Death and the devil. Nudity, eroticism and horror. With its daring subjects and blazing colors, the art of the Gothic period captivated viewers some 500 years ago, and still affects us deeply, today. Focuses on some of the most spectacular panels and paintings of the Gothic period. The mid-15th century saw the creation of works like "Purgatory," "Hell," and "Paradise." Gothic specialists introduce us to these works, while explaining just how innovative Gothic painting really was. They walk us through the beauty of the colors, show us just how daring the erotic scenes can be, and highlight the raw power of the devils and monsters. Art historian and director Grit Lederer explains how special macro-optic technology sheds new light on the artworks' tiniest details, while the storied Cologne Cathedral opens at midnight to let art historians examine the "Liebeszauber" painting, still shrouded in mystery to this day.

什么是哥特？这个词意味着不祥、超自然和恐怖。它也是中世纪的一种建筑风格，旨在歌颂上帝的神圣建筑。一个词为何会有如此不同的含义？哥特式一词的创造者，是意大利文艺复兴时期的一群艺术家，意在嘲讽。他们用它来描述古希腊和古罗马文明以外的一切。它代表蒙昧、残忍和野蛮。他们用这个词否定了延续了几百年的中世纪艺术和建筑，贬低它们为原始且毫无价值。中世纪出现了史上最壮观的大小教堂，它们包含天堂的幻影和来自地狱的警告。

在2009年5月1日高清频道开播一周年之际，将推出内容涵盖面更广泛的纪录片和专题片系列，除了向观众展示中华民族的瑰宝外，还将推出更多讲述世界文化的精品节目。央视CCTV频道特地制作了这一系列有关文艺复兴的纪录片。这是个伟大的时代，在此之前，从没有试图在现实中寻找诗意，似乎此时此刻，人们的灵魂才刚刚苏醒，这就是文艺复兴。这一系列纪录片特地着重讲述了文艺复兴三巨匠和三个重要相关的城市的建筑，纹饰，雕塑以及城市历史的巨大演变。三巨匠包括米开朗基罗，达芬奇，拉斐尔的生平和著名创作。在文艺复兴的发源地——佛罗伦萨，人们通过发现研究古代的巅峰成就，为自己开创新的哲学。这是个新发明，层出不穷，最终为崭新时代的到来铺平了道路。 　　米开朗基罗是一位杰出的艺术家、诗人，他一生中完成了大量优秀的艺术作品，其中，大卫雕像已成为佛罗伦萨的标志。其作品《最后的审判》包罗世间万象，有救世主和地狱，充斥着和平与诅咒，罪恶深重的人色彩黯淡、压抑，而圣人仍有着英雄般的气质。在米开朗基罗有生之年的最后一点光阴里，他把自己全部奉献给了圣·彼特教堂，成就了这不朽之作。 　　达·芬奇因《最后的晚餐》而声名显赫。而1503年，更是有成千上万的人赶到佛洛伦萨阿努兹亚塔教堂瞻仰他的《圣母子与圣安娜》画稿。达·芬奇不仅仅是艺术家，还是哲学家和科学家。而正是这种思想造就了达·芬奇与《蒙娜丽莎》的传奇。画中女子神秘、保守而诱人的笑容吸引着世世代代的人去研究与猜测。它让人产生无尽遐想。达·芬奇曾经写过，如果绘画不能表现人的思想，也便没有了存在的价值，这也许就是《蒙娜丽莎》魅力经久不衰的秘密。 　　拉斐尔被世人称为智与美的画家，他对和谐有着独到的见解。拉斐尔最著名的圣母像就是根据他脑海中的形象绘成的。正是因为他渴望寻回失去的美，日思夜想，所以他笔下的圣母像才能如此真实、独特而又栩栩如生。《椅中圣母》朴素而不炫耀地向世人展现了她的神圣之美。 　　在历史长河中，罗马从一个由农民和战士组成的小城变化为一个庞大的帝国。每征服一块土地，罗马大军都会带回大批艺术品，从意大利南部、希腊和中东地区掠夺的花瓶和雕塑在远征将军的胜利之师中比比皆是。当这些精美的艺术品与城市建筑融为一体时，他们掠夺更多稀世珍宝的愿望也变得愈发强烈，而整个罗马城的艺术气氛也跟着空前高涨起来。而今，一座座宏大精美的建筑仍然是世界建筑的典范，体现着古罗马帝国时代的辉煌，也是罗马这座艺术城市兴衰演变的最好见证。

