Details the story of the Jewish experience, tracing it across three millennia, from their beginnings as an ancient tribal people to the opening of the New World in 1492 to the modern day. A tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews.

A meditation on American history uses the starting point of the 2008 presidential election to look back on particular events, personalities, movements, and ideals that illuminate themes of the American story.

"Rembrandt's Eyes, about which Simon Schama has been thinking for more than twenty years, shows that the true biography of Rembrandt is to be discovered in his pictures. Through a succession of descriptions and interpretations of Rembrandt's paintings threaded into this narrative, he allows us to see Rembrandt's life clearly and to think about it afresh." "Rembrandt's Eyes shows us why Rembrandt is such a thrilling painter, so revolutionary in his...

Explores the scenery of our Western culture, both real landscapes and landscapes of the mind that have given us our sense of homeland.

Chronicles the Jewish experience from ancient times to the present day through a cast of historical characters, vivid storytelling, location photography, and more.

Host Simon Schama discusses eight works of art, the lives of their creators, and the impact they have made on the world.