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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Series 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

Actor: Inspector Lynley Mysteries
ASIN : B000V5YP1Y
Sales Rank : 43028
Director : n/a
Brand : WGBH BOSTON VIDEO
Studio : WGBH Boston
Region Code : 1
Format : NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0783421421394
UPC : 783421421394
Release Date : December 02, 2007
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Running Time : 1892

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Contains all 21 of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, including the pilot episode, A Great Deliverance, and the mysteries of Series 1,2,3, 4, and 5.

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NOVA: Welcome To Mars

Actor: Inspector Lynley Mysteries
ASIN : B0007GP79G
Sales Rank : 61284
Brand : WGBH BOSTON VIDEO
Studio : WGBH Boston
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9781593752460
ISBN : 1593752466
UPC : 783421383593
Release Date : December 22, 2005
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Running Time : 60

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Go inside mission control and explore Mars with rovers Spirit & Opportunity.

Take an astounding look at the red planet in this interplanetary adventure that picks up where the acclaimed film MARS Dead or Alive left off. From the white-knuckle landings of the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity, through months of frustrating setbacks and elating discoveries, Welcome to Mars captures the gripping drama and the breathtaking images of the most significant mission events.

Mission Control and its two robotic explorers face a daunting task–find proof that liquid water, the essential ingredient of life, once existed on Mars. Just days into the mission, euphoria turns to despair as Spirit suddenly stops communicating with NASA. With the mission on the line, restoring communications with the rover becomes a nerve-shredding ordeal before the problem is solved. Then, Opportunity serendipitously lands near a scientifically valuable rock outcrop that provides crucial evidence allowing NASA to announce solid proof that Mars was once awash in water.

Through unprecedented access, Welcome to Mars presents a compelling inside story of triumph, technical ingenuity, and emotional drama packed with stunning images from an alien world.

Special DVD features include: materials and activities for educators; a link to the NOVA Web site; scene selections; closed captions; and described video for the visually impaired.

On one DVD5 disc. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: Letterboxed.

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Journey Into Buddhism: Vajra Sky Over Tibet

Actor: Tenzin L. Choegyal
ASIN : B000T4SXB0
Sales Rank : 16650
Director : John Bush
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Studio : WGBH BOSTON
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0783421419698
UPC : 783421419698
Release Date : December 04, 2007
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Running Time : 89

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Vajra is the Sanskrit word signifying the thunderbolt of illumination, and yatra is the word for pilgrimage or spiritual journey. This enthralling third documentary offers a cinematic pilgrimage to central Tibet, bearing witness to the indomitable faith of its endangered Buddhist community and the imminent threat to its very survival.

Traveling through breathtaking Himalayan terrain, Vajra Sky Over Tibet visits extraordinary temples, monasteries, and festivals. The enduring power of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism resonates in all of its sacred shrines and echoes within the bustling Jokhang Temple and the empty Potala Palace, home of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Journey into the living traditions of this vanishing civilization and explore the universal ideals of wisdom, compassion, and inner peace at the very heart of this ancient Buddhist culture.

Special DVD Features Include: two viewing options: surround sound mix with narration, and ambient sound mix with music ï bonus video: Vajra Realm, a dance pilgrimage by Nadine Helstroffer ï downloadable director's notes ï 5.1 Channel Dolby Surround Sound

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Evolution (part 1): Darwin's Dangerous Idea

Actor: Liam Neeson (narrator)
ASIN : B00005YUPU
Sales Rank : 10046
Director : David Espar, Susan K. Lewis
Studio : WGBH Boston
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Soundtrack
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9781578078585
ISBN : 157807858X
UPC : 783421354890
Number Of Discs : 1
Release Date : December 20, 2001
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Running Time : 120

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Darwin's Dangerous Idea: For 21 years, Charles Darwin kept his theory of evolution secret from all but a few friends. He confided to one: "It is like confessing to a murder." His torment resonates in society today in the challenge his incredibly powerful idea poses to our understanding of our world and ourselves. We interweave the drama in key moments of Darwin's life with documentary sequences of current research, linking past to present and introducing major concepts of evolutionary theory. We also explore why Darwin's "dangerous idea" matters perhaps even more today than it did in his own time, and how it conveys the power of science to explain the past and predict the future of life on earth.

