This Just the Facts Learning Series offers a fascinating account of the colonization of North America from the European situation that encouraged migration to America, to the adventurous explorers and settlers and their quests for riches or religious freedom, to the friendships and conflicts between the colonies and Native Americans.
Subjects: History
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Just the Facts Series – America’s Documents of Freedom
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger.
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Lives That Changed the World
Lives That Changed The World takes a unique approach to telling the stories of some of the greatest leaders of our time – Nelson Mandela, Fidel Castro and Muhammad Ali to name a few. Through the eyes of ordinary individuals whose own lives have been deeply touched, transformed or challenged by these men, this series explores the real effect these powerful and persuasive icons have had on our collective psyche. Lives That Changed The World breaks the mold of the traditional, time-line documentary and instead offers dynamic and inspirational stories to help fully realize the effect these leaders have on our shared history.
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Warrior Women
Lucy Lawless, star of television’s “Xena, Warrior Princess”, hosts this five-episode tribute to history’s most charismatic women warriors. Five action-packed episodes shot on location in France, Ireland, Britain, China, and North America will combine a heady mix of historical sleuthing and provocative reconstruction. Each episode of Warrior Women investigates the intimate, gritty details of the life and times of these great true-life women warriors, and celebrates the popular mythology that surrounds them – a popularity that has grown with the likes of Xena stirring our fascination for the iconic heroine.
1 Boudica, Red-Headed Rebel
2 The Real Mulan
3 Joan of Arc, Teenage Rebel
4 Lozen: Apache Warrior
5 Grace O’Malley, Pirate Queen -
Revolutionary War Collection
This collection gives insight to an exciting time in the history of our country: the Revolutionary War and the creation of a new federal government. Students learn the key events that brought a divided people together to stand and fight as one, and they witness the American colonists’ declaration of independence from Britain.
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Regions of the United States
Students learn about our connections to the past and the ways in which particularly local, but also regional and national government and traditions have developed and left their marks on current society. Emphasis is on the physical and cultural landscape of the regions of the United States, including the study of American Indians, the subsequent arrival of immigrants, and the impact they had in forming the character of our contemporary society.
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Living Histories
Each program in the series features four senior citizens recalling their memories and participation in a major event in Canadian history. Seldom represented in the mass media, these are the people who lived through the Great Depression; who fought in World War 2; who farmed the land, built the cities and who raised their families during the first part of this Century. Their personal stories; their hopes and fears; struggles and successes; loves and losses, and the values that sustained them are waiting to be shared. Careful editing ensures that the viewer is drawn into sharing the unique variety of human experiences and emotions of those who actually link Canada’s past and the present through their Living Histories.
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American Experience Series
As television’s longest-running, most-watched history series, American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation. (13 x various lengths)
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WGBH Boston Specials
From the classic literature on film to yoga instruction, WGBH Boston Specials bring you a wide variety of educational and entertaining programs to suit all of your viewing needs. (50 x various lengths)