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"Far From Home: Canada and The Great War" Collection

This stirring account of Canada's heroic effort in World War I is told through the words of ordinary soldiers, leaders and civilians. The series…

"No Price Too High: Canadians and the Second World War" Collection

This highly-acclaimed six-part series pays tribute to the Canadians who participated in World War II - young Canadians whose collective courage and…

"Test of Will: Canada in Korea 1950-1953" Collection

A series focusing on Canada's role in the Korean War. Archival photographs, film footage, and radio reports are combined with letters, speeches…

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1421: The Year China Discovered America

By PBS Distribution - 2004

This special examines the theories outlined by Gavin Menzies in his best-selling book. An amateur historian and former submarine commander in the…

1916, Episode 1: Thomas J. Clarke

By Abu Media Film Productions - 2013

"They gave their lives for Ireland." The 1916 Easter Rising changed the course of Irish history and at the heart of the story of the Rising are the…

1916, Episode 2: James Connolly

By Abu Media Film Productions - 2013

"They gave their lives for Ireland." The 1916 Easter Rising changed the course of Irish history and at the heart of the story of the Rising are the…

1916, Episode 3: Joseph Plunkett

By Abu Media Film Productions - 2013

"They gave their lives for Ireland." The 1916 Easter Rising changed the course of Irish history and at the heart of the story of the Rising are the…

1916, Episode 4: Thomas McDonagh

By Abu Media Film Productions - 2013

"They gave their lives for Ireland." The 1916 Easter Rising changed the course of Irish history and at the heart of the story of the Rising are the…

1916, Episode 5: Seán Mac Diarmada

By Abu Media Film Productions - 2013

"They gave their lives for Ireland." The 1916 Easter Rising changed the course of Irish history and at the heart of the story of the Rising are the…

1916, Episode 6: Éamonn Ceannt

By Abu Media Film Productions - 2013

"They gave their lives for Ireland." The 1916 Easter Rising changed the course of Irish history and at the heart of the story of the Rising are the…

1916, Episode 7: P.H. Pearse

By Abu Media Film Productions - 2013

"They gave their lives for Ireland." The 1916 Easter Rising changed the course of Irish history and at the heart of the story of the Rising are the…

1916: Seachtar na Cásca

By Abu Media Film Productions - 2013

"They gave their lives for Ireland." The 1916 Easter Rising changed the course of Irish history and at the heart of the story of the Rising are the…

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1916: Seachtar na Cásca

"They gave their lives for Ireland." The 1916 Easter Rising changed the course of Irish history and at the heart of the story of the Rising are the…

444 Days to Freedom: The Inside Story

By Canamedia Ltd. - 1989

This documentary, winner of three Canadian Gemini Awards and narrated by William Shatner, offers an in-depth portrait of the events encompassed by…

50 Great Years in American History

By Cerebellum Corporation - 1999

Climb aboard the Just The Facts time machine for a fun filled journey through American history. Along the way you will visit the many landmark years…

50 Great Years in American Military History

By Cerebellum Corporation - 1997

Just the Facts: 50 Great Years in American Military History chronicles the distinguished history and development of the U.S. Armed Forces focusing on…

A Child's Day: East Timor

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2003

This program portrays a day in the life of Cecilia, an 11 year-old East Timorese girl. Cecilia lives with her uncle and aunties so she can attend…

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A Daring Flight

By WGBH - 2005

On the morning of July 25, 1909, Louis Bleriot set out on his epic flight across the English Channel, marking the first long-distance flight over…

A Giant in Ancient Egypt

By Channel Four Learning - 1994

A Giant in Ancient Egypt tells the story of an extraordinary Italian, Giovanni Belzoni, who, in spite of his lack of training and education, made a…

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A Heaven on Earth

By Norflicks Productions Ltd. - 2001

A Heaven on Earth is the story of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, a uniquely Canadian social and political movement spanning years from the…

A Life of Service to Others

By Sabbatical Entertainment - 2017

What is a Life of Service to others? / Why is it better to live a life of Service? Know yourself first before you service others / Things you can…

A Place Apart - Cape Breton

By Summerhill Entertainment - 2002

Jamie and Jennifer are exploring Nova Scotia's eastern island, Cape Breton. Everywhere they go, they see how the region's Gaelic culture mixes with…

A Roman Centurion

By Squaducation - 2015

This brief video describes a centurion, the Roman officer in charge of eighty legionaries.  It covers his clothing, armour and equipment all with…

A Roman Legionary's Clothing

By Squaducation - 2015

This short video explores the basic clothing worn by a legionary using latin names such as bracae for the trousers and caligae for the sandals

A Roman Legionary's Equipment

By Squaducation - 2015

This short video describes the personal belongings, equipment, food and water the legionaries had to carry when they conquered new lands

A Roman Legionary's Helmet

By Squaducation - 2015

A legionary describes a galea, an Imperial Gallic helmet, showing where its strength lies and how it protected the Roman soldiers.

