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Treasures of New York

Peter Oberth — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:20:12 +0000

Treasures of New York

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

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Treasures of New York is a documentary series exploring New York City's premier cultural establishments*from The New York Botanical Gardens*to the Park Avenue Armory*and beyond.

Thomas & Friends: Curious Cargo (2013)

AJ Garcia — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:04:32 +0000

Thomas & Friends

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

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Thomas and his engine friends deliver some Curious Cargo - from giraffes and cows to birds and bunnies and more! Thomas meets a tall challenge while taking a giraffe to the Sodor Wildlife Center, Percy learns to be gentle with the animals of Sodor, and Belle and Toby discover the importance of listening to others. Join Thomas on his wildest adventures yet!

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Frontline: Life and Death in Assisted Living

Peter Oberth — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:53:56 +0000

Frontline: Life and Death in Assisted Living

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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

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60 Minutes

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Frontline: The Retirement Gamble,

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Nearly 750,000 elderly Americans are spending their later years in for-profit assisted living facilities. This loosely regulated, multibillion-dollar industry is dominated by one company: Emeritus Senior Living. In a major year-long investigation, FRONTLINE and ProPublica raise questions about fatal lapses in care, understaffing, and a quest for profits within a company that operates more than 400 assisted living facilities across the country.

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Frontline

Tales of the City

Cody Endres — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 04:33:32 +0000

Tales of the City

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

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In celebration of its 20th Anniversary, the landmark miniseries Tales of the City gets a brand new DVD release. The British production first aired stateside on PBS in 1994 and caused quite a bit of controversy with its depiction of sex and drug use. Looking back, that sort of controversy seems laughable compared to what we can currently watch on premium cable. In spite of the archaic controversy, Tales of the City is a enjoyable window into the personal freedoms of 1970's San Francisco.

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Caillou: Big Time Caillou

Lee Roberts — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 04:49:22 +0000

Caillou: Big Time Caillou

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

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PBS

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PBS (DIRECT)

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Kids

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Caillou is a typical 4 year-old kid, he loves his toys, he loves to explore the world, to hang out with his friends, and to talk to and play with his parents. Each day he has new events that will encourage him to use his mind and to learn new life lessions. What kind of adventure Caillo gets into will help him enjoy his life and lets him become anything he can think of, even if it don't work out, Caillou will not let that discourage him.

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Dinosaur Train: Nature Trackers

Peter Oberth — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:52:09 +0000

Dinosaur Train: Nature Trackers

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

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Dinosaur Train embraces and celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains while sparking an interest in life science, natural history, and paleontology. Dinosaur Train: Nature Trackers includes: Stargazing on the Night Train/Get Into Nature!; Shiny and Snakes/Tiny Loves Flowers; Buddy Explores the Tyrannosaurs/Rainy Day Fight; and That's Not a Dinosaur/Tiny's Garden.

Masterpiece Mystery: Endeavour Series 1

Peter Oberth — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 18:22:51 +0000

Masterpiece Mystery: Endeavour Series 1

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

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458 Minutes

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The continuing stories of rookie Constable Morse. Shaun Evans (The Take, The Virgin Queen) stars as the young Endeavour Morse, before his signature red Jaguar, but with his deductive powers already running in high gear. Four new episodes and the pilot is included.

Joanna Lumley's Nile

Peter Oberth — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 11:38:05 +0000

Joanna Lumley's Nile

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

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Growing up abroad as an army brat, Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) always dreamed of one day seeing the mighty Nile. This trip of a lifetime marks a dream come true. Traveling by fishing boat, ferry, cruise ship, plane, train, car, and Zapcat, Joanna follows the world’s longest river from mouth to source. The 4,000-mile journey takes her from the teeming city of Alexandria to the verdant forests of Rwanda, from the heat of the Sudanese desert to the highlands of Ethiopia, through multiple countries and across thousands of years of history.

Enthusiastic, witty, and warm, Joanna is the ideal travel companion. She’s game for almost anything, from sleeping on a crowded deck to slogging through mud and judging an “Ancient Egypt Night” contest. She charms everyone she meets: ship captains, crocodile hunters, nomads, whirling dervishes, and Sudanese beauty queens. With Joanna as your guide, this affable travelogue is “a joy to watch” (Daily Mail, U.K.).

Joanna Lumley has appeared in many hit television series and films, and she is an outspoken advocate for human rights and animal welfare.

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Bill Moyers: On the Hudson

Peter Oberth — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:25:49 +0000

Bill Moyers: On the Hudson

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America's First River

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

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Bill Moyers tells the story of the mighty Hudson River, whose 315-mile course travels from its source in the Adirondack Mountains to its outlet at New York harbor—and runs through so much of the nation’s history, literature, and art.

In a journey that alternates between the wonders of nature and the handiwork of man, Moyers examines both the beauty that attracted the Hudson River school painters and the potential that lured America’s early industrialists. Along the way, he draws on the insights and experiences of those whose lives have been inextricably linked with this American Eden and who have fought to make it a second-chance wilderness, a paradise lost and then regained.

In a broadcasting career spanning 40 years, journalist Bill Moyers has distinguished himself at PBS, NBC, CBS, and Newsday. His many honors include lifetime achievement Emmy® and Peabody awards.

Due to the age of these programs and the improved resolution that DVD provides, you may notice occasional flaws in the image and audio on this DVD presentation that were beyond our ability to correct from the original materials.

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Frontline: The Retirement Gamble

Peter Oberth — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:52:00 +0000

Frontline: The Retirement Gamble

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Will your IRA or 401(k) ensure a safe retirement?

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

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Ten trillion dollars in Americans' retirement savings are invested in large and small accounts managed by banks, brokerages, mutual funds, and insurance companies. But whether your IRA or 401K will assure a safe retirement is largely a gamble. Building off reporting from the groundbreaking special Money, Power and Wall Street, FRONTLINE raises troubling questions about how America's financial institutions protect our savings. The Retirement Gamble reveals how fees, self-dealing, and kickbacks bring great profits to Wall Street while imperiling the prospects of a secure future for individuals. The film questions who has the consumer's best interests in mind, and whether there is a better way to manage our retirements.

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