The National Gallery of Art is one of the most important museums in the United States. Italian Renaissance painting is particularly well represented here with works by Fra Angelico, Lippi, Perugino, Tintoretto, Raphael, Botticelli, da Vinci, and Titian. There are many other European artists of the classical period such as Rembrandt, Dürer, Vermeer, Watteau, Van Dyck, Rubens, Goya, Ingres, Delacroix, El Greco, and Velázquez represented in the collection....

Thomas Cromwell is a brutal blacksmith's son who rises from the ashes of personal disaster and deftly picks his way through a court where 'man is wolf to man.' King Henry VIII is obsessed with protecting the Tudor dynasty by securing his succession with a male heir to the throne. Told from Cromwell's perspective, "Wolf Hall" follows the complex machinations and back room dealings of this pragmatic and accomplished power broker who must serve king...

A year has passed and there are new additions to the March family, but there is worry all around as Beth’s health and spirits flag. Amy is chosen over Jo to go on a tour of Europe. Jo flees to New York to pursue her career, but devastating news from home cuts Jo’s adventure short. The family reunites upon Amy’s return, which is made more joyful by unexpected news and a surprise visitor.

Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë face a life of hardship. Trapped at home with few opportunities, they share the burden of supporting their father and their troubled brother, but Charlotte sees that writing novels could offer a way out.

Will Burton is a junior barrister of peerless intellect and winning charm, who specializes in spiriting people out of tight legal corners. Much to the aggravation of his courtroom rival, Maggie Gardner, Will has never lost a case. His talents acquit serial killer Liam Foyle of murder, and it is only a matter of time until Foyle kills again.

The Earnshaw children expect gifts from their father when he returns to Wuthering Heights after a trip, but are instead greeted with the arrival of Heathcliff, an adopted young Gypsy boy. Quiet and mysterious, Heathcliff is befriended by his new step-sister Cathy Earnshaw, and the two become inseparable. In adulthood their bond deepens to love, but a forced absence opens Cathy to the affections of a different suitor. Given the choice between a life...

"For the nearly nine million people who live in New York City, Grand Central Terminal is a crown jewel, a masterpiece of design. But for Clara Darden and Virginia Clay, it represents something quite different. For Clara, the terminal is the stepping stone to her future, which she is certain will shine as the brightly as the constellations on the main concourse ceiling. It is 1928, and twenty-five-year-old Clara is teaching at the lauded Grand Central...

New York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers returns to her romance roots with this unexpected and redemptive love story, a probing tale that reminds us that mercy can shape even the most broken among us into an imperfect yet stunning masterpiece. A successful LA artist, Roman Velasco appears to have everything he could possibly want-money, women, fame. Only Grace Moore, his reluctant, newly hired personal assistant, knows how little he truly...

Kangaroo's mail train is rusing toward a broken train track!; Bear wants to play cowboys with Pig, Dog and Duck, but she's terrible with rope tricks; Sheep and Bear get lost in the jungle - and it's almost dark; The rest of WordWorld is trying to sleep, but Bear is keeping everyone awake with her all-nigh racket. Targets preschool-age children, with the main goal being to inspire a love of reading. The theme revolves around WordFriends and WordThings...

Can a painting be read the way a play or movie is watched? What stories do the shapes and colors of the world's great pictures tell? This program encourages viewers to analyze the narratives in painted images, illustrating possible interpretations for a long procession of famous works. Piero della Francesca's The Flagellation, Caravaggio's Judith Beheading Holofernes, Rubens' Medici Cycle, Brueghel's Blind Leading the Blind, Vermeer's Woman at the...