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A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers America, the story of us Behind the Scenes (TV : WNET (Television station New York, N.Y.)) Careers for the 21st century (Film Media Group) Catering skills Love, Hate & Propaganda Pitchman, the people person, and the peddler Story of India The Story of English World War II for a New Generation : Love, Hate & Propaganda (Series 1)Filter By Series
A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers America, the story of us Behind the Scenes (TV : WNET (Television station New York, N.Y.)) Careers for the 21st century (Film Media Group) Catering skills Love, Hate & Propaganda Pitchman, the people person, and the peddler Story of India The Story of English World War II for a New Generation : Love, Hate & Propaganda (Series 1)Summary: This video examines THC and the cannabinoids marijuana, hashish, and hash oil. Expert commentary is presented by former NFL player Charles Hunt, a pharmacist, a police officer, addiction counselors, a historian, a pastor, recovering addicts, and others. Together, they explain the history and biological effects of THC, investigating its use, abuse, and hazards, and its reputation as a gateway drug.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: From the daily newspaper to the ticket that admits you to the movie, the printing industry is responsible for most of the magazines, brochures, flyers, coupons, and posters that you read. This program is a must for students interested in graphic arts and the printing industry. One 16-minute video. A Meridian Production.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: What happens behind the scenes at a major hotel, from the moment you enter the lobby until checkout time? This video takes an up-close look at the variety of people it takes to make a person's stay away from home comfortable and pleasant in every way. Beginning with the doorman and bellhop, moving on to the check-in desk, peeking into the storage closets where all the linens are stored, and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: An opaque veil, gloved hands, and long black flowing garments-these are among the images that Westerners most commonly associate with Iranian women. In this program, National Geographic photographer Alexandra Avakian sets out to dispel long-held stereotypes as she ventures behind the veils of women in Iran, ultimately discovering a tough and spirited female community. The New York City native...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: On October 29th, 1929, the boom era of the Jazz Age came to a crashing halt on Wall Street. The dramatic effects of the Great Depression and New Deal are the main topics of this program. Despite the country’s economic collapse, major public works projects such as the Hoover Dam offered proof of the industrial and technological might of the United States - and of the undeniable abilities of the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Ernesto "Che" Guevara was both a romantic and a rebel, honored by many for his commitment to liberation yet vilified by others as a rogue. This compelling program traces the life of a man whose idealism and determination gripped the imagination of an era. Interviews with family members, partisans, enemies, and others-including the photographer who immortalized him-share their recollections and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program looks at identity and the roots of India's famous "unity in diversity." Using all the tools available to the historical detective-archaeology, cultural anthropology, climatology, DNA research, and more-Michael Wood takes viewers to Kerala to witness surviving human sounds and rituals that predate spoken language; to a village in Tamil Nadu where everyone still bears the genetic...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: At the time of the fall of the Roman Empire in the West and the Dark Ages that followed, India experienced a series of great flowerings of culture, both in the north and the south. In this program, Michael Wood shows viewers some of the amazing achievements of India during this time. Breakthroughs in astronomy and mathematics, mastery of wrought iron and bronze technologies, island conquests...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: In this program, Michael Wood tells how a foreign multinational, Britain's East India Company, gradually and almost by chance took power over great swathes of the Indian subcontinent; how after the shock of the 1857 Sepoy Rebellion, the British state assumed total control over the country and transformed it into the Raj; and how the freedom movement, epitomized by Mahatma Gandhi, succeeded in...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Danger has always surrounded the coal miner's profession, but in the early years of the Colorado coal fields, it was almost as risky for a worker to stay above ground and face the wrath of the company as it was to toil in the tunnels below. This Bill Moyers program presents the memories of the people who worked those mines, freeing the rocks, metals, and minerals on which much of 20th-century...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: The fifth installment of Michael Wood's journey through Indian history moves on to the time of the Renaissance in Europe, when India was the richest, most populous civilization in the world. The major focus is on the history of the Mogul Empire, its legacy, and the rulers most readily associated with it: the redoubtable Babur, founder of the Mogul dynasty, and his grandson Akbar the Great. The...