The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Documentaries: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Archaeology: Unearthing Our Past
Oct 23, 2007 · 19 min
Man's history on Earth dates back at least tens of thousands of years, yet written records stretch back to only a fraction of that. Helping clarify the picture of humanity past is
Howard Carter and the Tomb of Tutankhamun
Oct 23, 2007 · 22 min
Howard Carter's unflagging persistence and stubbornness led to one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century: the tomb of King Tut. Yet it was that same strong
Colonel Lawrence's War - T.E. Lawrence and Arabia
Oct 23, 2007 · 36 min
He was an action hero as well as an intellectual hero. T.E. Lawrence escaped a safe office job during World War I to become a guerilla war mastermind in desert combat, fighting alo
From Slavery to Freedom
Oct 23, 2007 · 30 min
Humanity has lived in, with and on the profits of slavery for most of its history. Many of its greatest achievements and monuments have tragically been built on the backs of slave
Theodore Roosevelt and The American Century
Oct 23, 2007 · 30 min
Known during his time as "the American Lion," Theodore Roosevelt led the U.S. into the 20th Century. He was the first president to travel abroad, the first to travel on an airplane
Ecology - Pulse of the Planet
Oct 23, 2007 · 24 min
As far as we know, planet Earth stands alone as a cradle of life in the universe. Ecological efforts strive to protect the balance that fosters that life. In this documentary, see
American Dreams - Norman Rockwell & The Saturday Evening Post
Oct 23, 2007 · 24 min
Perhaps no artist came to capture the optimistic spirit of America in the first half of the 20th Century better than Norman Rockwell. In an era before television became the mass me
Art Rebellion - The Making of the Modern
Oct 23, 2007 · 26 min
Paris in the last half of the 19th Century was a city on the move. It was a modern metropolis expanding into the future, with electric lights and steel towers. And yet its art was
Edgar Degas - Reluctant Rebel
Oct 23, 2007 · 22 min
Among the ranks of fed-up young artists reshaping the world of modern art was Edgar Degas. At the heart of the movement, Degas stood alone as coming from an aristocratic and wealth
Braque & Picasso - A Collaboration Cubed
Oct 23, 2007 · 23 min
Enthusiasts of maverick artist Pablo Picasso will readily credit him and him alone for envisioning the bold new form of cubism, but a much quieter yet no less integral artist deser
Giacomo Puccini - Music of the Heart
Oct 23, 2007 · 25 min
To this day, an opera by Giacomo Puccini will play to a packed house. Puccini's works -- including La Bohème -- are engaging stories set to stirring music that are still very much
It's Opera!
Oct 23, 2007
Most everyone can recognize the sound of opera when they hear it, but few of us know what opera really is. What is the secret to opera? Discover how the complex interplay of multip
The Archduke's Last Journey - End of an Era
Oct 23, 2007 · 20 min
In June 1914, a special train carried Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, to Sarajevo. Terrorists would strike, and a 19-year old gunman killed the Archduke and
Powder Keg - Europe 1900 to 1914
Oct 23, 2007 · 26 min
Between August 1914 and November 1918, 27 countries would declare war. Over 60 million men from around the world would fight and over eight-and-a-half million would die. In the sum
Sigmund Freud - Exploring the Unconscious
Oct 23, 2007 · 21 min
There was a time where doctor-patient relationships were strictly authoritarian -- doctors did not listen, but rather prescribed -- and those suffering from mental problems endured
Carl Jung and the Journey to Self Discovery
Oct 23, 2007 · 19 min
A protégé of Freud, Carl Gustav Jung felt that his mentor's ideas were too limiting, and he sought other sources of influence on the behavior of individuals and cultures. It was Ju
Psychology - Charting the Human Mind
Oct 23, 2007 · 26 min
The analysis of the mind and the exploration of human motives and behavior are some of the breakthrough areas of study in the 19th and 20th century, shaped by visionary thinkers an
Seeking Truth - The Life of Leo Tolstoy
Oct 23, 2007 · 31 min
Born into the highest circles of Russian society, Leo Tolstoy wrestled with himself for the excesses of his aristocratic life. His conflicted journals became the basis for lifetime
Unquiet Voices - Russian Writers and the State
Oct 23, 2007 · 26 min
Beginning in the 19th century, Russian writers created a national literature unparalleled in its moral and philosophical depth and intensity. They rebelled against conventions of w
Aristotle - Creating Foundations
Oct 23, 2007 · 21 min
