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3 Steps To Incredible Health
3 STEPS TO INCREDIBLE HEALTH! WITH JOEL FUHRMAN, M.D. directly addresses the crisis of obesity and chronic disease plaguing America. Dr. Fuhrman’s revolutionary health plan is not about will power, but instead offers knowledge and a healthy, effective, and scientifically proven plan for shedding weight quickly and reclaiming the vitality and good health we all deserve.
Active with Arthritis with Vijay Vad
Dr. Vijay Vad provides up-to-date, state-of-the-art information on treatments and regimens that are proven to improve daily life for anyone suffering with osteoarthritis with emphasis on the common locations of osteoarthritis: knee and hip pain. Physical therapies; diet; supplements; injectables and surgical interventions will be explained, along with the promising future of arthritis therapies.
Ageless Skin Secrets from Dr. Denese
Anti-aging expert Dr. Adrienne Denese draws on recent medical breakthroughs, the development of new treatments and ingredients, and her own experience helping thousands of patients reverse the signs of aging to bring her skin care secrets to every woman.
Alone in the Wilderness Part 1
“Alone in the Wilderness” is the story of Dick Proenneke. To live in a pristine land unchanged by man… to roam a wilderness through which few other humans have passed… to choose an idyllic site, cut trees and build a log cabin… to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available… to be not at odds with the world, but content with one’s own thoughts and company… Thousands have had such dreams, but Dick Proenneke lived them.
American Masters:Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
With unprecedented and unrestricted access to Johnny’s personal and professional archives, multiple Emmy and Peabody award winning AMERICAN MASTERS series and two-time Emmy-winning filmmaker Peter Jones explores the life and career of one of the most beloved yet enigmatic icons in American entertainment history.
Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino
Love in Portofino was recorded in August 2012 as Bocelli hosted an intimate and truly romantic outdoor concert in one of the most beautiful settings on earth.
Back Care Basics: Yoga for the Rest of Us
Fitness expert Peggy Cappy leads this specialized yoga program, designed to offer the benefits of increased flexibility, strength and stamina, while decreasing back pain and improving posture, through the use of modified poses perfect for viewers with injuries, back problems, or decreased mobility. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi All Movie Guide
Blood Sugar Solution
In THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION, Dr. Mark Hyman reveals that the secret solution to losing weight and preventing not just diabetes but also heart disease, stroke, dementia, and cancer is balanced insulin levels. Dr. Hyman describes the seven keys to achieving wellness-nutrition, hormones, inflammation, digestion, detoxification, energy metabolism, and a calm mind-and explains his revolutionary six-week healthy-living program.
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
It’s Bob Ross. The man with the gentle voice who can paint a landscape in thirty minutes right before your very eyes in your own living room.
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
Engaging, humorous, and provocative, Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy examines the unique role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical. The film showcases the work of legends such as Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim.
Country Pop Legends
Country pop legends unite to perform their biggest and most-loved hit recordings from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s in an all-new entry in the MY MUSIC series of specials.
Cow Town Ballroom
Cowtown Ballroom: Sweet Jesus the DVD, is a documentary film about Cowtown Ballroom, a legendary concert venue in Kansas City, Missouri.
Daniel O’Donnell: From the Heartland
Daniel exudes the same passion and unique sense of humor that has been fascinating audiences for years in this new concert special “Daniel O’Donnell from the Heartland.”
Doc Martin
BAFTA Winner Martin Clunes (Men Behaving Badly) stars in this comedy about a misanthropic, socially maladjusted doctor forced to relocate to a rustic seaside village, where he immediately clashes with the town’s eccentric citizens. Endearing and offbeat, Doc Martin is “just what the doctor ordered” (TV Times, U.K.).
