History, Technology Documentary narrated by Adam Hart-Davis and published by BBC in 2002 -English narration The Good Lyfe The Wars of the Roses concluded, Britain could finally afford to reap some of the rewards of civilization. In this programme we see the vast opulence of the most richest woman in Britian, Bess of Hardwicke, as well as the invention of tennis (originally played with kitchen sieves), horceracing, the theatre, and knitting. And of course what programme would be complete without an investigation of that perennial Hart-Davis obsession, the Water Closet. War Machyne Adam looks at the development of Tudor weapons of war, taking in unpleasant implements of torture, cryptography, and casts his own cannon out of pure iron and test fires it! Seeyng the Worlde Among many enduring Tudor inventions were the pencil, enabled by the discovery in Wales of what for the long time would be the only graphite pit in Britain, the telescope, perspective and oil paints, applied to create pictures of unprecedented realism using the camera obscura. The Thinkynge Revolution During this era there were the most striking transformations of our understanding of our place in the Universe. Adam explains how Tudor ides of astronomy were revolutionsed by the discovery of a "new star" or "nova" in 1572, and how the dubious practice of alchemy gradually gave place to chemistry, alongside the discovery of many new substances.

《古罗马人》是BBC2的一个6 x 30的系列纪录片。Adam Hart-Davis 将和我们一同探讨古罗马人对于现在的生活的影响，从乳罩到桥，从排序法到餐桌上的刀叉，从混凝土结构到避孕套，古罗马人带给英国人的发明和创新改变了他们的建筑风格及生活的方式。在他们逗留的近400年间，他们建造了三十座城镇，留下了迷人的复杂的技术。 Programme 1: 奢华的生活 Programme 2: 入侵 Programme 3: 城镇和乡村 Programme 4: 帝国之动脉 Programme 5: 帝国的优势 Programme 6: 那个时代的高峰

The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.

From the real life stories that inspired Game of Thrones, delve into a world of dynasties, blood feuds and civil war, where brother battles brother, uncle kills nephew, and cousin executes cousin in the race to decide who wears the bloodstained crown of England. The Tudor dynasty spans little over a century, but it is filled with big personalities and even bigger battles for power and influence. Trace the Tudor bloodline from Henry VII to Elizabeth I in a family drama like no other. Producer: Brian Aabech

16世纪中叶，英国驻法国大使遭到暗杀，而且死者正是年轻的英国国王亨利八世的叔叔。这让国王极为愤怒，立刻召集大臣，准备兵发法兰西。不过，红衣主教沃尔金权衡各方利益，并不赞成英法交战。因此，他想方设法，让英王、法王通过协商解决了此事。由于王后凯瑟琳只为亨利八世生下了一个女儿，这让她逐渐失宠。亨利八世一直对此耿耿于怀，并在宫廷之内寻欢作乐。不过，真正令亨利八世动心的却是一名叫安·博林的女侍官，后者美艳动人，丰满妖娆，使得他几近疯狂。为了能够明媒正娶，亨利八世跟主教沃尔金密谋，要与王后离婚，此举顿时牵涉到外交、宗教等多方利益。期间，热死病蔓延，引起全国恐慌，一场宫廷震荡也随之而来……

500年前亨利八世时代的圣诞节，没有圣诞老人、圣诞树和收礼物的袜子，但有十二天的狂欢和宫廷盛宴。历史学家Lucy Worsley重现都铎时代的圣诞，讲述圣诞传统的演变。

根据特雷西·波曼的小说改编，通过对当时建筑的深度还原，本系列三集纪录片对人类历史上伴随着亨利八世和伊丽莎白一世等人生活的时代最破朔迷离的神秘事件进行解读。从著名的历史性丑闻，到都铎王朝的最细微的生活习惯和典礼，本片非常详尽的揭示了王族们的私生活。

与历史学家露西·沃斯利一起回到过去，探索都铎王朝的12天圣诞节狂欢。从宫廷盛宴，到激动人心的颂歌，再到形状各异的特色礼物，露西将与专家协作，将亨利八世、他的宫廷以及都铎王朝的日常生活在12天的庆祝活动呈现出来。谁是暴政之王？都铎王朝的皇家盛宴能打败现代圣诞大餐吗？还有一种混合了苹果泥的辣味啤酒——能喝吗？露西将会找寻这些答案，你准备好以一种全新视角来看待圣诞节了吗？

In this Yuletide treat, Lucy Worsley will immerse herself in the food, music, dance and traditions of the 16th century - a heady 12 days of revelry that ran from December 25 to January 5. Lucy discovers how Christmas was celebrated in the reign of Henry VIII, from the kings table to the most humble of Tudor homes.

16世纪中叶，英国驻法国大使遭到暗杀，而且死者正是年轻的英国国王亨利八世（乔纳森•莱斯•梅耶斯 Jonathan Rhys Meyers 饰）的叔叔。这让国王极为愤怒…