Mythos

Living Dances

November 2024 •Spanish

Around the province of Córdoba and surrounding areas, Emiliano Zerbini will inquire about the value of keeping the native dances alive.

Greek Island Odyssey

November 2024 •English

Historian Bettany Hughes has embarked on an epic, personal journey. Inspired by Homer's The Odyssey, she will sail the unpredictable Mediterranean seas, tracing Odysseus's long journey home. Her mission: to experience what the Greek hero experienced and to uncover truths behind the myths and legends, all while enjoying the delights of ancient Greece today. Follow her 1,700-mile adventure as it takes her to over a dozen islands and 22 historic sites and puts her through two hair-raising storms and even an earthquake.

Výprava za českými čerty

November 2024 •Czech

Mythical Beasts

November 2024 •English

Revealing the origin stories of popular monster mysteries, each episode looks at the history, archaeology and truths behind legendary creatures.

Tajna historia XX wieku

November 2024 •Polish

Private Lives of the Monarchs

November 2024 •English

Tracy Borman reveals the intimate details of the monarchs, to find out what really went on in their private lives.

A History of Antisemitism

November 2024 •French

A detailed account of the two millennia of intolerance and persecution suffered by the Jews, from antiquity to the present day.

Once Upon a Time... Man

November 2024 •French

Once Upon a Time… Man is a French animated TV series from 1978 directed by Albert Barillé. It is the first in the Once Upon a Time... franchise. The series explains world history in a format designed for children. The action focuses around one group. The same familiar characters appear in all episodes as they deal with the problems of their time. The series' opening and ending title sequences famously used Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor as the main title theme music. Shortening the piece to only 2 minutes in length, the introduction uses the very beginning, which jumps into the start of the middle section and finally the dramatic ending to coincide with the destruction of Earth at the end of the intro.

Transformations of Myth Through Time

November 2024 •English

Legendary raconteur Joseph Campbell explores the myth and symbols that have shaped our world and given us what he has called "the experience of being alive."

Clash of the Gods

November 2024 •English

Clash of the Gods is a one-hour weekly mythology television series that premiered on August 3, 2009 on the History channel. The program covers many of the ancient Greek and Norse Gods, monsters and heroes including Hades, Hercules, Medusa, Minotaur, Odysseus and Zeus.

The Power of Myth

November 2024 •English

The Power of Myth is a television series originally broadcast on PBS in 1988 as Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth. The documentary comprises six one-hour conversations between mythologist Joseph Campbell and journalist Bill Moyers.

The Richard Dimbleby Lecture

November 2024 •English

The Richard Dimbleby Lecture was founded in the memory of Richard Dimbleby, the BBC broadcaster. It has been delivered by an influential business or political figure almost every year since 1972.

The Normans

November 2024 •English

The Normans is a British television documentary series first aired on BBC Two in 2010. Over three episodes, it sees Professor Robert Bartlett's journey from Great Britain via Jerusalem to the Kingdom of Sicily to examine the expansion and ambition of the Normans between the 10th and 13th centuries.

Antoine l'Aventure

November 2024 •French

Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's

November 2024 •English

In this three-part documentary series Waldemar Januszczak discovers paintings, sculptures and architecture of the Baroque period. Starting from the square of Saint Peter's Basilica in Italy to St Paul's Cathedral in England.

Sensacje XX wieku

November 2024 •Polish

Histoire populaire des impôts

November 2024 •French

Norse Mythology

November 2024 •English

Packed with gods, anti-gods, magical figures, human heroes, religious practices, and literary devices, Norse Mythology lays bare the reasons for our enduring fascination with Norse myths. Jackson Crawford also connects the dots between the Icelandic sagas of human heroes and the culture and worldview of the pre-modern Scandinavian peoples.

Pirates: Behind the Legends

November 2024 •English

From legendary John Ward, immortalized in fiction as Jack Sparrow, and English explorer Francis Drake; branded Pirates by their enemies but heroes by their comrades, to the notorious Pirates of the Caribbean shrouded in myth.

Secrets of Great British Castles

November 2024 •English

Historian Dan Jones explores the millennium of history behind six of Great Britain's most famous castles: Warwick, Dover, Caernarfon, the Tower of London, Carrickfergus, and Stirling.