キーワード Philosopher

リドリー・スコット監督が放つスペクタクル活劇。古代ローマ帝国を舞台に、陰謀に陥れられた英雄騎士の死闘をダイナミックに描く。西暦180年、皇帝に絶大な信頼を置かれていた歴戦の勇者マキシマスは、次期皇帝の任を依頼される。しかしその晩、皇帝は息子によって暗殺。罠にはまったマキシマスは、処刑の危機に陥る。

言葉を話せなかった少年が、再び言葉を話せるようになるまでの１日。少年の父である主人公アレクサンデルは生命の樹を植える誕生日に、核戦争勃発の声をテレビで聞く。アレクサンデルは自らの狂気を賭け、信じていなかった神と対決し、愛する人々を救うために自らを犠牲に捧げるサクリファイス を実行する……。

1960年、ナチス親衛隊でユダヤ人の強制収容所移送の責任者だったアドルフ・アイヒマンが、イスラエル諜報部に逮捕される。ニューヨークで暮らすドイツ系ユダヤ人の著名な哲学者ハンナは、彼の裁判の傍聴を希望。だが、彼女が発表した傍聴記事は大きな波紋を呼ぶ。

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.

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.

Polish-Flemish philosopher Alicja Gescinska interviews national and international personalities with diverse philosophical and religious backgrounds.

Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.