Mass.) WGBH (Television station : Boston
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in and around a pond, a bush, and a tin can, follow a newly hatched chicken named Peep and his friends Chirp and Quack (a robin and a duck) on their daily adventures. They live in a place of great wonder and mystery, a place they are forever eager to explore, a place they call 'the big wide world.' Celebrate being curious, being adventurous, and, for at least one character, being a duck.
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in and around a pond, a bush, and a tin can, follow a newly hatched chicken named Peep, and his friends Chirp and Quack, a robin and a duck, on their daily adventures. They live in a place of great wonder and mystery, a place they are forever eager to explore, a place they call 'the big wide world'. Celebrate being curious, being adventurous, and, for at least one character, being a duck.
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this collection of health-related episodes, Arthur catches chicken pox, frets about losing his baby teeth, and has bad dreams caused by eating too many sweets. D.W. has a tantrum over spinach, and their dog Pal has to stay overnight at the veterinary clinic.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Curious George is back with all-new places to explore, things to investigate and mischief to get into. So he can always use a little help from his friends, including Hundley, Gnocchi, Bill and The Man with the Yellow Hat.
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Beginning with simple and clear explanations of major concepts of physics, including gravity, electromagnetism, and relativity, this program illuminates one of the most revolutionary theories in physics today. The string theory, or superstring theory, proposes that the fundamental ingredients of nature are inconceivably tiny strands of energy, whose different modes of vibration underlie everything that happens in the Universe.
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On 12/26/04 a series of tidal waves killed thousands and devastated communities around the Indian Ocean. With around 100 tsunamis striking the world's coastlines each decade, Nova investigates what made the recent event so powerful and catastrophic.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines the natural forces that formed the continent of North American. Recounts ways in which the continent's unique geology affected indigenous biology, human evolution, and civilizaton.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 60 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When the New Horizons spacecraft whizzed by Pluto in 2015, Earthlings were dazzled by the breathtaking images it beamed home. They revealed a never-before-seen alien landscape - a world of mountains made of ice mixed with plains of frozen-solid methane and nitrogen. After over two years of poring over the data, NASA has made remarkable new discoveries about everyone's favorite dwarf planet. But New Horizons didn't stop there.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On the 500th anniversary of da Vinci's death, NOVA goes to Italy to explore his life and work. Then, in the basement of the Louvre, scientists and art restoration experts deploy cutting-edge technology to (digitally) peel back the layers of da Vinci's works. Ultimately, they'll reveal the impact of his science on his art and his art on his science.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Numbering no more than a few thousand, tiny groups of intrepid humans began to move out of Africa, eventually dominating the planet. How did these early humans acquire the skills, technology, and talent to thrive in every environment on Earth? Take a global journey through the past, following the ancestors' footsteps out of Africa along a trail of scientific clues to help unravel the mystery of how humans got where they are.
11) Oswald's ghost
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A look at the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and how many people still believe that there wasn't a lone gunman involved. Features rarely seen archival footage; interviews; government investigations; and more.
12) Jane Eyre
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (228 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Friendless, orphaned Jane Eyre takes a job as governess to a lively French girl. In time, she finds herself in love with the child's guardian. When she saves him from a fire, she finds that there are many secrets to learn ... secrets that could destroy her happiness.
Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (VHS) (90 min.) : digital, sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
December 1944, Hitler wages one more desperate bloody attack. Hitler struck back with a brutal counterattack and the Battle of the Bulge was the single biggest and bloodiest battle U.S. soldiers have ever fought. Almost 80,000 Americans were killed, injured, or captured in an infernal test of courage and endurance that ultimately ended with a hard-won victory for the Allies. Told through the eyes of the U.S. soldiers and combat officers in the field....
15) Citizen Kane
Pub. Date
[1941]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (119 min., 113 min.) : sound, black and white, color with b & w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Feature film: An all-powerful press magnate, Kane, dies in his fabulous castle Xanadu, his last word being "Rosebud", which leads a reporter to seek the meaning behind the word and find the meaning of Kane. Prominant publisher, William Randolph Hearst, saw the film as a thinly disguised version of his career and attempted to suppress it. Documentary: Looks at the lives and careers of Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst, and how Hearst tried to...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the bestselling children's books by Marc Brown, join the world's most famous aardvark, eight-year-old Arthur Read, and his family and friends as they stand up to bullying, learn about teasing, think about friendship, and much more!
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.)
Language
English
Description
Miss Marple visits her old school friend Lady Tressilian at the formidable aristocrat's Devon estate. Eyebrows arch higher when the dashing Wimbledon tennis star Nevile Strange arrives with his attractive but high maintenance new wife. Nevile's first wife is also attending. Miss Marple observes the tightly wound group as they holiday by the sea, sensing the sexual tensions and unresolved jealousies that lead to murder.
20) Shark attack!
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Are sharks developing a taste for human flesh? A rash of shark attacks off Hawaii spurs a team of researchers to track the predators' elusive movements - and the scientists discover some surprising truths about the way sharks kill.