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1421: the Year China Discovered America
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...
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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
Description
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 first circled the earth.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Clive Syddall, fl. 1989, Larry Belling
Author / Creator
David Wallace
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Speaker / Narrator
Larry Belling
Person Discussed
Christopher Columbus, 1451-1506, Giovanni da Verrazzano, 1485-1528, Zheng He, 1371-1435
Topic / Theme
Astronomy, Exploration, Genetics, Imperialism, International trade, Maps, Maritime commerce, Monsoons, Navy ships, Ships' logs, Wild animals, Columbus's First Voyage to America, 1492-1493, Imperialism and Colonialism, Science and Technology, Trade and Commerce, World History, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Post-Classical Period (500–1450)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 by Penguin TV
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1913: Seeds of Conflict
directed by Ben Loeterman, fl. 1979; produced by Ben Loeterman, fl. 1979 and Itay Ken Tor, fl. 1999-2014, Ben Loeterman Productions (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2014), 54 mins
1913: Seeds of Conflict examines a critical yet overlooked moment of transformation in Palestine, long before the Balfour Declaration and British Mandate period usually considered the matchstick for today's ongoing struggles. It was a time when identities were fluid and few Arabs or Jews living there could imagin...
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directed by Ben Loeterman, fl. 1979; produced by Ben Loeterman, fl. 1979 and Itay Ken Tor, fl. 1999-2014, Ben Loeterman Productions (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2014), 54 mins
Description
1913: Seeds of Conflict examines a critical yet overlooked moment of transformation in Palestine, long before the Balfour Declaration and British Mandate period usually considered the matchstick for today's ongoing struggles. It was a time when identities were fluid and few Arabs or Jews living there could imagine the conflict that would engulf their region for the next century.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ben Loeterman, fl. 1979, Itay Ken Tor, fl. 1999-2014, Ben Loeterman Productions, Robin Parmelee, fl. 1995
Author / Creator
Ben Loeterman, fl. 1979
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Speaker / Narrator
Robin Parmelee, fl. 1995
Topic / Theme
Race and Gender, Imperialism and Colonialism, War and Violence, Migration and Diaspora, Arabs, Jews, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Ben Loeterman Productions, Inc.
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The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song, Episode 1
directed by Stacey Holman, fl. 1999 and Christopher Bryson, fl. 1991; produced by Kevin Burke and Christopher Bryson, fl. 1991, WETA-TV, Inkwell Films and McGee Media, in The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 1 hour 50 mins
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of African American religion beginning with the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the extraordinary ways enslaved Africans preserved and adapted their faith practices from slavery to emancipation.
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directed by Stacey Holman, fl. 1999 and Christopher Bryson, fl. 1991; produced by Kevin Burke and Christopher Bryson, fl. 1991, WETA-TV, Inkwell Films and McGee Media, in The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 1 hour 50 mins
Description
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of African American religion beginning with the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the extraordinary ways enslaved Africans preserved and adapted their faith practices from slavery to emancipation.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kevin Burke, Christopher Bryson, fl. 1991, WETA-TV, Inkwell Films, McGee Media
Author / Creator
Stacey Holman, fl. 1999, Christopher Bryson, fl. 1991
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song
Speaker / Narrator
Cornel Ronald West, 1953-, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-
Person Discussed
Cornel Ronald West, 1953-, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-
Topic / Theme
Social movements, Religion, African-Americans, Race and Gender, Religion and Belief Systems, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Civil War (1860–1865), African Americans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2021 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
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Black in Latin America, Episode 2, Cuba: The Next Revolution
directed by Diene Petterle, fl. 2001; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Diene Petterle, fl. 2001, Wall to Wall Media, Thirteen Productions and Inkwell Films, in Black in Latin America, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2011), 53 mins
In a style similar to "Wonders of the African World," Skip Gates will travel to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet. In Cuba Professor Gates finds out how the culture, religion, politics and music...
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directed by Diene Petterle, fl. 2001; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Diene Petterle, fl. 2001, Wall to Wall Media, Thirteen Productions and Inkwell Films, in Black in Latin America, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2011), 53 mins
Description
In a style similar to "Wonders of the African World," Skip Gates will travel to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet. In Cuba Professor Gates finds out how the culture, religion, politics and music of this island are inextricably linked to the huge amount of slave labor imported to produce its enormously profitable 19th century su...
