Staiga mirus romėnų imperatoriui Markui Aurelijui, jo protingą ir ištikimą generolą Maksimą neteisėtai įkalina ir gladiatorių kovoms nuteisia klastingas Marko sūnus Komodas. Tapęs naujuoju imperatorium Komodas bijo, kad Maksimas, naudodamasis savo valdžia bei geru vardu, gali nuversti jį ir pats užimti sostą. Tačiau Maksimas greitai pelno šlovę ir kaip gladiatorius. Jis tikisi atkurti tikėjimą užmirštomis vertybėmis ir nugalėti klestinčią korupciją.
After a reunion with her past, Tamara - a Jewish ex-orthodox turned feminist rocker - separates from her boyfriend, rebelling against romantic love and monogamy to embark on a path of exploration in search of her own desire.
Believe Nothing is a British ITV sitcom starring Rik Mayall as Quadruple Professor Adonis Cnut, the cleverest man in Britain, and Oxford's leading moral philosopher. He is paid huge amounts of money for his views consulted by the government but he's bored and wants adventure so he joins the shadowy organization The Council which controls everything going on in the world. Starring alongside Mayall is Michael Maloney as Brian Albumen, Cnut's faithful servant, and Emily Bruni as Dr. Hannah Awkward who becomes professor of pedantics. The series was written by Maurice Gran and Laurence Marks, who give a twist to many of today's global issues. Although much hyped by ITV, who were hoping to repeat the success of Gran and Marks' previous project with Mayall, the successful The New Statesman, the series failed to catch on, and was dropped after one series.
Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.
Polish-Flemish philosopher Alicja Gescinska interviews national and international personalities with diverse philosophical and religious backgrounds.
