David Attenborough reveals how Tasmania’s isolation and unique climate have created a world that is as weird as it is wonderful.
The Kingmaker
An extraordinary look into the controversial political career of Imelda Marcos, this documentary tells a cautionary tale of a powerful female leader whose questionable sense of reality divided a nation.
Sea of Shadow
The vaquita, the world’s smallest whale, is near extinction as its habitat is destroyed by Mexican cartels and Chinese mafia, who harvest the swim bladder of the totoaba fish, the “cocaine of the sea.” Environmental activists, Mexican navy and undercover investigators are fighting back against this illegal multi-million-dollar business.
Victorian Sensations
Victorian Sensations transports us to the thrilling era of the 1890s. Dr Hannah Fry, Paul McGann, and Philippa Perry explore a decade of rapid change that still resonates today.
Watermark
Watermark is a 2012 Canadian documentary film by Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky. It concerns the history and use of water.
Earth’s Tropical Islands
Exploring some of the world’s most isolated and iconic tropical islands.
A Class Divided
“A Class Divided” is a 1985 episode of the PBS series Frontline. Directed by William Peters, the episode profiles the Iowa schoolteacher Jane Elliott and her class of third graders, who took part in a class exercise about discrimination and prejudice in 1970 and reunited in the present day to recall the experience.
8 Days: To the Moon and Back
Using dramatic reconstruction, declassified cockpit audio recorded by the astronauts themselves and film archive, this is the untold story of the first moon landing.
Introduction to Paleontology
Produced in partnership with the Smithsonian, this fascinating and visually-stunning course opens brand new doors onto the 4.54 billion-year history of our world.
Understanding the Misconceptions of Science
Evolution. Relativity. The Big Bang. These and other scientific ideas have come to define our understanding of the modern world and how it works. But here’s a secret: What you learned about them in school isn’t necessarily the whole truth.
How the Earth Works
Favorite trailer magnet YEAR: 2008 | LENGTH: 48 parts (~30 minutes each) | SOURCE: TGC description: Continents move. Glacial cycles…
Understanding the World’s Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity
Favorite trailer magnet YEAR: 2011 | LENGTH: 24 parts (~31 minutes each) | SOURCE: TGC description: Your world is filled…