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Paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in unlikely places such as the cold and dark Arctic Circle.

Human skeletal remains found in the basement of Ben Franklin's British residence may have been used for science.

The consequences of global warming on the oceans and the life they support.

How science, nature and tradition can help the world prepare for the future.

Siena, Italy's, Palio horse race; Scottish Highland Games; Carnevale in Venice, Italy; celebrating Easter in Greece.

The island of Terceira in the Azores; exploring the island of São Jorge; steep jungle cliffs lead to breathtaking views and to a quaint village on the southern coast.

Rapper Wiz Khalifa and actor Sanaa Lathan learn about ancestors who left the American South in search of better lives in the North.

A 1976 Marvel UK Super Spider-Man #175 cover art; a 1926 Rogers Hornsby sterling trophy; Winslow Homer watercolors circa 1879.

Joanna Lumley spotlights the mystery writer's success.

Inspired by her passion for books, Mel Giedroyc travels with her friend Martin Clunes to explore scenery and locations popularized by British novels and films.

Aubry Walch and Kale Walch recreate their grandma's recipe for Chamorro kelaguen with chicken and beef alternatives; chef K Taylor and Mariam Omari of Chef K's Revolutionary Catering make American and Kenyan styles of collard greens without meat.

Exploring the Haudenosaunee Nation's history in New York's Adirondacks; an adventure to the headwaters of the Hudson River.

Greens pancake; vegetable and olive oil medley; pilaf of herbs and greens; orange-spiced semolina pudding cake with dried fruits and nuts.

A canoe ride through the Dordogne River Valley; goose farm; lamp-lit castle; country market; Albi, home of Toulouse Lautrec; Carcassonne.

Rome's St. Peter's Basilica, Bernini statues and fountains; dramatic canvases of Rubens in Belgium; the chandeliered Hall of Mirrors in Versailles.

Taiwan's national parks, national scenic areas and hot springs; a local chef harvests the riches of the seas; a great bird-watching contest.

A farmer grows dates he calls "black gold"; the sugar content of dates; a family passes their prune orchard to their daughters; cooking a spicy roasted red bell pepper pasta; a cooking school and farm for elementary school students.

Les Stroud ventures through the Boreal Forest of Northern Canada.

Why Marrakech is called "the red city"; the history, heritage and artisans of the labyrinth of souks; Islamic, Moorish, Berber architecture in historic places; Koutoubia Mosque.

People, places and events from all over the state.

Mount Snowdon; medieval castles; Victorian promenades; slate mine; sheep-herding dog.

Edinburgh Castle; the new Scottish Parliament Building; Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia.

Trinidad and Tobago are home to a variety of wildlife; Trinidadian food contains strong Indian roots; stilt walkers and steel bands; oilbirds; leatherback sea turtles.

Exploring markets around the globe, from Ethiopia and France to Topanga, Calif. in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Traveling the Natchez Trace from Tupelo to Natchez, exploring scenic Parkway views, historic towns and local culture, including the charms of Ridgeland and Natchez's storied streets.

Hosts Yu Hayami and Patrick Harlan, with the help of Japanese chefs Tatsuo Saito and Rika Yukimasa, introduce Americans to the techniques, ingredients and harmony of Japanese cuisine.

Penne with cauliflower and green olive pesto; fusilli with salami and roasted peppers.

Black bean tamales; pibil pork; orange and hibiscus flower water.

Hiking through the Cumbria Lake District; cricket; hiking Hadrian's Wall; Durham Cathedral.

A visit to Switzerland includes an alpine garden on a mountaintop and the cheese grotto in Gstaad; biking through the waterfall-covered valley of Lauterbrunnen; floating down the Aare River in Bern, Switzerland.

Personal stories, interviews and archival materials illustrate the issue of reparations.

The story of how Frederick Douglass, a man born into slavery, became one of the most prominent statesmen and influential voices for democracy in American history.

The life of Harriet Tubman, a conductor of the Underground Railroad who helped guide enslaved people to freedom; narrator Alfre Woodard.

Sacred and historic sites of the Blackfoot First Nations people include Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park, Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park and Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump; Lucasia Ranch in Alberta.

Workers restore the Mayan city of Ceibal, located along the Passion River in the Petén forest of Guatemala.

A visit to the small town of Todd, N.C.; using acrylics to paint a general store in the early morning light.

A golden sun bursts into the day.

A gardener explains how she cut back her overgrown garden.

Katie Lila creates a display for the Bloomsday Race, plus surprises a special participant.

