Makers

This six-part PBS series was an outgrowth of the Peabody Award-winning documentary Playing on the Edge. The program concentrated on the highly talented -- and fiercely competitive -- finalists in the 2001 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Orchestra conductor James Conlon was on hand to discuss the performers and their musical selections. In most parts of the United States, Concerto debuted on October 16, 2002.

An informative 1987 series surveying the history and sociology of American architecture and design. There were five hourlong shows: 'The House,' 'The Workplace,' 'The Street,' 'Public Places and Monuments' and 'The Shape of Land.'

The documentary series explores eco-friendly initiatives to solve transportation issues.

"The American President" is a series that aired on PBS in 2000 profiling 41 U.S. chief executives, using exclusive interviews with Presidents Clinton, Bush, Ford, and Carter. Well known figures lend their voice to presidents of the past who lived before sound recordings, including: Colin Powell, Bob Dole, Walter Cronkite, Ben Bradlee, John Glenn, James Carville, Andrew Young, and the Rev. Billy Graham. Narrated by Hugh Sidey.

A look at ideas that have made modern life possible as well as their unexpected consequences. Among the topics covered: clean water; time zones; and the mirror.

A Peabody-winning geological study of the formation of the North American continent, based on Welsh-born Ron Redfern's book. Surveyed: the Great Plains, the Mississippi River, the Grand Canyon, the Great Basin and Range, and the threat of earthquakes in California. The series is a collaboration of the BBC and Chicago's WTTW.