Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West was Canadian documentary television series which aired on History Television and the Public Broadcasting Service in 2001. It is the first entry of producer Jamie Brown's "Quest series" which includes Quest for the Bay, Klondike: The Quest for Gold and Quest for the Sea. It was filmed on a site just north of Argyle, Manitoba
Join Mister Rogers as he puts on his trademark cardigan, changes into his sneakers and introduces the day's topic. Each of the 30 episodes in this fun-filled collection features Mister Rogers meeting new neighbors and visiting new places, including the San Diego Wild Animal Park and the United States Postal Service.
Plus, this DVD contains a very special bonus episode -- a visit from Bill Nye the Science Guy!
Voyage to Europe's Carpathian mountains, where vast primeval forests, steep gorges, and isolated peaks offer a vital refuge to some of the continent's most charismatic creatures, including massive brown bears, elusive lynx, and the Eurasian wold.
The chaos, sacrifice and heroism of WWII are presented through a day-by-day profile of the significant milestones that propelled and diminished the most terrifying regime of the 20th Century! This compelling series highlights the details and daily headlines of September 1939 through September 1945, showcasing the conflicts between the Axis and the Allies. Comprehensive and insightful, these chronicles unravel the epic struggles and unimaginable horror that plagued the vast majority of the world s nations. From the front lines to the home front this exceptional series contains hours of wartime video footage, newsreels, photographs and much more!
Traverse the planet’s richest, most diverse woodlands, from the tropics to the poles and everywhere in between. Get to know the wild residents of these magical ecosystems and learn how forests connect and nurture the lives of countless species.
Lovers re-uniting. Families looking to reconcile. A gathering of high-school buddies. In each case, the reunion is the spark that sets events in motion. Deadly Deception investigates stories of everyday reunions that ending in tragedy.
Follow a group of best friends as they embark on their next travel adventure - an exclusive floating festival in the Bahamas where they will join 30 yachts. The group leaves behind their high-level careers to travel the breathtaking Bahamas and embrace a subculture of elaborate costumes, eccentric rules and hallowed traditions.
A diverse group of people from America's biggest cities move to the heartland of Waverly, Kansas, where they'll live and work alongside some very traditional locals.
This docu-series follows six pageant wives competing on the "Mrs." circuit whose lives revolve around glamour, perfection and winning at any cost. From trophy wives to pageant moms, these ultra-competitive ladies share their love of the game and will stop at nothing to win local and national pageants for beauty queen status.
Contractor Russell Holmes helps clients get their stalled renos back on track using ingenious, dollar-stretching solutions. With some help from designer Paige Poupart, he'll find compromises that make the most-ambitious home improvement dreams a reality
Played atop a tall building in the middle of a metropolitan landscape, the game has contestants quickly answer a series of trivia questions against the clock. If they play the perfect game, they could leave with a million dollars in cash and prizes. But if not, they could just as easily see their hopes and dreams slip through their fingers and off the side of the building—literally.
Five very different young women begin the long difficult journey of becoming nuns. The first step is called discernment and will help determine if they are capable of giving up the lives they've always known to become nuns.
The Earth, our planet, is a magnificent and diverse world, filled to the brim with life. But life, in all its forms, cannot exist except within a very specific set of rules – among many, to be alive means to breathe, to breed, to sense one’s environment, and importantly – to and nourishment, in whatever form fits. Out in the wild, it’s eat or be eaten, and few escape this one law that governs all. The epic and eternal battle of predator vs. prey has moulded and shaped all life on Earth and resulted in a fierce array of weaponry and masterful set of skills. Deadliest Hunters takes a closer look at some of the animals that have led the way in refining their skills as masterful huntsmen.
A food competition series that travels across the country and tackles the food world from a wholly different direction: the restaurants. Sixteen of the nation's best restaurants, representing all variety of cuisines, will compete against each other on their own turf to find out who truly provides the best all-around, top-to-bottom restaurant experience and deserves to be crowned as the Best New Restaurant.
American Heroes Channel presents epic battles between strong-willed contenders convinced of the righteousness of their sides with the outcomes determined in blood. Using dramatizations, interviews, and stylized storytelling, six hourlong episodes bring to life true stories that defined American history's most notorious feuds and rivalries, from racist street gangs battling for territory to former friends turned mortal enemies. Among the featured combatants are the Hatfield and McCoy families, Old West crime boss Jefferson "Soapy" Smith, and Bowery Boys' leader William "The Butcher" Poole.