Don McLean: An American Troubadour
Don Mclean: American Troubadour , is a behind the scenes look at one of America’s greatest singer-songwriters. This Special summarizes his forty-year plus career and features live performances of his best-known hits including American Pie, Vincent, Crying and I Love You So. Don McLean: American Troubadour is produced and directed by four-time Emmy award winning Jim Brown whose work includes: Pete Seeger: The Power of Song, The Weavers: Wasn’t That A Time, and A Vision Shared: Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly.
Downton Abbey (Masterpiece Classic)
An addictive blend of suds and social commentary, Downton Abbey brings a microcosm of Edwardian society together under one roof.
Drop 7 Foods, Feel Better Fast
In this groundbreaking program, nutrition and fitness expert JJ Virgin reveals the real secret behind weight gain—food intolerance. A negative reaction to certain foods like dairy or gluten can sabotage your health by triggering inflammation and causing a host of nasty symptoms like bloating, breakouts, headaches, achy joints and—worst of all—stubborn weight gain.
Easy Yoga for Arthritis
The “Yoga for All of Us” author effectively addresses arthritis relief through the practice of yoga.
Easy Yoga for Easing Pain
Yoga instructor Peggy Cappy explains how yoga can alleviate the pain in joints. Also: several of her students are tracked to show how her program has improved the quality of their lives.
Flood of ’51
“The Flood of ’51″ features interviews with historians Roy Bird and Bob Richmond of Topeka, experts from the National Weather Service, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the State Conservation Commission, as well as a number Kansas residents who experienced the flooding in Topeka, Lawrence, Kansas City, Council Grove and Ottawa. The documentary also features historic, 16mm film footage and dozens of still photographs that were shot during and after the flood by both professional and amateur photographers.
Healthy Hormones: Brain/Body Fitness
Exercises and lifestyle tips designed to increase hormone balance, promote weight loss, and well being. Featuring fitness expert Teresa Tapp, and New York Times best-selling author Mary Shoman, the program boasts a rich premium lineup, and is packed with viewer appeal.
Horses of the West: America’s Love Story
From the power of racing thoroughbreds, to a gentle nudge from a therapy horse, to the open runs of wild horses on the range, to the muscle and skill of working ranch horses, this program takes viewers on an emotional journey on horseback through the American West. It celebrates the remarkable relationship of horses and the humans who love them. Narrated by actress Ali MacGraw, the film offers a broad overview of the many different roles of horses in the American West.
Il Volo: We Are Love
Il Volo perform at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater in a concert taped on March 26, 2013. Songs from their “We Are Love” album are featured.
Is It Me or My Hormones
A simple, clear, accessible 28-day plan to help you balance your hormones and feel like yourself again from a health-care professional who has helped hundreds of women-including herself-do just that!
Joe Banamassa: An Acoustic Evening
On July 3, 2012, Joe Bonamassa brought a very special and exclusive acoustic presentation to the Vienna Opera House, a sublime cultural iconic venue steeped in history and heritage, and the perfect backdrop for such a dramatic and original music presentation.
Joel Harper’s Self Defense
This show can save your life. NYC celebrity trainer Joel Harper and muscle fitness specialist Donovan Green will walk you through 6 different ways you could be attacked and show you step by step how you can defend yourself and safely get out of each situation in a very clear and simple way.
John Sebastion presents Folk Rewind
Captures archival folk rock performances and includes an all new folk rock reunion segment.
John Wooden Value Victory and Peace of Mind
Values, Victory And Peace Of Mind presents the greatest coach of the 20th Century – Coach John Wooden – teaching his powerful values-based philosophy of how to achieve competitive greatness in sports, business and life.
June 8 Topeka Tornado
Hear the reactions – then and now – from those who were there including Bill Kurtis, national television journalist who was the local Topeka TV news anchor warning the public that night, “For God’s sake, take cover!”
Lawrence Welk: Big Band Splash
Lawrence Welk’s Big Band Splash is a celebration of Big Band hits performed by the great Welk Band and the talented Musical Family. The program is hosted by the bandleader and extraordinary trumpet player, Doc Severinsen, who conducted the Tonight Show Band for Johnny Carson from 1967 – 1992.
