历史上的宋朝，分为北宋和南宋两个时期。在两宋期间，中华大地都发生了哪些惊心动魄的事件？亡国之君宋徵宗，开国皇帝宋高宗，南宋中兴四将，金钱百战名将，又都是些什么样的历史人物呢？他们和民间传说有着什么相同和不同之处呢？《百家讲坛》邀请北京市海淀教师进修学校高级教师袁腾飞，以史为鉴，用现代的视角回观历史和那些生动的历史人物，为我们细细评述两宋期间的这段特殊历史。
飲茶是源自廣州的飲食模式，是粵式飲食文化的一大特色。「飲杯茶食個包」、「一盅兩件」，相信已深入大部份港人的DNA。節目透過不同主題，尋找點心的前世今生，溯源廣式茶樓歷史，主持羅家英、馮盈盈、關楓馨引領觀眾穿梭香港與廣州，走訪舊式及新式茶樓，探訪點心師傅、獲獎大廚、酒樓負責人與掌故專家等，由傳統到新派點心，分享並介紹多款美點的故事和人情味，讓大家進一步了解飲茶文化。
Forged in Fire is an American reality television competition series that airs on the History channel, and is produced by Outpost Entertainment, a Leftfield Entertainment company. In each episode, four bladesmiths compete in a three-round elimination contest to forge bladed weapons, with the overall winner receiving $10000 and the day's championship title. The series is hosted by Wil Willis, with a three-judge panel consisting of J. Neilson, David Baker, and Doug Marcaida, experts in weapon history and use.
