Becoming an independent adult is the ultimate goal of childhood. But children's horizons are shrinking. Today, children are thought to have less freedom than ever before. In an increasingly fear-driven world, are parents overprotecting children, robbing them of the vital practice they need to become independent later in life? This episode explores how the tricky interplay of parenting and a child's increasing push for independence evolves. So how...

This program, a study of the samurai code of honor, sheds light on the history of Japan while helping to explain how the samurai mentality left an enduring imprint on the psyche of future generations.

In Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, a handsome young aristocrat descends into evil and debauchery under the influence of an intelligent friend with a cynical outlook on life. The corruption of Dorian Gray's soul is represented by a portrait of him that grows uglier at the years pass, even as Dorian himself retains his perfect beauty. This 1945 film adaptation, shot mostly in black and white but with occasional bursts of Technicolor, is remarkably...