Home and business owners of historic urban and rural North Carolina structures "show and tell" the experiences and rewards of historic preservation.

A UNCTV program which discussses the art of August Rodin, focusing on the pieces on exhibition at the NC Museum of Art.

Discusses how the technology of steam railroads brought a social revolution to the United States and to North Carolina. Spencer Shops in North Carolina is one of the few steam railroad facilities that survives today.

This program documents a reunion and reconciliation of former USS North Carolina and Japanese submarine I-19 crews. The I-19 inadvertently torpedoed and severely damaged the North Carolina during World War II.

North Carolina artist, Tom Sayre, explains his philosophy as he constructs a large piece of outdoor sculpture. The intersection of artistic ideals and economic principles are seen from the artist's point of view.

Viewers learn how to solve mysteries of local history through the use of nearby architecture. (Features locations in Asheville, Durham, New Bern, and Wilmington.) As a supplement to this documentary, see the UNC collection of NC Postcards. The collection contains more than 1,000 postcards, including at least one from each of North Carolina’s one hundred counties. Many of the postcards are from the golden age of postcard publishing in the early twentieth century and show a fascinating array...

A master landscape painter from Eastern North Carolina explains his philosophy and displays his work.

Square dancing in the mountains of North Carolina is viewed from a historical perspective. Archival film, old photos, and interviews with dancers of the 1920's and 30's illuminate a golden era of this folk art form.

The pork industry in North Carolina is explored as actors try out for a play

The Adventure Begins - Scientific research, public service, and personal adventure are the themes of this documentary.

Viewers learn about the architectural history, the prison laborers who built the mansion, and other interesting stories about the home of North Carolina's governors.

An overview of the Carolina Department of Cultural Resources as seen from the viewpoint of the people served by this agency.

This program explores the fragile economy of Beaufort, a coastal North Carolina fishing village. (Special Note: Correlates to North Carolina history, environmental studies, science, ELP, and social studies.)

This program recounts the adventures of the Theater in the Park acting troupe when the cast and crew took their production of "A Christmas Carol" to Raleigh's sister city, Hull, England.

Viewers explore three hundred years of North Carolina history from the execution of colonial Surveyor General John Lawson that ignited the Tuscarora War, through the reign of the feared Blackbeard to the greatest theatrical attraction that sailed our coastal waters, the Showboat. It all happened in Bath, the first town.

Rainforests and the place they hold in the Earth's ecology. Well known voices tell the story.

A behind-the-scenes look at the State theater and the work involved in putting on a top performance.

Uncovering the oldest shipwreck ever discovered in North Carolina. It may be the Queen Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard's own vessel

Viewers visit five archaeology sites in North Carolina-- Montgomery, Burke, Buncombe, and Washington Counties and Bermuda Beach near Topsail--to learn how archaeologists are working to preserve the state's buried history.

A trio of turkey quilters discuss basic facts about North Carolina and the turkey industry.

(9:47) Salt and brackish marshes are some of the world's most self-sufficient habitats. Marsh-dwelling animals and plants are specially adapted to their ever-changing environment. Shorelines Biomes Series: Beach/ Bay/ Marsh

9:49) Focusing on the ecology of shoreline habitats on both rocky and sandy coasts, this program describes the forces that shape shorelines and features habitats ranging from the inter-tidal zone to the maritime forest. Shorelines Biomes Series: Beach/ Bay/ Marsh

(9:43) North America's estuarine communities, where fresh water from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the ocean, are amazing nurseries for marine life. Shorelines Biomes Series: Beach/ Bay/ Marsh

(9:46) Examine the hydrologic cycle and such timely topics as wetland alteration, water conservation, and wetland restoration. Freshwater Wetlands Biomes Series: Lakes, Ponds, and Pools/ Marsh/ Forested Wetlands/ Rivers and Streams/ Floodplain Communities/ Water: A User’s Guide

(9:46) Follow a river as it journeys from its headwaters to the sea and examine North America's diverse waterways, including meandering blackwater streams and raging whitewater rivers. Freshwater Wetlands Biomes Series: Lakes, Ponds, and Pools/ Marsh/ Forested Wetlands/ Rivers and Streams/ Floodplain Communities/ Water: A User’s Guide