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FilminghasstartedonBBCTwo’scriticallyacclaimeddramaTheLastKingdom,fromCarnivalFilms.Thesecondseries,adaptedbyBAFTA-nominatedandRTSaward-winningwriterStephenButchardfromBernardCornwell’sbestsellingseriesofnovels,istoreturntoBBCTwonextyear,withNetflixjoiningasaco-productionpartner.Theemotionallycomplexandcompellinglandscapeofrevenge,rivalry,hostility,corruption,love,sex,loyaltyandfriendship,formsthebackdroptoagrippingadventurebasedonCornwell’snovels,TheLordsOfTheNorthandSwordSong–partofthehugelypopularbestsellingfranchiseTheLastKingdom.Setintheyear878 - thesecondseriesreturnsasfearlessandinstinctivewarriorUhtredcontinueshisfightforhisnativelandofNorthumbria.Uhtred,havinggivenhisswordtoKingAlfred,despitehisupbringingbytheinvadingpaganDanes,embarksonhisvoyagenorthtoreclaimhisownfate:toavengeEarlRagnar’sdeathandrecapturehisancestrallandsofBebbanburg.Alfred’sconvictiontocreateaunitedEnglandisstrongerthanever,andhesetshissightsonthewildlandsofthenorth,whichhavefallenintochaosandrebellion.ItisadangeroustimeforSaxonandDanealike,butAlfredchampionsanewking-aChristianDane-tounitethetribes.However,thiskinghasbeenenslaved,andUhtredbecomesembroiledinarescuemission,whichbringshimfacetofacewithanenemyofold.

FilminghasstartedonBBCTwo’scriticallyacclaimeddramaTheLastKingdom,fromCarnivalFilms.Thesecondseries,adaptedbyBAFTA-nominatedandRTSaward-winningwriterStephenButchardfromBernardCornwell’sbestsellingseriesofnovels,istoreturntoBBCTwonextyear,withNetflixjoiningasaco-productionpartner.Theemotionallycomplexandcompellinglandscapeof...

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

　　The new series on Renaissance painting, written and presented by Matthew Collings, begins with an artistic investigation into one of the most radiant and beautiful images in all of art history, The Madonna of the Meadow, painted in 1505 - by Raphael.　　Renaissance art has become part of the 21st-century heritage industry but when Raphael was alive, it was a startling new form of visual expression, and Raphael's vibrant 'realism' was striking and fresh. It became the model for western art for the next 400 - years, right up until the birth of Modernism.　　As much as it was a cultural 'rebirth', the Renaissance was also a re册ution in ideas about reality. Matthew Collings sets out to remind us of how radical Renaissance paintings were when they were made, as well as opening our eyes to what is still truly great about them. In this programme he deconstructs The Madonna of the Meadow with the help of the very latest high-resolution digital technology, which allows him to explore the inner secrets of Raphael's painterly effects with a clarity and at a level of detail never before seen on television.　　As Matthew says, it is a journey 'to the other side of an illusion', revealing how Raphael created the alluring images that were so appealing to his wealthy Renaissance clients - including the Pope - and which entranced artists for centuries after his death. Matthew explains the secret to Raphael's vibrant colour harmonies, which the artist grasped intuitively, long before the advent of colour 'theory'; and Raphael also knew how to exploit colour effects to create the impression of extraordinary depth in his paintings.

SetamidthewildbeautyoftheNorthumberlandlandscape,DCIVeraStanhopeinvestigateschillingcrimesonlyshecansolve.Theshambolicbutperceptivedetectivedoesnotmakefriendseasily.Grumpyandoftenshort-tempered,whatVeralacksincharmshemakesupforinwisdomandinsight.Inthesixthseries,Veraandherteamarecalledintoactiontotackleanumberofchallengingcases;fromunravellingthemysteryofawomanfoundmurderedonthebleakNorthumberlandmoors(DarkRoad),piecingtogetherthetragicdownfallofayoungmanwhosebodyisdiscoveredhiddeninacave(Tuesday’sChild),solvingamysteriousdoublemurderinaremotecountryhouse(TheMothCatcher),todelvingintoadarksecretattheheartofastrugglingfishingcommunity(TheSeaGlass),eachenthrallingstoryisenhancedbycaptivatingperformances,beautifullyshotlandscapesandhighproductionvalues.

ITV’scriticallyacclaimedcrimedramareturns,starringmulti-awardwinningactressBrendaBlethynasDCIVeraStanhope.BasedonthebestsellingInspectorStanhopebooksbyrenownedwriterAnnCleeves,Veraandherteamarefacedwithaseriesofdauntingchallenges.Fromdelvingintotheunsettlingprivatelifeofanoldcolleague,attemptingtobreakthroughthecodeofsecrecyinthearmy,tocopingwiththeemotionalimpactonafamilytornapartbyaddiction,eachenthrallingstoryisenhancedbycaptivatingperformancesofthisshambolicyetbrilliantdetectiveinaction.Combinedwithbeautifullyshotlandscapesandatmosphericproduction,eachfilmcreatesahauntingbackdropforVera’sinnerturmoilasshediscovershiddentruthsaboutherownpast,whichthreatentochangeherlifeforever.

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.

托尼（T·C·斯托林斯T.C.Stallings饰）拥有着收入不菲的工作，妻子伊丽莎白（普里西拉·C·夏勒PriscillaC.Shirer饰）美艳动人，孩子丹尼尔（阿勒娜·皮特AlenaPitts饰）乖巧可爱，一家人住在装修考究的大房子里，过着平静而又幸福的生活，托尼是朋友和同事们眼中人生赢家的楷模。然而，虽然托尼的婚姻生活金玉其外，但内里却早已经充满了败絮，夫妻两人在外和睦，回到家关起门后便势同水火，他们将彼此视作自己人生的阻碍，宛如仇敌。一次偶然中，伊丽莎白结识了名为克拉拉（凯伦·阿伯克龙比KarenAbercrombie饰）的老人，克拉拉教会了伊丽莎白何为信仰。在信仰的带领下，伊丽莎白决定和人生和解。

Every year, 310 killings in France go unsolved, leaving the victims' crushed families in a state of endless grief. The French judicial system is implacable: there's no money to continue investigating cases that lead nowhere. Hunting down murderers to help bereaved families get justice is more than just a job, it's a duty for Thomas Bareski, a retired, hotshot police detective. ...

London-basedMillionairessEpifania(SophiaLoren)isattractedtoDr.Kabir(MDfromDelhiandPhDfromCalcutta),whoismoreintentontreatingpatients.Whenshepersists,heconfidesinherthathehadmadeacommitmenttohislatewidowedseamstressmotherthathewillwedanywomanwhowillmanagetosurviveonjustRs.500/-,for90days.Shefindsoutthatthissumisequivalenttojust35shillingsbutreadilyacceptsthischallenge.Shealsoinformshimthatherlatefatherhadalsoimposedaconditionthatshemustwedamalewhowillturn￡500into￡15000withinthesameperiod.EpifaniathenfindsemploymentwithanItalianfirm,endsupre-organizing,andturningupthefirmsprofits.Attheendof90days,shegoestomeetKabiranddiscoversthathehasnotonlygivenallthemoneyawaybutalsohasnointerestwhatsoeverinmarryingher.