworker is having a hard time handling the emotional impacts of the job.

Can I Get a Witness? tells the story of a mother and daughter in a near-future world where huge sacrifices are made to maintain life on Earth. 　　With its resources swallowed by e-waste and overpopulation, the world is experiencing an anthropogenic collapse. To manage, technological advances are shunned. Nobody has electricity and only people with exceptions are permitted cars. Most importantly, there is also a collective agreement that nobody is allowed to live beyond the age of 50. 　　Oh’s Ellie lives with her teenage daughter Kiah (Keira Jang), who is starting her first day as a Documenter, an important role in this new world order. She uses her artistic gifts — beautifully conjured in animations — to draw the dying ceremonies, since printing and photography have been banned. 　　Kiah is paired with Daniel (Joel Oulette), the young man who performs the contractual elements of each person’s end-of-life ceremony. He matter-of-factly provides the packages a person can choose, sets them up when the time comes, and performs the burials. But his new coworker is having a hard time handling the emotional impacts of the job.

每个人对于伟大和伟人的定义都有所不同。但是在每个行业里，存在着大家公认的伟人。当你看到伟人，就会明白他们和普通人之间的不同之处。他们是如何取得今天的成就的？是什么造就了他们和普通人之间的不同之处？这也许是我们每个人心中的疑问。在《见证伟大》系列纪录片中，来自各个行业的专家将会带领我们深入分析这些问题，探索究竟什么是伟大，又是什么成就了伟大。我们也将和这些传奇人物面对面交谈，听他们口述自己的人生路程，了解他们成功背后的奋斗和努力。

由18世纪法国风靡一时的爱情小说《骑士格里欧与曼侬·莱斯科的情史》带来的灵感，歌剧史上有多位作曲家都以此创作了歌剧，其中最为著名的当属马斯内的《曼侬》和普契尼的《曼侬·莱斯科》。尽管有马斯内的珠玉在前，但普契尼之作以华丽的乐曲、灵动的结构、丰沛的情感、充满活力的绮丽旋律而大获成功，受到观众与评论界的一致好评。 　　本版《曼侬·莱斯科》是英国皇家歌剧院30年来的首版全新制作，有“首席普契尼女高音”美誉的克里斯汀·奥博莱斯饰演曼侬·莱斯科，乔纳斯·考夫曼饰演格里欧，二人之间的默契令整体制作大放异彩，让这一对苦命鸳鸯奥德赛式的流放命运更加令人动容。著名导演乔纳森·肯特强化了这部歌剧的戏剧性，将背景从18世纪搬到了现代，故事的内核依然是关于一个身处自由、危险和虚伪环境中的女人，在明码标价的浮华与纯真热烈的爱情之间做出了错误选择，并最终付出了生命的代价。