List of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episodes
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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4, 1992, to July 24, 1993. The series explores the childhood and youth of the fictional character Indiana Jones and primarily stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier as the title character, with...
episodes. Although forty-four episodes were produced by Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
and Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm Limited is an American film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in San Francisco, California. Lucas is the company's current chairman and CEO, and Micheline Chau is the president and COO....
, many were unaired during the series' original 1992-1993 run on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
. In 1996, some of the remaining episodes were combined and aired as four two-part TV movies on USA. The entire series was edited into twenty-two feature-length films later that year. Twelve of the films were released on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
in 1999, while the rest were aired on the Fox Family Channel in 2001. All of the films were released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
throughout 2007 and 2008.
Season I (1992)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles debuted on ABC on March 4, 1992 with the feature-length episode Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal, which served to introduce the character at the two ages he would be portrayed as in the show. The five subsequent episodes in season one were hour-long.| № | # | Directed by | Written by | Airdate |
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Season II (1992–93)
Season two began on September 21, 1992 with the episode "Austria, 1917", and the seventeen subsequent episodes consisted of both new episodes and some episodes originally produced for the first season—each an hour long. In an effort to boost ratings, Harrison FordHarrison Ford
Harrison Ford is an American film actor and producer. He is famous for his performances as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series. Ford is also known for his roles as Rick Deckard in Blade Runner, John Book in Witness and Jack Ryan in...
made a guest appearance in the feature-length episode Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues. When the show was cancelled, four episodes remained unaired: "Florence, May 1908", "Prague, August 1917", "Palestine, October 1917" and "Transylvania, January 1918". In Australia, "Somme, Early August 1916" and "Germany, Mid-August 1916" were shown as a two-hour television movie entitled Young Indiana Jones and the Great Escape. But when released on VHS, the movie was renamed Young Indiana Jones and the Trenches of Hell.
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Season III (1994–96)
The third "season" consisted of four television movieTelevision movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
s which aired on The Family Channel
ABC Family
ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
from 1994 to 1996. No "Old Indy" bookend segments were filmed for the television movies, although Sean Patrick Flanery
Sean Patrick Flanery
Sean Patrick Flanery is an American actor known for such roles as Connor MacManus in The Boondock Saints, Greg Stillson in The Dead Zone and for portraying Indiana Jones in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, as well as Bobby Dagen in Saw 3D.He is currently known for his role as Sam Gibson on The...
bookended Young Indiana Jones and the Travels with Father.
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Unaired episodes
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Film versions
In 1996, George Lucas hired T.M. Christopher to aid in re-editing the complete series into twenty-two feature-length episodes. The series was also retitled The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. Each chapter contains two episodes, with all the chapters being in chronological order. As such, the scenes where an older Indiana Jones reminisces are never seen in these versions.- Chapter 1: My First Adventure (Egypt + Tangiers 1908)
- Chapter 2: Passion for Life (British East Africa 1909 + Paris 1908)
- Chapter 3: The Perils of Cupid (Vienna + Florence 1908)
- Chapter 4: Travels with Father (Russia + Athens 1910)
- Chapter 5: Journey of Radiance (Benares + Beijing 1910)
- Chapter 6: Spring Break Adventure (Princeton + Mexico 1916)
- Chapter 7: Love's Sweet Song (Ireland + London 1916)
- Chapter 8: Trenches of Hell (Somme + Germany 1916)
- Chapter 9: Demons of Deception (Verdun + Paris 1916)
- Chapter 10: The Phantom Train of Doom (German East Africa 1916)
- Chapter 11: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life (German East Africa 1916 + Congo 1917)
- Chapter 12: Attack of the Hawkmen (Ravanel, France + Alhorn, Germany 1917)
- Chapter 13: Adventures in the Secret Service (Austria + Petrograd 1917)
- Chapter 14: Espionage Escapades (Barcelona + Prague 1917)
- Chapter 15: Daredevils of the Desert (Palestine 1917)
- Chapter 16: Tales of Innocence (Northern Italy + Morocco 1917)
- Chapter 17: Masks of Evil (Istanbul +Transylvania 1918)
- Chapter 18: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (London/Egypt 1918 + South Pacific 1919)
- Chapter 19: Winds of Change (Paris + Princeton 1919)
- Chapter 20: Mystery of the Blues (Chicago 1920)
- Chapter 21: Scandal of 1920 (New York 1920)
- Chapter 22: Hollywood Follies (Hollywood 1920)
In 1999, only Chapters 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, and 22 were released on VHS in the "Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones" along with the re-release of the movie trilogy (credited as Chapters 23: Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 American adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is the second film in the Indiana Jones franchise and prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark . After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone...
