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DVD 1 •Bosch •BruegelBoschThe career of Hieronymous Bosch is amongst the mostmysterious of all the great artists of history. Though he waswell-known at the time of his death in 1516, virtually nothingof his life is known today. His surviving works are deeply enig-matic, highly symbolic images that embody the spirit of the mid-dle ages.

The appeal of Bosch’s work has long out-lasted the late me-dieval age in which he lived. Though his art addressed the hu-man follies of his own time, the satirical humour that he usedcan still be readily appreciated today. His intensely spiritual im-ages of Christ and the Saints also continue to inspire many mod-ern students, but it is Bosch’s remarkable visions of the fantas-tic that are, undoubtedly, his greatest achievement.

BruegelThe life of Pieter Bruegel the Elder will always remainsomething of a mystery. We possess few details of his sixteenthcentury life, and we must rely fully on his surviving art to ap-preciate his genius.

As an artist, he was deeply inspired by his great Dutch prede-cessor, Hieronymous Bosch. His work reveals typicallyBoschian themes such as ‘The Follies of Man,’ and he used asimilar keen humour to convey his artistic message. Bruegelalso followed Bosch in his choice of contemporary subject mat-ter. His depictions of peasant life are among the greatest in west-ern art. He was also one of the first masters of landscape paint-ing, and his satirical drawings are as relevant today as they haveever been, while his religious works combine simplicity anddepth in their spiritual message.

DVD 2 •Rubens •Van Dyck

RubensBorn in Antwerp in 1577, the young Peter Paul Rubenstravelled extensively in Italy, soaking up the artistic achieve-ments of the High Renaissance. Returning to Flanders, he be-gan a career that combined Renaissance technique with a newboldness of approach towards color and brushwork. His mas-tery at depicting surface texture can be seen in his religious im-ages commissioned by the Catholic Church. But Rubens wasundoubtedly a man of the world, a charming individual who

worked as a diplomat and whose connections resulted in a greatnumber of portrait commissions. It is these portraits that are,perhaps, the most enduring achievements of a giant artist of his-tory.

Van DyckThe pupil of Rubens, Anthony van Dyck followed hismaster’s example by travelling to Italy as part of his artistic train-ing. Like Rubens, he found inspiration in the VenetianRenaissance masters Titian and Giorgione. An enthusiasm forrich colours and a remarkable ability to depict the texture of fab-ric characterized Van Dyck’s best work, as it had his master’s.Even more than Rubens, Van Dyck focused his attention on theart of portraiture. Appointed Court Painter to the English KingCharles in 1632, the portraits he produced provide an unrivaledvisual insight into the noble men and women of the day, as wellas displaying his technical mastery of the genre.

DVD 3 •Rembrandt •VermeerRembrandtSome art lovers believe that Rembrandt’s abilitiesas a portraitist has never been surpassed, and it is, perhaps hisfamous series of self-portraits that best demonstrate his genius.There is often sadness in these images, perhaps unsurprisinglyas Rembrandt suffered many difficulties during his life, includ-ing bankruptcy. But he always continued to work prodigious-ly, mastering all genres of painting including group portraiture,landscape, and religious work. Many of these images were pro-duced as etchings, confirming Rembrandt’s mastery of linedrawing as well as conveying the drama of great Biblical events.When he died in 1669, he left behind a stupendous body of workwhose qualities have been matched by few artists.

VermeerOnly three dozen canvases survive from Vermeer’s life.A resident of the Dutch city of Delft, it is Vermeer’s subject mat-ter that is the first point of interest in his work. Unusually, hechose to depict scenes from ordinary life. His images are calmand precise, almost mathematical in their organization, and hisability to depict the effects of light are also remarkable. For along time his skills were almost completely unknown. It wouldbe two hundred years after Vermeer’s death before his status asa Dutch Master began to be fully realized.

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WAITING FOR GODOT120:00 minutesTwo men in a timeless setting are en-gaged in a perpetual, pointless enter-tainment that parodies the humancondition. Beckett’s characters are

often in pairs tied together by need, like master and slave orhusband and wife. The entity of Godot can be seen as any formof transcendental meaning or purpose to life and it is signifi-cant that this entity is never manifested.

Beckett’s best known play, Waiting for Godot is a finelywrought tragic comedy exploring the battle between the futil-ity of life and the fundamental human desire to survive.Cast: Barry McGovern, Johnny Murphy, Alan Stanford, Stephen Brennan and Sam McGovern

NOT I 14:00 minutesNot I features an actress seated on stage with just the mouthspot-lit. The mouth then delivers a long monologue, a constantstream of consciousness. Evasion is the principle theme ashighlighted by Beckett’s explicit note to the text in which themouth’s chief endeavor throughout the play is her ‘vehementrefusal to relinquish the third person.’ The mouth undergoes adesperate struggle to avoid saying ‘I’marked by four momentsof crisis in which her monologue becomes a dialogic questionand answer with an inner voice not heard by the audience:

‘what?...who?...no...she!’ The em-phatic ‘she!’ is a rejection of the firstperson pronoun that threatens toconvert her resolute ‘she’ narrationinto a reluctant ‘I’ narration.Cast: Julianne Moore

ROUGH FOR THEATRE I 20:00 minutesRough Ifeatures a blind man and a cripple who meet by chanceand consider the possibility of joining forces to unite sight andmobility in the interests of survival. Each once had a womanand now they have no one to help him. B is the pragmatistwhile A keeps asking questions. B is reticent, never seemingto have noticed these things. B becomes cranky, going so faras to strike A, but being crippled he also needs him. The filmends with A disoriented and separated from his means of liveli-hood, snatching B’s pole from him closing a vicious circle andending in uneasiness and latent violence.Cast: David Kelly as A, Milo O’Shea as B

OHIO IMPROMPTU 12:00 minutesA figure clad in black with long white hair hiding his face sitson a white chair at a white table opening with a striking visu-al impact. Jeremy Irons plays both characters, the reader andthe listener. The reader, it emerges, is a mysterious messengerfrom someone now dead and once loved by the listener. Thebook the reader reads from tells the story of the listener mourn-ing right up until the last moment when the story is told for thelast time, ‘there is nothing left to tell’ and they are left with thedarkness and the silence of their own internal worlds. The ‘sadtale’at the end of the book tells, then, of loss, suffering and rec-onciliation, the last perhaps in death. Throughout, the listenernot only listens but also regulates hiscompanion’s reading by knockingon the table with his hand in an at-tempt to ensure that this will not bethe final telling of the tale.Cast: Jeremy Irons

DOCUMENTARY, a 52 minute documentary on the makingof the Beckett on FilmProject

KRAPP’S LAST TAPE58:00 minutesIn Krapp’s Last Tape, an old man reviewshis life pondering the decisions he oncemade and assesses his predicament. Welearn about him not from the sixty nine yearold man on stage but from his thirty nineyear old self on the tape he chooses to listen

to. On the “awful occasion” of his birthday, Krapp was thenand is now in the habit of reviewing the past year and “sepa-rating the grain from the husks.” He isolates memories of val-ue, fertility and nourishment to set against creeping death“when all my dust has settled.” Slovenly and clumsy, Krappshuffles around, timing the intervals at which he allows him-self drinks, appearing comic and ridiculous with his bananaroutine and odd name.Cast: John Hurt as Krapp

WHAT WHERE 12:00 minutesThe four characters, three of which are played by Gary Lewis,appear at intervals all dressed in the same long grey gown withthe same long grey hair. Barn controls the others, sending themoff to confess to an unnamed crime. Time passes and he re-peats the same questions and actions.Cast: Sean McGinley, Gary Lewis

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DVD AT FILMWESTDVD AT FILMWESTBeckett on Filmhas brought together some of the most noted directors and actors of ourday including:Distinguished directors Atom Egoyan, Damien Hirst, Neil Jordan, Conor McPherson,Damien O’Donnell, David Mamet, Anthony Minghella, Karl Reisz and Patricia Rozema;With exceptional performances by Michael Gambon, the late Sir John Gielgud, JohnHurt, Jeremy Irons, Julianne Moore, Harold Pinter, Alan Rickman and Kirstin Scott-Thomas.

Series of 19 plays on 4 DVDs. Running time varies per DVD. Includes: The Making of Beckett on Film project, a 52:00 minute behind-the scenes documentary.2002; Series Price $425.95, includes PPR; Performing Arts, Literature, Film Arts, Grades 10 - Post Secondary

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FOOTFALLS 28:00 minutesPacing repetitively, a daughter tends to her sick mother. In fourscenes, the play dramatizes a slow fade to impalpability. Whatemerges is the burden of caring, the love that sustains that bur-den and what that love costs. In the first scene, May wrappedin tatters, paces back and forth engaging in dialogue with thedisembodied voice of her mother. In the second scene May’svoice is subsumed into the disembodied voice of her motherwho speaks for both. May continues to pace slower still as theplay progresses, her footfalls magnified by the low visibilityon stage, delivering a colloquy of ghosts until the fourth scene,even dimmer, has no trace of May.Cast: Susan Fitzgerald, Joan O’Hara

COME AND GO 8:00 minutesThis piece has only 121 words in all, with Beckett’s note be-ing almost twice as long. Three women meet in a softly litplace calling to mind the witches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth.Seated on a bench facing the audience they reminisce aboutold school days. Each woman leaves the stage briefly and inher absence the other two disclose an appalling secret aboutthe third.Irony accumulates relentlessly as the confidences are sharedabout each woman. This information is whispered and neverrevealed to the audience. The news produces the same appalled“Oh” from each woman. The three then hold hands at the endwith the cryptic comment ‘I can feel the rings’ even thoughBeckett specifies that none are apparent. The handclasp sig-nals a delicate solidarity in the face of adversity.Cast: Paola Dionisotti, Anna Massey and Sian Phillips

ACT WITHOUT WORDS I 16:00 minutes

One of Beckett’s most powerful plays is infact a mime. A man sits in a desert andstruggles to reach a flask of water and oth-er objects symbolizing relief or escape,which remain stubbornly out of reach. Yetdespite his continual disappointment, he

does not give up. What is significant about this play is thatBeckett has captured, wordlessly and with great precision, themajor concerns and motifs of Waiting for Godotand Endgame.The man learns through frustrating repetitive experience thatthere is “nothing to be done.” There is no escape from the play-ing area - he is “immediately flung back” when he attempts toenter the wings. Not even suicide or death, the final exit, areavailable. The things of the world tease him and ultimatelyabandon him to leave him lying, moving in the desert.Cast: Sean Foley