Venturing to Nags Head's ocean pier to catch sea mullet and spot; learning the history of Jennette's Pier; anglers discuss the tackle they use while fishing from a pier; Donna Reynolds prepares a tasty grouper recipe.

Hosts Yu Hayami and Patrick Harlan, with the help of Japanese chefs Tatsuo Saito and Rika Yukimasa, introduce Americans to the techniques, ingredients and harmony of Japanese cuisine.

Penne with cauliflower and green olive pesto; fusilli with salami and roasted peppers.

Fresh peach pie with all-butter lattice top; sugar.

April Fair in Seville, Spain; Bastille Day in Paris; running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain; Munich's Oktoberfest; a traditional family Christmas; Nuremberg, Germany's holiday market; sledding by torchlight in Switzerland.

Who united the Duchy of Brittany with the Kingdom of France; connection between Jules Verne and a giant steampunk elephant; where to bounce on the moon; why 10-foot tall boots overlook the Loire River.

An adventure down the Danube River through Germany and Austria includes historic sites and culinary delights.

Jamón; Spanish omelet; bread with tomatoes; tasting local cheese at a bazaar in Turkey; mushroom string cheese dip; spices; Alsatian onion pie with Gruyère from the Alps.

People, places and events from all over the state.

Black bean tamales; pibil pork; orange and hibiscus flower water.

Creating life and love with noodles.

The deep, lived fusion between Chinese and Italian cultures, from Milan's Chinatown to Prato's working class dumpling shops and Florence's street food.

Fresh peach pie with all-butter lattice top; sugar.

Linzer bars with raspberry jam; chocolate-dipped tahini and browned butter cookies; Polish gingerbread cookies with honey and rye.

Risotto with vegetables; Darphin potatoes; skillet sweet potato; green couscous; corn polenta with mushroom ragout.

Pastry chef Mary Bergin prepares a chocolate cake with crème brûlée and a nectarine upside-down chiffon cake.

Samantha Brown explores the emotional heart of travel and the people who change, challenge and strengthen a destination.

Penne with cauliflower and green olive pesto; fusilli with salami and roasted peppers.

Europe's Neoclassical buildings of columns and domes; dramatic Romantic paintings depicting extreme emotions and nature; touring castles.

Hiking through Taiwan's Taroko Gorge, a marble-walled gorge and national park; leisure farms offer rural settings, traditional folk activities and do-it-yourself arts and crafts.

A pumpkin patch that attracts thousands of people a year; cooking an autumn vegetable quiche with mushrooms and leeks; a former farm laborer starts his own farm selling berries and rosemary; nutritional benefits of berries; an urban school's farm.

Boating through the Grand Canyon provides a setting for reflection on the Colorado River; Lee's Ferry.

People, places and events from all over the state.

Touring Wiscasset, Maine; behind the scenes with Maine's first professional soccer club, Hearts of Pine; touring Flume Gorge in Lincoln, N.H.

The Arhuaco and Wayuu people of northern Colombia occupy different areas, but both resist incursions from outsiders.

An adventure down the Danube River through Germany and Austria includes historic sites and culinary delights.

A South Carolina family that has been raising peaches for nearly a century; bringing in the harvest in the cranberry bogs of Massachusetts; maple sugaring in Vermont; California farmers find new overseas markets for their strawberries.

Architect Jeanne Gang, a professor at Harvard University, talks about her journey to create, to build, and her vision for the future of architecture.

Penne with cauliflower and green olive pesto; fusilli with salami and roasted peppers.

Jamón; Spanish omelet; bread with tomatoes; tasting local cheese at a bazaar in Turkey; mushroom string cheese dip; spices; Alsatian onion pie with Gruyère from the Alps.

Fresh peach pie with all-butter lattice top; sugar.

Monuments of Venice, Italy; cruising the Grand Canal; masterpieces of the Venetian Renaissance; a moonlight gondola ride in the city of Casanova.

Using apples from Century Farm Orchards to make roasted chicken with apple pan dressing and apple cake with caramel glaze and apple cider-bourbon caramel sauce; a cook along with chef Meherwan Irani.

A diamond mysteriously disappears in Paris and the head of security is found dead.

The charred corpse of an Iranian man is found in his house, leaving investigators to question whether it is a case of spontaneous combustion or a diabolical crime.

Raphaelle escorts a repatriated serial killer on a plane, but he dies mid-flight; by phone, Astrid helps her obtain proof that she's dealing with a murder and that the culprit is on board.

