Documentary

The resilient Red foxes are able to change their behavior to successfully make a home in new environments at a rate that astounds even the scientists who have spent a lifetime studying them. Fox Tales reveals new research into everything from their first...

Vermeer Beyond Time DVD

This landmark three-part series reveals the extraordinary animals, epic landscapes, and remarkable people who live alongside three iconic rivers. Using new technology and exclusive stories, Rivers of Life reveals a wider and fresh perspective on the...

THE BOTANY OF DESIRE brings Michael Pollan's best-selling book to PBS showing how human desires are an essential intricate part of natural history. The program will explore the natural history of four plants - the apple the tulip marijuana and corn - and...

Nature: Sex Lies & Butterflies DVD

Secrets of the Dead: Cleopatra's Lost Tomb follows Kathleen Martinez, a criminal lawyer from the Dominican Republic turned maverick archaeologist, as she embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of Cleopatra's final resting place. - Drawing upon her 20...

Mindfulness Goes Mainstream: Techniques DVD

NOVA: Killer Trains From derailments to head-on collisions to drivers killed at road crossings, deadly train accidents claim dozens of lives each year. But just how unsafe are the railroads? NOVA investigates recent rail tragedies and advances in train...

Jazz Ambassadors DVD

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE tells the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media...

During World War II, a hand-picked group of American GI's undertook a bizarre mission: create a traveling road show of deception on the battlefields of Europe, with the Nazi German Army as their audience. The U.S. 23rd Headquarters Special Troops used...

Dr. Julian Fennessy has spent years studying giraffes. The population in Africa is down by 40 percent. Fennessy and a Ugandan Wildlife Authority team want to round up 20 of the world's rarest giraffes to get them to safety. The stakes are high in this...