American Masters

Describes the western world's most potent religion, Catholicism, and its determination to maintain power at any cost in medieval France, 15th century Spain, Renaissance Italy and even into the 19th century. Historians, experts and Church authorities advise on the handling of this controversial subject matter.

Wide Angle was an American documentary television series produced by Thirteen/WNET New York for broadcast on PBS and for worldwide distribution. The weekly one-hour series covered international current affairs and was last hosted by veteran journalist Aaron Brown. Wide Angle began broadcasting on PBS in 2002, and aimed to expand the awareness and understanding of Americans about the changing world in which they live. It was the only documentary series on American television devoted exclusively to reporting in-depth on international issues.Following its final season it was nominated for a 2010 International Documentary Association Continuing Series award.

Biographies of American pioneers are presented.

Examining life in the world's largest tropical wilderness: under its water, and in its frequently flooded forests and dense canopy, which is home, scientists estimate, to half of the world's species.

The people, ideas, and events that created our current world economy.

Neighbors can be any age, and that fact is demonstrated in this family-friendly Fred Rogers series about relationships between the generations.