Zed Naturopolis (2013)

hile the graphic art of Ancient Egypt is very familiar, little is known about the artists, the scribes. Who were they? How important were they to the society of the Pharaohs? From Saqqara to the Valley of Kings enjoy this look at the lives of the first "historians" in the human record.

Since 2009, the majority of humanity lives in cities. This fundamental change has an impact not only on the way of life, but also on the place of nature in urban areas. Through exploration of four key cities – New York, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Paris – Naturopolis tries to understand how the mega-cities of today are striving to integrate nature and wildlife in the urban contemporary life and what are the transformations of cities for sustainable and green future.

ARIA Award-winning pianist Sally Whitwell strikes again with her third album, following the successful releases of her debut and sophomore albums ‘Mad Rush: The Solo Piano Music of Philip Glass’ and ‘The Good, The Bad and The Awkward: Solo Piano Music from the Movies’. Now comes a collection of piano works from great British film composer Michael Nyman – bound to bring back haunting memories of images and sound from movies such as The Piano, The Draughtsman's Contract and The Diary of Anne Frank, as well as the cult computer game Enemy Zero.

The concept of eugenics is often associated with Nazism and its horrifying quest for racial purification. However, the practice actually began in the U.S., at the beginning of the 20th century, with the first eugenics laws coming into effect there as early as 1907, and remaining on the books until the 1970s. This film travels from America to Europe to tell the harrowing and heartbreaking stories of tens of thousands of forced sterilizations behind the pursuit of the twisted notion of "good birth".

Dr Jago Cooper reveals the history of some of South America's ancient civilisations. Exploring ruins and investigating the truth behind legends that surround these cultures, Dr Cooper journeys through Peru, Bolivia and Colombia to reveal the true character of the continent through its archaeology, culture, people and landscapes.

Discover 13 of the most magnificent oral traditions in the world, proclaimed a Masterpiece of Human Heritage by UNESCO: Royal Ballet in Cambodia, Kabuki Theater in Japan, Woodcraft in Madagascar, Baaka songs in Central Africa …

The Best Gold Metal Ballads is a 2013 compilation of hard rock and metal songs you may know and love. Most are known while a few are complete unknowns but they are ballads.

For his first recording on the Alpha label, Sergey Kasprov, a young Russian artist trained at the Moscow Conservatory, defies the laws of time. He has in fact chosen to create a dialogue between great Baroque geniuses and Russian Romantics: Rameau, Lully, Loeillet, Bach and Scarlatti revised by Tausig, Godowsky and Rachmaninov.In the tradition of Marcelle Meyer, Glenn Gould or, more recently, Alexandre Tharaud, Sergey Kasprov pulls off the tour de force of freeing himself from Baroque interpretative codes and, at the same time, from those of the 19th century, to better get back to the essential.The excellent recording quality attests ideally to the discourse, respectful of the original counterpoint as well as unfailing digital dexterity necessitated by appropriate ornamentation and the amazing sound palette required by late Romanticism, all on a Steinway contemporary with Rachmaninov.

Built at strategic points, and fitted with impressive fortifications, fortresses are thought to be impenetrable.

In human cultures in general, and perhaps particularly in Africa, the landscape is the first shrine of tradition.