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  1. Mayo Clinic, The: Faith, Hope and Science (2018)

    Director
    Ken Burns
    Subject
    History; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 116 minutes), $19.99

    In the wake of a deadly tornado in rural Minnesota in 1883, Doctor Mayo and his two sons enlisted the help of a group of Catholic nuns to care for the wounded. This documentary tells the story of the...

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  2. Facebook Dilema, The (2018)

    aka: Frontline: The Facebook Dilema

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 120 minutes), $19.99

    The promise of Facebook was to create a more open and connected world. But from the company’s failure to protect millions of users’ data, to the proliferation of "fake news" and disinformation, mounting...

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  3. Irish Rebellion 1916, The (2016)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 180 minutes), $19.99

    Narrated by Liam Neeson, this programme commemorates the Easter Rising with a combination of rarely-seen archival footage, new segments filmed on location worldwide, and interviews with leading experts. The...

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  4. The Great Math Mystery, The (2016)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $19.99

    Documentary about the history and principles of mathematics presented by astrophysicist and writer Mario Livio, along with other mathematicians, physicists, and engineers. The programme traces the...

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  5. Putin’s Way (2015)

    Director
    Neil Docherty
    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $19.99

    FRONTLINE investigates Vladimir Putin’s remarkable ascent from unemployed spy to modern-day czar, and the persistent accusations of criminality and corruption that have accompanied that rise. It traces...

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  6. Inside Einstein’s Mind (2015)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $19.99

    This film provides a clear introduction to Einstein’s thought experiments as NOVA explains his theory of relativity and reveals the simple but powerful ideas that reshaped the understanding of gravity.

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  7. Dick Cavett’s Vietnam (2015)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £14.99

    In conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon (30 April 1975) and the end of America’s presence in Vietnam, ‘Dick Cavett’s Vietnam’ re-examines the conflict and its impact on America...

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  8. Address, The (2014)

    Director
    Ken Burns
    Subject
    Education; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £14.99

    Ken Burns’ documentary interweaves the history of the Gettysburg Address with a chronicle about a special school in the small New England town of Putney, Vermont. Each year, fifty students, boys from the...

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  9. How we Got to Now with Steven Johnson: The History and Power of Great Ideas (2014)

    Director
    Nic Stacey
    Producer
    Nic Stacey
    Subject
    Science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 360 mins), $54.99

    A 2-disc DVD of the six-part documentary television series first broadcast in the US October-November 2014. Best-selling author Steven Johnson tells the stories behind six remarkable ideas that made modern...

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  10. Particle Fever (2014)

    Director
    Mark Levinson
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 99 minutes), $19.99

    Documentary following six scientists during the launch of the Large Hadron Collider. As they seek to unravel the mysteries of the universe, 10,000 scientists join forces in pursuit of a single goal: to...

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