Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
If there's one thing Pinkalicious loves most, it's the color pink! When Pinkalicious wakes up to discover her whole body has suddenly turned pink, she soon learns that it is possible to have too much of a good thing.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (292 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on author and naturalist Gerald Durrell's much-loved Corfu trilogy of novels. Impoverished but sparky widow Louisa Durrell makes the radical decision to leave 1930s England in hopes of a better life for her children. As Louisa relocates her reluctant brood to a dilapidated house in the Greek sun, the Durrells face a whole new set of challenges as they meet new friends, rivals, lovers -- and animals.
3) Paso Robles
Series
Road trip with Huell Howser volume 136
Publisher
Huell Howser Productions
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Huell's off to the Central Coast with a road trip to popular Paso Robles complete with wine tasting."--Description from www.calgold.com/roadtrip.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
On February 15th, car cameras and cellphones captured a blinding streak that flashed across the sky over Russia's Ural Mountains, followed by an explosion that injured some 1,500 people. The meteor, weighing around 10,000 tons, was the largest object to burst in the atmosphere since 1908. Within days, NOVA crews were in Russia following impact scientists as they hunted for debris from the explosion and clues to the meteor's origin.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examine the world's most extraordinary wildlife living in the newest and fastest changing habitat on the planet - cities. The innovative three-part series features a diverse cast of animals that are adjusting to this new world better than predicted, not only applying their natural born skills and abilities to life in the city, but also making amazing physical or behavioral adaptations.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Spied upon by MI19 in a bugging operation of unprecedented scale and cunning, 4,000 German POWs revealed their inner thoughts about the Third Reich and let slip military secrets that helped the Allies win WWII.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (50 min.) : sound, color ; 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.
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approx. 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Across the planet, animals are joining forces to hunt, stay alive, build homes, keep warm, solve complex problems, or complete amazing feats. Partnerships were once thought rare in the animal kingdom, and it's not just animals of the same species teaming up; often completely unrelated species become unlikely collaborators. By teaming up, animals can achieve incredible things, proving that animals are better when they're together.
12) Country music
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
8 DVDs (960 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns and the blues to its mainstream popularity, and meet the unforgettable characters and storytellers who made it 'America's Music.' Viewers will follow the evolution of country music over the course of the twentieth century, as it eventually emerged to become America's...
Publisher
WGBH, PBS
Pub. Date
[2022].
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Iran hostage crisis involved 52 American diplomats, Marines, and civilians held by force at the American Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979. Unfolding like a political thriller, see how hostages' personal lives were torn apart and scrutinized through publicity, correspondents risked their lives to discover the truth about Iran, and military forces attempted to rescue the victims.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The searing story of President Duterte's bloody campaign against drug dealers and addicts in the Philippines told with unprecedented and intimate access to both sides of the war, the Manila police and an ordinary family from the slum.
16) Life from above
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Cameras in space tell stories of life on the planet from a brand new perspective, revealing its incredible movements, colors, patterns, and just how fast it is changing.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
1 DVD (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Thieving macaques using psychology to pull off scams. Delinquent cockatoos vandalizing urban residences. Swaggering peacocks lying about their sexual exploits. These are nature's greatest rebels, succeeding by breaking all the rules. Despite how it appears on the surface, researchers are discovering the complex and fascinating science behind why these animals behave the way they do.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approx. 5 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
200,000 years ago we took our first steps in Africa. Today there are seven billion of us living across the planet. How did our ancestors spread from continent to continent? This is a global detective story, featuring the latest archaeological discoveries and genetic research. On each continent, we track down the earliest members of our species, Homo sapiens. Who were these First Peoples? What drove them to the ends of the earth?
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approx. 60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines the efforts of the Children's Aid Society in New York, organized by minister Charles Loring Brace, which from 1853 to 1929 sent over 100,000 unwanted and orphaned children from the city to homes in rural America.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An unprecedented exploration of America's enduring relationship with firearms. From the first European settlements in the New World to frontier justice; from 19th Century immigrant riots to gangland violence in the Roaring Twenties; from the Civil War to Civil Rights, guns have been at center of our national narrative for four hundred years. Americans have relied on guns to sustain communities, challenge authority, and keep the peace. Efforts to curtail...