Mass.) WGBH (Television station : Boston
1) Truman
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
The story of Harry S. Truman's life, with comments by contemporaries and historians.
Publisher
FUNimation Productions
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Cast away: Arthur is thrilled when Dad invited him to go fly fishing for the weekend. finally-and escape frim D.W.! But when a change in plans forces them to include her, Arthur's had enough. Does D.W. always have to get her own way? -- Bitzi's break up: Bitzi's breaking up with her boyfriend, and Buster is really sad. Harry is his favorite baseball buddy! Can Buster get them back together in time for the next game? And, more importantly, will Buster...
Publisher
WGBH
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
In January 2004, two spacecraft (named Spirit and Opportunity) carrying identical robotic explorers touched down on the surface of Mars. Take a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the design, testing, and launch of the mission, then join the quest for signs of life on the red planet.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A documentary film from the television series "American Experience," that profiles Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth President of the United States, and discusses pivotal moments in his public and private life during his terms in office.
10) Marple: Series 4
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Presents four episodes of the Emmy-nominated series starring Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Astrophysicist Mario Livio, along with a colorful cast of mathematicians, physicists, and engineers, follow math from Pythagoras to Einstein and beyond, all leading to the ultimate riddle: Is math an invention or a discovery? Humankind¿́¿s clever trick, or the language of the universe? Join Nova for a mathematical mystery tour, a provocative exploration of math¿́¿s astonishing power across the centuries.
12) Prime suspect 2
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison is back, and is assigned the murder of a young black woman. Among her many problems are the pressure for a quick resolution to avoid charges of racism, the political disapproval of her colleagues and the reappearance of a former lover.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"Tennison seizes the opportunity to head a murder investigation--something she should have done long ago, had she not been passed over by her male superiors time and again. With a suspect already identified and her own team openly hostile, she uncovers errors and conflicting facts that point to a coverup within the force."--Container.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
In the rural heartland of Syria's countryside, the bloody uprising against President Bashar Al Assad has taken a terrifying turn. In this highly charged documentary, award-winning filmmaker Olly Lambert lives on both sides of Syria's sectarian frontline, witnessing the devastating effect of a religious feud that, regardless of the outcome of the war, is shaping Syria's future.
16) Surviving ebola
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
As the Ebola epidemic threatens to spiral out of control, NOVA reports from the hot zone, where courageous medical teams struggle to cope with a flood of victims, to labs where scientists are racing to test vaccines and find a cure. Surviving Ebola includes chilling firsthand interviews of what it's like to catch and survive this terrible affliction.
17) Prime suspect 5
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Having been demoted and transferred to the north, D.C.I. Tennison finds herself under-used until she gets a case where a 12-year-old boy confesses to murder. She becomes involved with trying to convict the local crime boss who has proved impossible to touch.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Mighty, elemental forces, fiery eruptions, titanic floods, the grinding of great ice sheets, and massive impacts from space molded North America. This spectacular road trip through our nation's tumultuous past sets out to answer three fundamental questions: How was the continent built? How did life evolve here? And how has its spectacular landscape shaped human lives and destinies?" --
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's campaign for the presidency; the year that Americans learned smoking was bad for their health and Cassius Clay became Mohammed Ali; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the assassination of their president. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964, the film will follow some of the...
20) The persuaders
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Examines the "persuasion industries" of advertising and public relations. Shows how marketers have developed new ways of integrating their message into the fabric of our lives. Explores how the culture of marketing has come to shape the way Americans understand the world and themselves and how the techniques of the persuasion industries have migrated to politics.