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Documents the history of immigration to Canada from the United Kingdom.

Follows Fingermouse and his friends as they collect feathers in a farmyard.

Describes developments from early slave importation to present Southern shanty towns. Presents Alistair Cooke who sums…

Features Athelstan Spilhaus, John Fremlin and other environmental experts discussing various methods of reusing and storing…

Explains why Claudius reluctantly permits the execution of the lascivious, ambitious Messalina.

Focuses on Parliament's slavery debate in 1792, which concluded with the passage of an amendment…

Follows over a period of five weeks the progress of a class being introduced to practical…

Details the emergence of the species Homo sapiens and explores some of the astonishing art man…

Presents Runcorn, England, as an example of a new town with its own local authority being…

Presents Wulfen, Germany, as a new community which can provide a number of interesting features for…

Discusses the expansion of the universe and whether it will stop someday and contract upon itself.

Illustrates the additive and symmetrical properties of the Pascal triangle. Solves problems by using Pascal's…

Defines properties of light. Explains why a lens is needed in a camera and how an…

Investigates chemical and biological warfare, showing what the chemical and biological weapons are, what they can…

Presents Bernard Leach at work in his studio and discussing the philosphy behind his work. Tells…

Reviews the feeding habits, courtship rituals and family life of the European kingfisher.

Describes the internment of Japanese-Americans in camps during World War II out of fear that…

Discusses the use of nuclear energy as an alternative to energy from fossil fuels and electricity…

Analyzes developments in Europe during the 1960's and 1970's. Describes the Soviet invasion of…

Tells how Claudius' grandmother Livia poisons Augustus' heir Marcellus.

Examines the nature of schizophrenia through conversations with schizophrenics and the doctors who treat them. Also…

Relates the love affair between millionaire publisher William Randolph Hearst and showgirl Marion Davies. Explains that…

Follows Crystal as she tries to break the yo-yo record only to realize she is…

Shows that turning produces a change in direction, introducing the idea of an angle and its…

Visits the Zulu Independent Churches of South Africa to explore the African response to Christianity. Traces…

Also issued as videocassette Retraces composer David Fanshawe's African odyssey which inspired his musical composition…

Examines the contradictions and eccentricities of present-day Boer society in South Africa.

Uses models and animation to illustrate the movements involved in breathing. Explains that the body uses…

Explains that air is a substance, taking up space, resisting movement and having weight. Discusses Brownian…

Examines the complex of motives, problems and consequences entailed when planning to extend a hot, 140…

Presents the work of Alberto Giacometti, using one of his portraits of his model, Caroline, to…

Examines the life, work and philosophy of Albrecht Durer. Uses narration from Durer's own book…

Dramatizes Alexander von Humboldt's journey into central South America in search of a waterway believed…

Special classroom version of the film Alexander von Humbolt - Venezuela, 1799.

Special classroom version of the film and videorecording Alexander von Humbolt - Venezuela, 1799.

Visits the San Francisco Bay area to examine the religious concerns of people who are looking…

Biographical portrait of James Ian Woodward, who suffers from cerebral palsy. Remarkable story of his progress…

Presents Jeanne Modigliani, daughter of the Impressionist painter Amadeo Modigliani, as she appraises numerous examples of…

Examines the developments that have spread into the Amazon basin. Discusses how useful these developments have…

Shows the events of a typical day at the height of the annual migration of two…

Studies the life and work of Amedeo Modigliani in which the painter's daughter, Jeanne, analyzes…

A personal history of the United States by Alistair Cooke which was filmed for the British…

A personal history of the United States by Alistair Cooke, filmed for the British Broadcasting Company…

A personal history of the United States by Alistair Cooke which was filmed for the British…

A personal history of the United States by Alistair Cooke which was filmed for the British…

A personal history of the United States by Alistair Cooke which was filmed for the British…

A personal history of the United States by Alistair Cooke which was filmed for the British…

Covers the period in American history from the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 to the Gold Rush.

The diverse colonies are drawn together in many common complaints against England. The many contributing factors…

Documents the step-by-step construction and adornment of the New Cathedral of St Michael, Coventry…