NASA 50 Years of Space Exploration

A documentary exploring trolleys, cable cars, light rail, and subways from the early 19th and 20th century.

From the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia to the New York City docks where he worked as a customs inspector, this outstanding documentary tracks the personal and intellectual adventures of Herman Melville, one of the greatest talents in American literary history. Narrated by John Huston, the film includes readings and commentary by F. Murray Abraham, Robert Penn Warren, Alfred Kazan, and other notable writers and critics.

Our National Parks takes you on a journey through the four seasons and the many faces of our scenic national parks. Experience an array of lands and waters from Alaska's glacier-clad Denali to the turquoise coves and coral reefs of the Virgin Islands; from the fire of Hawaii Volcanoes to the coolness of Kentucky's Mammoth Cave; from the moonscapes of South Dakota's Badlands to the granite shores of Maine's Acadia. With award-winning filmmaker Wolfgang Bayer you get an in-depth tour of nine of the most popular national parks plus a seasonal overview of many more.

The murky waters of the Yellowstone serve as the backdrop for the adventurous survival of the brown trout, Oncorhynchus clarki. Every year, these trout swim upstream to spawn, but their journey is hindered by a thousand dangers. Attacked from the air, on land, and in the water, these defenseless prey seek to return to their birthplace.

Documentary series recounting the histories of various European castles and their owners. Season 1 was an early widescreen program, formatted in 14:9, but season 2 was in standard 4:3 fullscreen.