Egypt: Ep.3B - The Secrets of the Hieroglyphs

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BBC Drama-documentary finishes the previous episode in exploring the career of Jean-Francois Champollion, who deciphered the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone. (55 min, 6 parts)

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Egypt: Ep.3A - The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone

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An excellent BBC docu-drama of the race by France and England to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs by decoding the Rosetta stone. (55 min, 6 parts)

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Seahorse Sleuth

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KQED explores seahorses, some of the most enchanting and mysterious creatures in the ocean. They are also in trouble, struggling to survive in threatened habitats around the world. A must see in HD. (10:25 min)

Mai’s America

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This PBS documentary follows a spunky Vietnamese teenager on a study abroad program. Mai lands in rural Mississippi, giving us an outsider’s glimpse of America. (73 min)

The Stockholm Solution

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A Stockholm clinic is asserting that diseases such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia are not psychiatric illnesses at all, which means they require radically different treatment. (36 min)

The Day My God Died

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An unforgettable look at young girls in Bombay where children are systematically targeted for kidnapping, shipped off and sold into slavery and prostitution. (54 min)

My War, My Story

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Eighteen U.S. soldiers, men and women talk about their war experience in Iraq. (56:45 min)

Are Democrats the Problem With Health Care Reform?

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MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann talks with Howard Dean about how Democrat senators are obstructing Obama’s healthcare reform bill. (4:37 min)