S1.E12 ∙ West Meets East

In the canal-lined town of Yanagawa, residents devote themselves to preserving their waterways. Director Takahata documents this community's efforts over three years, shifting his original animated film idea to a live-action documentary.

If you wanted to change an ancient culture in a generation, how would you do it? You would change the way it educates its children. The U.S. Government knew this in the 19th century when it forced Native American children into government boarding schools. Today, volunteers build schools in traditional societies around the world, convinced that school is the only way to a 'better' life for indigenous children. But is this true? What really happens when we replace a traditional culture's way of learning and understanding the world with our own? SCHOOLING THE WORLD takes a challenging, sometimes funny, ultimately deeply disturbing look at the effects of modern education on the world's last sustainable indigenous cultures.

Explores the rise and fall of Pan American Airways, an airline that rose to prominence in the 20th century before a series of challenges led to its downfall.

Nazi troops massacre 30,000 Jews over a three-day period in September 1941.

The epic story of one of the greatest naval explorers, China's Admiral Zheng He. 600 years ago, he led the world's largest fleet of ships ever seen. His rise and fall is the cautionary tale of perhaps the worst foreign policy decision ever

Over 3,500 years ago, the powerful Shang Dynasty emerged from the Central Chinese plains. Their armies were led by a fierce and brilliant young general - her name was Fu Hao.