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  • 1999
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    Zoom

    Zoom

    10.00 1999 HD

    A group of older children do arts and crafts, cooking, science and technology, and games sent in by viewers.

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  • 1990
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    Scientific American Frontiers

    Scientific American Frontiers

    1 1990 HD

    Scientific American Frontiers was an American television program primarily focused on informing the public about new technologies and discoveries in...

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  • 2012
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    Martha Stewart's Cooking School

    Martha Stewart's Cooking School

    6.00 2012 HD

    Inspired by the eponymous best-selling book, Martha Stewart's Cooking School gives home cooks a culinary master class with Martha herself. Using her...

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  • 1981
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    The Woodwright's Shop

    The Woodwright's Shop

    9.00 1981 HD

    The Woodwright's Shop is a traditional woodworking show hosted by Roy Underhill on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. It is one of...

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  • 1991
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    Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

    Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

    7.50 1991 HD

    A game show based on the Carmen Sandiego computer game series created by Brøderbund Software.

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  • 1990
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    The Civil War

    The Civil War

    8.13 1990 HD

    A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

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  • 2016
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    Victoria

    Victoria

    7.30 2016 HD

    The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years...

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  • 2007
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    WordWorld

    WordWorld

    7.40 2007 HD

    WordWorld is an Emmy Award-winning children's television series partially funded by the United States Department of Education as part of the Ready to...

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  • 2022
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    The U.S. and the Holocaust

    The U.S. and the Holocaust

    8.60 2022 HD

    Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its...

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  • 2004
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    Postcards from Buster

    Postcards from Buster

    8.30 2004 HD

    Postcards from Buster is a children's television series for children aged 6–12, containing both animation and live-action that originally aired...

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  • 1992
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    To The Contrary

    To The Contrary

    6.00 1992 HD

    This all women news-analysis program provides an important, timely forum for diverse women to discuss national and international issues and policies.

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  • 2013
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    Makers: Women Who Make America

    Makers: Women Who Make America

    4.50 2013 HD

    The story of the modern American women’s movement and its impact on work fields once largely closed to women.

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  • 2016
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    Jackie Robinson

    Jackie Robinson

    7.80 2016 HD

    Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to cross baseball’s color line and become one of the most beloved men in America. A fierce...

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  • 1994
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    Baseball

    Baseball

    7.40 1994 HD

    The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in...

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  • 2017
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    The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War

    8.26 2017 HD

    An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly...

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  • 2002
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    Inside Out

    Inside Out

    1 2002 HD

    Inside Out is the brand name for a number of regional television programmes in England broadcast on BBC One. Each series, made by a BBC region,...

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  • 2008
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    Sid the Science Kid

    Sid the Science Kid

    6.30 2008 HD

    Sid is an "inquisitive youngster" who uses comedy to tackle questions kids have about basic scientific principles and why things work the way they do.

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  • 2000
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    Standard Deviants TV

    Standard Deviants TV

    1 2000 HD

    Standard Deviants TV comprised material from the Standard Deviants home videos, edited into 25-minute episodes that aired on PBS. The series also...

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  • 1996
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    The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

    The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

    8.30 1996 HD

    The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century is a 1996 documentary series that aired on PBS. It chronicles World War I over eight episodes. It...

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  • 1983
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    The Joy of Painting

    The Joy of Painting

    8.40 1983 HD

    The Joy of Painting was an American television show hosted by painter Bob Ross that taught its viewers techniques for landscape oil painting....

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