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DEPRESSION: Out of the Shadows (Premiering May, 2008)
This multi-dimensional PBS project explores the complex terrain of depression to help people understand this debilitating disease - and find reasons for hope. The 90-minute documentary is followed by a 30-minute panel discussion with nationally recognized mental health experts, hosted by Jane Pauley.
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Alexander Hamilton
A two-part special for American Experience, nominated for a Writers Guild of America award, depicting one of the most influential and intriguing figures in American history.
“This is no dry history lesson. This is the past presented with theatrical flourish... handsome, stylish.” –Orlando Sentinel |
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Suze Orman specials
Six specials from the Emmy Award winning financial expert who has changed the way people think about money: 9 Steps to Financial Freedom; The Courage to be Rich;The Road to Wealth; The Laws of Money, The Lessons of Life; Young, Fabulous & Broke; and Women and Money.
“Financial information using clear, concise, and direct language. Great business communicators use simple language to discuss complex issues.” - BusinessWeek |
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Life (Part 2)
Life (Part 2) is a smart, daring series on the good, the bad, and the ugly of getting old. It's a straight-talking show filled with honesty, integrity and humor.
“Unflinching” and “fascinatingly thorough,”
Detroit News
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DragonflyTV
DragonflyTV’s formula is simple: Real kids doing real science. This television series has a powerful educational strategy and a mix of music and visuals that grabs the attention of today’s kids.
“Kids tend not to brag about doing science…(DragonflyTV) does the bragging for them.”
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Exploring Time
A two-hour, prime-time television event that reveals the unseen world of natural change and probes the deep mysteries of time.
Using state-of-the-art slow motion, animation, and time-lapse techniques, we enter the minds of leading scientists and see their discoveries come to life in dynamic and surprising images. |
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FAT: What No One Is Telling You
FAT gives viewers a window into the intense human dramas of people who are overweight and explains why their weight problems are so hard to solve. Part of the 4-part PBS Health Campaign.
“The stars of the program are smart, humorous, struggling men and women who don't want to be fat, and several doctors and social activists who want to help them.”
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Absolute Zero
The study of cold has transformed modern life, bringing us everything from refrigeration to MRIs. Absolute Zero, a two-hour exploration of the key concepts, significant individuals, and dramatic events in the field of low-temperature physics, is a unique blend of science, cultural history, and adventure story.
“A fascinating two-part PBS series on the upside of extreme cold.”
Bloomberg
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The New Medicine
A dramatic two-part PBS special, The New Medicine explores the burgeoning field of integrative medicine. The film goes inside medical schools and clinics to show how doctors are taking Western medicine to a new level and returning the human touch to high-tech healthcare.
“Watch this program and it will change your life.” -Dr. Mehmet C. Oz, MD, NY Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University |
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THE FORGETTING: A Portrait of Alzheimer's
"Ever wonder why we still need PBS in a world of 500 channels?... because no other network would do The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's, an invaluable, incredibly moving documentary."
USA Today
Winner, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Special |
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Kinsey
A 90-minute documentary for American Experience about the life and work of Alfred C. Kinsey, the 20th century’s most influential researcher of the sexual habits of American men and women.
“A clear-eyed biography of the man who brought sex to America.” –Seattle Times |
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LIBERTY! The American Revolution
A six-part series that brings the people, events, and ideas of the Revolution to life through military reenactments and dramatic recreations performed by a distinguished cast.
"Stirring, moving, this six-part series on PBS takes a venerable subject and reveals it afresh."
The Washington Post
Winner of the George Foster Peabody Award |
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Benjamin Franklin
The life and times of an American genius: this three-part series vividly recreates Franklin’s mind and world. Tony Award-winner Richard Easton portrays Franklin, capturing the wit, humanity, and brilliance of this remarkable American.
“Benjamin Franklin is a lesson in great American television.”
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Winner, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Special |
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Hoop Dreams
Two ordinary inner-city kids dare to dream the impossible -- professional basketball glory -- in this epic chronicle of hope and faith. One of the first documentaries to cross over into theaters as a feature film.
"The best film of the 1990's."
Roger Ebert, At The Movies |
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Christmas at St. Olaf
The St. Olaf Christmas Festival is one of America’s oldest musical Christmas celebrations and has become an honored holiday tradition.
The December 2007 production marks the eighth time tpt has collaborated with St. Olaf College to bring the Christmas Festival to PBS audiences nationwide. |
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Newton's Apple
The longest-running family science series on television. This fast-paced, half-hour magazine program explored the science we encounter in our everyday lives, and now has over 300 video clips available on the Web.
A.A.A.S. Science Journalism Award
Parent's Choice Award
Winner Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Children's Series |
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Good Ol’ Charles Schulz
In Good Ol’ Charles Schulz, the American Masters series presents an unexpected portrait of the man behind the most popular comic strip in history.
“The long-running PBS series [American Masters] outdoes even itself with “Good Ol’ Charles Schulz”….You not only see the links between Schulz's life and his art, you feel them.…”
Baltimore Sun
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Rudy Maxa’s World (premieres May 2008)
Building on five successful seasons of travel shows featuring Europe and the Pacific Rim, travel journalist Rudy Maxa broadens his horizons—and that of his audience—with the launch of Rudy Maxa’s World. This new series from RMW Productions is presented nationally on public television by tpt.
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American High
This intimate, quietly dramatic series follows the lives of a group of students as they deal with their personal conflicts — both at home and at school — from the first day of senior year through graduation.
"'American High' is serious, expertly crafted, often poignant... The least contrived and most realistic of reality programs."
The New York Times
Winner Primetime Emmy Award for Best Reality Program |
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JANE GOODALL: Reason for Hope
A one hour television portrait of one of the world's most admired women — acclaimed scientist and conservationist Jane Goodall.
"An impressive person deserves an impressive profile, and 'Jane Goodall: Reason for Hope' is nothing if not impressive."
New York Daily News |
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AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY: A Century of Images
American Photography, a three-hour miniseries, captures the images of a century of change and the role the camera has played both in creating and documenting it.
"...entertaining, broad reaching... A program this good can captivate, entertain and inform. That's close to perfect."
San Francisco Chronicle
Winner, PBS Award for Best Program Web Site |
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Transistorized!
Award-winning TV and radio journalist Ira Flatow tells the dramatic story of one of the 20th century’s most revolutionary inventions: the transistor.
Winner, AAAS Science Journalism Award for Television |
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Right on the Money!
A dynamic, contemporary guide to getting money in sync with different lifestyles through smarter, more informed financial decisions.
"Farrell, an honest, down-to-earth, intelligent financial journalist, stays away from hype and sensationalism and helps you focus on the basics that work."
Erik Tyson, United Features Syndicate |
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NOVA: Dying to be Thin
A documentary that explores the struggle of millions of young women (and, increasingly, men) who are afflicted with eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.
"Those who may be at risk or already caught in the throes of these potentially devastating [eating] disorders and the people who love them would do well to tune in to 'Dying to be Thin'..."
The New York Times |
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NOVA: Flood
A dynamic film documenting the events surrounding the Mississippi River flood of 1993, and examining the sensitive pact that exists between the river and the people who inhabit her banks.
"Viewers sensible enough to immerse themselves in this drama overflowing with detail will be amply rewarded."
The Wall Street Journal
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