People, places and events from all over the state.

A visit to Switzerland includes an alpine garden on a mountaintop and the cheese grotto in Gstaad; biking through the waterfall-covered valley of Lauterbrunnen; floating down the Aare River in Bern, Switzerland.

Touring Berea College Farm's livestock and horticulture areas; preparing a fall slaw to top bratwursts from the Berea College Farm Store; chicken thighs with creamed greens and a honeynut squash.

Jewish-style potato latkes; kimchi jjigae.

Fresh peach pie with all-butter lattice top; sugar.

Penne with cauliflower and green olive pesto; fusilli with salami and roasted peppers.

Making sticky buns at home; water roux; almond butter; reviewing waffle irons.

Pork carnitas; lard; crunchy shrimp tacos.

Linzer bars with raspberry jam; chocolate-dipped tahini and browned butter cookies; Polish gingerbread cookies with honey and rye.

How modern stress and isolation may be countered by rediscovering ancient values; exploring the lessons of Ötzi the Iceman in understanding modern diseases; Switzerland's Jan Michalski Foundation.

Palermo, Italy; the Romanesque cathedral of Monreale; Mount Etna; cannoli; Greek temples at Agrigento; Roman mosaics at the Villa Romana del Casale; the Greek theater in Taormina.

Touring Wiscasset, Maine; behind the scenes with Maine's first professional soccer club, Hearts of Pine; touring Flume Gorge in Lincoln, N.H.

Venturing to Nags Head's ocean pier to catch sea mullet and spot; learning the history of Jennette's Pier; anglers discuss the tackle they use while fishing from a pier; Donna Reynolds prepares a tasty grouper recipe.

The island of Terceira in the Azores; exploring the island of São Jorge; steep jungle cliffs lead to breathtaking views and to a quaint village on the southern coast.

Traveling the Natchez Trace from Tupelo to Natchez, exploring scenic Parkway views, historic towns and local culture, including the charms of Ridgeland and Natchez's storied streets.

Alpine adventures include summer bobsledding, hiking around Hitler's Eagles Nest hideout and a boat ride on Lake Hallstatt.

The 500-year-old Scots pine tree serves as the long-lived forest keeper of Scotland's wild Highland landscape.

Researchers around the globe gather data on how forests work and try to figure out how these ecosystems can help tackle threats of climate change and species extinction.

Penne with cauliflower and green olive pesto; fusilli with salami and roasted peppers.

Traditional Punjabi chicken curry; an easy homemade achar or Indian pickle; a smooth mango lassi drink.

Linzer bars with raspberry jam; chocolate-dipped tahini and browned butter cookies; Polish gingerbread cookies with honey and rye.

Creating life and love with noodles.

Jamón; Spanish omelet; bread with tomatoes; tasting local cheese at a bazaar in Turkey; mushroom string cheese dip; spices; Alsatian onion pie with Gruyère from the Alps.

Touring Wiscasset, Maine; behind the scenes with Maine's first professional soccer club, Hearts of Pine; touring Flume Gorge in Lincoln, N.H.

People, places and events from all over the state.

An unforgettable holiday dinner at the oldest inn in Vermont.

Joanna Lumley spotlights the mystery writer's success.

Inspired by her passion for books, Mel Giedroyc travels with her friend Martin Clunes to explore scenery and locations popularized by British novels and films.

The island of Terceira in the Azores; exploring the island of São Jorge; steep jungle cliffs lead to breathtaking views and to a quaint village on the southern coast.

Alpine adventures include summer bobsledding, hiking around Hitler's Eagles Nest hideout and a boat ride on Lake Hallstatt.

David Attenborough explores London's Natural History Museum and meets creatures from the past, brought to life by CGI, including a giant eagle and colossal snake.

Paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in unlikely places such as the cold and dark Arctic Circle.

Human skeletal remains found in the basement of Ben Franklin's British residence may have been used for science.

Three intimate portraits of calling and commitment.

A novice banjoist uncovers the instrument's Black roots; a Mexican-American off-road culture redefines the border; a Ukrainian immigrant's art finds long-awaited recognition.

Examines the story of Katharine Graham, a painfully shy woman, and her accidental rise to power and how it changed history.

Edam cheese potato galette; tequila and lime flat iron steak tips.

Using apples from Century Farm Orchards to make roasted chicken with apple pan dressing and apple cake with caramel glaze and apple cider-bourbon caramel sauce; a cook along with chef Meherwan Irani.