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Disc 1. "We explore four significant battles in Roman history and the people and events surrounding them. Spartacus tells the famous story of the slave and gladiator with a famous gift for leadership, who led a massive slave revolt against Rome at the height of her power. In Hail Caesar!, Julius Caesar, leader of the Roman troops, goes head to head with Gnaeus Pompey, champion of the Senate, after years of pursuing one another. It's Roman vs. Roman...

In a Pickle: Topic: Microbes; Keesha and the class return from vacation to find her prize cucumber has turned into a pickle! Could the Mike Robe gang be to blame? ; Meets Molly Cule: Topic: Molecules; When Wanda s favorite singer, Molly Cule, comes to town and she chooses Ms. Frizzle s class to wash her famous car, the kids discover how to clean the car down to the very last bit. ; Makes a Stink: Topic: Smell; Flora Whiff, the famous expert on...

The definitive documentary of America's pastime, baseball. Through a skillful blend of still photographs, film footage, interviews and voice overs, the history of "The Game" is brought to life. Covering the period from the 1840's to 1994 (just before the strike), the high and low moments, heroes and villains are explored and examined, providing an in-depth, informative, and enthralling look at this truly American passion.

For over 1,000 years pilgrims have been flocking to Chartres. It is not the city which attracts them, but the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Then as now it fascinates people, albeit for different reasons. When it was built, people saw it as a holy place. For people in the 20th century, it is an over-dimensional edifice of stone.

Contains four episodes that follow Ms. Frizzle and her class on their science adventures aboard the magic school bus, including a dive into oceans and wetlands.

Contains four episodes that follow Ms. Frizzle and her class on their science adventures aboard the magic school bus where they learn about weather, flight, and habitat.

Peggy Cappy returns with a new special that will show you how this gentle yoga program can help improve your strength and balance.

The complete six part series featuring amazing contraptions from around the world. Wallace and Gromit take an enthusiastic look at some real-life cracking contraptions, from gadgets that help around the home to the mind-boggling world of space travel and much more in between. From their self-built television studio, Wallace introduces films of inventors from around the world, and unveils some of his very own creations.

Features four revealing films previously seen on the Discovery Channel. Award-winning director and producer Gordon Forbes III lived beside and filmed the Navy's commando force for more than six years in order to make the films in this revealing collection. Go inside the world of a U.S. Navy SEAL; High-speed boats, top-secret aircraft, assault vehicles and mini submarines; Experience 'Hell Week' without the pain of actually going through it; and more....

Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history, led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Includes the stories of the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea who went with them.