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Cream of fava soup with rice; homemade chocolate cherry panettone; eggplant rollatini.

Baked penne with prosciutto and fontina; chicken cassoulet; duck spiked with ginger and orange; dried beans.

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

The monasteries of Lake Tana, Ethiopia; the castles of King Fasilides in Gondar; the stela of Axum; rock-hewn churches of Lalibela.

Experiencing the complex world of ocean waters with a never-before-seen look at how life underwater co-exists.

Astrophysicist Janna Levin explores black hole science.

Scientists and enthusiasts reveal the crucial roles bugs play on the planet and what the future would be without them.

A journey on Scotland's River Spey, traveling from its source in the Highlands, winding by boat through the mountains to where the river meets the North Sea.

Traveling the Dordogne River via traditional boats through the green heart of southwest France; drinking wine and hunting for truffles; riding a luxury cruiser to a lighthouse built for a king.

Rick Steves takes a look at the rich history, art and culture on offer in Amsterdam, Holland's capital.

Test cook Keith Dresser makes host Julia Collin Davison pan-seared swordfish steaks with caper-currant relish; supermarket capers; indoor gardens; summer tomato gratin.

Grilled jerk chicken; grill brushes; smoked chicken wings.

A lesson in roping and riding from rodeo champion Ricardo "Bubba" Nevárez; carne asada; cattle rancher Alvaro Bustillos; serving up some cowboy delicacies.

Touring the McAdams Farm in Efland, N.C.; strawberry tiramisu trifles; icebox salad; strawberry buckle; keeping strawberries fresh in storage.

How Indian breads are cooked to perfection in a tandoori oven; roti, a whole wheat flatbread; paratha; cooking naan in an indoor tandoori oven.

Velvety Turkish scrambled eggs with yogurt; recipes for wok-fried eggs and soy sauce eggs; Cantonese-style shrimp omelet on rice.

Host Liza deGuia delves inside the kitchens, farms and imaginations of New York's inspiring food makers.

Experiencing the complex world of ocean waters with a never-before-seen look at how life underwater co-exists.

Astrophysicist Janna Levin explores black hole science.

Scientists and enthusiasts reveal the crucial roles bugs play on the planet and what the future would be without them.

A journey on Scotland's River Spey, traveling from its source in the Highlands, winding by boat through the mountains to where the river meets the North Sea.

Traveling the Dordogne River via traditional boats through the green heart of southwest France; drinking wine and hunting for truffles; riding a luxury cruiser to a lighthouse built for a king.

Impressionist works, including Monet's lilies, Renoir's ladies, Degas' snapshots and Rodin's statues; tracing the travels of Van Gogh through his art; wild and crazy buildings in Spain.

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

Exploring the Caribbean heritage of actors Liza Colón-Zayas and Delroy Lindo.

A 1954 Marilyn Monroe military defense ID photo; a Panama hat circa 1970; an Andy Warhol golden-shoe collage.

Secret stories of love and marriage from within palace walls, including "Squidgygate," Princess Diana's Sandringham phone conversations with James Gilbey and Queen Elizabeth II's stay at the Palace of Madrid.

The royal family's race to be by Queen Elizabeth's side in her final hours at Balmoral Castle; William I the Conqueror's odorous burial in St. Stephen's Abbey in Caen, France; Prince Edward's Bagshot Park estate.

A culinary tour showcasing the rich food traditions of New Orleans.

Members of the Cree Nation reintroduce the American buffalo; a new breed of cattle ranchers on Montana's high plains; conservationists in the Centennial Valley work to restore the Arctic grayling.

Fava, a yellow split pea purée classic; sea bass with capers; roasted eggplant spread with capers; tomato keftedes.

Art Nouveau; peat bathing in Olomouc, Moravský Krumlov, Třeboň and Konopiště; Holocaust memorial in Terezín.

The challenges and surprises of travel are shaped into a finished show.

Smoking salmon with the First Nations Nuxalk people; fishing for prawns; hiking through wilderness to Canada's third-highest waterfall; gold rush town of Barkerville, B.C.

Apples in New York; an Ohio farm family finds new ways to market their products to overseas consumers; carrot soup recipe; an Ohio family takes a global approach to farming.

Les is marooned in the swamplands of Georgia's Altamaha River Basin.

Ketchikan is home to temperate rainforests and Misty Fjords accessible only by boat and air; Alaska's Panhandle preserves vast tracts of the planet's dwindling temperate rain forests.

People, places and events from all over the state.

Fine living in Burgundy, France; canal barge; medieval hospice; modern monastery.

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

Chesapeake Bay, the largest bay on the Atlantic Coast of the Americas, is threatened by over-fishing and rising seas.

Canada's natural wonders; Canada First Nations people honor the past and embrace the future.

A visit to The Shoals, Alabama, a river-driven region where the sounds of Muscle Shoals shaped American music, and where culture, history and community pride echo as loudly as the songs recorded there.

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.

Cream of fava soup with rice; homemade chocolate cherry panettone; eggplant rollatini.