, 24: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford. It is the first film in the Indiana Jones franchise...
, and 25:Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 American adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, from a story co-written by executive producer George Lucas. It is the third film in the Indiana Jones franchise. Harrison Ford reprises the title role and Sean Connery plays Indiana's father, Henry...
). The movie trilogy also featured Chapter 18: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye as a bonus tape (Chapter 10: The Phantom Train of Doom in the UK). It was promoted to have the rest of the episodes to be released in later in 2000, but was later cancelled.
Chronological order
Listed below are all forty-four episodes of the series, organized by story chronology:| Episode | Title | Airdate | Prod. # |
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| 1. | "Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... , May 1908" |
March 4, 1992 | 1.1 |
| 2. | "Tangiers, 1908" | Unaired | 3.9 |
| 3. | "Florence Florence Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area.... , May 1908" |
Unaired | 2.22 |
| 4. | "Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , September 1908" |
June 19, 1993 | 2.16 |
| 5. | "Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , November 1908" |
April 10, 1993 | 2.11 |
| 6. | "British East Africa, September 1909" | March 18, 1992 | 1.4 |
| 7. | "Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... , 1910" |
June 16, 1996 | 3.7 |
| 8. | "Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , 1910" |
June 16, 1996 | 3.8 |
| 9. | "Benares, January 1910" | July 3, 1993 | 2.18 |
| 10. | "Peking, March 1910" | June 26, 1993 | 2.17 |
| 11. | "Princeton Princeton, New Jersey Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756... , February 1916" |
March 20, 1993 | 2.7 |
| 12. | "Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... , March 1916" |
March 4, 1992 | 1.2 |
| 13. | "Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... , April 1916" |
June 12, 1993 | 2.15 |
| 14. | "London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , May 1916" |
March 11, 1992 | 1.3 |
| 15. | "Somme Somme Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France.... , Early August 1916" |
September 28, 1992 | 2.2 |
| 16. | "Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... , Mid-August 1916" |
October 5, 1992 | 2.3 |
| 17. | "Verdun Verdun Verdun is a city in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital of the department is the slightly smaller city of Bar-le-Duc.- History :... , September 1916" |
March 25, 1992 | 1.5 |
| 18. | "Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , October 1916" |
July 10, 1993 | 2.19 |
| 19. | "German East Africa German East Africa German East Africa was a German colony in East Africa, which included what are now :Burundi, :Rwanda and Tanganyika . Its area was , nearly three times the size of Germany today.... , November 1916" (1) |
June 5, 1993 | 2.13 |
| 20. | "German East Africa, November 1916" (2) | June 5, 1993 | 2.14 |
| 21. | "German East Africa, December 1916" | April 1, 1992 | 1.6 |
| 22. | "Congo Belgian Congo The Belgian Congo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo between King Leopold II's formal relinquishment of his personal control over the state to Belgium on 15 November 1908, and Congolese independence on 30 June 1960.-Congo Free State, 1884–1908:Until the latter... , January 1917" |
April 8, 1992 | 1.7 |
| 23. | "Ravenel Ravenel, Oise Ravenel or Ravenel-sur-Oise is a village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.It is located about 70 kilometres north of Paris.... , France, Early February 1917" |
October 8, 1995 | 3.5 |
| 24. | "Alhorn, Germany, Late February 1917" | October 8, 1995 | 3.6 |
| 25. | "Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... , March 1917" |
September 21, 1992 | 2.1 |
| 26. | "Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... , May 1917" |
October 12, 1992 | 2.4 |
| 27. | "Petrograd, July 1917" | March 27, 1993 | 2.8 |
