Going Places RSS feed for Wyoming PBS programming.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/en-ushttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:28:07 -0400Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:28:07 -0400http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1336049754/In a remote corner of the Himalaya, in the forbidden kingdom of Mustang, a team of climbers scale cliffs to climb into mysterious caves for the first time and discover ancient cave temples lost to the modern world.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1336049754/Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:28:27 -0800HistoryHistory/Asia-PacificHistory/WorldRegionRegion/Asia-PacificScienceScience/Archaeology & AnthropologyIn a remote corner of the Himalaya, climbers scale cliffs to climb into mysterious caves.nrHistoryHistory/Asia-PacificHistory/WorldRegionRegion/Asia-PacificScienceScience/Archaeology & Anthropologyhttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1132712651/Filmmaker Ken Burns and his longtime colleague Dayton Duncan take us on a behind the scenes tour of their new PBS series, THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA. The team explains why they chose The Parks as their subject, as well as describing their five-year journey through research, scripting, filming and editing the series.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1132712651/Mon, 25 May 2009 10:43:32 -0700HistoryHistory/19th CenturyHistory/20th & 21st CenturiesHistory/United StatesNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureA behind the scenes tour of the new Ken Burns series starting this September 27th at 8/7c.tv-gHistoryHistory/19th CenturyHistory/20th & 21st CenturiesHistory/United StatesNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & Naturehttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1145385945/Cairo is one of the most densely populated in the world, with only one footprint of green space per person prior to 2005. His Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, saw the need to relieve this congestion. The result is Al-Azhar Park: a 500-year-old dump-turned-"urban lung" that provides much-needed green space and a source of civic pride.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1145385945/Mon, 8 Jun 2009 07:47:54 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureCairo, a city of 16 million, is one of the most densely populated in the world.tv-gconservation, environment, nature, populationNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & Naturehttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1099370504/The 90-minute program showcases aerial dancers off the cliffs of Yosemite National Park, synchronized swimmers underwater at Coral Reef National Monument, and follows some of the country's most exciting young dancers to Mammoth Cave, Wright Brothers National Memorial, the remains of a sugar cane plantation at Virgin Islands National Park, and the sacred terrain of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1099370504/Wed, 6 May 2009 12:53:21 -0700Arts & LiteratureArts & Literature/Film/VideoArts & Literature/Mixed MediaArts & Literature/ModernPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/DanceArtists from across the nation explore setting their work on the natural stage.nrNational Parks, dance, reefs, Yosemite, Project Bandaloop, Wolf Trap, nature, choreographyArts & LiteratureArts & Literature/Film/VideoArts & Literature/Mixed MediaArts & Literature/ModernPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/Dancehttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1146684618/In a special one-hour NOW on PBS, David Brancaccio and environmentalist Conrad Anker -- one of the world's leading high altitude climbers -- adventure to the Gangotri Glacier in the Himalayan Mountains, the source of the Ganges River, to witness the effects of global warming first-hand.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1146684618/Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:43:03 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureScienceScience/Earth SciencesThe impact of global warming on the HimilayaseGlobal Warming, HimilayasNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureScienceScience/Earth Scienceshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1133372360/Kilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island, is the world's most active volcano. Its latest eruption began in 1983 and it hasn't stopped since. Since that time it has created 544 acres of new land and has consumed 200 homes. But Kilauea is also the driving force in a spectacular process of creation -- the cataclysmic meeting of 2,000-degree lava and 75-degree ocean water.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1133372360/Tue, 26 May 2009 11:01:04 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/InsectsNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic LifeNature & Environment/Plant LifeKilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island, is the world's most active volcano.tv-pgvolcanoes, Hawaii, islands, invasive species, lava, geologyNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Animal BehaviorNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/InsectsNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic LifeNature & Environment/Plant Lifehttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1049430624/The dramatic story of the construction of New York City's Grand Central Terminal in 1913, lauded as the greatest railroad terminal in the world, with electrified train service under the city streets.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1049430624/Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:11:53 -0700CultureCulture/TravelHistoryHistory/20th & 21st CenturiesHistory/United StatesRegionRegion/United StatesTechnologyTechnology/EngineeringTechnology/TransportationThe dramatic story of the construction of New York City's Grand Central Terminal.tv-gtransportation, railroads, new york, Vanderbilt, Park AvenueCultureCulture/TravelHistoryHistory/20th & 21st CenturiesHistory/United StatesRegionRegion/United StatesTechnologyTechnology/EngineeringTechnology/Transportationhttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1163808273/The Drakensberg Mountains are Southern Africa's Alps, rising more than 11,000 feet into the sky. But beneath their beauty lies a hostile environment for the creatures that live there. Each spring, drenching rains destroy the grasslands at the base of the mountains, and those who would survive must climb up sheer cliffs, through storms and snow, to reach the carpets of new grass on the plateau.