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The landmark four-part series documents the history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states, and through the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction. The series examines the integral role slavery played in shaping the new country's development, challenging the long-held notion that it was exclusively a Southern enterprise.
63) Wild Alaska
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Features profiles of some of the wildlife in Alaska and shows how animals make use of the daylight when winter breaks.
Pub. Date
[2020].
Description
Millions of years ago, incredible forces ripped apart the Earth's crust, creating our seven continents, each with its own distinct climate, its own distinct terrain, and its own unique animal life. From the colorful paradise of South America to the scorching heat of Africa, this showcases the true character of each continent in turn and reveals just how it has shaped all life there.
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Experience Austria and the Alps with Rick Steves! This DVD and Blu-ray combo includes seven shows:ViennaVienna and the DanubeSalzburg and SurroundingsAlps of Austria and Italy (DVD-only)Alps of France and Switzerland (DVD-only)The Best of the Alps: Switzerland's Jungfrau RegionSwitzerland's Great Cities
66) The hunt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Looks at the relationship between predator and prey across a broad spectrum of both land and sea species and the challenges faced by each side of the hunter/hunted equation.
Pub. Date
1980
Description
Roy Underhill, craftsman-historian, has been teaching the practical methods of woodworking, using methods from the Roman Empire to the industrial revolution. He has presented how-to with and without guests. Through the years he has covered smith works for making tools, making wood cookie molds, foot operated lathes, wagon wheels, posted framework, and more.
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"Nova takes viewers on a fascinating quest with a group of pioneering mathematicians determined to decipher the rules that govern fractal geometry. Their remarkable findings are deepening our understanding of nature and stimulating a new wave of scientific, medical and artistic innovation, stretching from the ecology of the rainforest to fashion design." - Container.
69) India from above
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
A two-part documentary series of a diverse nation and her people. From the air, experience the largest religious gathering in the world enabled by AI, a mega solar power plant, one of the world's highest ultra-marathons, a floating civilization, a meteor crater lake and a 40-million-year-old monsoon powering a nation
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
"A riveting adventure of how America was invented. 'America the story of us' focuses on the people, ideas and events that built our nation, covering 400 years of America history in the most extensive and in-depth television series ever produced by History. Sharing their thoughts on the building of America, and what it means to be an American, are a world-class group of individuals including Tom Brokaw, Michael Douglas, Meryl Streep, Buzz Aldrin, Colin...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"Welcome to the groundbreaking series from National Geographic, where you're invited to probe the inner workings of one of the most fascinating, intricate instruments known to science: the human brain. Through revealing experiments using sensory illusion and even magic tricks, some of the world's leading experts help us understand how we do things like solve puzzles, recognize faces and store memories. Narrated by Emmy winner Neil Patrick Harris,...
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Leopards are the ultimate cat. They are the most feline, the most intelligent, the most dangerous, and, until recently, one of the least understood. They hunt from South Africa to Siberia, from Arabia to Sri Lanka, and are the most widespread predator of their size on land. This film will accumulate the evidence and put together a psychological profile of this extraordinarily cunning cat.
77) Weinstein
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
How the Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein allegedly sexually harassed and abused dozens of women over four decades. With allegations going back to Weinstein's early years, the film investigates the ways he and those around him tried to silence his accusers.
Description
It's a family affair as everyone comes together to throw a surprise wedding party for Phil and Kay. And when the guys and their wives realize Martin is forgoing poker for a date, they all take turns coaching him for romance. Meanwhile, Phil tries to teach his granddaughters how to fish, but the girls outsmart him and have him doing all the work. And, as always, the guys' antics continue as they attempt to make duck jerky.
79) Frozen Planet
Pub. Date
c2012
Formats
Description
Captures nature above and below the ice in the Arctic and Antarctic and showcases the fluctuations that occur with the changes of the seasons.