epic

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TV production schedules being what they are, it seems unlikely that “Lucy Worsley Investigates: The American Revolution” was intended as a direct response to the recent Ken Burns epic on the same subject.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Turner, who grew up in Warwickshire, shot to fame as Sansa Stark in HBO's fantasy epic Game of Thrones, and went on to appear as Jean Grey in the X-Men films.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Habitat destruction, overfishing and water pollution from the Amazon to the Danube threaten the very survival of hundreds of species whose epic voyages along the world's great rivers go largely unnoticed.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Tolkien’s epic fantasy for the big screen in the early aughts, teased “very special partner” Colbert’s involvement in a video posted to social media Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Clio was Muse of history, Urania of astronomy, Melpomene of tragedy, Thalia of comedy, Terpsichore of the dance, Calliope of epic poetry, Erato of love-poetry, Polyhymnia of songs to the gods, Euterpe of lyric poetry.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton