europe

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)

Banned from the Bible tells the stories of the ancient books that have been prohibited from becoming part of Bible canon. (88 min, 12 segments)

A BBC documentary about the rise and fall of the most influential and successful independent record label in British rock music history - Factory Records in Manchester. (88 min, 9 segments)

With enfettered access to the region, BBC tries to investigate what really went on inside South Ossetia with the Russia Georgia conflict. (13 min in 3 segments)

European doctors have successfully given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells. The ground-breaking procedure could revolutionize how doctors carry out organ transplants in the future. (2:15 min)

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)

The last episode explains how politicians on the left set out to mould their policies to people’s inner desires and feelings, just as capitalism had learnt to do with products. (55 min in 6 segments)