Mass.) WGBH (Television station : Boston
1) Fly girls
Publisher
WGBH
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran and the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) is told by some of the participants and illustrated with archival film and home movies.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
George Washington, was a social climber, land-hungry Virginia surveyor, and military officer who often blamed others for his own errors. He gradually built a reputation as a gentleman by educating himself in the classics and sciences, entering politics, and marrying one of the wealthiest women in Virginia. The battle of Trenton changed everything with a victory both for America and Washington himself. His skill and bravery transformed Washington into...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 201 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tennison relocates to the Greater Manchester Police for a stint as a community relations officer at local schools. Later she is assigned the shooting case of a young drug dealer, and she pegs a corrupt local drug lord as the killer. Somehow he stays one step ahead of her investigation. Is he getting inside information?
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
One of the world's greatest ancient enigmas, the Nazca lines are a dense network of criss-crossinglines, geometric shapes, and animal figures etched across 200 square miles of Peruvian desert. Who created them and why?
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 195 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ripe for retirement in the eyes of some, Tennison is still up for a fight, and she'll need all the energy she can muster when she takes on the darker forces of British government in search of a sadistic killer with a guilty past.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (208 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Uncertain of her future but unwilling to sacrifice her freedom, Bathsheba rejects the proposal of Gabriel Oak only to become his employer. Still in love, Gabriel can only watch as Bathsheba flirts with her neighbor, Mr. Boldwood unleashing a passionate obsession within the reserved Boldwood. Both men forsake their hearts, however, upon the arrival of the dashing soldier Frank Troy. Despite being in love with another woman himself, Troy sees a challenge...
Series
Publisher
WGBH
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Sally Lockhart has started her own financial consulting business. When her client loses a fortune from the unexpected collapse of a shipping line, Sally is determined to find out why so many of their ships have mysteriously vanished without a trace.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A stolen Hindu diamond, the Moonstone, works its curse after being stolen from it's shrine. Just before Rachel's birthday, a man named Franklin Blake announces to Rachel that the Moonstone has been bequeathed to her by Herncastle. Blake gives her the jewel on her birthday and offers to mount the jewel for her to wear. The jewel goes missing and Rachel believes that Blake stole it. Determined to prove his innocence, Blake leaves in order to pursue...
10) Touching evil: 1
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This contemporary, darkly-edged mini-series follows the exploits of the Organized and Serial Crime Unit, or OSC, a rapid-response, elite - and wholly fictional - crime squad modeled largely on the FBI.
Publisher
Distributed by BFS Video
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"On a June morning in 1859, the body of a young woman was found by the Oxford Canal. In the present day, recovering after an operation in hospital, Morse is visited by Adele Cecil (Judy Loe) and American scholar Millie Van Buren (Lisa Eichhorn) whose book on the murder becomes his preoccupation. Morse soon becomes convinced that the two boatmen publicly hanged for the murder of the respectably married Joanna Franks were the victims of a gross miscarriage...
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Murder strikes in an Oxfordshire village at 17 Bloxham Drive. Exactly 24 hours later, while a policeman patrols outside, the resident at Number 15 is shot dead by the same gun. Investigators begin to unearth links between the neighbours of the modern estate. The murders also take Morse and Lewis into the hothouse atmosphere of the election for Master of Lonsdale College, over which the smooth and odious retiring master, Sir Clixby Bream, presides."--Container....
13) Persuasion
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
c2008.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Anne Elliot fell deeply in love with handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen. But with neither fortune nor rank to recommend him, Anne was persuaded to break off her engagement. Eight years later, Anne has lived to regret her decision. She never stopped loving Wentworth, and when he returns from sea with rank and fortune, she can only watch as every eligible young woman in the district falls at his feet. Can Frederick...
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (174 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behavior leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Elinor, sensitive to social convention, struggles to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Will the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness...