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1421: the Year China Discovered America
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directed by David Wallace; produced by Clive Syddall, fl. 1989 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2004, originally published 2004), 1 hour 54 mins
This documentary examines the theories outlined by Gavin Menzies in his best-selling book. An amateur historian and former submarine commander in the British Navy, Menzies poses an argument that could change the way we perceive global history forever -- that Chinese admirals discovered America and Chinese junks fi...
directed by David Wallace; produced by Clive Syddall, fl. 1989 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2004, originally published 2004), 1 hour 54 mins
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Africa's Great Civilizations, Episode 6, Commerce and the Clash of Civilizations
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directed by Karen McGann, 1975-; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Karen McGann, 1975-, McGee Media, Inkwell Films and Kunhardt Films, in Africa's Great Civilizations, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 53 mins
In his six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent,...
directed by Karen McGann, 1975-; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Karen McGann, 1975-, McGee Media, Inkwell Films and Kunhardt Films, in Africa's Great Civilizations, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 53 mins
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The Birth Of Empire: The East India Company, Episode 2
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directed by Sarah Jobling, fl. 1998-2016; presented by Dan Snow, 1978-; produced by Sarah Jobling, fl. 1998-2016, 360 Production and British Broadcasting Corporation, in The Birth Of Empire: The East India Company (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 49 mins
Over the past 10 years, India and China have been among the fastest growing economies in the world. But at one time England controlled India, helping to create its major cities, and was heavily invested in China, It was England's economy and trade that dwarfed others. And it was all in the hands of the first and g...
directed by Sarah Jobling, fl. 1998-2016; presented by Dan Snow, 1978-; produced by Sarah Jobling, fl. 1998-2016, 360 Production and British Broadcasting Corporation, in The Birth Of Empire: The East India Company (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 49 mins
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Britain AD: King Arthur's Britain, Britain AD: King Arthur's Britain, Programme 3
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directed by Timothy Copestake, fl. 1993-2009; produced by Timothy Copestake, fl. 1993-2009, in Britain AD: King Arthur's Britain (London, England: Digital Rights Group, 2004), 49 mins
Finding new and previously unexplained evidence, Francis Pryor overturns the idea that Britain reverted to a state of anarchy and disorder after the Romans left in 410 AD. Instead of doom and gloom Francis discovers a continuous culture that assimilated influences from as far a field as the Middle East and Constan...
directed by Timothy Copestake, fl. 1993-2009; produced by Timothy Copestake, fl. 1993-2009, in Britain AD: King Arthur's Britain (London, England: Digital Rights Group, 2004), 49 mins
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Cities of Vesuvius: Pompeii & Herculaneum
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produced by Phil Sheppard, Phil Sheppard Productions (Mona Vale, New South Wales: Phil Sheppard Productions, 2008), 44 mins
Mount Vesuvius erupted almost 2000 years ago. The inhabitants of nearby Pompeii & Herculaneum suffered horrific deaths, before being buried under tons of volcanic rock and mud. For centuries their story was forgotten. Gradually over the last 250 years, their secrets have been unearthed, giving us a remarkable insi...
produced by Phil Sheppard, Phil Sheppard Productions (Mona Vale, New South Wales: Phil Sheppard Productions, 2008), 44 mins
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Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt
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directed by Jim Burroughs, fl. 1981-2010; produced by Suzanne Bauman, fl. 1982-2013 and Carol Polakoff (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1987, originally published 1986), 1 hour
Filmed on location at La Plata, Castro's former guerrilla headquarters- the first time any foreign film crew had been permitted there - the documentary examines the origins of Castro's revolution, and its ultimate successes and failures. It places U.S.-Cuban relations within the context of history, dating back to...
directed by Jim Burroughs, fl. 1981-2010; produced by Suzanne Bauman, fl. 1982-2013 and Carol Polakoff (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1987, originally published 1986), 1 hour
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Dealing with Pirates
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directed by Nils Giversen; produced by Soren Klovborg (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2009), 1 hour 1 mins
7th November, 2008 a phone rings at one of Denmark's largest shipping companies, Clipper. Somali pirates have hijacked the cargo vessel CEC Future and 13 crew members. The pirates demand 7 mio dollar. A nightmare has just begun. For the first time ever a TV-documentary reveals the dramatic negotiations between a...
directed by Nils Giversen; produced by Soren Klovborg (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2009), 1 hour 1 mins
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Flashbacks, Episode 26
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produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Flashbacks (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
This video, produced by World Wide Entertainment, is about the career of Indira Ghandi.
produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Flashbacks (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
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The Flying Scotsman: The Night Mail
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directed by Andrew Young, fl. 2013 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2013), 1 hour 25 mins
The Through West Mail, probably best known of all Australia's night mail trains, left Sydney nightly for its 289 mile run, and was steam hauled until 1967 when all steam operations out west ceased forever. On the Queen's birthday weekend of 1989, this spectacular long gone steam event was recreated--but this time...
directed by Andrew Young, fl. 2013 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2013), 1 hour 25 mins
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Frontiers, Big Brother's Bargain
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produced by Mike Dutfield, 1947-1995, in Frontiers (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1990, originally published 1990), 50 mins
Distinguished presenters visit some famous dividing lines between nations. Sometimes against a backdrop of breathtaking beauty, sometimes of bleak barbed wire, each film shows what a frontier does to the people who live in its shadow. Among those explored are former East/West Germany, South Africa/Mozambique, and...
produced by Mike Dutfield, 1947-1995, in Frontiers (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1990, originally published 1990), 50 mins
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