Legends of Folk: The Village Scene
In the sixties, Greenwich Village was the epicenter of the folk movement that redefined American music on a global scale. Legends of Folk: The Village Scene celebrates this influential period with classic performances by Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Neil Diamond, Peter, Paul & Mary, Joan Baez and many others.
Magic Moments:Best of 50′s Pop
The 1950s could be considered the last days of innocence. Pop music, short for “popular,” was just that: music enjoyed by mom, dad and kids alike.
Matthew Morrison: Where it All Began
Shot in Hartford, Connecticut’s Bushnell Theater on November 16th, 2012 , Matthew is accompanied by an orchestra and his own funk-injected backup singers/dancers and band. Bold images on a giant screen at the rear of the stage capturing the essence of the songs further enhance the performance. Brad Ellis, who quietly accompanies Mr. Shu on “Glee”, is Morrison’s accompanist on stage, creating a warm, familiar atmosphere.
Muddy Waters & the Rolling Stones Live
On November 22, 1981, in the middle of their mammoth American tour, the Rolling Stones arrived in Chicago prior to playing three nights at the Rosemont Horizon. Long influenced by the Chicago blues, the band paid a visit to Muddy Waters’ club, the Checkerboard Lounge, to see the legendary bluesman perform.
Nature #2705 (Hummingbirds in the Air)
These tiny marvels dazzle and delight bird watchers all over the world, and NATURE reveals their stunning abilities as they have never been seen before.
Nature: Animal Odd Couples
NATURE investigates why animals form these special bonds. Informed by the observations of caregivers and noted scientists, Temple Grandin and Marc Bekoff, the film explores what these relationships suggest about the nature of animal emotions.
Nature: My Life as a Turkey
Based on a true story, this beautiful, charming, funny, sad, and thought-provoking film explores one of those rare moments when man and animal unwittingly become more closely linked than nature normally allows.
New Play Piano in a Flash
Scott “The Piano Guy” Houston, the “Pied Piper” of recreational piano players, is back! Following on the heels of his tremendously successful original Play Piano in a Flash special, and fourteen seasons of the Emmy Award-winning series THE PIANO GUY, Scott has honed and sharpened his message to an even finer edge to be even more compelling in this new show.
Omni Health Revolution
This program features psychiatrist Daniel Amen and his wife, neurosurgical intensive care nurse Tana Amen. It is designed to help viewers take control of their physical and mental health using the science of nutragenomics – a big word, but it’s very simple.
Oscar Hammerstein II
Hosted by Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe nominated Matthew Morrison (“Glee”) — who starred in the 2008 Tony-winning revival of South Pacific as Lieutenant Cable — the film is a celebration of the most acclaimed lyricist and librettist of the 20th century, the man who worked in the theater for over 40 years, writing the lyrics for over a thousand songs and the libretti for dozens of operettas and musicals performed on Broadway, in London and in Hollywood films.
Over Hawaii
The unique wonders of Hawai‘i are explored in this illuminating, off-the-beaten-path tour of Hawai‘i’s six major Hawaiian islands: Hawai‘i Island, Maui, Lāna‘i, Moloka‘i, O‘ahu and Kaua‘i.
Peter, Paul & Mary: 25th Anniversary
In 1986 the legendary Peter, Paul and Mary marked their 25th anniversary with the taping of their first PBS TV special. Now, two and a half decades later, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the formation of the group in the famed Greenwich Village, this joyous yet deeply moving live concert is being first released on DVD.
Protect Your Memory w/Dr. Neal Barnard
In this program, Dr. Neal Barnard proves with groundbreaking research that there is in fact, lots you can do to protect your brain and memory! He dives into 3 simple steps you can take to derail the degenerative processes that could otherwise derail you and your memory: Skip “bad fat,” Knock out free radicals, Exercise your brain.
