KSPS Documentaries RSS feed for KSPS programming.http://video.ksps.orgen-ushttp://video.ksps.orgMon, 6 Feb 2012 15:40:41 -0500Mon, 6 Feb 2012 15:40:41 -0500http://video.ksps.org/video/2184181426/The impact of Prohibition in the Inland Northwest and how the resourcefulness of local residents made the most out a "dry" situation. Its a fun, fast-paced hour filled with great stories about Spokane's formative years.http://video.ksps.org/video/2184181426/01/06/2012Prohibition in the Inland NorthwestHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1627710320/A November election 100 years ago brought hope to thousands of Washington women, and millions across America. After decades of struggle, humiliation and defeat they had finally won the right to vote. The 5th state to grant women suffrage, this vote renewed the effort of women nationwide, leading to the adoption of the 19th Amendment 10 years later.http://video.ksps.org/video/1627710320/10/28/2010Washington Women Win the Vote!Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryModernModernEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1633827291/November 1910, the women of Washington state gain the right to vote. Colorful figures like May Arkwright Hutton of Spokane and Emma Smith DeVoe of Tacoma led the final campaigns for suffrage, following in the footsteps of many courageous women fighting for equality.http://video.ksps.org/video/1633827291/11/04/2010Winning the Vote in Washington State, these women led the charge for suffrage nationwide.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityGender & Sexual IdentityGender & Sexual IdentityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryModernModernCliphttp://video.ksps.org/video/1634385295/A November election 100 years ago brought hope to thousands of Washington women, and millions across America. After decades of struggle, humiliation and defeat they had finally won the right to vote. The 5th state to grant women suffrage, this vote renewed the effort of women nationwide, leading to the adoption of the 19th Amendment 10 years later.http://video.ksps.org/video/1634385295/11/05/2010Winning the Vote in Washington StateCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.ksps.org/video/1476678922/It is a story of the earth's power, scientific discovery and human nature - one touted by enthusiasts as the greatest story left untold. During the last ice age, floods flowing with ten times the volume of all the world's current rivers combined inundated the Northwest. What left behind was a unique and often puzzling landscape that we call home.http://video.ksps.org/video/1476678922/10/01/2010Join the scientists as they struggle to decipher this story.HistoryHistoryScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1476661025/David Thompson is revered as a national hero in Canada, but is less well known to Americans. "Uncharted Territory: David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau" focuses on the years 1807-1812, the time that Thompson spent primarily in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and northwestern United States, and the significant contributions that he made to the history of the American Northwest.http://video.ksps.org/video/1476661025/10/01/2010The adventures of fur trader, explorer and mapmaker David Thompson.Science & NatureScience & NatureEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1476656776/At a time when the future of the free world was at stake, the unsuspecting farming town of Hanford, Washington became the site of an urgent WWII mission. It was key to the Manhattan Project...code name for America's top-secret atomic weapons program. This is the story of the men and women whose unpredictable destiny marked the beginning of the atomic age.http://video.ksps.org/video/1476656776/10/01/2010The fascinated story of Hanford's secret role in World War II's Manhattan Project.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentHistoryHistoryModernModernWar & ConflictWar & ConflictScience & NatureScience & NaturePhysics & MathematicsPhysics & MathematicsTechnologyTechnologyEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1476684003/Bing Crosby was one of the most successful stars ever to appear on the silver screen. Nominated for an Academy Award for best actor three times, Bing was a top ten box office star. Join Rich Little as he explores the life and times of one of the greatest entertainers.http://video.ksps.org/video/1476684003/10/01/2010Dive into the life of Bing Crosby with narrator, Rich Little.Biography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1476712586/In 1941, The U.S. government selected a stretch of land on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille to build a new naval base during World War II. Crews poured their hearts, sweat and patriotism into building Farragut Naval Training Stations. Today, all that remains of Farragut are cracked cement foundations. But with archival photos and the memories, the base's glory days come alive again.http://video.ksps.org/video/1476712586/10/01/2010Relive the glory days of Farragut Naval Training Station in this special documentary.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1476700316/From tranquil countryside to urban excitement, Spirit of Alberta captures the diversity and natural beauty of this vast, extraordinary land. Spending a summer on the roads of Alberta, KSPS Public Television photographed its splendor from the Waterton Lakes National Park to the Peace-Athabasca Delta and beyond.http://video.ksps.org/video/1476700316/10/01/2010Discover, or rediscover the true Spirit of Alberta.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyTravelTravelEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1476681581/The Davenport Hotel, was the most modern hostelry in the United States when it opened in 1914. It was the first hotel with air conditioning, the first with a pipe organ, and the first with a central vacuum system. The Davenport Hotel shut down in 1985. But local entrepreneurs, Walt and Karen Worthy bought the hotel in 2000 and gave it a top-to-bottom renovation. The Davenport is grand again!http://video.ksps.org/video/1476681581/10/01/2010Join Ellen Travolta in this visit to "one of America's exceptional hotels."Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyTravelTravelHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1474854162/From its humble beginnings as an Observation Squadron to its current role as an air refueling wing stationed at Fairchild Air Force base near Spokane, WA, the story of the Washington Air national Guard is a compelling one. Since 1931 they have marked their birds with the Ace of Spades.http://video.ksps.org/video/1474854162/10/01/2010History of the Washington Air National Guard, whose insignia is the Ace of Spades.