Acorn Media (Firm)
23) Fingersmith
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A rousing adaptation of Sarah Waters' most acclaimed novel. Orphan Sue Trinder, raised in a den of petty thieves or 'fingersmiths,' agrees to help a young con man defraud a wealthy heiress. But Sue's plans didn't include falling in love with the heiress.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (approximately 623 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
From the mind of mystery maven Agatha Christie comes what is considered to be the original crime-solving couple, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Redefining the conventions of the mystery genre, providing a prototype for many male/female detective teams that followed.
25) Two fat ladies
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (731 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. in container.
Description
"With an outsized passion for fun, Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright take cooking and conversation to places where ordinary food shows dare not go. These eccentric dames crisscross the British Isles on their Triumph Thunderbird motorcycle and sidecar, preparing sumptuous feasts for all manner of folks, from lumberjacks to teenage lacrosse players. They shun faddish, health-conscious fare in favor of big old-fashioned flavor, usually enhanced...
26) Vera: Set 8
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (357 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As disheveled and indomitable as ever, DCI Vera Stanhope leads her tightly knit team of Northumberland police through four more daunting cases. No one seems to know anything about the police officer whose body turns up in a slaughterhouse incinerator, the woman killed in a car crash meant to look like an accident, the suburban neighbor found dead in her back garden, and the teenager whose body floats to the surface of a reservoir. How will Vera break...
Publisher
Athena
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 582 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.+ 1 booklet (16 p.).
Description
In these twelve episodes, the Time Team set to work on sites from the era of the Roman occupation in the first centuries CE. From a mysterious cluster of stones in London's Greenwich Park to a vast ancient complex beneath a Cotswold field, the crew digs deep to solve some of Roman Britain's enduring mysteries.
28) The guilty
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 201 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
London attorney Steven Vey has a brilliant career, a beautiful wife, and money to burn. To top it off, he's about to be named Britain's youngest-ever judge. But one night a celebration with his pretty secretary, Nicky, goes too far. He calls it a drunken indiscretion; she calls it rape. Meanwhile, Birmingham punk Eddy Doyle is fresh out of prison with no prospects. After learning that the stuffy vicar who raised him isn't his real dad, Eddie goes...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (492 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In this lighthearted British mystery series, DI Henry Crabbe looks forward to retiring and opening his dream restaurant, but his accountant wife is not sure they can afford it and his police boss still wants his help in solving crimes. The former detective turned restaurateur struggles to balance his passion for cooking with his knack for catching criminals. Contains 10 episodes.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
William C.C. Chen demonstrates various tai chi exercise routines. Anyone, regardless of age or physical ability, can enjoy the benefits of Tai Chi. Widely recommended by wellness experts, including the Mayo Clinic, tai chi's low-impact movements are combined with easy-to-follow instructions to help increase flexibility, muscle tone, stamina, and strength.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 304 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.+ 1 booklet.
Description
As seen on PBS. Bill Moyers tackles the complex issues surrounding addiction in this five part series. Featuring interviews with recovering addicts, scientists, and treatment professionals.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 281 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Brusque DI Vivien Friend and intuitive DC Rosie MacManus lead an elite murder investigation team for London's Metropolitan Police. Reflecting the reality of police life, their work is part grueling procedure, part gut instinct.
33) Energy flow
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 55 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Segmented into five 10-minute workouts for maximum user flexibility. Brings the exhale experience home with on-camera instruction in a class-like setting.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (326 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tara Rafferty is a high-flying solicitor living an apparently charmed existence with her good-looking law-partner fiancé Eric. But when she discovers Eric is cheating on her with a colleague, she decides to go it alone and start her own law firm.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (624 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Cutting-edge Victorian science meets cunningly plotted mystery in this award-winning Canadian TV drama. William Murdoch is a detective in Toronto in 1895, using new forensic techniques like fingerprinting and psychological profiling. He crosses paths with famous figures including Arthur Conan Doyle, and H. G. Wells.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media Group
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (176 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
On the eve of the Beijing Olympics, Ted Koppel takes an in-depth look at the economic ties that bind the U.S. to China. Profiles China's economic rise and expansion, and its effect on American industry and trade.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 275 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
On the job, Janine Lewis deals with drive-by executions, decomposed bodies, and abducted children. At home, she interviews nannies, schedules parent-teacher conferences, and bolts breakfast on the run. Such is the life of a Detective Chief Inspector on the Manchester police force who also happens to be a single mum raising four kids.