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Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Thirteen/WNET New York's eight-part series INNOVATION tells the dramatic stories behind some of today's most exciting breakthroughs, delving beyond the "wow" of technology and into the personalities, politics, inspirations, and serendipity that take them from concept to reality.
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Four generations of Adamses and 150 years of American history from the birth of the Revolution through the Gilded Age. John Adams, a passionate revolutionary and second president; John Quincy Adams is the proud son of a famous father and sixth president; Charles Francis Adams is a skillful minister to Great Britain during the Civil War; Henry Adams the historian; Charles Francis Adams, Jr. is a railroad magnate. Going beyond politics, portrays these...
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Part 1, The rise of the dog, examines the relationship between dogs and humans, from their initial domestication to the present day. Part 2, Dogs by design, examines the many different breeds of dogs, and how modern technology is changing the science of dog breeding.
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The West once ruled more than half the world. The religion it exported, Christianity, is still followed by a third of mankind. Above all, the way people live, or aspire to live, are unmistakably an invention of the West. All over the world, more and more humans eat a Western diet, wear Western clothes and live in Western housing. Niall Ferguson explains how by juxtaposing, we can uncover the keys, the six killer applications, of Western ascendancy....
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"More than 300 years after the Salem witch trials led to the death of 19 innocent people, psychologist Linnda Caporael has been searching for a rational explanation for the symptoms of bewitchment. Her work has sparked an investigation into the wrenching convulsions, vivid deliriums, contaminated crops, hallucinogenic drugs, and a 2,3000 year-old murder victim buried in a bog. Was bread tainted with toxic fungus the real cause of the symptoms in Salem?...
10) The Blair decade
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Through eyewitness and insider accounts, this program tells the story of the Prime Minister Tony Blair. This program provides the first authoritative television analysis of Blair's decade in office and the legacy he leaves to his successor Chancellor Gordon Brown.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
As snow falls and Christmas lights glow in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a holiday season of a different sort settles over the great winter world of Yellowstone. Breathtaking landscapes frame intimate scenes as the animal residents make their way through the most challenging season of the year. From the unique crystals of individual snowflakes to the grand sweep of Yellowstone₂s Hayden Valley, this is a Christmas like no other.
Series
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Examines Norman Rockwell, "the artist of the people, " using archival footage and visual images from the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Featuring interviews with historians, critics, family, friends and admirers, this production gives an in depth look at the artist, his art and the Americana he created with his brushstrokes.
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize-winning play revolves around the denizens of a San Francisco bar in 1939. Lonely, lovelorn, weary, or cynical characters drift in and out of the bar and each others lives. At least one of the relationships stands a chance of enduring: a brawny innocent named Tom is falling in love with a vulnerable young hooker named Kitty.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Set: A look at the history, impact and drama of The Supreme Court, focusing especially on the personalities of America's highest court.
One nation under law: "Examines the creation of the Court and follows it through the brink of the Civil War, paying particular attention to the fourth chief justice of the Supreme Court - John Marshall - and to his successor, Roger Taney" -- Set container.
A new kind of justice: "Explores the issues before the Court...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The documentary explores the currents of American comedy throughout a century of social and political change, illuminating how comedy has tackled and poked fun at our political system, race relations, gender issues, and the prevailing American standards and taboos in everyday life. Melding performance, biography and history, it features interviews with over 90 comedians, writers, producers, and historians.
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