| 28. | "Prague Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million... , August 1917" |
Unaired | 2.23 |
| 29. | "Palestine Palestine Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands.... , October 1917" (1) |
Unaired | 2.24 |
| 30. | "Palestine, October 1917" (2) | Unaired | 3.11 |
| 31. | "Northern Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... , June 1918" |
April 17, 1993 | 2.12 |
| 32. | "Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... , 1918" |
Unaired | 3.10 |
| 33. | "Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... , September 1918" |
July 17, 1993 | 2.20 |
| 34. | "Transylvania Transylvania Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical... , September 1918" |
Unaired | 2.25 |
| 35. | "London/Egypt, November 1918" | January 15, 1995 | 3.3 |
| 36. | "South Pacific Oceania Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago... , early 1919" |
January 15, 1995 | 3.4 |
| 37. | "Paris, May 1919" | July 24, 1993 | 2.21 |
| 38. | "Princeton 1919" | Unaired | 3.12 |
| 39. | "Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , April 1920" |
March 13, 1993 | 2.5 |
| 40. | "Chicago, May 1920" | March 13, 1993 | 2.6 |
| 41. | "New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... , June 1920" |
April 3, 1993 | 2.9 |
| 42. | "New York, July 1920" | April 3, 1993 | 2.10 |
| 43. | "Hollywood, August 1920" (1) | October 15, 1994 | 3.1 |
| 44. | "Hollywood, August 1920" (2) | October 15, 1994 | 3.2 |
Unproduced episodes
When the series was cancelled in 1993, there were a number of episodes Lucas had intended to shoot, but never went into production.- "Princeton, May 1905" was to involve Indy meeting Paul RobesonPaul RobesonPaul Leroy Robeson was an American concert singer , recording artist, actor, athlete, scholar who was an advocate for the Civil Rights Movement in the first half of the twentieth century...
for the first time. - "Russia, March 1909"
- "Geneva, May 1909"
- "Jerusalem, June 1909" was to involve Indy meeting Abner Ravenwood, who is trying to find a "sacred relic"—the Ark on the temple mountRaiders of the Lost ArkRaiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford. It is the first film in the Indiana Jones franchise...
. In "Palestine, October 1917", Indy and his comrades suggest that they will be returning to this location by Christmas of 1917. - "Stockholm, December 1909" was to be a homage to Swedish children's novel The Wonderful Adventures of NilsThe Wonderful Adventures of NilsThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils is a work of fiction by the Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf. It was published in two books, The Wonderful Adventures of Nils in 1906 and Further Adventures of Nils in 1907...
. Indiana Jones said Stockholm was his favourite city in Sweden in the "London, May 1916" episode. - "Melbourne, March 1910" was to involve Indy meeting Harry HoudiniHarry HoudiniHarry Houdini was a Hungarian-born American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer noted for his sensational escape acts...
and flying in an airplane with him. The events of this episode are mentioned in "Palestine, October 1917". - "Tokyo, April 1910" was to involve a meeting between the young Indy and Prince HirohitoHirohito, posthumously in Japan officially called Emperor Shōwa or , was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order, reigning from December 25, 1926, until his death in 1989. Although better known outside of Japan by his personal name Hirohito, in Japan he is now referred to...
of JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, the future Emperor Shōwa. - "LeHavre, June 1916" was to involve Indy and Remy in basic training. When Remy is accused of murdering their drill sergeant, Indy defends him. The two also meet Jean RenoirJean RenoirJean Renoir was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s...
, who teaches them how to fight in battles. - "Flanders, July 1916" was to involve Indy, Remy and Jaques fighting in Flanders. The events of this episode are mentioned in "Trenches of Hell".
