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[1985]
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English
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A twelve-part BBC Adaptation of Charles Dickens' first novel. In this concluding episode, Mr. Pickwick, Martha Bardell, and Sam Weller are released from Fleet Prison and must sort out issues caused by Mr. Winkle's runaway marriage. Starring Nigel Stock, Clive Swift, Alan Parnaby, and Jeremy Nicholas.
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The lives of two half-sisters and their drawing master get caught up in a deadly conspiracy revolving around a mentally ill woman dressed all in white. In this first episode of the five part series, Walter Hartright encounters a woman in the woods before arriving at Limmeridge. He falls in love with Laura Fairlie who is engaged to marry Sir Percival Glyde. Glyde's reputation is called into question by a mysterious letter.
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[2016]
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English
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One of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement, Gustav Klimt was a Symbolist painter and one of the first to introduce the Art Nouveau movement in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His work is characterized by the portrayal of the female body and a frank eroticism. He is also known for his use of gold leaf in his works. Egon Schiele was a pioneer of Expressionism. He is best known for his portraits and self-portraits. His work was always...
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A Turner Prize winning sculptor, Tony Cragg has a huge international reputation and has represented Britain at the Venice Biennale. He has lived and worked in Germany for 40 years. His early works used found objects and discarded materials, and he rose to fame with "Britain Seen from the North," an assemblage of scraps depicting the outline of the island of Great Britain oriented to the left. The piece is often interpreted as a commentary of the social...
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Pub. Date
[1979]
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English
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In this episode, Nell Trent and her Grandfather depart their home in the middle of the night to avoid letting Daniel Quilp know of their location. Based upon the serial publication written by Charles Dickens for Master's Humphrey's Clock. This film adaptation stars Natalie Ogle, Trevor Peacock, and Sebastian Shaw.
9) Emma
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English
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What was intended as a day of fun turns into a day of agony for everyone on the Box Hill excursion. Things come to a head when, egged on by Frank, Emma behaves very badly, insulting Miss Bates. She is berated by Knightley and realizes that her behavior was shameful. She tries to repair things with Jane and Miss Bates, but Jane will not see her—although Miss Bates tells her that Jane has accepted a job as a governess, and cried all night. Meanwhile,...
Pub. Date
[1982]
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English
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Landmark Emmy-winning production of the 9 hour Royal Shakespeare Company's worldwide stage event based on the Charles Dickens novel, starring Roger Rees. Kate and Mrs. Nickleby move out of their temporary lodgings with the kind portrait artist, Miss La Creevy. Kate begins her employment with Madame Mantalini and her crew of milliners. Young and pretty, Kate is assigned to work with Miss Knag in the shop, awkwardly helping rich, spoiled, women try...
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[1999]
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English
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Form- the way music is organized and structured from beginning to end- guides composers, performers, and listeners in all musics. Here, the traditional Western sonata, the blueprints behind improvisational jazz, the narrative structure of traditional Japanese music, call-and-response forms in West African music and American gospel, and Irish fiddle tunes exemplify worldwide variations in musical form.
12) Beowulf
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[2016]
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English
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With Slean and Thane Scorann missing, Beowulf and Rate, Thane of the Varni, charge out into the forest in search of them. But with the Gathering fast approaching and Rheda's bid for leadership depending on the hope of ever-loyal Scorann's vote, Beowulf questions whether their disappearance might be more than a simple coincidence.
13) Aesop's Fables
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Four timeless favorites from the Greek master of fables are included in this program brimming with colorful animation, lively music, and poetry. After each fable, the viewer is given the moral of the story. Fables include: The Grasshopper and the Ants, The Tortoise and the Hare, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and The Horse's Mistake.
14) Zumbers
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[2008]
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English
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Mr. Rhino follows a path of numbers 1-20 to create a dot-to-dot drawing of a plush (stuffed animal).
15) The Borrowers
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English
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When you're only 15cm high the world is a pretty frightening place! Meet Pod, Homily and Arrietty Clock - those tiny people who live under your floorboards. They exist by 'borrowing' everyday items from you that you wouldn't even miss! You will never know they're there unless they're careless and let you see them one day. That's why their lives are filled with danger and great adventures. So the next time you notice a doll's teacup missing or an old...
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[2005]
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English
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Start to cheer and have no fear, because you'll hear the tale of the late King Lear. It may even bring a tear to your eye, as the Standard Deviants fly into the lies, spies, and family ties of one Shakespeare's most important tragedies. You'll learn the plot and whatnot, meet the king and other things, and greet the amazing feats of Lear and his buddies.
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In this BBC production of Charles Dicken's novel, Tale of Two Cities , Part 3 covers Book 2, Chapters 7 - 12, in which we learn of the Marquis St.Evrémonde's contempt for the people when he runs over a peasant child. Darnay renounces his family ties, and the Marquis is killed by the child's father. In England, Mr. Stryver considers marrying Lucie Manette, despite her lack of wealth, but is dissuaded by Mr. Lorry. Meanwhile, Darnay's announcement...
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Grammy Award winning performer David Holt has spent his life learning and performing traditional American music. It has taken him from the most remote coves of southern Appalachia to the bright lights of TV studios, and the Grand Old Opry stage. In this show, David introduces viewers to modern masters of traditional music in the southern mountains and remembers the legends who taught him.
19) Van Dogh
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Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
Description
Van Dogh paints a little elephant carrying a strawberry, then uses his magic paintbrush to divide the picture into segments and mix them up. Jon uses the magic paintbrush to transform the picture and mix up the segments again. Pan and Van Gogh try to guess what the transformed picture is.
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