PBS Distribution (Firm)
1) The clocks
Author
Series
Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 30
Language
English
Description
Sheila Webb expected to find a respectable blind lady waiting for her at 19 Wilbraham Crescent--not the body of a dead man surrounded by clocks. When old Miss Pebmarsh denies sending for her in the first place, or of owning the clocks, it's clear they are going to need a very good detective.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Join Caillou as he explores everyday life, where ordinary daily events spark his imagination. Children are inspired by Caillou's pretend play, and will join in the role-playing fun where beds become boats, and a garden becomes a jungle. Features great six adventures,
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
200,000 years ago we took our first steps in Africa. Today there are seven billion of us living across the planet. How did our ancestors spread from continent to continent? This is a global detective story, featuring the latest archaeological discoveries and genetic research. On each continent, we track down the earliest members of our species, Homo sapiens. Who were these First Peoples? What drove them to the ends of the earth?
5) Being mortal
Publisher
Frontline
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Frontline teams up with writer and surgeon Atul Gawande to examine how doctors care for terminally ill patients. In conjunction with Gawande's new book, Being Mortal, the film explores the relationships between doctors and patients nearing the end of life, and shows how many doctors, including himself, struggle to talk honestly and openly.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Mighty, elemental forces, fiery eruptions, titanic floods, the grinding of great ice sheets, and massive impacts from space molded North America. This spectacular road trip through our nation's tumultuous past sets out to answer three fundamental questions: How was the continent built? How did life evolve here? And how has its spectacular landscape shaped human lives and destinies?
Series
Publisher
[Place of publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Join Martin Kratt and Chris Kratt as they meet amazing animals from around the world. With wild creatures and dastardly villains, Wild Kratts makes learning about animals and nature a fun-filled adventure!
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Caillou loves learning to care for different types of animals. The lessons that Caillou learns from his encounters with animals teach him how to help his neighbors, his parents, and his grandparents care for their pets. Caillou2s inquisitive nature makes him an ideal pet helper.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
A descendant of the Montgolfier brothers, who invented the hot air balloon will join a team to build a highly accurate replica of the fragile paper and canvas craft using 18th century tools and materials. NOVA reveals the secrets of how the Montgolfiers invented flight, and evokes the thrilling and daunting prospect that the balloon pioneers faced as they left Earth for the first time. Their exploits fascinated Benjamin Franklin, who was serving in...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Daniel is declared 'King for the Day' by King Friday, who sends him on a royal mission to Baker Aker's bakery and Music Man Stan's shop. In this tigertastic DVD, Daniel also helps celebrate Prince Wednesday's birthday, shares a book at the library with O the Owl, and takes care of the class pet!
11) My wild affair
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Tells the moving stories of animals that formed an unlikely bond with a human. These rare relationships cross the divide between the species and provide a glimpse of the inner life of the creatures who share the world. Each animal's story is a lesson from the recent past with the power to change the modern view of their species.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Vroom, Vroom! Explore all types of things that go with Caillou, from trains and planes to boats and cars. Join Caillou on his first plane ride and as he explores, and helps steer, a big sailboat. Caillou also takes the subway with Mommy, watches a big bulldozer at a construction site, and rides the school bus for the first time.
13) Big bang machine
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
On July 4, 2012, scientists at the giant atom smashing facility at CERN announced the discovery of a subatomic particle that seems like a tantalizingly close match to the elusive Higgs Boson, thought to be responsible for giving all the stuff in the universe its mass. Now CERN's scientists are preparing to restart the history-making collider, hoping to find the next great discovery.
14) Netanyahu at war
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This is the inside story of the bitter clash between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Amid violence in the Middle East, the film traces Netanyahu's rise to power and his high-stakes fight with the president over Iran's nuclear program.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Lucy Worsley explores the royal wardrobes of our kings and queens over the last 400 years, from Elizabeth I to the present Queen Elizabeth II, explaining how the royal wardrobe is a carefully orchestrated piece of theater managed by the royals themselves to control the right image and project the right message to their subjects. Royal fashion is, and always has been, as much about politics as it is about the cut.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Visit the Neighborhood and watch as Daniel picks out a cake for his birthday at Baker Aker's Bakery, visits Dr. Anna for his checkup, takes a trip to the crayon factory with his friends Miss Elaina and Katerina Kittycat, and lots more! The DVD set is filled with tales of friendship, caring about other's feelings, and experiencing new things!
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Industry explores the business of the handmade, taking us to workshops where artists are crafting the future and making contributions to the local and national economies. The film highlights the important connection between the consumer and the maker and explores the value of exquisitely crafted handmade objects in today's creative economy, from quilts and wooden boats to textiles and fine jewelry.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When Red becomes upset that Gramma won't allow her into the kitchen, the Super Readers enter to learn why the troll won't let the goats cross the bridge. Make reading an adventure and use the Power to Read to change the story in these classic tales.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Four years after one of history's worst nuclear accidents, NOVA reveals the minute-by-minute story of the Fukushima nuclear crisis and its ongoing aftermath, told by the brave workers who stayed behind as an earthquake and tsunami crippled the plant.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Featuring never-before-seen archival footage and new research, it reveals how the modern Olympics were shaped by the collaboration of interests between Hitler and ambitious Olympic planners. The grand themes and controversial issues from the 1936 Berlin Games have continued to this day: monumentality, budget overruns, and collusion with authoritarian regimes, corruption, and sometimes even bribery.