1. The Best of friends: A nun, a playwright, a museum curator - they made an unlikely trio, but the brilliant insights and stinging wit which they each possessed made them a force to be reckoned with. 2. Eagle in a cage: Sir John Gielgud gives a standout performance as a representative of the King, he makes a dangerous voyage to Napoleon's place of exile on St. Helena. There, he makes an extraordinary offer to the disgraced emperor - one which, if...

Le petit caporal, l'Ogre Corse, L'usurpateur ... bien des noms ont servi a designer Napoleon Bonaparte, pour le fustiger comme pour lui rendre hommage. Aujourd'hui encore, sa personne et l'impact de son regne font debat. Mais tous s'accordent pour dire que la marque qu'il a laissee sur son epoque et sur les generations futures est pregnante. Napoleon est sans aucun doute l'archetype du grand homme ayant bouleverse le monde. Un homme a l'ambition et...

Introduces the sailing enthusiast and boat designer, Steven Callahan, who struggled to survive after his small sailboat, the "Napoleon Solo," sank into the Atlantic Ocean.