GBH Movie Trailers
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Building Stuff Trailer (2024)
13 November 2024
Humans are the most innovative species on Earth. See how engineers are supercharging our abilities, reaching beyond our horizons, and altering our environment.
Mars, Dead or Alive Trailer (2004)
04 January 2004
NOVA goes behind the scenes at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to offer a look at the construction and launch of two Martian exploratory rovers: "Spirit" and "Opportunity".
LBJ Trailer (1991)
30 September 1991
Lyndon Johnson exploited his mastery of the legislative process to shepherd a collection of progressive programs, rivaling those of FDR's New Deal, through Congress with astounding success.
MacArthur Trailer (1999)
17 May 1999
MacArthur is a 1999 television documentary film about Douglas MacArthur, a United States General of the Army.
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 - Sin City Trailer (2005)
14 November 2005
Traces the often surprising, endlessly entertaining history of the country's most outrageous playground.
Battle for Hong Kong Trailer (2020)
11 February 2020
With unique access inside the battle for Hong Kong, FRONTLINE follows five protesters through the most intense clashes over several months of pro-democracy protests.
The Next Pompeii? Trailer (2019)
20 February 2019
Assessing the risk of a potential eruption of an ancient supervolcano under the Italian city of Naples.
America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference Trailer (1994)
06 April 1994
As the campaign to force Jews out of Germany ramps up, the American government blocks efforts to help rescue many of these displaced persons, and Americans' antisemitism only seems to get worse.
Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band Trailer (2025)
01 May 2025
A talented young guitar-playing Rooster comes to the Bebop Barnyard to join Jazz Greats Duck Ellington, Mules Davis, Ella Finchgerald, and Lil Herdin.
Who Killed The Red Baron? Trailer (2003)
06 October 2003
An analysis of how the Red Baron died and who was responsible.
The Victory Garden: Vegetable Video Trailer (1986)
12 May 1986
Veggie Gardening 101. Bob and Jim are engaging hosts as they lead the viewer through the basics of choosing a site, preparing a garden plot, and raising a variety of vegetables, including some lesser-grown ones such as parsnips and leeks.
Goin' Back to T-Town Trailer (1993)
01 March 1993
Goin’ Back to T-Town tells the story of Greenwood, an extraordinary Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that prospered during the 1920s and 30s despite rampant and hostile segregation.
The Odyssey of Life - The Photographer's Secrets Trailer (2002)
05 March 2002
Synopsis by Laura Mahnken Lennart Nilsson, the famed photographer who brought us the spectacular insight into the mysteries of life before birth in Nova's Miracle of Life and Ultimate Journey shares some of his secret state-of-the-art microphotography techniques.
Get Your Kicks on Route 66 Trailer (1989)
19 November 1989
Short documentary about the great American '50s highway
Golden Gate Bridge Trailer (2004)
03 May 2004
This program tells the story of a hustler and self-promoter, a man who had never designed or overseen the building of a suspension bridge.
Maya: Lords of the Jungle Trailer (1981)
01 January 1981
Archaeological work on the Mayan civilization in Central America is revealing new facts about Mayan history, religion, agriculture, social structure, and art.
Absolutely Irish Trailer (2008)
02 September 2008
Absolutely Irish brings together the brightest stars of traditional Irish music for a once-in-a-lifetime concert that will leave folk music fans stunned by the virtuoso performances.
Emperor's Ghost Army Trailer (2014)
16 December 2014
In central China, a vast underground mausoleum conceals a life-size terracotta army of cavalry, infantry, horses, chariots, weapons, administrators, acrobats, and musicians, all built to serve China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di, in the afterlife.
Reflections of A Native Son Trailer (1989)
19 November 1989
a vivid look at the teenage subculture of South Bronx.
Wright Brothers' Flying Machine Trailer (2003)
11 November 2003
Nova looks at how the Wright brothers made their first powered flight through the efforts of enthusiasts to replicate the Wright's early gliders and airplanes.
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown Trailer (2012)
28 February 2012
A devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011 triggering a crisis inside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex.
Video: The New Wave Trailer (1975)
24 December 1975
The New Wave is the seminal compendium of independent video work in the early 1970s. Written and narrated by Brian O'Doherty, this overview of the emerging video field includes examples of guerrilla television and "street" documentaries, early explorations with image-processing and synthesis, and performance video.
NOVA: Poisoned Water Trailer (2017)
31 May 2017
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, brings awareness to the vulnerabilities of water systems across the U.
A Midwife's Tale Trailer (1998)
19 January 1998
To understand eighteenth-century America through a woman's eyes, historian and author Laurel Thatcher Ulrich spent eight years working through Martha Ballard's massive but cryptic diary.
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump Trailer (2024)
24 September 2024
The documentary investigates the lives and characters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they seek the presidency.
Chasing Pluto Trailer (2015)
15 July 2015
NOVA captures New Horizons' historic flyby of Pluto, the culmination of the spacecraft's nine-year, three-billion-mile journey to reveal the first ever detailed images of this strange, icy world at the very edge of our solar system.
Walt Whitman Trailer (2008)
14 April 2008
This American Experience tells Whitman's life story, from his working-class childhood in Long Island, to his years as a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn when he struggled to support his impoverished family, then to his reckless pursuit of the attention and affection he craved for his work, to his death in 1892.
Eiffel Tower: Building the Impossible Trailer (2023)
05 December 2023
In 1889, Gustave Eiffel decides to attempt the impossible for the Universal Exhibition in Paris: to build the tallest tower in the world.
Looking for Life on Mars Trailer (2021)
21 February 2021
NASA launches its most ambitious hunt for traces of life on Mars, landing a car-sized rover in a rocky, ancient river delta.
