Zora Neale Hurston was an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-20th-century American South and published research on hoodoo. The most popular of her four novels is "Their Eyes Were Watching God," publ...

Author Emma Dabiri says the stigma around Afro-textured hair is a construct. Here's where the myth comes from.

In New Orleans a longstanding custom of Carnival is the king cake, a multi-colored sweet treat. Correspondent Kris Van Cleave talks with Matt Haines, author of "The Big Book of King Cake," and with some of the bakers who help satisfy New Orleanians' Mardi...

Although many of the monarchies of Europe and Russia no longer exist--or exist in a much more ceremonial capacity--their astonishing jewelry still remains and is still worn by the remaining royal families.

Discover Jan van Eyck’s masterpiece, the Ghent Altarpiece, and explore how it became the world’s most stolen artwork. Throughout six centuries, the Ghent Altarpiece, also called “The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb,” has been burned, forged, and raided in th...

Japanese art history is a captivating journey that combines centuries of artistic evolution, blending tradition and innovation to inspire and make a lasting impact on the global art scene.

Persia, now Iran, is one of the oldest nations in the world with a rich and diverse artistic heritage that spans over 5,000 years.

"Scottish Myths & Legends" explores the magic, mystery and sprinkling of mayhem that covers the dramatic landscape of Scotland. From the ancient tales of the Loch Ness Monster to the stories of shape shifting Kelpies, we go on a fascinating journey of...

When looking back through human history, one would be hard-pressed to find an era, civilization, or community that has not been impacted by an infectious disease outbreak. From the bubonic plague to influenza to cholera, epidemics and pandemics the world...

Freelance lecturer James Heard talks you through Rembrandt's illustrious and prolific career, from the successes of his early years in Amsterdam, to his later bankruptcy and the power of his self-portraits.

Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, known as Botticelli, was one of the most representative artists of Florentine culture.

The Staffordshire Hoard, the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork, was discovered in a field near the village of Hammerwich, England in 2009, containing over 3,500 martial artifacts dating back to the 7th or 8th centuries.

Circus Peanuts, Black Licorice, and Candy Corn are possibly the most divisive Halloween treats. Each, however, has its own history that has allowed them to, perhaps surprisingly, have endured to show up in trick-or-treat bags and candy aisles for generati...

Chris Mars is an American painter and musician. He was the drummer for the seminal Minneapolis-based alternative rock band The Replacements from 1979 to 1990, and later joined the informal supergroup Golden Smog before beginning a solo career.

An examination of some of the mysteries surrounding witches through the ages. Includes a look at their secret powers and the medieval witch trials of Europe, in Season 4, Episode 5, "Witches".