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- Time team. [videorecording] / by Robinson, Tony.; Athena (Firm); Channel Four (Great Britain); Videotext (Firm);
Tony Robinson.For these eight episodes, the team members have selected their favorite digs, ranging from Iron Age, Roman, and Saxon Britain to a World War II crash site in France and a sugar plantation in the Caribbean. Each dig presents a different set of challenges, whether it's zip-lining to an offshore promontory, fighting back jungle growth, interpreting strange findings, or, of course, contending with the ever-present threat of rain. With just three days at each site to complete their excavations, they race against time to reveal Britain's buried history.E.DVD, widescreen and full screen presentations; stereo.- Subjects: Archaeology; Documentary television programs.; Excavations (Archaeology); Excavations (Archaeology); Excavations (Archaeology); Historical television programs.;
- © c2012., Athena,
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- Under the skin [videorecording] / by Campbell, Walter.; Faber, Michael.; Glazer, Jonathan.; Johansson, Scarlett,1984-; Mackay, Lynsey Taylor.; McWilliams, Jeremy.; Wechsler, Nick.; Wilson, James.; A24 Films (Firm); British Film Institute.; Channel Four (Great Britain); Mongrel Media.; Métropole Films Distribution.; Seventh Kingdom Productions, Ltd.;
Composer, Mica Levi.Lynsey Taylor Mackay, Jeremy Mcwilliams, Scarlett Johansson.An alien in the form of a voluptuous young woman combs the streets of Scotland in search of men. She lures a succession of lost souls into her otherworldly lair, where they are seduced, stripped of their humanity, and never heard from again. Then it begins to see itself as human ... with tragic consequences.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen; 5.1 Dolby Digital.- Subjects: Extraterrestrial beings; Feature films.; Human-alien encounters; Man-woman relationships; Science fiction films.;
- © 2014., Distributed by Mongrel Media,
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- Secrets of the Forbidden City [videorecording] / by 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.;
Narrator, Eric Meyers.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.E.DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.- Subjects: Forbidden City (Beijing, China); Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant design; Palaces;
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- The White Ship : conquest, anarchy and the wrecking of Henry I's dream / by Spencer, Charles Spencer,Earl,1964-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The sinking of the White Ship on the 25th November 1120 is one of the greatest disasters that England has ever suffered. Its repercussions would change English and European history for ever. King Henry I was sailing for England in triumph after four years of fighting the French. Congregating with the king at the port of Barfleur on that freezing night was the cream of Anglo-Norman society, including the only legitimate heir to the throne. By 1120, Henry was the most formidable ruler in Europe with an enviable record on the battlefield, immense lands and wealth and unprecedented authority in his kingdoms. Everything he had worked for was finally achieved, and he was ready to hand it on to his beloved son, William AEtheling. Henry I and his retinue set out first. The White Ship - considered the fastest afloat - would follow, carrying the young prince. Spoilt and arrogant, William had plied his comrades and crew with drink from the minute he stepped aboard. It was the middle of the night when the drunken helmsman rammed the ship into rocks. There would be only one survivor from the gilded roll call of passengers ..."- Subjects: Charlotte W. White (Ship); Shipwrecks;
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