Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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NOVA's expert team looks for the signature of a volcanic eruption big enough to have blasted a huge cloud of ash and sulfuric acid into the atmosphere. Killer Volcanoes spotlights the search for the mystery volcano that plunged the globe into a deep freeze and inflicted famine on medieval Europe.
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2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The Iran hostage crisis involved 52 American diplomats, Marines, and civilians held by force at the American Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979. Unfolding like a political thriller, see how hostages' personal lives were torn apart and scrutinized through publicity, correspondents risked their lives to discover the truth about Iran, and military forces attempted to rescue the victims.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Have you ever wondered what's going on inside your pet's mind? In What Are Animals Thinking, find out how a beehive resembles a human brain and whether your dog is really feeling guilty when it gives you that famous 'guilty look'.
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1 videodisc (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Creature teachers Chris and Martin Kratt will take families along on extraordinary animal-powered adventures. The show transforms the Kratt Brothers into animated versions of themselves, allowing the real-life zoologists to visit wild animals in their little-seen habitats and showcase key science concepts.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The Vikings were the most ferocious warriors of the Middle Ages. Especially fearsome were the select few who wielded a formidable weapon: a light, razor sharp, virtually indestructible sword with its maker's name, ULFBERHT, inlaid along the blade. But who Ulfberht was, where the sword came from, and how it was made remained secrets for more than 1,000 years?
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1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A documentary film that focuses on the Confederate Battle flag and its impact on the people, politics, and perceptions of South Carolina and beyond. Through firsthand interviews featuring various perspectives and a wealth of historical footage, Downing of a Flag traces the symbol's controversial relationship with the Palmetto State, exploring its true meaning and how an unspeakable tragedy catalyzed its long-debated removal. The story begins with...
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1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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East Texas: Zay Harding ventures across the eastern half of Texas, beginning in 'cow town' Fort Worth to discover everything about cowboys, guns, and rodeos. He then visits the fashionable city of Dallas, and the scene of the Kennedy assassination. West Texas: Beginning in the state capital Austin where Zay discovers its vibrant arts and music scene. He then heads to San Antonio to explore the Alamo and spend the night in a haunted hotel.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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For two years, special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election dominated news headlines and rocked Washington D.C. Drawing on in-depth interviews with senior law enforcement officials, Trump insiders, attorneys, authors and journalists, FRONTLINE offers an inside look into the investigation that President Donald Trump has continually deemed a 'witch hunt.'
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1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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J. Robert Oppenheimer's life and legacy are inextricably linked to America's most famous top-secret initiative - the Manhattan Project. This biography presents a complex and revealing portrait of one of America's most influential scientists.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Using instructions from an intriguing, 3,700 year-old inscription, a team of historians and expert boat builders investigates a fascinating flood legend and sets out to rebuild a tantalizing, ancient forerunner of the Ark.
12) Lethal Seas
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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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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?
Follows scientists who...
13) Poisoned waters
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1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"More than three decades after the Clean Water Act, two iconic waterways -- the great coastal estuaries of Puget Sound and the Chesapeake Bay -- are in perilous condition. With polluted runoff still flowing in from industry, agriculture and massive suburban development, scientists fear contamination to the food chain and drinking water for millions of people. A growing list of endangered species also is threatened in both estuaries. [This film] examines...
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Scientists in the jungles of Northern Sumatra study and document a unique social band of wild orangutans, and provide an intimate, clear picture of how these apes spend their days and nights and interact with each other.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"In the early 1830s Texas was about to explode. Although under Mexican rule, the region was home to more than 20,000 U.S. settlers agitated by what they saw as restrictive Mexican policies. Mexican officials, concerned with illegal trading and immigration in Texas, were prepared to fight hard to keep the province under their control. Caught in the middle were the area's 4,000 Mexican Texans or Tejanos who were forced to choose a side. The conflict...
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1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Agatha Christie ranks as one of the most successful writers of all time. Combining rare access to Christie's family and her personal archive, the show gives viewers a never-before-seen look into the late crime writer's fascinating life story.
Retraces the celebrated English writer's footsteps across the England. With access to both her family and those who lived with her and knew her best.
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1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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It delves into the true wonder and beauty of nature, taking us through the seasons and centuries of some of the most spectacular sights on earth-Colorado's National Parks. With stunning photography of the parks filmed throughout the seasons, these three hour-long episodes explore the geological history of each park, the forces of nature that changed them, and the people they have inspired.
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4 videodiscs (718 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Based on the Nobel Prize-winning novels by John Galsworthy, The saga is an epic and highly praised series spanning three generations of the powerful Forsyte family at the turn of the 20th century. Beneath the family's imposing veneer lies a festering core of unhappy and brutal relationships.
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1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Relying heavily on the correspondence between the second president, John Adams, and his wife, Abigail Adams, this joint biography sheds light on the characters of two people who played crictical roles in the history of the United States and on the tumultuous times through which they lived. He was a participant in the Continental Congress and a wartime emissary to France as well as becoming the second President of the United States during its fledging...