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The ascent of man / by Bronowski, Jacob,1908-1974.; British Broadcasting Corporation.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-336) and index.Lower than the angels -- The harvest of the seasons -- The grain in the stone -- The hidden structure -- The music of the spheres -- The starry messenger -- The majestic clockwork -- The drive for power -- The ladder of creation -- World within world -- Knowledge or certainty -- Generation upon generation -- The long childhood."Dr Jacob Bronowksi's The Ascent of Man traces the development of human society through our understanding of science. First published in 1973 to accompany the groundbreaking BBC television series, it is considered one of the first works of 'popular science', illuminating the historical and social context of scientific development for a generation of readers. In his highly accessible style, Dr Bronowski discusses human invention from the flint tool to geometry, agriculture to genetics, and from alchemy to the theory of relativity, showing how they all are expressions of our ability to understand and control nature. In this new paperback edition, The Ascent of Man inspires, influences and informs as profoundly as ever."--Back cover.
Subjects: Science; Science; Human beings.; Civilization.;
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Romeo & Juliet [videorecording] / by Messina, Cedric.prd; Rakoff, Alvin.drt; Ryecart, Patrick.act; Saire, Rebecca.act; Gielgud, John,1904-2000.act; Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.Romeo and Juliet.; Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.Othello.; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service.; Time-Life Television.; Ambrose Video Publishing.;
Patrick Ryecart, Rebecca Saire, Celia Johnson, Michael Hordern, Joseph O'Connor, Anthony Andrews, John Gielgud.Originally broadcast by BBC Television on Dec. 3, 1978.Dramatization of William Shakespeare's tragedy of two young lovers from rival families.
© [2002?], Distributed by Ambrose Video Pub.,
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The wind in the willows [videorecording] / by Prupas, Michael.; Hall, Lee,1966-; Neal, Gub.; Lucas, Matt,1974-; Gatiss, Mark.; Ingleby, Lee.; Hoskins, Bob.; Talalay, Rachel(Rachel Tanya); Grahame, Kenneth,1859-1932.Wind in the willows.; BoxTV.; Muse Entertainment.; MediaPro Pictures.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.); NBDtv.; PBS Home Video.;
DVD; stereo.Matt Lucas, Mark Gatiss, Lee Ingleby, Bob Hoskins.Hair & make-up designer, Penny Smith; costume designer, Vin Nurnham; production designer, Jon Henson; film editor, Annie Kocur; director of photography, David Franco; composer, Benoît Jutras.The delightful story of the eccentric Mr. Toad and his pals, Ratty, Badger and Mole.
Subjects: Television adaptations.; Grahame, Kenneth, 1859-1932; Animals; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2007., PBS Home Video,
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Hamlet [videorecording] / by Wyver, John.; Grant, Sebastian.; Doran, Gregory.; Tennant, David,1971-; Stewart, Patrick,1940-; Downie, Penny.; Davies, Oliver Ford.; Gale, Mariah,1979-; Englishby, Paul.; Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.Hamlet.; Illuminations (Firm); Royal Shakespeare Company.; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service.; WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.); Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
DVD, region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital stereo.; widescreen presentation (16:9 enhanced).Originally broadcast on television in 2009.David Tennant, Patrick Stewart, Penny Downie, Oliver Ford Davies, Mariah Gale.Director of photography, Chris Seager ; editor, Tony Cranstoun ; composer, Paul Englishby.This production of Shakespeare's masterpiece from Britain's renowned Royal Shakespeare Company was filmed on location rather than in the theatre. No recent stage production in Britain has attracted the excitement and nearly unanimous critical praise as this Hamlet. Dynamic, exciting, and contemporary, it breathes new life into Shakespeare's greatest play.
Subjects: Television melodramas.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Television programs.; Television adaptations.; Fiction television programs.; Historical television programs.; Television programs; Hamlet (Legendary character); Ghosts; Children of murder victims; Mothers and sons; Melancholy;
© [2010], BBC ; Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Distributed by Warner Home Video,
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Mrs. Bradley mysteries : the complete series. by Dudgeon, Neil,actor.; Rigg, Diana,actor.; Davison, Peter,1951-actor.; British Broadcasting Corporation,publisher.;
DVD.Neil Dudgeon, Diana Rigg, Peter Davison.It is the 1920s and the infamous, intuitive crime-solver Mrs. Adela Bradley and her resourceful chauffeur, George solve a series of complex cases of blackmail, murder, sacrifice and mistaken identity.Produced by Deborah Jones ; written by Simon Booker, Gwyneth Hughes, Julie Rutterford.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Murder; Extortion;
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The taming of the shrew [videorecording] / by Cleese, John.; Badel, Sarah.; Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.Taming of the shrew.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Time-Life Films.; Ambrose Video Publishing.;
Simon Chandler (Lucentio), Anthony Pedley (Tranio), John Franklyn-Robbins (Baptista), Frank Thornton (Gremio), Sarah Badel (Katherine), Jonathan Cecil (Hortensio), Susan Penhaligon (Bianca), Harry Waters (Biondello), John Cleese (Petruchio), David Kincaid (Grumio), Bev Willis (Baptista's Servant), Angus Lennie (Curtis), Harry Webster (Nathaniel), Gil Morris (Philip), Leslie Sarony (Gregory), Derek Deadman (Nicholas), Denis Gilmore (Peter), John Bird (Pedant), Alan Hay (Tailor), David Kinsey (Haberdasher), John Barron (Vincentio), Joan Hickson (Widow), Tony Martell (Officer).DVD.System requirements: PC/Mac downloadable scripts.This comic confrontation between the sexes is one of the most frequently-staged plays. Its sparkling wit and rich characterization are matched with an outstanding cast.
