Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
From the wilds of Costa Rica to the suburbs of our own country, parrot owners, rescuers, breeders, and biologists involved in conservation programs share their stories and the stories of their parrots in this bittersweet and unforgettable film about the difficulties and consequences of keeping and caring for parrots as pets.
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.
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xi, 276 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Description
What are America's best-loved novels? PBS will launch The Great American Read series with a 2-hour special in May 2018 revealing America's 100 best-loved novels, determined by a rigorous national survey. Subsequent episodes will air in September and October. Celebrities and everyday Americans will champion their favorite novel and in the finale in late October, America's #1 best-loved novel will be revealed. The Great American Read: The Book of Books...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
From kitchen windows, they are spotted, nibbling away at gardens and shrubs. Once they retreat from view, where do the white-tailed deer go? Scientists outfit deer with night vision cameras and GPS tracking equipment that reveal the hidden world of white-tailed deer in a whole new light, allowing to see them not as common backyard creatures, but as intelligent, affectionate family members.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1978, Oakley Hall III, the brilliant and charismatic founder of the Lexington Conservatory Theater, had it all. This is the harrowing tale of Hall's fall from grace, a bittersweet look at what was recaptured and a heartbreaking reminder of what was lost forever.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (Approx. 165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A landmark three-part series made in conjunction with the BBC, Kingdoms of the Sky reveals the extraordinary animals and remarkable people who make a home on the iconic mountain ranges of the world. There is one program each on the Himalaya, Rockies, and Andes.
Series
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Join the super friends as they practice spelling, use the power to read, and investigate rhyming words in order to change the outcome of the story and save the day! Includes games, music videos, and more.
9) Sealab
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1969 off the California coast, a US Navy crane carefully lowered a massive tubular structure into the waters. It was designed for an elite group of divers to spend days or even months at a stretch living and working on the ocean floor. The video tells the little-known story of the daring program that tested the limits of human endurance and revolutionized undersea exploration.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It may be more famous now than any time in its 1,300-year history as the setting of Downton Abbey, but England's Highclere Castle has its own stories to tell. In its heyday, Highclere was the social epicenter of Edwardian England. See how all the inhabitants of Highclere lived, from the aristocrats above to the army of servants toiling 'below stairs'. Also find out from the current inhabitants, Lord and Lady Carnarvon, what life in a fairytale castle...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Moose populations across many parts of North America are in steep decline. This stunningly intimate nature documentary, filmed over thirteen months in the spectacular wilds of Jasper National Park, takes viewers deep inside the world of moose to experience a mother's love and a calf's first year of life up close and personal.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The ultimate in armchair travel to Sicily, offering a unique aerial view shot from a helicopter, via a mounted camera, to showcase the island's breathtaking scenery and abundant architectural wonders, with informative narrative and a soundtrack of traditional regional music.
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.
14) 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
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (approx. 10 hrs.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follow the trials and tribulations of passionate amateur bakers whose goal is to be named the U.K.'s best. Each week, the bakers tackle a different skill, the difficulty of which increases as the competition unfolds, judged by Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the vicinity of New York's Hudson River Valley, the Adirondack Mountains, Catskill Mountains, and the White Mountains of New Hampshire, a group of American painters led by British born artist Thomas Cole forged an artistic vision of the American wilderness. This was the first American school of landscape painting.
17) Animal childhood
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In every animal's life, there comes a time when it must stand on its own, and face the world alone. For a few, this happens just moments after birth, others have the advantage of home schooling under the watchful eye. But growing up is never easy, and finding food, avoiding predators, and making friends does not always come naturally. These are the trials of young animals all over the world, as they prepare to leave home.
19) Citizen Hearst
Publisher
PBS
Formats
Description
In the 1930s, William Randolph Hearst's media empire included 28 newspapers, a movie studio, a syndicated wire service, radio stations and 13 magazines. Nearly one in four American families read a Hearst publication. His newspapers were so influential that Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Winston Churchill all wrote for him. The first practitioner of what is now known as 'synergy,' Hearst used his media stronghold to achieve unprecedented political...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Take a stunning new look at our wild planet by turning the cameras around to show the world as it really is, with humans in the picture. Dr. M. Sanjayan journeys to the frontiers of where man and animal meet to discover how our relationship with the greatest natural history events on the planet can provide a key to preserving our present and enriching our future.