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(0)N.Y.) WNET (Television station : New York
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
(Producer) In the back garden of a house in York, England, more than 45 decapitated, Roman-era skeletons are unearthed. This discovery leads to a scientific investigation to identify the remains. Modern forensics, archeological sleuthing, and historical records point to a surprising answer, the Roman emperor Caracalla.
Publisher
Distributed by Questar
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Ravens are members of the crow family. They are found everywhere in the northern hemisphere and can adapt from deserts to mountains a feat requiring high intelligence. As scavengers, ravens know how and when to take advantage of other animals. In Yellowstone National Park, animals that don't survive the winters attract coyotes who rip open the hides, making the meat accessible to ravens. Ravens not only follow wolves, even flying ahead and leading...
Publisher
KaBOOM! Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Franny is transported to the frozen tundra, where she meets two little lost penguins that need help finding their colony. On their way, they run into Freddy the Yeti, an abominable snowman. At first Freddy scares them, but they soon realize he's just lonely. Freddy helps them find the penguin colony and Franny helps Freddy make new friends.
Publisher
Questar
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"In this chapter of his story, Cloud is one of two fathers who bring up each other's sons. Bolder is Cloud's son by birth-- beautiful and golden, but raised by Shaman, a rival band stallion. Flint, dark and determined, was sired by Shaman, but became Cloud's adopted son. The two sons mature and progress from playful youths into valid contenders for mares and bands of their own. Will one of them rise to take Cloud's place? This poignant and engrossing...
Publisher
Razor & Tie
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
In the first comprehensive documentary to chronicle the private life and public career of Joan Baez, "How Sweet the Sound" examines her history as a recording artist and performer as well as her remarkable journey as the conscience of a generation. Features interviews with David Crosby, Bob Dylan, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Roger McGuinn and others, as well as a candid conversation between Joan and ex-husband David Harris. The film is rich in archival...
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The kids and Digit must learn to speak in code to stop Hacker from capturing Icky, the powerful giant cyber-slug who feeds on pure energy (1st work). Hacker infects Motherboard with a new virus. Digit and the kids must find the wacky ingredients to make the antidote (2nd work). Collecting the Ten Lucky Charms of Cyberspace turns Hacker's bad luck into good. When he starts to cause chaos everywhere, Motherboard sends the CyberSquad to free the Luck...
Language
English
Description
Hummingbirds are the tiniest of birds, yet they are some of the toughest creatures on the planet. Using cameras able to capture over 500 images a second, the hummingbirds' magical world can finally be seen and appreciated. Nature reveals their stunning abilities as they have never been seen before. Narrated by F. Murray Abraham.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Bestselling author, economist and historian Niall Ferguson takes a look at how money evolved, from the concept of credit and debt in the Renaissance to the emergence of a global economy and the subprime crisis we face today.
Series
Publisher
Questar Inc
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Discover a hidden treasure in the heart of Croatia. Plitvice Lakes National Park is an extraordinary natural preserve, and a land of wonders. Here, the continent's largest population of brown bears, packs of wolves and lynx, and a host of other rare and remarkable creatures seek safe haven in a kingdom formed, and ruled, by water.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The life and legacy of Julia Child is remembered and celebrated in this special program. The film tells two love stories: one between Julia and Paul Child, the other between Julia and French food. It includes photos never before seen.
14) Tall blondes
Series
Publisher
Questar
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
This personal odyssey takes a surprising and revealing look at the magnificent giraffe.
15) Colonial house
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Contemporary Americans and Britons spend five months on an isolated stretch of the Maine coast recreating the life of American colonists in the year 1628. The modern colonists struggle to create a functioning and profitable colony using only the tools and technology of that era. Extensive research went into recreating this 17th-century environment in which the colonists negotiate personal and communal challenges as they deal with the demoralizing...
Language
English
Description
This series explores the startling new map of the brain that has emerged from the past decade of neuroscience and shares a revelatory view of this most complicated organ, which now contradicts much of what we previously believed. Narrated by actress Blair Brown, the series tells stories through a mix of personal histories, expert commentary and cutting-edge animation. Viewers will not only learn startling new truths about the brain, they will voyage...
Series
Publisher
Thirteen WNET
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Explore the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a modern marvel with stunning displays and more than 35,000 animals and plants in presentations of complete habitats. See how the aquarium creates its displays, the conservation and research efforts they undertake, and how they deal with a guest great white shark.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Hear the stories of the men and women who are at the forfront of the medical frontier ... Correspondent Bob Woodruff, who was critically injured while covering the war in Iraq in 2006 and was saved by the advances in military medical care, brings his personal understanding of the issues to this documentary as he covers military medical advances and technology from the battlefield to the return home"--Container.
Series
Publisher
WNET-Thirteen
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Many saw the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center as the end of the skyscraper. They were wrong. This program interviews architects and engineers who have dedicated their lives to reaching new heights, and investigates the risks and benefits of building tall.
