To borrow a DVD from the Lending Library, please contact Mantha at 651-229-1417 or [email protected]. After you have viewed the program, simply return it using the postage-paid envelope that is provided. Let us know if you would like to view a program that is not on the list and we will do our best to add it to the lending library.
Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns Downton Abbey Seasons 1-5 The story of America’s national pastime from master Downton Abbey, a sprawling, lavish Edwardian mansion nestled storyteller Ken Burns. 6 DVD set spanning 1840-2009 (Also in the Yorkshire landscape, needs an heir. Dame Maggie Smith available: Baseball: The Tenth Inning). stars as Violet, the stubborn Dowager Countess of Grantham matriarch of Downton. The Brain with David Eagleman Neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the human brain in Emma an epic series that reveals the ultimate story of us, why we A fiercely funny four-hour adaptation of Jane Austen’s feel and think the things we do. This ambitious project delightful love story stars Romola Garai as a young woman blends science with innovative visual effects and compelling whose attempts to play Cupid go disastrously awry. personal stories, and addresses some big questions. By understanding the human brain, we can come close to Foyle’s War Set 7 understanding humanity. An all-new three episode series on three DVDs. The Second World War may be over, but Foyle’s career goes on. Call the Midwife: Seasons 1-4 A moving, intimate, funny and, above all, true-to-life look at Gracious Spaces: Clarence H. Johnston the exhilarating stories of a midwife in poverty-stricken East Clarence H. Johnston shaped our architectural landscape th th London in the 1950s. during the late 19 and early 20 centuries as Minnesota’s first and only state architect. Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Great Expectations (Original UK Edition) Mukherjee, this program tells the complete story of cancer, Nothing is quite as it seems in this lush retelling of Dickens’ from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the classic coming-of-age story. gleaming laboratories of modern research institutions. HMS Pinafore: A Guthrie Theater Production Case Histories Series 1 & 2 Gilbert and Sullivan’s first blockbuster is among the most A tough guy with a soft heart, Jackson Brodie is a former crowd-pleasing comic musicals in history. Features a special Edinburgh cop trying to make a living as a private detective. mini-doc, Arts Scene: Minnesota.
Based on works by best-selling author Kate Atkinson. Hoop Dreams The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns The Academy Award nominated true life story of Arthur Agee Ken Burns' epic documentary brings to life America's most and William Gates, and the unforgettable 5 year experience destructive — and defining — conflict. that turned them into men.
CONSTITUTION USA with Peter Sagal I, Claudius Sagal travels across the country to find out how the Tracking the lives of several Roman emperors, I, Claudius is an Constitution works in the 21st century, talking to ordinary epic of ruthless ambition, shocking debauchery and murderous Americans and leading Constitutional experts. 4 part series. intrigue set in one of history’s most fascinating eras.
Doc Martin Series 1-5 Indian Summers Season 1 Martin Clunes delivers an uproarious lead performance, Julie Walters stars as the glamorous hostess of an English social club in aided by an outstanding supporting cast, in the award- the twilight era of British rule in India. Set in a subtropical paradise, Indian Summers explores the collision of the high-living English ruling winning fish-out-of-water comedy. class with the local people agistating for Indian independence. As the drama unfolds, the two sides alternately clash and merge in this American Experience: Dolley Madison sweeping saga of politics, passions, and tensions that simmer in the As the wife of the fourth president James Madison, Dolley hot, feverish days of summer. Madison played an important part in the political and social experiment that was the early American Republic. Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Season 5 Detective Inspector Lynley and Detective Sergeant Havers, Death in Paradise Seasons 1 & 2 Elizabeth George’s crime-cracking duo from opposite sides Straight-laced British policeman Richard Poole is sent to the of the tracks, are back in four intriguing new mysteries. fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie to solve the case of the death of a fellow British policeman. After solving the murder, he becomes the local police force’s new senior detective.
James J. Hill: Empire Builder Pride and Prejudice A brief history of the life and times of James J. Hill, co- The long-simmering romance between Elizabeth Bennet and produced with the Minnesota Historical Society. Mr. Darcy forms the core of Jane Austen's best-known novel, yet the tale is far more. The Jewel in the Crown This classic series tells the extraordinary story of Daphne Prohibition and Hari, of Ronald Merrick and Barbie Batchelor, the Directed by Ken Burns, Prohibition tells the story of the rise, Layton family and Guy Perron, against the tumultuous rule, and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. background of the last years of British rule in India. The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Last Tango in Halifax Seasons 1-3 Ken Burns chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin, and An uplifting comedy drama about romance and second chances. Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent Childhood sweethearts Alan and Celia, both widowed and in their and influential family in American politics in this seven part, 70s, fall for each other all over again when they’re reunited on the fourteen hour film. internet after nearly 60 years. Alan and Celia both have daughters, whose dysfunctional lives bring drama at every turn. Sense and Sensibility Lost in Austen From Andrew Davies comes a new adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel. Hattie Morahan plays levelheaded Loosely following the plot of Jane Austen's Pride and Elinor Dashwood and Charity Wakefield is her impulsive Prejudice, this series sees a modern girl somehow sister Marianne. transported into the events of the book via a portal located in her bathroom. Sherlock: Seasons 1-3
st Lost Twin Cities 1-4 A new sleuth for the 21 century. True to the spirit of the original books, this series plunges viewers into a fast-paced Explore the vibrant history of some of Minneapolis and world where Holmes and Watson must navigate a maze of Saint Paul’s vanished places. Based on the Larry Millett cryptic clues and lethal killers. book of the same name.
Makers: Women Who Make America Slavery by Another Name A 90-minute documentary that challenges one of Americans’ The remarkable story of the most sweeping social most cherished assumptions: that slavery in this country revolution in American history, as women have asserted ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. A 2012 their rights to a full and fair share of political power, Sundance Film Festival selection. economic opportunity, and personal autonomy.
Upstairs Downstairs Mr. Selfridge Seasons 1-3 Upstairs, the Bellamy family negotiated the scandals and Pioneering and reckless, with an almost manic energy, successes of the English aristocracy. Downstairs, their loyal Harry Gordon Selfridge created a theater of retail for early and lively servants showed far less reserve when confronting 1900’s Londoners where any topic or trend that was new, the challenges of their lives. exciting, or entertaining was showcased. Wallander Seasons 1-3 The Paradise Kenneth Branagh plays Swedish detective Kurt Wallander in Set amongst the Victorian splendor of Britain’s first three new crime dramas based on the best-selling books by department store, The Paradise is a rags-to-riches story of a Henning Mankell. young girl who falls in love with the intoxicating charms of the modern world. The War: A Film by Ken Burns This seven-part documentary series directed and produced The Pilgrims: American Experience by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explores the history and Discover the harrowing and brutal truths behind the Pilgrims’ arrival horror of the Second World War from an American in the New World and the myths of Thanksgiving. Director Ric Burns perspective. explores the history of our nation’s beginnings in this epic tale of converging forces. Masterpiece Contemporary: Worricker
Page Eight, Turks & Caicos, and Salting the Battlefield. Bill Poldark Season 1 (2015) Nighy stars as long-serving MI5 officer Johnny Worricker in Ross Poldark has returned home from the American these political thriller/action dramas directed by David Hare. Revolutionary War to find England in the grip of recession and his beloved Cornwall on its knees. Starring Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson.