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TITLE |
Days that shook the world II [videorecording] / Lion Television Scotland for BBC Scotland in association with The History Channel ; executive producers, Richard Bradley, Adam Kemp, Neil McDonald. |
IMPRINT |
Hong Kong : Distributed by Deltamac (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., c2006. |
DESCRIPTION |
4 videodiscs (ca. 500 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
NOTE |
Originally broadcast on BBC in 2003. |
CONTENT NOTE |
Disc 1. Disaster in the sky - The Hindenburg•The challenger / written & directed by Angus Cameron -- The Christmas truce / written & directed by Nic Young -- Affairs of the crown - Execution of Anne Boleyn•Abdication of Edward VIII / written & directed by Tanya Cheadle -- disc 2. Attack on Pearl harbour / written & directed by Dan Clifton -- Grand heist - Theft of the crown jewels•The great train robbery / written & directed by David Bartlett -- disc 3. Conspiracy to kill - The real day of the Jackal•Wolf's Lair / written & directed by Matthew Wortman -- Reach for the stars - Gallileo's trial•Yuri Gagarin's flight / written & directed by Nic Young -- Dinosaurs and duplicity - Discovery of the first dinosaur•Piltdown man / written & directed by Tanya Cheadle -- disc 4. Terror - Made in America - Assasination of Abraham Lincoln•Oklahoma Bombing / produced & directed by Dan Clifton -. |
NOTE |
Credits: Photography, Steve Gray ... [et al.] ; editor, Phyllis Ironside ... [et al.] ; music, Andy Bush, Dave Gale. |
NOTE |
Narrator: Stephen Beckett, Peter Guinness. |
SUMMARY |
These are the seismic moments in history - human tragedies, scientific breakthroughs or era-defining events - that have profoundly affected how the world thinks and acts. Exciting, dramatic, gripping and illuminating, each episode in the series builds a compelling picture of events and sheds new light on the 'landmarks of our time'. |
NOTE |
DVD ; Region 3 ; NTSC. |
LANGUAGE |
In English/Cantonese with English/Traditional Chinese subtitles. |
SUBJECT |
Chronology, Historical. |
SUBJECT |
History, Modern -- 20th century. |
SUBJECT |
World history. |
DISCIPLINE |
English Language. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Bartlett, David. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Bennett, Stephen. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Caneron, Angus. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Cheadle, Tanya. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Clifton, Dan. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Wortman, Matthew. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Young, Nic. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
BBC Scotland. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Deltamac (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. |
OTHER AUTHOR |
History Channel (Television network). |
OTHER AUTHOR |
Lion Television Scotland. |
OTHER TITLE |
Affairs of the crown - Execution of Anne Boleyn•Abdication of Edward VIII [videorecording]. |
OTHER TITLE |
Attack on Pearl harbour [videorecording]. |
OTHER TITLE |
Cold war spies - Gary powers spy plane•colonel Rudolf Abel spy swap [videorecording]. |
OTHER TITLE |
Conspiracy to kill - The real day of the Jackal•Wolf's Lair [videorecording]. |
OTHER TITLE |
Days that shook the world. The complete series two [videorecording]. |
OTHER TITLE |
Dinosaurs and duplicity - Discovery of the first dinosaur•Piltdown man [videorecording]. |
OTHER TITLE |
Disaster in the sky - The Hindenburg•The challenger [videorecording]. |
OTHER TITLE |
Grand heist - Theft of the crown jewels•The great train robbery [videorecording]. |
OTHER TITLE |
Hong Kong suggested Chinese title: 驚世一刻(第二輯) [videorecording]. |
OTHER TITLE |
Reach for the stars - Gallileo's trial•Yuri Gagarin's flight [videorecording]. |
OTHER TITLE |
Terror - made in America - Assasination of Abraham Lincoln•Oklahoma Bombing [videorecording]. |
OTHER TITLE |
The christmas truce [videorecording]. |