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Billund, Denmark is home to the original Lego factory that producers over 1 billion bricks per week. Lego is a brand that stretches beyond the children's market and has a huge following of AFOLs (Adult Fans of Lego). This film follows Justin and Mark as they attempt to become part of the Lego company. Justin aspires to become a Lego designer while Mark wants to launch a magazine marketed to adults who enjoy building with Lego. See inside the Lego...
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No episode of history illustrates the interplay between violence and radical idealism more clearly than the overthrow of Russia's czar and aristocracy. Using vivid reenactments and colorized archival footage, this program depicts the seizure of power by a political party which, although initially representing a small fraction of the Russian nation, rapidly engulfed it. Viewers learn about the formation of the Red Army and the Cheka, or secret police;...
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This film examines Bill Clinton's decisions about the use of U.S. military power in his context as the first post-Cold War President. It presents him as facing a public reluctant to get involved in conflicts, but having a duty to use U.S. power to promote democracy and alleviate suffering.
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Shortly after the establishment of Bolshevik rule in Russia, brewing conflict threatened the party's leadership. This program depicts Lenin's response to those threats through ruthless campaigns against political rivals and foreign forces. Drawing on letters and personal accounts, the film also makes use of dramatic reconstructions and colorized archival footage, portraying the era as those at the vanguard of the revolution would have seen it. Viewers...
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In 1936, Mussolini was on top of the world. In 1945, he was on the business end of Partisan machine guns. By what process did the man who aspired to Roman-style supremacy finally pay the piper? This program looks at the latter period of Italian Fascism, from the height of Mussolini's reign to his fall from power and his death. Using colorized historical footage and reenactments, the film addresses Mussolini's attempts to inculcate Fascism through...
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In 1990, Saddam Hussein ordered Iraqi troops to invade Kuwait. Arab powers asked the Western nations to intervene and the United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions. Hussein ignored the warnings and the U. N. demanded Hussein withdraw from Kuwait by mid-January. Hussein defied the order and in 1991, U.S. President George Bush ordered a massive air offensive. With excerpts from his journal and archival footage, follow President Bush through...
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This film examines how Nixon sought to fulfill his mandate of getting America out of Vietnam with an honorable peace, bombing the North Vietnamese to achieve negotiating leverage even as he withdrew American troops. Public opinion constrained his use of force and made his threats less effective. Nixon had to make decisions as Commander in Chief with one eye on the war at home, the other on the war in Vietnam. The film presents Nixon as tragically...
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This program features Australian Institute of Sport expert Dr. David Martin as he teaches host Todd Sampson the X-factor that turns ordinary folks into champions. Todd improves his mind-body connection, the ability to visualize, and his emotional intelligence. He then faces his greatest fear-being chained, handcuffed, and blindfolded underwater-with only his improved brain to help him do a death-defying escape.
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This program features Dr. Michael Merzenich, the pioneer of the neuroplasticity revolution, as he teaches Todd how to turbocharge his thinking speed, attention and memory. After only a few weeks of brain training Todd attempts an extreme challenge at the World Memory Championships.
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He was the world's first Fascist dictator, a man with grandiose visions of restoring the Roman Empire. His exaltation of violence inspired Hitler. And yet, in the 1920s, world leaders were full of praise for Benito Mussolini and his anti-Communist stance. This program examines the rise of Italian Fascism - from its roots in Italy's humiliating loss in the WWI battle of Caporetto to the assassinations and brutality Mussolini used to destroy those who...
11) Make Me Creative
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This program features a team of experts that coach host Todd Sampson to increase his creativity and overcome limiting mindsets. On his way to attempting a large-scale art-challenge, Todd learns to use divergent and lateral thinking and discovers the secret of what makes something innovative.
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We currently live in the safest time in recorded history. So why are we so obsessed with our children's safety? Troubled by his daily fears for his four-year-old daughter, filmmaker Mark Miller investigates our current media-induced culture of paranoia and its lasting effect on future generations. Themes include the role of media in public paranoia, changing patterns in parenting, anxiety based disease, public health, crime trends in rural and urban...
13) The End of Men
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It used to be that a man was rugged, reliable, and got the job done. But then came the worst recession in 80 years. So what happens now that the job is gone? Following several men forced to rethink their lives and values and interviewing male and female experts, The End of Men investigates how men are coping with the evolving role of masculinity in today's world, where the old rules no longer apply.
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Mike Wolfe, owner of Antique Archaeology in Iowa, and his business partner Frank Fritz, hunt down objects with historical, collectible, and pop culture value that have been long forgotten by their owners. From a vintage Harley to a one-of-a-kind Ferris wheel, each treasure hunt uncovers weird and wonderful Americana, offering a glimpse into a little-known side of the antiques business. Along the way, Mike and Frank meet people whose own stories open...
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April 18, 1993: One of the most notorious religious leaders in the United States, David Koresh, and 83 of his followers have been trapped inside their Waco, Texas compound for over 50 days. Unwilling to surrender and surrounded by authorities, the siege is the longest modern-day standoff in American law enforcement history. In 24 hours, however, it will all be over, and Koresh and 73 others will be dead.
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In small towns and along America's backroads, treasures are waiting to be uncovered, valuable relics from our history that are hidden in junk piles, buried in barns, and stacked in garages. It takes experts to find them, and turn rust to riches. Follow highly skilled 'pickers' Mike Wolfe, owner of Antique Archaeology in Iowa, and his business partner Frank Fritz as they hunt down objects with historical, collectible, and pop culture value that have...