- "Berlin, Late August 1916" was to be a second season episode that involved Indy escaping from prison and fleeing to BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, and would have been the third part in the Somme/Germany cycle following Indy's capture in Somme, his escape from prison, his escape from Germany itself. He has to decide between returning to the US (since the US isn't at war with Germany yet) or returning to the Belgian Army. He ultimately decides to return to the Belgian army. Indy would have met Sigrid SchultzSigrid SchultzSigrid Schultz was a notable American reporter and war correspondent in an era when women were a rarity in both print and radio journalism.-Background:...
. - "Moscow, March 1918" was meant as a sequel to "Russia, 1917". It would have involved Indy working with counter-revolutionary groups in order to allow the U.S. to takeover.
- "Bombay, April 1919" was to involve Indy meeting GandhiMahatma GandhiMohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
on his way back from his search for the Eye of the Peacock diamond, while Remy is still searching for the diamond. Remy and Indy fight about continuing the treasure search. - "Buenos Aires, June 1919" was to involve Indy being robbed while trying to return to the U.S.. where he works as a tutor. He then ends up in South America as a tutor.
- "Havana, December 1919" was to involve Indy his father in CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. The episode would have revolved around integration issues and Indy and Henry Sr. seeing a black player outplay Babe RuthBabe RuthGeorge Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
. - "Honduras, December 1920" was to involve Indy meeting Belloq for the first time and they become friends. Belloq steals a crystal skull and sells it.
- "Alaska, June 1921" was to involve Indy studying eskimos, and rushing to deliver medical supplies by dogsled in order to save a village. The events of this episode are foreshadowed in "Travels with Father".
- "Brazil, December 1921" was to involve Indy and Belloq in a search for a lost city, and meeting Charles FawcettCharles FawcettSir Charles Fawcett was a British historian. He served in the Indian Civil Service whilst India was a part of the British Empire. He published a number of articles and books related to Indian history and was an expert on the British East India Company...
.
DVD bonus content
Historical documentaries
Ninety-four historical documentaries were created over a five-year period by Lucasfilm's documentary crew for the DVD release of the series.- My First Adventure
- Archaeology – Unearthing Our Past
- Howard CarterHoward CarterHoward Carter may refer to:* Howard Carter , English archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb* Howard Carter , American basketball player...
and the Tomb of Tutankhamun - Colonel Lawrence's War – T. E. LawrenceT. E. LawrenceLieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, DSO , known professionally as T. E. Lawrence, was a British Army officer renowned especially for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916–18...
and Arabia - From Slavery to Freedom
- Passion for Life
- Theodore RooseveltTheodore RooseveltTheodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
and The American Century - Ecology: Pulse of the Planet
- American Dreams – Norman RockwellNorman RockwellNorman Percevel Rockwell was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture. Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios he created for The Saturday Evening...
and the Saturday Evening Post - Art Rebellion – The Making of the Modern Art
- Edgar DegasEdgar DegasEdgar Degas[p] , born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, was a French artist famous for his work in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism although he rejected the term, and preferred to be called a realist...
– Reluctant Rebel - Braque & Picasso: A Collaboration Cubed
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Perils of Cupid
- Giacomo PucciniGiacomo PucciniGiacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire...
– Music of the Heart - It's Opera!
- The Archduke's Last Journey – End of an Era
- Powder Keg – Europe 1900 to 1914
- Sigmund FreudSigmund FreudSigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...
– Exploring the Unconscious - Carl JungCarl JungCarl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and the founder of Analytical Psychology. Jung is considered the first modern psychiatrist to view the human psyche as "by nature religious" and make it the focus of exploration. Jung is one of the best known researchers in the field of dream analysis and...
and the Journey of Self Discovery - Psychology – Charting the Human Mind
- Giacomo Puccini
- Travels With Father
- Seeking Truth – The Life of Leo TolstoyLeo TolstoyLev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and a pinnacle of realist...
