Merce Cunningham is widely recognized as one of the greatest living choreographers. In this SundayArts profile meet this modern dance legend and learn about his inspirations. Watch now. (courtesy Bloomberg Muse)
NBR recently marked its 30th anniversary on the air. To celebrate, NBR and Knowledge@Wharton teamed up to present the “Top 30 Innovations of the Last 30 Years” that changed our lives and how business is done. See if what you voted made the list!
Art design doesn’t always please the eye–it can provoke and challenge. The exhibition “Rough Cut” presents a selection of bold designs from the Museum of Modern Art’s collection that depart from tradition and express new ideas. SundayArts visits. Watch now.
Part I of Masterpiece’s new version of Dickens’ Oliver Twist (starring William Miller as Oliver and Timothy Spall as Fagin) is online from Feb. 16, 2009 until March 1, 2009. Watch now!
Part II will be watchable online from Feb. 23 to March 1, 2009.
Some people are cat people, some are dog people. What makes these creatures such key members of our families? Watch Why We Love Cats and Dogs, a portrait of some of the remarkable bonds between humans and pets. (Also submit a picture for our flickr photo contest by March 2!)
This episode of “Black Journal,” one of the earliest black-produced newsmagazines on television, features a profile of L.A. grassroots empowerment organization Operation Bootstrap; a segment on the challenges faced by elected black public officials; and the words and music of singer Nina Simone. Watch now.
Historian Henry Louis Gates’ quest to piece together Lincoln’s complex life takes him from Illinois to Gettysburg to D.C., and face-to-face with people who live with Lincoln every day – relic hunters, re-enactors, and others. You can watch the full documentary here.
Darwin is famed for his 1859 book On the Origin of Species, but many people do not know that he was originally a botanist. Is Darwinism relevant today? And how do his theories match up with contemporary science? Find out by watching this edition of Thirteen Forum.
The 90-minute film features the nation’s foremost Lincoln scholars recounting a great American drama: the two tumultuous months when the joy of peace was shattered by the heartache of Lincoln’s death. With dramatizations. Watch the full program online.
Rafael Pi Roman hosts a half-hour look at 2008’s major exhibition at The New York Botanical Garden chronicling Charles Darwin’s lifelong fascination with plants and flowers. It was called “Darwin’s Garden: a Evolutionary Adventure.”
