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With this new series Andrew Graham-Dixon returns to Europe taking us on a journey into the captivating watery world of the Low Countries and its art. This small myriad of regions we now know as Holland and Belgium produced some of the most celebrated names in art: Van Eyck, Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, Vermeer, Van Gogh, Mondrian and Magritte. As he travels by canal boat and of course by bicycle Andrew reveals just how important the Low Countries were in key moments in the development of western culture - the birth of oil painting in the late medieval ages, the triumph of the Dutch golden age, and the onset of polarizing modern art movements surrealism and abstraction. This is not the story of one nation, but of fluid, ever-shifting boundaries and the search for identity in an area that has always been politically contested. EPISODE ONE: The first episode will be about how the art of Renaissance Flanders e册ved from the craft of precious tapestries within the Duchy of Burgundy into a leading painting school in its own right. Starting his journey at the magnificent altarpiece of Ghent Cathedral created by the Van Eyck brothers Andrew explains their ground breaking innovation in oil painting and marvels how the colours they obtained can still remain so vibrant today. Andrew will describe how in the early Renaissance the most urgent preoccupation was not the advancement of learning, humanist or otherwise, but the Last Judgment. People believed they were living in the end of days; a subject popular with preachers and artists and intensely realized in swarming microscopic detail by Hieronymus Bosch. EPISODE TWO: In the second episode Andrew explores how the seemingly peaceful countries of Holland and Belgium – famous for their tulips and windmills, mussels and chips - were in fact forged in a crucible of conflict and division. He will examine how a period of economic boom driven for the first time by a burgeoning and secular middle class led to the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th Century. Andrew travels to Delft and Amsterdam to demonstrate the striking contrast between two of its greatest proponents, Rembrandt and Vermeer (one famed for his breathtakingly realistic domestic street scenes, the other for explosive rapid brushstrokes and raw colours, best exemplified in his contentious magnum opus – The Nightwatch.) Radically different in style, both men were united by the realization that they must become innovators in business as well as masters of their craft. Yet boom also meant bust - and in a story with very modern echoes they ultimately shared the same fate, financial destitution. EPISODE THREE: Following a brief period of decline, the third episode will look at how the entrepreneurial and industrious region of the Low Countries rose again to become a cultural leader in the modern age; how despite its small and apparent insignificance when stood up against the powerhouses of Europe it produced important forward thinking artists like Van Gogh, Mondrian, Magritte and Delvaux who changed the face of art forever. In this episode Andrew’s exhilarating journey takes us to a remote beach in North West Holland which inspired Mondrian’s transition to his now renowned abstract grid paintings.

TheindomitableDCIVeraStanhope,assistedbyhertrustedcolleague,DSJoeAshworth,stepsupforanotherseriesofchallengingcases.Sheinvestigatesthemysteriousdeathofapensioneronabusycommutertrain(OnHarbourStreet),unearthsathirtyyearmysteryafterabrutalmurderonthesandsofaseasideresort(Protected),unpicksthetragiclastmonthsofafailednovelistgunneddownonaremoteNorthumberlandmoor(TheDeerHunters),anddelvesintothetangledlifeofabusinessmanfoundfloatinginthewaterundertheGatesheadMillenniumBridge(DeathofaFamilyMan).InspiredbythenovelswrittenbyrenownedcrimewriterAnnCleeves,andfilmedagainstabackdropofoutstandingNorthumberlandlandscapesandatmosphericproduction,eachenthrallingstoryisenhancedbythecaptivatingperformanceofBrendaBlethynasthisshambolicyetbrilliantdetective.

