Documentary / Biography - DVD

Jesse James led a deceptive, mysterious life--and the truth about his death remains buried in controversy. Was he shot in the back by a fellow outlaw, or did he make that story up? Did he fake his own death to get the law off...

He was 25 years old when he claimed the double crown of Egypt. By the time he died at age 92, he had transformed his nation and carved out a place in history as one of the most fabled rulers of all time RAMSES...

She was 19 when she arrived at the dreaded death camp of Auschwitz. But fate smiled on Luba Tryszynska, and after two years she was transferred to Bergen-Belsen, where she was put to work nursing injured German soldiers. Her life would take its most...

The heartbreaking story of Africans forcibly enslaved and shipped to America is a well-known tale; yet, it is just one tragic episode in the saga of world slavery. For nearly 6,000 years of recorded history, conquerors have imprisoned their enemies and forced them to...

In Christianity's medieval battle to retake the Holy Land from Islam, the failure of wealthy Crusaders left a growing number of disgruntled Europeans. And so, in 1212, two 12-year-old boys began their own Crusade and thousands of children tagged along. We reveal how these...

Peter, a 21-year-old college graduate and aspiring actor, is wasting his life to a serious video game addiction. Alienated from his mother who abandoned him when he was 12, Peter escapes into the fantasy world of video games instead of dealing with the problems...

Twenty-three-year-old Jason was one of seven children born into an extremely strict Southern-Baptist family. The kids were not allowed to listen to the radio, see movies or wear certain clothes. His father, a preacher, and his mentally unstable mother were quick to dole out...

Lonnie was unaware that her boyfriend Michael was wanted for fraud in Texas. Then she realised that Michael had stolen large amounts of money from her and, that she didn't really know the man she loved. When confronted Michael brutally attacked Lonnie, choking her...

In one of the greatest Naval Battles in History, USS Enterprise and sister carriers Yorktown and Hornet, turn the tide of the Pacific War. In just a few violent days in the waters off Midway Island, the American Carrier fleet pulverizes the Imperial Japanese...

It's the deadliest weapon our country has ever developed and it's just been stolen. Accused of treason, innocent Air Force pilot Jack Holloway (Dolph Lundgren, Universal Soldier, Rocky IV) makes a daring escape while en route to prison. In a deadly race against time,...

It's a down-and-dirty fight, Hollywood style, when classic producer Sonny Wexler (Burt Reynolds) takes one last shot at the big time, to try and save his failing career. His chance comes in the form of a brilliant script optioned from a promising young writer...

Danny White (Nick Moran: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and his crew of wannabe gangsters find themselves pitted against the local mafia headed by Leigh and Hellman (Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano: The Matrix) when they accidentally kill a local businessman they were...

(#65). In Miami, Detective Manny Castillo is investigating a brutal double homicide. The key to the case could be a surviving third victim, who is clinging to life after being shot multiple times. In Dallas, detective PE Jones faces the ultimate whodunit when he...

Skilled fighter pilots Paul Speer and Phil Wood, tackles the fierce North Vietnamese MiG over the killing skies of Vietnam. They fly the U.S. Navy's top fighter, the F8 Crusader. In one of the longest, gut-wrenching dogfights on record, Lt. Commander Richard Schaffert--out of...

Two-million years ago, Homo erectus first shaped hard rock with a hammerstone to create sharp-edged tools. We follow the story of the axe from that point forward, tracing its journey as both deadly weapon and lifesaving tool. Then, we see how colonial blacksmiths made...

Did you know that the office of President of the United States has had a direct involvement with UFOs for over 50 years? Since WWII, every Chief Executive has publicly discussed, issued, or received documents from the White House pertaining to "Unidentified Flying Objects"....

In his final case as a homicide investigator, Sgt. Joe Schillaci teams up with Dets. Mayree Morin and Olga Rome to solve a baffling murder of a man found murdered in his bed. Schillaci and his team soon learn the killer may be a...

<html>She first appeared onscreen with the body of a woman and the head of a dog. Reinvented as 100 percent woman, Betty Boop enchanted millions--75 years after her birth on the drawing boards, she's still a star.BIOGRAPHY^(r) presents the fascinating story of this racy...

His drive to help his deaf mother communicate led to one of the most important inventions of the 20th century. But the telephone was only one of many notable contributions he made to fields ranging from medicine to aviation. Alexander Graham Bell left his...

Unravel the mysteries behind his cryptic predictions and explore the incredible life of the enigmatic man known as the Prophet of Doom.

Based on the best-selling book, this deliciously demented tour of offbeat American history scours the country in search of the bizarre, unexplained, and really weird stories that never made it into schoolbooks. In this episode, hosts Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran examine if history...

This emotionally gripping documentary series helps people confront their darkest demons and hopefully find a route to redemtion. This "follow-up" episode will allow for a much deeper investigation of life after the intervention, as we revisit some subjects several weeks later to see if...

A little girl in a coma had little chance of recovery. Her parents organized a nationwide prayer network and she was inexplicably cured. A woman dying of an incurable disease visited a famous shrine in Poland and was healed. After many years of research...

Marathon, Greece, September 490 BC. King Darius leads his Persian army in an attack on Greece. When the Persian fleet, carrying massive infantry and cavalry, arrived on Greek soil at Marathon Bay, the Greeks were outnumbered 4:1. But in an heroic effort,the Athenian hoplite...

Ernie Pyle, the epic WWII reporter, was in the midst of dozens of history's most desperate battles. A self-doubter, depressive, an alcohol abuser, and too sensitive for the terrors he recorded so brilliantly, Pyle changed the face of American journalism.His chronicles of plain men...

