Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Millions of people in their 40s and beyond face career, financial, and lifestyle challenges beyond what they may have anticipated, and they are left filled with uncertainty. Although the people may differ, their core question is the same: what now? Peabody award-winning journalist and Fortune 100 leadership educator Mark S. Walton set out on a journey across America to answer this question. Along the way, he met with reinventive individuals who shattered...
Publisher
[PBS?]
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Explore with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the evolution of the African-American people, as well as the multiplicity of cultural institutions, political strategies, and religious and social perspectives they developed-forging their own history, culture and society against unimaginable odds.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen
Physical Desc
1 DVD (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Original UK unedited ed. ; widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 Blu-rays (ca. 525 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The War is over and a long-awaited engagement is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate for a third thrilling season. In the wake of World War I, Robert, Earl of Grantham, sticks to his duty to maintain Downton more firmly than ever.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (432 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dominating the landscape for centuries, ancient cathedrals and abbeys reflect Britain's turbulent history through their architectural grandeur. The film explores cathedrals and abbeys found throughout England and Wales, featuring interviews with historians and experts and breathtaking footage filming their legendary facades and soaring interior spaces.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join Luna and pals Leo, Andy, and Carmen as they travel all around the world. In Paris, Leo tries to make a grilled cheese for Carmen. Then, while in Istanbul, Leo thinks that his turtle has a connection to a sultan in Topaki Palace.
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Selfridges was the brain child of an American-Mr. Harry Gordon Selfridge. He brought about a complete revolution in the way that Londoners shopped, introducing a new American retail model which made shopping less of a practical pursuit and more of a luxurious adventure. But there was another side to the story-Harry's private life. When it began to seep into his business, the effect on him and his store was devastating.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approx. 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Four and a half billion years ago, how did life emerge on Earth? Robert Hazen advances a startling idea, that the rocks on Earth were not only essential to jump-starting life, but then, life helped give birth to hundreds of minerals we rely upon today.
Publisher
Topics Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Discover Alaska's true treasures along its marine highway, the Inside Passage. Navigate 1,000 miles of pristine coastline, with unforgettable stops that capture the region's rich history, fascinating wildlife, and timeless traditions. One minute, you are paddling through smooth water along quiet coastal islands and inlets on your way to visit a neighboring tribe. The next, you are steering an ancient sailing ship through dangerous white caps and rocky...
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (467 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
New Tricks follows a team of semi-retired and somewhat curmudgeonly detectives as they reinvestigate cold cases. The fifth season returns with more sharp writing, dry humor, and engrossing mysteries. Guest stars include Claire Bloom, James Fox, David Troughton, and Ronald Pickup. Includes bonus behind-the-scenes featurette.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
First, George accidentally frees some of the animals at the zoo. Then, George discovers that different animals make different tracks. Next, George learns that all living things behave in different ways. Then, George designs and builds the perfect pigeon perch. Next, George must gather and analyze evidence to prove that Gnocchi has been wrongfully accused. Then, George realizes that dogs come in all different shapes and sizes. Next, George learns a...
Publisher
Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
[2004?]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In program one Dr. Caroline Myss reveals how your thoughts and feelings are recorded in every one of your cells and how this determines your emotional, spiritual and psychological well-being. She explains the cultural blocks to healing and shows how to improve your health with the revolutionary Five Steps to Healing. In the 2nd program, she shows how power and the loss of power are at the root of every health issue. Caroline discusses how the Three...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's 1969, and things have taken a darker turn for the old Cowley team. With the gang now scattered across Oxfordshire, it takes a series of brutal crimes to reunite them. Now joined by former adversary DCI Ronnie Box and his sidekick DS Alan Jago, the gang must battle crime and corruption to finally solve their greatest challenge, which is to find the truth behind George Fancy's death.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Documentary that explores the effects of depression through profiles of a former NFL Quarterback, a Fortune 500 CEO, an Iraq War veteran, a university professor, a pastor and others.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Formats
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 Home Video
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A series of unusual stories about chickens. Ranges from a woman who revived a chicken with CPR, a man who raises chickens for his own consumption, a woman who keeps a pet chicken, a group of suburbanites who banded together to stop a neighborhood rooster raiser, a headless rooster, and a man who's life changing experience comes when he sees one of his chickens protect her chicks from a hawk.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Yellowstone is home to North America's most iconic wildlife, and every year these animals must survive the Thaw-one of the harshest seasonal changes on Earth when temperatures can swing from minus 40°F in winter to almost 100°F in summer. Learn how animals cope with this range, and witness the impact on individual families of wolves, grizzly bears, beavers, and great gray owls.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A weekly television series and educational outreach program for elementary and middle-school children based on proven best practices for science, technology, engineering and math education for girls.
Publisher
PBS Kids
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From their own backyards to a NASA research center, these middle school girls and their female STEM professional mentors are seriously into science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). They track toads, count clouds, and much more, all in the name of citizen science.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jean is hoping for grandchildren from her daughters and Lional is visited by a man who claims to be his son. The second half involves unwanted help to childless couples.