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柏林是一个富有想象力的地方，一个记录所有历史的城市。当柏林墙于1989年倒下时，柏林人在历史长河中的慌张之旅告了一段落。在本节目中，间谍、告密人、双重间谍和冷战柏林墙的讯问者讲述了自己紧张不安的双重生活，梦想与梦魇戏剧般地重现出来。柏林墙是一道丑陋的混凝土屏障，它分开城市，分离家庭，足足影响了一代人（1961-1989年）。几百人（大部分是年轻人）因为试图逃往西柏林而被杀死。建造柏林墙的人认为，他们建设了一个英勇的社会主义世界。但是，柏林墙不断毒害、腐化、残害包围在它里面的人，建造者的梦想变成了梦魇。Berlinisaplacethatisindispensabletotheimagination,acitywherehistoryticksalltheboxes.Thelongestofallthehelter-skelterridesthatBerlinershavetakenthroughtheplaygroundofhistoryendedin1989whentheBerlinWallshatteredintoamillionsouvenirs.TheBerlinWallwastheugly,concreteobstaclethatformorethanageneration(from1961to1989)splitthecityanddivideditsfamilies.Hundredsofpeople,mainlyyoung,werekilledtheretryingtoescapetotheWest.ThepeoplewhobuilttheWallthoughttheywerebuildingabravenewsocialistworld.ButtheirdreamturnedintoanightmareasovertimetheWallpoisoned,corruptedandbrutalizedthelittleworlditencircled.InTheSecretLifeoftheBerlinWall,thedreamsandnightmarescomedramaticallybacktolifeasthespies,informers,doubleagentsandinterrogatorsofColdWarBerlinweavetheirnervyspellsofdoublelivesanddoubledealing.Wallsdividetheworldintotwoandthisisafilmwithtwofaces-flawedheroesandheroicvillains,traitors,compromisedvictoriesandsaddefeats.Aworldofgoodintentionsheadinginbaddirections.Aworldwherenothingiswhatitseemstobe.

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Thestakesareraisedinseasontwoof"MI-5",asthethreattonationalsecurityincreasesandtheneedtothwarttheterroristsoperatingwithintheUKbecomesmoreurgent.TomisinvestigatingaSerbianterroristplot.HisgirlfriendandherdaughteraretrappedinTom’shousewithalap-topwhichisthoughttocontainabomb.MeanwhileanotherbombisprimedtoexplodeandthisonekillstheSecretaryofStateforNorthernIreland.Addingtothepossibledangersfacedbyothergovernmentofficials,TomlearnsfromhisAmericancolleaguethatanassassinisintown,theCIAknowabouthimbuttheyhaven’ttoldMI-5.

CBSwillbebringingbackanotheroneofitsveterandramasforthe2019-20TVseason.Announcedthisafternoon,thenetworkhasofficiallyrenewed“NCIS”foritsseventeenthseason.Thenewscomesafterstarandexecutiveproducer,MarkHarmon,signedanewdealwithCBStoreprisehisroleontheseries.“NCIShasbeenaglobaljuggernautforalmosttwodecades,”saidCBSEntertainmentPresident,KellyKahl.“Itsviewersareclearlythemostloyalofanydramaontelevision.Theyarepassionateaboutthecharacters,theplotlinesandthestorytelling.Weoweahugedebtofgratitudetothegiftedproductionteamandthecast,ledbytheextraordinaryMarkHarmon.WearedelightedthattheshowwillremainalinchpinoftheCBSschedulethiscomingseason.”Initscurrentseason,“NCIS”hasbeenaveraging12.2millionviewersinthelive+samedayratings,makingitTV’ssecond-most-watchedscriptedseries,behindonly“TheBigBangTheory.”IthasremainedastrongperformerforCBS,inbothitsratingsandviewershipnumbers,andwaswidelyconsideredtobeastrongrenewalcontenderleadinguptotheannouncementtoday.Withthisrenewal,“NCIS”nowjoins“YoungSheldon,”“Mom,”“CriminalMinds,”“GodFriendedMe,”“MagnumP.I.,”“FBI,”and“TheNeighborhood”onagrowinglistscriptedtitlesconfirmedtobereturningonCBSforthe2019-20season.