The Moreno brothers, who are famous for winning ultramarathons; the art of cooking with corn in Rarámuri cuisine, from nixtamalization to a traditional dish known as "chacales.".

Rick Steves takes a look at the sights outside of Amsterdam, from Haarlem, to Rotterdam, Delft and Zuiderzee.

Searching for the Texas bluebonnet; farm-to-table German bistro; the oldest bakery in Texas; Gruene Hall, the oldest dance hall in Texas.

When the Soviet Union falls, Russia welcomes U.S. astronauts to their space station, Mir, but cooperation between former Cold War enemies is threatened by a run of disasters onboard.

A look at how the telescope was invented, from Galileo to Edwin Hubble, and how the invention reaches the universe 13 billion light-years out.

A journey of 422-million miles through space results in the first successful landing on Mars' polar region.

The California Luxury Tour includes wine tasting in Malibu, Santa Barbara's famous mission, horseback riding on the Pismo dunes and Sycamore Hot Springs; Hearst Castle in San Simeon; Point Dume State Beach.

Oaxaca's extraordinary diversity is evident in both its Pacific waters and its local communities.

A visit to a local butcher in West Jefferson, N.C., and an art opening; using acrylics to paint a dairy cow.

A sunset amid glorious purple skies.

A historic home with a diverse plant selection in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

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.

Cream of fava soup with rice; homemade chocolate cherry panettone; eggplant rollatini.

Test cook Keith Dresser makes host Julia Collin Davison pan-seared swordfish steaks with caper-currant relish; supermarket capers; indoor gardens; summer tomato gratin.

The wild, colorful, surreal and fun art of the 20th century, from Spain to Hungary to Glasgow to Oslo; the work of Pablo Picasso.

Who built the UNESCO-status Alhambra and why; what is underneath the Picasso Museum; where to find 5,000 tiny arches; why Malaga residents call themselves "anchovies.".

The first permanent English settlement in North America; stuffed roasted chicken with wild rice and cornbread.

Baked penne with prosciutto and fontina; chicken cassoulet; duck spiked with ginger and orange; dried beans.

People, places and events from all over the state.

The Moreno brothers, who are famous for winning ultramarathons; the art of cooking with corn in Rarámuri cuisine, from nixtamalization to a traditional dish known as "chacales.".

Favorite dishes from childhood.

A culinary tour showcasing the rich food traditions of New Orleans.

Test cook Keith Dresser makes host Julia Collin Davison pan-seared swordfish steaks with caper-currant relish; supermarket capers; indoor gardens; summer tomato gratin.

Cheese enchiladas with salsa roja; Mexican cowboy beans flavored with bacon and chipotle; Mexican-style corn with chili and lime.

Garlic mashed potatoes; potato ragout; gratin dauphinoise; cream puff potatoes.

Esther McManus prepares croissants filled with almond, chocolate or pâté; b'steeya.

Soda fountain in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Brooklyn Navy Yard; sampling whiskey at New York's oldest distillery; open-air food market; Gowanus Canal; the brownstone neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Cream of fava soup with rice; homemade chocolate cherry panettone; eggplant rollatini.

Fine living in Burgundy, France; canal barge; medieval hospice; modern monastery.

A spring celebration in Zurich, Switzerland, includes a parade and the burning of a snowman.

An Arkansas farm family uses technology to keep prices down for consumers; a peanut harvest in Georgia; mules; raising cacti.

Oaxaca's extraordinary diversity is evident in both its Pacific waters and its local communities.

People, places and events from all over the state.

Glazy Susan donut shop in Worcester, Mass.; Mount Monadnock; Wozz! Kitchen Creations in Bethlehem, N.H.

Mexicans and international experts fight back against overharvesting in the Gulf of California.

The first permanent English settlement in North America; stuffed roasted chicken with wild rice and cornbread.

Apples in New York; an Ohio farm family finds new ways to market their products to overseas consumers; carrot soup recipe; an Ohio family takes a global approach to farming.

Author and Bible teacher Beth Moore discusses her journey to becoming a leading speaker and author in the evangelical world.

Cream of fava soup with rice; homemade chocolate cherry panettone; eggplant rollatini.

Baked penne with prosciutto and fontina; chicken cassoulet; duck spiked with ginger and orange; dried beans.

Test cook Keith Dresser makes host Julia Collin Davison pan-seared swordfish steaks with caper-currant relish; supermarket capers; indoor gardens; summer tomato gratin.

Prague's massive castle, statue-lined bridge, Jewish Quarter and 20th-century history.

Sunburst Trout Co. of Waynesville, N.C.; smoked trout and potato soup; cornmeal-crusted trout with a creamed corn and tomato relish; whole trout dish; how to safely store fresh fish at home.

A tragedy at the lake at Pye Hall reveals some dark secrets from the past.

The missing chapter is discovered, leading to revelations.

Astrid and Raphaëlle look into the murder of a Tibetan monk and unearth buried truths and a commissioner's secret.

People, places and events from all over the state.

Searching for the Texas bluebonnet; farm-to-table German bistro; the oldest bakery in Texas; Gruene Hall, the oldest dance hall in Texas.