In a style similar to "Wonders of the African World," Skip Gates will travel to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African and Hispanic worlds meet. In Cuba Professor Gates finds out how the culture, religion, politics and music of this island are inextricably linked to the huge amount of slave labor imported to produce its enormously profitable 19th century sugar industry, and how race and racism have fared since Fidel Castro’s Communist revolution in 1959.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Diene Petterle, fl. 2001, Wall to Wall Media, Thirteen Productions, Inkwell Films
Author / Creator
Diene Petterle, fl. 2001, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Black in Latin America
Topic / Theme
Racism, Prejudice, Cultural identity, Africans, Cubans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 WNET.ORG Properties LLC, Inkwell Films, Inc, Wall To Wall Media Ltd.
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The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family, 1, The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family - Episode One: Ambition
directed by Emma Frank, fl. 2000 and Katie Greening, fl. 2015; produced by Emma Frank, fl. 2000, Kathryn Ellinger, fl. 2013 and Katie Greening, fl. 2015, BBC Studios, in The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family, 1 (Boston, MA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 53 mins
Thomas Boleyn is the family patriarch determined to elevate the Boleyn name. His ambitions for his three children will take them to the heart of the Tudor Court.
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directed by Emma Frank, fl. 2000 and Katie Greening, fl. 2015; produced by Emma Frank, fl. 2000, Kathryn Ellinger, fl. 2013 and Katie Greening, fl. 2015, BBC Studios, in The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family, 1 (Boston, MA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 53 mins
Description
Thomas Boleyn is the family patriarch determined to elevate the Boleyn name. His ambitions for his three children will take them to the heart of the Tudor Court.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Emma Frank, fl. 2000, Kathryn Ellinger, fl. 2013, Katie Greening, fl. 2015, BBC Studios, Shelley Conn, 1976-
Author / Creator
Emma Frank, fl. 2000, Katie Greening, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family
Speaker / Narrator
Shelley Conn, 1976-
Person Discussed
Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, 1477-1539, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 1473-1554, Mary Boleyn, 1499-1543, George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, 1504-1536, Anne Boleyn, 1501-1536, Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547, Thomas Wolsey, 1471-1530, Henry VII, 1457-1509
Topic / Theme
Betrayal, Scandals, History, Family and Culture, Imperialism and Colonialism, British, Early Modern Period (1450–1750)
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The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family, 2, The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family - Episode Two: Desire
directed by Emma Frank, fl. 2000 and Katie Greening, fl. 2015; produced by Emma Frank, fl. 2000, Kathryn Ellinger, fl. 2013 and Katie Greening, fl. 2015, BBC Studios, in The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family, 2 (Boston, MA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 52 mins
Anne returns to England from France, a beauty with a sophistication not seen in many of the ladies of Henry VIII’s Tudor court. She is intelligent and has perfected the wiles of a courtier and the King is enchanted. Her family must play the long game to catch a King as Anne makes a play for the biggest prize in...
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directed by Emma Frank, fl. 2000 and Katie Greening, fl. 2015; produced by Emma Frank, fl. 2000, Kathryn Ellinger, fl. 2013 and Katie Greening, fl. 2015, BBC Studios, in The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family, 2 (Boston, MA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 52 mins
Description
Anne returns to England from France, a beauty with a sophistication not seen in many of the ladies of Henry VIII’s Tudor court. She is intelligent and has perfected the wiles of a courtier and the King is enchanted. Her family must play the long game to catch a King as Anne makes a play for the biggest prize in the kingdom and in doing so, changes the course of British history.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Emma Frank, fl. 2000, Kathryn Ellinger, fl. 2013, Katie Greening, fl. 2015, BBC Studios, Shelley Conn, 1976-
Author / Creator
Emma Frank, fl. 2000, Katie Greening, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family
Speaker / Narrator
Shelley Conn, 1976-
Person Discussed
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547, Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, 1477-1539, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 1473-1554, Mary Boleyn, 1499-1543, George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, 1504-1536, Anne Boleyn, 1501-1536
Topic / Theme
Betrayal, Scandals, History, Divorce, Family and Culture, Imperialism and Colonialism, British, Early Modern Period (1450–1750)
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The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family, 3, The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family - Episode Three: The Fall
directed by Emma Frank, fl. 2000 and Katie Greening, fl. 2015; produced by Emma Frank, fl. 2000, Kathryn Ellinger, fl. 2013 and Katie Greening, fl. 2015, BBC Studios, in The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family, 3 (Boston, MA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 54 mins
Anne makes her play for the biggest prize in the kingdom and in so doing changes the course of British history. The Boleyns have no idea of the high price they will have to pay. And see how the Boleyn legacy lived on through Anne’s daughter Elizabeth, the greatest Tudor Queen and a Boleyn.
