British Broadcasting Corporation.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Meek little Mole, wilful Ratty, Badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant, boastful Toad: over one hundred years since their first appearance in 1908, they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity, folly and friendship. And their misadventures - in gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their beloved Wild Wood - continue to capture readers' imaginations and warm their hearts long after they grow up. Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 567 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The cold case unit, led by quick-tempered cop DS Boyd, has assembled to re-examine unsolved crimes with cutting-edge detection techniques. Pressure is on for this mix of forensics, psychology, and detective investigators to yield results.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eve is a bored, whip-smart, pay-grade MI5 security officer whose deskbound job doesn't fulfill her fantasies of being a spy. Villanelle is a mercurial, talented killer who clings to the luxuries her violent job affords her. Follow these two women, equally obsessed with each other, as they go head to head in an epic game of cat and mouse.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2013
Edition
Widescreen; complete original UK series.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (355 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (354 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Award-winning actor Martin Shaw stars as the principled detective George Gently in these feature-length mysteries. These powerful dramas unfold against the beautiful backdrop of rural Britain during the tumultuous 1960s. Based on the long-running series of books by Alan Hunter.
Publisher
BBC & Time-Life Films
Pub. Date
[1980]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"This comic confrontation between the sexes is one of the most frequently-staged plays. Its sparkling wit and rich characterization are matched with an outstanding cast. John Cleese, of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers gives a portrayal of Petruchio that wins unanimous critical acclaim, praised as "an object lesson in serving Shakespeare to a present-day audience."--From the container.
"Shakespeare is rightly considered the world's greatest playwright...
8) Luther: 4
Publisher
BBC Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Pitted against his most chilling adversary yet, Luther is haunted by past ghosts and hellbent on revenge as the Serious Crime Unit faces its most challenging psychological duel to date. There is no question he will come close to the edge, but will he finally go over?
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 185 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two years ago a Tsunami ravaged the coast of Thailand and hundreds of thousands lost their lives. This story follows a group of people whose lives are irrevocably transformed in the aftermath including: a young couple searching for their child; a Thai survivor who loses his family and tries to prevent developers from seizing the land his village is built on; an Englishwoman whose husband and son are missing; an ambitious reporter; a relief worker;...
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
©2006
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (ca. 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 character guide ([8] p. : color illustrations. color ports. ; 17 cm.)
Language
English
Description
Four hundred years after the founding of the Republic, Rome is the wealthiest city in the world, a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people, epicenter of a sprawling empire. The Republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute control. But now, those foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excess. After eight years of war, soldiers Lucius Vorenus and Titus...
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Deep in the Congo lives a little-studied group of apes called the bonobos. Like the more-familiar chimpanzees, bonobos are among the humans' closest relatives, but unlike the chimps, known for their violent behavior, bonobos are far more peaceful."--Container.
12) Luther: 2
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (231 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
John Luther, the near-genius detective struggling with his own demons, returns with two distinctive, thrilling crime stories. Devastated by the brutal murder of his wife, John Luther returns to policing in a different world. His old unit has gone and he's working in the newly created Serious and Serial unit, headed by former police complaints officer Martin Schenk. Luther quickly gathers together his team, rescuing his old partner Detective Justin...
13) Vera: Set 9
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (357 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope and her trusted team chase ruthless killers and unravel complex mysteries, uncovering secrets that sometimes stray a little too close to home, set in rural Northumberland.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
How different are people to animal cousins? In this highly entertaining series a new generation of spy cameras go right to the heart of the animal world to reveal just how similar they really are.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corp
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (349 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1851, London is in the throes of the industrial revolution. But among the dirty red bricks and smokestacks are four young, thrill-seeking artists: steadfast William Holman Hunt, naive John Millais, mischievous Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and budding journalist Fred Walters, otherwise known as the Brotherhood. Their quest for artistic immortality takes them into some of the lewdest, darkest, and funniest corners of the city.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 392 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inspector Roderick Alleyn is a Scotland Yard detective whose aristocratic breeding gives him access to the elite and their crimes. This second set of elegant mysteries contains four episodes.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 276 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Doctor is traveling through time and space in his TARDIS. New traveling companions Bill Pots and Nardole, old enemies with the return of Missy, and lots of adventures are awaiting him in his season ten journey.
18) Vexed: Series 1
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 175 min) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Vexed follows two mismatched police detectives as they banter and bicker their way through London's toughest cases. Includes three episodes.
19) Thirteen
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 288 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen years after her abduction, 26-year-old Ivy Moxam flees the cellar that has held her captive for half her life. But escape is just the beginning of Ivy's story. Just as she's picking up the pieces of the life she was forced to leave behind, a startling discovery leaves everyone scrambling: her former captor has found his next victim. Forced to confront the truth of what happened in that cellar, Ivy's story leaves the detectives with one question:...
20) Archangel
Publisher
Distributed by Allumination FilmWorks
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A British historian, finished with a conference in Moscow on the newly opened Soviet archives, is preparing to leave Russia for good, but a surprise visit from a former Soviet officer suddenly changes his mind. The officer reveals a deadly secret, one which promises to uncover Russia's most closely guarded conspiracy.