牛津大学著名的历史学教授迪尔梅德.麦克库洛赫与BBC英国广播公司联手，精心打造这部优秀的纪录片。他将带我们去基督教古迹的现场鉴证历史，去访问知名的学者和宗教人士寻知问道，在浩瀚的历史长河里品味文明的足迹。透过这个系列的节目您将增加对基督教和西方文明的了解。 　　基督教在人类历史上和当代都有着广泛的影响、和佛教、伊斯兰教并称为世界三大宗教。全球估计现在共有15亿至21亿的人信仰基督教,占世界总人口25%-30%.最早期的基督教信仰仅从凤毛麟角的几个信徒萌芽，何以成长到可以影响人类的文明发展和历史进程的呢？ 　　这千年的基督教历史之问，将由Diarmaid MacCulloch 迪尔梅德.麦克库洛赫教授在本系列节目中不懈地探讨。

牛津大学著名的历史学教授迪尔梅德.麦克库洛赫与BBC英国广播公司联手，精心打造这部优秀的纪录片。他将带我们去基督教古迹的现场鉴证历史，去访问知名的学者和宗教人士寻知问道，在浩瀚的历史长河里品味文明的足迹。透过这个系列的节目您将增加对基督教和西方文明的了解。 　　基督教在人类历史上和当代都有着广泛的影响、和佛教、伊斯兰教并称为世界三大宗教。全球估计现在共有15亿至21亿的人信仰基督教,占世界总人口25%-30%.最早期的基督教信仰仅从凤毛麟角的几个信徒萌芽，何以成长到可以影响人类的文明发展和历史进程的呢？ 　　这千年的基督教历史之问，将由Diarmaid MacCulloch 迪尔梅德.麦克库洛赫教授在本系列节目中不懈地探讨。

Presented by Julian Davison, OTTOMANS VERSUS CHRISTIANS “The Battle For Europe” travels to the Balkans, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, where the power struggle between Christian Europe and the Muslim Ottoman Empire lasted for centuries. 　　Featuring interviews with top historians, live reenactments of pivotal events, and visits to historical sites, this three-part series explores a legendary clash of civilizations and its continuing repercussions in the modern world. 　　Episode 1: "Dream of Empire” airs Monday, April 10 at 11 p.m. - This episode traces the history of Ottoman influence in the Balkans over four centuries. 　　Episode 2: “Vienna – The Golden Apple” airs Tuesday, April 11 at 11 p.m. - This episode focuses on Ottoman advances into Europe in the 15th-17th centuries, climaxing in the second siege of Vienna in 1683. 　　Episode 3: “The Sick Man of Europe” airs Wednesday, April 12 at 11 p.m. - This final episode explores the relationship between the Ottoman Empire and Tsarist Russia, which resulted in the Crimean War in 1853, dragging in troops from France and England.

Presented by Julian Davison, OTTOMANS VERSUS CHRISTIANS “The Battle For Europe” travels to the Balkans, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, where the power struggle between Christian Europe and the Muslim Ottoman Empire lasted for centuries. 　　Featuring interviews with top historians, live reenactments of pivotal events, and visits to historical sites, this three-part series explores a legendary clash of civilizations and its continuing repercussions in the modern world. 　　Episode 1: "Dream of Empire” airs Monday, April 10 at 11 p.m. - This episode traces the history of Ottoman influence in the Balkans over four centuries. 　　Episode 2: “Vienna – The Golden Apple” airs Tuesday, April 11 at 11 p.m. - This episode focuses on Ottoman advances into Europe in the 15th-17th centuries, climaxing in the second siege of Vienna in 1683. 　　Episode 3: “The Sick Man of Europe” airs Wednesday, April 12 at 11 p.m. - This final episode explores the relationship between the Ottoman Empire and Tsarist Russia, which resulted in the Crimean War in 1853, dragging in troops from France and England.

1976年，阿尔伯特·斯帕贾利由于策划、组织和实施了对尼斯一家银行的盗窃而被捕。这名“世纪大盗”从初审法官的办公室逃走后，数年间一次又一次从抓捕他的警察手指间溜掉。他还在南美洲接受记者采访，拍摄了一系列滑稽照片。 　　新闻报道记者凡桑得到机会在南美洲的一个城市里与阿尔伯特·斯帕贾利接近，这期间他发现这名江洋大盗是一个“矛盾组合体”，身无分文却又很慷慨，身上充满幽默细胞，在警察的追捕下有些“伟大的失败者”的意味。