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Teleshopping

America the Bountiful: Maple in Vermont

One of the oldest food traditions in America is tapping trees for sap and boiling it down for the prized natural sweetener, maple syrup. Vermont has long been a mecca for the practice and is now innovating with maple syrup in fun and delicious ways.

Conquistadors: the Rise and Fall: The Aztec Conquest

The ruthlessly ambitious Hernán Cortés travels deep into the Mexican interior to conquer one of the great empires in the Americas: the Aztecs. His victory cementing the subjugation and submersion of indigenous populations. Part 3 of 6.

Pirates: Behind the Legends: The Tale of Blackbeard

Living off plunder and raiding, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny and Mary Read form a troublesome trio who successfully rob ships and live off the spoils of the sea until they are captured by pirate hunters and tried for piracy. Part 6 of 8.

Iron Curtain: Living Under Soviet Occupation: The Hand of Moscow

As his Red Army advances towards Berlin to liberate Europe from Nazism, Stalin pursues another goal: to join the countries of Eastern Europe to his empire. In just a few years he succeeds in imposing the Soviet totalitarian model with an iron fist. Part 1 of 3.

Hitler's Gold: The Nazi Economic Miracle

The Nazi Economic Miracle: Germany, 1937. Hitler appears to be fulfilling his promise of returning Germany to prosperity—but there was a deeply sinister side to the recovery. Part 2 of 4.