HAPPY DAYS 79:00 minutesConsidered Beckett’s most cheerful piece, Happy Daysfea-tures a middle-aged couple with the woman increasingly buriedin a mound of sand. The film opens with Winnie, an incurableoptimist of about 50, ‘embedded up to her waist in the exactcentre of the mound.’ Winnie’s husband, Willie, appears onlyoccasionally from his tunnel behind the mound. This does nothinder Winnie in talking to him while he reads his newspaperand is sporadically provoked to reply. Only the back of hisbald head is visible, or he is out of sight with very little to sayfor himself only emerging fully at the end.Cast: Richard Johnson as Willie, Rosalenn Linehan as Winnie

CATASTROPHE 7:00 minutesA director and his assistant arrange the protagonist, who standson a black block submitting to their direction. This play is thesingular item in the Beckett canon expressing a political view-point. D, the director wears some of the standard accruementsof an authoritarian figure: a fur coat and matching toque. Hehas only a short amount of time to devote to the rehearsal, ashe must go to a caucus meeting. A, the assistant, behaves withthe proper humility and alacrity but carefully wipes the arm-chair before she can relax in it. Her frequent recourse to herpad and pencil offers a sharp critique of excessive bureaucra-cy. Luke, the offstage lighting man, remains invisible through-out the play as befits a mere worker. P, the protagonist, is sim-ply a puppet subject to the director’s will and whim. It is ulti-mately P’s ineradicable subjectivity that precipitates the ca-tastrophe and breaches the surrounding servile unanimity.Cast: John Gielgud, Rebecca Pidgeon, Harold Pinter

ROUGH FOR THEATRE II 30:00 minutesThis piece features three characters, two men A and B who tryto assess the life of C who is standing motionless, back to theaudience and ready to jump out the window. A and B reviewhis life with mass documentation as though he were not pres-ent. The documents are mainly quotations from C’s acquain-tances - some of which are hilarious. A and B consider the flot-sam and jetsam of C’s life including his confessed ‘morbid’sensitivity to the opinions of others. Distracted by the electriclight and the love birds they find in a cage, they do not appearto be giving their task due concentration. They finally decideto let him jump, only to discover he is already dead. In thispiece, Beckett indicts written language as inadequate to thetask of describing or valuing human experience in meaningfulterms.Cast: Jim Norton as A, Timothy Spall as B and Hugh B. O’Briend as C

BREATH :45 secondsBreath was written in a response to Kenneth Tynan’s requestfor a sketch to be included in Oh, Calcuttaand was first pro-duced in New york in 1969. This is the most compressed ofBeckett’s dramatic works, lasting less than a minute. On a setfull of rubbish a person cries out and breathes once again. Lifeis reduced to a brief interlude of dim light between two criesand two darknesses symbolizing birth and death.Cast: Keith Allen4



THAT TIME 20:00 minutes

Similar to the formal experimentation of Play, this piece in-tercuts three monologues from three separate periods of timein the experience of one character. Only the listener’s face sur-rounded by a shock of white hair is visible. His slow breath-ing audible, he is bombarded with three voices representingthree different times in his past. Each voice, A, B, C recall sep-arate stories, but they are interspersed and alternated. The pat-tern is precise with each voice speaking four times during thecourseof each of the three scenes, all of which are marked offby silences.

ENDGAME 84:00 minutes

Endgameis the term used to describe an ending in chess wherethe outcome is already known. Beckett, an avid chess fan, sawthe parallel between the chess endgame and the final stages oflife. He realized that death is the final outcome and that re-gardless of how a person plays the game, he or she will die.The imagery of chess is presented in the play through Cloveand Hamm who are red and Nagg and Nell who are white. Thetitle articulates a powerful drama of waiting as reality and as ametaphor for infinity. The stage setting is integral of the playas it is seen as a skull where the two windows on the back wallform the eye sockets of thisskull, and the characters sym-bolize the brain and memory.The set becomes a metaphor foran ageing and decaying mind.Cast: Jean Anderson, MichaelGambon, Charles Simon and DavidThewlis

ACT WITHOUT WORDS II 11:00 minutesA brief mime of showing two players, A and B, in two largesacks on the stage. Beckett specified “violent” lighting and ex-tended the notion by having the players prodded into action bya “goad.” A is “slow, awkward and absent” whereas B is “brisk,rapid, precise.” The goad prods A into movement and a dull,gradual emergence to set about his banal routine. Disheveledand sulky, he eventually undresses and re-enters the sack. Atthis point, the goad prods B into action. He embarks on a morecomplicated routine, checking his watch, moving briskly to re-locate the sacks on the stage before retiring back to his ownsack. The goad, now on two wheels, awakens A and the rou-tine goes on. What unites A and B is the equal absurdity oftheir lives in a vicious circle of never-ending useless activity.Cast: Pat Kinevane as A, marcello Magni as B

A PIECE OF MONOLOGUE 20:00 minutesA piece of staged monologue in which the speaker tells a frag-ment of story about birth and death, where the narrative detailsalmost match those visible to us as the theatre set. The gap be-tween the narrative and the set dramatizes the process of atro-phy implied in the opening words, “Birth was the death of him.”The play dramatizes a successive loss of company: first in theaccount of the destruction of the photographs and second in thememories of a funeral in the rain. At another level the storyopens a window on the past, a window begrimed by the accu-mulation of years and the speaker’s eyes turn to the viewing ofthe inner dark. Cast: Stephen Brennan

PLAY 16:00 minutesThree urns stand on the stage. From each,a head protrudes a man and two women.The film tells the story of a love triangleand the camera focuses on each characteras they narrate a bitter history and theirroles in it. Each head held fast in its urn isprovoked into speech by an inquisitorial

camera. The heads speak not just in response to the camera’sfocus, but in an attempt to get it off themselves so that wordsbecome a defense mechanism. The musicality of Play is ameasure of the camera’s dehumanization of the characters inthe urns.Cast: Alan Rickman, Juliet Stephenson and Kristin Scott-Thomas

ROCKABY 14:00 minutesAn old woman dressed in a black evening dress rocks herselfin a rocking chair while listening to her own recorded voice.Similar to Footfalls, there is a slow fade to stillness and finaldarkness. The little counters of speech are wound, coiled in-ward and downward in four movements. The story tells of W’sseeking for another “a little like” herself, in the outside world.In the second movement her search continues from beyond thepane of their window, her eye constantly seeking for “anotherliving soul.” In the third movement, the search ends as all theblinds are drawn. In the final movement her own blind is low-ered and she goes down into the fellowship of the dead.Cast: Penelope Wilton

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DVD 1 •In the Womb •Glands and Hormones

In the WombFrom a single fertilized cell, follow the growth of the em-bryo as it develops.

Glands and HormonesDay and night, there's a clock ticking within our bodies.Hormones provide the unseen balance within our bodies thatkeeps our systems in harmony.

DVD 2 •Muscle and Bone •Breath of Life

Muscle and BoneThe human body is a miraculous machine, containing over200 moving parts - our bones - operated by more than 600 mo-tors, the muscles.

Breath of LifeDuring an average lifetime, 13 million cubic feet of airpasses through our lungs; enough to fill a football sta-dium. The oxygen within the air provides us with en-ergy, but it is a torturous journey.

DVD 3 •Skin •The Food Machine •Taste andSmellSkin

It's more than just a bag surrounding our bodies: theskin actively helps to keep us alive. It also keeps ourtemperature consistent.

The Food MachineThe food we eat turns into us. But the process is far from simple. Digestion begins in the mouth. Then the stomachtakes over with a chemical attack.

Taste and SmellThe taste buds in the tongue can distinguish only four differ-ent tastes, but the nose can distinguish thousands of smells.

DVD 4 •Visual Reality •Defend and Repair •SexVisual Reality

Our eyes are our windows on the world. The key liesin the retina. Since the retina itself is part of thebrain, it starts to analyze the images, before the braintakes over.

Defend and RepairOur bodies are constantly assaulted from all sides. But thebody has built up a system of defenses that can save us frommost attacks.

SexAs far as the human species is concerned, the most importanttask of an individual is to reproduce, to continue the species.

DVD 5 •The Human Pump•Now Hear This•The BrainThe Human PumpBlood is the essential transport system of the body.Pumping the blood around this system is the work of a spe-cial kind of muscle, the heart.Now Hear ThisThe ears are a masterpiece of miniature engineering. But theirmost important role is in controlling our sense of balance.

The BrainCompared to the animal world, the brain is our best-developed organ. The higher parts of the brain allowus to think, calculate and aspire.

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BODY ATLAS"Miniature, internal cameras, X-Ray and heat-sensitive images reveal the complexities of the humanbody in this 13-part series." - BooklistThis is not fiction. Now we can actually probe within the living body, using miniature cameras and en-doscopy, ultrasound and X-ray tomography. This amazing investigation is an invaluable teaching tool.See the links between the inside and outside workings of the body and the complex coordination re-quired to do everyday tasks. From theLearning Channel, the series is a rare opportunity to bring thestudy of anatomy alive.

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DVD 1: What We Eat: Old World Influence

Milk’s Leap Toward Immortality (The Story of Cheese)

People have been making cheese for over 5,000 years. Cheesehas many advantages over milk. It is easy to travel with, takesup less space, and lasts longer. In America, cheese makingwas a skill that was passed from mother to daughter. Sellingcheese gave women an independent source of income andhelped them educate their daughters. As we learn how cheeseis made and how over 2 billion gallons of milk are used tomake cheese in California each year, we discover the majorrole women played in that industry’s development. ClarissaSteel is known as the mother of the California cheese indus-try.

Taking the High Grounds(The Story of Coffee)

The first serious cultivation of coffee as a cash crop took placein Yemen during the 1400’s. Islamic pilgrims spread itthroughout the Muslim world. This program looks at the dis-covery of coffee, its ability to control the economy of majornations and its role in both the American and FrenchRevolutions. A coffee tree, brought to the Americas by aFrench Lieutenant, flourished when he planted it inMartinique. Coffee went on to become a major crop in theWestern Hemisphere.

