A program by David Thompson about Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520), covering his life and rise to fame in the Renaissance. Part 1 of 2.
Part II of David Thompson's 1983 piece on the Renaissance painter Raphael. This program covers his great works and later life.
Documentary series. A profile of the escapologist, with newly restored archive footage revealing some of Harry Houdini's secrets.
The family and friends of the victims of Stalin's "Doctor" plot recount the events. Through archive footage we learn of the events in 1953 when Stalin began a campaign targeting Jewish doctors he suspected of harming Russian dignitaries.
This film from 1962 records the development of the X-15 Hypersonic Rocket-Powered Aircraft.