Author David Macaulay hosts CATHEDRAL, based on his award-winning book. Using a combination of spectacular location sequences and cinema-quality animation, the program surveys France’s most famous churches. Travel back to 1214 to explore the design of Notre Dame de Beaulieu, a representative Gothic cathedral. The program tells period tales revealing fascinating stories of life and death, faith and despair, prosperity, and intrigue.
Countries: US
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David Macaulay: Castle
CASTLE combines colorful animation with live-action documentary sequences to tell the story of a 13th-century Welsh castle. Author David Macaulay, who wrote and illustrated the best-selling book of the same title, leads viewers on a castle tour, explaining its cultural and sociological significance and its architectural design. Detailed animation dramatizes the building of the castle and portrays the lifestyle of the early inhabitants.
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David Macaulay: Pyramid
How did ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid at Giza, joining two million blocks of heavy stone with amazing precision? Who were the leaders who built these enormous structures, and what did these tombs signify? Host David Macaulay explores the history, mythology, and religions of Egypt’s people, combining live footage and animation. Take a rare look at the mummy of Ramses II and buried treasure in the sacred Valley of the Kings.
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Stay Rich Forever and Ever with Ed Slott
In this eye-opening program, renowned tax advisor Ed Slott reveals many of the startling facts behind retirement plan taxation and what you can do right now to ensure your financial future. Through his simple, effective Stay Rich Action Plan, you will learn how to protect your money from excessive taxation, how to have more money forever and more of it tax free, and how to take advantage of the laws to best-protect your tax-deferred savings.
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Phoenix Mars Mission: Ashes to Ice – Pubic Performance
The Phoenix Mars Mission blasted off to the Red Planet in August 2007. This film chronicles the meticulous preparation through blastoff. The Phoenix Mars Lander scheduled to land on the Martian surface on May 25, 2008. Once on the surface, scientists from around the world will gather to search for water in the form of ice under the planet’s surface.
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China Inside Out
China is brimming with massive new wealth, more than 600 million people have been lifted out of poverty. China’s leaders know that their survival depends on meeting the needs and desires of its people. After years of relative isolation, China is reaching out to, and into the rest of the world. China has been shaking hands and making deals all around the world. China Inside Out examines how China’s rise is impacting all of us.
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The Brain Fitness Program – Public Performance
The Brain Fitness Program is based on the brain’s ability to change and adapt, even rewire itself. In the past two years, a team of scientists has developed computer-based stimulus sets that drive beneficial chemical, physical and functional changes in the brain. Dr. Michael Merzenich of the University of California and his colleagues share their scientifically based set of brain exercises in this life-altering program. Peter Coyote narrates.
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Brain Fitness 2: Sight and Sound – Home Use
This program, specifically designed to help people get the most from their vision and hearing as they age, considers how these senses change throughout life and what people can do to keep them healthy and fully functional.
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Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon – Home Use
TEN9EIGHT chronicles the inspirational stories of several teens from low income communities (from Harlem to Compton and all points in between) as they compete in an annual business plan competition. By learning how to be entrepreneurs, many of these students can now forge futures and destinies they never thought possible.