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Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (353 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Michael Wood tells the story of one place, the village of Kibworth, Leicestershire, throughout the whole of English history. Located in the very heart of England, Kibworth has lived through the Black Death, the Civil War and the Industrial Revolution, and was even bombed in World War II. With the help of the local people and using archaeology, landscape, language and DNA, Michael Wood uncovers the lost history of this village from the Roman era to...
Publisher
NGHT
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explorer has taken viewers to more than 120 countries, opening a window on hidden parts of the world, unlocking mysteries both ancient and modern, and investigating amazing and powerful stories of science, wildlife, and human nature. Lisa Ling hosts the 25th anniversary special that looks back at how the world has changed in a quarter century.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Rocky Mountains are the second largest mountain range on Earth, stretching some 2,000 miles from central New Mexico to the northern edge of Canada. Journey deep into the wild heart of the Rocky Mountains and experience this rugged land as never seen before, through the eyes of its iconic wildlife.
5) Face value
Series
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores the making of the 1981 album Face value through archival footage and interviews with Phil Collins, engineer Hugh Padgham, Eric Clapton and other musicians involved in the production. Includes special performances by Phil of songs which were eventually omitted from the album.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Questar Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (4.5 hrs.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Biography of the versatile Renaissance artist in the context of his times, describing some of his achievements in painting, architecture, engineering, sculpture, and science. Shows many of Da Vinci's triumphs, including the creation of The last supper and the Mona Lisa, and some of his bitter defeats including the crash-landing of his flying machine, as well as the bitterness of his rivalry with Michelangelo. DVD extras include a look at the rise...
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2006], c1997.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (50 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Throughout the course of history, human beings have built incredible monuments and mysterious buildings to mark the passing of time, to track the movements of the heavens, and to honor and glorify their gods and kings. In this program, "Ancient mysteries" takes a globe-spanning journey to some of the most extraordinary and moving of these famed sites. From the massive temples at Machu Picchu to the megalithic statues on Easter Island, this is an up-close...
Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (44 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Description
Discovered in the Italian Alps in 1991, the Stone Age body of Otzi is the oldest, best-preserved mummy on Earth. But the details of this cold case, frozen in time for eons, are only now beginning to thaw. Questions surrounding the arrowhead found lodged in Otzi's back lead to an investigation of the oldest, unsolved homicide in history. Just who was Otzi's killer? And, why was he murdered?
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The first-person stories of refugees and migrants fleeing war and persecution for Europe. Told through camera-phone footage filmed by the families themselves as they leave their homes on dangerous journeys seeking safety and refuge.
10) Killer floods
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In Killer Floods, NOVA discovers gigantic scars in the landscape that testify to North America's greatest ever mega flood, which tore across the western states with 60 times the flow of today's Amazon.
11) Inside 9/11
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[c2005]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (210 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inside 9/11 traces the time line that led up to the deadly attacks and deconstructs the fateful day, tracking the movements of all four terrorist teams and patching together the ad hoc response of government.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (176 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"...looks to the heavens in an attempt to understand the age-old secrets of Earth. Applying the most advanced science, space technology, and digital imaging, the series boldly tris to unravel history's most enduring mysteries."--Container.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? Diamond dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible...
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (220 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A tale of one family's ambition and of Europe's struggle to emerge from the ravages of the Dark Ages. The Medici used charm, skill and ruthlessness to garner unparalleled wealth and power, ruling Europe for more than 300 years.
15) Eagle power
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
c2020.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Eagles dominate the skies. But what makes these predators so special? Researchers put one eagle to the test, and stunning up-close footage reveals her incredible strength, eyesight, and flying skills.
16) Hitler in colour
Publisher
Rhino Entertainment Company
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
For 12 years, Hitler's overpowering personality dominated the German nation. Recently found German footage, along with eyewitness testimony and contemporary diaries, tell the disturbing story as never before. Follows the story of Hitler's brutal rise to power, to his transformation of Germany into a Nazi state, and finally the destructive wars that brought the Third Reich down.
Publisher
Athena
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (approximately 232 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 viewer's guide (17 pages).
Description
In this landmark series of films, University of Oxford Professor Marcus du Sautoy escorts viewers through the history of this most important of all intellectual disciplines. In a journey that takes him through the ages and around the world, he examines the development of key mathematical ideas and shows how, in a multitude of surprising ways, mathematical ideas underpin the science, technology, and culture that shape our world.
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
WGBH Educational Foundation, PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DNA testing companies are trending nationally, with over 30 million Americans hoping to receive clues to family origins and forecasts of their future health -- not knowing the results can be misleading, or not considering that family secrets can tear apart relationships. The biggest risk, however, may be what these companies do with our information once they have it, so this program objectively explores the promise and peril of consumer DNA testing....
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