Video: Topics: History: Modern
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Independent Lens | The Desert of Forbidden Art | The Plight of the Nukus Museum | PBS (#1217)
Nukus Museum director Marinika Babanazarova describes how the future of Savitsky's legacy seems grim as its aging, low-paid staff are poised to retire and government support is in steep decline.... 02:34
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Independent Lens | A Film Unfinished | Scenes from the Warsaw Ghetto Staged to Imperfection | PBS (#1221)
A survivor recounts his participation in a staged scene from an infamous work of Nazi propaganda -- "The Ghetto" -- that depicts rabbis and petitioners visiting a bureau where their grievances are... 01:15
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Independent Lens | A Film Unfinished | Finding a Work of Nazi Propaganda | PBS (#1221)
A decade after World War II, East German archivists began to sort through what remained of Hitler's propaganda machine. Thousands of films were discovered in the exact location in which they had... 01:04
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Independent Lens | A Film Unfinished | A Mystery Unravels from From a Reel of Film | PBS (#1221)
This haunting film about a film examines a classic Nazi propaganda film used by historians for decades to provide insight into the realities of life in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942. The recent... 02:00
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PBS NewsHour | First Rock From the Sun: NASA Set to Explore Mercury's Extreme Atmosphere | PBS (#9985)
NASA's tricky task of building a spacecraft to withstand Mercury's extreme environment.. 08:17
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Washington Week | Remember David Broder | PBS (#5037)
Remembering David Broder, "Dean" of Washington Press Corp and longtime WW panelist. 15:28
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American Masters | Troubadours | PBS (#2401)
Full Program: American Masters continues its 25th anniversary season with Troubadours: Carole King / James Taylor & The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter, a first-hand account of the genesis and blossoming of this... 01:24:40
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American Masters | Troubadours: Interview with filmmaker Morgan Neville | PBS (#2401)
Learn about Troubadours: Carole King / James Taylor & The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter 03:14
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American Masters | Life at the Troubadour | PBS (#2401)
Musicians and former staff recall the energy and community that surrounded the club 07:00
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American Experience | The Strategy: A Short Film from Freedom Riders | PBS (#2311)
Future Freedom Riders trained in Nashville by role-playing nonviolence. 04:16
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Great Performances | Billy Joel: Live at Shea Stadium | PBS (#3514)
Billy Joel and special guests electrify the stage in the final concert at Shea Stadium 00:30
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American Masters | John Muir in the New World | PBS (#2402)
Explore the life and legacy of America's first environmentalist and Sierra Club's founder 02:53
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American Masters | Troubadours: Linda Ronstadt and Women in Country Rock | PBS (#2401)
Bonnie Raitt and other artists discuss the rise of women in country rock at the Troubadour 01:13
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American Masters | Troubadours: Steve Martin on the Trains of Santa Monica | PBS (#2401)
Martin recalls how this historic railroad line worked into his act at the Troubadour 01:04
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Independent Lens | The Desert of Forbidden Art | An Art Lover With the Eyes of a Hooligan | PBS (#1217)
The Desert of Forbidden Art tells the incredible story of how one man -- Igor Savitsky -- stashed a treasure trove of banned Soviet art worth millions of dollars in a far-off desert of Uzbekistan.... 03:18










