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On August 15th, 1914, the Panama Canal opened, connecting the world's two largest oceans and signaling America's emergence as a global superpower. This film, using an extraordinary archive of photographs and footage, interviews with canal workers, and firsthand accounts of life in the Canal Zone, unravels the remarkable story of one of the world's most significant technological achievements.
83) Living volcanoes
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Every day on Earth, around 30 volcanoes violently erupt. Take a terrifying descent into the crater of one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes alive today.
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Featuring programs from hit series "Brain games," "Duck quacks don't echo," and "The numbers game," it combines science and entertaining, interactive experiments and games to reveal the amazing inner-workings of the crown jewel of the human body. The Brain Games sizes up the human brain through mind-boggling experiments, optical illusions, and brainteasers. Duck quacks don't echo assesses the validity of weird, unusual and over-the top hypotheses...
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"Well, how about that, it's a brand new adventure with the Cat in the Hat! Making a bird's nest, hey that's pretty neat! Babysitting an egg? Now that is a treat! Meet a tree expert named Dr. Twiggles, and play games with Fish; there are sure to be giggles! In a collection of natural science adventures, follow along with the Cat, Nick, and Sally as they learn how to build a robin's nest, find the mother of a lost egg, and meet a plant expert who teaches...
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The world is full of extraordinary buildings that soar and inspire; monumental marvels that have become cornerstones of our heritage and culture. The Great Pyramid of Giza, Angkor Wat, Stonehenge, The Acropolis, The Colosseum, Petra, The Forbidden City, Red Square, Buckingham Palace, The Eiffel Tower, Burj Khalifa, The Sydney Opera House, The White House, and more. Throughout six episodes we circle the globe, exploring the World's Greatest Icons:...
88) Go green!
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Kids will learn how their favorite Nick Jr. friends are going green and caring for the planet. Features over two hours of entertainment with episodes from Dora the explorer; Go, Diego, go!; Wonder pets!; Yo gabba gabba!; Blue's clues; and Ni Hao Kai-lan.
89) Neanderthal
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"Eight years ago there was an incredible breakthrough: The Neanderthal genome was first decoded. The greatest surprise was that most modern humans have inherited Neanderthal DNA and there is around two percent of their DNA inside everyone from outside sub-Saharan Africa. These genes have helped shape modern humans into what we are today and continue to affect us. So what kind of people were our ancient ancestors? This two-part series investigates...
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In this double feature, National Geographic explores the amazing and secret world of the great apes. Mystery gorillas: Join primatologist Mireya Mayor at the heart of the jungle to explore the great apes' secret world. Search for the great apes: Join Dian Fossey and Birut�e Galdikas to better understand the mountain gorilla and the elusive orangutan.
91) Life
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Four years in the making, and filmed over 3000 days across every continent and in every habitat, see 130 incredible stories from frontiers of the natural world. Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. This is evolution in action: individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome challenges from adversaries and their environment.
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Elmo wants to have a play date with you. He knows so many games to play: Freeze Dance, Red Light Green Light, Elmo Says, and more. Join Elmo and jump, clap, and dance along. Over two hours of fun, including the bonus extra, Elmo's world: Games, and the full-length Sesame Street episode, Simon Says. Game on.
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Presents a reading of the book "Alistair's time machine" by Marilyn Sadler which tells the story of Alistair who enters a science competition and invents a machine that takes him to many places and time periods. Film clips show some wild inventions that never made it. LeVar meets "Thomas Edison" who shows him his inventions of the light bulb and the phonograph. Reviewed books are "Find Waldo now" by Martin Handford, "The many lives of Benjamin Franklin"...
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Professor Grover is the teacher in preschool and Elmo is his helper for today's alphabet lesson. But before Professor Grover can start, he wants to find one thing that starts with each letter, in his own silly and lovable way. Will he succeed? Will Elmo and the class ever be able to sing the alphabet song? Featuring alphabet-themed stories and songs, kids will find it easy as ABC to join the fun with furry friends Grover and Elmo in a real preschool....
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