history

A 20 minute excerpt of the BBC documentary, Documents for Artists, that examines photography as a documentary medium for artists.

A 30 minute excerpt of the BBC documentary, Fixing the Shadows, tells the story of the invention of photography and the way in which it became an integral part of the modern world.

This excellent BBC documentary, presented by the lucid Professor Armand Leroi, tells the story of the theory of evolution since Darwin postulated it in 1859 in ‘On the Origin of Species’. (88 min)

From 1910 to 1940, immigrants entered the US through the West Coast’s Angel Island Immigration Station. Located not far from Alcatraz Island, it’s dark history were practically lost, until re-discovered in 1970. (12 min)

From haphazard science experiments in the 1830s to fully fledged works of art, photography came a long way during the 19th century. (3:42 min)

Long shrouded in secrecy, the life of Nikola Tesla is illuminated in this film. His achievements are so profound that he was seen as a threat to the world’s economy and many of his inventions are still classified by the U.S. (45 min in 5 segments)

This episode follows our ancestors from the shallow saltwater seas to the freshwater rivers, then discusses the colonization of land. Mainly Devonian and Carboniferous periods. (44 min)

The grandson of Ieyasu, Tokugawa Iemitsu, tightens control over Japan’s warlords and expels all foreigners. (55 min)