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Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Thanks in part to the documents released by Edward Snowden, the true scale of the National Security Agency's scope and power is coming to light. Besides spending billions to ingest and analyze the worlds' electronic communications, the NSA has set out to dominate a new battlefield, cyberspace. Nova examines the science and technology behind cyber warfare and asks if we are already in the midst of a deadly new arms race.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
From the exhilarating and perilous days of early fight, to the present, where travel on commercial flights all over the world is as common as travel by car, chronicled here is the complete history of the airplane and the persons who have had the biggest impact on the world of aviation, including Wilbur and Orville Wright, Henri Fabre, Sir Frank Whittle, William E. Boeing, and many more! The eight part series explores the world of aviation and contains...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2013
Description
It may be more famous now than any time in its 1,300-year history as the setting of Downton Abbey, but England's Highclere Castle has its own stories to tell. In its heyday, Highclere was the social epicenter of Edwardian England. See how all the inhabitants of Highclere lived, from the aristocrats above to the army of servants toiling 'below stairs'. Also find out from the current inhabitants, Lord and Lady Carnarvon, what life in a fairytale castle...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
What goes on behind-the-scenes to get the manners of 1900s Britain exactly right on Downton Abbey? Discover the secrets of how the aristocratic set dined and dressed, how they married and made money, how they interacted with the servants, and above all why they behaved as they did. Includes revealing interviews with leading cast members.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
"The sinking of the Titanic was far more than a simple accident. It was a tragedy that could have been prevented. It was the result of a long chain of mistakes: a fatal series of avoidable human errors that sent the Titanic and more than half of her passengers to their watery graves." -- Container.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
The original full-length episodes of the award-winning series made exclusively for television and containing actual live action footage. The videos introduce the campaigns and action of World War II, concentrating on battles and action at sea. Over 13,000 hours of footage gathered from the U.S., British, German and Japanese navies during World War II were perused in the making of these compelling episodes. View the realities and challenges faced by...
Publisher
PBS distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
This two part special details the impact of the arts on the human brain across a person's lifetime and explores its role in early human development. Stories are shared showing how the arts can improve children's school performance and reveals cutting edge science that explains the powerful, positive impact of the arts on the human brain.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Diseases that were largely eradicated in the U.S. a generation ago - including whooping cough, measles, mumps - are returning, in part because nervous parents are skipping their children's shots. This takes viewers around the world to track epidemics, explore the science behind vaccinations, and shed light on the risks of opting out. The vast majority of Americans - more than 90% - vaccinate their children. Yet many people have questions about the...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Enter stories of the most unlikely cross-species relationships imaginable: a chimp bottle-feeding tiger cub, a giant tortoise snuggling with a baby hippo, a black crow parenting a meerkat. Look at these remarkable relationships first hand, and through caregivers, biologists, and animal behaviorists. Explore what they suggest about the nature of animal emotions.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Embark on a unique journey through the bleakest chapter of German history as Michael Kloft traces the story of the Third Reich. Learn about the politics, war years, and crimes of the Nazis from unpublished footage and three famous historians: Sir Ian Kershaw, Brigitte Hamann, and Goetz Aly.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Explore nature, discover amazing animals, and meet wild animal babies with the Wild Kratts! Join Martin Kratt and Chris Kratt as they learn about the unique ways young animals are raised and protected by their parents. In select adventures on this DVD, the crew helps an adorable (and majorly destructive) baby elephant stay out of trouble, wrangles some playful lion cubs, and more! It's adventure at its most adorable!
17) The Amish
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Explores the insular religious community, whose intense faith and adherence to 400-year-old traditions have by turns captivated and baffled Americans for more than a century. The film examines the beliefs, lifestyle, and history of the Amish, as well as their complex relationship to mainstream American culture. Beautifully and lyrically photographed, The Amish is part history, part observational documentary that takes viewers into the world of the...
18) Building wonders
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
In Building Wonders, Nova presents three groundbreaking shows that investigate engineering mysteries of the ancient world with the help of dramatic hands-on experiments. Modern architects use medieval tools to examine the Lost City of Petra in the middle of Jordan's desert, the vast Roman Colosseum, and Turkey's 1,500 year-old cathedral dome, Hagia Sophia.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Cesar Millan has an uncanny ability to rehabilitate problem dogs of all shapes and sizes. Cesar has captured the national spotlight as America's favorite dog expert. Relive his most challenging moments and greatest transformations on this very special show.
20) Being mortal
Publisher
Frontline
Pub. Date
[2015]
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.
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