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  • 2022
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    The Empire Builder: James J. Hill and The Great Northern Railway

    The Empire Builder: James J. Hill and The Great Northern Railway

    1 2022 HD

    A 4-part documentary series capturing the compelling story of James J. Hill and the Great Northern Railway.

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  • 2014
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    United States of Secrets

    United States of Secrets

    9.00 2014 HD

    FRONTLINE reveals the dramatic inside story of how the U.S. government came to monitor and collect the communications of millions of people around...

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  • 2018
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    Breaking Big

    Breaking Big

    4.00 2018 HD

    Why and how did some of the world's most influential artists, innovators, athletes and leaders break big? Talented men and women recount their most...

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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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  • 2017
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    Dead Reckoning

    Dead Reckoning

    1 2017 HD

    An examination of the prosecution of war crimes, including genocide and ethnic cleansing, since the end of World War II.

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  • 2016
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    Lost LA

    Lost LA

    1 2016 HD

    Much of Los Angeles's past is lost to history, but through the region's archives, we can uncover the inspiring dreams and bitter realities that built...

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  • 1980
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    High Feather

    High Feather

    1 1980 HD

    High Feather is a 10-episode educational television show which ran on PBS in the 1980s; each episode was 30 minutes long. The program's name came...

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  • 2004
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    Bridging World History

    Bridging World History

    1 2004 HD

    A multimedia course for secondary school and college teachers that examined global patterns through time, seeing history as an integrated whole....

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  • 1979
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    The Arabs: A Living History

    The Arabs: A Living History

    1 1979 HD

    A series of ten one-hour documentaries which explores Arab history, culture and society from within through the lives and opinions of Arabs today.

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  • 2021
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    Wine First

    Wine First

    1 2021 HD

    Wine First is a series that matches delicious wine and food. The program takes viewers through some of the most beautiful European wine regions,...

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  • 2014
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    Super Skyscrapers

    Super Skyscrapers

    8.00 2014 HD

    As urban space shrinks, we build higher and faster than ever before, creating a new generation of skyscrapers. Super skyscrapers are pushing the...

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  • 2011
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    Kimchi Chronicles

    Kimchi Chronicles

    1 2011 HD

    Kimchi Chronicles is an American food program airing on PBS that is part travelogue, part food narrative, and part documentary of self-discovery....

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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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  • 2004
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    Jacques Pépin: Fast Food My Way

    Jacques Pépin: Fast Food My Way

    10.00 2004 HD

    In Jacques Pépin Fast Food My Way, the man who taught millions of Americans how to cook shares the techniques he honed in the most famous...

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  • 2007
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    The Pursuit of Excellence

    The Pursuit of Excellence

    1 2007 HD

    Explores the ambition, determination and passion of those who pursue distinction in unconventional fields.

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  • 1978
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    Watch Your Mouth

    Watch Your Mouth

    1 1978 HD

    Watch Your Mouth is an American comedy-drama television series which aired on Public Broadcasting Service public television in 1978. The series...

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  • 2010
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    Michael Feinstein's American Songbook

    Michael Feinstein's American Songbook

    1 2010 HD

    Pianist-singer Michael Feinstein leads a tour through American musical history, from the jazz days of the 1920s through the music of World War II and...

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  • 2018
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    We'll Meet Again

    We'll Meet Again

    9.50 2018 HD

    Witness dramatic reunions of people whose lives crossed at pivotal moments. Each episode introduces us to two people who were affected by momentous...

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  • 2001
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    The Roman Empire in the First Century

    The Roman Empire in the First Century

    1 2001 HD

    Two thousand years ago, at the dawn of the first century, the world was ruled by Rome. The Roman Empire struggled with problems which are...

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  • 1980
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    Fred Astaire

    Fred Astaire

    1 1980 HD

    Fred Astaire is a two-part documentary on the career of Fred Astaire.

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