故事发生于十九世纪的瑞士，大名鼎鼎的诗人拜伦（加布里埃尔·伯恩 Gabriel Byrne 饰）隐居在位于瑞士乡间的一座古堡中，在这里过着放荡不羁自由自在的生活。一天，他的好友雪莱（朱利安·山德斯 Julian Sands 饰）登门拜访，同时和他一起来的，还有雪莱年仅19岁的年轻情妇玛丽（娜塔莎·理查德森 Natasha Richardson 饰）、玛丽同父异母的妹妹克莱尔（米丽亚姆·西尔 Myriam Cyr 饰）以及拜伦的私人医生约翰（蒂莫西·斯波 Timothy Spall 饰）。 　　当晚，古堡外狂风大作，暴雨袭来，这样一种阴森可怖的场面，让一屋子的人决定围在一起讲恐怖故事，但渐渐的，那些故事里的妖魔鬼怪，似乎打破了虚构与现实的壁垒，现身于古堡之中。

In the first programme, Derren sets up a fake pharmaceutical company which claims to have developed a drug named 'Rumyodin', with the ability to inhibit fear. In the second, Derren looks at the psychology of religious belief.

When six friends fly off on a weekend getaway and are suddenly plagued by engine trouble, they're forced to land on a remote island. Looking for shelter, they're grateful to encounter Ma and Pa and their children - an eccentric family living in the island's backwoods. But what begins as simple hospitality turns into a terrifying race for survival as the friends start disappearing one by one ... and turning up dead.

THE FALLEN is a three-sided story about German, Italian, and American soldiers, set in Northern Italy during the final weeks of the World War II. On the one side, a group of American supply soldiers delivers ammunition to the front line, a journey that becomes a descent into hell, the success of the mission becomes less likely with every setback. On the other, a doomed German unit and their ragtag Italian partners struggle to maintain morale and discipline amongst their beleaguered troops in the face of certain defeat. Torn between these are the divided loyalties of the Italians, both fascist soldiers and communist partisans, who have turned brother against brother in a bloody civil war. The film looks at the everyday life of the soldiers, their encounters on the road, their hopes and dreams, and the differences in values, morals, and patriotism between the cultures at the end of that era.

THE FALLEN is a three-sided story about German, Italian, and American soldiers, set in Northern Italy during the final weeks of the World War II. On the one side, a group of American supply soldiers delivers ammunition to the front line, a journey that becomes a descent into hell, the success of the mission becomes less likely with every setback. On the other, a doomed German unit and their ragtag Italian partners struggle to maintain morale and discipline amongst their beleaguered troops in the face of certain defeat. Torn between these are the divided loyalties of the Italians, both fascist soldiers and communist partisans, who have turned brother against brother in a bloody civil war. The film looks at the everyday life of the soldiers, their encounters on the road, their hopes and dreams, and the differences in values, morals, and patriotism between the cultures at the end of that era.

American Gothic is a horror/drama/thriller series set in the heart of South Carolina in a small town called Trinity. In this town not everyone is as they seem and everyone seems to follow their leader, Sheriff Lucas Buck. Lucas's son, Caleb Temple, was brought up by another family and was lead to believe that a man called Gage was his father. The local doctor, Matt Crower, gets curious when suddenly the Sheriff wants everything to do with Caleb. Then Caleb's cousin, Gail Emory, comes to town to protect Caleb in every way she can, but that is extremely difficult when she fall in love with Lucas. Then Caleb's school teacher, Miss Selena Coombs, becomes jealous. But also on Caleb's side is his dead sister, Merlyn. She is an angel prepared to do ANYTHING to keep Lucas away... Written by Leigh N. Nuridin {[email protected]}

Art historian Dr Janina Ramirez embarks on a journey through six decades of the BBC archives to create a television history of one of the most celebrated figures in art - Leonardo Da Vinci. 　　Ramirez shows how experts and art presenters - from Andrew Graham-Dixon to Fiona Bruce to Kenneth Clarke - have turned to television to bring Leonardo's artwork out of galleries and into our living rooms. Through television they have explored the origins of Leonardo's boundless curiosity, his pioneering use of light and shade, and his remarkable scientific exploration. 　　Along the way Dr Ramirez discovers Britain's little-known version of The Last Supper, the gruesome ways Leonardo acquired his anatomical knowledge - and even what lies beneath the Mona Lisa.