Inc BBC Worldwide Americas
Publisher
BBC/Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 174 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
For 65 million years, Madagascar was lost to the world, isolated, undiscovered, and untouched by humans. Left to its own devices it became a hotbed of evolution, resulting in the greatest concentration of unique creatures anywhere on the planet. More than 80% of Madagascar's animals and plants are found nowhere else on Earth. Recognized as one of the world's most important biodiversity hotspots.
24) Butterfly & moth
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (62 min) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Take a flight of fancy with nature's most beguiling creatures. See their miraculous transformation from lowly caterpillar to airborne adult, and learn why these delicate insects have long inspired and entranced us.
25) Ocean giants
Publisher
Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (176 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dolphins and whales may appear to be totally alien to us. But with their mental ability, group communication and the recent discovery that dolphins have individual names, they are closer to us than we ever imagined. Ace underwater cameramen Doug Allan and Didier Noirot embark on a quest to film the most amazing stories of whales and dolphins across the ocean world.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (767 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A variety of sketches featuring British comedians and actors Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie where they explore a seeminly inexhaustible list of subjects with a delicious turn of phrase and elaborate wordplay.
27) Planet Earth II
Series
Formats
Description
The best-selling factual series of all time is now even better! Now, with the addition of all-new commentary and new bonus programs, you can relive this incredible experience all over again!
Planet Earth II is a 2016 multinational nature documentary series produced by the BBC as a sequel to Planet Earth, which was broadcast in 2006. The series is presented and narrated by Sir David Attenborough with the main theme music composed by Hans Zimmer.
Publisher
Distributed in the USA by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (473 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The penultimate season of the hugely successful, long-running drama introduces a host of new characters. There's Beth Bailey, a brilliant ex-mercenary who was posing as an Eastern European prostitute when she ran into the team. Dimitri, an ex officer in British Special Forces, has been recruited for his skills in fighting terrorism on the front line. And finally, data analyst Tariq has been fast-tracked through the system.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (375 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Lionel and Jean were lovers many years ago at the time of the Korean War. They were separated by a misunderstanding. Forty years later, fate brings them together again with hilarious results.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 300 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Each season, as the ever-thinning Arctic ice recedes, polar bears face a daunting challenge; Grizzly bears in British Columbia must use ingenuity and fancy footwork to collect their catch; The annual rains of the Serengeti draw in the greatest concentration of large animals on Earth; Each year, billions of sardines flood South Africa's east coast creating an action-packed feeding frenzy; Thousands of animals make the long trek toward the life saving...
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 381 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Five years after the shocking events that rocked her hometown in New Zealand, Detective Robin Griffin has returned to Sydney and is trying to rebuild her life. When the unidentified body of an Asian girl washes up on Bondi Beach, there appears little hope of finding the killer, until Robin realizes "China Girl" didn't die alone.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002], c1996
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 210 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Lionel and Jean were lovers many years ago at the time of the Korean War. They were separated by a misunderstanding. Forty years later, fate brings them together again with hilarious results.
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (306 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In Hemingway adventure, Michael Palin takes the viewer to locations where Hemingway lived, visited, and wrote about. In Great railway journeys, Palin travels from Londonderry to the western tip of Ireland, following the progression of his family's migration.
34) The Wild West
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This mini-series explores the truth about some of the most well known figures from the American frontier by using the latest forensics, archaeology, and ballistics and blending them with action packed drama. Those portrayed include Colonel Custer at his last stand at Little Bighorn, Billy the kid and his execution, and Wyatt Earp in the gunfight at the OK Corral. The Wild West presents facts in a drama that challenges the idea that the fiction about...
35) Pond & river
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2007, c1994
Physical Desc
1 DVD (62 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Takes you on a twisting journey down the great rivers of the world, pausing to visit the thriving realm of freshwater ponds. Travel upstream to find civilization's source - then down again to see the key to our very survival.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 DVD (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tours the park, documenting the struggle for survival of Yellowstone's animals through three consecutive seasons. "Yellowstone is no ordinary wilderness, it is the world's first national park, a lost world of vast plains and endless forests defended on all sides by towering mountains, home to America's last great bison herds, the grizzly bear and realm of the wolf...Join the charismatic cast of Yellowstone's wildlife as they turn to face the extreme...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (250 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Amphibians and reptiles ruled the world for nearly 200 million years, and today there are well over 14,000 species. Ranging from some of the largest, most deadly creatures on Earth to the smallest and strangest, these are some of the most fascinating and dramatic animals on the planet. Looks at parental and breeding behavior, as well as adaptability. A magnificent overview of life on the planet Earth.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 318 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
At the Bayview Retirement Village, the elderly are expected to grow old gracefully, enjoying their final years in peace, quiet and comfort-- but not if Tom and Diana have anything to do with it! Meet two elderly eccentrics who refuse to put up with the appalling food and condescending staff in this BAFTA-nominated comedy series.
39) Mammal
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (62 min) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Reveals the most amazing facts and folklore about our favorite furry animals. Towering or tiny, ferocious or friendly, mammals trot, hop, swim, and soar. Meet the creatures that make up this huge and varied family.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (288 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Lionel and Jean were lovers many years ago at the time of the Korean War. They were separated by a misunderstanding. Forty years later, fate brings them together again with hilarious results.