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  • 2015
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    Big Blue Live

    Big Blue Live

    1 2015 HD

    A live series celebrating the wildlife success story of Monterey Bay, California. Once ravaged by humans, now everything's returning from Sea Otters...

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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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  • 1970
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    Live from the Metropolitan Opera

    Live from the Metropolitan Opera

    7.50 1970 HD

    Live from the Metropolitan Opera is an American television program that presented performances of complete operas from the Metropolitan Opera, New...

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  • 1977
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    The American Short Story

    The American Short Story

    1 1977 HD

    Six-episode series of filmed adaptations of fiction by nine American authors, from Ambrose Bierce to John Updike. The stories deal with recurring...

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  • 2006
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    African American Lives

    African American Lives

    6.00 2006 HD

    African American Lives is a PBS television miniseries hosted by historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr., focusing on African American genealogical research....

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  • 2024
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    DEADLOCK

    DEADLOCK

    1 2024 HD

    Experts explore ethical dilemmas, promoting constructive dialogue about polarizing issues.

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  • 2021
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    Charlie Bee Company

    Charlie Bee Company

    1 2021 HD

    A wild Texas beekeeper, who rescues Africanized honeybees from desperate and dangerous situations, learns more about bees with each new sting he...

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  • 2019
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    Outside Beyond the Lens

    Outside Beyond the Lens

    1 2019 HD

    Outside Beyond the Lens leads viewers on a uniquely immersive television experience exploring travel destinations that are well off the beaten path...

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  • 2021
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    The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

    The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

    1 2021 HD

    The 400-year-old story of the black church in America, the changing nature of worship spaces, and the men and women who shepherded them from the...

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  • 2021
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    The Lost DNA

    The Lost DNA

    1 2021 HD

    Cutting edge DNA research is transforming the knowledge of who we are, where we come from and how we got here.

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  • 2015
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    Steven Raichlen's Project Smoke

    Steven Raichlen's Project Smoke

    9.00 2015 HD

    The first how-to show to focus exclusively on smoking. From hot smoking and smoke-roasting to cold-smoking and smoking with hay, Raichlen shows you...

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  • 1985
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    The Mechanical Universe

    The Mechanical Universe

    8.17 1985 HD

    The Mechanical Universe... And Beyond, is a 52-part telecourse filmed at the California Institute of Technology, and produced by Caltech and...

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  • 2016
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    The Contenders: 16 for '16

    The Contenders: 16 for '16

    1 2016 HD

    Revisit the most influential presidential campaigns of the last 50 years. From Jesse Jackson’s groundbreaking 1984 and 1988 campaigns to...

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  • 2020
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    Islands of Wonder

    Islands of Wonder

    1 2020 HD

    Journey to three of the most exotic, mysterious and remote islands on the planet: Madagascar, Borneo and Hawaii. Isolated from the rest of the world,...

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  • 2003
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    Race: The Power of an Illusion

    Race: The Power of an Illusion

    8.00 2003 HD

    Race: The Power of an Illusion was a three-part series that was produced by California Newsreel and investigated race in society, science and...

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  • 2013
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    Australia's First 4 Billion Years

    Australia's First 4 Billion Years

    8.00 2013 HD

    Of all the continents on Earth, none preserves a more spectacular story of our planet's origins than Australia. NOVA's four-part "Australia's First 4...

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  • 2020
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    Weathered

    Weathered

    1 2020 HD

    From wildfires to hurricanes to tornadoes, Weathered will teach you about natural disasters from the people who have survived them, as well as what...

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  • 1970
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    Evening at Pops

    Evening at Pops

    7.00 1970 HD

    Evening at Pops was an American concert television series produced by WGBH-TV. It was one of the longest-running programs on PBS. The program was a...

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  • 2024
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    Roots of Comedy With Jesus Trejo

    Roots of Comedy With Jesus Trejo

    1 2024 HD

    Part comedy, part social commentary, host Jesus Trejo embarks on a journey across America meeting with six rising comedians who explore the mosaic of...

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  • 2022
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    NEXT at the Kennedy Center

    NEXT at the Kennedy Center

    1 2022 HD

    A mix of artists across hip-hop, jazz, modern dance and more perform at The Kennedy Center.

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