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This unique program describes the life and work of Antoni Gaudi, an extraordinary architect whose works are displayed throughout Barcelona. Presented in the guise of an autobiography, "Gaudi: Life and Works" invites us into the mind of a creative revolutionary.
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Born into a Protestant family of declining social status in Catholic Dublin, Shaw left school to become a clerk at 15. At 23 he went to London to pursue a career as a writer. With his brilliant wit and capacity for hard work he became the most prominent dramatist of his age.
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Examines the life of Mary Anne Evans, who wrote under the name of George Eliot. Her work as an editor of the Westminster Review and the influence of her long-term liaison with George Henry Lewes are discussed.
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1989 - 1993 George Bush brought to the White House a dedication to traditional American values and a determination to make us a "kinder and gentler nation." He pledged to use American strength as "a force for good", but lost his bid for reelection.
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Follows George Orwell's developing political awareness, his involvement in the Spanish Civil War, and his success as a writer.
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1974 - 1977 When Ford took the oath of office, he declared, "I assume the presidency under extraordinary circumstances." He had been the vice president chosen under the terms of 25th Amendment and was succeeding the first president ever to resign.
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Set in a dense forest region and on a flat plain dotted with medieval villages and towns, Franken is filled with craftsmen and women holding on to memories. Near the castle of Coburg and the cathedral of Bamberg, hurdy-gurdy players arrayed as in a bygone century crank out sentimental tunes.
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Communications progressed from using permanent semaphore towers to pass on messages from one to another, to the use of electric currents and Morse code, to the invention of the telephone. Todays exciting computer technology has made video phones and other once futuristic devices a reality.
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A young boy dreams of finding buried treasure, and learns different water transport options and the basic science of how they work. Aboriginal bark canoes and sailing ships were used to map the world, and now there are modern watercraft such as cargo ships and sophisticated racing vessels. An inquisitive animated character queries the basic science behind sails and jet engines; investigates how a vessel's shape and composition make it float and travel through water. Simple experiments conducted by children help demonstrate these concepts. The child makes a startling discovery that leaves us pondering. Was it a dream or not?
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Presents the development and short-comings of the steam locomotive and the subsequent explosive growth of railways. The TGV, the fastest train in Europe, is scrutinized. The program concludes by bringing the question of railways closer to home by examining an ultra-modern tram system in Grenoble.
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Mans evolving understanding of light through the work of Pythagoras, Plato, Bacon, Newton, Kepler, and Faraday.
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Incredible amounts of ice are melting in the Arctic and the warmer temperatures have made it possible to sail all the way around Svalbard, the northern most civilization in the world. What is happening in the Arctic islands is the best illustration of what happens to nature when global warming spreads. A cameraman has found space on a Russian expedition ship and has persuaded the crew to drop him off at several places around the islands. Completely alone on these harsh coasts, he experiences first hand the consequences of global warming on the Arctic environment. We come very close to starving polar bears as they have no hunting grounds due to the fast melting ice. We also meet walruses, polar foxes, and many birds, all of whom are feeling the effects of climate change.
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This visually stunning three part series explores the connection of the religion of Islam with its art and architecture, revealing how artistic giants such as Sinian were led by Islamic movement to craft a glorious aesthetic heritage. Their faith is reflected in the related but distinct achievements throughout the centuries: the Umayyads of Damascus, in the 9th and 10th, the 12th century Shi'ite Fatimids and 14th century Sunni Mamlukes of Cairo, and the Ottomans of Istanbul in the 15th and 16th centuries. The combinations of unsurpassed beauty and compelling storytelling makes this subject readily accessible to a broad audience.
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Takes us from a hog farmer and a cranberry farmer to the veterinarian/ostrich breeder and on to an agronomist and economist.
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Profiles an avionics technician, structural mechanic, administrative supervisor, aircraft painter supervisor, sheetmetal mechanic and electrical engineer.
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This six part series is designed to encourage young women and men to consider many career options; since many of these described require proficiency in math and science it serves to motivate young people to remain in school and study hard, and also offers options for retraining.
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Follows the careers of a civil engineer, a software engineer, a robotics engineer and an electrical space engineer.
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Explores the work of a ferryboat captain, deckhand/oiler, fishing boat owner, oceanographer chemist, technical laboratory assistant and an assistant professor of oceanography.
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Can be a very interesting and unusual occupation. This episode profiles a marine mammal biologist, behavioral scientists, an environmental project scientist, an agricultural economist and an oceanographer-mathematician all at work.
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Introduces the new fisheries high school project, follows a coast guard officer, looks at an environmental save-the-coastline project and shows students actively participating in career training for their future.
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My name is Grace from Tudor, Kenya. My school is called St. Augustine Prepatory School. My favorite subjects are math, science and music. On weekends we visit the "nature trail" and learn about the environment.
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This elaborate documentary series tells the dramatic story of the rise of the Moghul Empire. Over six generations, father to son, they captured, consolidated, and profoundly influenced control of the vast sub-continent of India. They ruled it with such extravagance and style that even in their own time they were known to Europeans as the Great Moghuls. Their family life was full of deceit and murder, and their deeds of treachery add up to an irresistibly exotic oriental melodrama.
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Through the words and memories of young Jinny Williams, we travel up the Mississippi River during the great steamboat races of 1870. Along the way we learn how a simple experiment by Robert Fulton in 1811 grew into one of the most important forms of transportation in America.
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Donkeys graze beneath an ancient monastery clinging to cliffs above; hill towns cook as they did in the 18th century. In the Middle Ages, men escaped their Byzantine overlords by cooking in monasteries. To separate themselves from the priests with their tall black hats they wore tall white hats, still today the sign of a chef. Only 11 monks remain in those monasteries carved out of sheer rock cliffs, but they clandestinely schooled the young men who freed all of Greece.
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The political evolution of Greece and the Greek colonization of the Agean and Asia Minor. Alexander the Great's victories and subsequent over-shadowing by the empires of the east. The spread of Roman control over Italy, and the beginnings of the Roman Empire. The conquests of Spain, North Africa, Asia Minor, Egypt, Northern Europe, France and Britain.
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Green toads are the daredevils of the amphibian world, ranging from the cold of the Tibetan mountains to the scorching heat of the Sahara. Each female can lay as many as 15,000 eggs per mating.
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A documentary about the war and post-war experiences of Iraqi children and their families. The documentary takes viewers on a journey through a diverse and broken Baghdad. It features three families, from widely varying religious and economic backgrounds, who recount their memories of the war and are shown dealing with difficulties imposed by the embargo.
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Is the moment of death a time to fear? This program explores how to come to terms with death; does seeing the body help the grieving process, and how should children be involved?.
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Puberty is an important part of living and growing. During these years of a child's life the physical and emotional changes mark one of the most profound human turning points.
There are surprisingly few audio-visual aids to the teacher or parents on this subject. Now BountyVision introduces Growing Up,a film that sensitively, but without coyness, presents puberty in a form suitable for educators.
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