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Journey Into Buddhism Trilogy

Actor: Journey Into Buddhism
ASIN : B000T4SX92
Sales Rank : 32624
Director : John Bush
Studio : WGBH BOSTON
Region Code : 1
Format : Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0783421419391
UPC : 783421419391
Release Date : December 04, 2007
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Running Time : 255

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Part of an ongoing series that travels to places of spiritual wonder and empowerment, Yatra Trilogy is a cycle of meditative passages offering a direct experience of sacred spaces and the wisdom they convey. A revered and ancient practice in every spiritual tradition, Yatra is the Sanskrit word for sacred journey. Pilgrims travel to legendary destinations to share in the unique presence of these places. This trilogy of visually stunning documentaries are cinematic pilgrimages to the spiritual wonders of Southeast Asia and Tibet. Journey into the living traditions, lost civilizations and luminous landscapes of this vibrant part of the world. Discover its radiant treasures of art, architecture and music. Explore the universal ideals of wisdom, compassion, and inner peace at the very heart of these ancient Buddhist cultures.

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Twisted: A Balloonamentary

Actors: Don Caldwell, Laura Dakin, David Grist, John Holmes, James Smith
ASIN : B0015LPRQU
Sales Rank : 65957
Director : Naomi Greenfield, Sara Taksler
Studio : WGBH BOSTON
Region Code : 0
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0783421424296
UPC : 783421424296
Release Date : December 03, 2008
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Running Time : 79

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Studio: Wgbh Wholesale Release Date: 06/03/2008 Run time: 79 minutes

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Masterpiece Theatre: Mill on the Floss

Actors: Cheryl Campbell, Nicholas Gecks, Bernard Hill, James Frain, Emily Watson
ASIN : B0015LPRS8
Sales Rank : 54764
Director : Graham Theakston
Studio : WGBH BOSTON
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0783421339095
UPC : 783421339095
Release Date : December 22, 2008
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Running Time : 112

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Studio: Wgbh Wholesale Release Date: 04/22/2008 Run time: 112 minutes

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Emily Watson is luminous and heartbreaking as the brilliant, stifled Maggie in the 1997 TV production of The Mill on the Floss. All her life, young Maggie has heard "You're far too clever for a woman," with her deep intellectual curiosity and thirst for knowledge. But in 19th century England, the options for clever women were few--and many believe this story, by George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans), was a thinly disguised autobiography of Eliot/Evans herself. "I want there to be great things, beautiful things, in my life," Maggie wails to her cousin Lucy. "It's a sin, isn't it?" Later she finds a mantra she repeats often: "It we deserve nothing, if we yearn for nothing, then we can't be disappointed." In fact, Maggie (played unsentimentally as a young child by the captivating Lucy Borton) does yearn for education, stimulation, and witty interaction, which she must settle for finding, largely, in her home at the mill on the Floss River. As her family endures financial hardship, Maggie finds herself torn by love--for her struggling father; her headstrong brother, Tom; her childhood friend, Philip; and Lucy's fiancé.

It's her relationship with Philip that is the strongest metaphor for Maggie's life and choices. Played with depth and grace by The Tudors' James Frain, Philip is disabled with a hunchback, yet his intellect fires on every cylinder, and from their first meeting, Philip and Maggie form a deep bond. Philip's physical disability mirrors Maggie's own--of simply having been born in the body of a woman; each is limited by nothing but others' perceptions. Watson's Maggie, trembling with rage, realizes this and struggles daily, hourly, to make peace with the limitations imposed upon her. The film was shot in the sumptuous English countryside, and the beautiful expanses seem unchanged from Eliot's day. And Watson, fairly glowing with inner radiance, shines against even the loveliest backdrop. --A.T. Hurley

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Masterpiece Theatre: All the King's Men

Actor: David Jason; Maggie Smith; William Ash; Sonya Walger; Stuart Bunce; James Murray (XIII); Ed Waters (II); Tom Burke (IV); Ben Crompton; Eamon Boland; Jo Stone-Fewings; James Hillier (II); David Troughton; Emma Cunniffe; Adam Kotz; Patrick Malahide; Gaye Brown; Phyllis Logan; Ian McDiarmid; Danny Worters
ASIN : B000A7DW8U
Sales Rank : 24955
Director : Julian Jarrold
Studio : WGBH BOSTON
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9781593755201
ISBN : 1593755201
UPC : 783421336599
Release Date : December 01, 2005
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Running Time : 120

