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National Geographic Television & Film.
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2 videodiscs (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this 3 hour series, one can witness in seconds what took the Earth eons to create: bumper-car continents; ice ages pulsing out of the poles and back; the Himalayas surging upwards; sand dunes swallowing, then uncovering African villages, and more!
2) Blue earth
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4 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Travel around the world and back again with the mysterious, beautiful and gigantic creatures of our Blue Earth. Voyage beyond the blue into the darkest corners to explore Ocean Drifters, and journey to exotic places for colorful creatures among coral reefs in Jewels of the Caribbean Sean. Then, dive deep into the world of the largest animals on Earth, the Great Whales, and in Surviving Paradise: Hawaiian monk seals, find out what's causing one of...
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1 videodisc (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Traces the incredible story of one of the most significant finds in early Christian history. Combines dramatic recreations and insightful analysis by the world's foremost experts to answer the question: Is the Gospel of Judas real?
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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dino autopsy: Leading paleontologists unlock the mysteries behind one of the most complete dinosaur mummies ever discovered. This rare specimen with its fossilized skin and tissue intact, is bringing us closer than ever to understanding how dinosaurs lived, looked, and moved.
Dino death trap: The fossilized remains of Tyrannosaurus rex's great-grandfather are unearthed in China's Gobi desert, revealing what the T-rex looked like before they grew...
7) The FBI
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Enter the inner sanctum of today's FBI, with unprecedented access granted to National Geographic. Witness the Bureau's top-secret Strategic Initiative Operations Center at work. Explore the history of the FBI, from the days of J. Edgar Hoover till now.
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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Alan Rabinowitz is a renowned Wildlife Conservation Society biologist who pursues the elusive jaguar, and races against time to create safe havens for these feared and respected predators while battling his own illness.
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1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On August 6th, 1945 a weapon unlike any other was unleashed on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Four days later, the Japanese surrendered, having been subjected to horrors and devastation previously unknown and unimaginable. A team of scientists and experts from the Manhattan Project was ordered by President Truman to investigate the facts of what really happened when the atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima. Revealed is what happened moment by moment...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (40 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Relive an amazing tale of discovery and exploration as National Geographic brings to life the first crossing. Two hundred years after Lewis & Clark epic journey, go back in time and discover the adventure, danger, and beauty of the unmapped West.
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2 videodiscs (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? Diamond dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible...
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1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Brilliantly designed and marvelous in its mechanics, the human body is incredible. With stunning footage and powerful first hand accounts, take a fantastic journey through an ordinary day in the life of the human body. Witness striking feats of medical advancement, from glimpses of open-brain surgery to real-time views of Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler's vocal chords. Meet athletes and other unique people who push the human body to its ultimate limits....
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On April 18, 1906, the greatest natural disaster in American history struck without warning. This is the terrifying and inspiring tale of a pitched battle between man and nature told by the stories of people who lived through it. Includes bonus program Landslide.
14) Death Valley
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1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Journey from the park's highest peak, at 11,049 feet, to its lowest point, a staggering 282 feet below sea-level, and meet the scientists who are working to protect this wild place as the mercury rises.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Now, with the help of new spacecraft and Earth-based telescopes, scientists are seeing the Sun as they never have before and even re-creating what happens at the very center of the Sun. Their work will help us understand aspects of the sun that have puzzled scientists for decades. Secrets of the Sun reveals a bright new dawn in our understanding of our nearest star, one that might help keep our planet from going dark.
16) Through the lens
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1 videodisc (47 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Profiles nine "adventure" photographers and examines how they are able to capture such difficult subjects as whale sharks, molten volcanoes, Mount Everest, and untouched pre-Inca tombs.
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1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
1.5 million acres are home to some of the most unusual creatures on the planet, carnivorous plants, amphibious birds, fish that breathe air and cacti that grow in water. Go beyond the tourist hotspots to explore the hidden reaches of this amazing National Park as never before.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
He's been dead for more than 5,000 years and poked, prodded, and probed by scientists for the last 20. Yet Otzi the Iceman, the famous mummified corpse pulled from a glacier in the Italian Alps, continues to keep many secrets. Now, through an autopsy like none other, scientists will attempt to unravel mysteries about the ancient mummy, revealing not only the details of Otzi's death but also an entire way of life.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 455 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Journey into the depths of outer space in this five-disc voyage throughout the cosmos. Explore the galactic effects of black holes, relive the excitement of the first lunar landing with never-before-seen spectacular images of the moon and Earth, and transport yourself to the corners of the universe using breath-taking CGI technology and images from the Hubble Space Telescope. 'Wonders of the universe' will take you on an in-depth exploration of...
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Anne Frank's world-famous diary comes to an abrupt end several days before she and her companions in the secret annex were arrested on August 4, 1944. This is the story of what happened next as this nameless young girl and her family were absorbed into the Nazi system of work and death camps. Through eyewitness testimony from camp survivors and historic pictures and film, the brutality and horror of Auschwitz, Sobibor and Bergen-Belsen are revealed....