历史上没有其他时期能像黑暗时代那样激起我们的想象力。这是一个笼罩着神秘色彩的时代，贵族和前辈、建筑大师和僧侣是当时的常态，淳朴的农民为生存而奋斗。瘟疫、饥荒和焚烧女巫是司空见惯的。那些质疑教会权威的人面临最终的惩罚——死刑。然而，有些人为理性和正义挺身而出，勇敢的男人和女人是黑暗时期的灯塔。讲故事的大师和全球畅销书作家肯·福莱特 （Ken Follett） 将首次在电视上担任主持人，向我们介绍一部关于黑暗时代和激发他史诗大片小说灵感的人物的惊心动魄的黄金时段纪录片。
肯·福莱特的黑暗时代之旅 (季节 1)
Black Death (集 1) 3.0
播出日期: 2013-01-12
运行时间: 45 min
概述: When the Bubonic Plague arrived from Asia in 1347, claiming its first victims in an Italian port, few would have guessed that this unprecedented epidemic, the Black Death, would claim the lives of up to half Europe's population, killing tens of millions in just over two years. Travelling across the continent, author Ken Follett examines the impact of the Black Death, following the fate of two sisters on an English farm, a priest in Winchester and a doctor in Florence. Follett recounts how the Catholic Church and the priesthood were unable to explain the epidemic, and law and order broke down. But as the survivors buried the dead, Europe underwent a radical transformation, with the old feudal order replaced by a new labour market and innovations in art, medicine and science taking place. Peasant revolts followed and, two centuries later, the Reformation.
Great Women (集 2)
播出日期: 2013-01-19
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Three women whose resolve, intelligence and bravery helped shape history—at a time when females had few rights and were excluded from the priesthood, the military and universities—are studied by Ken Follett. He begins with the story of 12th-century German nun Hildegard von Bingen, one of the inspirations behind the character of Caris in his novel World Without End. French writer and mystic Marguerite Porete challenged the very foundations of church teachings 120 years later. Follett also profiles Joan of Arc, the woman who inspired a fledgling nation in its war against foreign invaders.
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