- Unquiet Voices – Russian Writers and the State
- AristotleAristotleAristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology...
– Creating Foundations - Ancient Questions – Philosophy and Our Search for Meaning
- Seeking Truth – The Life of Leo Tolstoy
- Journey of Radiance
- Jiddu KrishnamurtiJiddu KrishnamurtiJiddu Krishnamurti or J. Krishnamurti or , was a renowned writer and speaker on philosophical and spiritual subjects. His subject matter included: psychological revolution, the nature of the mind, meditation, human relationships, and bringing about positive change in society...
– The Reluctant Messiah - Annie BesantAnnie BesantAnnie Besant was a prominent British Theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator and supporter of Irish and Indian self rule.She was married at 19 to Frank Besant but separated from him over religious differences. She then became a prominent speaker for the National Secular Society ...
– An Unlikely Rebel - Medicine in the Middle Kingdom
- Eastern Spirituality – The Road to Enlightenment
- Jiddu Krishnamurti
- Spring Break Adventure
- Thomas EdisonThomas EdisonThomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. In addition, he created the world’s first industrial...
– Lighting up the World - Invention and Innovation – What's Behind a Good Idea?
- The Mystery of Edward StratemeyerEdward StratemeyerEdward Stratemeyer was an American publisher and writer of books for children.He is one of the most prolific writers in the world, producing in excess of 1300 books himself, selling in excess of 500 million copies, and created the well-known fictional book series for juveniles including The Rover...
- Wanted: Dead or Alive – Pancho VillaPancho VillaJosé Doroteo Arango Arámbula – better known by his pseudonym Francisco Villa or its hypocorism Pancho Villa – was one of the most prominent Mexican Revolutionary generals....
and the American Invasion of Mexico - General John J. PershingJohn J. PershingJohn Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB , was a general officer in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I...
and his American Army - George S. PattonGeorge S. PattonGeorge Smith Patton, Jr. was a United States Army officer best known for his leadership while commanding corps and armies as a general during World War II. He was also well known for his eccentricity and controversial outspokenness.Patton was commissioned in the U.S. Army after his graduation from...
– American Achilles
- Thomas Edison
- Love's Sweet Song
- Easter Rising – The Poets' Rebellion
- The Passions of William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms...
- Sean O'Casey vs. Ireland
- Ireland – The Power of the Poets
- Winston ChurchillWinston ChurchillSir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
– The Lion's Roar - Demanding the Vote – The Pankhursts and British Suffrage
- Fighting for the Vote – Women's Suffrage in America
- Trenches of Hell
- Siegfried SassoonSiegfried SassoonSiegfried Loraine Sassoon CBE MC was an English poet, author and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches, and satirised the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoon's...
– A War Poet's Journey - Robert GravesRobert GravesRobert von Ranke Graves 24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985 was an English poet, translator and novelist. During his long life he produced more than 140 works...
and the White Goddess - I Am France – The Myth of Charles de GaulleCharles de GaulleCharles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
- The Somme – A Storm of Steel
- Siegfried Sassoon
- Demons of Deception
- Marshal Petain's Fall From Grace
- Flirting With Danger – The Fantasy of Mata HariMata HariMata Hari was the stage name of Margaretha Geertruida "M'greet" Zelle , a Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan, and accused spy who was executed by firing squad in France under charges of espionage for Germany during World War I.-Early life:Margaretha Geertruida Zelle was born in Leeuwarden, Friesland,...
- Into the Furnace – The Battle of VerdunBattle of VerdunThe Battle of Verdun was one of the major battles during the First World War on the Western Front. It was fought between the German and French armies, from 21 February – 18 December 1916, on hilly terrain north of the city of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France...
- Reading the Enemy's Mind – Espionage in World War I
- Phantom Train of Doom
- Chasing the Phantom – Paul Emil von Lettow-VorbeckPaul Emil von Lettow-VorbeckPaul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck was a general in the Imperial German Army and the commander of the German East Africa campaign. For four years, with a force that never exceeded about 14,000 , he held in check a much larger force of 300,000 British, Belgian, and Portuguese troops...
