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1902) Poisoned waters
Series
Frontline volume Season 27 \ Episode 12
Publisher
WGBH Education Foundation
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"More than three decades after the Clean Water Act, two iconic waterways -- the great coastal estuaries of Puget Sound and the Chesapeake Bay -- are in perilous condition. With polluted runoff still flowing in from industry, agriculture and massive suburban development, scientists fear contamination to the food chain and drinking water for millions of people. A growing list of endangered species also is threatened in both estuaries. [This film] examines...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Combines elements of analysis, history, biography, performance, and the personal passions of six presenters to tell the stories behind the stories of six Shakespeare plays. Includes interviews with actors, directors, and scholars; visits to key locations; clips from celebrated film and television adaptations; and illustrative excerpts from performances staged at Shakespeare's Globe in London especially for the series.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Join Lucy Worsley on a journey across Europe to visit the incredible locations where royal history was made. From the Spanish Armada to the French Revolution, learn how royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation and mythology. Host: Lucy Worsley.
1905) Nature's fear factor
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of how wild dogs were reintroduced to Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park with the goal of keeping its ecosystem healthy.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Lucy Worsley brings to life key events in European royal history, covering: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and England's parting of ways with Catholic Europe; the Regency, and the reasons that George III relinquished power; the Russian Revolution, revealing that the Czar had actually been deposed by an uprising that had preceded the October Revolution of 1917.
Join Lucy Worsley on a journey across Europe to visit the incredible locations where royal history...
1909) Right to privacy?
Series
Publisher
Discovery Channel School
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"Security measures have changed the way we live. Surveillance cameras arguably help to solve crimes, keep employee theft in check, deter crimnals, and some cases, replace the physical presence of law enforcement. But does their presence pose a threat to privacy?"--Container.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Profiles twelve contemporary artists from three urban centers: Berlin, Johannesburg, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
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...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The African Americans explores the evolution of the African-American people, as well as the multiplicity of cultural institutions, political strategies, and religious and social perspectives they developed-forging their own history and culture against unimaginable odds. Black in Latin America examines how indigenous, African, and European people came together to create the rich cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Black in Latin America:...
1912) The Black list: Volume 2
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"In this follow-up to the NAACP Image Award-winning The Black List: Volume One, interviewer Elvis Mitchell and director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders explore 15 new African-American lives on the cusp of this historic moment. Now more than ever, The Black List continues a riveting and singular work of video portraiture."-Container
Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Best-selling author, culinary adventurer and self-proclaimed hedonist, Anthony Bourdain has carved out a distinct place as a gastronomic Indiana Jones. In this series, his journey introduces viewers to people and places far beyond the realm of food as he travels the world sampling local foods and culture. Paris: Take an unusual tour of the city of light and love as Tony ventures from a hardcore goth club to a chilling discovery at the famed Chez Denise...
1915) Tampering with nature
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
ABC News correspondent John Stossel looks at the issues that involve tampering with nature and how these issues affect our lives and our planet.
