Curated Video
UK: AUTHOR DEFENDS DECISION TO RE-ISSUE BOOK ABOUT PRINCESS DIANA
English/Nat
Royal author Andrew Morton has defended the decision to re-issue his book about the life of Diana, Princess of Wales - just weeks after her death.
Asked about the impact on Prince William and Prince Harry of the revised...
Curated Video
SPAIN: DAUGHTER OF CUBAN LEADER CASTRO CRITICISES FATHER IN NEW BOOK
Spanish/Nat
The daughter of Cuban leader Fidel Castro has strongly criticised her father while promoting her new book in Spain on Wednesday.
Their relationship is a central theme of the autobiography which details Alina Fernandez's...
Curated Video
CZECH REPUBLIC: VELVET REVOLUTION CELEBRATIONS
XFA Prague and Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic, File
Prague, November 1989
1. Aerial shot crowds in street
2. Pull out from protestors occupying building to wide of demonstrators
3. Demonstrators applauding
4. Vaclav Havel...
Curated Video
UK: PRINCE CHARLES BACKGROUNDER
English/Nat
Britain's Prince Charles prepares to celebrate his fiftieth birthday on Saturday in private at his Highgrove home with a party for 350 guests thrown by his partner, Camilla Parker Bowles.
As this significant landmark...
Curated Video
UK: LONDON: LIFE OF CHILEAN MUSICIAN VICTOR JARA CELEBRATED
Span/Eng/Nat
The life of Victor Jara has been celebrated by hundreds of South Americans at London's Royal Festival Hall.
Chilean musician Victor Jara became a national hero by writing songs about the country's poor but was assassinated...
Curated Video
UK: RELATIONSHIP OF PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA (3)
English/Nat
More than a year after her death, Princess Diana remains front page news in the U-K.
On Sunday, a tabloid newspaper accused her of making death threats against Prince Charles' close friend, Camilla Parker Bowles.
The...
Curated Video
UK: LONDON: MONICA LEWINSKY PROMOTES NEW BOOK
English/Nat
More than a thousand people crowded into a London bookstore on Tuesday to get a glimpse of Monica Lewinsky on the second day of her promotional tour in Britain.
Unlike the previous day's book-signing session at Harrods...
Curated Video
Lawyer who rescued POW recounts what happened
Washington, DC, APTN, 10 November
1. Iraqi Attorney Mohammed Odeh Al-Rehaief goes to podium
2. Press conference
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mohammed Odeh Al-Rehaief, Iraqi Attorney:
"I saw the officer of Fedayeen Saddam look at the...
Curated Video
UK - Fergie book hits the stores
Fergie Book / London / November 7 / ENT 5
Another royal rumpus as Fergie book hits the stores
Just when you thought you'd heard everything there was to know
about the sex life of Sarah Ferguson, the disgraced former wife of
the Duke of...
Curated Video
UK: RELATIONSHIP OF PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA (2)
English/Nat
More than a year after her death, Princess Diana remains front page news in the U-K.
On Sunday, a tabloid newspaper accused her of making death threats against Prince Charles' partner Camilla Parker Bowles.
Published excerpts...
Curated Video
USA - People magazine publishes Diana book extract
The latest edition of the "People" magazine went on sale in the US on Friday (3/10), containing extracts from Andrew Morton's revised biography of Diana, Princess of Wales. The book itself, retitled, "Diana: Her True Story - In Her Own...
Curated Video
Interview with analyst and DSK biographer
1. Various set-up shots of Philippe Martinat, author of the book "DSK - Sarkozy : the duel" and deputy news editor with French Newspaper "le Parisien"
2. SOUNDBITE: (French) Philippe Martinat, author of the book "DSK - Sarkozy : the...
Curated Video
UK: MONICA LEWINSKY CRIES AT BOOK-SIGNING - UPDATE
English/Nat
Overwhelmed by the crush of media attention, Monica Lewinsky temporarily fled the first stop on her two-week book tour of Britain after signing only a few copies of "Monica's Story."
Ms. Lewinsky seemed unprepared for the...
Curated Video
American Dance Music Awards, Teen Choice Awards, Paris And Nicky Hilton Posing, Launches Autobiography, At LA Fashion Week
Entertainment Miami Dancestar Awards 2
Highlights from the American Dance Music Awards
Miami, 9th March 2004
1. CU Paris Hilton
2. Set up Paris Hilton and Nick Carter
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Paris Hilton:
"Well I'm presenting an award to...
Curated Video
Mugabe's biographer paints portrait of the real Robert Mugabe
Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe - 26 June 2008
1. Wide of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe waving to large crowd of cheering supporters
2. Various of Mugabe greeting cheering supporters
Johannesburg, South Africa - 27 June 2008
3. Set up of...
Curated Video
Survivor stories live on through exhibition
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLISTAP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYKfar Haroeh, central Israel - 6 April 20151. Uniform worn by Jews during the Holocaust, laid on box2. Pull out from archive boxes to Avraham Krieger, director of...
Curated Video
App that lets you read books in 15 minutes
LEAD IN:A Berlin-based start-up lets users read extracts of famous books in 15 minutes on their smartphonesBlinkist rewrites non-fiction books to suit the busy smartphone generation, but like many start-ups it faces an uphill battle to...
Curated Video
Stars walks red carpet ahead of the 2016 Tony Awards
ON TONY RED CARPET 'HAMILTON' TOPS THE CONVERSATION "Hamilton," the hip-hop stage biography of U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, swept the 2016 Tony Awards Sunday night in New York City, with a win for best new musical, and 11...
The Great War
Life In The Tomb - WW1 Author Stratis Myrivilis
Most learners likely are not familiar with Statis Myrivilis or his anti-war writings, but his works spur scholars to debate over the role of protest literature in wartime. While the video does situate Myrivilis within the context of the...
Lesson Planet
EdTech Tuesday: Shout Science!
Learn how to use technology to bring together the subjects of English language arts, science, and social studies with this look at Shout Science! Follow along as Rich and Jennifer demonstrate the different features of this storybook app...
PBS
Hemingway: The Art vs. The Artist
Seven clips from the documentary Hemingway by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick inform an investigation of how aspects of Ernest Hemingway's life influenced his writings.
WatchMojo
Martin Luther King Jr: Life and Death
A brief video biography introduces viewers to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Pictured as excerpts from his speeches, marches he organized, and causes he supported.
The Great War
Kaiser Wilhelm II - The Last German Emperor
Was he driven by an inappropriate relationship with his English mother? Or was he just an incompetent, but well-intentioned, monarch? The Kaiser's tough upbringing and how it may have influenced his decisions in the Great War are...