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A painter recounts the life of Michelangelo.

For the first time in the world, the most advanced 3D technology at the disposal of art, to live an extraordinary thrilling journey inside the Vatican Museums, narrated by Prof. Paolo Paolucci, Director of Vatican Museums. An original production by Sky Italia.

Originally produced in 1997 on the threshold of the Third Millennium of the Christian Era, and in celebration of the Jubilee of the Year of Our Lord 2000, The Vatican Museums was the culmination of three years of research and filming, the collaboration of thirty-two scholars and historians from around the world, a crew of forty directors of photography, operators, and lighting technicians, state-of-the-art digital cinematography, lighting, animation, and computerized editing, and the work of a famous composer with original performances by master musicians. Now available on DVD for the first time, this historic three-disc collection features seven hours of magnificent documentary film that illuminates and chronicles the great journey of the human spirit. Here then is the world's most spectacular and sacred repository of art, history, and faith.

Raphael - the Lord of the Arts is the first film adaptation of the life and work of one of the most famous artists in the world, Raphael Sanzio.

Some believe that the earth was created by God. Others believe that it was created by the Big Bang. Each side is adamant in their views, and refuses to entertain the other. But, is there a common ground? Host Howard Jacobson seeks to find a common ground where both the sciences and religion could be considered right.