No other philosopher has ranged so broadly over so many topics, nor made so many discoveries than Aristotle. In ancient Greece, Aristotle differed from his mentor Plato by not attr
Ancient Questions - Philosophy and Our Search for Meaning
Oct 23, 2007 · 23 min
Since the dawn of time, human beings have looked at the world around them and each other and have asked questions about what they saw. Every human is a natural born philosopher, bu
Jiddu Krishnamurti - The Reluctant Messiah
Oct 23, 2007 · 26 min
He was plucked from poverty and illness in India and was declared to be the new messiah, groomed to bring salvation to the world. As a boy, he became the symbol of a new spiritual
Annie Besant - An Unlikely Rebel
Oct 23, 2007 · 26 min
Annie Besant was strong-willed woman in an authoritarian era. Journeying from vicar's wife to spiritual leader, Besant lived courageously and passionately. She brought attention to
Medicine in the Middle Kingdom
Oct 23, 2007 · 26 min
One of the world's oldest civilizations, China created a complex and sophisticated culture emphasizing on order and harmony. Part of that culture was a system of health care radica
Eastern Spirituality - The Road to Enlightenment
Oct 23, 2007 · 29 min
The world's religious beliefs as determined by compass points group the major faiths into Western spirituality (Christians, Jews and Muslims) and Eastern spirituality (Buddhist or
Thomas Edison - Lighting Up the World
Oct 23, 2007 · 26 min
The country was already singing Thomas Edison's praises for his astonishing invention of the phonograph, but that was just one of his many record-breaking number of patents. His gr
Invention and Innovation - What's Behind a Good Idea?
Oct 23, 2007 · 22 min
The US patent office is filled with a seemingly endless array of well-intentioned but ultimately ridiculous ideas for devices meant to make life better. Dog ear-warmers? Protective
The Mystery of Edward Stratemeyer
Oct 23, 2007 · 26 min
The characters that Edward Stratemeyer created are some of the most endearing and enduring fictional heroes ever, and yet few know of the author's name. His prolific writing and ph
Wanted: Dead or Alive - Pancho Villa and the American Invasion of Mexico
Oct 23, 2007 · 28 min
At least 100 ballads sing his name and his praises, telling tale of a mythical figure: outlaw, bandit, lover, a modern Robin Hood. His image was even carefully crafted by Hollywood
General John J. Pershing and His American Army
Oct 23, 2007 · 28 min
When the Great War erupted in 1914, the US remained on their side of the ocean, deeming it to be a solely European conflict. When German submarines targeted American civilian targe
George S. Patton - American Achilles
Oct 23, 2007 · 29 min
He longed for combat, saying that he was destined for war. Serving on the punitive hunt for Pancho Villa, Patton enjoyed a brief moment of fame for gunning down some of Villa's lie
Easter Rising - The Poets' Rebellion
Oct 23, 2007 · 25 min
Easter, 1916: At noon, Dublin explodes in gunfire as a motley band of Irish rebels takes on the world's most powerful empire. They begin by hijacking a post office. Despite a fierc
The Passions of William Butler Yeats
Oct 23, 2007 · 27 min
Up until the early 20th century, contemporary Irish literature barely existed in the world's imagination. Everyone looked to England for great literature. One man changed all that:
Sean O'Casey vs. Ireland
Oct 23, 2007 · 25 min
As Ireland struggled for Independence, writer Sean O'Casey watched the needs of the poor become increasingly overlooked as matters of flag and nation took center-stage. O'Casey bri
Ireland - The Power of the Poets
Oct 23, 2007 · 26 min
Poetry is powerful in Ireland. This harsh land, besieged by violence, poverty and strife has produced some of the world's most enduring lyric poets. Since ancient times, Ireland's
Winston Churchill - The Lion's Roar
Oct 23, 2007 · 33 min
Brilliant, arrogant and energetic, Winston Churchill led the nation he loved throughout World War II when Britain's very existence was threatened. In the early 1930s, Churchill was
Demanding the Vote - The Pankhursts and British Suffrage
Oct 23, 2007 · 27 min
In 1913, the British government was under assault by its own people who were torching buildings, shattering office windows, and attacking the homes of government leaders. These rev
Fighting for the Vote - Women's Suffrage in America
Oct 23, 2007 · 31 min
At the birth of the United States, the Declaration of Independence affirmed the principles and intentions of the country's founders. But when the nation was born, the principles ap
Historical Lecture: The Promise of Progress
Oct 23, 2007 · 41 min
Join H.W. Brands, professor of history at the University of Texas Austin, on the changes that occurred in the late-19th and early-20th Centuries.