Summary: This remarkable story from the past is especially timely today. Filmed in Cordoba, Granada, Seville, and Toledo, this film retraces the 800 years in medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians, and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences, revealing what made this rare and fruitful collaboration possible, and what ultimately tore it apart.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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Summary: Lucy Worsley brings to life key events in European royal history, covering: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and England's parting of ways with Catholic Europe; the Regency, and the reasons that George III reliquished power; the Russian Revolution, revealing that the Czar had actually been deposed by an uprising that had preceded the October Revolution of 1917.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Summary: Examines influential events, athletes, coaches, teams, and personalities from the past three decades of sports history in celebration of ESPN's 30th anniversary.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: ESPN 2010

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Summary: Chronicles the life of Pete Seeger, the American singer/songwriter, who was a leader of the mid-20th century American folk music revival and wrote some of its best known songs. Also looks at his work as a labor and political activist and his experiences of being picketed, blacklisted, and banned from commercial television. Features archival footage and interviews with his family, including wife...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Live Nation Worldwide 2007

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Summary: Killing one third of Europe's population in just three years and ravaging the flourishing cities of Italy, France, Germany, England, and Spain, the Black Death swept across the continent at an inconceivable rate. Through chilling reenactments, interviews with experts and historians, and excerpts from original accounts, discover the origins, progress, and cultural repercussions of the Plague's...

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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2005

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Summary: Combines elements of analysis, history, biography, performance, and the personal passions of six presenters to tell the stories behind the stories of six Shakespeare plays. Includes interviews with actors, directors, and scholars; visits to key locations; clips from celebrated film and television adaptations; and illustrative excerpts from performances staged at Shakespeare's Globe in London...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018

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Summary: See how the Germanic tribes lived, fought and worshipped their gods. Intricate 3D animation shows how they built their settlements, buried their kings, vanquished their enemies. Roman cities such as the ancient Cologne, home of the Romanophile Germans, and the Roman limes, the border to free Germania, are also reconstructed through computer graphics and full-cast reenactments.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2003

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Summary: From Budapest to Bucarest, Joseph seeks the surprising and the little-known, as well as hits the highlights as he hop-scotches his way through some of the best and undiscovered of Europe. Along the way there's always time for a taste of the region's culinary gems and to take time to share a drink and a chat with the locals. Join Joseph on a colorful kaleidoscope of adventures in the heart of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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Summary: A two-part series that tells the story of the three monarchs who reigned over Europe's greatest powers at the outbreak of the First World War: Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and King George V of England. The emerging divisions and rivalries between the inter-related houses of Europe brought change, tragedy and personal humiliation. Of the three great Imperial dynasties...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Summary: The film will feature one of Williams' last full-length interviews for the series, including never-before-seen comments on his life and comedic and dramatic work, as well as tributes to Williams by those who knew and worked with him, along with clips from moments throughout his career.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2014

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Summary: Leonardo da Vinci is well known for his inventions as well as his art. But new evidence shows that many of his ideas were realized long before he sketched them out in his notebooks, some even 1700 years before him.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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Summary: Rick Steves takes you off-the-beaten-path of some of his favorite European cities.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Back Door Productions 2012

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Summary: Dr. Alice Roberts and her team scour Europe to unearth ancient relics and sites that may act as the missing piece for entire generations in this thrilling series.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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Summary: Rick breaks out of the limitations of half-hour TV episodes to give viewers more depth and breadth on special topics, including Europe's most exciting festivals, Martin Luther and the Reformation, Iran, the Holy Land, Christmas and Easter in Europe.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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Worsley, Lucy

Summary: Lucy Worsley explores locations important to royal history and attempts to sort out facts from fiction about the past.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Public Broadcasting Service 2021

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Summary: This two-DVD set includes the 12 newest shows from Season 10 of public television's "Rick Steves' Europe" series, with a bonus extra. Join Rick as he experiences the local culture, cuisine and fun in some of Europe's most interesting places: Sicily, England, Scotland, Portugal, and Greece -- plus multi-country shows covering Europe's most exciting festivals and the skills of smart cruising....

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Back Door Productions 2018

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Summary: The inspiring story of the wild rebirth of a continent. Across four episodes, the series reveals the spectacular resurgence of nature across Europe's most varied and breathtaking landscapes. From the Arctic Circle to rich river wetlands, from deep forest to rugged mountain peaks, witness Europe's most iconic wildlife thrive and flourish in the most unexpected places.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Summary: Each episode focuses on a great composer, tracing the creation of their masterpieces and the profound, lasting cultural impact of their music while exploring little known or recently discovered works and new music they inspired.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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Summary: Six episodes combine history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passion of their celebrated hosts (Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely Richardson, and David Tennant) to tell the story behind the stories of Shakespeare's greatest plays.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2013

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Summary: Celebrated violinist and conductor Scott Yoo crosses the country, exploring the diversity of American musicians, cultures and landscapes to discover how regional and ethnic music has inspired America's greatest composers: Amy Beach, Florence Price, Aaron Copland and two of today's masters, Sergio Assad and Reena Esmail.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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Summary: "Before the Menendez brothers, O.J. and Ted Bundy, Charles Manson's name loomed large in modern stories of murder and crime. Over 50 years have passed since Manson and his devoted followers committed their horrific acts, yet the public remains in the dark about the Manson family and their journey into the abyss. How has this legendary story, the stuff of sensational headlines, criminal culture,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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