Louis meets parents who have turned to medication to keep their children under control.
Louis Armstrong… the most important, influential, and beloved musician of the 20 th Century. His trumpet virtuosity set the standard for Jazz improvisation, and his singing style forever altered the course of jazz and popular vocalists, affecting everyone from Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra, to Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. From the teeming streets of New Orleans to the great concert halls of Europe, Louis "Satchmo" and finally plain ol' "Pops" Armstrong entertained everyone… from the Roaring Twenties' gin mills to the Queen of England.
Louis XIV: the King is dead, long live the King.On 1st September 1715, King Louis XIV breathed his last, at Versailles, the extraordinary monument he dedicated to his glory and influence of France. Stéphane Bern takes you to Versailles on 1st September 1715. In his room at the center of the palace, the old king Louis XIV was dying. He is 77 years old and has had one of the longest reigns in history.