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Uncovering how volcanoes and tight-knit communities inspire its artists.

The life and career of Michael Tilson Thomas, music director of the San Francisco Symphony, founder and artistic director of the New World Symphony and conductor laureate of the London Symphony Orchestra.

Performances from TradFest Music Festival.

Exploring Virginia's history starting at Jamestown; Colonial Williamsburg; Punjabi cuisine at Masala Craft; rare instruments at the Virginia Musical Instrument Museum; exploring Yorktown's battlefields and Revolution Museum.

Japanese food available at Tokyo's iconic market, from seafood to produce.

Touring four castles -- Chenonceau, Chambord, Cheverny and Villandry; feeding hunting dogs; local cuisine; a princely garden.

A visit to the Cape of Good Hope includes encounters with ostriches and a colony of 3,000 African penguins; a safari at Shamwari Game Reserve, a 61,000 acre preserve.

Locations include Burgh Island and Greenway House; biographer Laura Thompson discusses Christie's mysterious disappearance in 1926.

Getting to know the real Miss Marple at locations across London and Devon and what inspired Christie to create the character.

A Revolutionary road trip across South Carolina includes pivotal battlefields like Kings Mountain, Ninety Six, Musgrove Mill and Cowpens; historic plantations, hidden cemeteries and untold local stories.

Fashion in Milan, Italy; cruising Lake Como; lakeside village of Varenna.

FoodChain's work in aquaponics, food literacy and education; stuffing and roasting a whole tilapia; fish and chips.

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

Fuzi with chicken ragul; orange spritz; St. Joseph's zeppole.

A spicy Bahamian soup; the "cut up" salad, the Key West version of a pot luck; cutting avocados and cherry tomatoes.

Dancing on the beach in Nazaré, Portugal; medieval abbey in Batalha; royal library; port wine; exploring Porto, Portugal.

Exploring the historic sites and island traditions of the Thousand Islands along the Canada-U.S. border.

Exploring the unique evolutionary journey of woodpeckers and the role they play in every ecosystem, except Antarctica and Australia.

Archaeological investigations into the origins of democracy in Greece 2,500 years ago; mass graves and ancient ruins where tyrants were murdered shine light on the birth of a revolutionary form of government.

From New York to Kolkata, dicovering the surprising and beneficial ways urban wildlife transforms cities into thriving, shared ecosystems.

From pythons in Bangkok to otters in Singapore, a look at the extraordinary ways wildlife is making itself at home in the world's cities.

Animals travel in and out of cities for food, shelter and to start a family.

Historic Spanish capitals Granada and Córdoba; Andalucian culture; Costa del Sol.

Grilling up a New England clambake; tips to up your grill game; grilled fresh cornbread with charred jalapenos and cheddar.

Grilled brined pork chops with garlic-herb oil; reviewing ceramic skillets; seasonal rhubarb shortcakes with buttermilk whipped cream.

Colada black beans; pibil picadillo; chunky tomato and habanero salsa; salbutes.

Peach sorbet; fresh peach and summer vegetable salad with basil-lemonade dressing; peach hand pies; preventing peeled peaches from turning brown.

Chefs Mike Brown and Bob Gerken head to the kitchen with their moms to cook childhood favorites the old-fashioned way.

Buttery hazelnut and winter squash tian; crisp oven-fried cauliflower with tahini-yogurt sauce; Moroccan-spiced glazed carrots flavored with garlic, honey and cumin.

Broccoli-cauliflower salad with lemony feta vinaigrette; lentil-sweet potato soup with spinach; sustainable seafood stew.

Exploring the unique evolutionary journey of woodpeckers and the role they play in every ecosystem, except Antarctica and Australia.

Archaeological investigations into the origins of democracy in Greece 2,500 years ago; mass graves and ancient ruins where tyrants were murdered shine light on the birth of a revolutionary form of government.

From New York to Kolkata, dicovering the surprising and beneficial ways urban wildlife transforms cities into thriving, shared ecosystems.

