Carlton Television.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive look at the Churchill legend, revealing the complexity of the real man who was a soldier, adventurer, politician, author and arguably the greatest Englishman of the 20th century. Features never-before-seen family photographs and new film material.
2) Waiting time
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"A suspenseful tale of espionage and death unfolds in this post Cold War drama. Tracy Barnes and Joshua Mantle find themselves involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the infamous East German State Secret Police, The Stasi."
Series
Sharpe's volume 2
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
When the incompetent Sir Henry Simmerson (Cochrane) loses most of his men and his regimental flag during battle, Sharpe (Bean), spurred by the memory of a friend who was recently killed sets out for revenge. He is determined to capture the French mascot, a carved golden eagle which is carried into combat. Sharpe is also looking to a settle a personal score with two arrogant officers who have angered him at their mistreatment of the elegant widow Josefina...
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Until today, our collective memories of World War II have lived almost exclusively in black and white. Recently re-discovered color film archival materials, assembled after years of research, offers a new perspective on everything from the war's most critical battles and key personalities to details of life on the home front to the plight of uprooted refugees.
Series
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Several years after the Battle of Waterloo, Rifleman Cooper sits in a London inn reminiscing about the brave and determined officer who took him to hell and back. Made exclusively for video, Sharpe, the legend, recalls the key events of Sharpe's military career.
Series
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Seeking to escape the stifling London court society, the beautiful headstrong Lady Dona St. Columb flees to her family estate on the Cornish coast. Her new freedom swiftly brings her into contact with the dashingly handsome French privateer Jean Aubrey who sweeps her off her feet and into a world of adventure on the high seas very different from her dull and boring life at court with her husband Sir Harry.
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2004, c1999]
Language
English
Description
"Margaret Thatcher once predicted that there would never be a female Prime Minister in Great Britain in her lifetime, yet she went on to become the longest-serving Prime Minister in 20th-century British history. Composed of powerful archival footage, this program tracks the controversial career of the woman dubbed "The Iron Lady"--A forceful leader who dismantled decades of political consensus by warring with the Labour opposition, trade unions, the...
10) Cadfael: Set 1
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Twelfth century Shrewsbury comes dramatically to life in Ellis Peters' story of Brother Cadfael--a good man in an evil world.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
What lessons has America learned from Watergate? Thirty years after the most infamous break-in helped pull down President Richard Nixon, all of the facts are still not in. But as this compelling documentary shows, Watergate remains a nearly unbelievable tale of ordinary men corrupted by power and their desire to retain it. Interviews with investigator Sam Dash, co-conspirator John Dean, and journalist Bob Woodward recreate the history and speculate...
13) Cadfael: Set 2
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Twelfth century Shrewsbury comes dramatically to life in Ellis Peters' story of Brother Cadfael--a good man in an evil world.
15) A thief of time
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2004, [2009]
Language
English
Description
Lt. Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee, two officers of the Navajo Tribal Police, investigate the disappearance of an anthropologist suspected of selling ancient Indian artifacts on the black market.
16) Cadfael: Set 4
Publisher
Distributed exclusively by Acorn Media US
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In The pilgrim of hate a body turns up in a sack during the annual "Cripples' Day" pilgrimage. In The potter's field, a woman's skeleton is unearthed in a field that has recently been donated to the abbey. In The holy thief, two visiting monks are implicated when holy relics of Saint Winifred disappear.
Publisher
GoodTimes Home Video
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
The delightful story of the eccentric Mr. Toad and his pals Ratty, Badger and Mole. Every now and then one of these fast friends feels the need to embark on an unpredicatble journey down the river that teaches them all lessons about the cycles of life, about responsibility and justice, and about the forgiving nature of true friendship.
Series
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
The Lovers Lane Killer is dead. The man accused of murdering five people has himself been killed in a prison fight before his trial. The body of Karen Anderson, supposedly the killer's fifth victim, was never found. Although her bag was recovered at the bottom of the lake at Blenheim, Morse is convinced that Karen's remains are in Wytham Woods. When a body is discovered at Blenheim, Morse and Sergeant Lewis are on the case. Will the woods at Wytham...