National Geographic Television & Film
Publisher
National Geographic Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Within days of the explosion on BP's Deepwater Horizon oil platform on April 21, 2010, as many as 25,000 scientists, oil experts, military, and others assembled in the Gulf region. This videodisc chronicles the activities critical in stopping the spill and cleaning up its effects in the weeks and months that follow.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
�2005
Edition
Standard version.
Language
English
Description
Santa answers a whole sackful of kid's questions about animals who like to live in cold places. Penguins, whales, reindeer and walruses lend a hand with the answers as they sing along with their own versions of Christmas songs.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
The latest discoveries reveal the true story of Jamestown as you've never seen it before. With exclusive access to forensics and archaeology, National Geographic reveals shocking new evidence of starvation and disease, secret plots and Spanish spies.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In the modern world, witchcraft and witches are dismissed as fantasies, but in many cultures, magic is alive and its practitioners admired and feared. Join National Geographic on a quest to find the stories behind the myths and legends of witchcraft. Along the way, meet an anthropologist who became a believer in Mexico and a 'witch cleanser' in Zimbabwe. Includes a bonus program: Wicca.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? Diamond dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Chronicling a conflict that has spanned more than a decade and bridged generations, delivers a comprehensive 360-degree view of a complex war, from its swift and relentless beginnings to the eve of the U.S. pullout in 2014. Raw footage of combat, rare photos and intimate firsthand accounts capture all angles of the war from the soldiers₂ viewpoint and offer an in-depth perspective never before seen by the American public.
10) Project Kodiak
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Project Kodiak is a multipart look at North Americas mightiest carnivores, featuring naturalist Casey Anderson and his grizzly bear companion Brutus. Trek to Alaska's Kodiak Island, where Casey gets knee-deep in grizzly life in order to teach Brutus the ways of his wild relatives.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Standard version.
Language
English
Description
Rare wildlife footage (including 'The Spirit Bear'), a beautiful rainforest, and a 250-mile adventure along the coast of British Columbia highlight this informative National Geographic production. Includes bonus program 'Assignment: Great Grizzlies'.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Follow Dr. Kenny Broad as he dives into blue holes, the underwater caves that formed during the last ice age when sea level was nearly 400 feet below what it is today. With an interdisciplinary team of climatologists, paleontologists, and anthropologists, Broad investigates the hidden history of Earth's climate as revealed by finds in this spectacularly beautiful 'alternate universe.'
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
America's Greatest Animals: Africa has a name for the most magnificent beasts on the continent. The legendary Big Five include the elephant, lion, water buffalo, rhino and leopard. But now there are other giants that must be recognized. Half a world away, there is an ensemble of creatures born of equal power and majesty. A new Big Five: the titans of North America.
Super Bear: In this National Geographic special, viewers get a closer look at a variety...
16) Whales in crisis
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Dive into the depths of the oceans around the world to experience close-up encounters with these gentle giants of the sea as scientists work to save these mysterious and captivating creatures.
Publisher
NGHT, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013].
Language
English
Description
Battleground Afghanistan looks inside the latest chapter of the Afghan conflict as seen by American Marines on the front-lines of the war. As tens of thousands of troops withdraw from Afhanistan, Captain Ben Middendorf and his men of Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines -- based at Camp Pendleton In San Diego are staying behind to continues the fight. These Marines are taking the fight directly to the Taliban with a mission to locate, disrupt,...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
©2007.
Language
English
Description
See how the loss of Arctic ice affects the survival skills of ringed seals, polar bears, and narwhals. For some, the ice is a way to hunt. For others, a way to keep from being hunted. These Arctic creatures have become masters at negotiating the perils of this frozen world. But, their dependence on the ice is also their greatest vulnerablility. These resourceful creatures are learning to adapt.
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
From mysterious lines that stretch for miles in Peru and the disappearance of one of Egypt's most beloved and despised queens to a revelation that could alter our understanding of the Amazon and the ancient people that lived there, this 3-disc collection explores some of the greatest mysteries surrounding lost civilizations from our past.
20) The first grader
Publisher
distributed by Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A heartwarming and inspiring true story of an 84-year-old Kenyan villager and ex-Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford. It is a triumphant testimony to the transforming force of education.