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Henry Hudson

2006
Two young hosts meet Henry Hudson and learn about his four voyages including an expedition along the eastern coast of North America and a voyage into what is now known as Hudson Bay.

Bach's fight for freedom

2002
Johann Sebastian Bach, the chapel organist for Duke Wilhelm, is already frustrated when the duke assigns him a servant he is sure is a spy. Young Frederick, however, is a free spirit like his master and they both know what it is like to not be able to follow one's dreams.

Liszt's rhapsody

2002
Although he is rich and successful, musical superstar Franz Liszt is restless until he meets the gypsy Josy, a gifted young musician, and wagers that he can turn the wayward boy into a world-class musician.

Handel's last chance

2003
Ten-year-old Jamie O'Flaherty, in a Dublin jail for stealing, gets a chance to redeem himself, when he is bailed out by composer George Frideric Handel who needs Jamie to sing in the first performance of "Messiah" in 1742.

Bizet's dream

2002
A twelve-year-old girl in 1875 Paris, whose father is a soldier stationed in Seville, learns the story of Carmen the gypsy from her piano teacher, composer Georges Bizet.

The Ernest Green story

2005
A dramatization of the 1957 Civil Rights stand at Little Rock Central High School, when Ernest Green, one of nine African-American students to integrate the all-white school, faced harassment in order to graduate.

Stand by me

2000
Four boys in late-1950s Oregon walk the train tracks in search of a missing teen, hoping to become heroes in each other's and their hometown's eyes.

How the Earth was made

2010
Takes viewers on a journey through Earth's evolution, revealing the geological processes that have shaped the planet from the Great Lakes to Iceland, the San Andreas Fault to Krakatoa.

New England in autumn

the poetry of Robert Frost
A selection of Frost's poems chose to suit a perfect New England autumn day. Filmed in the beautiful farm country of Massachusetts.

Grammar tips for students

Using adjectives, adverbs and other modifiers
2008
An up-close look at the use of adverbs, descriptive adjectives and determiners, such as definite and indefinite articles, demonstratives, and possessive nouns and pronouns.

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