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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
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.
Language
English
Description
Includes all 8 half-hour Rick Steves' Europe TV shows on Spain, airing from 2000 to 2012. The shows included are: Barcelona and Catalunya; Basque Country; Northern Spain and the Camino de Santiago; The Majesty of Madrid; Highlights of Castille: Toledo and Salamanca; Sevilla; Granada, Cordoba and Spain's Costa del Sol; and Andaluca,̕ Gibraltar and Tangier.
4) Jerusalem
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
An inspiring and eye-opening tour of one of the world's oldest and most enigmatic cities. Destroyed and rebuilt countless times over 5,000 years, the city's enduring appeal remains a mystery. What made it so important to so many different cultures? How did it become the center of the world for three major religions? Why does it still matter to people?
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rick Steves' European Christmas is made possible with generous support from American Airlines in association with Oregon Public Broadcast and PBS"--Container cover. Original date of production, c2005. Like a fun bundle of stocking stuffers, this disc includes nearly an hour of our favorite bits that couldn't make into this finely edited TV special. Extras on this disc indlude: many of our favorite musical performances in their entirely; a rare and...
7) Unbranded
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Follows four men who, during a 3,000-mile trek from Mexico to Canada, encounter a herd of wild mustangs, which they tame and bring with them on the remainder of the journey. Discusses the plight of wild horses of America's West, animals who run the risk of being detained in federal holding pens sometimes for decades.
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Includes all 7 half-hour Rick Steves' Europe TV shows on Italy's great cities, produced from 2000 to 2007: Venice (serene, decadent and still kicking); Venice side trips (the best of Veneto); Milan and Lake Como; Florence (City of art); Caesar's Rome; Rome (baroque, after dark); Naples and Pompeii.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Our film begins in high summer in Hudson Bay in Canada's Far North, where polar bears have learned to ambush beluga whales, which visit warm river estuaries to breed. It's a crucial time window, at a difficult time of year. In the vast swathes of tundra, a pair of Arctic foxes gather and bury snow geese eggs, and hunt the chicks, for their fast-growing pups. And in Canada's Bay of Fundy, which has the most extreme tides on Earth, vast flocks of semi-palmated...
Language
English
Description
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, co-creators of The Office and Extras help their friend, Karl Pilkington complete tasks from his bucket list, except the experience is never as easy or as fun as it seems. Gervais and Merchant find ways to arrange a few surprises along the way to keep things interesting. In the end, Pilkington ends up visiting more places and suffering more detours than he did in the first season. Find out what happens when an idiot...
13) Wild Scandinavia
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Immerse in three iconic Scandinavian landscapes: the hauntingly beautiful coast; the magical seasonal forests, and the volcanic and arctic extremes. Surprising wildlife stories of lynx and puffins, orca and wolves reveal the resilient spirit of Scandinavia. Myth and modernity co-exist: Odin and Thor, basejumpers and reindeer herders are all woven into this icy natural world.
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Historian Michael Wood hosts this dramatic and colorful journey across 2,000 years and 16 countries. At the heart of this epic story is the enigmatic character of Alexander the Great who set out at age 21 and conquered most of the known world before he was 30. Using texts of Greek and Roman historians as his guide, Wood searches for the truth behind legends that depict Alexander as both a brilliant visionary and ruthless conqueror.
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Green lights dance across a star-filled sky, and snowflakes sparkle on the trees. It is little wonder Lapland is famous as a realm of elves and flying reindeer, the magical home of Santa Claus. This northernmost region of mainland Europe, however, is a real place, with real animals such as reindeer, Great Gray owls, wolverines, eagles, wolves, musk oxen, and Brown bears who live out their lives in the tundra and forest.
Pub. Date
c2014.
Language
English
Description
This non-stop, groundbreaking adventure takes the viewer on a historic journey throughout Israel, at the intersection of the world's three great religions. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Peter Greenberg explore Israel as it has never been seen before, through the eyes of its leader.
17) Wild China
Language
English
Formats
Description
Journey across China from the peaks of the Himalayas to the barren steppe, the sub-Arctic to the tropical islands, through deserts both searingly hot and mind-numbingly cold, and see a dazzling array of mysterious, beautiful, wild, and rare creatures.
19) Hidden Chicago
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Explores the little-known history of some of Chicago's hidden treasures.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Award-winning actor Martin Clunes travels the U.S. islands in this fun and informative voyage around America2s amazing coasts. Along the way, he sees dazzling and diverse landscapes, gets up close and personal with wildlife ranging from endangered foxes to great white sharks, and chats with insightful historians and memorable locals. Join Clunes on this island-hopping quest to witness the wonders of America, from sea to shining sea.
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