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TIME TEAM AMERICA | Series Preview | PBS
Part extreme adventure, part hard science, and part reality show, TIME TEAM AMERICA takes viewers deep into the trenches of America's most intriguing archaeological sites. 04:12
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American Experience | The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln | PBS
Full Program: The dramatic manhunt following the assassination of President Lincoln. 01:24:13
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Tavis Smiley | Francis Ford Coppolla: Tuesday, 6/23 | PBS
Full Program: Francis Ford Coppola looks back at The Godfather films and Apocalypse Now. 22:10
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History Detectives | Season 7, Episode 1 | PBS (#701)
Full Program: Psychophone; War Dog Letter; Pancho Villa Watch Fob 54:50
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TAVIS SMILEY | Guest: Francis Ford Coppola: Apocalypse Now |
Legendary filmmaker discusses the stressful production of the classic, Apocalypse Now, and explains how his wife shot a documentary of the process. 02:37
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Tavis Smiley | Della Reese: Friday, 6/12 | PBS
Full Program: Della Reese talks about her historic guest-hosting for Johnny Carson. 14:31
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Time Team America | Fort Raleigh, North Carolina | PBS (#101)
Full Program: Time Team travels to Roanoke Island in search of the first English settlement in America. 52:29
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History Detectives | Season 7 Highlights | PBS
Investigating strange and mysterious objects from the past. 04:31
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Bill Moyers | The Journal: Lincoln's Legend & Legacy | PBS
Full Program: Lincoln's Legend & Legacy with Sam Waterston. 51:52
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Tavis Smiley | Dr. Mary Frances Berry: Tuesday, 6/9 | PBS
Full Program: History professor explains the work of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. 11:28
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NOVA | Forgotten Genius | PBS (#3403)
Full Program: Against all odds, African-American chemist Percy Julian became a scientific pioneer. 01:52:15
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NOVA | Sputnik Declassified | PBS (#3415)
Full Program: Top-secret documents rewrite the history of the famous satellite and the space race. 52:37
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NOVA | The Bible's Buried Secrets | PBS (#3516)
Full Program: An archeological detective story traces the origins of the Hebrew Bible. 01:51:29
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History Detectives | Season 6, Episode 4 | PBS (#604)
Full Program: China Marine Jacket; Airstream Caravan; Lincoln Forgery 54:08
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History Detectives | Season 6, Episode 3 | PBS (#603)
Full Program: Japanese Balloon Bomb; Society Circus Program; Camp David Letter 54:08
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American Experience
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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: American Experience
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Best of the Midwest with Dan Kaercher
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Connections with Japan
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History Detectives
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Iowa State Fair
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Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
Commanding shoguns and samurai warriors, exotic geisha and exquisite artisans - all were part of the Japanese "renaissance" - a period between the 16th and 19th centuries when Japan evolved from chaos and violence to ritual refinement and peace. ...
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Living In Iowa
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Make 'em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
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The Story of India
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Taste of the Midwest with Dan Kaercher
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Time Team America
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We Shall Remain: American Experience
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WW II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West
"WW II: Behind Closed Doors" provides a new history of World War II -- one that is full of surprises, even for those who think they know the history. Drawing on material only available since the opening of archives in the East, the documentary ...
















