Join an award-winning professor on a tour through literature's utopian dreams and dystopian nightmares.

Through interviews with experts in archeology, theology, art history, philosopy, and science, answers questions about the accuracy of statements in the novel The Da Vinci code.

Sherlock Holmes is probably the most famous detective in the world. From secret societies to the occult, from peer pressure to inner turmoil, this is a story of such depth that it will speak to one and all. This film uncovers the dark secrets of Doyle.

Concepts developed in Philip Pullman's book The Golden Compass are discussed and analyzed. Includes an exclusive interview with Philip Pullman, in-depth interviews with experts of history and literature, re-enactments shot in the story's actual locations, and more.

An exploration of seminal writer James Joyce's native city, discovering the influences and settings for his life and work. It presents an interweaving picture, focusing on Joyce's family and their situation and his social and religious environment. It contrasts the physical city that he knew with the city of his writings, through the eyes of Ulysses characters Leopold Bloom and his women, from Molly Bloom to Anna Livia Plurabella.

When Dish and Spoon run away, their nursery rhyme friends Cat, Cow, and Dog set out to rescue them in time for the next evening's reading of their rhyme.

The story of writer, artist Christy Brown, a victim of cerebral palsy, who triumphs over impossible odds to achieve greatness.

Examines the influences from myth, legend, and ancient science on J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books.

When Mo Folchart reads a story aloud, the characters leap off the page. Literally. And that's a problem. One night he brings out three characters from Inkheart, a story set in medieval times and filled with magical beings. Capricorn and Basta are two villains. Dustfinger is a fire-eater. Now, 10 years later Mo's daughter, Meggie, discovers the truth and it's up to her to escape Capricorn's evil grasp. Mo has been searching for a long lost book that...

A documentary that delves into the experience of war through powerful images and the words of poets -- unknown and world famous. Soldiers, journalists, historians and experts on combat interviewed in Voices in Wartime add diverse perspectives on war's effects on soldiers, civilians and society. Also included is Beyond wartime, a documentary short composed of a set of interviews with people who are working to heal the wounds of war, exploring the questions...