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This historical newsreel, hosted and narrated by Dennis James, contains three segments. The first reviews the incident of the accidental sinking of the USS S-51 submarine in 1925 off the coast of Rhode Island. The second segment goes back in time to the 1926 "Scopes Monkey Trial" in Tennessee. Archival footage of the trial features defense lawyer Clarence Darrow, Congressman and Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, and the defendant John Scopes....
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This historical newsreel, hosted and narrated by Dennis James, contains three segments. The first is a short profile on actor Rudolph Valentino, including scenes of him as "The Sheik" and of his funerals in New York City and Los Angeles. The next segment highlights the perils of driving in the Indianapolis 500, with footage of some of the worst crack-ups on record. Lastly is a history of Wall Street, with a focus on the crash of 1929. Included with...
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This historical newsreel, hosted and narrated by Dennis James, contains three segments. The first profiles the exploits of Mildred Ella ("Babe") Didrikson Zaharias, a woman considered the greatest female athlete of her time. The second segment on the Prohibition Era contains footage of Charleston dancers, famous speakeasy operator "Texas" Guinan, singer Al Jolson, President Warren G. Harding playing a tuba, President Calvin Coolidge wearing a Native...
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How Hollywood Does It is a look at the history, techniques, movements and people who create the magic of motion pictures. Documentary talks about some of the different styles of documentary filmmaking from the birth of cinema to the present day. It is a multi-part look at the history, techniques, movements, and people who create the magic that we call motion pictures. Today's program will talk about a style of filmmaking outside of the normal fiction...
6) Monumentum
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In recent years, Russia has erected over 250 monuments. What lies behind this phenomenon? Why, in this post-socialist society, has a demand arisen for monumental symbols? A film in the found footage genre, comprising news reports and amateur films focusing on the unveiling ceremonies for historic monuments. In Russian with English subtitles.
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There's a dire need to repair aging infrastructure in the U.S., and an innovative building material could be a game changer. Embedded with steel fibers, ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is about 5 to 10 times stronger than standard concrete -- and unaffordable for most government-funded projects. In this NewsHour segment, special correspondent Cat Wise looks at the use of UHPC and how researchers are working to bring costs down.
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Government forces in the capital of Chad killed dozens of opposition protesters Thursday. Rights groups say the unarmed civilians were massacred as they protested having to wait two years for elections. Because of the violence and instability, people are suffering from a food crisis made by both man and the climate crisis. Special correspondent Willem Marx reports in this NewsHour clip.
9) Elektra
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Richard Strauss' one-act opera, Elektra, may be the bloodiest ever written. Based on the classic Greek tragedy, the story centers on Elektra, who is bent on killing her mother, Klytaemnestra, who in turn killed her father, King Agamemnon.
10) Nations at Play
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Lesley Sharp narrates as original newsreel footage and 1950s voice- over are used to illustrate how Britons spent their leisure time during the first half of the 20th century. Includes footage of Henley regattas, frolics at the seaside, the Victorian fairground, horse riding in Hyde Park, Royal Ascot in 1919, Deauville in the 1920s and the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley.
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The endeavor, innovation and technological breakthroughs of the first half of the 20th century are illustrated through newsreel footage and the 1950s narration of the original Time to Remember documentary series. This episode includes footage of tanks on the battlefields of the Great War; Scott's expedition to Antarctica; Mallory and Irvine on Everest; Roosevelt at the Boulder Dam; and a car testing its very necessary roll-bar.
12) A Woman's World
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This episode offers an insight into the ways women's roles in society changed through the first five decades of the 20th century. Joyce Grenfell and Dame Edith Evans are the narrators and the archive footage features suffragette protests, including Emily Davison at the 1913 Derby; working women during the First World War; Suzanne Lenglen playing tennis; and a sample of 1920s and 30s fashions.
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This episode tells the story of the struggle to maintain peace in the decades after the Great War. The politicians' high hopes for improved international relations through the League of Nations were gradually eroded by expansionism and aggression across the globe. Includes footage of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles; the first Armistice Day parade in 1919; Ramsay MacDonald addressing the League of Nations in 1924; Neville Chamberlain's visits...
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Past Supreme Court rulings have allowed colleges to consider race in their admissions processes and about 40 percent do. But the justices will soon revisit the issue and could overturn years of precedent. In this NewsHour segement, John Yang visits Berkeley, looking at their big push to improve diversity without the consideration of race or sex in the admissions process.
16) Vot-ER
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According to census data, fewer than three-quarters of eligible Americans are registered to vote. Since 2019, a non-partisan nonprofit called Vot-ER has taken voter registration efforts into medical exam rooms across the country. In this NewsHour segment, Tionya Lawrence, a family nurse practitioner in Georgia, joins John Yang to discuss the initiative.
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This episode tells the story of the groundbreaking men, women and machines who, on land and sea and in the air, went furthest and fastest in the first half of the 20th century. Includes footage of Malcolm Campbell in Bluebird; the first Monaco Grand Prix; the Spitfire; Amelia Earhart; and Jean Batten, the first person to simultaneously hold the solo flight records between the UK and Australia in both directions.
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The climate crisis is now a reality worldwide, but it's nowhere more apparent than the parched landscapes of northern Africa. Thousands are on the move looking for water to grow crops and graze livestock. Special correspondent Willem Marx looks at just how dire this crisis has become in this NewsHour clip.
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This episode traces the fortunes and fates of the European royal dynasties during the first half of the 20th century. Narrator Lesley Sharp links sequences showing an era of war, revolution, assassination and abdication. Includes footage of Queen Victoria at her diamond jubilee celebrations; Victoria's funeral; Edward VII out hunting; Tsar Nicholas II of Russia; Victor Emmanuel of Italy; Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany; Franz Josef of Austria in Sarajevo;...
20) Stage and Screen
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This episode tells the story of the entertainment industries of the 1920s and 30s, when dance crazes were all the rage and movie stars came of age. Footage from the theaters, music halls and cinemas of the 1920s and 30s is combined with a characterful voice-over to give a glimpse of a golden era in twentieth century show business. It includes footage of Charles Laughton applying his own stage make-up, chorus line auditions and rehearsals in the West...
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