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World on fire. Season 2 Cover Image DVD DVD

World on fire. Season 2 [videorecording] / created by Peter Bowker ; written by Peter Bowker, Matt Jones, Rachel Bennette ; producers, Amanda Black, Angie Daniell ; directors, Drew Casson, Barney Cokeliss, Meenu Gaur ; a Mammoth Screen production co-produced with Masterpiece for BBC ; in association with ITV Studios.

Summary:

"October, 1940. Manchester, England. As valiant Jewish RAF pilot David defends the skies against the Luftwaffe, Harry and Kasia finally arrive home. How will Robina cope with another refugee under roof? When yet another house guest arrives -- Sir James, a civil servant on official business -- he looks set to beguile his host, but will Kasia be charmed as well? Meanwhile, in Berlin, teenager Marga is selected to mother a baby for the Führer, but can her best friend Gertha convince her to reconsider? In North Africa, Stan has found a new enemy in brutal desert conditions while meticulous Officer Rajib leads a team of Indian Sappers in the gravely dangerous task of clearing minefields. And in Paris, Henriette oversees the Resistance escape route" --Container.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781531715946
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (340 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches.
  • Publisher: Arlington, VA : PBS, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--container.
Special features: When Harry met Lois and Kasia; Creating World on fire; The Lebensborn programme; The North African desert campaign; The French Resistance; Motherhood.
Title from container.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. Episodes 1-3.
Disc 2. Episodes 4-6.
Participant or Performer Note:
Erik Biedunkiewicz, Mark Bonnar, Julia Brown, Grace Chilton, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Eugénie Derouand, Johanna Götting, Blake Harrison, Jonah Hauer-King, Ewan Mitchell, Ahad Raza Mir, Parker Sawyers, Miriam Schiweck, Cel Spellman, Gregg Sulkin, Zofia Wichłacz, Mateusz Więcławek, Lesley Manville.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2023.
Target Audience Note:
14A.
System Details Note:
DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
Audio track in English, captions in English.
Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Africa, North > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > France > Fiction.
Europe > History > 1918-1945 > Fiction.
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction television programs.
Television programs.
Historical television programs.
War television programs.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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