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1) Machu Picchu
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
©2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Using cutting-edge, 3D laser-scanning technology, structural engineer Steve Burrows leads his team of experts into the Peruvian jungle to scan the sacred Inca city of Machu Picchu, asking three main questions: How did the Inca build a city atop a mountain ridge? How were the terraces constructed? And how did they supply water to the city? Join the team as they turn back time and decode the past.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
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.
3) The Alienist
Pub. Date
[2019]
Formats
Description
A psychological thriller set in 1896 about the hunt for a serial killer responsible for the gruesome murders of boy prostitutes that have gripped New York City. Based on the novel by Caleb Carr.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (171 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In September 1942 at the height of the battle for the Atlantic, a German U-boat torpedoed the RMS Laconia, sinking the British ship without knowing that it carried more than 2,000 passengers, many of them civilians. What followed is a harrowing true story of heroism, heartbreak, and unexpected humanity in the midst of the bloodiest conflict in history.
Publisher
Carnival Film & Television Limited, [2019]
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 750 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
1619. The British colony of Jamestown, Virginia is shaken up when the first women in twelve years land in this breathtaking wilderness. While love triangles, bitter rivalries, and fierce competition cause conflict for the residents and the native inhabitants, the Pamunkey, they are bound together by their resolute will to survive and thrive in their new lives.
Publisher
Pbs
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (325 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The future's looking bright for the eccentric Durrells, catch up with their lives on the beautiful island of Corfu in the fourth and final season. Louisa's keeping busy by opening the doors of the family villa as a guest house, but with cousin Basil her only paying guest, business isn't exactly booming.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Formats
Description
1923 introduces a new generation of the Dutton family as they explore the early twentieth century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home. The series is executive produced by Taylor Sheridan, co-creator of Yellowstone, and stars Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford.
Publisher
PBS
Formats
Description
It's 1956 -- a year since Amanda left Grantchester, and the post-war rulebook is being torn up. Sidney Chambers (James Norton) is feeling adrift, a man without a cause -- until American civil rights activist Violet Todd arrives and fires up his need for social justice. But with a cause this dangerous, Sidney might not be around forever. Soon there's a new Vicar of Grantchester, firebrand Will Davenport (Tom Brittney). Idealistic and energetic, Will...
Publisher
AMC Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Formats
Description
In Season Two, Lt. Joe Leaphorn reunites with Jim Chee, his former deputy turned private eye when their separate cases bring them together in pursuit of the same suspect. They find themselves in the high desert of Navajo Country chasing a killer.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2019.
Formats
Description
A landmark account of the life of one of history's greatest monarchs. With an ensemble cast of award-winning talent, the series draws on real-life events and the Queen's own exhaustive diaries to paint a vivid portrait of her transformation from an impulsive 18-year-old to her early years as wife, mother, and head of a global empire.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Formats
Description
During the period between 1964 and 1977: the royal family mourns the passing of Winston Churchill; the United Kingdom ushers in a new prime minister, the Labour Party's Harold Wilson whom Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth hear might be a Soviet spy; survives the Aberfan disaster; observes the Apollo 11 moon landing; and plans for the Investiture of Prince Charles. While Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon visit the USA, the queen, at the bidding of...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Formats
Description
The fifth season of Outlander sees a continuation of Claire and Jamie's fight to protect those they love, as they navigate the trials and tribulations of life in colonial America. The Frasers strive to flourish within a society which is unwittingly marching towards Revolution, and Jamie must now defend the home they have built together at Fraser's Ridge while Claire seeks to put her own skills and medical expertise to use in keeping her family together...
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