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  • 2002
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    Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy

    Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy

    8.30 2002 HD

    The people, ideas, and events that created our current world economy.

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  • 2005
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    Minnesota: A History of the Land

    Minnesota: A History of the Land

    1 2005 HD

    Brings to life the epic story of the people and landscapes of Minnesota - from the retreat of the last ice sheets to the growth of today’s...

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  • 2020
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    The Gene: An Intimate History

    The Gene: An Intimate History

    8.00 2020 HD

    “The Gene: An Intimate History” brings vividly to life the story of today’s revolution in medical science through present-day tales...

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  • 2007
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    Craft in America

    Craft in America

    1 2007 HD

    Explore the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in the United States and its impact on our nation's rich cultural heritage....

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  • 2008
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    Cook's Country

    Cook's Country

    6.50 2008 HD

    A team of cooks travel the country and scour the history books to find the very best traditional and contemporary American dishes, then bring them...

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  • 1994
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    American Cinema

    American Cinema

    8.00 1994 HD

    13 episode series created by PBS to commemorate 100 years of movie-going.

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  • 2020
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    Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets

    Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets

    9.00 2020 HD

    In this 3-part documentary series, Lucy Worsley travels across Britain and Europe visiting the locations where royal history was made. In palaces and...

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  • 2001
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    Sister Wendy's American Collection

    Sister Wendy's American Collection

    1 2001 HD

    Sister Wendy Beckett, a cloistered nun and Oxford-educated art scholar, takes an art appreciation tour across America, visiting six major art museums...

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  • 2001
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    Africa

    Africa

    1 2001 HD

    An eight-part exploration of the diverse peoples that make up the African continent.

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  • 1959
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    The David Susskind Show

    The David Susskind Show

    5.00 1959 HD

    The David Susskind Show is an American television talk show hosted by David Susskind. The program began its existence in 1958 as Open End, and was...

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  • 1978
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    Julia Child & Company

    Julia Child & Company

    1 1978 HD

    Building on the success of The French Chef, the equally successful follow-up series called Julia Child & Company debut five years later in 1978. This...

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  • 2007
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    WIRED Science

    WIRED Science

    1 2007 HD

    Wired Science was a weekly high-definition television program that covered modern scientific and technological topics. In January 2007 PBS aired...

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  • 2023
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    Mystery League

    Mystery League

    1 2023 HD

    Three fifth grade "detectives" - Millie, Mike and Marta - as they solve the never-ending mysteries of the fictional, small, Arkansas town of Mulberry...

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  • 2008
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    New York Wine and Table

    New York Wine and Table

    1 2008 HD

    New York Wine & Table explores culinary journeys through New York’s regions in a unique television show featuring food, wine, agriculture,...

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  • 1978
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    The Unknown War

    The Unknown War

    6.00 1978 HD

    A documentary television series of the Nazi-Soviet War, edited from over 3.5 million feet of film taken by Soviet camera crews from the first day of...

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  • 1998
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    Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery

    Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery

    9.20 1998 HD

    Everything you thought you knew about slavery is about to be challenged. Africans in America: America’s Journey Through Slavery is the...

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  • 2018
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    Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia

    Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia

    1 2018 HD

    Bitter Rivals illuminates the essential history - and profound ripple effect - of Iran and Saudi Arabia's power struggle. It draws on scores of...

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  • 2006
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    The War that Made America

    The War that Made America

    9.50 2006 HD

    The War that Made America is a PBS miniseries about the French and Indian War, which was first aired in two parts on January 18 & 25, 2006. The...

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  • 1996
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    21st Century Jet: The Building of the 777

    21st Century Jet: The Building of the 777

    1 1996 HD

    The Boeing Company develops their most technically advanced aircraft: the 777. From corporate conference rooms to factory floors, its extensive...

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  • 2005
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    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

    1 2005 HD

    The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win a title and his struggle to live as a free man.

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