Simple Pleasures(Mediterranean Foods in the Americas)

The staples of the Mediterranean diet- wheat bread, wine andolive oil- were not present in the Americas before Columbus.When the Spanish colonists settled in America, the foods theybrought with them from the Mediterranean were blended intothe foods available in America and a new hybrid cuisine wasdeveloped. This program looks at the history of the foods ofthe Mediterranean and how they affected people in Europeand the Americas.

Here’s Looking at You, Kid (The Story of Wine in theAmericas)

This program looks at the importation of winemaking skillsto America by the Spanish colonists, who were concerned thatthey had entered a world created by a devil that had no usefor wine and its relationship to Christ. In 1524 grapevineswere brought from Europe and planted in Mexico, but theweather proved to be too harsh. Cultivation of grapes in SouthAmerica was more successful, but early attempts at wine mak

ing in the Colonies were dismal. Not until the Franciscansmoved North in California with cuttings from Mexico didwine-making find its place in America. After the Gold Rushof the 1800’s, Chinese laborers worked the vineyards thatwould some day establish America as one of the premier winemaking countries of the world.

DVD 2: African Influence The Hand that Stirred the Pot(African Foods in theAmericas)

Over 10 million slaves were transported from Africa to theAmericas, bringing with them their knowledge of how togrow and cook their traditional foods. The slaves came frommany different tribes with many different diets. This programshows the major influence these diverse cultures had on west-ern cooking and culture. Africans played a significant role inthe creation of American Cuisine, particularly in theCaribbean territories and the southern states. Peanuts, ba-nanas, watermelon, rice, yams and okra are all part of ourAfrican culinary heritage.

How Sweet It Is(The Story of Sugar)

In 1493, Columbus planted sugar cane in Haiti. It eventuallybecame one of the crops associated with “Triangular Trade,”the basis for all British International Commerce. TheCaribbean area could not hold onto a paid labor force becauseland was free and abundant. The sugar plantations neededcheap labor to survive. Slaves became the answer and Africawas the closest place to find them. This program shows howthe ships sailed to West Africa with manufactured goods fromEurope. They were traded for slaves and the slaves wereshipped to the West Indies. The profits from their sale boughtsugar and other crops, which were sent back to Europe. Forcenturies, no other commodity on the world market wieldedas much political influence. Sugar affected almost every as-pect of government policy, from wages to wars, in much thesame way as oil does today.

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Burt Wolf: What We EatChristopher Columbus linked the Old World and the New. In the ten years between his first voyage in 1492 and his last in 1502,new forces totally changed the course of history. Millions of people moved from one continent to another. Governments changedand religions, language and culture were exported, but surprisingly, the most significant influence was not that of politics or reli-gion, but the exchange of plants and animals between two worlds. What were known as the Old World and the New World were, infact, two old worlds. Columbus introduced the two old worlds and created a new world. The exchange of plants and animals alteredthe way people ate and that transformed the planet.

This series examines the explorations of Columbus and how they continue to affect our lives in ways we might never imagine.

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Some Like it Hot(The Story of Chili Peppers)

When Columbus set out from Spain his objective was to getKing Ferdinand and Queen Isabella into the black pepper busi-ness. He believed that the islands he landed on in theCaribbean were off the coast of China. When the nativesshowed Columbus chilies he decided to call them peppers fortwo good reasons. First, when the chilies hit his tongue theyfelt like black pepper. More important, he was getting paid tofind “peppers” and so he called this new food “peppers”. Thisprogram looks at how the hot pepper was adapted into theAfrican culture, where a new cuisine was born and subse-quently transported back to the Americas. It changed the waywe cook from China to Texas.

DVD 3: Native American Influence When Money Grew on Trees(The Story of Chocolate)

During his final voyage in 1502, the Mayans introducedColumbus to the cacao bean, which was an integral part oftheir diet. This program follows the history of chocolate fromits importance to the Mayan culture, to its arrival in Spain andeventual development by the Europeans into what chocolateis today.

This Spud’s for You(How the Potato Changed the World)

First cultivated in the Andean Mountains of South Americaabout 7,000 years ago, the potato fed the great Inca Empireand their Spanish conquerors. The potato became a staple ofthe sailors’ diet because it prevented scurvy. Germany and theBritish Isles eventually incorporated potatoes into their diet.This program looks at how the potato fed an expanding pop-ulation that provided workers for the Industrial Revolution,how it caused a population explosion in Ireland and then killeda million Irish when the crop failed, and follows the resultingimmigration of a million Irish to America.

The Seed of Life(The Story of Corn)

When Columbus came ashore on Cuba, on November 4, 1492,the Natives gave him corn. The cultivation of corn quicklyspread around the world because it grows almost everywhereand can be eaten by man or animal. We learn how NativeAmericans planted and fertilized their crops and how corn de-pends totally on human beings for its own survival. The old-est variety of corn is popcorn, but today we use corn in moreways than could ever be imagined.

DVD 4: Spanish Influence & Overview Domesticated Bliss(The Story of Livestock in America)

Before Columbus, there were no large domesticated animalsin the Americas. On his second voyage in 1493, Columbusbrought along 10 mares, 24 stallions, burros, sheep, and a fullcomplement of cattle and pigs. Within ten years, these ani-mals were present in large numbers throughout the Caribbean.The introduction of this livestock insured the success of allfuture Spanish settlements. By the 1600’s one of the least ex-pensive foods in America was meat. Americans have becomeone of the best-fed nations, which is the leading cause of im-migration.

Time to Play Ketchup(The Story of the Tomato)

The Aztecs and Incas cultivated the tomato and in 1519,Hernando Cortez became the first European to see one. Hesent some to the Spanish settlements in the Caribbean andfrom there back to Europe. In this program we find out whythe tomato was readily accepted in Italy and Southern Europebut not in the north. As late as the early 19th century, the toma-to was grown only in the United States as a garden curiosity.Many people believed it to be poisonous.

Connecting the Dots(An Overview of the Consuming Passions Ignited By Columbus)

This program is an overview of the series. It looks at the forcesthat led to the voyages of Columbus and their continuing ef-fect on our world. It is a general synopsis of the most perti-nent historical data presented in the series.

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DVD 1 •Bach •Mozart

BachCombined with stunning period images, paintings and featurefilm inserts, the program explores the life and times of Bachagainst a background of orchestral performances of the high-lights of his most popular works. Played by The MoscowConservatory, featuring the Russian Portess Choir. Excerptsfrom: Italian concerto, St. Matthew Passion, Toccata andFugue, Violin concerto, Brandenburg Concerto, Suite No. 3. MozartThis explores the life and times of Mozart against a back-ground of orchestral performance of the highlights of his mostpopular works. Played by The Moscow Symphony Orchestraand conducted by Constantine Krimets, a graduate of both theKiev State Conservatory, and the Moscow Conservatory fea-turing Tatanya Monogarova (Soprano) and Elena Gilels(Piano). Excerpts from: Marriage of Figaro, Piano ConcertoNo. 21, Horn Concerto No. 4, Eine Kleine Nacht Musik,Clarinet Concerto.

DVD 2 •Handel •HaydnHandelA German-born English composer, George Frederick Handelwas one of the last of the Baroque masters. He was knownchiefly as an opera composer and producer, but his fame to-day rests mainly on his English oratorios, especially TheMessiah.

It is now over two hundred and fifty years since a Dublin au-dience first appreciated Handel’s Messiah. In that time, thefamous Hallelujah chorus has become one of the best-lovedpassages of the entire classical repertoire. Some critics havesuggested that Messiahmay even be too familiar and that themusic may have suffered from over-exposure. If that were the

case, it could also be seen as further evidence for the size ofthe composer’s achievement.

HaydnThis program details the events and influences that shaped theartist and explores the life and times of Haydn against a back-ground of orchestral performances. Played by The MoscowSymphony Orchestra and conducted by Constantine Krimets,a graduate of both the Kiev State Conservatory and theMoscow Conservatory, featuring Vladimir Spivakov. Excerptsfrom: Symphony No. 26, Lamentation, Trumpet Concerto,Menuetto: Allegro, Menuetto: Allegretto, Finale Vivace.

DVD 3 •Beethoven •VivaldiBeethovenCombined with stunning period images, paintings and featurefilm inserts, the program explores the life and times ofBeethoven against a background of orchestral performancesof the highlights of his most popular works. Played by TheMoscow symphony Orchestra and conducted by ConstantineKrimets a graduate of both the Kiev State Conservatory andthe Moscow Conservatory. Excerpts from: Symphonys No 5and 5, Moonlight Sonata, Egmont Overture, PathetiqueSonata.

Vivaldi

This film details the events and influences that shaped the de-velopment of Vivaldi. Played by The Moscow SymphonyOrchestra and conducted by Constantine Krimets, a graduateof both the Kiev State Conservatory and the MoscowConservatory, featuring among others, Jaroslav Krasinkov (vi-olin) and Pavel Laverenkov (flute). Excerpts from: Concertofor two Mandolins, Bassoon Concerto RV472, Oboe ConcertoRV461, Piccolo Concerto RV445, andThe Four Seasons.

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CLASSICAL EUROPEAN COMPOSERS "Compelling musical performances are the highlight of this exceptional series. Eachvolume relates the story of the life of the man, the musician, the time in which he lived,his family life, and his professional development and fortunes. Especially important isthe emphasis on the effect the composer’s work had on the development of musical forms,styles, compositions, and other composers. Sketches of people and places important inthe composers’ lives as well as video footage of cities such as Vienna (with details suchas men on horseback in period costume) enhance the feeling that we are really gettinga glimpse into the composer’s world. Kate Harper narrates with a rich sensitivity...Themost outstanding feature of the series is the music, performed by the Moscow SymphonyOrchestra, the Regency Chamber Orchestra, the Stratford-Upon-Avon Chamber Choir,and others. An extensive selection of excerpts is performed for each composer, givingstudents a real sense of the body of work. Some pieces are performed by musicians inperiod costume, while others are played in magnificent churches...A worthwhile addi-tion to any collection needing basic yet comprehensive coverage of these composers." -School Library Journal, September 2001

Classical European Composersis a new biography series exploring the lives, works andinfluences of the world’s greatest European composers.Series of 6 programs (25:00 minutes each) on 3 DVDs; (50:00 minutes each); DVD update: 2002

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Great Artists DVDGiotto (1266?-1337)

Works featured in this program include the frescoes of theScrovegni Chapel in Padua (1304-1306), the Church of StFrancis in Assisi (1295-1300) and the Bardi and Peruzzichapels (1320s) in Santa Croce in Florence as well as theOgnissanti Madonna and Child altarpiece (1305-1310) in theUffizi Gallery in Florence.