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directed by Emma Frank, fl. 2000 and Katie Greening, fl. 2015; produced by Emma Frank, fl. 2000, Kathryn Ellinger, fl. 2013 and Katie Greening, fl. 2015, BBC Studios, in The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family, 3 (Boston, MA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 54 mins
Description
Anne makes her play for the biggest prize in the kingdom and in so doing changes the course of British history. The Boleyns have no idea of the high price they will have to pay. And see how the Boleyn legacy lived on through Anne’s daughter Elizabeth, the greatest Tudor Queen and a Boleyn.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Emma Frank, fl. 2000, Kathryn Ellinger, fl. 2013, Katie Greening, fl. 2015, BBC Studios, Shelley Conn, 1976-
Author / Creator
Emma Frank, fl. 2000, Katie Greening, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family
Speaker / Narrator
Shelley Conn, 1976-
Person Discussed
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603, Thomas Cromwell, 1485-1540, Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, 1477-1539, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 1473-1554, Mary Boleyn, 1499-1543, George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, 1504-1536, Anne Boleyn, 1501-1536, Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
Topic / Theme
Executions, Divorce, Scandals, History, Anne Boleyn, Execution, London, England, May 19, 1536, Family and Culture, Imperialism and Colonialism, British, Early Modern Period (1450–1750)
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Civilizations, Episode 1, The Second Moment of Creation
directed by Tim Niel, fl. 2004; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Tim Niel, fl. 2004, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 53 mins
Examine the formative role of art and the creative imagination in the forging of humanity itself. Images and artifacts found in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia and South America testify to the urge to develop civilizations.
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directed by Tim Niel, fl. 2004; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Tim Niel, fl. 2004, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 53 mins
Description
Examine the formative role of art and the creative imagination in the forging of humanity itself. Images and artifacts found in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia and South America testify to the urge to develop civilizations.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tim Niel, fl. 2004, Nutopia, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Tim Niel, fl. 2004, Simon Schama, 1945-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Civilizations
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Person Discussed
Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973
Topic / Theme
Excavation, Arabs, Chinese, Mayan, Greeks, Prehistory to Early Civilizations (Up to 1000 BCE)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Nutopia Productions
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Civilizations, Episode 2, How Do We Look?
directed by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016; presented by Dame Mary Beard, 1955-; produced by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016 and Caroline Buckley, fl. 2009, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 54 mins
Explore the many functions of the human image in art. Portraits, paintings and sculptures, life-size and colossal, perform a role - assuaging loss, expressing strength, inspiring fear - and were instrumental in depicting the body today.
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directed by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016; presented by Dame Mary Beard, 1955-; produced by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016 and Caroline Buckley, fl. 2009, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 54 mins
Description
Explore the many functions of the human image in art. Portraits, paintings and sculptures, life-size and colossal, perform a role - assuaging loss, expressing strength, inspiring fear - and were instrumental in depicting the body today.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016, Caroline Buckley, fl. 2009, Nutopia, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016, Dame Mary Beard, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Civilizations
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Person Discussed
Kehinde Wiley, 1977-, Antony Gormley, 1950-
Topic / Theme
Greeks, Egyptians, Romani, Chinese, American Indians, Prehistory to Early Civilizations (Up to 1000 BCE)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Nutopia Productions
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Civilizations, Episode 3, God and Art
directed by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016; presented by Dame Mary Beard, 1955-; produced by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016 and Caroline Buckley, fl. 2009, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 54 mins
Trace the relationship between religion and art, which has inspired some of the most ingenious, affecting, and breathtaking works of art ever made. Yet beneath great works of religious art often lie conflict, intrigue and divine mysteries.
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directed by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016; presented by Dame Mary Beard, 1955-; produced by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016 and Caroline Buckley, fl. 2009, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 54 mins
Description
Trace the relationship between religion and art, which has inspired some of the most ingenious, affecting, and breathtaking works of art ever made. Yet beneath great works of religious art often lie conflict, intrigue and divine mysteries.
Field of Study
Art & Architecture
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016, Caroline Buckley, fl. 2009, Nutopia, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016, Dame Mary Beard, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Civilizations
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Topic / Theme
Prehistory to Early Civilizations (Up to 1000 BCE)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Nutopia Productions
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