Henry Carter Hull

A tale of one family's ambition and of Europe's struggle to emerge from the ravages of the Dark Ages. The Medici used charm, skill and ruthlessness to garner unparalleled wealth and power, ruling Europe for more than 300 years.

Join host Rick Steves on a trip through France and Spain.

Carl Sagan's complete Emmy and Peabody award-winning thirteen episode mini-series exploring cosmology and astronomy.

"This game-changing war still resonates today with the US troop presence in South Korea and the nascent nuclear threat from the North. This collection of documentary footage chronicles the roots of the conflict as it blossomed into a protracted war that took a heavy toll in American blood and treasure. The immediacy of combat and major conflicts are brought vividly to life capturing the impact of this war on a generation and an entire region"--Container....

An in-depth look at Bob Dylan, beginning with his Minnosota roots, including his early performances in Greenwich Village and ending with his acsent to stardom in 1966. Includes interviews with Dylan himself and his contemporaries.

It is an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the transformation of popular culture, and the unfolding of the national pastime. Here is the story of a nation at work and play. Experience it in ten thrilling "innings" from master storyteller and award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns.

Documents what explorers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler's underwater investigation of the "Titanic" revealed about why the ship broke apart and sank after it hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic in April 1912.

Explores the engineering accomplishments of the empires Britain, the Persians, and the Maya, as well as the leaders who directed feats of architecture and urban planning.

Explores the engineering accomplishments of the empires of Napoleon, the Byzantines, and the world of Leonardo da Vinci, as well as the leaders who directed feats of architecture and urban planning.

The Arctic and Antarctic remain the greatest wildernesses on Earth. The scale and beauty of the scenery and the sheer power of the elements, the weather, the rough ocean and the ice, is unmatched anywhere else on our planet. tells the compelling story of animals such as the wandering albatross, the adelie penguin and the polar bear, and paints a portrait that will take your breath away, at a moment when, melting fast, the frozen regions of our planet...