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Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Television programs for people with visual disabilities. Television programs for the hearing impaired. Travelogues (Motion pictures, television, etc.) Travelogues (Television programs) Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. videorecordingSummary: Follows Michael Wood as he travels in search of the truth behind four famous legends. Explores not only the historical past and literal truth of these myths, but also the mythic past and archetypal stories behind them. Examines the Biblical myth of the Queen of Sheba, an exotic and mysterious woman of power who, with King Solomon, plays a key role in the founding myths of the modern states of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV INSSummary: Michael Wood tells the story of one place, the village of Kibworth, Leicestershire, throughout the whole of English history. Located in the very heart of England, Kibworth has lived through the Black Death, the Civil War and the Industrial Revolution, and was even bombed in World War II. With the help of the local people and using archaeology, landscape, language and DNA, Michael Wood uncovers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC 2012
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STOSummary: Historian Michael Wood chronicles the history of the Indian subcontinent, focusing especially on the diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes. The world's largest democracy and a rising economic giant, India is now as well known across the globe for its mastery of computer technology as it is for its many-armed gods and its famous spiritual traditions. But India is also the world's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Maya Vision International 2008