Far from the Madding Crowd Trailer (1998)
10 May 1998
This powerful adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel spins a story of passion and destruction set in the nineteenth century.
Me & Mrs. Jones Trailer (2003)
26 January 2003
A top tabloid journalist poses as a political fundraiser to get dirt on the prime minister, but things take a turn when the two begin to fall for one another.
Blood Sugar Rising Trailer (2020)
15 April 2020
Blood Sugar Rising follows the diabetes epidemic in the U.S. Diabetes and pre-diabetes affect over 100 million people in the US, costing more than $325 billion each year.
The War on Disco Trailer (2023)
30 October 2023
The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco had unseated rock as America’s most popular music by the late 1970s.
The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur Trailer (2020)
20 January 2020
Pack your bags, buckle your seatbelts, and get ready for an ARTHUR road trip to the family farm! Arthur's Great-Grand Uncle Theo is celebrating his 85th birthday, so the Reads (and Buster) are off to Ohio to join in the festivities.
Jesse Owens Trailer (2012)
02 January 2012
Jesse Owens details Jesse's early career; describes Adolf Hitler s outsized ambitions for the 1936 Olympics; explores the movement in Western democracies to boycott the event; and explains the pressures on Owens to attend.
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun' Trailer (2002)
14 June 2002
Panel discussion about the original Broadway production of Lorraine Hansbury's "A Raisin in the Sun."
The Choice 2016 Trailer (2016)
05 November 2016
An interwoven investigative biography of U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump that draws on dozens of interviews from those who know them best—friends and family, advisers and adversaries—as well as authors, journalists and political insiders.
Silicon Valley Trailer (2013)
05 February 2013
In 1957, decades before Steve Jobs dreamed up Apple or Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook, a group of eight brilliant young men defected from the Shockley Semiconductor Company in order to start their own transistor business.
Coney Island Trailer (1991)
04 February 1991
Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny piece of New York real estate was internationally famous.
Miss America Trailer (2002)
27 January 2002
Tracking the country’s oldest beauty contest—from its inception in 1921 as a local seaside pageant to its heyday as one of the country’s most popular events—Miss America paints a vivid picture of an institution that has come to reveal much about a changing nation.
Democracy on Trial Trailer (2024)
30 January 2024
FRONTLINE investigates the roots of the criminal cases against former President Trump stemming from his 2020 election loss.
Into the Amazon Trailer (2018)
09 January 2018
A documentary re-telling of the remarkable and dangerous journey taken by President Theodore Roosevelt and legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon into the heart of the South American rainforest to chart an unexplored tributary of the Amazon.
O Panama Trailer (1985)
01 January 1985
O Panama features a man confined to his apartment on a winter day as he suffers through an illness. Built on the polarity between hot and cold, the tedious reality of the man's sickness and the vivid hallucinatory visions of his delirium, O Panama conveys the workings of the subconscious.
The Life and Crimes of William Palmer Trailer (1998)
03 March 1998
Keith Allen plays William Palmer in this true story of a Victorian-era English surgeon who uses poison to settle scores and ward off debt.
Billy the Kid Trailer (2012)
10 January 2012
A fascinating look at the myth and the man behind it, who, in just a few short years transformed himself from a skinny orphan boy to the most feared man in the West and an enduring western icon.
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard Trailer (2021)
30 March 2021
In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver.
The Battle Over Citizen Kane Trailer (1996)
29 January 1996
Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941).
Death of a Princess Trailer (1980)
09 April 1980
A journalist investigates a newspaper story of the execution of an Arab princess.
Zoot Suit Riots Trailer (2002)
01 March 2002
On August 1, 1942, a 22-year-old Mexican American man was stabbed to death at a party. To white Los Angelenos, the murder was just more proof that Mexican American crime was spiraling out of control.
Heavy Weather Trailer (1995)
24 December 1995
At Blandings Castle, the Earl of Emsworth only cares about his prize pig 'The Empress' and is wilfully ignorant of the fact that his brother is planning to publish a book which might ruin the family name forever.
Chinese Chariots Revealed Trailer (2017)
17 May 2017
For over 1,000 years, chariots were indispensable weapons in ancient China. The art of chariot driving and special warfare were used there for longer than anywhere else.
Tribe Trailer (1989)
19 November 1989
a cross between impressionist documentary, music video and live-action photo-essay
25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee Trailer (2023)
18 December 2023
A look at the life of chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Lidia Bastianich both on and off the screen as she celebrates 25 years on public television.
Jazztime Tale Trailer (1991)
02 November 1991
Set in Harlem in 1919, two girls - one white, one black - form a lifelong friendship through a chance encounter and the jazztime music of young "Fats" Waller.
The Medium Is the Medium Trailer (1969)
23 March 1969
Produced by WGBH-TV in Boston, the Medium Is the Medium is one of the earliest and most prescient examples of the collaboration between public television and the emerging field of video art in the U.
Bataan Rescue Trailer (2003)
07 July 2003
This is the story of a group of 514 prisoners of war from the Bataan Death March and how they were rescued near the end of the war.
Nova: Monster Of The Milky Way Trailer (2006)
31 October 2006
Astronomers are closing in on the proof they've sought for years that one of the most destructive objects in the universe—a supermassive black hole—lurks at the center of our own galaxy.
The Nuclear Option Trailer (2017)
11 January 2017
NOVA review of the future of nuclear Power after Fukishima
Nightingale Trailer (1992)
04 October 1992
Captivated by its sweet song, an emperor takes a nightingale into his palace as his companion. But when the emperor shows more interest in a bejeweled mechanical bird, the nightingale flees.