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Language
English
Description
It is a new century and with it comes the promise of a hopeful future, but the past casts a long shadow over Cornwall. Following the death of Elizabeth, Ross Poldark resolves to put Westminster behind him and spend more time with the people he loves. However, when an old friend emerges with a plea for help, Ross is compelled to challenge the establishment again.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set against the sweeping grandeur of the Himalayas and tea plantations of Northern India, this epic drama tells the rich and explosive story of the decline of the British Empire and the birth of modern India, from both sides of the experience.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 471 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set amidst the Victorian splendor of Britain's first department store, The Paradise is a rags-to-riches story of a young girl who falls in love with the intoxicating charms of the modern world. As Denise finds her feet as a lowly shop girl, she must navigate her way through power struggles, intrigues, and affairs. When the shop's dashing and reckless owner, John Moray, spots her talents, she knows she can use this opportunity to rise to great things....
6) Little women
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (176 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follow the sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, on their journey from childhood to adulthood. Under the guidance of their mother Marmee, they navigate what it means to be a young woman: from gender roles to sibling rivalry, first love, loss, and marriage. Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott, this story is as relevant and engaging today as it was on its original publication in 1868.
7) Chernobyl
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (330 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Epic five-part miniseries dramatizing the events surrounding the 1986 nuclear accident, as told through the stories of the brave men and women who made incredible sacrifices to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.
8) Behind the scenes at Downton Abbey: the official backstage pass to the set, the actors and the drama
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The inside track on all aspects of the making of award-winning drama, Downton Abbey.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The whiskey-drinking and jazz-loving vicar Sidney Chambers returns alongside his friend and veteran cop Inspector Geordie Keating for a second season of crime solving in the small country parish.
Publisher
Pbs
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 330 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
High-spirited heroine Charlotte Heywood returns to the picturesque coastal resort of Sanditon and the companionship of her friend Georgiana Lambe. What adventures, scandals, intrigue and above all else, romance, await Miss Heywood this season?
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2013, c2012
Edition
Widescreen original UK ed.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (525 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The War is over and a long-awaited engagement is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate for a third thrilling season. In the wake of World War I, Robert, Earl of Grantham, sticks to his duty to maintain Downton more firmly than ever.
13) The pilgrims
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows the plight of the Pilgrims.
14) Roots
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 389 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The gripping story is told through four generations, from the capture of Kunta Kinte in Africa to his transport to Colonial America in brutal conditions through successive generations fighting to win their freedom in the Civil War. Based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel which has resonated with millions of Americans, it reveals powerful, universal truths about the resilience of the human spirit.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 280 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on Gerald Durrell's trilogy of Corfu novels, this latest series sees sparky English widow Louisa Durrell and her brood continue to put down roots in their dilapidated rented house, alongside an ever-increasing menagerie of animals brought home by youngest son Gerry.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (480 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's 1966, and it's a testing time for the midwives. But there's excitement, too, as the women's rights movement intensifies. With Trixie's help, Sister Julienne is determined to steer Nonnatus House of its financial quandary. Dr. Turner deals with an array of difficult cases including a former soldier involved in nuclear test explosion. Meanwhile, Sister Monica Joan experiences a crisis of faith, and Sister Frances realizes she needs to be a little...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (470 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A princess steals the heart of the president of the United States in an epic drama based on the World War II relationship of Franklin Roosevelt and Norwegian Crown Princess Martha.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Season Two continues to follow Jenny and the other midwives as they deal with all the problems the neighborhood of Poplar has to throw at them. A fascinating portrayal of birth, life, death and a community on the brink of huge social change, Call the Midwife offers a gripping insight into a way of life that is so drastically different from how we live now.
19) Sanditon
Publisher
Masterpiece , PBS
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 370 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tom Parker is obsessed with turning the sleepy seaside village of Sanditon into a fashionable health resort, enlisting the backing of local bigwig Lady Denham. Through a mishap, Tom makes the acquaintance of the Heywoods and invites their eldest daughter, Charlotte, for an extended stay at Sanditon. Meanwhile, Lady Denham, a widow, is playing matchmaker for her destitute nephew, Sir Edward, who is determined to seduce Lady Denham's ward, Clara.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (177 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of Scotland's ancient clans is a blood-soaked saga of battles and feuds, loyalty and betrayal, love and death set against the country's wild mountains and glens. Their fierce warriors were legendary, and their deeds of heroism and villainy shaped the destinies of Scotland₂s most iconic characters. Discover how the clans crushed the English King's mighty army to help win Scottish independence, and how they used clan muscle to plot, maneuver...
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