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The real Trojan horse [videorecording] / by Fowlie, Tom,film director.; Sanders, Jay O.,1953-narrator.; Blink Films,production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.; Thirteen Productions,production company.;
Narrated by Jay O. Sanders.The tale of the Trojan Horse is one of the most captivating stories in Greek mythology. Since the 19th-century discovery of the site of Troy, historians have searched for evidence of a real Trojan War, and the truth behind this world famous myth. Archaeological evidence is mounting that suggests a Trojan War did indeed happen. Scientists investigate the real possibility that a Trojan Horse could have been used to trick Troy into defeat.E.DVD; widescreen presentation ; Stereo.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Trojan War; Trojan horse (Greek mythology); Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.;
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The wild west [videorecording] / by Cunningham, Liam.; Leon, David,1980-; Praed, Michael,1960-; Robinson, Tim.; Stephens, Toby,1969-; Stewart, David.; Swash, Colin.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Discovery Channel (Firm); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Toby Stephens, Liam Cunningham, David Leon ; narrator, Michael Praed.Re-evaluates three of the most famous figures of the time. Colonel Custer's last stand at Little Bighorn, Billy the kid, and the role that Wyatt Earp played in the gunfight at the OK Corral. Wild West presents the facts, uncovering secrets and twists, proving that once and for all, fact can be a lot more interesting than fiction.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects: Billy, the Kid; Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876; Earp, Wyatt, 1848-1929; Biographical television programs.; Historical television programs.; Television mini-series.; Western television programs.;
© c2013., BBC Worldwide Americas ; Distributed by Warner Home Video,
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Lost gold of the dark ages [videorecording] / by Morpeth, Mel.; Fulcrum TV (Firm); National Geographic Channel (Television station : Washington, D.C.); National Geographic Society (U.S.); Vivendi Entertainment (Firm);
Lost gold of the dark ages -- Secrets of the lost gold.With exclusive access to one of the most important discoveries of modern times, National Geographic uncovers the secrets of the largest hoard of Saxon Gold ever found. Lost Gold of the Dark Ages chronicles the story of an amateur metal-detecting enthusiast who discovered a gold hoard dating back a millennium and valued at over $5 million. Also includes 'Secrets of the Lost Gold': a fascinating quest to reveal the hidden secrets of the 3,500 piece treasure hoard.E.DVD, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Coinage; Coins, Anglo-Saxon.; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Treasure troves; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2011., Vivendi Entertainment,
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Banished. [videorecording] / by Buring, MyAnna,1984-actor.; Duggan, Shaun,screenwriter.; McGovern, Jimmy,screenwriter.; Percival, Dan,television director.; Rhind-Tutt, Julian,1968-actor.; Tovey, Russell,actor.; Walker, Jeffrey,1982-television director.; BBC Worldwide Ltd.,publisher.; RSJ Films,production company.; See-Saw Films,production company.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,film distributor.;
Julian Rhind-Tutt, Myanna Buring, Russell Tovey.In his latest TV drama Banished, writer Jimmy McGovern tells a brutal story about the first British convicts to be transported to Australia. A story of survival set in the stark historical reality of the founding of the penal colony in 1788.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Historical television programs.; Penal colonies; Prisoners; Prisons; Television programs.;
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The crimson field [videorecording] / by Chaplin, Oona,1986-actor.; Clark, Richard,film director.; Evans, David,film director.; Norris, Hermione,actor.; O'Sullivan, Thaddeus,1947-film director.; Oldham, Marianne,actor.; Rankin, Richard,actor.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
Hermione Norris, Oona Chaplin, Richard Rankin, Marianne Oldham, Alice St. Clair.In a tented field hospital on the coast of France, doctors, nurses, and volunteers work together to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches of WWI. The hospital is a frontier: between the battlefield and home front but also between the old rules, hierarchies, class distinctions, and a new way of thinking.PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; stereo.