Leonardo (1452-1519)Leonardo da Vinci's Works featured in thisprogram include the Mona Lisa(1503-05,Louvre, Paris)The Last Supper (1495-1498, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan)The Annuciation (1472-1475, UffiziGallery, Florence), Portrait of Ginevrade'Benci (1474-76, National Gallery ofArt, Washington), The Virgin of the Rocks(1482-1486, Louvre, Paris)and St. Johnthe Baptist (1513-1516, Louvre, Paris).

Great Artists DVD 2Dürer (1471-1528) Far from the cultural centers of Italy, the German artist AlbrechtDürer Works featured in this program include Self PortraitHolding a Thistle (1493, Louvre, Paris), Book of theRevelation of St John (1498, Durer's House, Nuremberg), SelfPortrait at 28 (1500, Alte Pinakothek, Munich)and The FourApostles (1526, Alte Pinkothek, Munich).

Michelangelo(1475-1564) Works featured in this program include David (1501-04,Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence), Frescoes, Sistine Chapel,(1508-12, Vatican, Rome), Bacchus (1496-97, MuseoNazionale del Bargello, Florence), Pieta (1499, St. Peter's,Vatican, Rome), Dying and Rebellious Slaves (1513-16,Louvre, Paris)and The Last Judgement, (1534-41, SistineChapel, Vatican, Rome).

Raphael(1483-1520)

Works featured in this program include La Belle Jardiniere(1507 or 1508, Louvre, Paris, ),The Niccolini-CowperMadonna (1508, National Gallery of Art, Washington), TheSchool of Athens, Stanza della Segnatura (1509-11, Vatican),Portrait of Pope Julius II (1512, National Gallery, London),Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione (1514-16, Louvre, Paris)and Portrait of Pope Leo X with Cardinals Giulio de' Mediciand Luigi de' Rossi (1513-19, Palazzo Pitti, Galleria Palatina,Florence).

Great Artists DVD 3Titian (1485?-1576) Works featured in this program include The Assumption of theVirgin (1516-18, Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice), ThePesaro Altarpiece (1519-26, Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari,Venice), Bacchus and Ariadne 1523, The National Gallery,London), Portrait of Charles V with Hound (1533, Prado,Madrid), The Venus of Urbino (1538, Uffizi Gallery, Florence)and Diana and Callisto (1556-59, National Gallery,Edinburgh).

BruegelWorks featured in this program include The NetherlandishProverbs (1559, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin), The Triumph OfDeath(1562-63, Prado, Madrid), The Hunters In The Snow,Gloomy Day, Return Of The Herd (1565, KunsthistorischesMuseum, Vienna), The Massacre Of The Innocents (1566,Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)and The Wedding Feast(1567, Kuntshistorisches Museum, Vienna).

El Greco (1541-1614) Works featured in this program include The Purification of theTemple (1568-1570, National Gallery of Art, Washington), TheDisrobing of Christ (1577-79, Toledo Cathedral), Martyrdomof St Maurice (1580-82, Nuevos Museos, El Escorial), TheBurial of Count Orgaz (1586-88, San Tomé, Toledo)andLaocoon (1610-14, National Gallery, Washington).

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Z TG R E A T A R T I S T S“Art historian Tim Marlow comfortably hosts this 14-part introduction to the world's most acclaimed artists. In the sampled, Leonardo,Marlow travels to Florence and Milan to trace the career of painter and inventor Leonardo da Vinci. Carefully analyzing TheAnnunciation, the host contrasts flaws in perspective with the painting's precise natural details. The Last Supper, Mona Lisa, and St.John the Baptist are similarly examined for composition, painting techniques, and use of light. Da Vinci's work as mapmaker, anatomist,and military planner are also discussed, as are controversies surrounding his life. Nice location footage and insightful commentarystand out in these solid introductions for high-school and public library collections. Other series titles similarly profile El Greco,Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and others.” -BOOKLIST

In this 14 part series, art historian Tim Marlow explores the lives and works of the greatest artists in history. Digital filming of this se-ries allows amazing close up views of the art masterpieces. DVD is extremely important to the visual arts, as there is no other digitalmedium capable of containing un-compromised imagery of the resolution and magnitude that is required.


Series of 14 programs (25:00 minutes each) on 5 DVDs; DVD update: 2002; Art History, Grades 8 - Post SecondarySeries Price: 5 DVDs (13 programs) $595.95 includes PPR; Also available in VHS format; $195.00 per program

Great Artists DVD 4Rubens(1577-1640) Works featured in this program include Samson and Delilah

(1609, National Gallery, London),Self portrait with Isabella Brant(1609-10, Alte Pinakothek, Munich),The Descent from the Cross (1611-14, Antwerp Cathedral, Antwerp),The Life of Marie de'Medici (1621-25, Louvre, Paris), Peace and War(1630, National Gallery, London)and Het Pelsken (The Little Fur)(c.1635-40, KunsthistorischesMuseum, Vienna).

Velàzquez(1599-1640) Works featured in this program include The Waterseller ofSeville (1620, Wellington Museum, London), The Forge ofVulcan (1630, Prado, Madrid), The Surrender of Breda (1635,Prado, Madrid), Juan De Pareja (1650, Metropolitan MuseumOf Art, New York)and Las Meninas (1656, Prado, Madrid).

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Works featured in this program include Self-Portrait (1629,Alte Pinakothek, Munich), The Anatomy Lesson of DoctorNicolaes Tulp (1632, Mauritshuis Museum, The Hague), TheDescent from the Cross (1633, Alte Pinakothek, Munich), Self-Portrait (1640, National Gallery, London)The Night Watch(1642, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)and Hendrickje Bathing ina River (1654, National Gallery, London)

Great Artists DVD 5Vermeer (1632-1672) Works featured in this program include View of Delft (1660-1661, Mauritshuis, the Hague), Street in Delft (1657-1658,Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam), The Milkmaid (1658-1660,Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam), Girl Asleep at a Table (1657,Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), Girl with a PearlEarring (1665, Mauritshuis, the Hague)and The Art ofPainting (1666-1673, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna).

Turner (1775-1851) Works featured in this program include Fishermen at Sea(1796, TateGallery, London), The Shipwreck (1805, TateGallery, London), Snow Storm: Hannibal and His ArmyCrossing the Alps (1812, Tate Gallery, London), Dido BuildingCarthage (1815, The National Gallery, London), Snow Storm- Steam-Boat off a Harbour's Mouth (1842, Tate Gallery,London)and Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great WesternRailway (1844, The National Gallery, London).

Van Gogh(1853-1890) Works featured in this program include The Potato-Eaters

(1885, Van Gogh Museum,Amsterdam),Sunflowers (1889, VanGogh Museum, Amsterdam),Vincent's House in Arles (The YellowHouse) (1888, Van Gogh Museum,Amsterdam), Self-Portrait withBandaged Ear (1889, CourtauldInstitute Galleries, London) The

Starry Night. Saint-Rémy. (1889, The Museum of Modern Art,New York)and Wheat Field with Crows (1890, Van GoghMuseum, Amsterdam).

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DVD 1 •Light in the Darkness •A New DreamLight in the DarknessThis program's focus is on the Medieval period highlightingthe artists who forged a link with the religious world.

A New DreamThis program's focus is on the Renaissance. This Golden Ageinspired the likes of Michelangelo, Raphael, Da Vinci andHolbein.

DVD 2 •The Age of Splendor •Reason andEnlightenmentThe Age of SplendorThis program's focus is on the Baroque. Great works fromRembrandt, Reubens, Caravaggio and Bernini, coupled withspectacular new views of realism and expression fosters greatart.

Reason and EnlightenmentThe emphasis on pastoral themes and strong classical influ-ence emerged in the work of Hogarth, Gainsborough, Chardin

and David. Great works studiedinclude “The Blue Boy”, “TheRakes Progress”and “SayingGrace”.

DVD 3•Passion and Revolution •A New VisionPassion and RevolutionAs the strict classical disciplines faded, the Romantic move-ment and the landscape painters came to prominence:Constable, Turner and Goya flourished, leaving us such mas-terpieces as the “The Third of May,” “The Hay Wain”and“Rain, Steam and Speed.”

A New VisionThis program's focus is on the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist era. Never was a world so completely turnedupside down as with the arrival of the Impressionist School.This video features the revolutionary work of Cezanne, Seurat,Manet and Van Gogh. Featured titles include; “Gare St.Lazare,” “Dance at the Moulin de la Galette,” “La Mont St.Victoire” and“The Bathers.”

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THE HISTORY OF WESTERN ART "This survey of artistic accomplishments stretching from the medieval peri-od to the Postimpressionist age features an abundance of paintings, variedlocation shots, and fast-paced voice-over narrations. Michelangelo, Da Vinci,Rembrandt, Reubens, David, Goya and Cezanne are among the artists stud-ied for their contributions to Baroque, Rococo and other art styles and eras.Dozens of masterpieces--including The Last Supper, Mona Lisa, TheConversion of St. Paul, and Blue Boy--are explored and viewed--this seriesoffers a worth while overview for both art aficionados and students." - Booklist

Series of 6 programs (25:00 minutes each) on 3 DVD’s; (50:00 minutes each)DVD Update: 2002; DVD Series Price $510.00 includes PPR; Art History: Grades 8 - Post SecondaryAlso available in VHS format: $195.00 per program

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DVD 1 •Light in the Darkness •A New Dream

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•Passion and Revolution•A New Vision

HISTORY’S ANCIENT LEGACIES IHistory's Ancient Legacies combinesspectacular new location footage withcolourful, illustrative 3D animation se-quences, and authoritative comment andanalysis to provide a perfect introduc-tion to the world's great lost treasures of

ancient civilizations. Reconstructions provide an atmospher-ic taste of everyday life in ancient times and a team of leadingauthorities supply simple and concise analysis.

