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The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey
1979
star 8.4The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey includes all 12 episodes of the 1978 television series featuring the research adventures of Cousteau, a celebrated documentarian and public conscience of mankind's stewardship of our oceans. Alongside his son Philippe Cousteau, Jacques's adventures begin with an ambitious expedition (on Cousteau's famous Calypso ship and a seaplane called the Catalina) following the course of the Nile River from Central Africa to the Mediterranean.NOVA scienceNOW
2005
star 8NOVA scienceNOW is a News magazine version of the long-running and venerable PBS science program Nova. Premiering on January 25, 2005, the series was originally hosted by Robert Krulwich, who described it as an experiment in coverage of "breaking science, science that's right out of the lab, science that sometimes bumps up against politics, art, culture". At the beginning of season two, Neil deGrasse Tyson replaced Krulwich as the show's host. Tyson announced he would leave the show and was replaced by David Pogue beginning season 6.Colorado Experience
2013
Colorado Experience
2013
Rocky Mountain PBS flagship history series exploring the people, places, and events that have shaped Colorado's rich heritage.Roadfood: Discovering America One Dish at a Time
2021
star 5.5Roadfood: Discovering America One Dish at a Time is a new PBS TV show that aims to re-discover America’s regional culture through its iconic dishes. Our host, Misha Collins, will hit the highways and byways of America, exploring a uniquely American dish in each episode. Meeting local cooks, pit-masters, bakers, cafe owners, and proprietors of local eating establishments, Misha will explore the roots of a dish through these modern culinary folk artisans.The Palace and the Press
2021
The British Royal Family and the tabloid press have had a long and complicated relationship. THE PALACE AND THE PRESS provides a fresh look at the biggest Royal stories of the last 60 years, told through their sensational royal scoops, iconic pictures and most memorable front pages.National Memorial Day Concert
1989
The event has become an American tradition, honoring the military service and sacrifice of all our men and women in uniform, their families at home, and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
1999
star 7.7The little-known story of one of the most compelling political movements and friendships in American history.Human Footprint
2023
star 7Dissects all the ways humans have transformed the planet. Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the globe to explore our Human Footprint and to discover how the things we do reveal who we truly are.Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2005
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win a title and his struggle to live as a free man.Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets
2020
star 9In this 3-part documentary series, Lucy Worsley travels across Britain and Europe visiting the locations where royal history was made. In palaces and castles and on battlefields she investigates how royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation and mythology.Warship: Innovations that Changed the World
2001
From the last great confrontations of wooden warships to today's sophisticated weaponry, Warship illustrates the effect of human circumstance and ingenuity on the shaping of military history and technology.Gospel
2024
Gospel
2024
Dig deep into the origin story of Black gospel music, coming out of slavery, blending with the blues tradition, and soaring to new heights during the Great Migration. From Mahalia to Kirk Franklin, in the last century, gospel music has become the dominant form of African American religious expression and provided a soundtrack of healing and uplift to those at the front lines of protest and change.Retro Report on PBS
2019
star 8Making sense of the present by revealing the past. Journalists Celeste Headlee and Masud Olufani connect the present to the past through four distinct and varied stories, and New Yorker humorist Andy Borowitz adds his signature wit.Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
2019
star 6.7Explore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive destruction, and revolutionary social change. The twelve years that composed the post-war Reconstruction era (1865-77) witnessed a seismic shift in the meaning and makeup of our democracy.The Struggles for Poland
1987
star 10This 9-episodes documentary series extensively examines the history of Poland in the 20th Century, telling the story through archival films, newsreels, interviews, and readings from novels and poems.Women, War & Peace
2011
star 10What if you looked at war as though women mattered? What if you looked at peace as though women mattered? These two questions were at the heart of this critically acclaimed five-part special series.Monty Python's Personal Best
2006
star 5A series of six outrageous one-hour specials showcasing the groundbreaking comedians.Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership
2021
star 10The Story of Queen Victoria, narrated by Miriam Margolyes, uses Queen Victoria's diaries, journals, letters and archive treasures to reveal a highly complex individual and give an exciting fresh perspective on her remarkable achievements and dramatic life.Philly D.A.
2021
star 7A groundbreaking inside look at the long shot election and tumultuous first term of Larry Krasner, Philadelphia's unapologetic District Attorney, and his experiment to upend the criminal justice system from the inside out.Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
2019
star 8Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science, invention and technology built on one another to change everything.
