In 1978 Dámaso Alonso (1998-1990), poet, philologist and academic, has just received the Cervantes Prize and five volumes of his Complete Works have already been published. Describes the first departure to the world of the generation of 27, the origins of philology "Menéndez Pidal was the only philologist in 1905, with eight disciples, and from there multiply like a pyramid." He also talks about the transformation of the Royal Academy. The author...

One of the most heart-rending stories of World War II. The Franks, who lived in Amsterdam, were one of the many Jewish families forced into hiding to escape Nazi persecution. Anne records all that happens in her diary, as her tale of fear, romance and treachery moves to a tragic ending. A BBC Production.

He is a complex and lyrical poet-novelist whose work, rich in imagery and association, evokes a present in which the past is always just below the surface. In this tantalizing introduction to the fiction and poetry of David Malouf, filmed in 1997, the award-winning writer talks with great humanity about his life and career, focusing on how he relates to the world he so vividly describes. Readings by Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush are skillfully...

Brown interviews Chinua Achebe on the 50th anniversary of the publication of Things Fall Apart.

A suspicious pear-thieving beast becomes fast friends with a lonely man who proudly presents him to the prestigious Academy of Sciences.

The king must choose the most beautiful egg laid by three hens, one of which he will then make a princess.

Juan Quezada, one of Mexico's most famous potters, used his creative gifts to transform his impoverished village of laborers into a thriving artists' community. Based on the narrative style of This Is The House That Jack Built, children will learn about his life and work through glowing artwork and poetic language. Narrated by Alfred Molina with music by Otmaro Ruiz. Includes a live action/iconographic documentary segment, About Juan Quezada.

Rocketing down on a shooting star, Moon Man finds that life on earth isn't everything he thought it would be.

The documentary explores the poetic actions that Raúl Zurita has carried out throughout his life and how he resisted pain and torture thanks to poetry. His poetic actions capture a universal feeling in the face of Chilean and world history.

By 14, he had written five novels and penned a diary about the Nazi occupation of Prague. By 16, he had produced 170 drawings and paintings, edited an underground magazine in the Jewish ghetto, written numerous short stories and had walked to the gas chamber at Auschwitz. Through Petr's artwork, novels, short stories and magazine articles, interwoven with fantastical animation, this unconventional documentary portrait reveals his journey from precocious...