In the beginning was sex. To the ancient cultures, sexuality, love and sex were inextricably connected with the creation of the earth, the heavens and the underworld. To the citizens of the ancient civilizations that gave birth to ours, sensuality and sexuality were an integral part of society. This series exploration of Egyptian and Roman sexual practice allows viewers the opportunity to see how attitudes and beliefs about sexuality functioned in the early civilizations, and how those attitudes reveal the unspoken rules that defined public and private behavior. Episodes cover human sex and sexuality from a historical perspective, and examines in detail different texts and images which provide us with evidence about sexual practices, beliefs and ideologies in the ancient world – from erotica on pots to legal texts, phallic votive objects, fertility ceremonies, prostitution, female and hermaphroditic creator deities, from religious rituals to sex manuals.
The Essential Lectures of Alan Watts video series was recorded in 1971 above Muir Woods, California, and in 1972 aboard the ferryboat the SS Vallejo in Sausalito. Produced by his son Mark and directed by long-time archivist Henry Jacobs, the series explores core philosophical themes that spawned over Watts' career.
Stories of stars who paid a personal price for fame.
Rastamouse is a British animated stop motion children's TV series created by Genevieve Webster and Michael De Souza and produced by Three Stones Media/The Rastamouse Company for CBeebies. The show follows crime-busting mouse reggae band Da Easy Crew, who split their time between making music and solving mysteries for Da President of Mouseland. The first 52 episodes of the initial series were shown in the afternoon beginning 31 January 2011 on CBeebies. From 7 March 2011, the programme was repeated in the early mornings, on BBC Two. The second series, comprising a further 26 episodes, started on 20 August 2012, on CBeebies.
Celebrities are given a unique insight into their lives using innovative DNA science and technology to trace their ancestors.
In the early Republic of China, police officer A Lai is saved by a mysterious woman, Lu Na, who falls into a coma. Using her comic books, he solves cases and uncovers clues about her past, all while facing rising dangers linked to his newfound success.
Arresting Behavior is a half-hour American television police comedy that aired on ABC from August 18 to September 2, 1992.
In Aranya and Pakhi’s love saga, the first chapter begins with a bitter rivalry! But when love sweeps them away, the two forge a connection like no other.
Anomalies in the Earth’s atmosphere cause irregularities in telecommunications that affects one man’s future. Feng Ying is an internationally renowned cyclist and a star in the sports world. But when he decides to return to Taiwan to help rebuild his grandfather’s cycling team, strange things begin to happen. First, Ying meets Ji Zi Qi, the cycling team’s assistant, and the two bicker into an unexpected romantic relationship. Then, Ying begins to receive mysterious messages on his cell phone of a love-hate relationship that spans 15 years. When the ominous messages seem to forebode a tragic ending, is there anything Ying do that could impact his own future?
Huracán is a Mexican telenovela shown in Mexico from October 13, 1997 to March 27, 1998, starring with the late Jorge Russek, Fernando Balzaretti, and Eduardo Palomo.
Grade-schooler Jason meets a Mecanimal, a transforming minicar from the alternate world of Triforce, named Evan. Jason and Evan are both searching for missing family members, and team up to help each other. Together, they meet more Mecanimals as they battle across dimensions and learn important lessons along the way.
Five cooking prodigies challenge a prolific executive-level chef in the kitchen.