Oregon Public Broadcasting

Presents all seventy shows from Rick Steves' television show touring European cities, villages, and off-the-beaten-path destinations, highlighting Europe's history, culture, artifacts, landmarks, and people.

"Join Rick as he travels through the Holy Land in this hour long special, weaving together both the Israeli and the Palestinian narratives. In Israel, we'll travel from the venerable ramparts of Jerusalem to the vibrant m odern skyline of Tel Aviv. In Palestine, we'll harvest olives near Hebron, visit a home in Bethlehem, and pop into a university in Ramallah. We also learn about the persistent challenges facing the region today."

All 5 half-hour shows on Austria and the Alps, filmed entirely on location.

Titanic: Elyse Luray investigates whether a picture frame was made from a piece of wood from the Titanic or Lusitania. Woolworth sign: Tukufu Zuberi investigates whether two Woolworth Co. signs were part of the scene when desegregation sit-ins took place at a Winston-Salem Woolworth's lunch counter in the 1960s. Nazi spy toys: Eduardo Pagán investigates whether the father of a man's childhood friend, who had toy soldiers from Germany, was indeed...

Experience the sites and sounds of the jungle as you journey through the rainforests of the world. Students will learn about pollination, propagation and photosynthesis and meet diverse creatures that inhabit these regions.

Combines the story of manned flight with a celebration of nature's great fliers, from birds to insects. Discover how human designers borrowed ideas from nature to build the planes and jets of today.

A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the geographical history of deserts, their animal life and their importance for human culture.

On the morning of July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton was fatally wounded in a duel by Aaron Burr in the culminating act of a political war that had lasted for more than a decade. The rivals' final encounter in Weehauken ruined Burr's career and changed the fate of a nation.

1. Retrofitting suburbia: Dr. Richard Jackson MD MPH, investigates the link between our nations obesity and Type 2 Diabetes epidemic with urban sprawl fueled by car dependency. To prevent disease through better urban planning, Boulder, CO redesigns the city to make bicycles a safe alternative transportation. Two Denver suburbs transform dead malls into --2. Rebuilding places of the heart: When U.S. industry and manufacturing collapsed or went elsewhere,...