Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
1 DVD (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The only series on television in the U.S. to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists, this is a Peabody Award winning biennial program that allows viewers to observe the artists at work, watch as they transform inspiration into art, and hear how they struggle with both the physical and visual challenges of achieving their visions.
322) Touching the void
Publisher
Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004, 2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1985, two young British friends travelled to a remote corner of Peru. Ambitious mountaineers, their aim was to conquer the unclimbed west face of a notorious 21,000 ft. peak "Siula Grande". Their story has become part of mountaineering legend.
323) Ocean adventures
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 11 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
" ... diving team as they explore a thrilling array of natural phenomena, investigate little known territories and ecosystems hundreds of feet beneath the ocean's surface, and come face to face with a friendly and ferocious inhabitants of the deep in each episode of Ocean Adventures. Through Jean-Michel's observations, the series illuminates the great need for better understanding and sustainable management of the oceans' rich natural treasures"--Container....
324) Mercy Street
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 360 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Alexandria, Virginia, 1862. Mary Phinney, a staunch New England abolitionist, and Emma Green, a native Confederate belle, collide at Mansion House, the Green family's luxury hotel that has been transformed into a Union Army hospital. Ruled under martial law, the border town in Alexandria is now the melting pot of the region, filled with soldiers, civilians, female volunteers, doctors, wounded men from both sides, runaway slaves, prostitutes, speculators,...
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006], c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The incredible life of an extraordinary leader. Napoleon is the first in-depth documentary portrait of one of the most famous, influential, and controversial figures ever.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approx. 6 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores twenty-three national park lodges located in California, the Southwest, the Rocky Mountains, the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, and Alaska. Presents a tour of the historic national park lodges of the American West, covering Old Faithful Inn, Ahwahne Hotel, El Tovar, Zion Lodge, Grand Canyon Lodge, Bryce Canyon Lodge, Glacier Park Lodge, Belton Chalet, Lake McDonald Lodge, Sperry and Granite Park Chalets, Many Glacier Hotel, Paradise Inn, Timberline...
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (367 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Desert victory: Documents the clash of Germany's General Rommel and Britain's General Montgomery as their militaries collide in battle under harsh desert conditions. Britain's defeat at El Alemein is only a stumbling block on the road to victory as they ultimately conquer the Germans at Tripoli. Utilizes actual German footage of Rommel and Hitler that was confiscated during the skirmish by the British.
The Nazis strike: Masterfully compiled by Col....
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (280 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Spring 1972 brings with it a new start for Morse, having taken time out to deal with the drink. His return to CID coincides with a gruesome discovery in a college garden. The investigation leads him and Thursday to a celebrated orchestra and when a second tragedy hits, they uncover a web of secrets at the company's core.
330) Great white shark
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Veterinary scientist Mark Evans and comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg travel to South Africa's KwaZulu Natal Coast, where the body of a giant white shark weighing in at over 2,000 pounds and measuring almost 15 feet has been pulled up. It presents an international team of experts with a rare opportunity to explore this hunter's anatomy to find out how it has evolved into the oceans most feared predator.
331) Skinwalkers
Series
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Navajo Tribal Police investigate the murder of a medicine man. At the crime scene is a partially completed pictograph. One clue sends a chill through a young officer: the arrow used in the killing has a tip of human bone, a sign that a Navajo spirit - a "skinwalker"--Is at work.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2024].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Malaria is one of humanity's oldest and most devastating plagues. In many parts of the world, it remains an ever-present scourge that sickens or kills millions of people each year. What if it could finally be defeated? Now, scientists may be on the verge of a breakthrough with a promising new vaccine.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2024].
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This Native-directed series reveals the beauty and power of today's Indigenous communities. Smashing stereotypes, it follows the brilliant engineers, bold politicians, and cutting-edge artists who draw upon Native tradition to build a better 21st century. Each hour explores a core tenet of Native American heritage: the power of Indigenous design, how language and artistry fuel the soul, the diverse ways Native women lead, and the resilience of the...
335) Hidden volcano abyss
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In January 2022, one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history rocked the Pacific islands of Tonga, sending shockwaves around the world. Through first-person accounts of the disaster and eyewitness footage, experience the terrifying power of the eruption and the devastating tsunami that struck the shores of Tonga. Why was this eruption so big, how did it cause the tsunami, and could another disaster loom?
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (270 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Agatha and the truth of murder: In 1926, with her writing in crisis and her personal life in tatters, a young Agatha Christie decides to solve a real-life murder.
Agatha and the curse of Ishtar: 1928: it has been two years siince the sensation caused by her eleven-day disappearance and Agatha Christie arrives in Baghdad seeking culture and peace. What she finds a Max, an attractive young archaeologits with a bullet wound.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Stars from the formative years of television talk about the shows and people that made history. Each episode melds interviews with archival clips to offer a fresh take on televisions founding celebrities. Season two profiles science fiction, crime dramas, kids' shows, and westerns. The Science fiction episode features clips from The twilight zone, Lost in space, Star trek, The lieutenant and Time tunnel. The Western episode features clips from Gunsmoke,...
338) Super cats
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 160 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Not only are cat the world's top predators, but they are emotional and intelligent as well as social and devoted parents. Featuring 31 species of cats spread over 14 countries, this miniseries introduces behaviors captured on film for the first time, using the latest camera technology and scientific research.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (approx. 10 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
British amateur bakers compete in a series of weekly baking challenges, each episode introducing a new technical skill and a challenge in each of three categories: Sigature Bake, to test creative flair and basic baking ability; Technical Bake, in which contestants are given basic recipes consisting of an ingredients list and minimal instruction; and Showstopper Bake, designed to display baking virtuosity.