"Africa's Great Civilizations In his six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing, and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only...

During the American Revolution, a young boy captured by the British and held prisoner in the enemy fort must be brave and resourceful while awaiting rescue.

In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. This story reveals the encounter's harrowing aftermath, as the ship's surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive.

Billy Coleman returns from World War II embittered by his experience; but Grandpa, anticipating Billy's state of mind, has a therapeutic gift waiting for him: a pair of Redbone hound puppies-- just like the ones he had as a boy.

Four and a half billion years ago, how did life emerge on Earth? Robert Hazen advances a startling idea, that the rocks on Earth were not only essential to jump-starting life, but then, life helped give birth to hundreds of minerals we rely upon today.

Ancient Greece and 25 of its most significant structures and monuments of the Golden Age come alive as customs and daily life are revealed through computer graphics, archival film, and classic art.

Tells the stories of some of the countless struggles-- in city streets, and courtrooms, as well as on the battlefield-- that shaped American history.

In 1857, 120 immigrants from Arkansas were murdered under a white flag by Utah's Mormon settlers--one of the most horrifying events in the history of the American West known as the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Through the recounting of a young girl who survived and the accidental discovery of the victims' remains, this true story exposes a perpetual coverup as descendants from both sides struggle to heal wounds of bitterness.

Tchaikovsky's beloved ballet of Christmas night, the gift of a Nutcracker, and magical dreams.

In a post-nuclear war world, Max is a lone adventurer who drives the roads of outback Australia in an endless search for gasoline. His opponents include Lord Humungus, and they battle over a tiny band of civilized survivors and their horde of fuel.