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From draft-dodging to the Dayton Accords; from Monica Lewinsky to a balanced budget; the presidency of William Jefferson Clinton veered between sordid scandal and grand achievement. In Clinton; the latest installment in the critically acclaimed series of presidential biographies; AMERICAN EXPERIENCE explores the fascinating story of an American president who rose from a broken childhood in Arkansas to become one of the most successful politicians in modern American history and one of the most complex and conflicted characters to ever stride across the public stage. Featuring unprecedented access to scores of Clinton insiders; including White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers; White House Counsel Bernard Nussbaum; White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta; and Deputy Chief of Staff Harold Ickes; as well as interviews with foreign leaders; members of the Republican opposition; childhood friends; staffers from Clintons years as governor of Arkansas; biographers; and journalists; Clinton explores how the mans conflicted character made history; even as it enraged his enemies and confounded his friends.

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Launched in 1977, NASA's epic Voyager missions revolutionized our understanding of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and their spectacular moons and rings. In 2012, Voyager 1 left our solar system and ushered humanity into the interstellar age. BONUS FILM: Second Genesis explores the scientific quest to find life or evidence of it beyond Earth.

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Quite possibly the biggest star that television has ever produced, Johnny Carson was seen by more people on more occasions than anyone else in American history. With unprecedented and unrestricted access to Johnny's personal and professional archives, two-time Emmy-winning filmmaker Peter Jones explores the life and career of one of the most beloved yet enigmatic icons in American entertainment history. Narrated by two-time Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey, "Johnny Carson: King of Late Night" features more than 40 original interviews, including David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Jerry Seinfeld and Ray Romano.

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PROHIBITION, directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, takes viewers beyond the oft-told tales of gangsters, rum runners, flappers and speakeasies to experience the rise, rule and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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PROHIBITION, directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, takes viewers beyond the oft-told tales of gangsters, rum runners, flappers and speakeasies to experience the rise, rule and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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PROHIBITION, directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, takes viewers beyond the oft-told tales of gangsters, rum runners, flappers and speakeasies to experience the rise, rule and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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Product Description Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is hiding out from his work at MI5 on the island paradise Turks & Caicos. Trouble comes knocking when a CIA agent (Christopher Walken) introduces him to some dubious American businessmen. When one of them turns up dead, it's their financial PR (Winona Ryder) who seems to know more than she's letting on. As evidence linking the men to the prime minister comes to light, Worricker must act quickly if he is to survive. Review "…totally absorbing." --Variety "Bill Nighy was born to play Johnny Worricker…" "…brilliant, exciting, and politically explosive…" --The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Product Description MI5 officer Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) and Margot Tyrell (Helena Bonham Carter) are on the run together across Europe. But Worricker knows his only chance of resolving his problems is to return home and confront his nemesis--the prime minister, Alec Beasley (Ralph Fiennes). Worricker is haunted by the suspicion that he's not the only person out to undermine the prime minister. Review "…totally absorbing." --Variety "Bill Nighy was born to play Johnny Worricker…" "…brilliant, exciting, and politically explosive…" --The Philadelphia Inquirer