National Treasures
A European art collector’s visit to the British Museum’s ‘special collections’ raises suspicions when he fixates on a particular object. As he presses the curator for its acquisition, he stirs internal conflict, revealin
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A European art collector’s visit to the British Museum’s ‘special collections’ raises suspicions when he fixates on a particular object. As he presses the curator for its acquisition, he stirs internal conflict, revealin
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the ancient Christian practice of preserving holy relics and the largely forgotten art form that went with it, the reliquary. Fragments of bone or fabric placed inside a bejewelled shrine, a
Probably the greatest Spanish painter of the 17th century, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazques (1599-1660) was a court painter and worked at various courts throughout his life. His famous, Las Maninas, is typical of his
Compilation of extremely rare footage of the legendary New York Dolls. Live material, interviews, radio adverts, mentions on TV News programmes, it's all here.
In the abyss of the ocean lies a world of mysteries and sunken treasures. But the laws governing the seas are not enough to end the debate over the right to claim possession of these Roman ships, Spanish galleons, and ce
Hi-5: Magical Treasures
We reveal how a new "treasure map" of the Maya world is transforming what we thought we knew of one of the world most mysterious ancient civilizations.
The lovely, slightly macabre, Seducia Darkly has some problems with her old deceased relatives. While she is trying to sort out their differences she will show you a collection of horror shorts. Shorts included are Legen
Lars Tharp visits China to explore why Chinese vases are so famous and expensive, visiting the mountain where porcelain was first created and Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital.
This set picks up from where Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume One leaves off. This was one of the few "Treasures" sets released abroad, as well as in the United States, on 4 April 2005. Like the first volume, it was
Mickey's faithful friend Pluto is unleashed in this first volume of the celebrated canine's cartoon capers. Spanning the years 1930 to 1947, these 29 classic shorts include Pluto's 1930 debut in The Chain Gang - which wa
This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.
With cutting-edge VR, fascinating interviews, and access to the very latest discoveries, join Professor Bettany Hughes in her ultimate countdown of history’s most famous city's treasures.
A documentary film about Don Bernstine from Hard Rock Cafe visiting musicians to try to get memorabilia from them.
It was a fateful coincidence that in 2014, just when the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam was staging an exhibition of Crimean artworks, Russia annexed the region. So now the question arises of who should the artworks
How at the beginning of 2022, while doing research in France on Henriette Lorimier and the women painters of the early 19th century, in a cellar in Bagneux Jonathan Bougard came across a bust signed Muta Mayola, the most
Reflections of Latin American cultural identity through flea markets, between trash and treasures. Unusual, archaeological and anti-capitalist universe that explores the sustainability of the circular economy through rec
The movie is about the discovery of an underwater treasure. It involves a mixture of ancient legends, human treachery and romance.
An exclusive look at Oscar-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson's secret passion – an astonishing collection of First World War memorabilia, including warplanes built from original blueprints. Jackson shows us around his war