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Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Language
English
Description
Shows how human desires are an essential, intricate part of natural history. The program will explore the natural history of four plants -the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato - and the corresponding human desires - sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control. This two-hour documentary begins in Michael Pollan's garden, and roams the world, from the fields of Iowa to the apple forests of Kazakhstan, from a medical marijuana hot house to...
Publisher
PBS
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ewan McGregor narrates a unique NATURE episode looking at the wildlife of the North Atlantic through the eyes of the Vikings. Combining historical re-enactment with jaw-dropping nature footage, this film features reindeer, gyrfalcons, Arctic foxes, orcas, ravens, otters, and walruses. Discover how the Vikings thrived alongside with these animals in the true spirit of the WILD WAY OF THE VIKINGS.
Series
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Uses original footage from the CBS See it now series to explore Senator Joseph McCarthy's search for Communist influences in the federal government. Morrow's broadcasts show McCarthy's abuses of power and signal the emergence of television news as an influential force in American life.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Earth From Space is a groundbreaking two-hour special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet. Produced in extensive consultation with NASA scientists, this special takes data from earth-observing satellites and transforms them into dazzling visual sequences, each one exposing the intricate and surprising web of forces that sustain life on earth.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2004, ©1989
Language
English
Description
This revealing and poignant film by Ken Burns portrays 200 years of Shaker life in America, guided by the recollections of the three surviving members of the faith, along with a wealth of archival material from over 40 collections. Explore every aspect of this strange and noble sect that produced some of the greatest architecture and furniture in American history.
Publisher
Distributed by Gaiam Americas
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Stephen Hawking unfolds his personal, compelling vision of the biggest question of all: Who or what created the universe in which we live? The groundbreaking series into the Universe with Stephen Hawking combined cutting-edge computer graphics with Hawking's witty, distinctive and incisive world view. Now, the journey is taken a step further, as physics and cosmology become tools to answer questions that philosophers have struggled with for thousands...
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
At any one time, there are around one million people airborne somewhere in the world; that equates to an entire airborne city -- a "city in the sky." Straddling whole continents, the fabric of this extraordinary construction consists of the 100,000 flights that crisscross the world every single day. Take off around the world, on the arc of an actual journey from departure to arrival, to uncover the invisible global networks and complex logistics that...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The slasher classic Scream reinvigorated the horror genre, creating a scary movie icon and launching a frightening film franchise. The gorefest may seem like Hollywood fiction, but it was actually inspired by a real-life killing spree that sent an idyllic Florida town into a panic. Uncover the terrifying true events behind the horror film as we investigate the parallels between the fictional serial killer and the real-life serial killer: The Gainesville...
10) 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
Language
English
Formats
Description
Antisemitism in the US and Europe is rising and worsening, like a virus, it is mutating and evolving across cultures, borders and ideologies making it all but impossible to stop. Explore its infectious behavior and examine the increasing violence, which, when reviewed holistically, paints a terrifying portrait of how this kind of global hatred begins and how easily it disseminates.
12) Fire in paradise
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Who's to blame for the devastating Camp Fire, and why was it so catastrophic? With accounts from survivors and first responders, this is the inside story of the most destructive fire in California history, its causes, and the impact of climate change.
13) Pole to pole
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Michael Palin takes viewers on a voyage from pole to pole, visiting seventeen countries, including Greenland, Kenya, South Africa, Sudan, Ukraine, Cyprus, and Chile.
Publisher
PBS
Language
English
Formats
Description
An unvarnished look at the unlikely author whose autobiographical fiction helped shape American ideas of the frontier and self-reliance. A Midwestern farm woman who published her first novel at age 65, Laura Ingalls Wilder transformed her frontier childhood into the best-selling Little House series.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Many of the world's best-known landmarks have been inspired by faith, and today more worshippers than ever are flocking to these sacred places. For some, they're sanctuaries for quiet contemplation. For others, they're sites for astonishing acts of worship, dangerous challenges, and extraordinary deeds of devotion. Discover what people do for faith in some of the most sacred places on Earth.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Produced with the exclusive cooperation of bestselling author Erich von Daniken, Ancient Aliens launches all-new expeditions to seek out and evaluate the evidence, with a concentration on discoveries of the last thirty years, including unusual DNA findings on man's evolution and newly decoded artifacts from Egypt to Syria to South America. It is a balanced investigation into a theory some believe cannot be true, but many agree cannot be ignored.
17) Edible insects
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
From crunchy cricket chips to nutty black soldier fly grubs, leap across cultural and culinary boundaries to explore the insect food industry and how it could benefit health and the warming planet.
20) Brain games
Publisher
Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
Description
"[This] three-part series provides a fascinating window into the inner workings of the brain as never before. Through interactive experiments and tricks, [the programs] reveal how our brains create the illusion of a seamless reality. As these revealing experiments provide a unique view into our brains, the world's leading experts explain how and why these tests work." -- Container.
Bonus program: How to build a beating heart: "Scientists are using...
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