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Publisher
Marketed and distributed in the U.S. by New Video Group
Pub. Date
2005, c1997
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Traces the emergence of the modern-day Christmas celebration from pagan festivals such as the Roman Saturnalia, and how British settlers in the New World transformed the patron saint of children into the enduring figure of Santa Claus.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
It offers three whirlwind tours of America's architectural treasures: the ten homes, ten parks, and ten towns that changed our country. Explore American houses through the ages, enjoy a lively history of landscape architecture and our most beloved parks, and discover the story of how we have planned our cities over time.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Day by day. Hour by hour. Second by second. This is the story of last century's bloodiest conflict told in a concise and compelling 3 hour special. Includes personal accounts, strategic analysis and rare footage and provides a new and intimate perspective on the experience of war.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
℗2015.
Language
English
Description
From the perspective of space, this program traces mankind's journey from hunter-gatherer to dominant global species. With mind-bending data and CGI, the program shows how we have transformed our planet and produced a world of extraordinary complexity.
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2004?]
Language
English
Description
The cities of Asia have been known for their mysterious beauty and charm. Mysterious Cities of Asia explores those factors that have kept the city alive, in other words, the "enchantment" behind these cities that have been in existence for over one thousand years and looks to both the present and the past to find the keys to the cities' secrets. By examining the various customs and ceremonies that remain in practice today, the mysteries of each city...
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
p2014
Language
English
Description
In an era of smart-phones and GPS, how could a 270-ton passenger jet vanish into thin air? NOVA tells the inside story of the search for Flight MH370 and meets the key players from all corners of the globe who have spent months searching for the lost plane. How easy is it to make a plane disappear? Or can new technology guarantee that in the future, nothing will ever be 'lost' again?
Series
Publisher
Nev. Dept. of Cultural Affairs
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Features four historic buildings located along Interstate 80 in northern Nevada which are undergoing transformation into cultural facilities with support from the State Office of Historic Preservation. On-camera host Gwen Clancy interviews Susan Mayes-Smith at the Lear Theater in Reno, Gail Munk at the Pershing County Courthouse in Lovelock, Meg Glaser at the Western Folklife Center in Elko, and Mella Harmon at the Planetarium on the University of...
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
British comedian legend Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine travel from the Amazon's steamy jungles to New Zealand's icy mountain tops seeking some of the most remarkable and endangered creatures of Earth. Entertaining and informative with a unique insight into the fascinating world that we are in danger of losing.
13) Sky monsters
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
℗2006
Language
English
Description
As big a force as pterosaurs were in the history of life, they have largely remained a mystery to scientists. Now with the help of amazing special effects and engineering, learn about remarkable new discoveries that shed light on these creatures.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Illustrates the lives and insights of Sigmund Freud and C. S. Lewis through dramatic storytelling and visual recreations, as well as interviews with biographers and historians. Interspersed throughout the film are discussions among a group of seven participants, moderated by Dr. Armand Nicholi, where Freud and Lewis are brought together in a great debate.
16) The great war
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of America's entry into the war on April 6, 1917, a six-hour documentary presented over three nights, explores how World War I changed America and the world. Drawing on the latest scholarship, including unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, it tells the rich and complex story of the conflict through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as 'doughboys.'...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Now, with the help of new spacecraft and Earth-based telescopes, scientists are seeing the Sun as they never have before and even re-creating what happens at the very center of the Sun. Their work will help us understand aspects of the sun that have puzzled scientists for decades. Secrets of the Sun reveals a bright new dawn in our understanding of our nearest star, one that might help keep our planet from going dark.
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