Thirteen Productions
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first half of the twentieth century, pulling audiences in with his intimate, laid-back voice and innate charm. Narrated by Stanley Tucci and directed by Robert Trachtenberg, this film explores the life and legend of this iconic performer, revealing a personality far more complex than the image the public had only thought they'd known.
2) Owl power
Series
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
What actually makes owls so special? Bird trainers Lloyd and Rose Buck and their very special family of owls provide a rare opportunity to learn more about these unique birds. Using the latest technology, we can take a brand new look at owls in more detail than ever before. The real stories behind how they hunt, how their vision and hearing works, and how they fly so silently are influencing 21st century technology and design.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The coywolf, a mixture of western coyote and eastern wolf, is a hauntingly beautiful carnivore found increasingly on the streets of North American cities. Its recent appearance was very, within the last 90 years, in evolutionary terms, a blip in time. The story of how it came to be begins in Canada but by no means ends there.
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Alongside the fastest, strongest, smartest animals are nature's misfits, odd, bizarre and unlikely creatures that seem ill-equipped for survival. Somehow they manage to cling to life and in some cases even thrive. Revealing some surprising details about how evolution really works, demonstrating that all animals are remarkably well-adapted to their chosen way of life.
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
(Birds of the gods): "The island of New Guinea in the South Pacific is home to birds so spectacular and unique that the first Europeans to see the birds in the sixteenth century named them 'birds of paradise,' believing they must have come to Earth directly from heaven. David Attenborough introduces a young team of scientists who are on a grueling expedition to find and film these breathtaking birds. Hoping to learn a few of the secrets of these heavenly...
7) Bears
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Among the biggest land mammals on the planet, bears need a lot of resources to survive and must use all of their skills, brawn, and brains to get what they need, whether they're foraging for honeycombs or tasty plants, standing up to their rivals, or raising cubs. Follow the adventures of bears across the globe as they draw on their remarkable adaptations to survive in an ever-changing world. Find out what it really takes to be a bear.
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Traces the evolution of cats from their beginnings on the Asian continent to their introduction into the Americas, taking an in-depth look at what makes the family of felines unique and the evolutionary tricks and adaptions that truly make a cat, a cat.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Join Scott Yoo, renowned violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, in, a new four-part documentary miniseries presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, and travel, as he chases the secret histories of some of the greatest music ever written.
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The broadcast comes 50 years to the month after The Dave Clark Five's first US single peaked on the Billboard charts. 'Glad All Over' had already knocked the Beatles out of the number one position on the UK charts. Following The Beatles' triumphant appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964, The Dave Clark Five were actually the first 'British Invasion' band to make a concert tour in America starting in May 1964.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
There are more than 100 domestic and wild kinds of rabbits and hares, from Flemish giants to snowshoe hares. Learn how hares are more than just a rabbit of longer ears and legs, how rabbits have managed to survive in ever-changing landscapes and how they turn the tables on their predators. Join scientists in the field as they work tirelessly to save rabbit species from the brink of extinction.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Time for School puts a human face on a global crisis, by following five children in five countries, from their first days of school through the next twelve years as they try to get a basic education. Told primarily from the point of view of the children and their families.
"The following program contains mature content which may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion advised."
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Explores the mystery of the human bones recently uncovered beneath 36 Craven Street, London, the address of Ben Franklin while colonial ambassador to England, and their connection with the work of surgeon William Hewson, which involved grave robbing and body snatching for the purpose of research into human anatomy and physiology.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Moose populations across many parts of North America are in steep decline. This stunningly intimate nature documentary, filmed over thirteen months in the spectacular wilds of Jasper National Park, takes viewers deep inside the world of moose to experience a mother's love and a calf's first year of life up close and personal.
17) Spy in the wild
Publisher
John Downer Productions
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
How different are we to our animal cousins? In this highly entertaining series a new generation of spy cameras reveals just how similar we really are. Each episode is themed around a familiar aspect of our own live, love, intelligence, friendship and mischief. Meet the elephant aunts who act as midwives, the bowerbirds gathering trinkets to impress the ladies, the hippos having pedicures, the monkeys getting drunk and disorderly, and more.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In the heart of the Antarctic Peninsula there's a unique British post office surrounded by jaw-dropping scenery including 3,000 Gentoo penguins. You will see their four-month drama unfold against the backdrop of their lives primarily, cruise ships with enthusiastic tourists to photograph the penguins, and buy postcards to send to friends and family around the world from the Penguin Post Office.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Jack White and T Bone Burnett produce an epic recording session using the only working 1920s recording device in existence in this tribute to the artists celebrated in the American Epic documentaries. Starring Alabama Shakes, The Americans, Ana Gabriel, Ashley Monroe, The Avett Brothers, Beck, Bettye Lavette, Bobby Ingano, Elton John, Frank Fairfield, Jerron Paxton, Los Lobos, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Nas, Pokey LaFarge, Raphael Saadiq, Rhiannon Giddens,...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The big bang: At the height of the Roaring Twenties, music scouts armed with cutting-edge recording technology set out across America to capture the unsung voices of everyday folk. Blood & soil: America's poor, cotton field slaves, mine workers, sharecroppers, find freedom through music, creating gospel, protest songs, and Delta Blues. Out of the many, the one: Exotic cultures spanning America are captured on record for the first time, inventing new...