In the 1960s, jazz fragments into the avant-garde and many divided schools of thought. Many jazz musicians like Dexter Gordon are forced to leave America in search of work while other use the music as a form of social protest: Max Roach, Charles Mingus, and Archie Shepp make overtly political musical statements. John Coltrane appeals to a broad audience before his untimely death. Saxophonist Stan Getz helps boost a craze for bossa nova music, but...

The history and construction of the iconic Florence Cathedral.

Found memories: "Like every morning, Madalena makes bread for Antonio's old coffee shop. Like every day, she crosses the railways where no trains have passed for years; she cleans up the gate of the locked cemetery, and listens to the priest's sermon before sharing lunch with the other old villagers. Clinging to the image of her dead husband and living in her memories, Madalena is awakened by the arrival of Rita, a young photographer who is arriving...

Explores the settlement and growth of New York City, from its founding in 1624 by the Dutch to the skyscraper wars and the building of the Empire State Building to the 1990s.

A concise biography of 20th century Irish author, James Joyce, whose works major works include: A portrait of the artist as a young man (1916), Chamber music (1907), Dubliners (1914), Ulysses (1922) and Finnegans Wake (1939).

Now, with the help of new spacecraft and Earth-based telescopes, scientists are seeing the Sun as they never have before and even re-creating what happens at the very center of the Sun. Their work will help us understand aspects of the sun that have puzzled scientists for decades. Secrets of the Sun reveals a bright new dawn in our understanding of our nearest star, one that might help keep our planet from going dark.

Explores the settlement and growth of New York City, from its founding in 1624 by the Dutch to the skyscraper wars and the building of the Empire State Building to the 1990s.

Bill Moyers interviews author and professor of comparative religion Huston Smith about the universal truths of the world's religions.

Stem cells are fundamental to biology. In the course of embryonic development, stem cells generate all the specialized cells that populate body tissues like muscle, the nervous system, and blood. In adults, reserves of stem cells repair and regenerate tissues damaged by disease and wounding. Because of the potential of stem cells to generate fresh, healthy cells, there is a huge interest in cultivating them to treat various diseases. This year's Holiday...

Amateur bakers compete to be named the United Kingdom's best baker.