KCTS Television

A PBS documentary on the life and work of writer Raymond Carver. It features interviews with his family and friends, and provides an insightful look at his short stories and poems.

A light-hearted look at the worldwide phenomenon of video games, and how they have revolutionized technology and forever changed popular culture.

When American citizens were stranded in Canada on 9/11, their northern neighbors opened their doors.

Created from public television's popular Over series, this is a tour unlike any other! Fly above landscapes and landmarks in Alaska; the Pacific Northwest; California; the Southwest; Chicago; New York City; Washington, D.C.; and everywhere in between.

Detailing the life and cinematic oeuvre of Canadian filmmaker Larry Kent, featuring interviews with Susan Sarandon and Dave Foley.

A look at the modern-day problem of "affluenza," an epidemic of stress, overwork, shopping and debt caused by the pursuit of the American Dream. The history of the condition is explored, as well as the advertising and marketing ploys used to sustain it. Men and women from around the country share their stories of personal debt and suggestions for financial recovery.

Swirly Thing Alert is a special put together by KCTS following Robert Llewellyn and Craig Charles around in their visit to Seattle in 1997. It includes telethon, interview and convention footage.

This short documentary is an absorbing study of Japanese business and industry. Discipline and productivity in Japan are much more regimented than in many other parts of the world. For the 110 million Japanese, survival means doing things together, rather than asserting a North American-style individualism. Japan's industry has automated and computerized at an unparalleled rate. Open-concept offices and collaborative work styles offer a model of the changing style of modern work that could inspire the West to modify their processes as well.

A look at how to avoid the consumerism and materialism rampant in today's society.

Henry Mishkoff just wanted to make a web site about his favorite shopping mall, but when the owners found his site they sent their lawyers in, setting the ball rolling for what would become a major chapter in internet law history.

Aerial views of Washington state set to instrumental music and quotes about Washington.

Spotlights the work of glassblower Dale Chihuly in Venice, Italy. Chihuly and his team of glassblowers travel to Finland, Ireland, Mexico and Italy to collaborate with master glass artisans in the creation of monumental glass chandeliers to be installed over the canals of Venice.