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Historian Stephen Ambrose's best-selling account of the World War II exploits of Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101stAirborne, was the basis for this miniseries. In 10 thrilling episodes, viewers are caught up in the struggles of the elite rifle company who parachuted into Normandy on D-Day and fought across Europe to capture Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Stars Damian Lewis and Ron Livingston.

Step into the most populous state in the U.S. and get to know its distinctive geological features, rich human history, and unique approach to the future of the Earth. California is home to a diverse population and at the forefront of dealing with climate change and environmental problems.

Sample three dramatic visions of Britain during World War II. Patricia Hodge, Michael York, and Michael Gambon carry out a dangerous triangular affair in the Heat of the Day. In Housewife, 49, Victoria Wood portrays a reclusive woman whose new life as a home-front volunteer changes almost everything. Island at War recounts the trials and temptation faced by fictional Channel Islanders -the only part of the United Kingdom captured by the Nazis.

Three U.S. Marines slog their way through battle after dramatic battle on Pacific islands during World War II in this epic miniseries. From their first clash with the Japanese on Guadalcanal to the final battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, the trio--Robert Leckie, John Basilone, and Eugene Sledge--face daunting physical and psychological challenges, always determined to survive the guns of a relentless enemy in a gritty, realistic drama.

The Bible has long been revered both as a work of religious faith and of history, as told by the faithful. But the history of the books comprising the Bible is just as important: who wrote the books, who selected them, and why? Host John Romer combines archaeological skill and native wit to present a chronicle of Biblical canon, from ancient Hebrew beginnings to the modern era. Filmed on location in the Holy Land, Egypt, Ireland, and beyond.

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From the BBC and the Discovery Channel, producers of Planet Earth comes the newest landmark natural history series, Life. Four years in the making, filmed over 3000 days, across every continent and in every habitat, with breathtaking new high definition filming techniques, Life presents 130 incredible stories from the frontiers of the natural world, 54 of which have never been filmed before.

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After two decades on radio, The Goldbergs jumped to the small TV screen in 1949, quickly becoming one of the most popular U.S. series. Writer-actress Gertrude Berg played the matriarch of a 1950s Jewish family struggling to assimilate in New York City. Ten wonderful episodes of the comedy-drama are included in this 2-disc set, featuring the comedic talents of Robert H. Harris, Arlene McQuabe, Tom Taylor, and Eli Mintz. In black and white.

Imagine a pair of crusty lighthouse keepers--one old, one young, both thwarted in love and sworn bachelors--who promise each other never to look at another female. Then add two very attractive summer vacationers from Boston, who end up in the nearest cottage, and watch the amusing plot unfold. Richard Dreyfuss, Blythe Danner, Tom Wisdom, Mamie Gummer, and Bruce Dern star in an appealing comedy set against the New England coastline.

Organized crime takes it on the chin from the "Flying Squad"--rhymes with "Sweeney" (Todd), an in-house joke--bent on busting crime in London's underworld. Detective Inspector Jack Regan (John Thaw, Inspector Morse) and DS George Cole (Dennis Waterman, Minder) lead the mobile team in this action-packed 1970s police drama, complete with fistfights, car crashes, and crackling dialogue.

A century of technological advancements that have changed the face of human warfare unfolds in this eight-episode documentary, from planes to jet fighters, tanks to nuclear submarines, and nuclear bombs. Watch each new weapon launch a global race to perfect a more effective version. Weapons Races features archival footage, illuminating graphics, and expert commentary.

A woman loses her family to Northern Ireland's religious war; Arab and Israeli children enact a decades-old conflict; a South African leader spends 27 years in jail. All of these people are witnesses to and victims of hate-a pervasive emotion from which few of us are exempt.

British agent David Callan has had enough of the Cold War, after spending too much time in a Soviet prison-but where does duty to one's country end for an expert assassin? Those who have trained and used him are now loath to let him go, and Callan (Edward Woodard) soon learns there may be more danger outside his profession than in-for him, at least-in this thrill-packed conclusion to the popular spy series.

The final season, aired after a two-year break, featured the final bow of the "Flying Squad, " violent nemesis of London's underworld.�John Thaw and Dennis Waterman went on to star in other series, but the legacy of The Sweeney remains strong three decades later.�Episodes include Messenger of the Gods, The Bigger They Are, One of Your Own, Feet of Clay, and Jack or Knave, plus eight more.

Explore the vulnerable side of the French emperor and would-be world ruler, more often remembered for military prowess, in this engaging drama. From rejection by the snobbish parents of his first love, Desiree, Napoleon (Ian Holm) enters a troubled marriage with Josephine, acquires a series of mistresses, and then a second wife-Austrian princess Marie-Louise--seeking an elusive heir.

