British Broadcasting Corporation
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (6 hr. 19 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The concluding cycle of The Hollow Crown, subtitled The Wars of the Roses. Henry VI, Parts I and II and Richard III tell the story of an exceptionally turbulent period in British history. These exhilarating and emotionally charged films feature some of Shakespeare's most eloquent and powerful language.
462) Parade's end
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set over a tumultuous ten-year period in the early 20th century, this five-hour miniseries tells the story of an honorable Englishman coping with his growing disillusion at the end of a privileged era and the beginning of a new, egalitarian society. As the comfortable certainties of Edwardian England begin to give way to the chaos and destruction of WWI, nobleman Christopher Tietjens puts principles first by marrying Sylvia, a pretty, manipulative...
464) The White Queen
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 580 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A riveting portrayal of one of the most dramatic and turbulent times in English history. A story of love and lust, seduction and deception, betrayal and murder, it is uniquely told through the perspective of three different, yet equally relentless women - Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville. In their quest for power, they will scheme, manipulate and seduce their way onto the English throne.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Hilarious antics of Wallace, the eccentric inventor, and Gromit, his dog. A grand day out: Join Wallace and Gromit as they blast off in a homemade rocket to see if the moon is really made of cheese. The wrong trousers: Mild-mannered Wallace and his faithful dog, Gromit, end up in a train-top chase as they try to stop a diamond heist by a diabolical penguin. A close shave: Wallace and Gromit battle with a sheep-rustling dog.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 370 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"When Sergeant Catherine discovers the remains of a gangland murder victim it sparks a chain of events that unwittingly leads her straight back to murderer and rapist Tommy Lee Royce. Meanwhile, Catherine's grandson Ryan is now sixteen and has ideas of his own about what kind of relationship he wants to have with Tommy, the man Catherine refuses to acknowledge as his father."--
Series
Rome volume 2
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the year 44 B.C., Julius Caesar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. In the void left by Caesar's demise, egos clash and numerous players jockey for position. The brutally ambitious Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power, aligning himself with Atia, but coming to blows with her cunning son Octavian, who has been anointed in Caesar's will as his only son and heir. The conspirator Brutus ponders how to curry...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Season three of this dark, gritty crime drama follows two concurrent mysteries: one the case of a man suffering from psychosis, desperate to find answers about a girl he saw strangled years ago. The other, the case of a government minister blackmailed by the same man's brother. However, the mystery of how these two cases connect is not the only source of driving tension. Fans of the series want to know if Cormoran and his assistant Robin end up together,...