Smithsonian Channel.
Publisher
Smithsonian Channel
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Presents two documentary films that examine the events surrounding the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center ten years after September 11, 2001, including "9/11: Day that Changed the World," which examines how the nation's leaders made decisions on that day with interviews with Rudy Giuliani, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, and others; and "9/11: Stories in Fragments," which looks at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and their...
Publisher
Smithsonian Channel
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
All-access glimpse into the world of advertising in America during the tumultuous decade of the 1960s. It was inspired by the real men and women of Madison Avenue who perfected the art of the sale and transformed American culture in the process.
4) Sky view
Publisher
Smithsonian Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Soar over Europe and experience history and the countryside from an eagle's perspective. Provides a unique view of Europe and its history. Covers a range of explorations: from majestic castles, historic landmarks and city views to mystical sites and ruins. From dizzying cliffs and soaring mountains to green fields, gentle lakes and the ever-changing Atlantic coast.
Publisher
Distributed by Public Media Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Barack Obama launched into national consciousness at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and ever since, he's delivered messages of patriotism, unity, and hope through the power of words. Interviews with eminent historians and key figures in his writing process give rare insights into these iconic speeches, as well as the Obama presidency and the man himself.
Publisher
SNI/SI Networks
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
This documentary recounts the role of the Federal Writers Project as the largest cultural experiment in the nation's history. Program focuses on the role played by writers who recorded local and oral histories all over the nation, many finding national acclaim as a result.
Publisher
Smithsonian Channel
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Bring the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum into your home to discover the history of aviation innovation and accomplishments. These four programs chronicle humanity's love affair with flight, as only Smithsonian Channel can!
10) Hockney
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
c2016.
Language
English
Description
A portrait of David Hockney, legendary artist and an early icon for LGBTQ and AIDS activism.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Join Elizabeth McGovern as she takes an in-depth look at the young American heiresses whose real life stories inspired the drama Downton Abbey. This series takes you from the late 1800s, when daughters of America's new industrial millionaires marry into the money-strapped British aristocracy, to the 20th century, when a new kind of American Princess wields power not through wealth, but through character, style, and wit.
13) Undersea edens
Publisher
Smithsonian Channel
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Our southern oceans are teeming with life, color, and constant danger. Each body of water hosts a bounty of freakishly wild and colorful species, with predators at every turn. We explore the most life-abundant and visually stunning seas on our planet, above and below the waterline, venturing to places so remote few film crews dare venture. We travel to New Guinea, Australia, South Georgia Island, and beyond to explore the breathtaking but fragile...
Publisher
Smithsonian Networks
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
How can something so beautiful be so feared? Priceless, precious, and perilous, the Hope Diamond has been a gift to the world but, some say, a curse to those who have possessed it. Explore the intrigue of one of the world's most infamous gems