British Broadcasting Corporation
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The Women's Olamal follows the events that preceded a controversial ceremony in Loita, Kenya, to bless the women and to increase their ability to have children. This film, presented in observational style with limited commentary, depicts some of the tensions between men and women in Maasai society which, in this case, erupt in a violent row between them.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Explores the world of invertebrates, detailing aspects of the life-cycles of numerous species around the world. Topics covered include their prehistoric colonisation of land from the sea, winged insects, the various uses of silk, relationships with plants and other animals and social structures.
4) Connections
Publisher
Ambrose Video Pub
Pub. Date
[200-?]
Language
English
Description
James Burke presents science as a detective story, illustrating the connections between events of the past and inventions of the future. Burke tracks through twelve thousand years of history for the clues that lead to eight great life-changing inventions-- the atom bomb, telecommunications, the computer, the production line, jet aircraft, plastics, rocketry and television.
6) Little women
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An enchanting screen adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's original novel. As the Civil War rages on, the four sisters of the March family struggle to grow up without the guiding hand of their loving father.
7) Serengeti II
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
New characters. Fresh rivalries. Same spectacular setting. Return to an unspoiled corner of Africa₂s Serengeti for more real-life animal drama. The pioneering series returns to capture the dramatic and emotionally interconnected stories of iconic savannah animals. There₂s humor, heartbreak and nail-biting tension as new characters move in and familiar faces continue their stories. Bakari the baboon struggles with family life. Kali the lioness...
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
To Celia's dismay, Caroline takes on a challenging new headship role at a troubled state school and buys a rundown farmhouse nearby. Is there more to this big upheaval than she is letting on and will her move prompt her mother and Alan to finally find a place of their own? Meanwhile Gillian's struggling to adjust to new husband Robbie being around all day since he retired from the police.
11) Henry VI: Part I
Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video Pub
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A dramatization by Shakespeare of King Henry VI's early days as king and the beginning of the long civil wars between the Houses of York and Lancaster. In the war with France, England is being driven off French soil. True to the popular view of the time, the French heroine Joan of Arc is characterized as a "minister of hell" and a wanton.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
Childhood sweethearts Alan and Celia, both widowed and in their 70s, fall for each other all over again when they are reunited on the internet after nearly 60 years. Their relationship is a celebratory tale of the power of love at any age. But this is also a story about family, and with family comes baggage. Celia's respectable, head teacher daughter Caroline is juggling bringing up two boys and dealing with her husband's infidelity, while Alan's...
14) Coriolanus
Publisher
Ambrose Video Pub
Pub. Date
[2000?]
Language
English
Description
The last of Shakespeare's tragedies, in which Coriolanus, a strong and cruel soldier, brings about his own downfall through the flaws in his character.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Explores the sheer scale and majesty of the largest ocean on Earth, the isolation of its islands, the extraordinary journeys wildlife and humans have gone through to reach these specks of land, and what happened to both after their arrival.
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
Now that the Doctor and Clara have established a dynamic as a partnership of equals, they're relishing the fun and thrills that all of space and time has to offer. Tangling with ghosts, Vikings and the ultimate evil of the Daleks, they embark on their biggest adventures yet.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
They're important members of the family, but how well do we really know our pets? Dive into the world of our closest canine and feline friends as you follow a puppy from birth to motherhood and a newborn kitten to nimble adulthood. You'll understand our pets' extraordinary behavior as never before, and grow to love them more than ever.
Publisher
Questar, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Muzzy is the number one language-learning program for children developed by the British Broadcasting Corporation. Children begin their journey to bilingualism by watching a video story about Muzzy, a lovable extraterrestrial who flies around the universe and makes new friends in the Kingdom of Gondoland. Six video stories and three vocabulary builders for Spanish.
19) Brazil
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Be astounded by the fifth largest country in the world, from the lost world of Amazonia, to the buzzing cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo, a city of 30 million, where the super rich commute by helicopter. Meet remote tribes who pit their survival skills against gold diggers and loggers. In the entertaining company of good-natured host Michael Palin, delight in the spectacular landscape, food, music, beach life and unique cultural heritage of...
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Clouds of Witness - Death hits close to home when Lord Peter's future brother-in-law is murdered. Complicating matters is the man who stands accused: Gerald Wimsey, Lord Peter's brother. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club - When a member of the prominent Bellona Club dies on the same day as his sister, Lord Peter must determine who will inherit a sizeable fortune. Bonus features included.