The marvelous adventures and dramatic life of Christopher Columbus in the 15th century.
1 For All follows a group of dysfunctional friends as they play D&D together, cutting between the players at the table and the characters in the fantasy world.
The boy Simplizissimus grows up with simple farmers in the Spessart region. But the idyll is abruptly destroyed by the Thirty Years' War. Simplizissimus is sent to the besieged fortress of Hanau. When the lansquenets there play crude jokes on him, he flees with his friend Herzbruder to the Croats. But even here he does not fare much better.
In the travel series Through the heart of China photographer Ruben Terlou and director Maaik Krijgsman make their way from the far North to the Southern tip of China: from the dried-out steppes of inner Mongolia to the tropical coast of Macau-straight through the heart of China indeed.
BILL MOLLISON is a practical visionary. For nearly two decades he has traveled the globe spreading the word about permaculture, the method of sustainable agriculture that he devised. Permaculture weaves together microclimate, annual and perennial plants, animals, soils, water management and human needs into intricately connected productive communities. Mollison has proved that even in the most difficult conditions permaculture empowers people to turn wastelands into food forests. GLOBAL GARDENER is a series of four half-hour programs on one tape. Each episode looks at examples in different bioregions: IN THE TROPICS - Mollison introduces the basic principles, and shows results in Australia, India, and Zimbabwe. ARID LANDS - Reversing desertification in Arizona, Botswana and Australia. COOL CLIMATES - Europe, Tasmania, and the San Juan Islands in Washington State. URBAN - New York City and Harare, Zimbabwe.
A single mom and skilled chef yearns for her children to settle down and offers them life lessons through the special dishes she creates.
Quirky and unconventional, Zhan Qinghong grew up well enough, but she never shared the dreams most treasured by her peers. While other girls dreamed of marrying well, Qinghong dreams of only one thing: to become a great martial arts master. Ready to turn her dreams into reality, Qinghong entered the martial arts world with wide-eyed innocence and insatiable curiosity.
Explore the different chapters of Europe's eventful history. Join Dr. Christopher Clark as he takes a daring look at the continent’s past.
Thorn, a college student, reconnects with former player Tupfah, developing feelings while encouraging him to return to basketball.