From the beginning of recorded history, people all over the world have believed in an afterlife. In the West, the powerful images of Heaven, with its white light, halos and harps, and Hell, marked by torture and pits of fire and brimstone, have shaped...

Born in medieval Italy to a wealthy family, Francis enjoyed the high life before becoming a prisoner of war, an experience that left him crippled. Disillusioned, he wandered the countryside until he heard a voice tell him to rebuild a dilapidated church.Feeling a new...

In the middle of the worst tornado season in over 20 years, Nashville, Tennessee was hit by a powerful twister that paralyzed the city and captured headlines nationwide. But the dramatic events of April 16, 1998, while captured in astonishing detail, do not begin...

It's the closest you can get to a Stealth Fighter without military clearance. DANGEROUS SKIES takes flight with the men and women of the Air Force as they perform their vital mission. Fly in an F-16 Fighting Falcon patrolling the Iraqi border. Dogfight in...

This program is among the first look inside the United States Navy's Marine Mammals Facilities - classified top secret for 30 years - to meet the dedicated marine biologists who work with the playful and intelligent U.S. Navy Dolphins. Rare footage of marine mammals...

The age of exploration officially ended a long time ago, but countless "new explorers" continue to invent new ways of looking at the world, unraveling mysteries large and small. MYSTERY THROUGH THE LENS introduces two such men Walter McCrone and John Douglas. McCrone seeks...

The Temples of Karnak and Luxor are the most illustrious religious centers of antiquity. For over two thousand years, the Egyptians worshipped their god Amun here, who they believed lived hidden within the temple. The temples also served as headquarters to Ancient Egypt's empire....

An avalanche can stretch a mile wide, weigh more than a million tons, and accelerate to 80 miles per hour in five seconds. Though majestic and beautiful, the avalanche is the only natural disaster almost always caused by its victims, and the only natural...

Within each battle lies an innate mystery: Is your enemy's every move part of an obvious strategy or ingenious trickery? Throughout history, nations have used a multitude of weapons to defeat the enemy. But all the while, one weapon has stayed at the forefront...

Heroic stories of squads that risk life and limb to defuse bombs. Spotlights Israeli units that defuse terrorist weapons on city streets, and the Royal Ulster Constabulary in Northern Ireland that battles some of the most devious bomb-makers.

Learn how universities underreport and cover up campus crime to protect their images. Meet a Lehigh University student raped after other rapes were hushed up, and a University of Minnesota coed whose rape proved that the school protected athletes accused of sex crimes. Also...

Meet the "True Believers" who await the "End Time", the glorious day when they will "Rapture" and be lifted up into heaven. They believe those left behind will face years of war and social chaos, and some are stockpiling weapons for Armageddon. Explore the...

Bill Kurtis takes you deep inside the African Maasailands and through the Ngorongoro Crater to search for a mysterious warrior artifact that Maasai tribesmen use to maintain their traditions.

They were disenchanted rebel soldiers who turned to a life of crime. Their exploits earned them a place in American folklore. The James Gang was the most notorious band of outlaws in the Old West. Led by the storied Jesse James, they embarked on...

Two thousand years ago, King Herod built a wondrous city by the sea. For 12 centuries his dream city flourished before it was lost to time, its treasure buried beneath sea and sand. Caesarea's tortured history includes transformation from Roman paganism and Judaism to...

Studies show that almost 20 percent of Americans believe in UFOs. And, as the much publicized Heaven's Gate incident pointed out, some of these people will go to extreme lengths in the name of their belief. UFO CULTS AND GROUPS traces the history of...

It is hard to imagine, but there was a time when airships blimps, dirigibles and zeppelins were the most dominant military aircraft of all. In this age of high-tech, high-speed planes and powerful, agile helicopters, the military airship has gone the way of the...

Air travel has all but obliterated time and distance. Journeys once measured in weeks now take hours. It's an amazing accomplishment: a multi-billion dollar industry that changed the world within the span of a lifetime--or actually two. Follow the lives of two men who...

Bill Kurtis meets botanists in South America to study newly developed "super seeds" which are strong enough to resist insects like the locust; then, he travels to Yellowstone National Park to look at new growth that indicates the forest is now recovering from the...

In the dangerous wilds of Western Cambodia is a vast ancient city spread over 75 square miles of dense jungle. The magnificent palaces and mysterious stone temples were hidden from human eyes for generations, but are now recognized as one of the world's great...

On D-Day, small teams of specially trained soldiers and sailors were given secret and dangerous missions at the vanguard of the assault. The Airborne Pathfinders set up special radar beacons and lights to guide the main Paratrooper Units to drop zones. The outnumbered British...

Any detective will tell you that the beginning is the most important time in a criminal investigation. If there are no significant developments within the first 48 hours, the chances of solving the case are cut in half. THE FIRST 48 chronicles this critical...

It was a court of lords and maidens, knights and sorcerers. The subject of myths and legends, movies and bestsellers, there has never been a place that has captured the imagination and eluded discovery quite like Camelot. From its inception, Camelot was shrouded in...

Two years ago a young girl was raped multiple times. After the crime took place, the suspect disappeared. Today, Detective Roxanne Lopez has two conflicting tips on his whereabouts: he's either living and working in Ft. Lauderdale, FL or hanging out locally, in Spring...

On April 21st, 2008, one of the most talked-about incidents in modern UFO history opened a new chapter - the Phoenix Lights. At approximately 8:00 PM, several residents reported seeing a formation of four lights that reminded them of the group of floating lights...