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- Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.
- Fred Rogers explores various topics for young viewers through presentations and music, both in his world and in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
- An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host Fred Rogers.
- Contestants pursue the international thief as junior detectives who must answer questions about geography.
- A documentary on the history of the sport with major topics including Afro-American players, player/team owner relations and the resilience of the game.
- For over 30 years, the National Geographic Society has presented specials on nature, foreign culture, scientific breakthroughs, and things which fall under the general category of "neat stuff." Each special is self-contained.
- The Children's Corner" was a live, weekday afternoon program on WQED-TV written by Mr. Rogers and host Josie Carey.
- Medea (Zoe Caldwell) is in Corinth with Jason (Mitchell Ryan) and their two young sons. King Kreon wants to reward Jason for his exploits: he gives the hand of his daughter, Glauce, to Jason.
- Contestants pursue the thief and her cohorts through time by answering questions about history.
- Bill Bixby hosts this anthology series featuring serialized adaptations of literary works.
- This was the war between the French and Indians, and the early colonists, 1754, before the Revolution.
- The images and memories are still familiar to those of a certain age - children in braces or iron lungs; the terrifying fear that washed over America each summer - a fear that out of nowhere a seemingly healthy child would catch polio and be crippled or killed. A fear so great that children were forbidden to play at pools, playgrounds and movie theaters. And, then, a medical miracle occurred, and with it, a medical superstar was made, Dr. Jonas Salk, whose name became synonymous with a vaccine that he initially requested not be named after him. Less widely known are the events that took place from 1949-1955, a six-year period that changed the medical community and the country forever; how a beloved, polio-afflicted President inspired a nation to send their dimes to the unlikely place of the University of Pittsburgh, and how there, an entire community pulled together to conquer the most feared disease of the 20th century.
- Paul feels life should be an adventure, and sets out on one to prove that Trolls really exist.
- A filmed version of Aaron Copland's most famous ballet, with its original star, who also choreographed.
- Sir David Attenborough reviews the history of mankind's relationship with the natural world in the lands around the Mediterranean.
- Vladimir Nabokov, widely considered one of the world's greatest writers for such works as _Lolita_, was also a remarkable professor at Cornell University. Here, Plummer portrays the witty Nabokov, providing an entertaining and insightful lecture upon "Metamorphosis," Kafka's bizarre story about a man who wakes up one morning to discover he has turned into a giant bug.
- Filmmaker Rick Sebak takes his cameras across the country in search of the various hot dogs people enjoy. We see the Super Duper Hot Dog stand and its variety of toppings and sauces. There is an in-depth study of the Chicago-area hot dog stands, in particular the Superdawg. Other hot dog establishments in all of their shapes forms and gimmicks (think the Varsity restaurant's "WhaddyahaveWhaddyahaveWhaddyahave?") Then we come to the New York City area and Gray's Papaya and Nathan's Hot Dogs, where each has their own method of cooking and serving their franks. The annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is also featured.
- Three trappers protect a British Colonel's daughters in the midst of the French and Indian War.
- Shanghai's complex association with Jewish immigrants, focusing on its welcoming of Jews fleeing Nazi persecution during World War II.
- Explore the life and legacy of August Wilson, the playwright some call America's Shakespeare, who chronicled the 20th-century black experience. Features James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Laurence Fishburne, Viola Davis, new dramatic readings and rare footage.
- An exceptional series about of humanity, the stars, the dinosaurs, and other mysteries of the world and the universe.
- Performers include Little Anthony and the Imperials; Little Richard; Jay Black and The Imperials; Fred Paris and The Five Satins; Jerry Butler; Lloyd Price. Frankie Valli hosts.
- 24,120 days. Three generations inside a nuclear bunker. Their grandparents passed distrust to their parents. Their parents passed on abomination to them. Four grandchildren remain. Can they set their differences aside to see the outside world for the first time?
- A history and celebration of the Lincoln Highway, dedicated in 1913 as the first automobile route to span the United States coast-to-coast from New York City to San Francisco.
- Join scientists as they study the behavior of huge, powerful alligators in the Okefenokee wilderness.
- Documentary on the extreme conditions of the Namib Desert in the southwest of Africa, and on the extraordinary creatures who thrive there. With temperatures at nearly double that of the warmest temperate climes, it seems nothing could survive. Yet life flourishes, miraculously.
- Space is no longer a new frontier: It's a vital part of our world. Each fascinating program gives an eye-opening view of the way space exploration has revolutionized how we see ourselves, our planet and the universe beyond.
- An examination in the contemporary state and aspects of democracy around the world.
- A documentary about the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, after his death in 2003.
- Documentary exploring the nighttime lives of the greatest of all cats, the African lion. The film follows a large pride of more than two dozen lions as they stalk various prey through the jungle and grasslands.
- House cats have much in common with their larger wild relatives.
- Original vocal groups from the 1950s and early 1960s sing their hits.
- An insightful visit to one of Pittsburgh's premiere amusement parks, that's mostly loaded with reminisces from older guests who visited in they're youth.
- Footage of Charles, some previously unseen, narrated by specially-selected old interviews with the King and Queen Camilla.
- Explore an extraordinary region where water and land life intermingle six months out of the year.
- Dancer, Choreographer, and Teacher Martha Graham offers insight into her theories about dance while the members of her world famous troupe display a number of their dance techniques in performance.
- A behind-the-scenes look at the preparation for a dance performance. At the Harlem headquarters of the Dance Theatre, choreographer John Taras creates a new Firebird and Geoffrey Holder fashions the costumes and sets, all culminating in the performance at the Kennedy Center.
- Drama about a troubled teenager who is sent to a summer cabin to help a woman, who turns out being her actual birth mother.
- Celebrate pre-Disney parks and check out old wooden roller coasters and other classic rides across America's historic amusement parks today.
- Throughout filming, and in South America particularly, Director John Oakley had to weigh up potential danger to his team against the opportunity to obtain sensational footage. Despite ever present psychological pressure the ingenuity and daring efforts of this small Australian film crew has resulted in a truly remarkable and enthralling documentary.
- Biography of the American Painter and Illustrator, Norman Rockwell.