Subjects: Historical television programs.; Medical drama.; Medical television programs.; Military hospitals; Television mini-series.; World War, 1914-1918;
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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Carvel, Bertie,1977-actor.; Harness, Peter,screenwriter.; Haynes, Toby,television director.; Marsan, Eddie,actor.; Warren, Marc,1967-actor.; Television adaptation of (work):Clarke, Susanna.Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.Videorecording.; Attraction Images,production company.; BBC Worldwide Ltd.,publisher.; Cuba Pictures Limited,production company.; Far Moor Productions, Ltd.,production company.; Feel Films for BBC,production company.; Warner Home Video,film distributor.;
Bertie Carvel, Eddie Marsan, Marc Warren, Charlotte Riley, Alice Englert, Samuel West, Enzo Cilenti, Paul Kane, Edward Hogg, Ariyon Bakare, Vincent Franklin, John Heffernan, Brian Pettifer.Based on Susanna Clarke's award-winning novel, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell reveals mysterious secrets and scandalous thrills between the two men destined to be England's greatest magicians. Spend some time with this diabolical duo in the fantasy story adored by fans and critics alike. Featuring Tony Award-nominee Bertie Carvel (Matilda the Musical) as Jonathan Strange and Eddie Marsan (Sherlock Holmes) as his arch-rival magician Mr. Norrell, the clash between these two British magicians is about to become a dangerous duel of the dark arts where, in the midst of the Napoleonic wars, the real battle is between their oversized egos.PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1.
Subjects: Clarke, Susanna.; Fantasy television programs.; Historical television programs.; Magic; Magicians; Television mini-series.;
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Ancient Greece and beyond [videorecording]. by Entertainment One (Firm); History Channel (Television network); Istituto geografico De Agostini.;
Athens: western splendor -- A place called Etruria -- The forgotten civilization of Anatolia -- Travels through Greece -- Secrets of the Island of Minos -- The fabulous centers of Hellenism -- Visit the sanctuaries of Apollo -- Ancient itinerary in Ionia -- Mycenaeans: the civilization of heroes.Originally aired on The History Channel.Explore the ancient cities of Greece, the magnificent temples, the ruins of the Greek Islands, and the influence of the Greek culture throughout the region. Includes state-of-the-art computer graphics, spectacular on-location photography, and research from the world's leading archaeologists.E.DVD.
Subjects: Archaeology.; Civilization, Ancient.; Documentary television programs.; Excavations (Archaeology); Historical television programs.;
© c2012., Entertainment One,
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Royal cousins at war [videorecording] / by Greig, Tamsin.; Sanders, Richard.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Narrated by Tamsin Greig.This two-part series tells the story of the three monarchs who reigned over Europe's Greatest powers at the outbreak of the First World War - Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and King George V of England. The emerging divisions and rivalries between the inter-related houses of Europe brought change, tragedy and personal humiliation. While it was war that delivered the final blow, this fascinating series shows how the rot had set in much earlier and how the European royals contributed to their demise. Monarchy, for centuries the prime form of governance in Europe, would be finished as a serious political force.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936.; Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918.; William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941.; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; World War, 1914-1918;
© c2014., BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. ; Distributed by Warner Home Video,
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37 days [videorecording] / by Farrell, Nicholas,actor.; McDiarmid, Ian,actor.; Pigott-Smith, Tim,actor.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; British Broadcasting Corporation,broadcaster.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,film distributor.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Ian McDiarmid, Tim Pigott-smith, Nicholas Farrell.This three-part political thriller follows the catastrophic chain of events leading up to World War I from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 to Britain's declaration of war on Germany 37 days later. This tense and gripping mini-series set amongst the corridors of power in Whitehall and Berlin tracks the unfolding crisis through the eyes of leading politicians and civil servants struggling to prevent the world's first global war.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Historical television programs.; Political television programs.; Television mini-series.; World War, 1914-1918;
© c2014., BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. ; Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video,
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Bomber boys [videorecording] / by Lilley, Harvey.; McGregor, Colin.; McGregor, Ewan,1971-; BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Ltd.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Lion Television Ltd.;
Composer, Ty Unwin.Presented by Ewan and Colin McGregor.Actor Ewan McGregor and his brother Colin McGregor, a former RAF pilot, follow up their Battle of Britain program with a film exploring the RAF's Bomber Command in a rarely told story of World War II.E.DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Air Force; Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Bomber Command; Bombers; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2012., Distributed by BFS Entertainment & Multimedia,
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