This six part series takes you inside the alluring and enchanted world of magic: from the mechanical automata of Robert-Houdin to the elaborate illusions of Penn and Teller, from the death defying escapes of Houdini to the bizarre and tragic feats of sideshow performers. Come backstage and see what's behind the curtain!
He is the world's most influential and admired writer, a man whose imaginative genius still moves us, nearly four centuries after his death.William Shakespeare's tumultuous life produced an unmatched legacy of drama and poetry. But the Bard's own story remains, for the most part, a mystery. Piece together the clues of Shakespeare's identity, from his comfortable youth in Stratford-on-Avon ...
He was a gifted athlete whose greatest feat came not on a playing field, but in smashing the color barrier that had denied so many others a chance to compete. Jackie Robinson was a collegiate All-American in baseball, football, basketball and track. But in an era of segregation he had little chance for a career as an athlete. His dramatic entrance into major league baseball in 1947 changed ...
When called to serve by God, she responded like no other in modern times. Her phenomenal labors on behalf of the poor, unwanted and needy earned her the name "the Saint of the Gutters." For over 50 years, Mother Teresa dedicated herself to the "poorest of the poor." The order she founded the Missionaries of Charity grew to encompass over 3,000 members working in 25 countries. She earned ...
For four decades, the Three Stooges ran amuck in a riotous frenzy of eye-poking, ear-slapping, kicks, jabs, punches and frying pans to the cranium.Now, BIOGRAPHY offers fans of the Moronic Maestros a chance to relive the Golden Age of Stoogery. Through rare recordings, exclusive interviews, outtakes and behind-the-scenes antics, THE THREE STOOGES tells the pure, uncensored Stooge story from ...