A Roman Slave Woman

By Squaducation - 2015

This video shows what life can be like for a slave woman, it shows a Celt who had been captured in England and taken to Rome to serve as a slave

A Taste Of Vietnam

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1998

In this cultural cooking extravaganza, we are led through a range of Vietnamese produce and recipes by food consultant Liz Bretherton and Vietnamese…

A Victorian Day at the Seaside

By Squaducation - 2015

A description of a middle-class family holiday at the seaside booked through Cooks Travel Excursionist.

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A Walk to Beautiful

By WGBH - 2008

This program tells the story of three women in Ethiopia suffering from devastating childbirth injuries. Rejected by their husbands and ostracized by…

A Whale of a Time - BC, Ontario, Nova Scotia

By Summerhill Entertainment - 2002

There are about 33 different whale species found in Canada. Our hosts explore whales from coast to coast. They start along the St. Lawrence in…

A Witness to History

By Micky Absil - 2008

A message of tolerance and respect from a Holocaust Survivor. From his personal experience of prejudice, persecution and loss under Nazi occupation…

Acadian Peninsula: Where Time Stood Still

By Summerhill Entertainment - 2005

Many of us wonder where Eldon came from. As it turns out, so does Eldon. While Sid and Idee are in New Brunswick, discovering the unique culture and…

Acceptance

By Sabbatical Entertainment - 2017

What is acceptance? (Assume and recognize things). We should not resist (We must assume changes). Be empathetic (We should put ourselves in other…

Adaptability, Calm, and Gratitude

By Sabbatical Entertainment - 2018

We will begin with Onai the Octopus, who will speak to us about adaptability as a form of acceptance in the face of the changes that arise in life…

Adaptability, Kindness, and Love

By Sabbatical Entertainment - 2017

From this episode on, we will have the honor of receiving again all the guests who visited the Human Nature set, with new stories that will reinforce…

Addiction in First Nations: Lindsay's Story

By Teens 101 Inc. - 2017

Lindsay (Eekwol) grew up in the First Nations community. She experienced an unforgiving world of drugs, alcohol, and violence within her family. As a…

Adele's Wish

By Calendar Films Ltd - 2008

The remarkable story of an 84 year old Los Angeles woman's struggle to recover five rare paintings that were stolen from her family by the Nazi's in…

All Out Australia

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2008

Crikey! Can't get enough of Australia? Daily Planet goes all out, Aussie style, with a recap of the most compelling stories covered on location…

Alton was a Poet - 1943

By Norflicks Productions Ltd. - 1995

No Price Too High chronicles the history of Canadian participation in the Second World War. Episode one commences with the unveiling of the Vimy…

Ambroise Pare: an Alternative to Boiling Oil

By Squaducation - 2015

Ambroise Pare explains how he found an alternative way to treat wounds.

Ambrose Pare: an Introduction

By Squaducation - 2015

An introduction to Ambroise Pare, his early career and his experience of treating wounds with boiling oil.

America at War (1689-1865)

By Cerebellum Corporation - 2009

U.S. History: America at War (1689-1865) Examine the before, during, and after causes and effects of America's most pivotal conflicts. This time line…

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America's Documents of Freedom 1848-1857

By Cerebellum Corporation - 2003

American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those…

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America's Documents of Freedom - 11 Pack

By Cerebellum Corporation - 2003

This extensive series examines the historical documents that changed and shaped American history. Each 30-minute program examines an era of American…

America's Documents of Freedom 1215-1774

By Cerebellum Corporation - 2002

American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those…

America's Documents of Freedom 1775-1786

By Cerebellum Corporation - 2003

The documents American predecessors left contain a written record of our history, and bear witness to why we are who we are and how our democracy…