Pirates: Adventures in Art is a Canadian animated children's television show produced by DHX Media. The Creative Producer and Executive Story Editor for the show is award-winner Jed MacKay, and is produced by Katrina Walsh. Its theme song is sung by multi-award-winning Canadian band Great Big Sea.
A gripping science series that tracks global epidemics and explores the way that science has helped us fight back against the world's most deadly infectious diseases.
Of all the continents on Earth, none preserves a more spectacular story of our planet's origins than Australia. NOVA's four-part "Australia's First 4 Billion Years" takes viewers on a rollicking adventure from the birth of the Earth to the emergence of the world we know today. With help from host and scientist Richard Smith, we meet titanic dinosaurs and giant kangaroos, sea monsters and prehistoric crustaceans, disappearing mountains and deadly asteroids. Epic in scope, intimate in nature, this is the untold story of the land "down under," the one island continent that has got it all. Join NOVA on the ultimate Outback road trip, an exploration of the history of the planet as seen through the window of the Australian continent.
What do your dreams mean? Do men and women differ in the nature and intensity of their sexual desires? Can apes learn sign language? Why can’t we tickle ourselves? This course tries to answer these questions and many others, providing a comprehensive overview of the scientific study of thought and behavior. It explores topics such as perception, communication, learning, memory, decision-making, religion, persuasion, love, lust, hunger, art, fiction, and dreams. We will look at how these aspects of the mind develop in children, how they differ across people, how they are wired-up in the brain, and how they break down due to illness and injury.
Through the blackwater bayous and in the dark Louisiana night, floats a duck camp, alive with the sounds of swamp pop and the smells of Cajun cooking. A refuge filled with gunpowder, tall tales, and boudin; this duck camp is a welcomed outpost for hunters escaping the noise of everyday life.
Join Stewart McPherson on a journey around the UK on the spectacular ship Pelican of London, to discover the wildlife and secrets of the most remote British Isles shimmering in the sea mists. Explore the wildlife of these regions, meet the people that live there, and see the history and culture of these areas.
Design Star: Next Gen winner Carmeon Hamilton helps renters in Memphis make big changes without tearing down walls. Using clever hacks, fun tricks and affordable solutions, she'll prove that you don’t have to own a house to make it feel like home!
Kristen Coutts knows a thing or two about stretching a dollar, and she is using this valuable skill set on Beer Budget Reno. The new home renovation series premiering April 5 sees the self-taught DIYer pull from her own experiences to help others transform spaces. And doing it for those who may not be able to afford it otherwise. She’ll realize these visions through clever and cost-saving hacks.
What does it take for a dog to be Best in Show? Dog owners and specialists that form the nerve center of the Canadian dog show circuit reveal how they prepare their dogs for Canada's main dog show events. Let the show begin.
Crimes and bloody tales that made the headlines usually reveal a lot about the hidden fantasies of their time. From Jack the Ripper to the Andes crash, the ten episodes of this collection shed a black light on a page of history that left a mark on their time.
Living Smaller is a whole new way to make money, a new way to vacation, and even a new way to work. See how creative folks have transformed their lives in big ways by turning unconventional and unique spaces into amazing short term rental businesses, uber-functional smaller spaces to call home, and vacation destinations you’d never want to leave. Explore the amazing abodes of luxury little treehouses, modern container houseboats, vintage trailers, and everything in-between! Living Smaller shows you how these homeowners have incorporated the best small-solutions and creative inventions into the way they live, and just may inspire you to change yours. When innovation and imagination collide, the opportunities to change your life are endless! So, think big and live smaller!
A high testosterone action adventure series on the edge of aviation’s final frontier, starring the daring mavericks who risk their lives in the high-danger, no-holds-barred, high-stress business of aircraft delivery.