Series of 6 programs (25:00 minutes each) on 3 DVD’sDVD update: 2001; DVD Series Price $510.00 includes PPR; Social Studies, History, Grades 6 - Post SecondaryAlso available in VHS format: $195.00 per program

DVD 1 •Pompeii •StonhengePompeiiPompeii was buried beneath a mountain of wet ash when Mt.Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. Much of Pompeii, its people, itsart and structures are preserved because of the seal this ash cre-ated. Using superb 3D graphics and computer animation, thisvideo takes the viewer back to the city as it was, and uses thelatest views of the ruins to offer a history lesson, unique inevery way.

StonehengeThis is an incredible monument dating from around 2,800 BC.Using the very latest in advanced computer animation, thisvideo lets the student step back in time to see the origin of thestones and the monument in its original form. Leading authorsexplain the latest theories and known facts about one of thegreat treasures of the ancient world.

DVD 2 •The Aztecs and the Mayans •Ancient RomeThe Aztecs and the MayansAlthough the Aztec capital was razed, many descriptions ofAztec life exist. Famed for their incredible architecturalachievements, the Aztec legacy lives on in modern MexicoCity. The peaceful, nomadic Mayan people bequeathed to ussome of the world’s great temples including Chichen-Itza andCopan.

Ancient RomeA complete history of ancient Rome, using the latest in com-puter animation, authentic filmed recreations, period imageryand location footage. Learn how Caesar Augustus “Found ita city of brick and left it a city of marble.” See how powerseized by the good was corrupted by those who inherited it.View the structures, still standing today, where gladiatorsfought, Christians died and law was developed. Recognize themany contributions of ancient Rome, as the foundation of ourWestern Civilization.

DVD 3 •Hadrian’s Wall •The Great PyramidsHadrian's WallThe Roman Emperor Hadrian ordered the construction of awall which would mark the northern boundary of the mightyRoman Empire. Built during the Roman occupation of Britain,the wall was a last outpost. It meant the end of civilization,and a separation from the barbarians.The Great PyramidsThe burial sites of the mighty Pharaohs of Egypt are still oneof the most awe-inspiring sights in the world today. This videogives us a look at the Egyptian culture, which rose up aroundthe Nile. It took so many, so long to build them that a wholeassociated industry evolved from construction of the Pyramids

HISTORY’S ANCIENT LEGACIES IICreated to give viewers an authentic, atmospheric step back intime to visit the lost cities and temples of the ancient world,

these six historical recreations expand onthe highly successful launch of the first sixprograms. The new programs introducethe viewers to Carthage, The SevenWonders of the World, The Biblical Landsand the Roman Empire in NorthernEurope, the Middle East and North Africa.

Series of 6 programs (25:00 minutes each) on 3 DVD’s(50:00 minutes each); DVD update: 2002DVD Series Price $510.00 includes PPR; Social Studies, History; Grades 6 - Post SecondaryAlso available in VHS format: $195.00 per program.

DVD 1 •Carthage •The Biblical LandsCarthageThis program includes a spectacular 3D animated recreationof the great ancient city that stood near modern day Tunis - thefirst time it has been seen for more than 2000 years.

The Biblical LandsThe story of the sacred city where Christ spent his final dayson Earth. Featuring Richard Andrews, author of Blood on theMountain. Includes superb graphic recreations of the Arc ofthe Covenant and the Temple on the Mount.

DVD 2 •The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World•The Roman Empire in North AfricaThe Seven Wonders of the Ancient WorldWitness the Seven wonders of the Ancient World as they werein their glorious heyday. Superb animation brings the hang-ing Gardens of Babylon, the colossus of Rhodes and theTemple of Artemis to new life.

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The Roman Empire in North AfricaThe genius of the Roman Empire in the desert sands of NorthAfrica, featuring Bulla Regia Chimtou, the Colossus and ElGem and the amazing underground city at Dougga.

DVD 3 •The Roman Empire in Northern Europe•The Roman Empire in the Middle EastThe Roman Empire in Northern EuropeThe story of the incredible villas, forts, roads and templeswhich stand today as a powerful reminder of the all-conquer-ing Roman legions which marched through Northern Europe.

The Roman Empire in the Middle EastA remarkable glimpse of the architectural achievements of theEmpire of Rome, which still grace the burning sands of thecountries of the Midddle East.

HISTORY’S ANCIENT LEGACIES IIICreated to give viewers an the authentic,atmospheric step back in time to visit theancient world, these six historical recre-ations expand on the first two series. Thenew programs will give viewers a con-temporary understanding of the fascinat-ing lands of India, Japan, and China aswell as introduce them to the Aztec and

Celtic cultures and guide them through the England ofMedieval times.

Series of 6 programs (25:00 minutes each) on 3 DVD’sDVD update: 2002; DVD Series Price $510.00 includes PPR; Social Studies, History; Grades 6 - Post SecondaryAlso available in VHS format: $195.00 per program.

DVD 1 •Japan •IndiaJapanThe story of Japan is like that of no other nation on Earth. Fortwo thousand years, the Japanese people have lived an often-isolated life of striking contrasts. The military aspects ofJapanese history are familiar to many, and this fascinating pro-gram reveals the achievement of the famous Samurai warriorswith their noble Code of Bushido. But Japan is also a land ofbeauty and peace. Its pagodas, temples and other great mon-uments are the constructions of a people steeped in the waysof Buddhism. Rituals, such as the tea ceremony also reveal acivilization deeply concerned with balance, order and calm.By examining all sides of the Japanese story, the identity of aunique society is revealed.

IndiaFor over four thousand years, the lands of India have beenhome to a remarkable human civilization. This fascinating pro-gram journeys through the centuries to reveal the continuingstory of the Indian people. Beginning with a graphic recon-struction of an Indus Valley city of the Second Millennium BC,the Indian experience includes fabulous dynasties of kings,timeless belief systems and (Golden Ages) of culture. India’sgreatest buildings especially reflect the character of a uniquepeople, culminating in the glory of the Taj Mahal, the great-est monument to human love ever constructed, and one of the

most spectacular constructions anywhere on Earth.

DVD 2 •Dark Age England •ChinaDark Age EnglandThe nation of England can trace its beginnings to the secondhalf of the First Millennium AD. This was the Dark Age, a pe-riod of tribal invasions and conflicts when civilization itselfseemed to retreat. For many, the terrifying pagan Vikings sym-bolizes a bleak period of history. But there are shafts of lightthat illuminate the English Dark Age, as this fascinating pro-gram reveals. It was a time of legendary Kings like Arthur,Alfred, and Offa, the builder of the famous dyke. The amaz-ing discovery of the Burial Ship at Sutton Hoo proved thatskilled craftmanship did not die out. The survival ofChristianity led to the production of the dazzling LindisfarneGospels, and the events of the age are also recorded in theAnglo-Saxon Chronicle, the first great work of English prose.ChinaHuman beings have constructed many remarkable monuments,but only one man-made structure can be seen from the surfaceof the moon. The Great Wall of China remains the greatest cre-ation of a remarkable Asian people, but it is not the only one,as this fascinating program reveals. Beginning with a graph-ic reconstruction of a Chinese village from seven thousandyears ago, the story of the Chinese people is described right upto modern times. The terracotta army of the first ChineseEmperor and Beijing’s Forbidden City are just two fabuloustreasures created by an ancient nation that continues to flour-ish today.

DVD 3 •The Celts •Empires of AmericaThe CeltsIn the First Millennium BC, the tribes known as the Celts werethe dominant force on the continent of Europe. In fringe re-gions like Ireland, the Celtic people continued to flourish longinto the Christian Age. These were warriors with a unique wayof life, as this fascinating program reveals. Dark religious rit-uals and a love of bloody fighting were a vital part of their life,and Classical writers condemned what they saw as a barbarianlifestyle. But we now know that Celtic culture was rich andsophisticated. Buried Celtic treasures have revealed theirachievement in crafts, such as jewelry, while the great legendsof Irish literature confirm that epic story-telling was also partof the life of a still-mysterious ancient people.

Empires of AmericaThe American civilizations of the Aztecs and Incas had manyfeatures in common. Both flourished before the arrival of theEuropeans,worshiped the sun, built great cities, possessed hugeamounts of gold and other treasures, and both were wiped outby Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century. This fascinat-ing program reveals the full story of two long-lost nations withexpert analysis of their culture, technology and beliefs. Theamazing Inca communication system and advanced Aztecfarming techniques are just two revelations of a highly so-phisticated way of life. Great lost cities like Tenochtitlan andMacchu Piccu also provide dramatic evidence of two nationsultimately doomed to a violent destruction.

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DVD 1 •Battle of Salamis •The Great Wall of ChinaBattle of SalamisAt Salamis Bay, the Golden Age began when the Greeks ex-pelled the Persians, sinking 200 Persian ships while losing only40 of their own. Themistocles not only was not rewarded forhis victory, but was removed as Athen’s leader for being tooarrogant.

The Great Wall of ChinaTo seal off his empire from marauders, Chin commanded thebuilding of the Great Wall. Three hundred thousand were em-ployed, and thousands, especially the scholars, died and wereburied within the wall. Called “the world’s longest graveyard,”it was his greatest accomplishment and his greatest tragedy.

DVD 2 •Battle of Actium •Conquest of SpainBattle of ActiumIf the battle of Actium had been won by Cleopatra and Antony,there would have been no Roman Empire. Yet OctaviusCaesar’s victory in 31 BC created an absolute dictatorship thatsparked one-of the greatest imperial and cultural expansionsthe world has ever known.

Conquest of SpainBy the 8th century, the rise of the Muslim Empire spread Arabrule over the Middle East, Egypt, and North Africa. After ap-pointing a Berber, Tariq, to invade Spain, the Arabs enslaved theVisigoth Kingdom. Seven centuries of their Moorish rule broughtaccomplishments in mathematics, architecture, and science.

