Derek Jacobi
Pub. Date
2011
Description
An epic tale of ambition, debauchery, and intrigue, the Emmy-winning BBC series is one of the most popular and acclaimed dramas in Masterpiece Theatre history. Based on the novels by Robert Graves, spanning the history of the Roman Empire from Augustus to Nero. Episodes include: A Touch of Murder, Waiting in the Wings, What Shall We Do About Claudius?, Poison is Queen, Some Justice, plus extended versions of episodes one and two, and bonus features....
22) I, Richard
Author
Pub. Date
2003, c2002
Description
“[I, Richard] will leave you dizzy, dazzled and dying for more.”—People
Hailed by The New York Times as “a master of the British mystery,” award-winning author Elizabeth George is one of our most distinguished writers, widely admired by readers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her first collection of short stories is an extraordinary offering that deftly explores the dark side of everyday...
Hailed by The New York Times as “a master of the British mystery,” award-winning author Elizabeth George is one of our most distinguished writers, widely admired by readers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her first collection of short stories is an extraordinary offering that deftly explores the dark side of everyday...
23) I, Claudius
Author
Series
Description
"From the autobiography of Tiberius Claudius born 10 B.C., murdered and deified A.D. 54"
24) Hereafter
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
George is a blue-collar American with a special connection to the afterlife dating from his childhood. French journalist Marie has a near-death experience that shakes her reality. When London schoolboy Marcus loses the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Each seeking the truth, their lives will intersect, forever changed by what they believe might, or must, exist in the hereafter.
25) Cadfael: Set I
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Twelfth century Shrewsbury comes dramatically to life in Ellis Peters' story of Brother Cadfael--a good man in an evil world.
Pub. Date
2015
Description
The intricate dance of life continues in this heartwarming drama series about two long-lost childhood sweethearts and the 60 years of baggage they bring to their better-late-than-never marriage. How will newlyweds Alan and navigate a startling revelation about Alan's past? And how will their adult daughters, Gillian and Caroline, deal with happiness and tragedy in their even more complicated lives?
27) I, Richard
Author
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
In her first story collection, eminent British author George (A Traitor to Memory) presents five nimbly written and gripping tales, each with a stunning conclusion.
28) Hamlet
Formats
Description
Shakespeare's classic drama exploring madness, guilt, justice and self-perception.
29) Monk's-hood
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1992
Description
Brother Cadfael is confounded when his own potion is used to kill his former love's new husband Gervase Bonel is a guest of Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul when he suddenly takes ill. Luckily, the abbey boasts the services of the clever and kindly Brother Cadfael, a skilled herbalist. Cadfael hurries to the man's bedside, only to be confronted with two surprises: In Master Bonel's wife, the good monk recognizes Richildis, whom he loved...
30) Cadfael: set 2
Pub. Date
p2000, p2001
Description
These riveting programs star Sir Derek Jacobi (I Claudius, Gladiator) as Brother Cadfael, the medieval crime-solving monk who tackles mysteries that arise in the dark world of twelfth century Shrewsbury.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
When Mist discovers that the sheep she has to find are the stubborn and downright dangerous MacPhereson sisters, she understands why all of the other dogs have refused to even try. Mist uses every trick to move the moody sheep through countless obstacles and finally into the pen.
32) Tomb Raider
Pub. Date
2018
Description
Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.
33) I, Claudius
Pub. Date
2000, c.1977-1978
Description
A dramatization of Robert Graves' version of the times of the Roman Empire from Augustus to Claudius told through the dying Claudius as he sets down the history of his family.
34) Adam resurrected
Pub. Date
2009
Description
A Nazi concentration camp survivor spends the next 15 years of his life as a patient at a hidden experimental insane asylum, where he uses his magic tricks and comic abilities to stay sane. When he tries to help a young boy also suffering, he is forced to deal with his own pain and healing.
Series
Pub. Date
[2013?]
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.
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
"After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue...
38) The Civil War
Description
Ken Burns's Emmy Award-winning documentary brings to life America's most destructive and defining conflict. The Civil War is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one.
Pub. Date
[2011], p1990
Description
Derek Jacobi and Kenneth Branagh star in this absorbing documentary, which follows the Renaissance Theatre Company's production of Hamlet from first read-throughs to opening night. Narrated by Patrick Stewart. Chronicles Derek Jacobi's directorial dispute and Kenneth Branagh's first professional appearance as the Danish prince. Bonus disc with hours of never-before-seen footage.
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