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Publisher
Released by PBS]
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
The blues is a seven-part documentary film series exploring the evolution of the blues, featuring rare archival performance footage of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon... et al., also including over 100 newly-filmed performances by contemporary artists such as B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Beck... et al. singing classic blues songs.
23) Hippos & rhinos
Publisher
Animal Planet
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Meet some of the most unlikely house pets, and see one of Busch Gardens Florida's most famous residents, Cleo, give birth to her first baby. Includes Jessica the Hippo; There's a Rhino in My House; Saba and the Rhino's Secret; and That's My Baby.
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Explore the heart of the Amazonian rainforest, celebrate Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, visit the glaciers of Patagonia, scale volcanoes, wander through the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu and the Lost City of the Tayrona, trek to Angel Falls or tango till dawn in Buenos Aires! Globe Trekker's Ultimate South America three-DVD Set offers all these experiences and more!
Publisher
WWE Home Video
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The superstars of WWE will be surrounded by an unforgiving steel prison in a night where the only way to emerge is to inflict and endure career-altering punishment. It is a match so brutal that only eleven men in the history of WWE have claimed victory, and even fewer have summoned the strength to walk away on their own. Now an annual fall tradition, who if any, will add their name to this illustrious list?
Series
Publisher
NGHT, LCC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Through eyewitness video, historical archives, and cutting edge CGI, National Geographic provides a comprehensive, yet intimate look at the most significant natural disasters of all time. A team of world experts reveal the pivotal moments that turned the top ten from natural phenomenon into human catastrophe and explain why these disasters became genuine game-changers.
Publisher
Distributed by Gaiam Americas
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
The Cretaceous Period spawned walking death machines with a savage combination of speed, eyesight, brain power, and razor-sharp implements. The latest science reveals the anatomical secret that made these bloodthirsty carnivores such incredible purveyors of terror.
28) Zoo confidential
Publisher
NGHT, Inc
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Its wild, unpredictable and all in a days work. National Geographic goes behind the scenes at the Houston Zoo to see the inner workings that visitors don't see. Episodes include Special Delivery, Operation Ocelot, and Urban Jungle.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The saga surrounding Louis XIVs blue diamond is a web of intrigue, betrayal and a bizarre curse, spanning three centuries. First brought back from India, it was then stolen during the French Revolution. Later, in London, another diamond appeared -- slightly smaller but equally magnificent -- the Hope diamond. Is the Hope diamond a recut version of the mythical blue gem?
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
In recent years, there's been a dramatic increase in the number of children being diagnosed with serious psychiatric disorders and prescribed medications that are just beginning to be tested in children. The drugs can cause serious side effects, and virtually nothing is known about their long-term impact. "It's really to some extent an experiment, trying medications in these children of this age," child psychiatrist Dr. Patrick Bacon tells FRONTLINE....
Publisher
Travelscope
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
On his visit to Ontario, Canada, Joseph proves there's more to the Niagara Peninsula region than Niagara Falls. He begins his explorations in Toronto, Canada's most cosmopolitan city, where he finds one of the world's most multicultural cities. Besides being a Mecca for art, theater, film, music, and fine dining, it is home to vital neighborhoods of Italian, Irish, Chinese and other heritages.
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.
35) Live from space
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
National Geographic goes out of this world to film in a $100 billion studio that's 250 miles above the Earth's surface. The 90-minute special broadcasts live from the International Space Station and from Mission Control in Houston in March 2014, taking viewers on a trip around our planet. Viewers take a guided tour of the space station and see experiments carried out in a floating laboratory.
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Join passionate experts and enthusiasts traveling through Britain and bringing to light unexpected and surprising historical gems that shaped the nation. From crumbling industrial sites to elegant country mansions, this series reveals fascinating secrets of Britain's treasured heritage.
38) Kidnap + rescue
Publisher
Distributed by Gaiam Americas
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Every day hundreds of people are kidnapped. And it's happening here, in the United States. Get an inside look at the true stories of kidnapping, rescue, and recovery. This is a world that has been shrouded in secrecy, until now. Told in first person by the operators that risk their lives to bring home the victims of kidnapping and hostage situations.
Publisher
NGHT, Inc
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Traces anthropological research in human evolution, beginning with discoveries in Africa of australopithecine bones, the Leakeys' discoveries in the African Rift Valley and Olduai Gorge, Johanson's work in Hadar, Ethiopia. Includes discussion of dating techniques such as laser dating, and the search for a common ancestor.an.
Gives a history of anthropological research, beginning with discoveries in Africa of australopithecine bones, the Leakeys'...
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?
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