PBS Distribution (Firm)
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
From carving pumpkins to creating scary costumes to trick or treating, PBS Kids friends really know how to celebrate Halloween in these five 'spooktacular' adventures! Join characters from WordWorld, Peg + Cat, WordGirl, Caillou, and Dinosaur Train in ghostly fun.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Though a work of fantasy, few realize that Steven Spielberg's sci-fi classic was actually inspired by real-life witness testimony, as well as a series of UFO sightings in Michigan in the summer of 1966. Separate science fact from science fiction as government documents are re-examined and old witness testimonies are put to the test using modern technology.
8) The address
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
" At the tiny Greenwood School in the small New England town of Putney, Vermont, its roughly 50 students, boys from the ages 11 to 17 are asked each year to memorize the Gettysburg Address. This would be a daunting assignment for any student, but the boys at Greenwood all suffer from learning differences that have made their personal, academic and social progress extremely challenging. " -- container.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Features five Frontline programs: Inside the Meltdown-Investigating the causes of the worst economic crisis in 70 years. Ten Trillion and Counting-The efforts to slow down the crisis added more debt. How debt constrains and challenges the government. Breaking the Bank-Wall Street risked billions and created massive losses, nearly breaking the banks. The Warning-Why did the meltdown happen? Cliffhanger-Investigation of how Washington has failed to...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Egypt is home to many of the most famous archaeological treasures on Earth. But over the last five years, Egypt has suffered a tumultuous revolution and tourist numbers have plummeted. The program follows a select cast of individuals, determined to bring Egypt back from the brink. They want to discover more of Egypt's history, keep its heritage safe, and get tourists to visit the country again.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Chronicling the riveting history and personal experiences, at once liberating and challenging, harrowing and inspiring, deeply revealing and profoundly transforming, of African Americans on the road from the advent of the automobile through the seismic changes of the 1960s and beyond, it explores the deep background of a recent phrase rooted in realities that have been an indelible part of the African American experience for hundreds of years.
Publisher
Frontline
Pub. Date
℗2015.
Language
English
Description
The dramatic story of the fight over the CIA's controversial interrogation methods, widely criticized as torture. Based on recently declassified documents and interviews with key political leaders and CIA insiders, the film investigates what the CIA did and whether it worked.
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Christmas is a magical time of year for Caillou, and from the first snow to Christmas Eve he gets to experience many holiday activities for the first time, including visiting Santa, ice skating, and singing Christmas carols. From playing in the snow to learning about special holiday treats and traditions, Caillou₂s Christmas is holiday-fun for the whole family. Includes 12 holiday stories!
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Scientists have struggled for centuries to pinpoint the qualities that distinguish humans from the millions of other animal species with which we share the vast majority of our DNA. Now, we explore those traits once thought to be uniquely human to discover their evolutionary roots.
16) The spill
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Long before the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf, BP was widely viewed as a company that valued deal-making and savvy marketing over safety, a 'serial environmental criminal' that left behind a long trail of problems, deadly accidents, disastrous spills, countless safety violations, which many now believe should have triggered action by federal regulators.
17) Smarter brains
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
In Smarter Brains, we uncover the latest research and reveal groundbreaking experiments that are redefining intelligence throughout our lifespan and especially our later years. Smarter Brains shows the amazing science behind our intelligence - how it shapes our experience and enjoyment of the world around us, and how we can change and improve it, regardless of our age.
18) Prohibition
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
This videodisc explores the extraordinary story of what happens when a freedom-loving nation outlaws the sale of intoxicating liquor, and the disastrous unintended consequences that follow. The utterly relevant cautionary tale raises profound questions about the proper role of government and the limits of legislating morality. When the country goes dry in 1920, after a century of debate, millions of law-abiding Americans become lawbreakers overnight....
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Go inside the Newark Police Department, one of many troubled forces in America ordered to reform. Writer and historian Jelani Cobb examines allegations of police abuses and the challenge of fixing a broken relationship with the community.