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The true story of England's vanished regiment is revealed. It is one of the most compelling and curious legends of the First World War. Led by Captain Frank Beck (David Jason), a favorite agent of King George V (David Troughton, Madame Bovary), Sandringham Company was comprised entirely of servants, grooms and gardeners from the King's Norfolk Estate. On August 12, 1915 the unit marched into battle against the Turks in Gallipoli and simply vanished, never to be heard from again. Queen Alexandra, played by Dame Maggie Smith (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, A Room with a View), was the driving force behind the investigation into the real fate of the battalion. But despite her extensive inquires, no trace of the men was ever discovered. Now, All the King's Men brings the details of what really happened in 1915 to the screen for the first time. It tells the story of these amateur soldiers, the idyllic life and loves they left behind in the quintessential English country estate and the horrors of an ill-prepared campaign to which they were subjected.

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In 1915, during World War I, a doomed campaign was fought by the Allies against German-affiliated Turkish forces in the Dardanelles. (This devastating conflict was also the inspiration for the 1981 Australian film Gallipoli.) The Fifth Battalion of the Norfolk Regiment, composed wholly of servants, grooms, and gardeners from King George V's estate at Sandringham, was sent into the fray and, legend has it, vanished without a trace into a mysterious mist. This deeply affecting Masterpiece Theatre production, All the King's Men, tells the horrifying true story of what really happened to these men. From paradise on an English country estate, we follow them into the chaotic hell of war on blistering foreign shores. The pathos of the innocence and optimism of these boys, some as young as 14, as they march off to battle is tremendous. Before shipping out, Sergeant Ted Grimes (William Ash) celebrates a joyous wedding to his childhood sweetheart, plucky Peggy Batterbee (Emma Cunniffe), assuring her of his swift return. Gallant Captain Frank Beck (David Jason) has trained his boys well in the principles of loyalty and duty. Tragically, they soon learn that these niceties are worse than useless during wartime. Performances by a large ensemble cast are superb in this engrossing TV film. Dame Maggie Smith is a standout, exuding marvelous warmth and wisdom as the Queen Mother Alexandra, who mounts an extensive inquiry to determine the real fate of her beloved lads. --Laura Mirsky

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Touching Evil 3

Actor: Robson Green; Nicola Walker; Michael Feast; Michael Hodgson; Ged Simmons; Shaun Dingwall; Charles Dale (II); Andy Serkis; Edward Kingham; Laura Brattan; Danny McGrath; Trevor Fox; Ralph Ineson; John Gannie; James Hooton; Paul Kynman; Riz Abbasi; Ian Kelsey; Tara Moran; Nicholas Murchie
ASIN : B00009QGAU
Sales Rank : 54906
Director : Dave Moore; Bill Eagles
Studio : WGBH BOSTON
Region Code : 1
Format : Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9781593750268
ISBN : 1593750269
UPC : 783421370791
Release Date : December 05, 2003
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Running Time : 240

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Dracula - Masterpiece Theatre

Actor: Dracula
ASIN : B000MQ4WY2
Sales Rank : 26654
Director : Bill Eagles
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Studio : WGBH BOSTON
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0783421416291
UPC : 783421416291
Release Date : December 06, 2007
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Running Time : 90

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Masterpiece Theatre presents a stunning new dramatization of Bram Stoker's terrifying horror story. A young aristocrat with the world at his feet is about to marry the love of his life when he discovers he's inherited an horrific disease. But his desperation to cheat death could bring destruction to all those around him--including his new wife--as he becomes embroiled in a sinister cult and unleashes the evil force of the fatally charismatic Count Dracula.With incredible CGI and effects the film contrasts the beauty of Victorian England with the corrupted sex and dark horror of Dracula's world. An impressive cast includes Marc Warren (Band of Brothers) as Dracula Sophia Myles (Doctor Who) and David Suchet (Poirot).System Requirements:Running Time: 90 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Age: 9+ UPC: 783421416291 Manufacturer No: WG41629

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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Series 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

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NOVA: Welcome To Mars

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Journey Into Buddhism: Vajra Sky Over Tibet

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Evolution (part 1): Darwin's Dangerous Idea

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Journey Into Buddhism Trilogy

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Twisted: A Balloonamentary

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Masterpiece Theatre: Mill on the Floss

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Masterpiece Theatre: All the King's Men

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Touching Evil 3

Dracula - Masterpiece Theatre

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