Romancing the road: “Convoy” and its vanished populist age.
Is the ultimate expression of liberty in America just the ability to drive fast on the interstate? This film says yes.
Sean Munger
Historic Painting: “Katharsis” by José Clemente Orozco, 1934.
Though it looks like the cover of a modern SF graphic novel, this mural from Mexico is actually 90 years old.
The fiery curtain call: The Theatre Royal Drury Lane fire of 1809.
"May a man not be allowed to drink a glass of wine by his own fireside?"
The strangest movie I have ever seen: “The Osterman Weekend” and the story behind it.
Crossbow arrows, a nude John Hurt and a script possibly written on hallucinogens. What's not to like?
Interiors: Biblioteca Palafoxiana, ancient library in Ciudad de Puebla, Mexico.
This beautiful library room represents one of the great intellectual repositories of Colonial Mexico.
Behind the Scenes: 1981, Britain’s Awful Year.
One tragic year in the life of the UK is the subject of my newest deep dive historical video.
The day the sky turned red: The Melbourne Dust Storm of 1983.
For two terrifying hours, a mammoth wall of dust turned one of Australia's largest cities into a vision of Hell.