In this episode, Claudius, the most unlikely of the Augustan family, becomes one of the greatest emperors of the Roman Empire, only to fall victim to a brutally ambitious wife. A highly principled...

As SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN FRONTIERS marks its 10th anniversary, Alda looks back over the years at some of his most memorable, hilarious, scary and significant experiences as host. Some of the...

This series explores the events surrounding the conflict between neighboring nations struggling for land, power and national identity. Despite its enormous impact, the war is a chapter in history...

Shari Spotter, star student of Frogsnorts Sorcerers Academy, is in trouble! Entrusted with baking the all-powerful Cosmic Crumpets for the annual Sorcerers Ball, she burns the magical treats and...

The British hope to exploit the contradictions posed in the South by slavery and also to enlist the support of southerners loyal to the crown. After a series of brutal engagements, however, it is...

The final episode explores youth culture and the values of the next generation by putting the camera into the hands of three young producers. Through their short documentaries, these producers...

Alan Alda investigates how people create memories and how as they age, memories become slippery and elusive, sometimes vanishing forever. He visits two men who live entirely in the present or the...

Hacker’s secret quest continues, with the nefarious ‘borg on the hunt for the next piece of his mysterious machine. His search for the legendary Prism of Penguia takes him to snowy Cyberia. While...

In World War II, more than 110,000 Japanese-Americans were forced into relocation camps across the US. This film traces the lives of the 16,000 people who were sent to two camps in southeast...

Travel back 900 years to uncover the puzzling sophistication and technological genius of the Chaco Canyon inhabitants. How did this civilization build complex and comprehensive projects such as a...