DEFORCE: The Past, Present, and Future of Detroit
Once viewed as a model for urban America, Detroit has experienced what many believe to be the worst downturn in living standards and population of any large American city. Exactly how and why such a dramatic change occurred is still being debated, b...
Risk: Ken Burns’ Jazz, Part 8
The social tensions underlying America’s postwar prosperity were reflected in the broken rhythms and dissonant melodies of bebop-and in the troubled life of Charlie Parker. Nicknamed “Bird,” Parker demonstrated ideas and techniques as overwhel...
The Story of India: Spice Routes and Silk Roads
This program featuring Michael Wood takes viewers to the India of the early centuries AD, a time that saw Indian civilization grow into a major participant in the first global economy as trade enriched it through contact and exchange. The rediscover...
The Story of India: The Power of Ideas
The second installment of Michael Wood's journey through Indian history covers the age of Buddha, the incursions of the ancient Greeks, and the rule of Emperor Ashoka as they relate to the enduring power of Indian ideas. Drawing upon archaeology, li...
The Story of India: Beginnings
This program looks at identity and the roots of India’s famous “unity in diversity.” Using all the tools available to the historical detective - archaeology, cultural anthropology, climatology, DNA research, and more - Michael Wood takes viewe...
Lebanon: Bits and Pieces
Lebanon: Bits and Pieces is an exquisitely beautiful and profoundly moving exploration of the myths and realities of present-day Lebanon, as reflected through the voices of women. During Olga Naccache's childhood, Lebanon was known to the outside wo...