- Dreaming of Africa – The Life of Frederick SelousFrederick SelousFrederick Courteney Selous DSO was a British explorer, officer, hunter, and conservationist, famous for his exploits in south and east of Africa. His real-life adventures inspired Sir H. Rider Haggard to create the fictional Allan Quatermain character. Selous was also a good friend of Theodore...
- At Home and Abroad – The Two Faces of Jan SmutsJan SmutsJan Christiaan Smuts, OM, CH, ED, KC, FRS, PC was a prominent South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher. In addition to holding various cabinet posts, he served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 until 1924 and from 1939 until 1948...
- Chasing the Phantom – Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck
- Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
- Albert SchweitzerAlbert SchweitzerAlbert Schweitzer OM was a German theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary. He was born in Kaysersberg in the province of Alsace-Lorraine, at that time part of the German Empire...
– Reverence for Life - Waging Peace – The Rise of Pacifism
- Congo – A Curse of Riches
- Albert Schweitzer
- Attack of the Hawkmen
- Blood Red – The Life and Death of Manfred von RichthofenManfred von RichthofenManfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen , also widely known as the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War I...
- Anthony FokkerAnthony FokkerAnton Herman Gerard "Anthony" Fokker was a Dutch aviation pioneer and an aircraft manufacturer. He is most famous for the fighter aircraft he produced in Germany during the First World War such as the Eindecker monoplanes, the Fokker Triplane the and the Fokker D.VII, but after the collapse of...
– The Flying Dutchman - Flying High for France – The Lafayette Escadrille
- War in the Third Dimension – Aerial Warfare in World War I
- Blood Red – The Life and Death of Manfred von Richthofen
- Adventures in the Secret Service
- Karl – The Last Habsburg EmperorEmperorAn emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife or a woman who rules in her own right...
- V. I. LeninVladimir LeninVladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...
– History Will Not Forgive Us - The Russian Revolution – All Power to the Soviets!
- Karl – The Last Habsburg Emperor
- Espionage Escapades
- Impresario – Sergei DiaghilevSergei DiaghilevSergei Pavlovich Diaghilev , usually referred to outside of Russia as Serge, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise.-Early life and career:...
and the Ballets Russes - Franz KafkaFranz KafkaFranz Kafka was a culturally influential German-language author of short stories and novels. Contemporary critics and academics, including Vladimir Nabokov, regard Kafka as one of the best writers of the 20th century...
's Dark Truth - Ballet – The Art of Dance
- Impresario – Sergei Diaghilev
- Daredevils of the Desert
- Col. Lawrence's War – T. E. Lawrence and Arabia
- Lines in the Sand – The Middle East and the Great War
- Tales of Innocence
- Unhealed Wounds – The Life of Ernest HemingwayErnest HemingwayErnest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist. His economic and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the...
- The Secret Life of Edith WhartonEdith WhartonEdith Wharton , was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer.- Early life and marriage:...
- Lowell ThomasLowell ThomasLowell Jackson Thomas was an American writer, broadcaster, and traveler, best known as the man who made Lawrence of Arabia famous...
– American Storyteller - The French Foreign LegionFrench Foreign LegionThe French Foreign Legion is a unique military service wing of the French Army established in 1831. The foreign legion was exclusively created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces...
– The World's Most Legendary Fighting Force
- Unhealed Wounds – The Life of Ernest Hemingway
- Masks of EvilEvilEvil is the violation of, or intent to violate, some moral code. Evil is usually seen as the dualistic opposite of good. Definitions of evil vary along with analysis of its root motive causes, however general actions commonly considered evil include: conscious and deliberate wrongdoing,...
- For the People Despite the People – The Ataturk Revolution
- The Greedy Heart of Halide EdibHalide Edip AdivarHalide Edip Adıvar or Halide Edib Adivar was a Turkish novelist and feminist political leader...
- DraculaDraculaDracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
– Fact and Fiction - The Ottoman EmpireOttoman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
– A World of Difference
- Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
- Bronislaw MalinowskiBronislaw MalinowskiBronisław Kasper Malinowski was a Polish-born- British-naturalized anthropologist, one of the most important 20th-century anthropologists.From 1910, Malinowski studied exchange and economics at the London School of Economics under Seligman and Westermarck, analysing patterns of exchange in...
– God Professor - Anthropology – Looking at the Human Condition
- New Guinea – Paradise in Peril
- Bronislaw Malinowski
- Winds of Change
- Woodrow WilsonWoodrow WilsonThomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...
– American Idealist - Gertrude BellGertrude BellGertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, CBE was an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, and archaeologist who explored, mapped, and became highly influential to British imperial policy-making due to her extensive travels in Greater Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, and Arabia. Along...
– Iraq's Uncrowned Queen - Ho Chi MinhHo Chi MinhHồ Chí Minh , born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese Marxist-Leninist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam...
– The Price of Freedom - Paul RobesonPaul RobesonPaul Leroy Robeson was an American concert singer , recording artist, actor, athlete, scholar who was an advocate for the Civil Rights Movement in the first half of the twentieth century...
– Scandalize My Name - Robert Goddard – Mr. Rocket Science
- The Best Intentions – The Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of VersaillesTreaty of VersaillesThe Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The other Central Powers on the German side of...
- Woodrow Wilson
- Mystery of the Blues
- Al "Scarface" CaponeAl CaponeAlphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently became known as the "Capones", was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early...
– The Original Gangster - Ben HechtBen HechtBen Hecht was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, and novelist. Called "the Shakespeare of Hollywood", he received screen credits, alone or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some 70 films and as a prolific storyteller, authored 35 books and created some of...
– Shakespeare of Hollywood - On the Trail of Eliot NessEliot NessEliot Ness was an American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce Prohibition in Chicago, Illinois, and the leader of a legendary team of law enforcement agents nicknamed The Untouchables.- Early life :...
- Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....
– Ambassador of JazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th... - Jazz – Rhythms of Freedom
- ProhibitionProhibitionProhibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is the practice of prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, import, export, sale, and consumption of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. The term can also apply to the periods in the histories of the countries during which the...
– America on the Rocks - Hellfighters – HarlemHarlemHarlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
's Heroes of World War One
- Al "Scarface" Capone
- The Scandal of 1920
- Tin Pan Alley – Soundtrack of America
- Broadway – America Center Stage
- Wonderful Nonsense – The Algonquin Round TableAlgonquin Round TableThe Algonquin Round Table was a celebrated group of New York City writers, critics, actors and wits. Gathering initially as part of a practical joke, members of "The Vicious Circle", as they dubbed themselves, met for lunch each day at the Algonquin Hotel from 1919 until roughly 1929...
- The Hollywood Follies
- Erich von StroheimErich von StroheimErich von Stroheim was an Austrian-born film star of the silent era, subsequently noted as an auteur for his directorial work.-Background:...
– The Profligate Genius - The World of John FordJohn FordJohn Ford was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath...
- Irving ThalbergIrving ThalbergIrving Grant Thalberg was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. He was called "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and his extraordinary ability to select the right scripts, choose the right actors, gather the best production staff and make very profitable films.-Life and...
– Hollywood's Boy Wonder - The Rise of the Moguls – The Men Who Built Hollywood
- Erich von Stroheim
Historical overview lectures
- Vol. 1 - Historical Lecture: "The Promise of Progress"
- Vol. 2 - Historical Lecture: "War and Revolution"
- Vol. 3 - Historical Lecture: "New Gods for Old"
Interactive content
- Interactive timeline included on each set.
- Interactive games
- Vol. 1 - "Revolution", based on Spring Break Adventure
- Vol. 2 - "Special Delivery", based on Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life
- Vol. 3 - "Hunting for Treasure"