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Explores the life of Jesus and the movement he started, challenging familiar assumptions and conventional notions about the origins of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence and interviews with the nation's leading New Testament scholars, the series transports the viewer back two thousand years to the time and place where Jesus once lived and preached. Traces Jesus' life, focusing on the events that occurred after he died and on his first followers.

What will it mean when most of us can afford to have the information in our DNA, all six billion chemical letters of it, read, stored and available for analysis? This program reveals that we stand on the verge of such a revolution. Meet a cancer patient who appears to have cheated death and a cystic fibrosis sufferer breathing easily because scientists have been able to pinpoint and neutralize the genetic abnormalities underlying their conditions.

In a special 4-hour investigation, FRONTLINE tells the inside story of the struggles to rescue and repair a shattered economy, exploring key decisions, missed opportunities, and the unprecedented and uneasy partnership between government leaders and titans of finance that affects the fortunes of millions of people around the world.

Join historian Bettany Hughes as she explores the different beliefs and practices that form the core of the Buddhist philosophy and investigates how Buddhism started and where it travelled to, through visits to seven of the most spectacular monuments built by Buddhists across the globe.

Overweight outsider Jimmy Winterpock is subjected to cruel bullying from his high school classmates. Despite the constant teasing and torment, Jimmy's strength to never give up helps him focus on his goals to lose weight and win over the girl of his dreams.

Every year monarch butterflies migrate across North America to a remote area of Mexico. This presentation discusses how the butterflies navigate and endure the long journey and takes you to the locations they call home.

Linus tries to detach himself from his security blanket with the help of his friends and family.

Schulz's characters Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and more pals celebrate that round-headed kid in an animated mini-musical based on the Tony Award-winning stage hit.

After being sent to obedience school, Snoopy skips the trip and goes to live with Peppermint Patty.

Holmes and Watson investigate the connection between the death of a penniless shop girl and a debutante.