Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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OBD Won't You Be My Neighbor Day (March 20)
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OBD Won't You Be My Neighbor Day (March 20)
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As one of America's most beloved children's show hosts, Mr. Rogers remains one of the most iconic television figures for families worldwide. This documentary takes a closer look at the person behind the show, persona, and personality that helped define what it meant to be a good person and be a part of a healthy community. Through his children's show, Mr. Rogers would go on to inspire a generation by not skirting real world issues, confronting issues...
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At the very northern edge of North America is Ellesmere Island, where the unforgiving Arctic winds tear through the tundra dipping temperatures to 40 below zero. But running through this shifting sea of snow and ice is one of the most hardened predators on the planet, the White Wolf.
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"A comprehensive history of the people, the stories, the events, and the issues of the civil rights struggle in America.... Using extensive archival film footage and interviews with participants in the civil rights movement, Eyes on the Prize presents behind-the-scenes insights into such major events as the Montgomery bus boycott, the March on Washington, and the march from Selma to Montgomery. The series [also] focuses on the stories of the little-known...
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PBS version of a BBC/PBS coproduction. Examines the natural wonders of six continents (including Mount Everest's Khumbu Icefall, the Amazon, the Grand Canyon, Victoria Falls, the Camargue, and ocean reefs), focusing on how the natural features of each locale affects the life and culture of its inhabitants.
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"The U.S. and the Holocaust examines America's response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century. Americans consider themselves a 'nation of immigrants,' but as the catastrophe of the Holocaust unfolded in Europe, the United States proved unwilling to open its doors to more than a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of desperate people seeking refuge. Through riveting firsthand testimony of witnesses and survivors who...
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Otters are playful, adaptable and champion swimmers - they have captivated cameraman Charlie Hamilton James for the last 25 years. He has filmed them more than anyone else. Now, through the eyes of three orphaned river otters, a set of groundbreaking experiments and some incredible wild encounters, Charlie wants to reveal their survival secrets and exactly why he believes they are so special.
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Examines the life and legacy of African American poet, memoirist, and civil rights worker Maya Angelou, from her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana to the recitation of her inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton. Includes Angelou's own words woven together with archival photographs and videos as well as interviews with Angelou's friends and family.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat was a rock star of the early 80s art scene: he lived fast, died young and created thousands of drawings and paintings. It took less than a decade to go from anonymous graffiti writer to an epoch-defining art star. He has emerged as one of the most important artists of his generation and his work is now exhibited in museums all over the world.
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"The enchanting sequel to the award-winning Anne of Green Gables. Anne Shirley makes the transition from a romantic, impetuous orphan to an outspoken, adventurous and accomplished teacher... An emotional follow-up full of wit and charm to the epic tale of the beguiling red-head."--Container.
11) Dropout nation
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Every year, hundreds of thousands of teenagers in the United States quit high school, an epidemic so out of control that nodoby knows the exact number. What is clear is that massive dropout rates cripple individual career prospects and cloud the country's future. At Houston's Sharpstown High a high-stakes experiment is taking place to rescue students from the edge. A troubling and inspiring journey through the maze of an inner city high school, Dropout...
12) Tyrus
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The life and work of pioneering Chinese American artist. Tyrus would overcome a life of poverty, racism, and discrimination to become a renowned painter and Hollywood sketch artist. Tyrus's eastern influenced paintings caught the eye of Walt Disney and became the inspiration for the classic animated feature Bambi.