It has sparked wars and toppled empires, inspired legends and captivated our imagination. Throughout the course of human history, gold has been sought, mined, treasured and hoarded.GOLD! ventures across the world and through the ages to tell the story of mankind s oldest obsession. It examines every aspect of our complicated relationship with this most precious of metals, from the gilded dreams of conquistadors and 49ers to gold s role in shaping economies and societies. Visits to world-famous museums showcase the glittering treasures of ancient civilizations, while an extraordinary tour of a three-mile-deep mine in South Africa s Witwatersrand Basin offers a rare, up-close view of workers wresting the timeless treasure from the clutches of the earth.

Skateboarding icon Tony Hawk plays host for this entertaining documentary chronicling the video-game craze and how it mushroomed from a pastime for computer mavericks to a multibillion-dollar business. Beginning with Pong in the 1970s and industry luminaries such as Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, the film explores each era of gaming - from coin-operated classics through the evolution of sound and graphics to the modern home-computer market.

Jean-Fran?ois Champollion s biography is neatly interwoven with Napoleonic history and the functions of Egyptian hieroglyphs in The Keys of Egypt. A gifted bookseller s son born in Revolutionary France, Champollion was to become gripped by energetic enthusiasm for Egypt. By the age of 12, he was studying several ancient languages, and, amid a wave of Egyptomania, he would beat rivals to discover the key to deciphering hieroglyphs.

Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri (born February 29, 1944) is an Italian comic book writer and illustrator, noted for his works of highly detailed renderings of the human form, particularly erotic images of women. He is best known for his work on the Druuna erotic science fiction series.