Acorn Media (Firm)
Series
Midsomer murders volume set 4
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
"After a student at the Devington School in Midsomer Parva is murdered, suspicion falls on villagers resentful of the school's snobbery. But Barnaby and Troy are more interested in the code of secrecy surrounding an elite student club"--Container.
Publisher
Acacia
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Increasingly popular and easy to learn, kundalini yoga uses meditative techniques, chanting, and simple movements to release energy and revitalize mind and body. Focuses on building resistance to stress and illness. All fitness and experience levels.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"After 25 years in the force, Detective Inspector Henry Crabbe has lost his appetite for the job. He plans to take early retirement and open his dream restaurant, Pie in the Sky. But his accountant wife, Margaret, doesn't think the numbers add up. And his boss, ACC Fisher needs him around to handle those delicate cases at which he excels. Although craving retirement, Crabbe discovers that crime solving can be just as hard to resist as his signature...
Publisher
[Acorn Media]
Pub. Date
[2015],c2015.
Language
English
Description
Go behind the scenes of the series that has captivated viewers for more than a decade. Learn about the creation of Foyle's war, the decision to set it during World War II, the research that goes into each episode and the casting of Michael Kitchen as DCS Foyle.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Outraged at the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt ordered his military leaders to find a way to hit back at an enemy whose homeland was beyond the reach of U.S. warplanes. The result was a daring plan to load B-25 bombers on an aircraft carrier, sail within range of Japan, bomb its cities, and then fly on to the safety of China. Only one man was considered up to the task of leading the mission: Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle....
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Freshly promoted DI Anna Travis reunites with DCS James Langton to investigate the murder of a former police officer. The dead man was Langton's friend, and the detectives soon learn the case is much bigger than they first believed. A drug found at the scene has the chillingly accurate street name 'Drop Dead,' and the notorious criminal behind the drug might be someone who no longer exists."--Container.
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Hercule Poirot stamps out evil with savoir faire to spare in this British television production. The dapper, diminutive Poirot and his lanky assistant Captain Hastings sort out cases in and around 1930s London.
Dead Man's Mirror: At a fine furniture auction, Poirot loses in the bidding for an art deco mirror but wins a new client willing to part with the mirror for Poirot's services. Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan: Poirot tries to take...
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Three episodes of the impeccably turned-out diminutive Belgian sleuth. With the his razor sharp mind and the aid of the affabel Captain Hastings, Poirot unravels the thorniest cases without mussing a hair of his famously sculpted mustache. Set in the elegance 1930's England, the series also includes Chief Inspector Japp and Miss Lemon.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Winningly clever and playful, this acclaimed Canadian series returns with new mysteries set in Edwardian-era Toronto. In Season Nine, Detective William Murdoch and his wife, Dr. Julia Ogden, plan their dream home; Constable Crabtree faces dire consequences for his decisions; and Dr. Emily Grace experiences a personal crisis. Meanwhile, Inspector Brackenreid endures an eccentric houseguest, and a new morgue cleaner turned lab attendant brings fresh...
54) Death and dreams
Series
Midsomer murders volume set 6
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Investigating a string of deaths in Midsomer Worthy, Barnaby follows a trail of strange clues, nearly to his own demise.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
In the squad room, the cops on the Manchester murder investigation unit call Detective Chief Inspector Janine Lewis, "Boss." At home, the kids call her mum. In both places, she manages to keep everyone in line, but only just barely. Janine is a chief detective and a single mom who is trying to balance the demands of both her career and her fam
56) The code
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Author and Oxford University professor Marcus du Sautoy sets out to solve mathematical mysteries in an engaging and accessible BBC documentary. Du Sautoy travels from Chartres Cathedral to Grand Central Station in search of the mysterious hidden code that can unlock the very laws of the universe.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2004, c2003
Language
English
Description
Includes two programs: Visions of Greece, which covers the most famous cities and sites, and Visions of Greece: Off the beaten path, which features rarely visited locales. Also includes nearly an hour of bonus footage not seen on PBS.
58) Birds of prey
Series
Midsomer murders volume set 6
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Investment in a secret invention leads to an apparent suicide in Midsomer Magna. Then a villager who was stealing falcon eggs from the inventor's wife turns up dead. Barnaby and Troy begin to investigate the possible link between the two cases.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Agatha Christie's beloved Belgian detective returns in these four feature-length mysteries from the hit series. Set amid the un paralleled elegance of the Art Deco era, these beautifully remastered adaptations star David Suchet as the peerless Hercule Poirot.