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3) Gorilla
Publisher
distributed by Vestron Video
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
Calls attention to the plight of the gorilla, which is on the verge of extinction. Profiles a zookeeper, a research scientist, a research psychologist, a writer-photographer, and a husband and wife team working on the mountain gorilla project. Film footage demonstrates the animals' intelligence, humanlike qualities, and the effects of their exploitation by humans.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The Celts were the first European people north of the Alps to rise from anonymity. Wild and ferocious, they were also romantics and mystics, and they shared a family of languages that are now the oldest living tongues of Europe. Their story is one of survival, defiance, and creativity, often in the face of oppression. The story of The Celts is presented in a six-episode set as told by The Celts themselves.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
The tale of the Trojan War has fascinated and intrigued people for thousands of years. But is there any truth to Homer's epic poem. Michael Wood brings to life the heroes and the romance of the Bronze Age in this award winning archaeological story.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corp
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Who are we? Why are we here? Where do we come from? These are among the most enduring and profound questions we can ask, and it is an essential part of human nature to want to find the answers. We can trace our ancestry back hundreds of thousands of years to the dawn of humankind, but in reality our story extends much further back: it starts with the beginning of the universe. In this groundbreaking new series, Professor Brian Cox tells the epic story...
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The biblical world was ruled by terror. Disasters of mythic proportions--global flooding, fiery destruction, plagues, earthquakes, and famine--ravaged humanity. But are these biblical accounts fact or fiction? This film seeks to reinterpret the Bible as a historical document, using archaeological facts and ancient texts to separate its record of events from its religious agenda. Find out what new evidence supports the occurrences of Noah's Flood and...
Publisher
American Home Treasures
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
This fascinating program explores the romantic history of the clans through tours of the castles that have witnessed centuries of war and tribal treachery. Legends of fairies, secret rooms and ghosts enliven the history of a brave people.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Man built monuments on the earth, and then the sea and sky - but at times he has failed. The human factor is never completely eliminated, and through our mistakes, we rise to the heights of modern innovation. Examines some of the largest engineering disasters including early rocket catastrophes, the tragic flaw of the famous Liberty Ships of WWII, the Stockholm and Andrea Doria collision, the Los Angeles Aqueduct tradegy, the history of the Hartford...
15) Italy revealed
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"This is the story of a country steeped in empire. Here is the seat of Caesar, the workshop of da Vinci and the cathedral of the Pope."--Container.
Publisher
Sony Music Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
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.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Explores the pivotal battles, profiles the commanders, and chronicles the myriad ways in which war has shaped the modern world. The 26 episodes in this monumental set draw on an encyclopedic collection of archival film dating back to 1896 to create an unforgettable visual record of every major engagement from WWI to the liberation of Kuwait.
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
From the prairies of Saskatchewan to a Manhattan skyscraper, MODERN MARVELS(R) explores the 21st Century's cutting-edge "green" technologies in action. Learn how tongue-twisting technologies such as carbon sequestration and bioremediation take on our most daunting environmental crises: global warming, deforestation, nuclear waste and resource scarcity. Then, experience the slimier side of environmental tech as blue-green algae are converted into automotive...
Publisher
Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Using the latest marine survey techniques, HD photography, and underwater communications, National Geographic reveals one of the oldest intact shipwrecks in the world, which will transform understanding of 17th century trading. In the tradition of Jacques Cousteau, journey on an amazing expedition, conquering the unfamiliar, inaccessible waters of the Baltic Sea, to reveal one of the most technologically advanced trading ships of that time and cast...
