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  • 1983
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    Newton's Apple

    Newton's Apple

    8.00 1983 HD

    Newton's Apple is an American educational television program produced and developed by KTCA, and distributed to PBS stations in the United States...

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  • 2024
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    A Brief History of the Future

    A Brief History of the Future

    4.00 2024 HD

    A Brief History of the Future is a unique six-part documentary series about our futures and how we can reimagine them. Hosted by renowned futurist...

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  • 2017
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    Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television

    Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television

    7.80 2017 HD

    Let’s stop doing things in the kitchen that made sense in the 19th century but not in the 21st. Milk Street travels the world to bring you the...

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  • 1966
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    Firing Line

    Firing Line

    7.70 1966 HD

    Firing Line was an American public affairs show founded and hosted by conservative William F. Buckley, Jr., founder and publisher of National Review...

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  • 2021
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    Muhammad Ali

    Muhammad Ali

    8.06 2021 HD

    Muhammad Ali brings to life the iconic heavyweight boxing champion who became an inspiration to people everywhere.

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  • 1992
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    To The Contrary

    To The Contrary

    6.00 1992 HD

    This all women news-analysis program provides an important, timely forum for diverse women to discuss national and international issues and policies.

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  • 1997
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    Nostromo

    Nostromo

    6.00 1997 HD

    In an unstable South American country, capable Nostromo, a person of trust and a legend among his shipmates, is ordered to secure a shipment of gold...

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  • 2022
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    Benjamin Franklin

    Benjamin Franklin

    7.70 2022 HD

    Explore the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century’s most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words unlocked the...

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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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  • 1990
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    Scientific American Frontiers

    Scientific American Frontiers

    1 1990 HD

    Scientific American Frontiers was an American television program primarily focused on informing the public about new technologies and discoveries in...

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  • 1975
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    PBS News Hour

    PBS News Hour

    5.60 1975 HD

    America's first and longest running hour-long nightly news broadcast known for its in-depth coverage of issues and current events.

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  • 2022
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    Rosie's Rules

    Rosie's Rules

    4.00 2022 HD

    Follows the adventures of Rosie Fuentes, an inquisitive and hilarious 5-year-old girl just starting to learn about the wow-mazing world beyond her...

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  • 1989
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    Summer's Lease

    Summer's Lease

    7.30 1989 HD

    Molly Pargeter is a forty-something wife and mother of three girls, who leads a stable but dull life in 1980s West London. She feels overweight and...

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  • 2005
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    Slavery and the Making of America

    Slavery and the Making of America

    7.90 2005 HD

    The history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states and the years of post-Civil War...

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  • 1971
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    The Great American Dream Machine

    The Great American Dream Machine

    1 1971 HD

    The Great American Dream Machine was a weekly satirical variety television series, produced in New York City by WNET and broadcast on PBS from 1971...

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  • 2008
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    Masterpiece Mystery!

    Masterpiece Mystery!

    1 2008 HD

    Anthology series focusing on British mysteries.

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  • 1988
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    Ramona

    Ramona

    5.70 1988 HD

    Ramona is a Canadian children's television series which followed the life of eight-year-old title character Ramona Quimby. It was based on the Ramona...

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  • 1967
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    Washington Week with The Atlantic

    Washington Week with The Atlantic

    9.50 1967 HD

    Journalists participate in a round-table discussion of news events in this award-winning public affairs series. It first aired in 1967, making it the...

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  • 2024
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    Gospel

    Gospel

    1 2024 HD

    Dig deep into the origin story of Black gospel music, coming out of slavery, blending with the blues tradition, and soaring to new heights during the...

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  • 2010
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    FutureStates

    FutureStates

    5.50 2010 HD

    What will become of America in five, 25, or even 50 years from today? This series of independent mini-features explores possible future scenarios...

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