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20th Century With Mike Wallace

Politics & Presidents contains 10 episodes of the 20th Century With Mike Wallace TV documentary series, which was originally aired on the History Channel and A&E as an hour-long program.... Read more

The Queen

This TV mini-series is a bit of an oddity, at least in my experience. It’s basically a hybrid between a drama and a documentary…a dramentary? A documa? I don’t really know what to call it. It’s a five-part biography of Queen Elizabeth of England, surveying portions of her life.... Read more

The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries

I’ve always enjoyed good British mysteries. The older shows like Poirot or Miss Marple are sophisticated with an eccentric streak about them that makes them human and hilarious while still offering up an intelligent game of whodunit.... Read more

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

"Mr. Palfrey of Westminster" originally aired from 1984-85 and centered around Mr. Palfrey (Alec McCowen), professional spycatcher. His one and only job is to protect Her Majesty's government and to keep England safe, but he likes to do things his own way.... Read more

Marple

Agatha Christie's "Marple" series five stars Julia McKanzie and consists of three made-for-television length mysteries of the daytime variety:... Read more

Agatha Christie’s Poirot

I must admit that at the age when most kids are now engrossed in the adventures of boy wizards, I was enjoying the works of Conan Doyle, Poe and Christie. I loved a good mystery as a tween, so I can’t express how excited I was to receive this DVD box set in the mail.... Read more

Lytton's Diary

Lytton’s Diary is a 1985-1987 British drama following the work and life of Fleet Street gossip columnist Neville Lytton (Peter Knowles).... Read more

Visions of Israel

The Visions of series of documentaries takes viewers on high definition aerial tours of countries and cities to show their diverse landscape. There is narration to explain the historical or cultural significance of sites and a score of native music. The series has aired on public telev... Read more

The Diets That Time Forgot

"The Diets that Time Forgot" is a six-episode look into what dieting was like more than 100 years ago when women's waists were 10 inches smaller and men were 20 lbs lighter.The British show follows nine people on a life-changing journey over a five week period (give or take).... Read more

Selling Hitler

Based on journalist Robert Harris’ published accounts of the 1983 Hitler Diaries Hoax, Selling Hitler is the tale of one man’s obsession with Adolf Hitler, one man’s ability to supply a ruse, and a handful of businessmen who thought they had the scoop of the century.... Read more

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