By late 1944, the Western Allies were infected with the over-confidence that flowed from the sweeping victories they had gained since the Breakout from Normandy and that by December had carried them to the very borders of the Third Reich. They were confident that the war would soon be over, but they were sadly mistaken. On December 16, German forces launched a massive attack through the Ardennes, the opening blows of Operation Watch on the Rhine, known to history as the Battle of the Bulge.

The series explores influences of discoveries and shared knowledge on the perception of the Universe and man’s place in it. It looks at times when new knowledge or discoveries has altered that thinking and explores the cultural changes those discoveries effected. The primary focus is on the effect of advances in science and technology on western philosophy. James Burke tells the various stories of important scientific discoveries and technological advances and how they fundamentally altered how western civilization perceives the world.

An update on a popular 1980s rock band delves into their tumultuous history, which branded them with the reputation of rudeness and aggression; members Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin are profiled; the unreleased album “Chinese Democracy” is discussed.

Sex, Drugs & Democracy is a Jonathan Blank film that explores how issues such as prostitution and narcotics are treated in the Netherlands. There prostitution is legal, but regulated to maintain health standards and prevent exploitation of prostitutes. Also, marijuana is openly sold in some 2000 licensed coffee shops and used by people 18 and older without interference from law enforcement.
The documentary presents interviews on these and other issues with the Amsterdam police commissioner, the president of the Royal Academy of Arts & Sciences, the national director of Alcohol, Tobacco & Drug Policy, a judge, a female senator, Public Health Department officials, a government hemp agronomist, feminists, psychologists, sociologists, economists, attorneys, and others. All the people interviewed stress that they are trying to take a pragmatic approach to the full range of issues where government regulates personal behavior, including nudity, sex education, pornography, homosexuality, abortion, and euthanasia, as well as prostitution and drugs.

This unique and impressive DVD-box - containing 14 documentary-style films - offers a glimpse into the lives and masterworks of the world’s best known classical composers of all time. Each quality film has a play time of more than 50 minutes and explores different facets of the composers, who stunned the world with their revolutionary compositions. Musicians, period décor, actors and dancers recreate the refined world of the composers, all freely inspired by their lives.

This unique and impressive DVD-box - containing 14 documentary-style films - offers a glimpse into the lives and masterworks of the world’s best known classical composers of all time. Each quality film has a play time of more than 50 minutes and explores different facets of the composers, who stunned the world with their revolutionary compositions. Musicians, period décor, actors and dancers recreate the refined world of the composers, all freely inspired by their lives.

This unique and impressive DVD-box - containing 14 documentary-style films - offers a glimpse into the lives and masterworks of the world’s best known classical composers of all time. Each quality film has a play time of more than 50 minutes and explores different facets of the composers, who stunned the world with their revolutionary compositions. Musicians, period décor, actors and dancers recreate the refined world of the composers, all freely inspired by their lives.

This unique and impressive DVD-box - containing 14 documentary-style films - offers a glimpse into the lives and masterworks of the world’s best known classical composers of all time. Each quality film has a play time of more than 50 minutes and explores different facets of the composers, who stunned the world with their revolutionary compositions. Musicians, period décor, actors and dancers recreate the refined world of the composers, all freely inspired by their lives.

This unique and impressive DVD-box - containing 14 documentary-style films - offers a glimpse into the lives and masterworks of the world’s best known classical composers of all time. Each quality film has a play time of more than 50 minutes and explores different facets of the composers, who stunned the world with their revolutionary compositions. Musicians, period décor, actors and dancers recreate the refined world of the composers, all freely inspired by their lives.

This unique and impressive DVD-box - containing 14 documentary-style films - offers a glimpse into the lives and masterworks of the world’s best known classical composers of all time. Each quality film has a play time of more than 50 minutes and explores different facets of the composers, who stunned the world with their revolutionary compositions. Musicians, period décor, actors and dancers recreate the refined world of the composers, all freely inspired by their lives.

This unique and impressive DVD-box - containing 14 documentary-style films - offers a glimpse into the lives and masterworks of the world’s best known classical composers of all time. Each quality film has a play time of more than 50 minutes and explores different facets of the composers, who stunned the world with their revolutionary compositions. Musicians, period décor, actors and dancers recreate the refined world of the composers, all freely inspired by their lives.

This unique and impressive DVD-box - containing 14 documentary-style films - offers a glimpse into the lives and masterworks of the world’s best known classical composers of all time. Each quality film has a play time of more than 50 minutes and explores different facets of the composers, who stunned the world with their revolutionary compositions. Musicians, period décor, actors and dancers recreate the refined world of the composers, all freely inspired by their lives.

This unique and impressive DVD-box - containing 14 documentary-style films - offers a glimpse into the lives and masterworks of the world’s best known classical composers of all time. Each quality film has a play time of more than 50 minutes and explores different facets of the composers, who stunned the world with their revolutionary compositions. Musicians, period décor, actors and dancers recreate the refined world of the composers, all freely inspired by their lives.

This unique and impressive DVD-box - containing 14 documentary-style films - offers a glimpse into the lives and masterworks of the world’s best known classical composers of all time. Each quality film has a play time of more than 50 minutes and explores different facets of the composers, who stunned the world with their revolutionary compositions. Musicians, period décor, actors and dancers recreate the refined world of the composers, all freely inspired by their lives.

This unique and impressive DVD-box - containing 14 documentary-style films - offers a glimpse into the lives and masterworks of the world’s best known classical composers of all time. Each quality film has a play time of more than 50 minutes and explores different facets of the composers, who stunned the world with their revolutionary compositions. Musicians, period décor, actors and dancers recreate the refined world of the composers, all freely inspired by their lives.