DVD 3 •Black Death •Siege of Constantinople•Conquest of the IncasBlack DeathWhen a plague-ridden ship landed in Venice in 1347, it wasimmediately put into quarantine...but no one could stop the ratsfrom coming ashore. Within three years, a third of WesternEurope’s population was dead. It was the greatest calamity inhistory.

The Siege of ConstantinopleIn 1204 crusaders sacked Istanbul then, renamed the cityConstantinople. For the next thousand years, the Byzantine

Kings hid safely behind the mas-sive walls of Constantinople.Then in 1493, with the TurkishOttoman Empire encircling thecity, Sultan Mehmet brought thenewest technology of the 15thcentury, the cannon, and finally

brought down the walls of the world’s most impregnablefortress.

The Conquest of the IncasWhen Pizarro, 170 soldiers and a friar arrived, the Inca werescornful of the scruffy Spaniards, but invited them to stay inthe town. The Spaniards kidnapped the Inca leader, collecteda ransom and killed him. But the plunder had only begun. TheSpaniards diseases wiped out 90 percent of the Incas.

DVD 4 •Marriage of Pocahontas •Battle for Canada•Zulus at WarMarriage of PocahontasOn the land of the Algonquins, 150 English settlers had built atrading post called James Town. Although though Captain JohnSmith promised the Indians that the colony was temporary, theysaw it as a lie. He was captured, and about to be stoned, when13 year old Pocahontas, the favorite among chief Pohantan’shundred children, intervened.

Battle for CanadaIn the first half of the the 18th century, British and French in-terests in North America increasingly overlapped. British warminster William Pitt ordered an invasion up the St. Lawrence.Racing winter, British forces scaled the cliffs near Quebec cityat night, with no possibility of retreat.

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“Thirteen pivotal historical events, ranges across the centuries and continents. Excellent production. Excellentseries...brings immediacy to the towering moments of world history.” - Booklist

Now on DVD, History’s Turning Pointsis a thirteen part series on decisive moments in world history.Each turning point in history has behind it a story and a set of principal characters whose dilemmas and conflictsform its dramatic core, and whose unique personalities influenced the outcome of events.How would the development of one of the world’s greatest civilizations, China, have been different without theruthless ambition of it's first emperor, Chin? Would the British have won Quebec in the eighteenth century with-

out the tenacity and devotion to duty of General John Wolfe? New facts, often from indigenous sources, have emerged to add to ourunderstanding of these crucial events and these, together with the latest historical research and documented first-hand accounts, bringeach turning pointvividly to life.Exclusive dramatizations carried out at the actual sites of the events, History’s Turning Pointsprovides a fascinating and intriguingnew perspective on the significant moments that have changed the world.Series of 13 programs (25:00 minutes each) on 5 DVDs;DVD update: 2002; DVD Series Price: 5 DVDs (13 programs) $669.95

Includes PPR; Includes English Subtitles Option; History, Grades 8 - Post Secondary; Each title also available in VHS; $195.00

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Zulus at WarAfter diamonds were discovered atKimberley and gold in the Transval,British colonization stepped up. Chargedwith stopping Zulu attacks, 5000 Britishsoldiers invaded Zululand, setting campat Isandalwana. Only eight escaped.

DVD 5 •Battle of Tsushima •Russian Revolution•Atomic BombBattle of TsushimaIn 1902, the Japanese attacked the Russian city of Port Arthur.Following the model of Admiral Nelson, Admiral Togo defeat-ed the corrupt Russian navy with aristocrat-officers and bright-ly painted ships. Russia surrendered South Manchuria to theJapanese, changing the balance of power in Asia forever.

Russian RevolutionBoth Lenin and Kerensky were driven to overthrow the Czar.From similar backgrounds, they were both ferverent revolu-tionaries. Lenin wanted the rich to be poor; Kerensky want-ed the poor to be rich. Lenin, a charismatic workaholic, wonbecause he would not compromise.

Atomic BombWithout doubt, the Second World War was the most momen-tous event in U.S. history. Few single instances have markedso great an historic watershed as 9:15 a.m., August 6, 1945.Traditional war as an instrument of international policy end-ed completely, and future relations between nations changeddrastically afterward.

HISTORY’S TURNING POINTS IIThis best selling series offers thirteen journeys into momentsin time that changed the course of history. These docu-dra-mas, with dramatizations carried out at the actual sites of theevents and some newly released historical footage, provideperspectives of these events that only visual interpretations ofthe latest in historical research can provide.Fly with the Wright Brothers, storm the Bastille, learn howtelevision was created and what it meant to the war in Vietnam.All these things and more, in the educational hit seriesHistory's Turning Points II.Series of 13 programs (25:00 minutes each) on 5 DVD’sDVD update: 2002; DVD Series Price: 5 DVDs; $669.95 with PPREnglish Subtitles Option; History, Grades 8 - Post SecondaryAlso available in VHS format : $195.00 per program.

DVD 1 •The Plot to Kill Hitler •Revolution in ParisThe Plot to Kill Hitler The bomb explodes, but against all odds, Europe’s most hat-

ed dictator survives.In July 1944, ColonelClaus von Stauffenberg, a trusted junior officerof the Nazi home army, entered Hitler’s highsecurity headquarters, the Wolf’s Lair, intend-ing to kill his Furher. He stakes his life on suc-

cess and a restoration of honor for Germany. The bomb ex-plodes, but by a curious twist of fate, does not kill Hitler, whogoes on to be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thou-sands more men, women and children in the last nine monthsof war.

Revolution in ParisAprison is stormed and modern France is born.On July 14th,1789, the starving and destitute citizens of Paris riot in searchof food and weapons. Its ill fated governor, Monsieur DeLaunay eventually surrenders, overwhelmed by the numberof besiegers. He becomes the first nobleman to die at thehands of the citizens, and the people of France learn throughviolent struggle they might realize their dream of a people’srepublic.

DVD 2 •Search for Troy •The Television ExplosionSearch for TroySchliemann finds the site of Ancient Troy and the mythical pastbecomes scientific fact.

Heinrich Schliemann was a German grocer’s boy who hadmade a fortune in gold fields of California and became an ar-chaeologist. He dug for three years at Hissarlik, in modernTurkey, determined to prove that it was the site of the Troy ofthe ancient epic story of Homer’s Iliad. In 1873 he discoversa glorious horde of treasure and opens the world’s eyes to thewonders of the ancient past. The mythical world of the he-roes of the Iliad had become reality.

Television ExplosionTelevision explodes into a business and in one generation rev-olutionized our lives.

David Sarnoff, a poor Russian immigrant, was the first per-son to recognize the financial and commercial potential fortelevision. He had championed the radio mania of the 1920sand set out to put a television in every home in America. Atthe World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York on April30th 1939, Sarnoff unveils commercial television, the mostpowerful means of advertising and entertainment yet invent-ed. Our world would never be the same again.

DVD 3 •The Rise of the Mob •The Shot that Startedthe Great War •The Spanish ArmadaRise of the Mob

The Volstead Act is passed and theMafia takes over America.

In 1920, the American governmentcracks down on drinking and bans the

sale and consumption of alcohol. But instead of makingAmerica a better place, prohibition funds the creation of aneven greater evil - the Mafia. Chicago becomes a city torn byrival gangs led by the notorious, Al Capone and his arch ene-my Bugs Moran. On St. Valentine’s Day, Al Capone’s menmassacre members of Moran’s gang in a blood bath at a dis-used garage. The murders horrify America and on February16



2, 1933, prohibition is abolished, ridding the gangsters of theirmost valuable source of income.

The Shot that Started the Great WarThe murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggers the start ofa world war.

The Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire arrived with his wife Sophie in the capitalof Bosnia-Herzegobina, Sarajevo on June 28th, 1914. His vis-it is a show of strength to the rebellious Serb Nationalists. Thatday saw him assassinated with his wife by Gavrilo Princip, anidealistic 18 year old, in the streets of Sarajevo. Their assas-sination set in motion a chain of events which led rapidly tothe outbreak of World War I and the end of an era.

Spanish ArmadaThe planned Spanish invasion of England fails and Englanddominates the waves.

It is 1588 and the conflict between the Catholic Philip II ofSpain and Protestant Queen Elizabeth I of England is at abreaking point. In May, Philip launches the Spanish Armada,an invincible fleet of 130 ships to conquer English shores. SirFrancis Drake and the English fleet sail from Plymouth to meetthe invaders. The English overcome the far larger Spanishfleet by using fireships. The broken Armada is forced to fleeNorth where many die off the hostile coasts of Scotland andIreland. Philip’s dream of a Europe united under Catholic ruleis shattered.

DVD 4 •The Incredible March •The Battle of Britain•The First FlightIncredible MarchMao turns defeat into victory and Chinese communism is born.

Mao Tse-tung, the leader of China’s Communist First FrontArmy flees the forces of his arch enemy, the Nationalists andnature itself, fleeing over 6000 miles through 12 provinces,over 18 mountain ranges, and across 24 rivers in an epic testof human endurance. Only six thousand men survive but Maolives to become the undisputed father of Chinese Communismand 14 years after his epic journey becomes chairman of thePeople’s Republic of China.

Battle of BritainThe RAF defeats the Luftwaffe and democracy issaved

Britain’s fighter pilots take to the skies in the sum-mer of 1940 in order to maintain control of theEnglish Channel and stave off Hitler’s planned in-vasion. When German bombers lose their way

and drop bombs on London on August 24, Prime MinisterChurchill retaliates by sending planes to attack Berlin. Hitler’sLuftwaffe shifts its attack to British cities and kills thousandsof civilians during the Blitz. But despite terrible losses, theBritish pilots fight gallantly and eventually force Hitler toabandon, indefinitely, his plans for a land invasion of Britain.

The First FlightThe Wright brothers reach for the clouds and world air trav-el becomes a reality

Orville and Wilbur Wright, two bicycle mechanics fromDayton, Ohio are determined to prove that man can fly. Afteryears of research, the two brothers eventually construct the‘Flyer’ and on the sands of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina onDecember 17, 1903 Orville Wright becomes the first man tofly in a self-propelled engine powered plane. The age of flighthas arrived.

