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Keeping Score | Copland and the American Sound | PBS (#103)
Full Program: Explore what brought Copland to write music that gave Americans a sense of identity. 55:21
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History Detectives | Season 7, Episode 4 | PBS (#704)
Full Program: Sideshow Babies; Lubin Photos; Navajo Rug 54:44
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History Detectives | Season 7, Episode 3 | PBS (#703)
Full Program: St. Valentine's Day Massacre; Booth Letter; Cemetery Alarm 54:54
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History Detectives | Season 7, Episode 11 | PBS (#711)
Full Program: Duke Ellington Plates; "Scottsboro Boys" Stamp; Civil War Bridge 54:38
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History Detectives | Web Extra: Civil War Bridge | PBS
Did a South Carolina man discover evidence that could redraw Civil War maps? 16:06
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Secrets of the Dead | The Airmen and the Headhunters | PBS (#902)
Full Program: Uncovers a WWII survivor tale of US soldiers lost in Borneo and their unlikely rescuers 52:36
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AMERICAN MASTERS | Outtakes from Louisa May Alcott: The The Woman Behind 'Little Women' | PBS (#2207)
Watch interview outtakes from leading Louisa May Alcott scholars, including Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Geraldine Brooks (March) and John Matteson (Edens Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and ... 13:59
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Antiques Roadshow | Louisville, Hour 2 | PBS (#1214)
Full Program: ROADSHOW examines Confederate belt buckles at the Civil War battle site in Perryville. 52:57
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Tavis Smiley's Video Blog - America I AM | PBS
Tavis discusses his exhibit, "America I AM: The African American Imprint," and gives a preview of its Los Angeles installation. 02:55
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Classic Sesame Street | 40 Years of Special Guests | PBS
Take a look back at 40 years with the friends who visited Sesame Street. 01:00
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Tavis Smiley | Nomi Prins: Tuesday, 11/3/09 | PBS
Journalist Nomi Prins examines the backstory of America's financial situation. 08:55
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NOVA | Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity | PBS (#3614)
In "Birth of Humanity," the second part of the three-part series "Becoming Human," NOVA investigates the first skeleton that really looks like us--Turkana Boy--an astonishingly complete specimen of Homo ... 00:31
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NOVA | Becoming Human Part 1 | PBS (#3613)
Full Program: First Steps: 6 million years ago, what set our ancestors on the path from ape to human? 51:28
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NOVA | Becoming Human Full Series Preview | PBS (#3613)
Watch on-air & online starting Tues., Nov. 3, 8PM ET. Check your local listings. 09:31
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Kathryn Koob - Iran 1979 Abduction - Part 5 (#308)
Koob talks about how Iranians views about American have changed over the past 30 years, and how Americans see Iran. 07:43
Video Collections
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American Experience
As television's longest-running, most-watched history series, American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation.
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American Masters
AMERICAN MASTERS is an ongoing series of award-winning primetime specials examining the lives, works, and creative processes of our most outstanding cultural artists. Created in 1984 by Susan Lacy and produced by Thirteen/WNET for national ...
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Antiques Roadshow
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW cameras capture tales of family heirlooms, yard sale bargains and long-lost items salvaged from attics and basements, while experts reveal the fascinating truths about these finds.
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The Ascent of Money
In this four-part series, Harvard historian Niall Ferguson delves deep into how the complex system of global finance evolved over the centuries, how money has shaped the course of human affairs and how the mechanics of this economic system ...
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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: American Experience
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Best of Iowa with Dan Kaercher
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Best of the Midwest with Dan Kaercher
The Midwest is a fabulous place to travel and explore. From it's serene small towns to big city attractions, natural wonders and great food - there is something for everyone. Just ask Dan Kaercher, editor-in-chief of Midwest Living magazine. ...
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Bill Moyers Journal
Veteran journalist Bill Moyers returns to PBS with a weekly public affairs series that features interviews and news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and culture, the media, the economy and issues facing democracy. ...
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Buffalo Bill: American Experience
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Civilian Conservation Corps: American Experience
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Craft In America
CRAFT IN AMERICA visits America's premier craft artists in their studios to witness the creation of handmade objects and into homes, businesses and public spaces where functional art is employed and celebrated. Using archival footage and interviews ...
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Crash of 1929: American Experience
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Connections with Japan
Dr. Sachiko Murphy, a Japanese native and teacher of the Japanese language, presents four topics that she covers in her own classes: Sumou, Sushi, Manga, and Kabuki. The purpose of the videos is to provide students with an opportunity to learn ...
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Dayton Duncan
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Fair 2007
Iowa Public Television brings all the sights and sounds of the 2007 Iowa State Fair into viewers' homes during our annual coverage.
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Fair 2009
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Frontline/World
Developed by FRONTLINE producers in conjunction with public television stations KQED San Francisco and WGBH Boston, FRONTLINE/World is a national public TV series that turns its lens on the global community, covering countries and cultures ...
