BBC Video (Firm)
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Arctic and Antarctic remain the greatest wildernesses on Earth. The scale and beauty of the scenery and the sheer power of the elements, the weather, the rough ocean and the ice, is unmatched anywhere else on our planet. This series tells the compelling story of animals such as the wandering albatross, the adelie penguin and the polar bear, and paints a portrait that will take your breath away.
Language
English
Description
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, co-creators of The Office and Extras help their friend, Karl Pilkington complete tasks from his bucket list, except the experience is never as easy or as fun as it seems. Gervais and Merchant find ways to arrange a few surprises along the way to keep things interesting. In the end, Pilkington ends up visiting more places and suffering more detours than he did in the first season. Find out what happens when an idiot...
5) Wild China
Language
English
Formats
Description
Journey across China from the peaks of the Himalayas to the barren steppe, the sub-Arctic to the tropical islands, through deserts both searingly hot and mind-numbingly cold, and see a dazzling array of mysterious, beautiful, wild, and rare creatures.
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"'Auschwitz: inside the Nazi state' is the result of three years of research, drawing on the close involvement of world experts, recently discovered documents and nearly 100 interviews with camp survivors and perpetrators, many of whom are speaking on the record for the first time. Their stories are brought to life through the innovative use of archive footage, dramatic recreations of key ... moments, and their ... testimony"--Container label.
Language
English
Description
Walking with Dinosaurs: examines the 155-milion-year history of dinosaurs from the aggressive Coelophysis, who first learned to hunt in packs, to Tyrannosaurus Rex, the most terrifying carnivore on the planet. Feel the ground tremble as dueling Triceratops lock horns, and soar with Omithocheirus, who could travel over 300 miles on a single wing flap. Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, this expanded video edition contains fascinating additional material...
10) The weather
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Investigative reporter Donal Maclntyre personally experiences the most extreme forms of weather on Earth, from the Sahara desert to the midst of hurricane.