Quantum Activist
Amit Goswami, Ph.D, a pioneer of this revolutionary new perspective within science shares with us his vision of the unlimited potential of consciousness as the ground of all being, and how this revelation can actually help us to live better.
Red Green
“The Red Green Show” is a unique half-hour comedy series targeted at family audiences. Its purpose is to entertain and to provide an escape from the pressures of urban living.
Reverse Arthritis and Pain Naturally
Null provides extensive research showing how accessing natural substances in the right quantities and forms can repair damaged DNA, as well as help halt and reverse the progress of many diseases.
Rick Steve’s Delicious Europe
When it comes to good eating, Europe is a food lover’s wonderland: elegant cuisine, rustic delights, seasonal treats, beloved bakeries, a passion for wine, and slow food rather than fast food. However you slice it, Europeans take pride in their food: eating well is living well.
Rick Steves Hidden Europe
This TV special highlighting a dozen of Rick’s favorite discoveries is an adventure sure to stoke your travel dreams. In this select and intriguing collection of European gems, you venture with Rick from a fairytale Danish isle to a forgotten Tuscan hill town to a proud Basque capital. From the Slovenian Alps to a Bohemian dream town to your own hidden Greek port, this is your chance to enjoy the glories of offbeat Europe Through the Back Door.
Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Skills
One of the biggest challenges in planning a European vacation is maximizing your time without rushing and exhausting your self.Rick’s got packing down to a science and he teaches how to keep your documents safe and how to avoid common scams.
Stop Back Pain w/Dr. Vijay
Dr. Vad lays out concrete strategies for dealing with the most common pain problems. He then addresses the possible risks and rewards of various treatments for other types of chronic pain. His analysis of conventional and complementary options—including everything from prescription medications and surgical intervention to physical therapy, acupuncture, and breathing exercises—will open your eyes to the many ways you can take back control of your life.
Super Brain with Dr Rudy Tanzi
Super Brain explores new discoveries in neuroscience that maximize the potential of the human brain in practical and actionable ways. Harvard medical School professor Rudy Tanzi takes advantage of cutting-edge research to show the way we all can maximize our brain’s potential.
T’ai Chi Health & Happiness
T’ai Chi ~ Health & Happiness is a show that introduces viewers to the practical benefits of the Chinese martial art of T’ai Chi. Respected T’ai Chi expert David-Dorian Ross combines a series of demonstrations that walk the viewer through the basics of T’ai Chi with an engaging and detailed description of the specific health and wellness benefits of each part of the process.
The Tenors: Lead with Your Heart
The Canadian Tenors’ music is an eclectic blend of classical and contemporary pop that is thrilling audiences of all ages. The Tenors are the incredibly powerful voices of four gifted young men with diverse vocal styles, undeniable charm, international solo success and are one of Canada’s most sought-after exports.
Unleash the Power of the Femail Brain
For the first time, bestselling author and brain expert Dr. Daniel G. Amen offers insight on the unique characteristics and needs of the female brain and a practical, prescriptive program targeted specifically for women to help them thrive.
Victor Borge: Comedy in Music
This Victor Borge television special features recently re-discovered funniest and most memorable skits – a truly unparalleled collection not to be missed. Rare archival footage from the Andy Williams Show and Perry Como Show and a classic hilarious performance from Dwight D. Eisenhower inaugural celebration from the White House.
Washington Week
Gwen Ifill hosts PBS’ longest-running public affairs series features Washington’s top journalists analyzing the week’s top news stories and their effect on the lives of all Americans.
Woody Guthrie at 100!
Woody Guthrie at 100! Live at the Kennedy Center is the centennial celebration of the birth of America’s greatest folk singer, Woody Guthrie. John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, Tom Morello, Donovan, Ani DiFranco, Rosanne Cash, Old Crow Medicine Show and others perform many of Guthrie’s classics along with recently recorded lyrics from the Woody Guthrie Archives.
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