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Robinson must not die
Londen, 1730. Daniel Defoe, auteur van Robinson Crusoe, leeft in armoede, omdat hij door zijn revolutionaire en maatschappij-kritische ideeën niet geliefd is aan het hof. Door de extravagantie van zijn zoon Tom doet Defoe nog meer inspiratie op. Als Tom zelfs het enig overgebleven bezit van zijn vader steelt, de oorspronkelijke tekst van het verboden boek Robinson, komt de jeugd van Londen in opstand omdat ze zich zorgen maken over hun geliefde avonturenboek. O.l.v. het meisje Maud forceren ze zelfs...
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The Mississippi River on course
Documentary of how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is keeping the Mississippi River from changing its course
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Dance of tears
the story of the "Khmer Classical Dance Troupe"
A depiction of Cambodians in America. In 1970, President Nixon ordered the bombing of Cambodia. In 1979, President Carter was determined to preserve Cambodian culture in America. A Cambodian dance group, sponsored by the National Council for the Arts, is followed by the cameras
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Cracking the mold
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The Mold broken
Surveys the period from the end of World War II to the end of 1989 from the point of view of the residents of Eastern Europe. Documents the collapse of Communism in the Eastern European countries through largely nonviolent revolutions. Chronicles the events through archival film, newsreels, and interviews with American, Eastern European, and Soviet journalists, historians, and newsmakers of the period. Covers the spirit of nationalism, the construction of the Berlin Wall and its subsequent demise,...
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The Dream keepers
1940-1965
As hour four opens, racial barriers are steadily being broken and a stunning series of African-American firstsʺ in all fields mark the nation at mid-century. Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sunoverwhelmingly popular with black and white audiencesis the first play written by an African Americans, as we see in the lives of aspiring ballerinas Delores Baldwin, chooses exile in Paris as he struggles to launch his literary career; however, events in the States compel Baldwin’s return...
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Kermis der ijdelheid
Vanity Fair
Een jonge arme avonturierster weet aan het begin van de 19e eeuw door te dringen in Engelands vooraanstaande kringen
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Roosevelt and the New Deal
Newsreel footage provides a view of the causes and results of the New Deal. Roosevelt's life is highlighted
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Renato Castellani Guiseppe Verdi
zijn leven, zijn werk
Levensverhaal van de Italiaanse meestercomponis
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Contemporary history. The redemptive imagination
Contemporary History: The entire team of historians joins Professor Miller in examining the last quarter of the twentieth century. A montage of events opens the program and sets the stage for a discussion of the period-and the difficulty of examining the contemporary history with true historical perspective. Television critic John Leonard offers a footnote on the impact of television on the way we experience recent events. The Redemptive Imagination: Storytelling is a relentless human urge and its...
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ASCAP celebrates Ira Gershwin
A remembrance of Ira Gershwin offered by friends, family and colleagues. The Gershwin name is said to be one of AmericasGreat Instutions. Memories are shared and Gershwins songs are performed by different artists such as Tony Bennett, Ginger Rogers, and recorded performances by Judy Garland
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Post Newsweek Productions We all came to America
The story of millions of men, women and children who came to our shores from Europe and Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries told through original interviews, prints, photographs, engravings, motion pictures and drawings
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Not a rhyme time, 1963-1986
Hour five brings cultural revolution as black artists challenge mainstream aesthetics, identity, and power, and ultimately defy the very notion of a mainstream. Transformed by the Black Arts Movement, poet Gwendolyn Brooks begins to write about black pride and self-determination. The era of black pride deeply affects Romare Bearden, Faith Ringgold, Benny Andrews, and other African-American visual artists who challenge mainstream institutions’ representation of black art and offer an alternative...
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James Agee Film Project The Electric valley
Presents the fifty-year controversial history of the Tennessee Valley Authority, focusing on the officials who led it and the people whose lives were touched by it
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In remembrance of Martin
Personal comments from family members, friends, former classmates, and advisors are chronicled in this moving piece honoring Dr. Martin Luther King. Includes the "I have a dream" speech on the Lincoln Memorial and other memorable events
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The world of Mark Twain
Mark Twain (pseudonym for Samuel Clemens) is perhaps America's most widely read author. He has been called the chronicler of the Mississippi. Excerpts from Twain's most famous stories of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are recited and illustrated by pictures and paintings of the Mississippi. A narrator relates how Twain's work clearly reflects Twain's youth and life experience. Twain's remarkable life came to an equally remarkable end when he went out with Haley's comet in 1910, as he predicted he...
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