biographical television programs

Offers insights in the the lives and work of various novelists and thinkers such as George Orwell, Susan Songtag, Sigmund Freud, Margaret Mead, and others with original voice recordings and archival documentary footage.

Examines the life of John Nash, the American mathematician who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, and who later won the Nobel Prize in economics.

Looks at the life of aviatrix Amelia Earhart, the first woman pilot to cross the Atlantic solo, who vanished without a trace while she was attempting to fly around the world.

Examines the life of Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of the last czar of Russia, discussing the massacre of her family in 1918 and the claims of Anna Anderson, who, beginning in 1922, argued for sixty years that she was the supposedly dead princess.

Explores the life and career of Sidney Poitier through his body of work and through the words of his colleagues and admirers.

Takes a look at the life and times of notorious gangster Al Capone, from his violent youth in Brooklyn, to his role in the powerful Chicago crime circles.

In light of the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, this documentary focuses on many of the controversial aspects of Lincoln's life--race, equality, religion, politics and depression. Interviews re-enactors, relic hunters, authors, scholars and Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to gain perspectives on Lincoln's life and thoughts.

This docudrama looks at Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, and his encounters with the Nazis, Churchill and Roosevelt and their impact on World War II. Includes documentary footage, dramatic reconstruction and interviews.

"Follow the courageous journey of John Lewis, a civil rights hero, congressional leader, and human rights champion whose unwavering fight for justice spans the past 50 years. The son of sharecroppers, Lewis grew up in the segregated South and rose from Alabama's Black Belt to the corridors of power on Capitol Hill. His humble origins have forever linked him to those whose voices often go unheard"--OCLC.