Yorkshire Television

Dickens of London( Visual )

6 editions published between 1998 and 2012 in English and held by 331 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

While on tour in America, Charles Dickens recalls the moments that shaped his life. From his penniless childhood in Chatham and London during the 1820s to the unprecedented success he later enjoyed on both sides of the Atlantic, he traces his extraordinary experiences which influenced many of his greatest works

The darling buds of May( Visual )

6 editions published between 1991 and 2013 in English and held by 300 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Set during the ever-sunny 1950s, this is the story of the indestructible Larkins, headed by dreamer and schemer Sidney "Pop" Larkin. These folks lead an idyllic, flamboyant life in the English countryside, enlivened by Pop Larkin's never-ending entrepreneurial adventures and the fierce devotion of each family member to one another through good times and bad. Features interviews, photo gallery, biographies, and more. Title has been repackaged

Children of Chernobyl by Clive Gordon( Visual )

7 editions published between 1992 and 2007 in English and held by 261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This disturbing film reveals for the first time the true depths of the tragedy at Chernobyl through exclusive archival film and eyewitness accounts. It is a story of deception and cover-up on a grand scale. The true legacy of the disaster can be seen on the children's wards of hospitals. Total hair loss is one of the more visible signs. Sadly for the children, the number of cancer diagnoses is growing alarmingly. We learn that thousands of men from all over the Soviet Union were dragged from the streets and drafted for the clean-up operation. Those working in the area of highest radioactivity received, in a single 90-second-shift, the maximum dosage of radiation allotted for a whole lifetime. It is believed that half of these men have died. Ordinary people were placed in danger through lack of information, while officials quickly evacuated their own families. It is estimated that 280,000 people worldwide will contract cancer because of the disaster

The Beiderbecke affair( Visual )

4 editions published between 1999 and 2009 in English and held by 252 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

It never occurs to Trevor that dishy blondes don't usually sell jazz records door-to-door. He orders a set of Bix Beiderbecke LPs but receives the wrong items. While trying to locate the missing music, he and his girlfriend, Jill, stumble upon black market goods in a church basement, secret meetings in a parking lot. They find corruption at the highest levels. Helping them out are a couple of friends, an overzealous police officer, an elderly snoop, and a town planner with a drawer full of incriminating files

Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen( Visual )

8 editions published between 1980 and 2007 in English and held by 242 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Hedda Gabler feels trapped by her stifling marriage. Consumed by her passions and threatened by those around her, she yearns to have power over someone else's destiny. When an ex-lover returns, Hedda uses her charms to manipulate and destroy him, leading to a tragic fate for herself and everyone she loves."--The container

China rising( Visual )

5 editions published between 1991 and 1996 in English and held by 208 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Chronicles the history of China with archival footage and interviews. Part 1 traces history from the 1920s onwards. Part 2 looks at the conflict between the Communist Party and the Nationalist Party, and the founding of the People's Republic of China. Part 3 describes the Cultural Revolution and modern China under the open-door policy

Die Faelschung by Dennis Waterman( Visual )

2 editions published between 1994 and 2011 in English and held by 192 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

John Neil is an ex-SAS operative freelancing for the British government. Includes four full-length shows

Penn & Teller's magic and mystery tour( Visual )

3 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 177 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Penn and Teller tour China, Egypt, and India witnessing astounding feats of magic, and searching for the history and origins of magic and the profession of magician

The attic : the hiding of Anne Frank by Miep Gies( Visual )

10 editions published between 1988 and 2014 in English and held by 176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

During the World War II Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Miep Gies risks everything she has to hide two Jewish families in the attic over the office where she works

Hedda Gabler( Visual )

2 editions published between 2003 and 2007 in English and held by 171 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hedda Gabler, daughter of an aristocratic General, has just returned from her honeymoon with George Tesman, an aspiring young academic, reliable but not brilliant, who has combined research with their honeymoon. She has married him for security, but the reappearance of his academic rival, Eilert Lovborg, throws their lives into disarray. Tesman believes Lovborg outshines him as an author, and may win the university professorship he had been counting on. When Tesman finds the manuscript of Lovborg's new work, Hedda--out of boredom, ambition, or both--begins to scheme, but her machinations have unforeseen consequences