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Secrets of the Forbidden City Cover Image DVD DVD

Secrets of the Forbidden City [videorecording] / a Nova production by Lion Television for Nova/WGBH Boston in association with Channel 4, ARTE France and China Intercontinental Communication Center ; produced and directed by Ian Bremner.

Bremner, Ian, (television director,, television producer.). Meyers, Eric, 1959- (narrator.). ARTE France, (production company.). Channel Four (Great Britain), (production company.). China Intercontinental Communication Center, (production company.). Lion Television Ltd, (production company.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), (production company.).

Summary:

In a laboratory, a team of engineers create a replica of Beijing's Forbidden City to uncover the secrets underlying its ability to withstand earthquakes over the centuries.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781531703462
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (54 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches.
  • Publisher: [Alexandria, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as an episode of the television series: Nova.
Program content: ©2017.
"SDH subtitles (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--container.
Wide screen.
Title from container.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator, Eric Meyers.
Target Audience Note:
E.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).

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Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Stroud Branch.

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Stroud Branch DVD 951.15603 Sec 31681010096667 NFDVD Available -

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