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Ends of the Earth
National Geographic explores two possible ways that the world could end. One scenario involves an ancient Mayan myth. The other possibility involves electromagnetic energy relied upon by modern society. Approached with a scientific eye, this is not merely conspiracy.
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The Emperor’s Japanese Tram Girls
Hiroshima, 1945. The Emperor’s Tram Girls were trained to drive tens of thousands of Japanese troops through the town. The drivers were young, pretty, bubbly girls who were picked for their winning personalities. They had their whole lives ahead of them. Then the bomb dropped.
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Last Christians of Bethlehem
Last Christians of Bethlehem. Barely any Christians still live in the birthplace of Jesus Christ. Christians have lived in Bethlehem for centuries, but in today’s political climate, they have fewer reasons to stay. See why.
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Witness: Eviction on Millionaire Street
St. Petersburgh. Founded by Peter the Great in 1703. Home of Dostoevsky, Pushkin, and the Tsar. Renamed “Leningrad’ under Stalin. Enter a society of millionaires and families trying to hold on to their coveted real estate in a capitalistic market. 25 minutes long.
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Secrets of the Lost Empire: Easter Island
This is third in a special five-part series presented by NOVA. It originally aired back in February of 2000. Throughout the series a crew from NOVA strive to discover the forgotten secrets of the long-forgotten engineers and architects. 55 minutes long.
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The Future is Wild: Welcome to the Future
Take a moment to think of what our world would be like without us: a world without humans. Consider what our planet will be like five million, 100 million and 200 millions years from now. What do you see? Is Earth anything like it is today? What type of animals will be roaming around? 25 [...]
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The Shape of the Future
The constant war in Israel/Palestine breaks my heart. I have my own opinions, but rather than take sides and get caught up in a debate that seems to have no end in sight: I will take this opportunity to present a documentary that has one goal in mind: PEACE. Peace that does not threaten the [...]
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Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land
This documentary has one modest goal: to seriously disrupt the beliefs of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. They go about digging in Jerusalem and excavating new proof from the time of Jesus that could challenge the very concepts of the bible – and the very bible, itself.
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Gandhi’s Children
Gandhi’s Children is not a documentary about Gandhi’s next of kin. It is a documentary about his legacy: on India. It is a documentary about where the children of India find themselves today: many decades after Gandhi’s assassination.
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Putin 2012: Tsar or Reformer?
Russian society has known heartache forever: first there were the Tsars: mighty kings who made the common folk toil on the land for peanuts. Then, Lenin and Trotsky brought about the age of the Communist Revolution and a movement that was supposed to give the power back to the everyman. Instead, we got 75 years [...]
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Code-Breakers: Bletchley Park’s Lost Heroes
This documentary reveals the secret story behind one of the greatest intellectual feats of World War II, a feat that gave birth to the digital age.
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Murder in Rome
This is a dramatized documentary of a famous Roman murder trial which established the law career of Cicero.
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