This episode of Masterworks presents Andy Warhol's 1963 silkscreen ink on canvas, "The Texan, Portrait of Robert Rauschenberg." Hear analysis of this work by an art historian and see this painting and other paintings by the artist. The narrator presents the works of other artists for comparison and to help the viewer gain deeper insight in to this masterpiece.

It is the turn of the century-fin de siÃc̈le. This program captures that magical period in all of its glory on archival film by the renowned Lumiere brothers. Take a personal tour of the World's Fair, attend the Opera Comique, view Rodin's Gates of Hell, visit with Picasso and the Impressionists. This is Paris at the end of a major cultural epoch.

I will live as I choose is a motto that sums up the spirit of licentious 1920s Paris among native Parisians, emigres from across Europe, and American expatriates alike. During Les Annees Folles-The Crazy Years-Paris pulsated with energy, eccentricity, and uninhibited expression in sex, art, music, and literature. In this program, authors Amanda Vaill (Everybody Was So Young), Tyler Stovall (Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Light), Julie...

Landing a minor part in the Empire Theatre Eastbournes Christmas production of Cinderella, Charles Paris soon discovers that his main role is to gently introduce the show's baffled American star, famous sitcom actor Kenny Polizzi, to the bizarre customs of English pantomime. During their convivial sessions in the local pub, Charles finds himself increasingly caught up in Polizzi's tangled affairs as the American fends off a vengeful soon-to-be-ex-wife,...

"Expat Zoe Barlow has settled well into her artist's life among the Lost Generation in 1920s Paris. When a too-tipsy guest at her weekly poker game breaks Zoe's favorite clock, she's off to a Montparnasse flea market to bargain with the vendor Laurette for a replacement. What Zoe didn't bargain for was the lost Chagall painting that's been used like a rag to wrap her purchases! Eager to learn whether Laurette has more Chagalls lying about like trash,...

Tabitha Knight investigates the sudden death of a chef at a cooking school who poured himself a glass of wine from a rare vintage bottle.