DVD 5 •Napoleon Invades Russia •Crisis in Korea•The Battle for VietnamNapoleon Invades RussiaThe French army is destroyed by the Russian winter and a newEmpire is created.

In 1812 Napoleon, Emperor of France determines to defeatAlexander I, Tsar of Russia, and establish himselfas the most formidable military leader in Europe.He sets out to conquer Russia with half a millionmen. Although he captures Moscow, the Russiancapital, hundreds of thousands of soldiers die,

frozen or starved to death on Russia’s open plains. Rather thanthe greatest of his military victories, Napoleon’s invasion ofRussia becomes a disorganized retreat. His dream of a unit-ed Europe under France is destroyed forever.

Crisis in KoreaA Communist invasion in the Far East brings the world closeto nuclear war.

When communist North Korea invades the democratic Southin 1950, the US World War II hero, General MacArthur is de-termined to put an end to the Red menace for good. With hisdaring landing at Inchon, he pulls off one of the greatest mil-itary operations ever. But when he orders his troops north tothe Yalu river, Communist China joins the war. Their massiveland and jet plane attacks drive the United Nations forces backinto South Korea and MacArthur threatens to drop atomicbombs in China, a move that could spark off global nuclearwar. Just in time, US President Harry Truman prevents thisby firing MacArthur. World War has been avoided, but the ColdWar has truly started.

Battle for VietnamWalter Cronkite and the media question a victory and the warin Vietnam is lost.

During the Tet truce for Chinese New Year, January 31, 1968,the Vietcong carry out a surprise attack on America’s Embassyin Vietnam’s capital, Saigon. It is the beginning of a country-wide offensive as major cities are assaulted all over Vietnamand thousands are killed. Television footage of the attacks arebroadcast in America where the CBS Anchorman Walter Cronkite publicly questions America’s involvement in the war.His report sends shock waves through an American public al-ready wavering in their support for President Lyndon Johnson.

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LEGACY: THE ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION"These attractively visualized introductions interestingly link ancient civilizations to the present. Rewarding for viewers." - Booklist

"Visually stunning, well-researched...it's one journey in time you'll never regret taking." - NY Daily News

Historian Michael Wood stands in the Iraqi desert amid crumbling ruins and dry desolation. He describes a once-thriving metropolis,where merchants brought their goods into the city over a network of lush canals. All that remains is a sea of golden sand, the once-largepopulation drifted away, the complex society vanished. As the world approaches the 21st century, this new series reminds us that othernations and cultures prospered for hundreds or even thousands of years. Now all that remains is the legacy of their civilizations, pres-ent and influential in our own.

Shot on location on four continents, Legacy takes a different viewpoint from other series that concentrate primarily on the Western viewof history. Visiting China, India, Egypt, the Middle East, Greece and Meso-America, this series traces the rise of both Asian and west-ern civilization.

This series results from an international effort, a co-production of Maryland Public Television and Central Independent Television, U.K.in association with NHK, Japan and the British Museum.

Hosted by historian Michael Wood ("River Journeys") and ("Travels"). Produced by Peter Spry-Leverton ("Making of Mankind") and("Japan").

Series of 6 programs (60:00 minutes each) on 3 DVDs; DVD update: 2003; DVD Series Price: 3DVDs (6 programs) $495.95Includes PPR; Includes English Subtitles Option; History, Grades 8 - Post Secondary; Each title also available in VHS: $195.00

LEGACY: THE ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION

DVD 1 •Iraq: The Cradle of Civilization•India: The Empire of the Sun

Iraq: The Cradle of CivilizationAfter thousands of years as a hunter/gatherer, man built the firstcities 5,000 years ago on the banks of the Euphrates in south-ern Iraq. Civilization began. City life transformed the humanrace with the glorious cultures of Mesopotamia such as Ur, andBabylon.

India: The Empire of the SpiritAncient India is with us today in the living tradition of the Hindureligion, the basis of Indian culture. The traditions that are hon-ored by millions of Hindus in the present were born in the Indusvalley 5,000 years ago.

DVD 2 •China: The Mandate of Heaven•Egypt: The Habit of CivilizationChina: The Mandate of HeavenMany breakthroughs on which the modern world is based werediscovered in China long ago ...iron-casting, gunpowder, evenprinting. When introduced to Europe, these things changedWestern civilization. This episode presents the synthesis of Eastand West.

Egypt: The Habit of CivilizationAncient Egypt was the first great nation on earth and enduredfor thousands of years. The god-like Pharaoh was the rock onwhich this civilization was built. Ancient traditions come to-gether in the Moslem culture that is the Middle East today.

DVD 3 •Central America: The Burden ofTime• The Barbarian WestCentral America: The Burden of TimeIsolated from the rest of the world, the Mayans and Aztecs cre-ated sophisticated civilizations that in many ways paralleled an-cient Mediterranean empires. God-like kings and a priestly rul-ing class dominated splendid cities of temples and pyramids.

The Barbarian WestCivilization arose in Asia, but it was the West which would cre-ate the first world culture. This final episode traces the originsof western culture through Greece and Rome prevailing by bor-rowing from the legacies of the original five old world civiliza-tions.

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Ear Ye, Hear Ye: Exploring theScience of HearingIn EAR YE, HEAR YE, age appropriate vignettes as-sisted by animated examples, help young chil-dren understand how sound is captured bythe outer ear and interpreted by thebrain. Throughout the DVD /video enjoyable exercises willteach children the importance ofsound and how the sounds they hearassist in their learning. (The outer ear isconnected to the middle ear, the middleear is connected to the...) Concepts presented: highpitch, low pitch, vibration, loud sounds, soft sounds,eardrum, outer ear, middle ear, inner ear, sound wave,nerve signal, hearing

Eardrum-Hum:Exploring the Health

of HearingLike other organs in thebody, our ears must be pro-tected and cared for proper-

ly. In EARDRUM HUM, children learn that while theirears will bring great enjoyment to their lives, loudsounds, foreign objects, and childhood infections cansometimes contribute to serious and even permanentdamage to their hearing. (Could you pleeease turn thattelevision down?) Concepts presented: eardrum, infec-tion, loud noise, helmets, hearing hairs, examinations,cochlea, inner ear, hearing loss, ear drops, audioscope.

Ear Responsible:Exploring the Skills for HearingTeaching youngsters how to care for their ears will pro-vide them with a lifetime of healthy learning enjoyment.But to hear, really hear, means youngsters must learn tobe good listeners. And to be a good listener takes re-sponsible listening skills. Becoming EAR RESPONSI-BLE is a way for children to enjoyably explore the artof learning to listen. (Now pay attention, there will bea quiz at the end.) Concepts presented: listening skills,paying attention, visualizing, responsibility, focus, dis-cipline, priority, sound vs noise,concentration.

Ear and Now: Exploring theLearning from HearingArmed with techniques for listening, youngsters are nowprepared to put their ears immediately to work (mini-mum wage of course) in the challenging program EARAND NOW. Created in a fun and instructive manner,

children will be encouraged to becomedetectives as they listen to learnfrom the cacophony of sounds

that surround them. (What amI? The sounds I make are

clap, drip, and crack.)Concepts presented: de-duction, clues, action,recognizing, identify-ing , investigate,concluding, con-centrating.

LISTENING TO LEARNThis unique cross curriculum set of 4 video / DVD programs created especially for young children, is presented to show the im-portance of our hearing and how hearing is an integral component of learning.

Presentation & Activity Guides Included Approx. 13 minutes each . . .1999 . . . Primary, Intermediate

DVD: ALL 4 Programs on 1 DVD: $245.00

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Ear Ye, Hear Ye: Exploring theScience of Hearing Ear Responsible:

Exploring the Skills for Hearing

Eardrum-Hum:Exploring the Health

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THE NUDE A History of the Nude in ArtContinuing Tim Marlows' thoughtful history of the nude in art with a trip to Florence and a quick study of the Renaissance. It's basicstuff but not stupid and it's a joy to see a program on art that is both intelligent and intelligible. Marlow has talent, which helps". -TimeOut

If there is one genre of art that seems to have played a greater role than any other, it is the nude. For at least 30,000 years, humans haverepresented the naked form in a variety of ways. From the ideal to the real, the Romantic to the Surrealist, there has been almost no endof works devoted to the unclothed human body. This series---presented by writer and broadcaster Tim Marlow – will examine those art-works, the societies that produced them and the artists that made them.

DVD is extremely important to the visual arts, as there is no other digital medium capable of containing un-compromised imagery ofthe resolution and magnitude that is required.

Series of 4 programs (25:00 minutes each) on 2 DVDs; DVD update: 2003Set of 2DVDs (4 programs): $275.00 includes PPR. Art History,Grades 10 - Post Secondary. Available in VHS: $195.00 per program

The Nude in Art - DVD 1

Program 1: The ClassicalTim Marlow examines art such as the Venus ofWillendorf, and the Venus de Milo. We will explorethrough images such as these just what we can learn aboutwhy man first illustrated the naked body in these specif-ic ways.

Program 2: The RenaissanceIn the second episode of The Nude in Art we look at therole that the nude played in the Renaissance. Tim Marlowtravels to England, France and Italy as part of a lively vi-sual journey illustrating how the Christian idea of nudi-ty associated with sin was replaced with ideas of nuditybeing associated with beauty and sensuality. Some of theart that Tim visits include Botticelli’s Birth of Venus,Michelangelo’s David and Giotto’s The Last Judgement.

The Nude in Art - DVD 2

Program 3: The EnlightenmentThe Enlightenment, Tim Marlow examines works of artsuch as Rembrandt’s The Anatomy Lesson, Ingres’sTurkish Bath, and Rodin’s The Age of Bronze. All illus-trate the many different uses the naked form was now hav-ing. For some, it represented virtue, for others vice. It wasused to shock, to coerce, to titillate, to impress and to in-struct.

Program 4: The ModernIn the last episode we deal with The Modern period ofart. Manet’s Olympia, Picasso’s Les DemoisellesD’Avignon and Bacon’s Triptych are among those art-works used to illustrate how the 20th century changedeverything. Emotional truth overcame physical realism.With photography and film, nothing seemed beyond theartists’ interest or capabilities. But, as the series concludes,is our interpretation of the nude really that much differ-ent to our ancestors’ 30,000 years ago?

