"Inheritors of the Faith" plots the growth of the Nation of Islam under the leadership of Elijah Muhammad. After his death, his son, Warith, departs from his father's teachings and leads the Nation...
In the tradition of the sketch and stand-up comedy stylings of the Rat Pack, In Living Color and Def Comedy Jam, the Comedy Jump Off: The Latino Explosion emerges as the new standard in live comedic...
This episode provides an alarming look at extinction, emphasizing the new realization that saving wildlife means preserving or restoring habitat -- sometimes large areas of it. Alda travels the...
Enter the insane comic mind of fresh young comedian Kyle Cease. After gaining wide attention for his roles in Not Another Teen Movie and 10 Things I Hate About You, fans were irresistibly drawn to...
Chico Freeman is one of the generation of jazz musicians who have managed to combine the hallowed jazz tradition of technical excellence and dedication with a modern drive, power and ability to...
This week series host Kate Humble takes the Rough Scientists away from their epic quest for New Zealand gold, and sets them one of the show's toughest challenges yet. The team must measure the speed...
When Billy Biggles lands in the Kidsongs Kids backyard, it's sure to be a fun-filled day! Everyone begins talking about the really great videos they've made; each time Billy thinks of one of his...
Ten years ago, Siler City, North Carolina, was a black and white town of segregated communities with a shared geography and an unsettled history. This quiet, rural southern town is a "laboratory"...
Joseph Fiennes (Running with Scissors, Shakespeare in Love) and Dennis Haysbert (TV's 24) star in the incredible true story of the deep bond that develops between political prisoner Nelson Mandela...
You'll learn The 5 Coolest Things about Off-Road with two of the world's best riders - 15-time champion Rodney Smith and Supercross/Motocross legend Mike Kiedrowski, now an Off-Road star - tearing up...
Our final set of Rough Science space challenges are all about rockets. Mike, Jonathan and Kathy have to make three different rockets, but there's a catch; they're only allowed to use one thing as a...
This episode looks at race in America and the meaning of the black/white paradigm in multiracial America today. The hour weaves the personal memoirs of writers John Edgar Wideman and Jane Lazarre...
One of the funniest and most popular films of the silent era. Charlie Chaplin, Marie Dressler and Mabel Norman star in Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios comedy "Tillie's Punctured Romance" (72 min.),...
Les McCann was one of the performers who ushered in the gospel-tinged jazz that was so popular in the sixties. He came by this affinity honestly. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, virtually all of his...
This full-length concert features the band in its original line-up, was filmed at New York's legendary Irving Plaza in December 2005, and at other shows along the band's December tour. The feature...
