Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
221) Cracker: Series one
Language
English
Description
Fitz is an addicted gambler, a heavy drinker, and a brilliant, if deeply flawed criminal psychologist. Follow Fitz as he investigates an accused commuter train killer with amnesia, a couple who share love and murder, and the killing of a young boy that shakes a community to its core.
222) Mercy Street
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 360 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Alexandria, Virginia, 1862. Mary Phinney, a staunch New England abolitionist, and Emma Green, a native Confederate belle, collide at Mansion House, the Green family's luxury hotel that has been transformed into a Union Army hospital. Ruled under martial law, the border town in Alexandria is now the melting pot of the region, filled with soldiers, civilians, female volunteers, doctors, wounded men from both sides, runaway slaves, prostitutes, speculators,...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
c2019.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 4 hr.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. presents a vital, new four-hour documentary series - Reconstruction: America After the Civil War. This series explores the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of both profound destruction and revolutionary social change. Initially, African Americans enjoyed what W. E. B. Du Bois called a 'brief moment in the sun', when they...
224) Simple justice
Publisher
Allumination Filmworks
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Docudrama recounts the remarkable legal strategy and social struggle that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
225) Cobra: Season one
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (270 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It follows the Prime Minister and his titular committee, comprised of leading contingency planners and senior politicians, as they navigate the difficulties in overcoming a major national crisis.
226) Guilt: Season one
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (230 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Brothers Max and Jake couldn't be more different. Max is wealthy with a perfect life. Jake scrapes by, running a record shop. Driving home late one night, they accidentally kill an old man on a darkened street. They manage to conceal their crime, but when others suspect the death wasn't as innocent as it first appeared, they brothers' lives start falling apart. As their guilt takes them into a dangerous world where everyone seems to have a hidden...
227) The green planet
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 247 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Plants live secret, unseen lives. They are capable of forming mutually beneficial relationships with animals. But they can also be as aggressive, competitive, and dramatic as any living thing on our planet. Using specialist cameras, this spectacular series allows us to travel beyond the power of the human eye, to look closer at their interconnected world. Each episode introduces a set of plants, reveals the battles they face, and the ingenious ways...
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (367 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Desert victory: Documents the clash of Germany's General Rommel and Britain's General Montgomery as their militaries collide in battle under harsh desert conditions. Britain's defeat at El Alemein is only a stumbling block on the road to victory as they ultimately conquer the Germans at Tripoli. Utilizes actual German footage of Rommel and Hitler that was confiscated during the skirmish by the British.
The Nazis strike: Masterfully compiled by Col....
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The only series on television in the U.S. to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists, this is a Peabody Award winning biennial program that allows viewers to observe the artists at work, watch as they transform inspiration into art, and hear how they struggle with both the physical and visual challenges of achieving their visions.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
©2016.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 240 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Get inspired by today's most compelling artists and discover the stories, ideas, and methods behind their work in the ART21 documentary series Art in the Twenty-First Century. This Peabody Award-winning series takes viewers behind the scenes into artists' studios, homes, and communities to provide intimate access to their lives, creative processes, and sources of inspiration. Join host Claire Danes for Season Eight, featuring sixteen artists from...