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Set in an Edwardian country house in 1912, Downton Abbey portrays the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them. In the drawing rooms, library, and beautiful bedrooms, with their tall windows looking across the park, lives the family, but below stairs are other residents, the servants, as fiercely possessive of their ranks as anyone above.
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen version; original UK [unedited] edition.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 525 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The War is over and a long-awaited engagement is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate for a third thrilling season. In the wake of World War I, Robert, Earl of Grantham, sticks to his duty to maintain Downton more firmly than ever.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (36 video files, approximately 1100 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The Story of Medieval England: From King Arthur to the Tudor Conquest tells the remarkable story of a tumultuous thousand-year period. Dominated by war, conquest, and the struggle to balance the stability brought by royal power with the rights of the governed, it was a period that put into place the foundation of much of the world we know today. Taught by Professor Jennifer Paxton, an honored scholar and a professor at The Catholic University of America,...
Publisher
Media Education Foundation
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (81 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The Divide takes a deeply personal look at wealth inequality, telling the story of seven individuals striving for a better life in the modern day U.S. and U.K. -- where the top 0.1% owns as much wealth as the bottom 90%. There's Wall Street psychologist Alden, who wants to make it to the top 1%; KFC worker Leah from Virginia, who just wants to make it through the day; and Jen in Sacramento, California, who doesn't talk to her neighbors in her upscale...
Publisher
BBC Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
King George V was born and raised in the Victorian age, he was a conservative bully. His wife, Queen Mary, revered the monarchy and obeyed her husband in everything and always put service and duty first. In the face of the social changes after World War I, King George turned out to be a remarkable innovator. He created the House of Windsor, embraced democratic reform, and reinvented many of the royal traditions that are known today. Also, when the...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 25 min., 55 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The Brompton is no ordinary bike. You ride it - you fold it up. Not so much a product - more a cult - and it's made in Britain! This is the story of how they make it - and why they're changing to a different approach to production. Design: The Brompton bike was the brainchild of ex-landscape gardener Andrew Ritchie. He failed to interest the big bicycle companies in the idea and set up his own company. The secret of the Brompton's success lies in...
Publisher
[Public Broadcasting Service?]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) ( 525 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The sweeping Downton Abbey saga continues, beginning six months after the unexpected death of Matthew Crawley, heir to Downton Abbey, husband to Lady Mary, and brand new father to a baby boy and successor, in a car accident. Although it is the 1920s, Britain still observes mourning rituals that are almost Victorian in their solemnity. Nonetheless, life goes on at Downton Abbey and the Crawleys are beginning to snap out of it.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 77 min., 57 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Portraits are one of the great subjects of British art, and from school photos to passports portraits are also central to all our lives. In two films for five, Fiona Shaw goes on a journey to explore pictures of people in history and today, starting with her own startling portrait at the National Portrait Gallery. She meets artists including the controversial painter Stuart Pearson Wright, Victoria Russell, who painted Fiona in 2002, and caricaturist...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
A three-part series exploring the reign of Queen Victoria through her husband Albert, the Prince Consort, and the lives of her children. By telling the stories of the personal relationships between Victoria, her husband, and their nine children, it looks for a fresh understanding of the longest reigning Queen and the nature of the British monarchy.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 525 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As Season Five begins in 1924, the radio is the latest miracle, a new Labour government heralds changes through the land, and Downton's traditional ways are besieged on all fronts. Robert, Mary, and Branson must navigate these shifting sands together to ensure the future of the estate for generations to come. As Branson finds himself playing a more crucial role at Downton than ever before, he can't help but question his place in the world. Mary is...
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 415 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1837, a diminutive, neglected teenager is crowned Queen Victoria, navigates the scandal, corruption, and political intrigues of the Court, and soon rises to become the most powerful woman in the world.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (DVD (approximately 599 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne ... a new era is dawning. Queen Elizabeth II is a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
Follow the trials and tribulations of passionate amateur bakers whose goal is to be named the U.K.'s best. Each week, the bakers tackle a different skill, the difficulty of which increases as the competition unfolds, judged by Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
British amateur bakers compete in a series of weekly baking challenges, each episode introducing a new technical skill and a challenge in each of three categories: Sigature Bake, to test creative flair and basic baking ability; Technical Bake, in which contestants are given basic recipes consisting of an ingredients list and minimal instruction; and Showstopper Bake, designed to display baking virtuosity.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follow twelve amateur bakers as they don aprons and head for the tent in the British countryside, hoping to be named Britain's best. Judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood create challenges to test their baking prowess, creativity, and skill. Joined by hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, they search for the best all-around baker among the contestants.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 540 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Amateur British bakers compete in a series of weekly baking challenges, with each episode introducing a new technical skill and a challenge in each of three categories: Sigature Bake, to test creative flair and basic baking ability; Technical Bake, in which contestants are given basic recipes consisting of an ingredients list and minimal instruction; and Showstopper Bake, designed to display baking virtuosity.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 10 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
British amateur bakers compete in a series of weekly baking challenges, each episode introducing a new technical skill and a challenge in each of three categories: Sigature Bake, to test creative flair and basic baking ability; Technical Bake, in which contestants are given basic recipes consisting of an ingredients list and minimal instruction; and Showstopper Bake, designed to display baking virtuosity.
18) The eye
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
45 online resources (5 video files, approximately 4050 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
theEYE is a best-selling series of profiles about contemporary artists. Each film offers a rare insight into an artist's influences and ideas, providing an accessible means of engaging with the pleasures and puzzles of art in the twenty-first century.
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (114 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In this Golden Globe-nominated psychological thriller, Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton plays Eva, the mother to her deeply disturbed son Kevin (Ezra Miller). Eva contends with her clueless husband (John C. Reilly) and her son's malevolent ways as the narrative builds to a chilling and unforgettable climax.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 480 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The early life of Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18 to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert.
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