In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the first Harry Potter book, this documentary visits the real-life magical history behind J.K. Rowling's beloved classics. With footage from the British Library's exhibition and exclusive access to a priceless collection of artefacts, take a tour around the mesmerizing journey creating this global phenomenon. Includes interviews with J.K. Rowling herself as she examines the most exciting items on display....

Nature film of a black-chinned hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) building her nest on a clothesline belonging to a team of documentary filmmakers. The authors' narration details the mother's efforts at tending her young.

"Contains a collection of 80 ... specially commissioned world maps that show you where everything is on our planet. The world's most dangerous predators, ancient mummies, disastrous asteroid impacts, and towering skyscrapers--find out where they all are in this ultimate atlas that showcases the best of geography, history, nature, culture, and technology"--Flap p. [1] of dust jacket.

Tells stories of the most unlikely cross-species relationships imaginable: a chimp bottle-feeding a tiger cub, a giant tortoise snuggling with a baby hippo, a black crow parenting a meerkat. Looks at these remarkable relationships first hand, and through caregivers, biologists, and animal behaviorists. Explores what these cross-species relationships suggest about the nature of animal emotions.

What began as a broadcast performance of H.G. Welles' fantasy, The War of the Worlds, turned into one of the biggest mass hysteria events in U.S. history. American Experience examines the elements that together created this frenzy, including our longtime fascination with life on Mars; the emergence of radio as a powerful new medium; and the creative wunderkind Orson Welles, the twenty-three-year-old director of the drama and mischief-maker supreme....