Thehalvesoftwobodies,onebelongingtoafemaleSwedishpolitician,arediscoveredinthemiddleoftheØresundBridge,whichconnectsCopenhageninDenmarkwithMalmöinSweden.Thebody,cutinhalfatthewaist,hasbeenplacedpreciselyontheborderbetweenthecountries,thusfallingunderthejurisdictionofboththeDanishandSwedishpoliceagencies.Afterfurtherexamination,itturnsoutthatthebodyisthatoftwoseparatecorpses,withonehalfbelongingtoaDanishprostitute.SagaNorén,fromtheSwedishside,andMartinRohde,fromtheDanish,leadtheinvestigationtocatchthemurderer.[4][5]Theinvestigationquicklyescalatesasajournalist,DanielFerbé,whosecarwasusedinthecrime,beginsreceivingphonecalls.Thecaller,whobecomesknownasthe"TruthTerrorist",claimstobecommittinghiscrimesinordertodrawattentiontovarioussocialproblems.Asocialworker,StefanLindberg,whosesisterbecomesavictimoftheTruthTerrorist,becomesanearlysuspect.However,eventssoonleadtheDanishandSwedishteamstoconcludethatthekillerhasconnectionstothepolice.Theydiscoverthatthecrimeshavebeenplannedoveraperiodofseveralyears.ThetraileventuallyleadsthemtoJens,aDanishpolicemanandformerclosefriendofMartin’s,whowasthoughttohavecommittedsuicideafteranaccidentonthebridgecausedthedeathsofhiswifeandson.Inthecourseoftheinvestigation,MartinandSagadevelopacloseworkingrelationship,althoughtheyareverydifferentpeople.Martinhasatwenty-yearoldsonfromhisfirstmarriage,August,whoisnowlivingwithMartinandhiscurrentwife,Mette,bywhomMartinhasthreechildren;afterMartinhashadavasectomy,Mettediscoversthatsheisexpectingtwins.Sagalivesaloneanddoesnotseemtofeelsheneedsaseriousrelationship,insteadpickingupmeninbarsforcasualsex.SheappearstohavesymptomsconsistentwithAspergersyndrome,resultingindifficultyestablishingrelationshipsandfeelingsofinadequacyinmanagingpeople;sherefusesapromotionforthislatterreason.Afterthekillerhasmurderedseveralpeopleandsuccessfullythrownredherringsinthewayoftheinvestigation,histruepurpose-tostrikeatMartinhimself-eventuallybecomesclear.Jens,nowcallinghimselfSebastianSandstrod,firstapproachesMette,whoissusceptibletohisadvances,afterlearningthatMartinhassleptwithCharlotteSöringer,awomanwhoisperipherallyinvolvedintheinvestigation.SebastianluresMetteandherchildrentoaremotespotwherehesubjectsthemtoaterrifyingordeal,lockingtheminwitharoomandgivingherahandgrenadewithitspinremovedtoholdaslongasshecan.However,SagarealisesthatAugustistherealtarget.Theinvestigationculminatesinaconfrontationonthebridge,whereshecannothelpbuttellMartinwhathappenedtoAugustandhastofireathiminordertopreventhimdestroyinghiscareerbykillingSebastian,thekiller’sfinalintention.

　　Three people, the Lakhanis, an Indian couple, and an employee are shot dead by a long range sniper on a garage forecourt - a seemingly motiveless crime. Ten miles away another victim, profoundly deaf Hannah Smithson, is also shot, though her boyfriend's brother Chris, targeted with her, survives but is unable to help with any information. Inspector Jane De Freitas, on the rebound from an affair with colleague Robert Drake, calls in the pathology team but with the sniper at large and shooting indiscriminately Thomas is concerned for ex-wife Julia and their daughter Rosie, now living with former drug user Conrad Devenish. After a fifth victim, Martin Cross,a charity worker at a school is shot the killer rings Jane to tell her that he is unstoppable.