In this landmark travel series, award-winning presenter Denise Keller embarks on a profound personal passage to explore one of the world's greatest continous "living" cultures - China. Today China offers by far the greatest canvas displaying a phenomenal picture of a living, breathing culture. A place where it is possible to straddle the ancient, the medieval and the modern all in one. 　　ART OF LIFE 　　Presenter Denise Keller explores the vast artistic landscape of China through its rich culture of performing arts. She begins in Beijing with musicians and craftsmen who keep alive the ancient sounds of the Guqin instrument. Oscar-winning composer Tandun gives her unparallled access to his spectacular concerts in the ancient capital Xian and the “Water Heavens” of Zhujiajiao in Shanghai. The ancient town also sets a Ming Dynasty garden stage for the contemporary revival of a centuries-old classical Kunqu Opera show called Peony Pavillion. But hours of face-painting, elaborate costumes and intense coaching are first needed to try out for a lead role. Denise then sets off into the rural villages of Jianxi to explore the 5,000 year old rituals of the Nuo Dance. Finally, she returns to Beijing to rehearse with the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe as they display the breathtaking “Dance of a Thousand Hands”. 　　 　　ICONS OF CULTURE 　　Presenter Denise Keller sets out to explore some of the most iconic products synonymous with China's cultural identity. The monumental terraces of the Hani in Yunnan lead her on a rice trail to the ancient water town of Shaoxing to discover cottage industries which have for centuries created China's most iconic beverage. In Hangzhou, she plunges into the tea culture of Longjing's lush gardens. In Jingdezhen, Jianxi, she meets artists who show her how a continous culture of innovation has made it the porcelain capital of the world for hundreds of years. Suzhou in Jiangsu takes Denise back in time to experience highly sophisticated silk production techniques that made it the historical centre of a fabric that put China of the map of international commerce. Finally, fast forward to the 21st century, she discovers a brave new wave in Shanghai's contemporary art scene that's creating new icons of the future.

In this landmark travel series, award-winning presenter Denise Keller embarks on a profound personal passage to explore one of the world's greatest continous "living" cultures - China. Today China offers by far the greatest canvas displaying a phenomenal picture of a living, breathing culture. A place where it is possible to straddle the ancient, the medieval and the modern all in one. 　　ART OF LIFE 　　Presenter Denise Keller explores the vast artistic landscape of China through its rich culture of performing arts. She begins in Beijing with musicians and craftsmen who keep alive the ancient sounds of the Guqin instrument. Oscar-winning composer Tandun gives her unparallled access to his spectacular concerts in the ancient capital Xian and the “Water Heavens” of Zhujiajiao in Shanghai. The ancient town also sets a Ming Dynasty garden stage for the contemporary revival of a centuries-old classical Kunqu Opera show called Peony Pavillion. But hours of face-painting, elaborate costumes and intense coaching are first needed to try out for a lead role. Denise then sets off into the rural villages of Jianxi to explore the 5,000 year old rituals of the Nuo Dance. Finally, she returns to Beijing to rehearse with the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe as they display the breathtaking “Dance of a Thousand Hands”. 　　 　　ICONS OF CULTURE 　　Presenter Denise Keller sets out to explore some of the most iconic products synonymous with China's cultural identity. The monumental terraces of the Hani in Yunnan lead her on a rice trail to the ancient water town of Shaoxing to discover cottage industries which have for centuries created China's most iconic beverage. In Hangzhou, she plunges into the tea culture of Longjing's lush gardens. In Jingdezhen, Jianxi, she meets artists who show her how a continous culture of innovation has made it the porcelain capital of the world for hundreds of years. Suzhou in Jiangsu takes Denise back in time to experience highly sophisticated silk production techniques that made it the historical centre of a fabric that put China of the map of international commerce. Finally, fast forward to the 21st century, she discovers a brave new wave in Shanghai's contemporary art scene that's creating new icons of the future.

《宋之韵——宋词》创作历经12年，由国内顶尖纪录片人联袂奉献。她秉承了《唐之韵》的一贯风格，全片以词人和流派为分集，但她没有停留在文字解析的层面上，而是更关注那些作词的人——关注他们的命运、他们的喜怒哀乐、他们对事物的观察，以及他们对国家和人生的态度。该片画面唯美、制作精良，即将再掀观众对宋词的关注和喜爱。

《宋之韵》是国内第一部以电视纪录片方式表现宋词和宋代词人的作 品，秉承了《唐之韵 唐诗》的一贯风格。 为避免仅仅停留在文字解析的层面，全片以词人和流派分集，聚焦那些词作者, 关注他们的命运、他们的喜怒哀乐、他们对事物的观察，以及他们对国家和人 生的态度。作品画面唯美、制作精良 ，再掀观众对宋词的关注和喜爱。

现年27岁的长冈（三浦贵大 饰），存款仅有725日元。此前他挺过了半身不遂的威胁，经历了恩师去世的悲痛，更顶住来自周遭的反对声和压力，最终成为一名高中教师。仅仅五年后，为了实现多年以来一直怀有的建造学校的梦想，他毅然选择辞职，而今为了筹措创校的资金四处奔走。 　　最初他用那点儿可怜的存款开了间小酒吧，能依靠的也只有自己的力量。幸运的是，总算有当初的四名学生集聚到长冈的身边。分别是健二（加治将树 饰）、由美（松冈茉优 饰）、崇史（柾木玲弥 饰）和大辅（山本凉介 饰）。简陋破旧的小酒吧，成为了长冈和四个人生正处于彷徨期的年轻人的避风港。为了进一步筹措资金，长冈决定自费出版自传。而对这四名年轻人来说，长冈老师的梦想不知不觉间也变成了他们的梦。与此同时，长冈不断认识因各种情况而旷课或者闭门不出的孩子与年轻人。怀有苦恼的他在学生和年轻人们的鼓励下，持续朝着建造学校的梦想迈进。他们昂起头颅，直面挑战……

弗朗西斯（安·托德 Ann Todd 饰）自幼失去了父母沦为孤儿，被监护人尼克尔斯收养，两人过着相依为命的生活。尼克尔斯在弗朗西斯的身上发现了极高的音乐天赋，于是送她去罗伊尔音乐学院深造。在那里，弗朗西斯邂逅了名为皮特的年轻人。尼克尔斯认为两人之间的这段感情会影响弗朗西斯的学业，于是将她带去了巴黎，很快，才华横溢的弗朗西斯就在巴黎获得了极高的声望，最终成为了红极一时的钢琴家。 　　回到伦敦之后，弗朗西斯遇见了画家马克斯维尔，两人很快就坠入了情网之中。占有欲极强的尼克尔斯当然反对这段感情，无奈之下，弗朗西斯决定和恋人私奔。