Subjects: Television plays.; Television adaptations.;
© [2000 or 2001], Ambrose Video Pub.,
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Lark Rise to Candleford. [videorecording] / by Tricklebank, Ann.; Gallagher, Bill.; Bonnyman, Carolyn.; Chiappe, Gaby.; Gartside, Kate.; Armstrong, Moira.; Grint, Alan.; Holmes, Julian.; Lau, Patrick.; Marcus, Paul,1955-; Phillips, Maurice.; Tucker, David,1947 March 28-; Tully, Sue,1967-; Bassett, Linda.; Bentall, Ruby,1988-; Blakley, Claudie,1974-; Coyle, Brendan.; Dagleish, John.; French, Dawn.; Hallinan, Olivia,1985-; Hamilton, Victoria,1971-; Heap, Mark,1957-; Johnson, Karl,1948-; McDade, Sandy.; Merrells, Jason.; Night, Rebecca.; Sawalha, Julia,1968-; Ziegler, Matilda.; Thompson, Flora.Lark Rise to Candleford.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital stereo.Linda Bassett, Ruby Bentall, Claudie Blakley, Brendan Coyle, John Dagleish, Dawn French, Olivia Hallinan, Victoria Hamilton, Mark Heap, Karl Johnson, Sandy McDade, Jason Merrells, Rebecca Night, Julia Sawalha, Matilda Ziegler.Sees the arrival of a dashing and elegant stranger in Candleford. Rich, enterprising, worldly and without a wife, James Dowland is a successful businessman with a string of London hotels and has come to transform Candleford and bring it new prosperity. But not everyone welcomes his entrepreneurial efforts and it isn't long before he is sparring with the spirited yet suddenly flustered Dorcas.disc one: Episodes 1-3 -- disc two: Episodes 4-6 -- disc three: Episodes 7-9 -- disc four: Episodes 10-12.Personal production credits vary by episode.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television melodramas.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Television series.; Small cities; Businessmen; Entrepreneurship; Rich people; Bachelors;
© c2010., BBC Video ; Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Distributed by Warner Home Video,
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Doctor Who. [videorecording] / by Hartnell, William,1908-1975.; Russell, William,1924-; Hill, Jacqueline,1929-1993.; Ford, Carole Ann,1940-; Coburn, Anthonẏ.; Hussein, Waris,1938-; Lambert, Verity.; Nation, Terry.; Barry, Christopher,1925-2014.; Martin, Richard.; Cox, Frank.drt; BBC Video (Firm); Warner Home Video (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation.;
DVD, region 1, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital.William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford.Not rated.Collects three Doctor Who stories, featuring William Hartnell as the Doctor, and inlcuding "An unearthly child," "The Daleks," and "The Edge of Destruction."
Subjects: Science fiction television programs.; Science fiction; Doctor (Fictitious character); Time travel; Interplanetary voyages; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© [2006], BBC Video ; Distributed in the US by Warner Home Video,
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Berkeley square. [videorecording] / by Wilkie, Clare,1974-; Smurfit, Victoria,1974-; Wady, Tabitha,1976-; Cook, Deborah.; Davis, Alison.; Manning, Lesley.; Velde, Suzanne van de.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; BBC Worldwide Ltd.;
DVD ; Dolby digital.Clare Wilkie, Victoria Smurfit, Tabitha Wady.Music composed by John Altman.Three young nannies grow to be close friends as they manage the unpredictable road to love and happiness in the posh world of turn-of-the-century, upper-crust London.Pretty maids all in a row -- Hide and seek -- Ladybird, ladybird -- All on a summer's day -- A pocketfull of posies -- When the bough breaks -- Gone a' hunting -- Who killed cock robin? -- Wednesday's child -- I, said the sparrow.
Subjects: Videodiscs.; Television mini-series.; Fiction television programs.; Nannies; Female friendship;
© 2011., BFS,
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Secrets of lost empires. [videorecording] / by WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.).Science Unit.; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service.; WGBH Video (Firm);
DVD, region 1, NTSC; 4x3 full screen; Dolby Digital stereo.System requirements for DVD-ROM features: Adobe Acrobat Reader, web browser, Internet connection, DVD-ROM drive.Narrator: Stacy Keach.Editors, Dick Bartlett, David Elliot ; music, Ray Loring ; cinematography, Nigel Meakin.Television programs on the history of the Colosseum and Stonehenge. Nova sent archaeological teams to each site to test their hypotheses using traditional building techniques.Colosseum (56 min.) -- Stonehenge (56 min.).
Subjects: DVD-Video discs.; Documentary television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Colosseum (Rome, Italy); Architecture, Ancient.; Ancient history.; Ancient civilization;
© c2006., WGBH Boston Video,
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