WGBH Video (Firm)
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (160 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores the true meaning of justice when a brilliant, but widely unpopular, defense attorney is found stabbed to death, a barrister's wig on her head, and her body drenched in blood that is not her own.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Nova travels deep into Japan's ancient foundries, following the craft of the traditional sword-smiths and attending Samurai fighting school to reveal the art and science behind making what many call the perfect sword.
24) Second sight 1
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This taut psychological thriller introduces Ross Tanner, a hotshot police detective who lives for the thrill of the chase - while desperate to conceal a terrifying secret: he's losing his vision.
Series
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (ca. 260 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Arthur and his friends encounter the joys and difficulties that all kids experience. From keeping secrets to going to the hospital, Arthur manages to handle each situation with imagination, kindness and humor.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
What's George's favorite place to go for adventure? The library! George loves to read, because in books you can be a pirate, a spaceman, even a robot! Or learn about photography, strange animals and how to make it snow. What better place for the world's most curious monkey? Each with a companion segment starring real kids.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"In the years since Machu Picchu was discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911, there have been countless theories about this Lost city of the Incas, yet it remains an enigma. NOVA joins a new generation of archaeologists as they probe areas of Machu Picchu that haven't been touched since the time of the Incas and unearth burials of the people who built the sacred site"--Container.
28) The Pluto files
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores the discovery of Pluto and follows the debate following the declassification of Pluto as a planet. Join Hayden Planetarium's director Neil deGrasse Tyson as he follows the story of Pluto's discovery and the science that surrounds this former planet, including the possibility of finding more Pluto-like planets in the mysterious Kuiper belt. From the scientists trying to classify Pluto to die-hard 'Pluto-philes, ' Tyson meets a fascinating...
29) Silent spring
Series
Becoming green volume 4
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Witness the life of passionate biologist and environmentalist, Rachel Carson, and how she exposed the effects of the unregulated use of pesticides and herbicides by the federal government, and sparked a revolution in environmental policy.
30) Andre's mother
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Katherine has lost her son, Cal has lost his lover, and together they must seek a reconciliation, an understanding of life with and now without their Andre who has lost his life to AIDS.
31) The sculptress
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (168 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When journalist Rosalind Leigh starts to write a book about a woman found guilty of murdering her mother and sister, she becomes convinced that the woman is hiding something.
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (208 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.
33) Private lives
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Albert Tyburn, a brash former Scotland Yard detective transplanted to Kenya for a new assignment, investigates the disappearance of millionairess Lady Daphane Ellesmere.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Physicist Brian Greene discusses the historical quest for a grand unified theory in physics which will reconcile quantum physics and general relativity, and considers the possibility that superstring theory may bring an end to that search.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 168 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Presents one man's epic journey--by foot, jeep, rowboat, and camel--through the greatest stories ever told. From crossing the Red Sea to climging Mount Sinai to touching the burning bush, Bruce Feiler's inspiring odyssey will forever change your view of history's most legendary events"--Container.
37) Mansfield Park
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fanny Price goes to live with prosperous relatives at Mansfield Park and must navigate a labyrinth of intrigues and affairs among the occupants of the house.
38) Jane Eyre
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Friendless, orphaned Jane Eyre takes a job as governess to a lively French girl. In time, she finds herself in love with the child's guardian. When she saves him from a fire, she finds that there are many secrets to learn...secrets that could destroy her happiness.
Publisher
WGBH Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (660 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This is a multi-part series on the Vietnam conflict, covering the history of Indochina, the French wars, and United States involvement, using actual film footage from news and government archives.