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- Peacock: S2. by Roberts, Joseph,film director.; Mustafa, Allan,actor.; Joyner, Jo,actor.; Laviscount, Lucien,actor.; Dhillon, Mandeep,actor.; Hocking, Saffron,actor.; Gray, Thomas,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Allan Mustafa, Jo Joyner, Lucien Laviscount, Mandeep Dhillon, Saffron Hocking, Thomas GrayOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2024.With his body positivity classes struggling and his relationship drifting, Andy Peacock is forced to transfer to a new gym, where he falls into the murky world of fitness influencers.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- Vikings in Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.Turn west, focusing on Viking exploits in Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland. Study the history of Viking settlement in Iceland, from Náttfari the slave's arrival to the rise of proto-democratic government. And evaluate why Northmen—famous for their global reach—could not stick it out for long in North America.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- Great Teacher Onizuka: S1. by Abe, Noriyuki,film director.; Orikasa, Fumiko,actor.; Mitsuishi, Kotono,actor.; Blum, Steve,actor.; Takagi, Wataru,actor.; Lee, Wendee,actor.; Cineverse (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Fumiko Orikasa, Kotono Mitsuishi, Steve Blum, Wataru Takagi, Wendee LeeOriginally produced by Cineverse in 1999.A former gangster turned rookie teacher, Eikichi Onizuka takes on the nastiest problem children in the whole school. With his own bizarre brand of tough love, he teaches them life lessons that will never be forgotten.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- The Viking Homelands. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.It is impossible to understand the Vikings without understanding the climate, geography, and society that produced them. Trace the history of the term Scandinavia before surveying the region's early topography, dialectal development, and social and legal organization. And explore the influence of Rome on Scandinavian culture before the dawn of the Viking period.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- The Forsyte Saga. by Wilson, Andy,film director.; Menaul, Christopher,film director.; Moore, David,film director.; Lewis, Damian,actor.; Griffiths, Emma,actor.; McKee, Gina,actor.; Graves, Rupert,actor.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Damian Lewis, Emma Griffiths Malin, Gina McKee, Rupert GravesOriginally produced by PBS in 2002.This epic drama spans three generations of the powerful Forsyte family at the turn of the 20th century. Beneath the family's imposing veneer lies a festering core of unhappy and brutal relationships.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- The Vikings in Britain. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.Turn your attention toward the British Isles. What spurred Vikings to invade and subsequently settle England—children, livestock, and wives in tow? How did the Viking threat shape culture, language, and politics in Britain, transforming what was once a spattering of kingdoms into a formidable world power for centuries to follow?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- Viking Kings and Christian Conversion. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.Examine how Christian conversion and state building worked together to produce a Scandinavia we can recognize today. Track the slow and often tedious rise of Christianity within the Viking world—first around European settlements and then within Scandinavia itself. And get to know the Viking kings who used Christianity to unify their respective kingdoms.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- The Vikings in Eastern Europe. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.Go global by examining Viking activities in Eastern Europe, Byzantium, and Asia. Get to know the Rus people—the eastern descendants of Vikings, depending on who you ask—and the powerful polities they built through trade and military might. Investigate the powerful trade connections that bound Viking merchants to Constantinople, Syria, and even China.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- Religion and Myth Among the Vikings. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.Norse religion shaped the comic books, films, and even operas we know and love today. Become acquainted with the gods and giants at the center of it all. Dig into Norse cosmology and beliefs about the afterlife. And survey the purpose and power of common religious practices like feasting and sacrifice.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- The Vikings at War. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2024.Today, the Vikings have exceedingly violent reputations, remembered in history and popular culture for terrorizing Christian Europe through raiding, pillaging, and conquest. Investigate the enduring but misguided trope that has for centuries characterized Viking activities around Europe. Then, examine the weapons, armor, and ideas that propped up violence at home.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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