My Dream Farm follows first time farmers as they give up their ordinary, urban lives to live off the land. Writer, broadcaster and farmer, Monty Don, mentors the new farmers as they face steep learning curves.
Time Team America is an American television series that airs on PBS. It premiered on July 8, 2009. It is an Oregon Public Broadcasting adaptation of the British show Time Team, produced in collaboration with Channel 4 which commissioned the original show, in which a team of archeologists and other experts are given 72 hours to excavate an historic site.
The U.S. version features "freelance and university-affiliated experts [who] mostly join existing excavations...[and] arrive with resources that the archaeologists already on the case usually can’t afford and specific questions that, if answered, will advance the understanding of the site."
A second season was announced on October 18, 2011, scheduled to shoot during the summer of 2012 and to air in 2013. On December 20, 2011 it was announced that Justine Shapiro would host the second season.
Sinister real-life crimes from across the UK are re-explored through CCTV footage, police files and accounts from those directly involved in solving the case.
Handyman Hal is a family friendly show that takes you on entertaining and educational adventures. Follow Handyman Hal as he makes repairs and learns how things work. Would you like to go behind the scenes at a fire station? Want to ride on a garbage truck? If so, join Handyman Hal for an awesome time.
Japan’s extraordinary culture is like no other in the world. The 2,000-year-old civilization grew through periods of seclusion and assimilation to cultivate a society responsible for immeasurable influences on the rest of the world. What makes Japan so distinctive? The answer is more than just spiritual beliefs or culinary tastes. It’s the ongoing clash between tradition and modernity; a conflict shaped by Japan’s long history of engagement and isolation.
Civil War historians Caroline E. Janney and Peter S. Carmichael invite you to join them on the battlefield for an on-the-ground examination of how the Civil War was fought. In 15 lectures, you'll visit 11 different sites that take you inside many of the war's renowned campaigns, including Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, and Petersburg.
The Science of Gardening shows how to create a beautiful and sustainable home garden guided by the newest information from applied plant physiology, biology, soils science, climatology, hydrology, chemistry, and ecology. From choosing and purchasing your trees and shrubs, to giving them the best start in your garden, to healthy maintenance and pest control, award-winning horticulturist Linda Chalker-Scott of Washington State University shows why science-based decisions are always best for your home garden, and also the most ecologically sound for the greater environment. You’ll enjoy her contagious enthusiasm and wonderful sense of humor as you learn to create your own vibrant, sustainable landscape.
Sorting through misconceptions about America's past; revisiting some of the country's iconic episodes, figures and themes from a fresh perspective; interpreting the past, the present and even the future; examining half-truths about American history.