Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In the quest for world domination, the Nazis built some of the biggest and deadliest pieces of military hardware and malevolent technology in history. Nazi Mega Weapons follows a group of experts on a dark journey through Europe's mountains, forests and beaches to uncover engineering secrets that have lain hidden for decades and the stories of the men that designed them.
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
©2013
Language
English
Description
Standing guard over the city of London for nearly 1,000 years, the formidable Tower of London has been a royal castle, a prison, a place of execution and torture, an armory and the Royal Mint. This program unlocks the doors to secret rooms, talks to the people who do the jobs no one sees and reveals some surprising facts about one of England's most famous icons.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
Sherlock Holmes, the most famous fictional detective in the world, was also the first Crime Scene Investigator. Based on a real surgeon, Holmes was a scientist who used chemistry, bloodstains, and minute traces of evidence to solve the crime. How Sherlock Changed The World details the impact and legacy of the most famous crime fighter in history.
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The Super Readers are back with four new adventures! Join Super Why and his pals as they continue to offer fun and interactive twists on classic fairytales, including Humpty Dumpty; Cinderella; Pinocchio; and Rumpelstiltskin. Bonus features include music videos, games, and more.
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Based on the popular and revolutionary PBS multiplatform documentary project, an inspiring and striking photographic portrait that brilliantly captures the tumultuous, historic year that was 2020, offering an intimate look at the heart and soul of our national life and what it means to be an American today, revealed through the stories of ordinary people from sea to shining sea"--
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Frontline travels to Alaska to probe the fault lines of a growing battle between those who depend on the Bristol Bay region of southwest Alaska, home to the last great wild Sockeye salmon fishery in the world for a living, the mining companies who are pushing to extract enormous amounts of mineral deposits, estimated to be worth some $300 billion, and the political framework that will ultimately decide the outcome.
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
p2014.
Language
English
Description
In The Rise of ISIS, Martin Smith (Gangs of Iraq; Beyond Baghdad) draws on in-depth interviews with Iraqi politicians, and American policymakers and military leaders to explore and explain how the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) became a major force so quickly. What does it mean for the U.S. to be back in Iraq, fighting a new war on terror, less than three years after American troops pulled out of the country? Smith delivers a revelatory look...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Princess Margaret's life and loves reflected the social and sexual revolution that transformed the Western world during the 20th century. With sumptuous archival materials and revealing interviews, the series follows Margaret's life as she redefined the image of the modern princess, showing how her character combined the rebellious force of modernity with a respect for tradition.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Take a stunning new look at our wild planet by turning the cameras around to show the world as it really is, with humans in the picture. Dr. M. Sanjayan journeys to the frontiers of where man and animal meet to discover how our relationship with the greatest natural history events on the planet can provide a key to preserving our present and enriching our future.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
It's America's most iconic residence - symbol of national history, and icon of democracy. From the Oval Office to the family dining room, through national crises and world wars, the 200-year story of the White House is the story of America itself.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Takes viewers into the secretive world of the largest and least known member of the weasel family, to reveal who this dynamic little "devil" truly is. Hard-wired to endure an environment of scarcity, the wolverine is one of the most efficient and resourceful carnivores on Earth.
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Investigate how an asteroid vanquished the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Join scientists as they drill into the impact crater and, for the first time, reconstruct the hell on earth that unfolded in the minutes, hours, and months after the impact.
18) The first ladies
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Their husbands each rose to the pinnacle of power in the United States, but these five Presidents' wives also served the nation as some of the most influential and controversial First Ladies in history.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Peggy Cappy joins forces with neuromuscular therapist Lee Albert with game-changing exercise routines that can relieve pain in the back, knees, hips, and head, including chronic migraine headaches. Includes four complete step-by-step exercise routines that can be done alone or in segments, standing, seated, or with the support of a chair, to discover new ways to live pain-free.
Publisher
Travelscope LLC
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
Tokyo's idiosyncratic pop culture, flashy neon-lights, garish billboards and hoards of people threaten to overwhelm the travel guides sensibilities, yet it doesn't take long for the episode to find its cultural center. Ancient temples, revered practices, natural beauty and graceful personal exchanges take the lead as the episode unfolds.