Larry Klein

The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in ROMAN CITY, based on David Macaulay's acclaimed book. This animated and live-action video recounts life in Verbonia, a fictional city in Gaul. A well-planned town with all modern conveniences, it is threatened by ...  (more)

How did ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid at Giza, joining two million blocks of heavy stone with amazing precision? Who were the leaders who built these enormous structures, and what did these tombs signify? Host David Macaulay explores the history, ...  (more)

Travel back to late 18th century Lowell, MA, now infamous for its textile mills and its "Lowell Girls," the poor, barely-educated waifs who helped turn those mills into sweatshops.  (more)

A look at several recent train crashes, their causes and a technological solution which should make such events occur much less often.  (more)

NOVA is reopening one of the most confounding crime mysteries of all time as a team of expert investigators employs state-of-the-art forensic and behavioral science techniques in an effort to determine what really happened to Charles Lindbergh's baby... and why.  (more)

Jimmy West abandons his own boxing career to manage Johnny Carlos, a promising fighter who hates boxing. Jimmy fails at his new profession, and as a result of his disappointment with a woman, he turns to homosexual love.  (more)

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The science behind the risks of sky-high buildings, from structural limits to threats presented by wind, fire and earthquakes.  (more)