Mass.) WGBH (Television station : Boston
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Ming Tsai is the award-winning chef/owner of Blue Ginger and the author of three cookbooks. By using Ming's master recipes, anyone can create a variety of dishes, keeping dining at home interesting and fun - whether you're a beginner or experienced cook.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2007, c1999
Language
English
Description
Bob Massie has survived with AIDS since 1978 without the help of drugs. What immunologists, physicians, molecular biologists and courageous patients are learning will help achieve the ultimate goal: every AIDS patient a long-term survivor.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Follows a group of seven doctors for 21 years, from their first day at Harvard Medical School in 1987. The trials and tribulations as these individuals struggled to become doctors and balanced time at work and at home are documented in the difficult years of classes and clinical training, internship and residency, marriage and divorce. In the second part, Nova returns one last time to get an update on the kind of doctors and people they have become....
4) Fidel Castro
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Through interviews with relatives, loyalists, and enemies in Cuba and abroad, American Experience constructs an intimate and revealing portrait of the most resilient of leaders.
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
In 1906 in America it was first discovered that humans could transmit typhoid fever. This is a dramatization of the outbreak and a profile of Irish cook Mary Mallon, known as 'Typhoid Mary'. Quarantined against her will, the story reveals the newfound power of health officials to protect the masses, often at the expense of personal liberties.
Publisher
PBS Kids
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Join Arthur in a medley of musical mishaps. The following eight adventures are featured: Arthur Plays the Blues; Buster's Sweet Success; My Music Rules; Arthur vs. the Piano; Brother Can you Spare a Clarinet?; That's a Baby Show!; The Big Blow-Up; and Muffy's Soccer Shocker.
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
The medical procedure, lobotomy, was considered a groundbreaking procedure that promised hope to the most distressed mentally ill patients and their families. What began as an operation of last resort was soon being performed at some fifty state asylums, often with devastating results. The neurologist, Walter Freeman, in little more than a decade after his rise to fame, was decried as a moral monster, and that the lobotomy was one of the most barbaric...
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
The United States is one of the only countries in the world that allows children under 18 to be sentenced to life without parole. This program profiles the cases of five juveniles sentenced in Colorado to life in prison without the possibility of parole. It explores whether juveniles should receive sentences that, in effect, end any possibility of life outside of prison.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Looks inside the DARPA Robotics Challenge, a national competition in the design of rescue robots. Examines recent advances in the development of robots instilled with human skills. Offers speculation upon ways in which robots will become part of everyday life and the impact they will have on the job market.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Augmenting human intelligence is a lot tougher than it looks, but scientists are edging closer with machines like 'Watson,' an IBM computing system that is gearing up to compete on the game show Jeopardy!, taking on Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, two of the show's most successful and celebrated contestants of all time. This program is an updated version of the original broadcast, with additional content added.
14) Young blood
Series
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Rebellion, riots, rock 'n roll, assassination, interrogation, and a new generation questioning the Establishment. It was 1968, and "baby boomers" fought the system that nurtured them, challenging everything from foreign policy to music to personal style. Less materialistic and more idealistic, they didn't want their parents' world -- they wanted to create their own. In Young Blood, see how youth rebellion became a potent social and political force....
15) The next Pompeii
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In the shadow of Vesuvius, a lesser-known volcano rumbles: Campi Flegrei. An eruption could endanger the millions of residents of the city of Naples. Scientists gain new insights into what happened in nearby Pompeii, and dig into the unique geology of Campi Flegrei. Can an innovative eruption warning system prevent Naples becoming the next Pompeii?
16) Bridges
Series
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
What enables a simple arch bridge to support such great weight? What holds up a suspension bridge? Bridge the world with award-winning author-illustrator, and captivating storyteller, David Macaulay, and meet the brilliant designers who dared to extend roads and railways with ingenious but sometimes flawed designs. From the Golden Gate Bridge to some of the world's groundbreaking spans, you'll explore dozens of monumental engineering feats through...
17) Domes
Series
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
Description
What holds up the Astrodome? Why did the Romans leave a hole in the roof of the Pantheon? Tour the world and trace the 2000-year history of domes with award-winning author/illustrator, and captivating storyteller, David Macaulay. From Houston's astrodome to Rome's St. Peter's Cathedral, to the geodesic domes of Buckminster Fuller, this video introduces ingenious designers, recounts rarely told heroic stories, and reveals amazing triumphs through spectacular...
18) Skyscrapers
Series
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
Description
Why was New York's most famous skyscraper dubbed the "Empty State Building"? How big is Japan's planned "supertower"? Tour the world's most incredible skylines with award-winning author/illustrator, and captivating storyteller, David Macaulay, and trace the amazing stories of skyscrapers. From France's Gothic cathedrals to Malaysia's record-breaking Petronas Towers, this video introduces courageous creators, recounts little-known history, and reveals...
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Everyone at school is suddenly speaking their own made-up language and George can't make sense out of what anyone is saying. It's the grand opening of World Girl World, which sells dolls from every country and every girl in Elwood City is thrilled. Celebrity chef Ming Tsai is coming to judge Lakewood Elementary's first ever cooking contest and Arthur thinks he has a shot at winning. Buster volunteers to deliver the school mail and finds out that his...
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, and disfigured by misguided restorations. Now, a team of architects and engineers is investigating the many mysteries of this icon of Western civilization : How did the ancient Greeks design and build their masterpiece so quickly? How did they achieve such precision and perfection without modern tools and architectural aids that we take...