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History Detectives
HISTORY DETECTIVES returns to explore the stories behind historic sites, artifacts and tall tales told in cities across the country, with the help of an inquisitive team of fact-finders with an uncanny talent for uncovering the truth.
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Independent Lens
Airing weekly on PBS, the Emmy award-winning series Independent Lens is like an independent film festival in your living room. Each episode introduces new documentaries and dramas made by independent thinkers: filmmakers who are taking creative ...
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Intelligent Talk Television
Intelligent Talk Television showcases recent lectures given by guest speakers at colleges and universities across Iowa. The collaborative effort between IPTV and participating colleges and universities provides mentoring to students, giving ...
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Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times
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The Iowa Journal
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Iowa's One-Room Schoolhouses
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Iowa's WWII Stories
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Iowa State Fair
Iowa Public Television has a long tradition of unique and extensive Iowa State Fair coverage. IPTV brings you the best the Fair has to offer!
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Iowa's WWII Stories
Iowa Public Television's collection of WWII veteran's oral histories preserves the memories of some of those Iowans who served on the home front and the battlefront.
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Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
Commanding shoguns and samurai warriors, exotic geisha and exquisite artisans - all were part of the Japanese "renaissance" - a period between the 16th and 19th centuries when Japan evolved from chaos and violence to ritual refinement and peace. ...
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Keeping Score
This series, hosted by Michael Tilson Thomas, features three composers, Beethoven, Stravinsky and Copland, who revolutionized music, setting the course for musical evolution for the generations that followed. Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony ...
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Kennedys: American Experience
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Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites
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Kathryn Koob
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Life (Part 2)
LIFE (PART 2) is a smart, daring series on the subject of aging. The program doesn't offer a Pollyannaish vision of growing old. It's a straight-talking show filled with honesty, integrity and humor. Each week, host Alan Rosenberg and a panel ...
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Living In Iowa
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Make 'em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
MAKE 'EM LAUGH: THE FUNNY BUSINESS OF AMERICA, a six-part documentary, exploring more than a century of American comedy through social and political change. Hosted by Billy Crystal, with narration by Amy Sedaris, each episode highlights a different ...
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Martin Luther
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More Than A Game: 6-On-6 Basketball In Iowa
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National Parks: America's Best Idea
The film is a human history set against the most stunning backdrop imaginable. The film works its way chronologically through the history of the national parks featuring characters -- some famous, most not, from every walk of life -- who dedicated ...
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The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER provides in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews, discussions, and both foreign and domestic on-site reports.
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NOVA
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA programs demystify science and technology and highlight the people involved in scientific pursuits.
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NOVA scienceNOW
NOVA presents a new episode of "NOVA scienceNOW," the innovative news magazine designed to help viewers keep up with advances in science and technology. Hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, the program draws on a range of stories from ...
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P.O.V.
P.O.V. presents an array of groundbreaking and distinctive perspectives on contemporary life as chronicled by some of America' s and Europe's most visionary non-fiction filmmakers.
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Picture Perfect: Iowa in the 1940s
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Pioneers of Television
The four-part series examines the people who left their imprint on sitcoms, late-night, variety and game shows in the early days of the medium. The program features interviews with legendary stars, including Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, ...
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Roman Empire in the First Century
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Secrets of the Dead
Part detective story, part true-life drama, SECRETS OF THE DEAD unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events. Using the most up-to-date science in the laboratory and in ...
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Sesame Street
SESAME STREET has garnered more than 100 awards, including 101 Emmys, two Peabodys, four Parents' Choice Awards and an Action for Children's Television Special Achievement Award. The series delivers academic and social education that prepares ...
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The Story of India
For more than 2,000 years, India has been a massive component in world history. But what are the country's origins and how did it come to be what it is today? These are just two of the questions behind this intrepid journey around the contemporary ...
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Taste of the Midwest with Dan Kaercher
There's an old saying - "You are what you eat." So who are Midwesterners? Dan Kaercher editor-in-chief of Midwest Living Magazine set out to discover the answer to that question during a food-packed, fun-filled trip through 12 states in the ...
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Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley, the first African American to have his own signature talk show on NPR, hosts a new late-night television talk show - a hybrid of news, issues and entertainment, featuring interviews with newsmakers, politicians, celebrities and ...
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Time Team America
This series puts viewers in the trenches to experience archaeology as it happens. Each episode unleashes a group of archaeologists, landscape specialists, scientists, historians and other experts onto an American archeological dig site. For ...
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We Shall Remain: American Experience
This five-part series spans 300 years to tell the story of pivotal moments in U.S. history from the Native American perspective. It begins in the 1600s with the Wampanoags, who used their alliance with the English to strengthen their position ...
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WW II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West
"WW II: Behind Closed Doors" provides a new history of World War II -- one that is full of surprises, even for those who think they know the history. Drawing on material only available since the opening of archives in the East, the documentary ...
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