2 Entertain Video (Firm)
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
With old-school detective work and a little state-of-the-art forensics, the veterans unearth a range of baffling crimes, including the murder of a lawyer, a racially motivated attack on an Asian bride, and a mysterious unidentified human torso. Includes the complete 8-episode second season.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
This award-winning series reveals the full and fascinating stories behind famous works of art, not just how they came to be created, but also how they influenced others and came to have a life of their own in the modern world. These episodes focus on Christmas-themed works, including The Annunciation by Jan van Eyck, The Census at Bethlehem by Bruegel, and God's Child by Gauguin.
Publisher
distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Three crime dramas based on the best selling novels by Henning Mankell. They follow Inspector Kurt Wallander, a disillusioned everyman, as he struggles against a rising tide of violence in southern Sweden.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A series of sinister terror strikes, combined with severe fuel shortages, has plunged Britain into crisis. As a chronically weakened prime minister fights to hold onto power, the public mood turns increasingly anarchic. MI-5 supremo Harry Pearce and team leader Adam Carter begin to face the horrifying possibility that the country is under attack from sinister forces right at the heart of the establishment.
Publisher
Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas [for] 2 Entertain Video Limited
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
A collection of six television wildlife documentaries narrated by David Attenborough, each on a different animal, covering: crocodiles, eagles, leopards, polar bears, humpback whales, and wolves.
Language
English
Description
Set in the rugged beauty of the dales of Yorkshire, England, this season continues the true-life story of young veterinarian James Herriot. Newly married to Helen and settled into a partnership with Siegfried Farnon--with the sporadic support of Siegfried's errant younger brother, Tristan--James finds that there is no end to the joy and heartache, tears and laughter that go with caring for all creatures great and small.
Language
English
Description
Disc 1: Two brothers and two sisters find that an old wardrobe magically transports them into the world of Narnia, a land of talking animals and mythical creatures. They discover that Narnia is under the evil power of the White Witch, who has kept the land in eternal winter and has turned all her enemies to stone. Disc 2: Narnia is later ruled by corrupt King Miraz, and his nephew calls upon the children to help defeat his uncle and restore the land...
Publisher
2 Entertain
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A contemporary take on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle stories, Sherlock is a thrilling, funny, fast-paced adventure series set in present-day London. The iconic details from Conan Doyle's original books remain: they live at the same address, have the same names, and, somewhere out there, Moriarty is waiting for them. And so across three thrilling, scary, action-packed, and highly modern adventures, Sherlock and Watson navigate a maze of cryptic clues...
9) The hour
Language
English
Formats
Description
"London, 1956. At Lime Grove Studios, the BBC has just launched 'The Hour,' a topical news program. At the heart of the show are three contrasting journalists: enigmatic producer Bel Rowley, a spirited woman in a man's world; her best friend, Freddie Lyon, a brilliant and passionate reporter; and charming, well-connected front man Hector Madden. As Freddie moves to cover a significant but controversial story, the trio becomes entangled in an intense...
10) Life
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Four years in the making, and filmed over 3000 days across every continent and in every habitat, see 130 incredible stories from frontiers of the natural world. Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. This is evolution in action: individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome challenges from adversaries and their environment. Narrated by...
Series
Language
English
Description
Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behavior leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Elinor, sensitive to social convention, struggles to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Will the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness...
12) MI-5: Volume 6
Publisher
Distributed in the USA by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Having survived the bombing of the Thames Barrier, Adam and Ros recover to find London facing an even greater threat. While attempting to thwart an attack that could jeopardize a historic peace accord, the team unwittingly unleashes a deadly virus.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Led by Captain Jack Harkness, the Torchwood team delves into the unknown and fights the impossible. From an underground base built on a rift in time and space, the team responds to any alien threat-- a meteorite crash landing, sightings of extra-terrestrial technology, an unusual autopsy report, the spread of a deadly alien virus. Everyone who works for Torchwood is under 35. Some day that's because it's a new science-- others say it's because they...
Series
Tom Baker years 1974-1981 volume story no. 104
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
When the Doctor and the recently regenerated Romana arrive on a radioactive planet, the Time Lord has the strangest feeling that he has been there before. Exploring the ruins of an old city, it is not long before they discover the disturbing truth. The TARDIS has materialized on Skaro-- original home to the evil Daleks. But who are the mysterious Movellans and what terrible treasure are the Daleks seeking? The answer lies deep beneath the city.
17) Seeds of doom
Series
Tom Baker years 1974-1981 volume story no. 85
Publisher
2 Entertain Video Ltd
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
When scientists unearth two seed pods deep in the arctic permafrost, the Doctor and Sarah Jane rush to investigate. Soon the Doctor's worst fears are confirmed: the pods house Krynoids, one of the most parasitic and dangerous life forms in the universe. One of the creatures has already infected a scientist, and now a hideous monster is rampaging through the base, intent on total destruction.
Series
Tom Baker years 1974-1981 volume story no. 97
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The Doctor is behaving very oddly. After signing a treaty with enemy aliens, he returns to his home planet, Gallifrey, and demands the Presidency of the High Council of Time Lords. His first act of rule is to banish Leela to the wastelands on pain of death. His second is to sabotage the planet's defense barriers, enabling full scale invasion. Why has the Doctor joined forces with the militaristic Vardans? Is he out for revenge against the Time Lords?...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The world's quirkiest crime-solving antiques hero is back! Much to Lovejoy's annoyance, he's not the only one on a never-ending quest for wealth and valuables. However, while he proves unstoppable in the face of sinister Italians, vengeful customers and even Eric's vintage motorbikes, can he manage to escape the snares of love?
Series
Tom Baker years 1974-1981 volume story no. 81
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The Doctor and Sarah Jane answer an ingergalactic distress call that takes them to a far-flung planet, Zeta Minor, at the edge of the known universe. Arriving at the same otime as a rescue team, they search for survivors of an earlier expedition. But will anyone be allowed to leave the planet alive?