Brook Lapping Productions.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Who's to blame for the devastating Camp Fire, and why was it so catastrophic? With accounts from survivors and first responders, this is the inside story of the most destructive fire in California history, its causes, and the impact of climate change.
2) The Windsors
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"Behind the pomp and pageantry of royalty is a family as compelling as it is renowned. Spanning four generation, from the early 1900's and the reign of King George V, through Diana's tragic death and a new millennium, this four-hour retrospective is highlighted by rare footage and revealing interviews with royal family members, friends, aides, historians, royal watchers, and others with intimate knowledge of the Windsors. Explore the separation and...
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Meet the queen who ruled over one-fifth of humanity and the larger-than-life figures who shaped British imperialism. Uses personal accounts and historical reenactments in Britain, India, and Africa to reveal the frequent clash of personality and culture that would mark Queen Victoria's reign and tells the story of how a small island nation would come to control three-fourths of the world's trade and one-fifth of its population in one of the greatest...
Publisher
Smithsonian Channel
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Presents two documentary films that examine the events surrounding the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center ten years after September 11, 2001, including "9/11: Day that Changed the World, " which examines how the nation's leaders made decisions on that day with interviews with Rudy Giuliani, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, and others; and "9/11: Stories in Fragments, " which looks at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and...
Publisher
Smithsonian Channel
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
On May 2, 2011 Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 bombings, was killed by American special forces, marking an end to the longest, most expensive manhunt in American history. Witness the 20-year search for the most wanted man on Earth, as counter-terrorism experts in the White House, the CIA, and the FBI divulge their firsthand accounts.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Takes viewers on a global adventure of discovery, dramatizing the inNovations in technology and the achievements in science that have marked the rich history of the telescope. Then Nova turns its attention to a new generation of ever-larger telescopes, poised to reveal answers to longstanding questions about our universe.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
The Battle of Britain: Account of one of the most critical periods of World War II. In the spring of 1940, Holland, Belgium, and France fell to Hitler's army. The Soviet Union was Germany's ally, and the United States stood on the sidelines. At this time of peril, it was Britain alone that faced the Nazi army. Thanks to Britain's two great assets: its indomitable leader, Winston Churchill, and the courage and resilience of its people--ordinary citizens...
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A biography of Osama Bin Laden, from his parents' humble origins through the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. Features interviews with those who have met him, including his grade school teacher, family friends, and journalists from the West and Middle East. Includes many documentary photographs, film and video sequences.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Catherine the Great, who transformed herself from an obscure young German princess into Russia's most powerful regent. Depicts her development as she learns the ways of Russian society and politics. Follows her as she seizes her chance for power in a daring coup and becomes Empress. Shows how she strove to modernize Russia with new ideas on health and education, but also waged numerous wars in a ruthless quest for expansion and...
13) Doping for gold
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"In the 1970s East German athletes dominated international sport, but behind their success lay the dark secret of state-sponsored doping. This program looks at what drugs were used, how they were administered and the long-term damage they caused on the athletes forced to take them."--container.