Your Guide To The Best PBS DVDs Starting With The Highest Reviews

Empires - The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: PBS Paramount
Release Date: 2005-04-05
Running Time: 140 minutes

Dramatic stories and computer animation re-create Classical Greece, founder of modern science, politics, warfare, philosophy, and source of breathtaking art and architecture. This film charts the rise, triumph, and decline of the world's oldest democracy, witnessed through the eyes of Pericles, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. DVD GOLD version includes wide-screen capability, additional interviews,... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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NOVA: Secret of the Wild Child

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: WGBH Boston
Release Date: 2007-01-09
Running Time: 56 minutes

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Wuthering Heights (Masterpiece Theatre, 1998)

Rated: Unrated
Studio: WGBH Boston
Release Date: 2005-08-02
Running Time: 114 minutes

This brilliant adaptation of Emily Brontë's timeless tale breaks new ground by covering the complete story of a love so powerful that it reaches beyond the grave. Orla Brady (The Rector's Wife, Proof) stars as literature's most controversial heroine, the spirited, but tragic Cathy. Robert Cavanah (Cracker, Cadfael) plays Heathcliff, the dark stranger whose love for Cathy leads him to take terribl... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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Company

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Release Date: 2008-05-20
Running Time: 132 minutes

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Jazz - A Film By Ken Burns

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Pbs Paramount
Release Date: 2004-09-28
Running Time: 1140 minutes

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Caillou - Caillou's Family Fun/Caillou's Holidays

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Pbs Paramount
Release Date: 2005-09-27
Running Time: 160 minutes

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The Scarlet Letter

Starring: Meg Foster
Rated: Unrated
Studio: Wgbh Boston
Release Date: 2003-03-04
Running Time: 240 minutes

In 1979, when most literary programs were being produced in the U.K., Boston public television station WGBH decided to produce a homegrown literary classic for its viewers. The result is this thoughtful four-episode adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter. Meg Foster brings a quiet strength to Hester Prynne, the adulteress condemned by 17th-century Puritan laws to wear ... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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Empires - The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance

Starring: Mario Biagioli
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: PBS Paramount
Release Date: 2005-04-05
Running Time: 220 minutes

From a small Italian community in 15th-century Florence, the Medici family would rise to rule Europe in many ways. Using charm, patronage, skill, duplicity and ruthlessness, they would amass unparalleled wealth and unprecedented power. They would also ignite the most important cultural and artistic revolution in Western history--the European Renaissance. But the forces of change the Medici helped ... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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Teletubbies - What's That

Starring: Sandra Dickinson
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Pbs Home Video
Release Date: 2003-08-19
Running Time: 65 minutes

Uh-oh! It's a day to dance and play with the Teletubbies! Tinky-Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, and Po are back with a fun day of thoughtful things and delightful dances in Teletubbyland. All the Teletubbies hear a curious sound coming from the Voice trumpet and wonder, "What's That?" Also, watch the Teletubbies swap their favorite things!... read more   /   Compare Prices   /   Download Movies!   /   Download TV Shows   /   Online Movie Rental   /   Audio books Online
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Set 5

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: WGBH BOSTON
Release Date: 2007-10-02
Running Time: 344 minutes

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