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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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1913: Seeds of Conflict
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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
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...
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
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The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song, Episode 1
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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
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.
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
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Black in Latin America, Episode 2, Cuba: The Next Revolution
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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
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...
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
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The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family, 1, The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family - Episode One: Ambition
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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
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.
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
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The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family, 2, The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family - Episode Two: Desire
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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
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...
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
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The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family, 3, The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family - Episode Three: The Fall
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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
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.
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
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Civilizations, Episode 1, The Second Moment of Creation
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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
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.
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
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Civilizations, Episode 2, How Do We Look?
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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
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.
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
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Civilizations, Episode 3, God and Art
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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
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.
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
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