Paul McGann
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In the early twentieth century, traveling showmen hired pioneer filmmakers Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon to shoot local footage of people in the north of England going about their daily activities. These films would later be shown at nearby fairgrounds, town halls and neighborhood theaters for workers, children, and all to come see themselves miraculously captured on screen. Preserved and restored by the BFI National Film and Television Archive...
2) Luther: S1
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Idris Elba stars as maverick detective John Luther in this gripping, smart and entertaining thriller. A detective working for London's Serious Crime Unit, Luther is a dedicated policeman, an inspired maker of connections and a whirlwind genius. He is dazzling, obsessive and sometimes dangerous in the violence of his fixations. Throughout the series, Luther faces a succession of psychological duels between hunter and hunted, predator and prey. But...
3) Luther: S2
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The dark psychological drama starring Idris Elba as John Luther, the near-genius detective struggling with his own demons, returns with two distinctive, thrilling crime stories. Devastated by the brutal murder of his wife, John Luther returns to policing in a different world. His old unit has gone and he's working in the newly created Serious and Serial unit, headed by former police complaints officer Martin Schenk. Luther quickly gathers together...
4) Luther
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Idris Elba stars as maverick detective John Luther in this gripping, smart and entertaining thriller. A detective working for London's Serious Crime Unit, Luther is a dedicated policeman, an inspired maker of connections and a whirlwind genius. He is dazzling, obsessive and sometimes dangerous in the violence of his fixations. Throughout the series, Luther faces a succession of psychological duels between hunter and hunted, predator and prey. But...
5) Nature Boy
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
A powerful drama of a young man's search for acceptance and love in contemporary Britain. David, a troubled teenager, flees his foster family and native town, and embarks on a journey to find his real father. In so doing, he leaves behind a stunning nature reserve, the only place where he can feel at peace. His epic quest brings him into contact, in turn, with three extraordinary young women: the doomed young teenager, Anne Marie; Jenny, a spirited...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
DI Annika Strandhed, the speedboat-driving head of Glasgow's newly-formed Marine Homicide Unit, juggles baffling cases and a rebellious teenage daughter. Joined by DS Michael McAndrews, Annika's old colleague; DC Blair Ferguson, the forensic brains behind the unit; and DS Tyrone Clarke, the new cop at the station.
Author
Language
English
Description
From historian Frank McDonough, the first volume of a new chronicle of the Third Reich under Hitler's hand.
On January 30th, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed the German Chancellor of a coalition government by President Hindenburg. Within a few months he had installed a dictatorship, jailing and killing his leftwing opponents, terrorizing the rest of the population and driving Jews out of public life. He embarked on a crash program of militaristic...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the eleventh installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty's Army at the siege of Seringapatam. In the winter of 1811, the war seems lost. Spain has fallen to the French, except for Cadiz, now the Spanish capital and itself under siege. Inside the city walls an intricate diplomatic dance is taking place and Richard Sharpe faces...
10) Annika: Season 2
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
"Detective Inspector Annika Strandhed and the Marine Homicide Unit return to solve more brutal and unexplained murders that wash up in Scotland's waters. The team is challenged as their dynamics shift, pushing them to rapidly adapt as they encounter murders more complex than ever before. The crimes take them to new landsacapes showing multiple sides of Scotland from the Hebridean Isles to the vibrant capital city Edinburgh. Meanwhile, Annika balances...
11) Phobos
Author
Language
English
Description
The TARDIS lands on Phobos, moon of Mars - where extreme sports nuts of the future indulge their passion for gravity-boarding and wormhole-jumping. But there's something lurking in the shadows, something infinitely old and infinitely dangerous...
13) Sword of Orion
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The human race is locked in deadly combat with the 'Android Hordes' in the Orion System. Light years from the front line, the Doctor and Charley sample the dubious delights of a galactic backwater, little suspecting that the Orion War might reach them...
19) Storm Warning
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
October, 1930. His Majesty's Airship, the R101, sets off on her maiden voyage to the farthest-flung reaches of the British Empire. But there's a storm coming. And there's something unspeakable, something with wings, crawling across the stern...