Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Publisher
PBS
Publication Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
American women were the secret weapon that won World War II and in the process, changed the world. Hear directly from the women who made the planes, and flew them; who fought on the warfront, and the home front; who broke codes and broke barriers.
Publisher
PBS
Publication Date
c2014.
Language
English
Description
Frontline investigates the secret history of the unprecedented surveillance program that began in the wake of September 11th and continues today. As big technology companies encouraged users to share more and more information about their lives, they created a trove of data that could be useful not simply to advertisers, but also to the government. The revelations of NSA contractor Edward Snowden would push Silicon Valley into the center of a debate...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Publication Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Sherlock Holmes, the most famous fictional detective in the world, was also the first Crime Scene Investigator. Based on a real surgeon, Holmes was a scientist who used chemistry, bloodstains, and minute traces of evidence to solve the crime. How Sherlock Changed The World details the impact and legacy of the most famous crime fighter in history.
Publisher
PBS
Publication Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
While life in the idyllic town of Marlow has just about returned to normal after a chain of murders rattled the tightly knit community, it2s not long before retired archaeologist Judith Potts, dog-walker Suzie Harris, and Vicar's wife Becks Starling are called back into action to solve a series of new crimes that befall the local residents. From a seemingly impossible murder inside the locked study of a sweeping mansion to the mysterious case of a...
Publisher
PBS
Publication Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In World War II, the fate of nations hinged on the strength of their arsenals and the relentless pursuit of firepower superiority. War Machine: World War II uncovers the pivotal role of factories, production, and the interplay between weaponry and industrial might. Meticulously crafted weapons, designed for a singular purpose, aimed to secure technological supremacy.
Publisher
PBS
Publication Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Chasing the moon reimagines the race to the moon for a new generation, upending much of the mythology surrounding the effort. The series recasts the Space Age as scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama. Utilizing overlooked and lost archival material, the film features a cast of characters who played key roles in these historic events.
Publisher
PBS
Publication Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
Vienna, 1909: The double murder of an arms dealer in police custody and a senior public official has shaken Vienna to its core. Doctor Max Liebermann has only just returned from a lecture tour when Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt asks for help in what could be the most dangerous case of their careers. Oskar and Max uncover a conspiracy that leads to the very heart of the government. Can the crime-fighting duo do enough to stop the seditious mole known...
Series
Publisher
PBS
Publication Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
James Herriot, fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, pursues his dream to become a vet in the Yorkshire Dales. He discovers that treating the animals is as much about treating their owners, and the Dales' farmers are a tough to please.
Publisher
PBS
Publication Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
It's Spring 1940 and with Europe at war, the community in Darrowby are pulling together more than ever before. With Tristan away serving, Siegfried and James bring in some extra hands to help around the practice: highly efficient bookkeeper Miss Harbottle, and student vet Richard Carmody.
Publisher
PBS
Publication Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Marking Kelley's foray into docu-series television, HOPE IN THE WATER travels the globe to discover the creative solutions and breakthrough blue food technologies that could not only feed us but help save our threatened seas and fresh waterways. The series highlights the stories of amazing innovators, aquafarmers, and fishers who are working toward a sustainable future for the planet.
14) The green planet
Publisher
BBC Earth
Publication Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Plants live secret, unseen lives. They are capable of forming mutually beneficial relationships with animals. But they can also be as aggressive, competitive, and dramatic as any living thing on our planet. Using specialist cameras, this spectacular series allows us to travel beyond the power of the human eye, to look closer at their interconnected world. Each episode introduces a set of plants, reveals the battles they face, and the ingenious ways...
Publisher
PBS
Publication Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The film will tell the story of Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, best known as Leonardo da Vinci, a fifteenth century Italian polymath of soaring imagination and profound intellect, who left behind artistic works of staggering beauty and detailed sketches of futuristic contraptions of warfare and flight that today are marveled at for their technical ingenuity and foresight. From his birth out of wedlock to a notary and peasant woman and apprenticeship...
Publisher
PBS
Publication Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of Muhammad Ali in and out of the boxing ring, covering his ties with the Nation of Islam, his political postions, including his refusal to be drafted during the Vietnam War, his role as a symbol of Black masculinity, and life after boxing.
Publisher
PBS
Publication Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
The journey into the world of insects showcases the planet's most populous but least appreciated creatures. Scientists and enthusiasts around the globe explore the beauty and complexity of bugs, discovering cunning adaptations and bizarre behaviors. Investigations into a worldwide insect "apocalypse" highlight the critical roles bugs play and the bleak picture of a future without them.
Publisher
PBS
Publication Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
In Season One, Marie Antoinette emerged as a triumphant Queen of France. Without her mother, she knows she is all alone as she faces both her enemies and any obstacles that await. Now, in Season Two, bigger and stronger enemies are waiting in the wings to destroy her. The higher Marie Antoinette climbs in the estimation of the French people, the greater the threats are against her. At the height of their power, Marie Antoinette and Louis face an unprecedented...
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Publication Date
2002, c2000
Language
English
Description
When their father is sent away to prison, three London children move to the country where they keep busy preventing accidents on the nearby railway, making many new friends, and generally learning a good deal about themselves.


