PBS Distribution (Firm)
Publication Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This is the inside story of the bitter clash between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Amid violence in the Middle East, the film traces Netanyahu's rise to power and his high-stakes fight with the president over Iran's nuclear program.
Publication Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
What goes on behind-the-scenes to get the manners of 1900s Britain exactly right on Downton Abbey? Discover the secrets of how the aristocratic set dined and dressed, how they married and made money, how they interacted with the servants, and above all why they behaved as they did. Includes revealing interviews with leading cast members.
Description
Poldark, the drama that has become a cultural phenomenon, continues for a second season on the stunning beaches of Cornwall. It is 1790 and there is riot and revolution in the air. Ross Poldark, the character redefined by the smoldering Aidan Turner, must fight for his freedom when George Warleggan tries to have him hanged as a revolutionary. While Francis and Elizabeth watch on in horror, can Demelza save Ross from himself?
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
10 videodiscs (1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In an immersive narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It is a journey along one of the most spectacular coastlines in the world, featuring the wildlife and wild places that make it so special. As never captured before, this series features Ireland's west coast and wildlife wonders--from the Skellig Rocks to breaching humpback whales, to golden eagles, to majestic salmon, to the clash of Ireland's last surviving red deer stags.
Publication Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Nova reveals the amazing technologies that make drones so powerful. From cameras that can capture every detail of an entire city at a glance, to swarming robots that can make decisions on their own, to giant air frames that can stay aloft for days on end, drones are changing our relationship to war, surveillance and each other. Discover the cutting-edge technologies that are propelling us toward a new chapter in aviation history.
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follow twelve amateur bakers as they don aprons and head for the tent in the British countryside, hoping to be named Britain's best. Judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood create challenges to test their baking prowess, creativity, and skill. Joined by hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, they search for the best all-around baker among the contestants.
Publication Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Shows how human desires are an essential, intricate part of natural history. The program will explore the natural history of four plants -the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato - and the corresponding human desires - sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control. This two-hour documentary begins in Michael Pollan's garden, and roams the world, from the fields of Iowa to the apple forests of Kazakhstan, from a medical marijuana hot house to...
10) My Lai
Publication Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The words 'My Lai' are seared into our memories of the Vietnam War, but few know what really happened in the small Vietnamese village on March 16, 1968. Now, drawing on 400 hours of recently discovered audio recordings and new interviews with participants, eye witnesses, and investigators, the complete story can finally be told about one of the most shocking atrocities in modern times, and about lesser-known acts of remarkable courage.
Publication Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1881, 25 men led by Lieutenant Adolphus Greely sailed from the harbor of St. John's, Newfoundland. Their destination was Lady Franklin Bay in the high Arctic, where they planned to collect a wealth of scientific data from a vast area of the world's surface that had been described by a British admiral as a 'sheer blank.' Three years later, only six survivors returned, with a daunting story of shipwreck, starvation, mutiny, and cannibalism.
12) Lethal Seas
Publication Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A deadly recipe threatens the survival of countless creatures throughout Earth's ocean: carbon dioxide. With carbon emissions sharply rising, the silent killer is entering the seas at a staggering rate, raising the oceans' acidity. As a result, the skeletons and shells of marine creatures that form the foundation of the web of life are dissolving. Can experts crack the code of a rapidly changing ocean before it is too late?
Series
Publication Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explore the incredible life of the man behind The Muppets and so much more. Follow Jim Henson's career as he transcended puppetry to become one of the most creative, prolific, and influential artists of his time. Journey into his first work with the Muppets in the early 1950s during television's Golden Age, up to his sudden and shocking death in 1990. Witness key events unfold in his life, from his early television work with the Muppets while still...
Publication Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In a journey that is both literal and historical, host Rageh Omaar retraces the footsteps of the Prophet, from his beginnings in Mecca to his struggles with accepting his Prophetic role; from his flight to Medina to his subsequent military and political successes and failures, through to his death and his legacy.
Publication Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Bitter rivals fight for control of the Women's Institute in a rural English town as it struggles with the onset of World War II. Separated from husbands, fathers, sons and brothers for years at a time, some permanently, they find themselves under extraordinary pressures in a rapidly fragmenting world.
Publication Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inside the hard-fought battles and secret negotiations over immigration reform on Capitol Hill. Explore President Obama's push for policy changes that could affect the fate of millions and define what it means to be American for decades to come.
Publication Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (520 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It is 1935. Three years have passed, and as the seasons turn, so too do the machinations of a rising revolution. As a new summer falls upon the foothills of India₂s Little England, Simla, political tensions reach fever point. With help from the scheming Cynthia, Ralph faces the most pivotal year of his career. Alice₂s husband has followed her to India, and Aafrin₂s ascending career may be in jeopardy.
Publication Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 57 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This is the story of 29-year-old Irena Sendler, who saw the suffering of Warsaw's Jews, reached out to her most trusted colleagues for help, and outwitted the Nazis during World War II. Together, they rescued over 2,500 Jewish children. Expertly captured is the will and character of the women of the resistance against the backdrop of occupied Poland.
