Documentary

In early '60s Manchester, young Vivien Epstein (Agnes O'Casey) balked at her parents' attempts to arrange a marriage and went to fend for herself in the East End. At the behest of her anti-fascist cabbie uncle (Eddie Marsan), she agreed to infiltrate the...

Finding Your Roots: Season 3 DVD

Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul DVD

This 10-part series with the renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr.. delves into the genealogy and genetics of famous Americans combining history and science in a fascinating exploration of race family and identity in today's...

Renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Weaves together genealogical detective work with cutting-edge DNA analysis to trace the ancestry of a diverse array of trailblazing public figures. The result is a captivating cross-section of history,...

Finding Your Roots: Season 4 DVD

This PBS Explorer Collection includes: Mars: Dead or Alive (NOVA); Welcome to Mars (NOVA); Is There Life on Mars? (NOVA); and Can We Make it to Mars? (NOVA scienceNow).

The men and women who helped to tame the west were larger-than-life Americans. Both heroes and villains, they captured the imagination of a nation and inspired a stream of dime novels, television shows, and big-screen dramas. Step into the past with...

Produced by Blackside, EYES ON THE PRIZE tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a...

Bernstein not only had at his command a rare musicality that melded emotion with analysis, but he was also uniquely able to convey that musicality both as a musician and as a teacher. This boxed set brings together outstanding videos.

Crazy or wise? The traditional wisdom of indigenous cultures often contradicts modern views about a mental health crisis. Is it a calling to grow or just a broken brain? The documentary CRAZYWISE explores what can be learned from people around the world...

One of American letters' most estimable and enigmatic figures receives exhaustive examination in this documentary series from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, as the episodic life and enduring output of Ernest Hemingway are celebrated by recounting both the...