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Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Before he became famous, a wide-eyed and eager James Herriot arrived at Glasgow Veterinary College to pursue the career he'd dreamed of since childhood. Unfolding against the backdrop of profound social change at home and abroad, Young James Herriot is a fascinating look at the backstory of a beloved author.
Pub. Date
2013
Description
This film explores Kennedy's childhood years as the privileged but sickly son of one of the wealthiest men in America, his early political career as a lackluster congressman, his successful run for the U.S. Senate, and the game-changing presidential campaign that made him the youngest elected president in U.S. history.
23) Muhammad Ali
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Description
Follow Muhammad Ali's rise from Louisville, Kentucky to international fame, as he transcended his great athletic achievements to become one of the most influential Americans of his time.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Documentary on rock singer Janis Joplin, with her own words telling much of the story through a series of letters she wrote home over the years, read by Chan Marshall. Includes interviews with musicians P!nk, Kris Kristofferson, Melissa Etheridge, Bob Weir, Juliette Lewis, TV presenter Dick Cavett, filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker, the Joplin family, and others.
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
In her three decades of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) research at Gombe in Africa, Jane Goodall has grown from a stranger to the chimp colony to their strongest ally. In this video, Goodall shares her personal story of triumphs and trials of leading a life in the wild. Includes footage of David Graybeard retrieving bananas, parenting by Flo, and an infant learning to catch termites with a grass tool.
27) Hemingway
Pub. Date
2021
Description
Examine the visionary work and turbulent life of one of the greatest and most influential American writers: Ernest Hemingway. Intimate and insightful, the series weaves together Hemingway's biography with excerpts from his work. The film penetrates the myth of Hemingway to reveal a deeply troubled and ultimately tragic figure.
Pub. Date
2020
Description
The life and times of a group of midwives working at Nonnatus House -- a nursing convent serving the impoverished of East London in the late 1950s and early 1960s -- are chronicled in this appealing British series based on true events. The women learn powerful lessons about life's struggles while visiting with expectant mothers and poor children.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Formats
Description
Based on Gerald Durrell's trilogy of Corfu novels, this latest series sees sparky English widow Louisa Durrell and her brood continue to put down roots in their dilapidated rented house, alongside an ever-increasing menagerie of animals brought home by youngest son Gerry.
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Full UK-length edition.
Description
Based on author and naturalist Gerald Durrell's much-loved Corfu trilogy of novels, The Durrells sees impoverished but sparky widow Louisa Durrell make the radical decision to leave 1930s England in hopes of a better life for her children. As Louisa relocates her reluctant brood to a dilapidated house in the Greek sun, the Durrells face a whole new set of challenges as they meet new friends, rivals, lovers, and animals.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Formats
Description
Based on Gerald Durrell's trilogy of Corfu novels, this latest series sees sparky English widow Louisa Durrell and her brood continue to put down roots in their dilapidated rented house, alongside an ever-increasing menagerie of animals brought home by youngest son Gerry.
34) I, Claudius
Pub. Date
2000
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.
Pub. Date
c2013
Description
Six episodes combine history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passion of their celebrated hosts (Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely Richardson, and David Tennant) to tell the story behind the stories of Shakespeare's greatest plays.
39) Jackie Robinson
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Description
Tells of the story of Jack Roosevelt Robinson, a sharecropper's son who elevated an entire race and country when he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947. The film illuminates Robinson's place as a leader and icon of the civil rights movement whose exemplary life and aspirational message of equality continues to inspire generations of Americans. Includes interviews with family members and rarely-seen photographs and film footage.
Series
Victoria volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Full UK-length edition.
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.
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