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"Featuring specially-commissioned footage shot at Down House, the home of Charles Darwin, this ... DVD tells the story of an extraordinary man who re-shaped scientific thinking and left the world an invaluable legacy. The program explores Darwin's personal life, looks at the impact of his work in his own time and on the modern world, and shows how both were profoundly influenced by his surroundings"--Container label.

The true story of the rise and fall of Creation Records and its infamous founder, Alan McGee; the man responsible for supplying the 'Brit Pop' soundtrack to the '90s. From humble beginnings to Downing Street soirées, from dodging bailiffs to releasing multi-platinum albums, Creation had it all. Breakdowns, bankruptcy, fights, and friendships'and not forgetting the music. Featuring some of the greatest records you have ever heard, we follow Alan through...

It's the untold romance that inspired the novels of one of the world's most celebrated authors, Jane Austen. When the dashing Tom Lefroy, a reckless and penniless lawyer-to-be, enters Jane's life, he offends the emerging writer's sense and sensibility. Soon their clashing egos set off sparks that ignite a passionate romance and fuel Jane's dream of doing the unthinkable: marrying for love.

A biographical drama depicting the life of painter Francis Bacon, critically acclaimed as the outstanding British painter of the latter half of the 20th century.

Dramatic game footage and exclusive interviews tell the compelling story of Larry Bird's journey from small-town boy to sports legend. Bird revolutionized the game of basketball, winning three NBA Championships and three MVP trophies. Discover the man behind the legend- from his roots in French Lick, Indiana to his stellar collegiate basketball years and remarkable 13-year career with the Celtics. Plus, see Bird at his dazzling best with three of...

In 1977 a plane carrying a Southern rock band runs out of gas mid-air, less than one hour from their intended destination. The plane crashes into a dangerous swamp, leaving the few survivors to limp out of the plane seeking help from a nearby farm. Nearly 40 years later, the question still begs, "What really happened?"

Academy Award nominated filmmaker Lourdes Portillo mines the complicated intersections of analysis and autobiography, evidence and hypothesis, even melodrama and police procedure in this documentary. Early one Sunday morning, the filmmaker receives a phone call informing her that her beloved Uncle Oscar Ruiz Almeida has been found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in Chihuahua, Mexico. His widow declares his death a suicide. Most of his family,...

On May 19th 1992, seventeen-year-old high school student Amy Fisher fired a bullet into the head of Mary Jo Buttafuoco, the wife of the body shop owner with whom she claimed to have been having a sexual affair. But in the explosive media frenzy that followed, did the truth become the most innocent victim of all? This is the sensational true story of lust, greed, and obsession that shocked the nation.

The inspiring story of singer Helen Reddy, who wrote and sang the song that became the anthem for the women's movement in the 1970s.

The Movie follows the band over their entire career, telling the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of becoming worldwide pop stars and what happened after that. a-ha still creates magic on stage with their melancholic and timeless music. They tour the world but drive in separate cars and stay apart backstage. They only meet on stage, while doing the one thing they love. The film closely portrays the challenging creative...