Muhammad Ali

The Ascent of Man is a thirteen-part documentary television series produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films first transmitted in 1973, written and presented by Jacob Bronowski. Intended as a series of "personal view" documentaries in the manner of Kenneth Clark's 1969 series Civilisation, the series received acclaim for Bronowski's highly informed but eloquently simple analysis, his long unscripted monologues and its extensive location shoots.

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.

"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.

This 4.5 hour documentary release explains how every person is capable of making meaningful social change in the world. Follow two journalists as they profile some of the most heroic people of our time.

U.S. military veterans share stories about the meaningful objects they carried with them during their service and still hold onto today.