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  • 1996
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    The West

    The West

    8.40 1996 HD

    The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a documentary film about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives and...

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  • 1975
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    Vegetable Soup

    Vegetable Soup

    1 1975 HD

    Vegetable Soup is an American educational children's television program produced by the New York State Education Department that originally ran on...

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  • 2001
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    MythQuest

    MythQuest

    6.70 2001 HD

    While searching for their missing father, Alex & Cleo Bellows are drawn into the actual myths when entering the Cyber Museum. They encounter Gorgos,...

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  • 2003
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    Franny's Feet

    Franny's Feet

    7.20 2003 HD

    Franny Fantootsie tries on shoes brought to her grandfather's shop for repair, and each pair takes her on magical adventures all over the world. From...

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  • 1980
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    A Capitol Fourth

    A Capitol Fourth

    1 1980 HD

    The nation's 245th birthday celebration will be feature new performances from sea to shining sea, all-new pre-taped performances from locations...

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  • 2011
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    Bluegrass Underground

    Bluegrass Underground

    9.00 2011 HD

    A musical adventure series emanating from The Caverns in Tennessee's majestic Cumberland Mountains. Celebrating the diversity of America’s...

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  • 2003
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    History Detectives

    History Detectives

    7.00 2003 HD

    A group of researchers help people to find answers to various historical questions they have, usually centering around a family heirloom, an old...

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  • 1997
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    Liberty!

    Liberty!

    7.80 1997 HD

    Dramatic documentary about the birth of the American Republic and the struggle of a loosely connected group of states to become a nation.

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  • 1951
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.60 1951 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

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  • 2003
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    The Blues

    The Blues

    7.30 2003 HD

    The Blues (2003) is a seven-part documentary series produced by Martin Scorsese that explores the history and influence of blues music. Each episode,...

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  • 1990
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    Tracks Ahead

    Tracks Ahead

    1 1990 HD

    Tracks Ahead is a television series about railroading, produced by Milwaukee Public Television for public television stations starting in 1990. The...

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  • 2009
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    The National Parks: America's Best Idea

    The National Parks: America's Best Idea

    7.90 2009 HD

    Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature's most spectacular locales – from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand...

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  • 1970
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    Off the Record

    Off the Record

    4.50 1970 HD

    Off the Record is a weekly, political talk program produced by Michigan public television station WKAR-TV in East Lansing, Michigan, and broadcast...

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  • 1986
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    Hometime

    Hometime

    6.00 1986 HD

    Hometime is a PBS home improvement television show produced by Hometime Video Publishing, Chaska, Minnesota, in association with WHYY-TV...

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  • 2009
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    Live from the Artists Den

    Live from the Artists Den

    6.00 2009 HD

    A concert showcase that features music artists performing in unique settings, such as museums, temples and synagogues. The series also features...

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  • 2015
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    The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements

    The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements

    7.30 2015 HD

    An exciting three-part series about one of the great adventures in the history of science: the long and continuing quest to understand what the world...

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  • 1980
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    3-2-1 Contact

    3-2-1 Contact

    6.50 1980 HD

    3-2-1 Contact is an American science educational television show that aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988, and an adjoining children's magazine. The show,...

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  • 1977
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    Meeting of Minds

    Meeting of Minds

    9.50 1977 HD

    The show featured guests who played significant roles in world history. Guests would interact with each other and host Steve Allen, discussing...

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  • 2002
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    Wish Kids

    Wish Kids

    1 2002 HD

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  • 2004
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    America Beyond the Color Line

    America Beyond the Color Line

    6.00 2004 HD

    Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard's chair of Afro-American Studies, travels the length and breadth of the United States to take the temperature of black...

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