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- Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
- America's First Guru is the compelling story of how Yoga and Indian Wisdom first entered the popular American conversation in 1893 with the arrival of an Indian monk Swami Vivekananda at the first Parliament of Religions in Chicago
- A look at the life and work of writer/filmmaker Nora Ephron.
- Two critics review films both old and new.
- Illegal broadcast showing Max Headroom Impostor doing non-sense things and obscenities, shown over sports news and "Doctor Who" episode, which became cult phenomena as culprits were never captured.
- Rick Bayless, chef, travels to Mexico, samples food, and then returns to his kitchen to teach you how to cook the same dishes.
- Bleacher Bums takes place in the bleachers of Chicago's Wrigley Field. The characters are a bunch of Chicago Cubs fans, watching a game in progress on a summer afternoon.
- An in-depth look at the highly successful TV series, including a study of the philosophical approach of the program.
- Host and Travel Guide Colleen Kelly explores must-see locations & attractions throughout the U.S. and abroad, sharing expert travel tips and insights to create easier family vacations filled with once-in-a-lifetime memories. Each 30-minute episode of Family Travel with Colleen Kelly offers a personalized, "exclusive" behind-the-scenes tour, showcasing adventure, culinary, history, and travel tips!
- Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David M. Kennedy come together from remarkably different backgrounds, life experiences and points of view to explore the idea of a unifying American creed. Their spirited inquiry frames the stories of a range of citizen-activists striving to realize their own visions of America's promise across deep divides.
- Chicago housing system segregated Black families, diminishing their wealth for generations.Uncovering overlooked history, the resistance against discrimination, and how these policies deepened the national racial wealth gap.
- During a third-grade lesson on the civil rights movement and Rosa Parks, a Latino boy raises his hand to ask, "Where did we sit on the bus?" - and his teacher can't answer the question.
- On December 1, 1958, fire swept through Our Lady of the Angels school on Chicago's west side, killing 92 children and three nuns. This Emmy award-winning program tells the unforgettable story of ordinary people caught up in a mind-numbing disaster. Told through vivid first-hand accounts and stunning archival footage, Angels Too Soon is also the story of a fire that remains officially unsolved, despite the detailed confession of a 10-year-old student in the school. Above all, it is a story of faith, hope and courage, the day that 92 children became Angels Too Soon.
- Footage of Charles, some previously unseen, narrated by specially-selected old interviews with the King and Queen Camilla.
- Actor, Paul Winfield narrates a program that documents a time when men were denied access to the major leagues because of their race. The program includes interviews with players such as: Satchel Paige, Roy Campanella, Buck Leonard, Jimmy Crutchfield, David Malarcher, Effa Manley, and Quincy Trouppe.
- When the U.S. assumed the PAX, it assumed responsibility for global order, but for how long? Just how deeply entangled should America be in the world's affairs? What alternatives are there to being the world's policemen? Is there really a downside to retreat? And in the absence of the U.S., how might global order be maintained - or decimated? In a companion documentary to America in Retreat by Wall Street Journal's Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Bret Stephens, Free To Choose Executive Editor and Cato Senior Fellow Johan Norberg examine the questions facing a nation leaning back toward isolationism.
- On the major social and political issues of our time, economist, author, and columnist Walter Williams is one of America's most provocative thinkers. He is black, yet he opposes affirmative action. He believes that the Civil Rights Act was a major error, that the minimum wage actually creates unemployment, and that occupational and business licensure and industry regulation work against minorities and others in American business. Perhaps, most importantly, he has come to believe that it has been the welfare state that has done to black Americans what slavery could never do: destroy the black family.The story of Walter Williams' life unfolds through exclusive, on-location interviews with Williams and many others, referencing those turbulent, discriminatory events of the 1960s that so influenced his thinking and his life.
- An Extraterrestrial arrives on Earth, but remains tragically unnoticed.
- History of Chicago's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community from the Civil War to today.
- Experience the critically acclaimed Thodos Dance Chicago story ballet A LIGHT IN THE DARK from the best seat in the house in this incredible performance-on-film production from renowned choreographers Ann Reinking and Melissa Thodos. The ballet, which features original music from composer Bruce Wolosoff, interprets the early life of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan through dance.
- A rarely seen exploration of the artistic life through interviews with dozens of prolific artists, choreographers and performers, which examines why artists "do what they do" despite the hardships, frustrations, and financial difficulties that can accompany an artistic life.