British Broadcasting Corporation.
Series
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An unearthly child: Teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright are in for the adventure of a lifetime when they follow student Susan Foreman home to an odd police box in a junkyard and meet the Doctor, a strange old man who claims to be Susan's grandfather, who takes them on a short excursion back to 200,000 B.C. ; The Daleks: When the TARDIS lands on the seemingly dead planet Skaro, the Doctor and company have their first meeting with the Daleks....
64) Death of a star
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Witness one of the most spectacular events since creation - a supernova. Learn why this phenomenon both baffles and delights astronomers.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Inspector Alleyn has the upper crust contacts and manners, but like more modern detectives, he's a bona fide cop. Offers elegant country house settings, complex cases, and a detective who works for Scotland Yard. Agatha Troy is the Inspector's independent and insightful lady friend.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corp
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
This groundbreaking series, from the team behind Earth: the biography, reveals the epic tale of how the forces of the Earth have shaped human civilization. With passionate storytelling and extraordinary HD camerawork, this engaging and visually stunning series combines bold ideas with new science to form an original version of human history. Includes: Filming in Extremes: An Interview with Presenter Ian Stewart.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Ltd. Program
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A compelling and comprehensive series that charts the birth and growth of the Scottish nation. Each of the ten thought-provoking episodes brings a fresh perspective to Scotland's past and challenges many of the perceived notions of Scottish history. With stunning, award-winning cinematography and mesmerizing narrative, the series tells of battles and allegiances, political intrigue, and religious conflict. Includes a booklet.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Meet handsome Archie MacDonald, a reluctant young Scottish laird torn between his trendy London life and the call of his wild Highland ancestry. Tricked into returning to Scotland by his eccentric father and dotty mother, Archie discovers he is now the Laird of the decaying family estate, Glenbogle.
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
From the Namib Desert to Patagonia, only a handful of places on Earth can claim to be largely unchanged. Isolated from the rest of the world, these places have been protected from the most damaging effects of human interference. Delicately balanced, species-rich, unique ecosystems. In these lands, life exists as nature intended. This series embarks on a breathtaking journey to Earth's last Edens. It visits incredible landscapes and reveals thrilling...
73) Heartbreak house
Series
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
On his Sussex estate Captain Shotover, an eccentric poet, retired seafarer and inventor, is reluctantly hosting a weekend house party for his two daughters and their bohemian friends.
74) Kidnapped
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Robert Louis Stevenson's coming-of-age adventure is back and breathtaking, in this widely heralded presentation bursting with scoundrels and scallywags, villains and heroines, and two memorable heroes who will stop at nothing in their quest for justice.
75) MI-5: Volume 4
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
The group was left reeling after the shocking death of Danny at the hands of hostage-takers as the last season concluded. Now Adam, Harry, Ruth, Fiona and rising star Zafar set out to become even stronger in their battle to safeguard the nation.
76) Dogs decoded
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Dogs have been domesticated for longer than any other animal on the planet, and humans have developed a unique relationship with these furry friends. New research is revealing what dog lovers have suspected all along, that dogs have an uncanny ability to read and respond to human emotions. How did this incredible relationship between humans and dogs come to be? And how can dogs, so closely related to fearsome wild wolves, behave so differently? It's...
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The magical series reveals what it's like to be a puppy or kitten during the most important, experimental year of their lives. Witness the world through their eyes and discover that beneath their cute visage lies a world of drama, love, learning, and courage.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"The classic bestseller behind this year's biggest movie, this definitive paperback edition features nine illustrations and two maps drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien, and a preface by Christopher Tolkien. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep...
80) Frozen planet
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Captures nature above and below the ice in the Arctic and Antarctic and showcases the fluctuations that occur with the changes of the seasons.
