In the 1870s, Alexander Graham Bell was trying to improve the telegraph when he and his assistant discovered that speech itself could be transmitted over telegraph wires. Explore the subsequent engineering developments that brought the telephone to almost all households, including Bell's invention of twisted-pair cabling to reduce crosstalk, still in use today.

In March 1876, the ability to communicate by speech across vast distances could not have come at a better time. This program takes a captivating look over the great inventor's shoulder as he toils to bring a world-changing technology to a young nation in need.

Based on true events, an authoritative prank caller convinces a restaurant manager to strip-search and interrogate a young employee.

While not in class, Brady and his friends spend their spare time making prank calls that they upload online to receive millions of views. As their online celebrity begins to rise, the boys escalate their pranks to a dangerous level. One evening, Brady and his best friend receive a prank call of their own, igniting a nightmare for the pair of teenagers when a mysterious stranger turns their own game against them with deadly consequences.

Firefighter George, with the help of the Atlanta New Century School, prepares a class to handle an emergency and dial 911. Your child will see situations such as a house with smoke coming out, a child in the water in trouble, a parent unconscious on the ground, a burglar trying to break into a house, and real children respond to the emergencies and dial 911.

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Explores the life of Walter T. Shaw, an inventor who turned to working for the Mafia after Bell Laboratories refused to give him recognition for his inventions.

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Through reenactment, witness Alexander Graham Bell inventing the telephone. Come to appreciate his prophetic vision of how the telephone would transform the world and get to know the man behind the invention, a man who spoke out against injustices and was highly respected, hard-working, and charitable. Then, leap forward through the decades to see the telephone connect a nation.