docu-drama

In 1466, at 17, Lorenzo d’Medici foils a murderous plot against his father and saves his family from a coup d’etat. He ushers in another Medici chapter in the history of Florence and the Renaissance. (44 min, 6 segments)

This PBS docu-drama explores why Darwin’s “dangerous idea” matters perhaps even more today than it did in his own time. (110 min, 11 segments)

Europe, 1400: No longer neglected in the shadows of the Church, classical philosophy, poetry, art and sculpture begin to reach a new audience. With increasing trade and wealth an appetite for enlightenment develops. (54 min in 6 segments)

Blending drama and documentary, BBC’s If The Oil Runs Out investigates a scenario many experts fear will come true - when the cheap oil we depend on starts to run out. (56 min in 6 segments)

As much of the world descended into the Dark Ages after the fall of Rome, the Byzantine Empire shone brilliantly. Ingenious but ruthless, the Byzantines ruled over vast swaths of Europe and Asia for more than a thousand years. (45 minutes in 5 segments)

History Channel’s presentation of the Book of the Dead. Approximately 42 minutes in 5 parts.