Ancient Worlds is about people and places, politics and economics, art and war, trade and technology, but above all it’s the story of the painful birth and difficult growth of a radical idea first tried and tested some six thousand years ago, and which we are still struggling with today; civilisation. Civilisation has not come easily; it’s something we’ve had to fight hard to achieve, and even harder to maintain, and the greatest threats to it have come from our own talents for destruction. But when we’ve managed to get it right, the benefits have been enormous.　　When we talk about the ancient world we tend to think of rare and exotic artefacts or the monumental remains of epic architecture; but these are just the empty shells that got left behind when the tide of history turned! The living creatures, the civilisations, that once inhabited these shells were rarely if ever static or stately; they were dynamic, chaotic, and always threatening to spin out of control, because civilisation is based on an improbable idea; that strangers can live and work together in dense urban settings, forging new allegiances that replace the natural ties of family, clan or tribe. It’s an idea we’re still coming to terms with today, but one of the best ways to understand the challenges that are involved is to look at how our ancestors tackled them the first time around.　　From ancient Iraq to Imperial Rome, Ancient Worlds examines how our ancestors struggled with the levers of religion and politics, art and culture, war and diplomacy, technology and trade in order to keep the complex machinery of their civilisations turning over. Their insights and blind-spots, their breakthroughs and dead ends, their triumphs and disasters are the milestones on the long and winding road that leads directly from their ancient to our modern world.

　　

　　Extras是由BBC 2001年播出的大热喜剧The Office制片Ricky Gervais和编剧Stephen Merchant再度携手推出的一部力作，播出第一集后即好评如潮。　　Gervais在剧中扮演Andy Millman，一名为圆从影梦而从银行辞职，却始终只能演些小配角的家伙。　　实际上，他甚至很少能得到一个有台词的角色，为此他整天呆在演员休息室，同其他临时演员一起，包括他的好友Maggie Jacobs，羡慕着那些主角们。Stephen Merchant在剧中扮演Andy的经纪人。　　每集的Extras都将会安排一段特别的剧情，由不同的客座明星来客串，第二季中有奥兰多布鲁姆（魔戒精灵弓箭手），罗伯特德尼罗，丹尼尔雷德克利夫（哈里波特），伊恩麦柯莱恩（魔戒），克里斯马汀（酷玩合唱团主唱）

　　May 1945: the end of the Second World War in the Tyrolean Alps. SS man Anton has deserted and been shot. On the run from his unit, he swaps his SS uniform for that of a dead Wehrmacht soldier and discovers a lonely mountain hut. Hannah, a Jewish woman, is hiding here. She takes Anton in and tends to his wounds.　　But there is great mistrust between the two. Together they cope with the harsh everyday life in the remote hut. They are looked after by 16-year-old peasant girl Charlotte, whose family pays Hannah not to betray them. And at night, they hear fighting between the German troops and Italian partisans. Over time, a cautious familiarity develops between Anton and Hannah - he, who has done terrible things in the war, she, who has lost her family and has been struggling with fear and loneliness up here in the mountains for months. They grow closer. Hannah finds out that Anton was no ordinary soldier. He was in the SS, a man of conviction, at least at first. Brutal truths come to light. The war is as good as over, but what kind of future awaits them?　　Georg turns up at the hut: He's been looking for Anton, hunting him down. He was the one who shot Anton - his best friend. Georg is fighting a battle that has long been hopeless, driven by hatred and the will to destroy. And he also wants to kill Hannah. High in the mountains, the decision is made.　　The Deserter is a story about war and guilt, but also about helpfulness and humanity.

　　《'Allo 'Allo》是BBC在1980年代到90年代期间拍摄的一套著名电视喜剧系列片，从1982年到1992年在BBC电视台播放，共85集。　　这部电视剧的背景是二战期间纳粹德国占领下的一个法国小村庄上，围绕着一家小餐馆写的故事。中心人物是咖啡馆老板René Artois。纳粹占领军抢劫了村子里所有的有价值的艺术品。　　其中包括一幅号称是名家范•克洛普的油画《The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies》。当地德军指挥官决定把这幅画归为己有，强迫Rene把画藏在他的咖啡馆里。可是，纳粹德国领袖希特勒也想得到这幅画，派了一个盖世太保军官前去寻找这幅画，而这个盖世太保也想自己猫腻这幅画。与此同时，出现了若干这幅油画的赝品。于是，一场场好戏和闹剧就这样展开了。　　这部电视剧的另一条主线是两个被迫降落在该地的英国飞行员躲在René的咖啡馆里。当地全女性法国抵抗组织设法把这两位英国飞行员安全送回英国。但是，计划屡屡出漏子，也闹出了不少笑话。　　似乎这一切还不够乱，René是个花心男人。跟咖啡馆里的两个女招待私下偷情，千方百计要瞒过自己的老婆。锦上添花，或雪上加霜的是，抵抗组织的女首领似乎爱上了René！另外，一个有点同性恋倾向的德国军官也看上了这位咖啡馆老板，总是向他暗送秋波。　　《'Allo 'Allo》的情节错综复杂，笑料百出，而该剧最精彩的因素之一是它的语言。　　在这部电视剧里，不仅有法国人、德国人、英国人，另外还有意大利人。如何解决语言问题呢？电视剧的制作人想出了绝妙的方法 – 所有角色都说英语，但是都带上浓重的本国口音。这些不同的角色，说着不同口音的英语，使得整出剧更加令人发笑和多姿多彩。

　　天才侦探与搭档联手调查一桩牵动旧日心结的案件，两人却逐渐陷入一场步步惊心的猫鼠博弈。

　　当身体疾病导致两颗心相遇。讲述了一个年轻人和他的治疗师的故事，他们治愈了彼此的痛苦，并转化为爱。　　When a physical illness leads the two hearts to meet. Follows the story of a young man and his therapist, who heals each other pain and turn into love.

　　

　　Follows the story of a successful executive who struggles with a scorned young lover who takes his obsession too far.

　　“Everything’s Going to be Great” is a funny and sad valentine to big dreamers whose dreams won’t necessarily come true. It’s about individuality vs conformity. It’s about fantasy vs reality. But mostly it’s about family, as it follows a year in the life of a family struggling with defining success, ghosts, identity, and regional theatre. Lester Smart has always felt his life was headed in one direction....the theater. And he will sing and dance whatever number he needs to do to be center stage.

　　

　　罗曼·波兰斯基将执导新片[瑞士华庭](The Palace，暂译)。波兰斯基与波兰名导杰兹·斯科利莫夫斯基共同执笔剧本，故事设定在1999年的最后一天跨年夜，描绘了位于瑞士阿尔卑斯山的大酒店里，来宾和为他们工作的人们之间的生活交集。影片将是波兰斯基对千禧年的一个结语。影片预计于今年秋季在瑞士开拍。

　　卡罗琳是一名年轻的工厂工人，在第一次世界大战后的哥本哈根努力摆脱贫困时，发现自己被遗弃并怀孕了。 在挣扎中，她遇到了达格玛，一位魅力十足的女性，在一家糖果店里经营着一家隐藏的收养机构，帮助贫困母亲为她们不想要的孩子找到寄养家庭。 为了摆脱贫困，卡洛琳扮演了奶妈的角色。 两个女人之间形成了牢固的联系，但当卡罗琳无意中发现自己不知不觉地接受了噩梦般的命运时，她的世界崩溃了。　　《拿针的女孩》是一个关于可怕真相的童话。