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Series
Publisher
Films Media Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Leigh Dalton talks about her career path, what she does on the job, the keys to success in nursing, and what it is like to be a Registered Nurse. She also offers candid advice on breaking into the profession as well as insight into the industry's biggest challenges and how the field may change in the next ten years.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Malaria is one of humanity's oldest and most devastating plagues. In many parts of the world, it remains an ever-present scourge that sickens or kills millions of people each year. What if it could finally be defeated? Now, scientists may be on the verge of a breakthrough with a promising new vaccine.
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Patrick Dykstra is a man who has dedicated his life to his great passion - diving with and filming whales. Over the years, Patrick has learned how whales communicate, how they perceive other creatures in the water, and how they behave in his immediate presence.
5) Fly with me
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Fly With Me tells the story of the pioneering young women who became flight attendants at a time when single women were unable to order a drink, eat alone in a restaurant, own a credit card or get a prescription for birth control. Becoming a "stewardess," as they were called, offered unheard-of opportunities for travel, glamour, adventure and independence. Although often maligned as feminist sellouts, these women were on the frontlines of the battle...
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
Description
From Greece to Egypt to Italy, explore the dramatic rise and epic fall of three of the ancient world's most iconic rulers, Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, and Julius Caesar, in The HISTORY Channel's ANCIENT EMPIRES, an enthralling 7-hour docuseries. Filled with thrilling live-action sequences and explosive battle scenes, as well as insightful expert interviews from renowned authors, generals, and historians, this docuseries sheds new light on these...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Explorer and scientist Paul Sereno made an extraordinary discovery in the middle of the Sahara desert: While prospecting for dinosaur bones, he stumbled across an ancient human cemetery more than 5,000 years older than the Egyptian pyramids. Who were these people and what were they doing in the middle of the desert? How did they live and die? What can this mystery tell us about our planet?
8) Spector
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A chance encounter between charismatic actress Lana Clarkson and legendary music producer Phil Spector ended in a fatal shooting that forever warped his legacy. How could one of the most important figures in 20th-century pop music also be a monster? This four-part docuseries peels back the layers of one of Hollywood's most tragic crimes to paint a more human portrait of Lana Clarkson and the deeply disturbed man convicted of her murder.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Completing the Planet Earth trilogy, Planet Earth III explores the greatest habitats on our planet and the extraordinary animals that live in them. Filled with wonder and insight, Planet Earth III celebrates places and animals beyond our imagination. From the depths of the ocean to the most remote jungle, discover the planet₂s last great wild places and the astonishing strategies animals have evolved to survive. Each episode focuses on a distinct...
10) Human footprint
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the world to explore our global impact. Because while we may tell ourselves what it means to be human, the clearest vision of who we are emerges from what we do.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Mary Berry shares her ultimate Christmas feast with all the trimmings, packed with tips to plan and get ahead for the big day. Chefs Angela Hartnett and Monica Galetti join her to share favorite festive recipes from their heritage and Mary and TV host Rylan try and convert some kids to Brussels sprouts.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Costa Rica's motto is Pura Vida, Pure Life, and this deceptively small country is bursting with some of the most spectacular wildlife and pristine ecosystems in the world. All this diversity thrives, in part, thanks to one surprising little creature: hummingbirds. Venture across Costa Rica's wild and rugged landscapes, from volcanic peaks to coastal jungle to misty cloud forests and discover the nation's dazzling diversity of hummingbirds. Watch how...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In January 2022, one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history rocked the Pacific islands of Tonga, sending shockwaves around the world. Through first-person accounts of the disaster and eyewitness footage, experience the terrifying power of the eruption and the devastating tsunami that struck the shores of Tonga.
14) The mating game
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Sir David Attenborough reveals spectacular scenes of courting and companionship. Some species need to overcome the challenges of a vast environment just to find a member of the opposite sex. Others find themselves pitched against their neighbors in mass mating aggregations. Some must impress with complex displays. Others build extraordinary structures just to prove their worth. One thing, however, connects them all the drive to succeed at all costs....
15) Casa Susanna
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In the 1950s and '60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York. Known as Casa Susanna, the house provided a safe place for them to express their true selves and live for a few days as they had always dreamed of dressing as women without fear of being incarcerated or institutionalized for their self-expression. Told through the memories of those whose visits...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Standing out from the crowd is tough, especially in the animal kingdom. With an estimated 8.7 million species vying for attention, the multitude of contenders must go above and beyond to make it onto top 10 lists. But there is one group that has an unfair advantage, baby animals.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
How were the giant stone heads of Rapa Nui - also known as Easter Island - carved and raised, and why? Since Europeans arrived on this remote Pacific island over 300 years ago, controversy has swirled around the iconic ancient statues and the history of the people who created them.
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
It is a multiple Emmy Award-winning reality series hosted by Emmy Award-nominated host Phil Keoghan, where teams of two embark on a trek around the world. At every destination, each team must compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical, and only when the tasks are completed will they learn of their next location. Teams who are the farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive...
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Four years after one of history's worst nuclear accidents, NOVA reveals the minute-by-minute story of the Fukushima nuclear crisis and its ongoing aftermath, told by the brave workers who stayed behind as an earthquake and tsunami crippled the plant.
Publisher
Reality Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The golden age of arcades may have been in the 80s, but decades later arcades are back and bigger than ever in the arcade bar. It's Cheers for nerds, a place where everybody knows your game. "Token Taverns" takes a boozy look into 3 arcade bars and their owners over 2 years as they try to thrive and survive through a global pandemic.
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