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Series
Publisher
Pilot Productions
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Includes Stonehenge, Dover, Brighton, London, Liverpool, Glastonbury, Cornwall, and Wales.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 220 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows Michael Wood as he travels in search of the truth behind four famous legends. Explores not only the historical past and literal truth of these myths, but also the mythic past and archetypal stories behind them. Examines the Biblical myth of the Queen of Sheba, an exotic and mysterious woman of power who, with King Solomon, plays a key role in the founding myths of the modern states of Israel and Ethiopia. Traces the Celtic legend of King Arthur...
Publisher
Disinformation Co
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines the proliferation of prehistoric stone archictecture and other similar formations throughout the British Isles. "There are about 1,000 stone circles in the British Isles. If you include other megalithic monuments such as stone rows, long barrows, cairns, cists, standing stones, and others, the number runs to tens of thousands. Yet most people can name only one: Stonehenge. This DVD is a unique travelogue in which presenter Rupert Soskin...
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (18 hrs.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (v, 284 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 19 cm).
Description
Whether you are searching for the past or want to better understand the world as it is today, travel-even virtually, from the comfort of home-offers a unique opportunity to see the world in new ways. Wander the streets of cosmopolitan London, roam the 1,000-year-old campuses of Oxford and Cambridge, or tour world-famous museums like the Tate Modern and the National Railway Museum. Or maybe you are aiming for a more pastoral adventure, like an expedition...
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