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: The second installment of Michael Wood's journey through Indian history covers the Age of Buddha, the incursions of the ancient Greeks, and the rule of Emperor Ashoka as they relate to the enduring power of Indian ideas. Drawing upon archaeology, living traditions, legends, and India's "Rosetta stone," Wood explores the imperishable principle of nonviolence and the tenets of Buddhism as he...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This Science Screen Report demonstrates how the Big Bang is thought to have occurred, and examines principles scientists use to support the theory. Beginning with the establishment of the concept in 1948, the program guides students through the detection of the Cosmic Background Radiation in the 1960s, which provided solid evidence of the Big Bang, to the ways in which the Hubble Space...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program featuring Michael Wood takes viewers to the India of the early centuries AD, a time that saw Indian civilization grow into a major participant in the first global economy as trade enriched it through contact and exchange. The rediscovered site of Rome's most significant trading port in India and a trip to Madurai, the ancient capital of South India, offer insights into the spice...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Exploring an array of culinary skills, this video enables viewers to create dishes for a fully catered meal. Grounding students in the elements of plate composition-color, texture, height, and balance-the program demonstrates entree and dessert presentation with elegant examples of smoked salmon, roast turkey, blue-eye fillet, and lemon tart. Detailed instruction is also given in basic and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The Scottish tongue is one of the oldest in Britain, a Northern variety of English that, but for the accidents of history, might have become a separate language. This classic PBS program deals with the influence of the Scots in spreading the language of their historic enemies-the Sassenachs of the South-around the world. The program begins in the 15th century, the golden age of the Scottish...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: What is it like to work in one of the world's most exciting communications industries? Going behind the scenes on the set of the TV show Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, this program provides an inside look at careers in television and film. Interviews with industry professionals provide a clear picture of the training, duties, and job opportunities offered by the positions of producer, assistant...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The making of English is the story of three great invasions and a cultural revolution. This classic PBS program shows how an early form of English was carried to Britain by invading Anglo-Saxons, how that language was all but obliterated by waves of Viking settlers, and how it was reshaped by the French-speaking Normans. The fact that English survived on the lips of people who left no written...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Will standard English, as it was known in the 20th century, disappear? Will English continue as the global tongue, or will its numerous varieties become, as offshoots of Latin did, a host of mutually unintelligible languages? This classic PBS program features new varieties of English that have transcended British and American influence. The program focuses on some of the most successful...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: In the 19th century, English spread throughout the British Empire-but which English? This classic PBS program traces the roots of white Commonwealth English to Cockney, the language of London's working class. Explaining the influence of Cockney on modern, standardized speech, the program shows how, in fact, the accents of BBC English are gradually becoming modified by Cockney speech...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Produced in conjunction with legendary singer Peter Gabriel, this program takes viewers to a stage outside London as it documents the work of artists appearing at the World of Music, Arts and Dance Festival (WOMAD) In addition to engaging and powerful on-stage numbers, the film captures intimate, behind-the-scenes moments with world music stars, tracing each performer's origins and artistic...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: By 1945, propaganda machines that had geared populations for war now have to prepare them for peace. With the beginning of the Cold War, enemies become partners and allies now foes. The "free French" retake their beloved city of Paris under the leadership of Charles De Gaulle and Nazi collaborators are outed and publicly humiliated. Meanwhile American sleuths go searching for "evidence" to...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: An ambitious stepmother, a pragmatic father, impassioned sweethearts, and starry-eyed suitors are all sent spinning in Oliver Goldsmith's classic comedy of manners-and errors. Directed by Max Stafford-Clark and recorded at The Theatre Royal in Bath, this production of She Stoops to Conquer played to rave reviews. Staged with authentic costumes and sets, the commonly anthologized play makes an...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The footage has been shot and the clock is ticking. How does a television news reporter put together an interesting and informative story in today's hurry-up media marketplace? This program discusses the steps involved in preparing reports for the TV news: logging tapes; structuring the story; editing, including the techniques and relative benefits of linear and nonlinear editing; writing...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005