History Channel (Television network)

Did you know that 1% of the white noise you see on your television is actually background radiation from The Big Bang? This CGI-driven special will tell the 14 billion year history of our world in two hours. It's an epic story that will give surprising connections to our daily lives. From the formation of the earth and the emergence of life, to the advance of man and the growth of civilization, it's a rapid-fire view of our unforgettable story.

Encapsulates this heady (and often headless) period in Western civilization vividly unfurled in a maelstrom of violence. CH (2) Public performance viewing.

The Civil War rages. The formidable Confederate army cannot match the Union's mastery of technology as railroads, supply lines, and the telegram become new weapons in a modern war. The transcontinental railroad unites the nation and transforms the heartland. Farmers settle the continent as their cattle replace wild buffalo as king of the plains. The cowboy becomes a new American icon. Viewers will be immersed in each moment as it happens.

What will the world be like when mankind is extinct? The pyramids may stand forever, but the cities will disappear. Our greatest masterpieces will fade and crumble. As global warming and the depletion of natural resources become ever more pressing issues it is critical to consider how we can reduce our impact on the planet. Journey to locations around the globe already going through the processes of a lack of human intervention. See the changes wrought...

Looks at the private lives of the statesmen who helped lead the American Revolution and founded the United States.

A look at World War II's turbulent Pacific Theater, following the Allies' island-by-island Pacific campaign, warfare in the steamy jungles from New Guinea to Burma, the air war, including the suicidal Kamikaze attacks and the bombing missions that brought the war to the Japanese homeland, and the hand-to-hand combat and vicious guerrilla warfare at Peleliu.

DVD-R. Presents the popular drink, tea. Discusses how to grow tea, how to process tea, the history of tea and the popularity of tea in world societies. Includes a visit to the Lipton Tea plant in Suffolk, Virginia; the Charleston Tea Plantation in South Carolina; and the Celestial Seasonings plant in Boulder, Colorado.

Includes an overview of World War II from the German Blitzkeieg to the Allies' bloody battle for Berlin, as well as the desert war in northern Africa, the landing of the Allies and the brutal German counterattack at Anzio, and the largest amphibious assault in world history, the Normandy invasion.

Prepare to raid and wage battle once again, in an ancient kingdom dominated by vengeance, lust and thrilling conquest. The gripping family saga of Ragnar, Rollo, Lagertha and Bjorn continues as loyalties are questioned and bonds of blood are tested. Now king of his people, Ragnar remains a restless wanderer, leading his band of Norse warriors on epic adventures from the shores of Essex to the mythical city of Paris. But stunning betrayals and hidden...