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryModernModernTechnologyTechnologyTransportation & InfrastructureTransportation & InfrastructureEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1450283840/Many of the Pacific Northwest's medical facilities were begun in the 1800's by a small group of selfless women called the Sisters of Providence. Discover the fascinating stories of these courageous nuns, beginning with Emilie Gamelin of Montreal and on to Mother Joseph, who helped start Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Father LaCombe Home near Calgary and Wings of Providence in Edmonton.http://video.ksps.org/video/1450283840/10/01/2010Women of faith whose pioneering spirit built the Pacific Northwest's first hospitals.Film & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsTravelTravelHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesHistoryHistoryVictorianVictorianNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1450215039/Gourmet food. Weekend soccer tournaments. Summer camp? No, this was Bella Vista, a World War II internment camp at Fort Missoula, Montana and home to more than 1,000 Italian civilians. Seized eight months before Pearl Harbor, these men effectively became the United States' first-and no doubt luckiest-casualities of war.http://video.ksps.org/video/1450215039/10/01/2010A WWII internment camp at Ft Missoula, Montana for 1,000 Italian civilians.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryModernModernWorldWorldEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1448175176/Clyde Pangborn, a Northwest native, lived a life pushing the aviation envelope. A combination of daredevil and calculating engineer. Pang perfected his flying skills in the 1920s as a barnstormer, performing death-defying feats, such as, walking on wings and his signature stunt of flying upside down In 1931, Pangborn was first to cross the Pacific nonstop, landing in Wenatchee, Washington.http://video.ksps.org/video/1448175176/10/01/2010Clyde Pangborn, a barnstorming pilot who flew the first non-stop flight across the PacificArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1476700350/Spokane's Fox Theater has been "The Place to Go" since it opened in 1931. Lines formed around the block to view the latest feature and famous performers graced its stage. Even during its decline, the theater has retained its vestiges of elegance in its faded murals and dusty chandeliers. Threatened by demolition, the Fox survived the wrecking ball thanks to the efforts of the Spokane community.http://video.ksps.org/video/1476700350/10/01/2010The Fox Theater, Spokane's art deco movie palace, is restored to its former grandeur.Performing ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1479407491/It was the "perfect mountain", a shapely peak dubbed the Fuji of the West. 9,677 feet of snow-capped grandeur in the heart of the Cascade Range. On May 18, 1980 Mt. St. Helens captured the attention of the world with a volcanic display unequaled in modern times. This is the story of the cataclysmic events of that day, and the miraculous resiliency of Nature as life returns out of the ash.http://video.ksps.org/video/1479407491/10/01/2010The events of May 18,1980 and the resiliency of nature as life returns to Mt. St Helens.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1479454088/Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic debilitating auto-immune disease affecting over 400,000 North Americans. MS's causes and cures are unknown. Its symptoms mysteriously come and go, making it a difficult disease to both diagnose and live with. Teri Garr, Clay Walker and others provide understanding of living with MS, and what medical science is learning about the disease.http://video.ksps.org/video/1479454088/10/01/2010Multiple Sclerosis. The fight to understand, the spirit to overcome.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesTechnologyTechnologyCommunications & MediaCommunications & MediaEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1517776355/From the Rocky Mountains to the Cascades; from the Snake River to the headwaters of the mighty Columbia,Spirit of the Inland Northwest captures the stunning natural beauty of this immense landscape. Wildlife, famous landscape, a smattering of history --- this program brings it to you!http://video.ksps.org/video/1517776355/10/01/2010Explore some of the Northwest's oldest settlements as well as its modern urban centers.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyTravelTravelHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesScience & NatureScience & NatureEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1444598356/The schooner Zodiac is a national maritime treasure. Launched in East Boothbay, Maine in 1924, Zodiac has been a racing yacht, pilot schooner, and a floating classroom during her more than 70 years at sea. Now based in Seattle, WA, 20 years of restoration efforts have brought Zodiac back to the magnificent lady she was when new. James Keelaghan, a charismatic musician, is your storyteller.http://video.ksps.org/video/1444598356/10/01/2010Zodiac has been a racing yacht and floating classroom during her more than 70 years at seaCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesTravelTravelHealthHealthAgingAgingHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1479427158/Take some prairie dust, add some oil, and throw in a hearty "yahoo!" and you have the ingredients for what became the fastest growing city in Canada. Calgary, Alberta has been home to generations of optimists...where the impossible just takes a little bit longer to accomplish!http://video.ksps.org/video/1479427158/10/01/2010The social history of Canada's fastest growing city, hosted by James Keelaghan.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryModernModernWorldWorldEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1479437917/Spanning the city's defining years of the 20th century, host Tommy Banks touches on not only the milestones, but on some of the lesser-known but equally significant highlights of Edmonton's history. The Oiler's taking the Stanley Cup, the cities rich aviation history, street car rides on the High Level Bridge, and the world-famous Edmonton Grads basketball team.http://video.ksps.org/video/1479437917/10/01/2010The rich history of Alberta's City of Champions, hosted by Tommy Banks.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunitySports & RecreationSports & RecreationHistoryHistoryModernModernWorldWorldEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1517737684/Times seemed simpler then...there were rides, dances and amusements. It was a place where families and friends played, picnicked and strolled: from the dance halls to the Midway,with bumper cars and carousel, miniature train and trolleys. "The Jack Rabbit" and "The Hammer" reigned. From 1889 to 1968, Natatorium Park was a "Spokane" place to be.http://video.ksps.org/video/1517737684/10/01/2010From 1889 to 1968, Natatorium Park was the idyllic center of Spokane entertainment.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesSports & RecreationSports & RecreationHistoryHistoryModernModernEpisodehttp://video.ksps.org/video/1479483650/The year was 1974, the US was in the thick of the Cold War, and President Richard Nixon welcomed the world to Spokane. A look at the vision, the people, and the monumental effort that turned a dream into a world-class reality.http://video.ksps.org/video/1479483650/10/01/2010In 1974 Spokane hosts the first environmentally themed World's Fair.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisode