PBS Video
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Nell Trent lives with her doting grandfather in his London shop. It is a magical place, filled from wall to wall with treasures. Grandfather keeps his nocturnal gambling activities a secret from Nell. He borrows heavily from the evil, profiteering loan shark Daniel Quilp. When Grandfather gambles away what little money they possess, Quilp seizes the opportunity to take possession of their beloved shop. It seems Nell and Grandfather are left only with...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson will tackle one of science's major challenges in each episode, framed as a simple question that ordinary people wonder and worry about. Neil will guide us as he explores dramatic discoveries and the frontiers of research that connect each central, provocative mystery.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Creature teachers Chris and Martin Kratt will take families along on extraordinary animal-powered adventures. The show transforms the Kratt Brothers into animated versions of themselves, allowing the real-life zoologists to visit wild animals in their little-seen habitats and showcase key science concepts. In this episode, we take a look at the creatures of the rainforest.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A NASA spacecraft named Lucy blasts off from Cape Canaveral on a mission to the Trojans, a group of asteroids over 400 million miles from Earth thought to hold important clues about the origins of our solar system. Just hours before, in Senegal, West Africa, a team of scientists sets out to capture extraordinarily precise observations vital to the success of the Lucy mission crucial data needed to help NASA navigate Lucy to its asteroid targets across...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Being big can have its advantages, but it also comes with sizeable challenges. Take the world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, whose huge appetite means it must take on prey ten times its weight, or the tallest of them all, the giraffe, who with such a long neck must control immense blood pressure. Nature's biggest beasts must go to extraordinary lengths to thrive. For them, size does matter.
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"... explores how the Al Saud family maintains its hold on power in the face of growing tensions between Islam and modernity. Through interviews with members of the royal family, government officials, and other experts from Saudi Arabia and the U.S., the two-hour documentary also traces America's relations with the Saudi royal family from their first alliance in the 1930s through September 11 and beyond to the present day"--Container.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An account of the United States' war with Spain beginning in 1898 which eventually led to U.S. control of Cuba and the Philippines, and later resulted in the independence of those two countries. Explains the United States' experiment in imperialism, which it later decided against.
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Cuba's unspoiled tropical terrain, closed for decades by a U.S. trade embargo, escaped the commercialization of its Caribbean island neighbors. A title wave of hotels, asphalt, and pollution may be just ahead, if tourism experts are right. Look inside the long-closed paradise to see what the future holds for Cuba's unusual species of amphibians, reptiles, and fresh water fish.
10) Tom Jones
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in..
Description
Abandoned as a baby, rescued and adopted by a country gentleman, Tom Jones grows up kind, handsome, free-spirited, and very popular with the ladies. But he cannot escape his lowly birth. When he falls in love with the bright, beautiful heiress Sophia Western, and she falls in love with him, their families unite against the match. They both end up in London, facing the wiles and whims of Sophia's aunt, the beguiling but dangerous Lady Bellaston, who...
11) Dreams of Obama
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Draws on interviews with those closest to Obama to provide insight into how he might lead the country. A personal and political biography, the film examines the key moments that shaped Obama, and asks what his election says about America.
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
7 DVDs (120 min. each) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Vols. 1-3 tell the story of America's civil rights years from 1954 to 1965; vols. 4-7 examine the new America from 1966 to 1985, from community power to the human alienation of urban poverty.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023].
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (390 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Detective Inspector Alex Ridley retired from the police force after years of dedicated service due to health concerns and grief after losing his wife and daughter. When his replacement and former protégé DI Carol Farman, seeks his advice on a complex and compelling murder case, the investigation takes a dark and unexpected twist. Carol is keen to access Ridley's unique insight into crime-solving which served them so well in the past. With more intriguing...
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 DVD (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Every year monarch butterflies migrate across North America to a remote area of Mexico. This presentation discusses how the butterflies navigate and endure the long journey and takes you to the locations they call home.