General Interest / Language Arts

An Actor Works
An Actor Works
Viveca Lindfors and filmmaker Bert Rashby present a Twentieth Century actress at work on a scene from Euripedes’ 2400-year-old Greek drama, “The...
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Based on Lewis Carroll’s classic story, this animated film takes Alice through all the exciting escapades with the White Rabbit, the Duchess, the Mad...
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Beware the Jabberwock
Beware the Jabberwock
In this fairy tale-like story, a young girl walking in the forest is taken prisoner by the Jabberwock, a purple dragon. The Jabberwock makes the girl...
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Bringing the Legend to Life: The Making of The Legend of Firefly Marsh
Bringing the Legend to Life: The Making of The Legend of Firefly Marsh
Revisit an exciting family adventure and go behind the scenes with a filmmaker in "Bringing the Legend to Life: The Making of The Legend of Firefly...
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Call of the Wild
Call of the Wild
Set in Alaska, this beautiful tale of friendship is based on the classic novel by Jack London. John Thornton rescues Buck, a dog that has been...
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The Changing World of Charles Dickens
The Changing World of Charles Dickens
Superb performances from some of the most memorable works of Charles Dickens, including "David Copperfield," "Dombey and Son," "Great Expectations"...
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Chosen Country: John Dos Passos and the Northern Neck
Chosen Country: John Dos Passos and the Northern Neck
John Dos Passos’ enigmatic political views, his life, and his literary achievements as they relate to his beloved “chosen country,” Virginia’s...
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Comforts of Home
Comforts of Home
The death of Flannery O’Connor in 1964, at age 39, marked the loss of one of America’s most gifted 20th-century writers at the height of her powers....
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Edgar Lee Masters' "Spoon River Anthology"
Edgar Lee Masters' "Spoon River Anthology"
A new look at a classic of the American heartland, which unraveled the myths about people who lived and died in the supposedly idyllic days of rural...
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The Emperor Jones
The Emperor Jones
Paul Robeson portrays Brutus Jones, an arrogant, strong-willed braggart who rises from Pullman porter to autocrat. He seizes power on a Caribbean...
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Ernest Hemingway: Rough Diamond
Ernest Hemingway: Rough Diamond
This fascinating program re-creates a day in the life of one of America’s most renowned writers, as he is being interviewed by a young reporter. ...
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Film: Art of the Impossible
Film: Art of the Impossible
Clips from "Birth of a Nation," "Potemkin," "King Kong" and "The African Queen" show viewers how filmmakers use their cart to make audiences believe...
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