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The three-part natural history series combines science, culture and history and brings viewers along for an unforgettable expedition through hundreds of millions of years of history.

This 1985 documentary traced two centuries of world military history, using archival footage and interviews with soldiers, officers and military strategists. Shot in 10 countries, the original seven-part series produced by the National Film Board of Canada and hosted by Canadian journalist and military historian Gwynne Dyer was followed by an eighth segment from KCTS-TV in Seattle in which Edwin Newman examined the issue of nuclear deterrence.

Fame in the 20th Century was a 1993 BBC documentary television series and book by Clive James. The book and series examined the phenomenon of fame and how it expanded to international mass media proportions throughout the 20th century. The 8 episodes were divided in roughly 8 decades, from the 1900s to the 1980s. Each episode highlighted world famous people during that part of the century. James delivered interesting and amusing comments about the portrayed celebrities and the various ways they became famous.In the USA, the series were broadcast on PBS.

Based on Douglas Starr's best-selling book Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce, this four-episode PBS series (presented in two two-hour installments) chronicled the facts and fallacies about the human blood system. The first episode, "Magic to Medicine," detailed the sometimes mythical role that blood has assumed in popular culture, literature, and religion. Subsequent programs included "Blood and War" (about the beginnings of the Red Cross blood drives), "Tainted Blood" (from toxins to AIDS), and "New Blood" (research developments since 1978). Red Gold: The Epic Story of Blood first aired on June 23, 2002.

An exploration of the basic principles of flight, showing how animals overcome gravity to become airborne.