Tom Clegg
Author
Language
English
Description
Letters and journals reveal the struggles, affairs, deceptions, and triumphs of five members of a village choir during World War II as they band together to survive the upheavals of war and village intrigue on the English home front.
As England becomes enmeshed in the early days of World War II and the men are away fighting, the women of Chilbury village forge an uncommon bond. They defy the Vicar's stuffy edict to close the choir and instead resurrect...
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on another deliciously deadpan culinary road trip. This time around, the guys head to Spain to sample the best of the country's gastronomic offerings in between rounds of their hilariously off-the-cuff banter. Over plates of pintxos and paella, the pair exchange barbs and their patented celebrity impressions, as well as more serious reflections on what it means to settle into middle age.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximatey 200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set during the Napoleonic wars of nineteenth century Spain. This fast-moving, hard-hitting action adventure series brings to life all the danger and romance of one of the bloodiest wars in history.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2005, ©2003
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 294 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two amateur sleuths (who start a gardening business together), dig up plots and conspiracies and use their investigative skills to get to the bottom of things.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A year after the battle of Waterloo, dispatchers from India warn that a local Maharaja is threatening British interests. Wellington sends Sharpe to investigate on what turns out to be his most dangerous mission to date. Shot entirely on location in India.
Publisher
Goldcrest Films
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 306 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
History comes alive in the classic story of Britian's difficult withdrawal from India, which was accomplished through the skill and determination of the thoroughly blue-blooded Lord Louis Mountbatten.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 294 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme, two middle-aged women, make a fresh start by opening a gardening business. Mysteries grow around these two gardening sleuths as they dig up trouble on the job and use investigative skills to get to the bottom of things.
Publisher
Distributed by Carlton International
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 500 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sharpe's gold: Hunting for lost Aztec gold, Sharpe runs afoul of a local partisan leader (Folk); Wellington's cousin Bess (Linehan), searching for her lost gold-prospecting husband, shows up with her daughter (Ashbourne) and gets mixed up in the mess. Sharpe's battle: British officer Richard Sharpe is given the task of preparing the hitherto purely ceremonial Royal Irish Company for real battle. The commander's ambitious wife and false rumors of a...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (412 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Agatha Christie₂s beloved Belgian detective returns in these four feature-length mysteries from the hit series. Set amid the unparalleled elegance of the Art Deco era, these beautifully remastered adaptations star David Suchet as the peerless Hercule Poirot. With a little help from his friends, Captain Hastings, Chief Inspector Japp, and Miss Lemon, Poirot unravels the most tangled cases with flair and finesse.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (374 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dressed to the nines, impeccably mannered, and infuriatingly arch, Hercule Poirot is a detective like no other. The Belgian sleuth is on the case, solving the mystery.
15) Sharpe's justice
Publisher
Distributed under exclusive license from Carlton International by BFS Video
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sharpe returns to England and is ordered to the North where he is to command the local militia in a troubled town. It is here that Sharpe faces an agonizing decision - whether to side with the town's corrupt gentry or to support his own kind, the rough and tough of the world who are abused by their superiors.
16) Sharpe's company
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
1995
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The adventures of a maverick British officer who fights behind French lines in Spain and Portugal during the Napoleonic wars.
17) Sharpe's eagle
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
1995
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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...
18) Sharpe's battle
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
c1995
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
British officer Richard Sharpe is given the task of preparing the hitherto purely ceremonial Royal Irish Company for real battle. The commander's ambitious wife and false rumors of a massacre in Ireland complicate the job.
19) Sharpe's honour
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
1994
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
British officer Richard Sharpe must disguise himself as a Spanish rebel and slip behind enemy lines to search for the one person who can clear him of allegations of deceit and dishonour.
20) Sharpe's enemy
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
1995
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The adventures of a maverick British officer who fights behind French lines in Spain and Portugal during the Napoleonic wars.