British Broadcasting Corporation
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
How different are people to animal cousins? In this highly entertaining series a new generation of spy cameras go right to the heart of the animal world to reveal just how similar they really are.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (177 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Discover exciting new insights as historian Neil Oliver digs for clues. Travel to archaeological sites in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, where Norsemen launch expeditions and raids. Watch in amazement as the warriors settle Britain, Iceland and Greenland and transform themselves from illiterate pagans into Christian farmers, statesmen and kings; all in less than 200 years.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1971, graduate student Penny Patterson began teaching sign language to a gorilla named Koko. What started out as a scientific experiment evolved into an intimate friendship, which for almost half a century has challenged the way we think about animals and changed the course of many lives. It is a unique window into this incredible relationship.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The hippopotamus has long been an enigma: an aquatic mammal that cannot swim, a vegetarian that is also the most dangerous animal in Africa. All hippos are utterly dependent on water, but in Botswana, hippos face an unparalleled challenge as deep floodwaters dry to dust in a matter of months. The documentary goes beneath the surface to show how hippos protect their families and face their enemies, revealing an animal that is highly sensitive and surprisingly...
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 354 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ros Pritchard is a charming and honest woman who becomes Prime Minister. She wants to relocate Parliament to make it more accessible to the masses. She introduces "No cars Wednesday" to trackle global warming. At the same time, she juggles the needs and demands of her increasingly frustrated family, which she fears is slipping away from her. With humor and charm, she takes a bold unflinching look at the modern political process, and the toll it can...