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  • 2000
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    Rick Steves' Europe

    Rick Steves' Europe

    8.60 2000 HD

    Rick Steves, America's leading authority on European travel, returns to transport viewers to the continent's bustling cities, quaint villages and...

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  • 1995
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    Transatlantic Sessions

    Transatlantic Sessions

    10.00 1995 HD

    Folk musicians from both sides of the Atlantic come together in what have been called “the greatest backporch shows ever.” Collaborative...

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  • 2003
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    Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

    Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

    6.00 2003 HD

    The adventures of Piggley, a spunky eight-year-old pig, and his friends Dannan the Duck and Ferny the Bull on Raloo Farm in Ireland.

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  • 2000
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    Standard Deviants TV

    Standard Deviants TV

    1 2000 HD

    Standard Deviants TV comprised material from the Standard Deviants home videos, edited into 25-minute episodes that aired on PBS. The series also...

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  • 2003
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    The Blues

    The Blues

    7.30 2003 HD

    The Blues (2003) is a seven-part documentary series produced by Martin Scorsese that explores the history and influence of blues music. Each episode,...

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  • 1980
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    Cosmos: A Personal Voyage

    Cosmos: A Personal Voyage

    8.61 1980 HD

    Carl Sagan covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe.

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  • 2025
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    The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

    5.50 2025 HD

    The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American farms...

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  • 1995
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    America's War on Poverty

    America's War on Poverty

    1 1995 HD

    In the midst of unprecedented national prosperity in the 1960s, poverty was "rediscovered" by American policy makers, media and the public. This...

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  • 1992
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    To The Contrary

    To The Contrary

    6.00 1992 HD

    This all women news-analysis program provides an important, timely forum for diverse women to discuss national and international issues and policies.

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  • 2011
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    Prohibition

    Prohibition

    7.90 2011 HD

    The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the entire era it encompassed (1920-33)....

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  • 1987
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    Kidsongs

    Kidsongs

    10.00 1987 HD

    Kidsongs is an American children's media franchise which includes Kidsongs Music Video Stories on DVD and video, The Kidsongs TV Show, CDs of...

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  • 1976
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    Live from Lincoln Center

    Live from Lincoln Center

    8.60 1976 HD

    Since premiering in 1976, the landmark series has sought to democratize the world of the performing arts by making Lincoln Center's historic concerts...

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  • 1979
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    The Energy War

    The Energy War

    1 1979 HD

    The documentary explores the long process by which the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) was crafted and signed into law under the presidency of...

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  • 2002
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    Liberty's Kids

    Liberty's Kids

    7.58 2002 HD

    Liberty's Kids is an animated educational historical fiction television series produced by DIC Entertainment, originally broadcast on PBS Kids from...

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  • 2012
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    The Mind of a Chef

    The Mind of a Chef

    8.47 2012 HD

    Go inside the minds of some of the world's top chefs. Narrated by Executive Producer Anthony Bourdain, The Mind of a Chef is that rare and beautiful...

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  • 1999
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    Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony

    Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony

    7.70 1999 HD

    The little-known story of one of the most compelling political movements and friendships in American history.

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  • 1959
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    The David Susskind Show

    The David Susskind Show

    5.00 1959 HD

    The David Susskind Show is an American television talk show hosted by David Susskind. The program began its existence in 1958 as Open End, and was...

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  • 2009
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    Live from the Artists Den

    Live from the Artists Den

    6.00 2009 HD

    A concert showcase that features music artists performing in unique settings, such as museums, temples and synagogues. The series also features...

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  • 1996
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    Adventures from the Book of Virtues

    Adventures from the Book of Virtues

    9.20 1996 HD

    Growing up can be confusing! When Zach and Annie face difficulties in their lives, they go to special place called Plato’s Peak. There,...

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