Acorn Media (Firm)
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Poirot accompanies Hastings to Lake Windermere where Hastings's friend Charles is attempting to set a world speedboat racing record. The atmosphere of their holiday turns from frolic to foreboding when two sisters watching the race tell Poirot they have had premonitions that both Charles and his Aunt Emily are in danger.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (403 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
DSI Stella Gibson continues to hunt serial killer Paul Spector in the second series of this smart psychological thriller. As Gibson tries to help Spector's surviving victim remember the identity of her attacker, Spector deals with loose ends that he left behind in Belfast. When he realizes that someone from his past has been helping the police with their enquires, Spector changes his plans with terrifying consequences.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (335 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Kim Cattrall, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Tim McGraw team up with expert historians and genealogists to learn surprising, possibly life-changing truths about their ancestors and themselves. Also included are episodes featuring Steve Buscemi, Lionel Richie, Rosie O'Donnell, and Ashley Judd.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (293 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Stars trace their family roots through history. To know who you are, you have to know where you came from. In this fascinating reality series, seven celebrities share their life-altering discoveries. Working with genealogists, historians, and researchers, they travel the world to uncover the secrets and surprises in their family trees. Intriguing, moving, and ultimately uplifting, this series proves that genealogy is more than a pastime.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (624 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 611 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As Winston Churchill's personal bodyguard for nearly 18 years, Walter H. Thompson saw history unfold firsthand. This program puts you inside the skin of a working-class Scotland Yard detective who experienced the 20th-century's great events as both witness and participant.
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 414 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the squad room, the cops on the Manchester murder investigation unit call Detective Chief Inspector Janine Lewis, "Boss." At home, the kids call her mum. In both places, she manages to keep everyone in line, but only just barely. Janine is a chief detective and a single mom who is trying to balance the demands of both her career and her family.
Publisher
Acacia
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As the Today Show health and nutrition expert, Joy Bauer has become a trusted and recognizable face to millions of Americans. This program features two 20-minute workouts led by Bauer and certified instructor Lisa Wheeler, along with Joy's diet and nutrition tips.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Standard format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Uncovers the natural beauty and rich history of Alaska and British Columbia through railway travel. Explore the Columbia Ice Fields, the Kenai Peninsula via the Turnagain Arm, Resurrection Bay, and Denali National Park.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Actor Martin Clunes, star of the hit TV series Doc Martin, is on a quest to discover the islands of Australia. There are over 8,000 to choose from, and in this three-part series Martin, an avid nature and animal lover with infectious excitement as a host, visits sixteen of the best. They are a cross-section that express the diversity, history, and challenges of life on island Down Under.
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.)
Language
English
Description
Miss Marple visits her old school friend Lady Tressilian at the formidable aristocrat's Devon estate. Eyebrows arch higher when the dashing Wimbledon tennis star Nevile Strange arrives with his attractive but high maintenance new wife. Nevile's first wife is also attending. Miss Marple observes the tightly wound group as they holiday by the sea, sensing the sexual tensions and unresolved jealousies that lead to murder.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 800 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Winningly clever and playful, this acclaimed Canadian series returns with new mysteries set in Edwardian-era Toronto. In Season Nine, Detective William Murdoch and his wife, Dr. Julia Ogden, plan their dream home; Constable Crabtree faces dire consequences for his decisions; and Dr. Emily Grace experiences a personal crisis. Meanwhile, Inspector Brackenreid endures an eccentric houseguest, and a new morgue cleaner turned lab attendant brings fresh...