HISTORY takes a long, detailed look at great ancient empires--including Rome, Greece, and China--in this documentary set, using cutting-edge CGI, location footage, and large-scale re-enactments. Experience heart-pounding thrills of deadly battles between ancient armies. Watch monumental buildings rise.

A spine-chilling drama set in Nazi-occupied France involves French Resistance efforts to smuggle out a woman with vital war secrets. RAF squadron leader Jimmy Porter, rescued after being shot down, agrees to help Resistance agent Vincent safeguard Nina until she can escape, and perhaps help end the war--but Nazi pursuers will stop at nothing to capture her first.

In this perfect mix of light-hearted comedy and personal drama, Stephen Fry (Black Adder, Jeeves & Wooster) stars as Peter Kingdom, a kindly solicitor who devotes his career to representing the oddball people in the Norfolk town of Market Shipborough, England. From nudists to adults suing toddlers, Kingdom is at the whim and mercy of anyone who blows into his office with a personal injury complaint.

The Tangled Bank is the first textbook about evolution intended for the general reader. Zimmer, an award-winning science writer, takes readers on a fascinating journey into the latest discoveries about evolution. Richly illustrated with 285 illustrations and photographs, The Tangled Bank is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the history of life on Earth.

London goes from picturesque tourist haven to murder capital in a gritty detective series with Amanda Donohoe and Kris Marshall. Detective Susan Alembic and junior partner Luke Stone investigate grisly, bizarre killings for a living--but can't get their styles synchronized, however successful the outcome. She's tough, old-school, by-the-book--and he's a bit unconventional, maybe even an eccentric genius?

Since its inception in 1986, the Biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival has spotlighted over 300 established and emerging poets-and attracted an audience of more than 50, 000 avid listeners. This sparkling nine-part series featuring popular television journalist Bill Moyers is a dual celebration of poetry, emphasizing both the power of its highly refined language and its importance as a spoken art form.

Experts agree that a sound understanding of science is vital to a nation whose future depends heavily on technology. Students will learn better by watching these live-action programs about core concepts, the systems of the human body, biological habitats and classifications, earth science, and the physical principles governing energy and matter. Correlated to state and national standards and guaranteed to improve comprehension and test scores!

Hate is not only destructive, it is self-destructive."-Elie WieselIn this moving personal testament, Nobel Laureate and human rights advocate Elie Wiesel talks with Bill Moyers about his own childhood experiences at Auschwitz and analyzes the source of Nazi hatred toward Jews-"we weren't human in their eyes.

What begins as a misunderstanding over a politically-inspired strike grows into a power struggle, then a titanic, darkly comic war between good and evil, in this dramatic satire of Thatcher-era British politics. A corrupt Labour leader and mild-mannered school principal emerge as unlikely foes, trapped in an upward spiral of political pressure, blackmail, revenge, and racial violence, starring Robert Lindsay, Michael Palin, and Lindsay Duncan.

A galaxy of stage and screen stars take their turns at interpreting the poetry of the finest English writers, from Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton to more modern poets such as Walt Whitman, Yeats, Lord Byron, and Emily Dickinson. Shakespearean legend Sir John Gielgud conducts the performances of such readers as Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Ralph Richardson, Stacy Keach, Lee Remick, Julian Glover, and Anthony Hopkins, covering 600 years in 16 episodes.

Ancient medical science told us our minds and bodies are one. So did philosophers of old. Now modern science and new research are helping us to understand these connections. In Healing and the Mind Bill Moyers talks with physicians, scientists, therapists, and patients -- people who are taking a new look at the meaning of sickness and health.

Told through the voices of those who knew the man, Northerners and Southerners, blacks and whites, neighbors and family members, adversaries and colleagues, and through stories carefully selected from long-forgotten newspapers, magazines, and family scrapbooks, Looking for Lincoln charts the dramatic epilogue to Lincoln's extraordinary life.

Modern history's most despised tyrant seemed to lead a charmed life, escaping a dozen assassination attempts in 1933 alone. How Adolf Hitler survived more than 40 such attempts before his death in 1945 is the subject of a meticulously researched documentary from filmmakers Philip Nugus and Jonathan Martin. A handpicked army of guards-assisted by shrewd purges and Hitler's own unpredictability-saved his life again and again.

Acclaimed actor-director Kenneth Branagh narrates this six-part documentary about the "war to end all wars." Rare archival footage, interspersed with interviews of surviving veterans of the world's first global war between rival empires, helps create a fresh setting of immediacy and realism, with analysis by military historians and excerpts from diaries and letters.