On a warm summer morning in Paris in 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen. The theft captured the attention of the world and made this masterwork of DaVinci's quite simply the most famous painting in the world.

Stealing a Smile: The Theft of the Mona Lisa, Paris 1911

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Carl visits the Museum of the City of New York where he's joined by Collections Manager for Costumes and Textiles Elizabeth Randolph to discuss the famous dress Alice Vanderbilt wore to her sister-in-law Alva'a ball, while inspecting the original dress itself.

The Gilded Age's Most Famous Dress: Alice Vanderbilt's "Electric Light"

Historian and author Richard Jones delves deeply into one of the world's most fascinating unsolved series of murders.  True crime fans may think they know the major elements of the grisly set of Jack the Ripper murders and the resulting investigation, but this show uncovers some angles and aspects that shine a wider light into these horrors of late Victorian London.

Jack the Ripper: Inside the World's Most Famous Unsolved Murders

Royal historian Tracy Borman, author of "Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter That Changed History", discusses her new book and offers insights on the mother daughter relationships of two more modern monarchs, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II.

Royal Mothers and Daughters: A conversation with Tracy Borman

In a tribute to Sarah Rice -- Broadway's original Johanna from the musical Sweeney Todd -- Carl revisits his 2023 interview with the star from last year.

Sweeney Todd's Original Johanna: A Tribute to Broadway's Sarah Rice

British country house historian Curt DiCamillo joins Carl for a look into the world of Edwardian country houses, made famous to modern audiences through "Downton Abbey" and "Gosford Park".

Stealing a Smile: The Theft of the Mona Lisa, Paris 1911

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