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1163808273/Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:50:07 -0700RegionRegion/AfricaIn the Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa, eland make a remarkable journey of survival.tv-pgSouth Africa, antelope, eland, mountains, migrationRegionRegion/Africahttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/991233877/A remarkably intimate look into the lives of nine young Chinese coming of age in a society changing as fast as any in history.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/991233877/Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:17:42 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesA look into the lives of nine young Chinese coming of age in a fast-changing society.eNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1093965696/Ladakh, India is one of the most remote regions on earth. Beset with religious, political and cultural strife, it is also one of the most tumultuous. Enter the Druk White Lotus School, which intends to equip Ladakhi children for living in the modern world while simultaneously embracing Buddhist traditions.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1093965696/Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:04:58 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/Humans & NatureThe Druk White Lotus School in Ladakh, India is an example of sustainable design.nrconservation, environmentNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/Humans & Naturehttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1145396186/London's congestion charge challenges the 20th-century notion that cities should be designed around cars and asks drivers to pay for access to public roads and parking spaces. Thanks to Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron, this plan is the core of a sweeping push to transform London into a transit-efficient and pedestrian-friendly mega-city in time for the 2012 Olympic Games.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1145396186/Mon, 8 Jun 2009 07:48:26 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureRegionRegion/EuropeNicky Gavron pushes to transform London into a transit-efficient mega-city.tv-gconservation, congestion, population, PollutionNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureRegionRegion/Europehttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1144748717/Enrique Penalosa, former mayor of Bogota, Colombia, transformed one of the most chaotic cities in the world into a shining model of urban planning. He reformed public transport, added greenways, built mega-libraries and created the longest stretch of bike-only lanes in the world, but along the way he met tremendous opposition from the very people he was attempting to help.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1144748717/Sun, 7 Jun 2009 12:53:31 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureBogota, Colombia is now a shining model of urban planning.tv-gconservation, environment, nature, sustainableNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & Naturehttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1124077943/Opening with the national anthems of North Korea and the United States, The New York Philharmonic performs in the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre, with coverage by Bob Woodruff of ABC, which has had rare access inside the closed society of the DPRK, where contact with the outside world is completely forbidden to citizens. The New York Philharmonic visit marks the first by American artists there.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1124077943/Thu, 14 May 2009 13:45:51 -0700Arts & LiteratureArts & Literature/19th CenturyArts & Literature/20th & 21st CenturiesCultureCulture/CommunitiesCulture/TravelPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/MusicRegionRegion/Asia-PacificRegion/United StatesDvorak, Gershwin and Wagner take stage for New York Philharmonic's North Korean concert.tv-pgArts & LiteratureArts & Literature/19th CenturyArts & Literature/20th & 21st CenturiesCultureCulture/CommunitiesCulture/TravelPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/MusicRegionRegion/Asia-PacificRegion/United Stateshttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/995215979/Although green is its emblematic color, Ireland's verdant fields are not the nation's only extraordinary natural features. Sculpted millions of years ago by the advance and retreat of vast shields of ice, the Emerald Isle harbors a wealth of wildlife among its craggy mountains, fog-shrouded coastlines, steep gorges, and vast networks of inland waterways.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/995215979/Thu, 5 Mar 2009 12:09:51 -0800CultureCulture/People & ProfilesCulture/TravelNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureRegionRegion/EuropeSculpted millions of years ago, the Emerald Isle harbors a wealth of wildlife.tv-pgCultureCulture/People & ProfilesCulture/TravelNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/BiodiversityNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EarthNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/HabitatNature & Environment/Humans & NatureRegionRegion/Europehttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/995218127/The Hawaiian chain of islands, made up of six main islands plus two smaller ones, stretches for more than 1,500 miles through the heart of the Pacific Ocean. It is a place of idyllic beauty. But it is also a land of volcanic fury, raging mountaintop blizzards, dangerous rockslides, monster waves, and even tsunamis.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/995218127/Thu, 5 Mar 2009 12:09:50 -0800CultureCulture/TravelNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersRegionRegion/Asia-PacificScienceScience/Earth SciencesHawaii is a place of beauty. It is also a land of volcanoes, blizzards, and rockslides.tv-pgvolcanoes, Hawaii, islandsCultureCulture/TravelNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersRegionRegion/Asia-PacificScienceScience/Earth Sciences