A Dinner of Herbs

Dombey and Son is a television mini-series produced by the BBC in 1983. It was based on the book Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens. It was adapted by James Andrew Hall and directed by Rodney Bennett.

Luo Ailian, the gentle eldest daughter of the Luo family, loses everything in a sudden disaster, plunging her from wealth into despair. Reborn from the ashes as Shen Danqing, she embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged her. Along the way, she crosses paths with General Xu, who is searching for a lost treasure, raising his suspicions and complicating her path to vengeance. As their lives intertwine, they form a bond of mutual support, navigating a thrilling battle of wits and courage.

Subuhi, a simple and sensitive girl, is married to Zain, an extremely possessive man. Their love vanishes with jealousy, doubts and suffocation, which overpowers their relationship.

From Bonaparte to Casanova, history is cast in the light of famous escapes from various European countries.

Italy, Spain, Germany, Russia, Greece, and Poland are taking part in the Italian reboot of Jeux Sans Frontières filmed at Cinecittà World, Rome. The competitors wear outlandish costumes and do bizarre tasks in funny games.

The story of a group of friends and their search for love and success.

After being betrayed by her husband, Zeina opens a company to help women uncover their husbands' infidelities. She becomes a symbol of the fight against violence against women and leads the largest women's strike in Iraq's history, forcing the government to take radical measures to support women's rights and combat domestic violence.

The story begins when Cubone, who will never see his mother again, spies an image of her in the moon and cries out, then meets Snorlax in a forest. This heartwarming story depicts two animals whose relationship changes little by little through the seasons.

An established racketeer from Almaty wakes up from a 23-year-long coma.

Hard-driving crime reporters at a fictional L.A. newspaper uncover scandals and expose corruption.

In the summer of 1995, childhood friends Zheng Ren Wei and Lin Jia En took their college entrance exam. Zheng got into a college in Taipei and was ready to start an exciting life in the big city. Lin, unfortunately, failed the test and was stuck in the countryside. Bored out of her mind, Lin decided to go find Zheng and spend her 4th year of high school in Taipei as well.

Architectural salvage expert Drew Pritchard looks back at the most eccentric characters, the hardest hagglers and the most extraordinary places he's hunted for antique treasure. Drew gives us the inside track on his wheeling and dealing, the stories behind his picks, as well as top tips about salvaging and how to get the best deals.

Science Magazine was a half-hour television show produced by CBC Television from 1975 to 1979. The show was hosted by geneticist David Suzuki, who previously hosted the daytime youth programme Suzuki On Science. Science Magazine moved beyond the youth audience and was mostly broadcast during prime time, except for occasional sessions where the show was repeated at afternoon times. The program featured news and features on scientific research and developments. Regular items within the show included "How Things Work" and "Science Update". Jan Tennant and Cy Strange of the CBC were the program's film feature narrators. Science Magazine, as such, ended production when the CBC joined it with The Nature of Things, keeping the latter as title and Suzuki as host.

Die Erde wird 1000 Jahre in der Zukunft von Affen kontrolliert, die sich Menschen als Sklaven halten. Als zwei Astronauten auf der Erde notlanden müssen, werden sie gefangen genommen und geraten in große Gefahr. Nach und nach gewinnen die beiden neue Verbündete und versuchen sich gegen die Affen zu wehren. Aber der Affe Urko und seine Soldaten ahnen etwas.

Am Beginn der Serie ist Richard Sharpe Sergeant des 95th Rifles Regiment, das 1809 in Portugal eingesetzt wird. Als er alleine und einhändig (ein Arm wurde bei dem Angriff verletzt) das Leben von General Sir Arthur Wellesley beim Angriff einer Gruppe französischer Reiter rettet, wird er durch Wellesley zum Leutnant befördert. In dieser Zeit ist dies eine unerhörte Ausnahme, da Offiziere "Gentlemen", in der Regel Adlige, sind und ihre Offizierspatente kaufen. Sharpe erhält das Kommando über eine Spezialeinheit der 95th Rifles. Unter ihnen befindet sich auch Gefreiter Patrick Harper  der später von Sharpe zum Sergeant und schließlich zum Sergeant Major befördert wird und sein bester Freund wird.

10 einstündige Kurzgeschichten nach literarischen Vorlagen der bekannten Krimiautorin Agatha Christie.

Mai 1897. Die beiden Universitätsabsolventen Bill Haskell und Byron Epstein wissen nicht, wie es mit ihrem Leben weitergehen soll. Eher zufällig stolpern sie in eine Reise, die sie erst nach Westen und schließlich in den Norden Amerikas bringt. Wie Tausende andere hoffen die beiden, dort auf Gold zu stoßen. Doch nicht nur die Natur zeigt sich unbarmherzig.