Summary: The Pacific Ocean covers one third of the Earth's surface, holds half of the world's water, and hides the deepest place on the planet. It is a place where huge and iconic, rare and dazzling creatures live, and where creatures yet to be discovered lurk. Filmed in cinematic 4K, the program breaks the boundaries between land and sea to present the Pacific Ocean in a way never seen before.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BIG

Summary: Discusses the forces that created the surface of the ocean and looks at attempts to document the spectrum of marine life.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2010

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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DAW

Summary: Life in the extreme. In a fragile world of beauty and hostility, nature finds a way to survive and thrive. Sir David Attenborough explores a planet on the brink of major change.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Earth 2023

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOC FRO

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3 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FRO

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE FRO

Summary: Examines the various factors that make Earth suitable for life, including its size, weather system, distance from the sun, and other natural factors.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOC Pe

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PER

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE PER

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Summary: Millions of years ago, incredible forces ripped apart the Earth's crust, creating our seven continents, each with its own distinct climate, its own distinct terrain, and its own unique animal life. From the colorful paradise of South America to the scorching heat of Africa, this showcases the true character of each continent in turn and reveals just how it has shaped all life there.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 508 SEV

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Summary: In 1977, NASA launched the Voyager missions as a way of exploring the solar system's outermost planets, capturing images of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and their moons. "The farthest" documents Voyager's journey, including first-hand accounts of the men and women who built the ships and guided their missions. Bonus film "Second genesis" explores the scientific quest to find life, or...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 919.9 FAR

Summary: Plants live secret, unseen lives. They are capable of forming mutually beneficial relationships with animals. But they can also be as aggressive, competitive, and dramatic as any living thing on our planet. Using specialist cameras, this spectacular series allows us to travel beyond the power of the human eye, to look closer at their interconnected world. Each episode introduces a set of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GRE

Summary: Completing the Planet Earth trilogy, Planet Earth III explores the greatest habitats on our planet and the extraordinary animals that live in them. Filled with wonder and insight, Planet Earth III celebrates places and animals beyond our imagination. From the depths of the ocean to the most remote jungle, discover the planet's last great wild places and the astonishing strategies animals have...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOC PLA

Summary: The contemporary and unfiltered series offers fascinating insights into the most successful animal group ever, from the tiny Etruscan shrew to the giant blue whale. Mammals, the most loved group of all animals, are found on every continent and in every ocean, from the frozen wildernesses to the densest jungles, in the hottest deserts and the darkest depths. Discover the secrets to their success...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: HOT DVD

Summary: Baiae, an ancient Roman city lost to the same volcanoes that entombed Pompeii. But unlike Pompeii, Baiae sits under water, in the Bay of Naples. Nearly 2,000 years ago, the city was an escape for Rome's rich and powerful elite, a place where they were free of the social restrictions of Roman society.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NER

Summary: This 2016 follow-up to the 2006 documentary mini-series "Planet Earth" examines the natural features and wildlife found in various parts of the world, each of the six episodes corresponding to a different category of natural or man-made terrain (e.g., island, mountain, jungle, urban area, etc.).

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD PLA

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Doc Pl II

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PLA
1 available in Teen Display, Call number: DVD E-TV PLA

Summary: Examines entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.'s journey to create his own identity, as a black man who embraced Judaism, through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress; a veteran of increasingly outdated show business traditions, he strove to stay relevant, even as he found himself bracketed by the bigotry of white America and the distaste of black America. Features new interviews with...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2019

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SAM