| Authors: |
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Acorn Media (Firm)
Hawes, Keeley, 1977-
Lyons, Yvette.
Anderson, Ali.
Allison, Kerry.
Makinson, Richard.
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| Material type: |
DVD |
| Subject: |
Television plays -- Production and direction -- Great Britain -- Videorecordings.
Costume -- Great Britain -- History and criticism -- Videorecordings.
Historical films -- Great Britain -- History and criticism -- Videorecordings.
Clothing and dress on television -- Videorecordings.
Television plays, English -- Videorecordings.
Documentary television programs.
Television programs.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
[Bethesda, MD] : Acorn Media, p2012, c2008. |
| Description: |
2 videodiscs (225 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: |
9781598285734 1598285734 |
| Notes: |
DVD release of series originally broadcast on PBS television in 2008. |
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Closed-captioned. |
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DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation. |
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Narrator, Keeley Hawes. |
| Contents: |
Disc 1, episode 1. The greatest stories ever told ; episode 2. The stars ; episode 3. Affairs of the heart -- Disc 2, episode 4. Picture perfect ; episode 5. A call to arms. |
| Series: |
Costume drama classic collection
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| Summary: |
Costume dramas have emptied pubs, wrecked social calendars, and launched countless careers. Seen on PBS, this series looks beyond the silks and velvets, sprawling manors, and addictive story lines to reveal how the best of them were made. |