From pythons in Bangkok to otters in Singapore, a look at the extraordinary ways wildlife is making itself at home in the world's cities.

Animals travel in and out of cities for food, shelter and to start a family.

Exploring Versailles; Vaux-le-Vicomte; Fontainebleau; the glass and statuary of Chartres cathedral.

The worlds of landscape and aviation photography collide in a jet-fueled adventure in the wilds of California; the Sidewinder -- a low-level fighter jet training route.

Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots.

A 1960 Ansel Adams Portfolio III: Yosemite Valley; a Persian Qashqai Gabbeh rug circa 1935; 1959 JFK's boxer shorts with signed photo.

Locations include Burgh Island and Greenway House; biographer Laura Thompson discusses Christie's mysterious disappearance in 1926.

Getting to know the real Miss Marple at locations across London and Devon and what inspired Christie to create the character.

Jewish-style potato latkes; kimchi jjigae.

Discovering hidden foraging treasures in Vermont; individuals blending tradition with modern techniques to transform regional agriculture.

Stewed leeks with prunes and tomato; olive oil poached fish; feta and herbs preserved in olive oil; chocolate olive oil mousse.

Italy's classic hill towns include San Gimignano, Cortona, Orvieto and Civita di Bagnoregio.

The ins and outs and pros and cons of cruising, including making smart use of limited time on shore and the congestion and commercialism that comes with mass tourism.

A powwow on Manitoulin Island in Ontario; hiking along the Niagara Escarpment; French River; artists showcase Canada's natural beauty.

Indoor mushroom farm near Monterey Bay; preparing a wild mushroom galette with chimichurri sauce; harvesting ball peppers; a rural Pennsylvania farm leads in organic and sustainable agriculture.

The landscape, places and people along the 500-mile-long Blue Ridge Parkway.

Following the path of reformers through Switzerland and Germany, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.

People, places and events from all over the state.

Kraków, Poland; Wawel Castle; Polish cuisine, including pierogi; Nowa Huta offers a nostalgic spin through the Cold War days; Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

Warsaw, Poland; gingerbread bakeries in red-brick Toruń; the Teutonic knight fortress of Malbork; Hanseatic townhouses in Gdańsk.

The cultures and urban landscapes of Colombia.

A farm in Henryville, Ind., that produces various cheeses and gelato flavors from goat milk raised on the farm; chive chevre crostini with spring onion and green garlic confit; goat cheese gnocchi with ramp pesto and goat cheese truffles.

A Revolutionary road trip across South Carolina includes pivotal battlefields like Kings Mountain, Ninety Six, Musgrove Mill and Cowpens; historic plantations, hidden cemeteries and untold local stories.

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.

Fuzi with chicken ragul; orange spritz; St. Joseph's zeppole.

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

Spanish culture; windsurfing in Tarifa; Rock of Gibraltar; sailing to Tangier.

Exploring the home museum of Luciano Pavarotti in Modena, Italy; gelato; how Parmigiano-Reggiano is aged; touring famed car brands including Ferrari and Stanguellini; sampling historic balsamic vinegar; local Lambrusco wines.

Women battle against Nazis behind enemy lines; Josephine Baker uses her celebrity status to smuggle information to the Allies; a wireless operator in France supports a spy network; teenage girls in the Netherlands assassinate Nazi officers.

Women who took to the skies to combat Hitler's aerial threat, including a pilot who delivered more than 1,400 aircraft, a Soviet group called the Night Witches and a gunner girl battling Hitler's luftwaffe.

Stories of female journalists, nurses and guerilla fighters; Martha Gellhorn stows away on a hospital ship and ends up on Omaha beach; photographer Lee Miller.

Wildlife and cultural encounters at the South Luangwa National Park; canoeing through "Hippo City" on the Zambezi River; swimming in Devil's Pool in Victoria Falls.

Reclusive river people called Ribeirinhos harvest the açaí berry in the Brazilian city of Belém.

Exploring a copper mine at the World Museum of Mining in Butte, Mont.; weather-worn drilling truck.

A quiet little lake hidden in the wilderness.