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This valuable literacy package is now accessible through 15 chapters! From the main menu, targetReading for Meaning, Paired Reading Steps, Goals, Negative Approach, Positive Approach, HandlingMistakes, and much more. Designed for the improvement of literacy at many levels and for all agegroups, the Paired ReadingDVD can be used at home, in school, in libraries, and community readingprograms. A perfect addition to Education Libraries, Paired Reading is definitely a technique that shouldbe learned by all involved in literacy training. For further information, including reviews, go to www.filmwest.com/pairedreading/30 minutes; 2003 DVD; DVD: $108.00; Also available in VHS with 84 page manual included: $108.00

PAIRED READING:POSITIVE READING PRACTICE

Part 1: Overview of Paired ReadingPart 2: Review of ExamplesPart 3: Printable User ’s Guide in .pdf Format

for computer DVD drives


Part 1: Overview Program

Improving Literacy and Promoting Life Long Reading.

a. Play Overview Programb. Negative Approachc. Positive Approachd. Guidelinese. Paired Reading Steps

f. Goalsg. Handling Mistakesh. Reading For Meaningi. Relationship Buildingj. Credits

Perfect for reviewing and answering questions!

DVD package includes printable guide in .pdf format. Price in Canada: $108.00. Price in US: $99.00.VHS package includes the complete printed guide. Price in Canada: $108.00. Price in US: $99.00.

•“The package shows examples of various age levels in demonstratingPaired Reading in a positive manner.It also includes very good and specif-ic ideas relating to ‘promoting life longreading’ and in building the reader’sself-esteem.”

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pared; a wonderful resource for parents, edu-cators and literacy tutors.”

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• The above quotes are just a fewfrom many glowing reviews writtenby independent evaluators commis-sioned by the International ReadingAssociates.

From the main DVD Menu…Target Specific Chapters:

Print the exact pages you require from the 84 page manual (with charts and checklists) as needed.




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DVD 1: Tracing Human OriginsMissing LinksHuman paleontology reaches back to find the origins of hu-mankind. Humans are astoundingly ill equipped to competeagainst the cunning cats, roving dogs and other blood thirstypredators that thrived alongside us. PaleoWorldexplores howwe survived, the gaps in our knowledge, and the twists, turns,and dead ends in our evolutionary pathway.

Trail of the NeanderthalOf all the battles fought in the world of paleontology, few havethe passion to rival that of modern man's ancestry. DoesNeanderthal man live on in our genetic mix or was he an evo-lutionary dead end? Dr. Stringer explains why he believesskulls found in Gibraltar show evidence that Neanderthals didnot evolve into us.

Ape ManWhen the first man walked on two feet, it was a giant step for-ward. How and why it happened has always been a mystery.Now, new discoveries are revealing the story of how we evolvedinto apes that walked.

DVD 2: Movers and ShakersEarthshakersSupersaurus, Ultrasaurus, Sesmosaurus - those were the biggestcreatures to ever walk the earth. Now a new contender for thetitle of "biggest of them all" is coming out of the earth inArgentina.

Mammoth!

Until only 11,000 years ago, mammoths were alive and well inAmerica. How did they get there and why did they disappear?

Horns and HerdsOf all the dinosaurs that walked the earth, the Ceratopsian orhorned dinosaurs are the best known. Paleontologists have asnapshot in time, enabling them to unravel the inner world of di-nosaur society.

DVD 3: In the AirFlight of the PterosaursPaleontologists are now discovering and recreating the mecha-nisms by which the dinosaurs gradually adapted to flight andthey're finding that the pterosaurs were once as diverse as mod-ern birds.

Dinos in the AirIt may seem a ridiculous idea, but according to paleontologist BobBakker, there's plenty of evidence to show that birds are dinosaurs.

Early BirdsExactly how birds began to fly has always been a bit of a mys-tery. Scientists found 140 million-year-old fossils of theArchaeopteryx, which could glide for distances, but could not flyor land like modern birds. Now, three birds from about 115 mil-lion years ago have been uncovered in Spain. Have archaeolo-gists uncovered the flying missing link?

DVD 4: Predators

The Legendary T. RexKnown from fewer than ten fossil specimens, T. Rex has nonethe-less run amok in the popular imagination. From Godzilla, thefire-breathing film star of the 50's to Sue, the latest and greatestRex discovery of them all, these dinos were the perfect preda-tors - or were they?

Carnosaurs: The Giant PredatorsThis episode chronicles the history of the carnosaurs, the large flesh-eating, lizard-hipped dinosaurs. Some stood as tall as 50 feet andweighed in at six tons. These towering flesh-eaters were a highlysuccessful lot whose fossils have been found throughout the world.

Rise of PredatorsA very long time ago, some tiny creature discovered how muchmore efficient it is to convert its neighbor into food than to con-vert sunlight into food.

DVD 5: The PaleontologistAmber HuntersHidden beneath the land we now call the Dominican Republic isgold of a more ancient kind: amber. Increasingly, paleontolo-gists are turning to this fossilized tree resin because it is a superbrecord of life on earth millions of years ago. Flesh on the BonePaleoWorldfollowed paleontologist, Paul Sereno out to theSahara to dig for dinosaurs. He came back with two remarkablefinds: one, an almost complete body, was an entirely new speciesthat had never been seen before. The other, an enormous skull,has proved to be the biggest predatory dinosaur in the world.

Dino DoctorsHigh-tech non-invasive medical scanning is turning up not onlythe marks of recognizable diseases but clues to the genesis of dis-eases that afflict humans today. 22

DVD AT FILMWESTDVD AT FILMWESTPPAALLEEOO WWOORRLLDD "...strong appeal for school systems... the short format makes it easy for teachers to integrate into aclassroom session...Highly recommended." - Video LibrarianPaleontology fascinates students of all ages. This series presents an in-depth look at what is known,and how we know it. Each program reveals a bit more about what has been learned to fill in a fossilrecord that is still far from complete. Recent discoveries, new techniques and computer animation com-bine to enlighten your student’s fascination.Series of 15 programs on 5 DVD’s (90:00 minutes each); DVD update: 2002; DVD Series Price 5 DVDs (13 pro

grams) $669.95; Includes PPR; Also available in VHS format: $195.00 per program.CC


VHS: (8 x 13:00) $145.00 each; Set of 8 programs: $895.00• The First Spring Flood •Wesakechak and the Medicine• Legend of the Giant Beaver • Legend of the First Thanksgiving• How Wesakechak Got His Name• Why the Rabbit Turns White• Legend of the Caribou • The Legend of the Spirit Bear

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DVD 1. Includes Winter and Spring programs: $245.00 DVD 2. Includes Summer and Autumn programs: $245.00 Set of 2 DVDs: $395.00

ENGLISH AND CREE LANGUAGE OPTIONS. FULL ACTIVITY GUIDE AVAILABLE FOR EACH PROGRAM.Language Arts K-3; Environmental Studies K - 5; Aboriginal Studies K - Post Sec.; Art /Film Studies K- Post Sec; Cree Language Studies; K - Post Secondary

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Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary,Thoth will open minds and hearts, inspiring us all toImagine...

The violin music starts out softly, wafting its waythrough the ancient arches of the tunnel at CentralPark’s BethesdaFountain, its rapturousvoice filling the au-tumn air with its eeriestrains. People stop,people stare, peoplegather around the cav-ernous space as themusic beckons them toenter. Who is playingthis mysterious, mes-merizing tune that hasstopped everyone intheir tracks? Is it anangel? Is it of thisworld or the next?

As if in answer, Thothspins out of the shad-ows, his gold loin cloth and chains glittering in thelast rays of the afternoon sun, his feet pounding outa rhythmic tattoo like heartbeat. He is a fixture at thefountain where he has been performing his “solop-eras” since 1999. Thoth, a self described “prayer-formance” artist, travels the globe with his message.His aim: to initiate a healing process for humanity.Because of his ethnic background - his father was aRussian Jew and his mother was an African Americanfrom Barbados - Thoth grew up in a world of alien-ation and discrimination where, as he says, “hatredwas hurled at me.” It was his music and his messagethat kept his soul kindled. He ultimately found sol-

ace by creating Felstad, a mythological land withit’s own language where all genders, races and cul-tures live in harmony. In his “solopera,” Thoth is the composer, the or-chestra, the characters and the dancers. “It draws

from every center of my be-ing,” he says. “It is part vo-calization, parable, aero-bics, monologue, alchemy,theatre, puzzle,language de-construction, healing ritualand sacred dance.” It isclear that, like many artists,Thoth’s courageous faith inhis vision and art is intri-cately entwined with his ul-timate faith in the good ofhumanity. Like us all, he isunique, vulnerable andpowerful.Shown to school audiences,Thoth will inspire accept-ance for all manifestations

of humanity and celebrate the creativity and powerdeep within us all. Excellent for MulticulturalStudies, Performing Arts, Language Arts, FilmStudies.As part of a public library collection, Thoth will of-fer patrons entry into a rapturous world created formadversity, encouraging everyone to Imagine...

40:00 minutes; 2001; $195.00; Includes PPR; Performing Arts, Multicultural Studies, Language ArtsGrades 10 - Post SecondaryAlso available in VHS format; $195.00

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Great Artists StealXerox PARC - a user-friendly technology - is adapt-ed by Steve Jobs for the Macintosh. Then Jobs isfired by the man he hired. Now Windows 95 bringsthe Graphical User Interface to make PCs morefriendly, and in the process makes Bill Gates therichest man in the world.

Riding the BearThe IBM PC hits the business world and the suitsmeet the nerds. Then clones invade the market. Atiny software company called Microsoft tries to co-operate with IBM, then competes with them.

Impressing their FriendsThey did it because they were geniuses, they did itbecause they were addicted to the mental challenge,but mostly they just invented personal computing toimpress their friends. From the HomebrewComputer Club and the first PC - the Altair 8800 -they went from being hobbyists to holding court toIBM.

TRIUMPH OF THE NERDS"Bob Cringley hosts this terrific three-part video history of the computer industry. More than a pedestrian history of theindustry, this compelling program contains animated segments, promotional clips, archival footage, and intriguingly hon-est interviews with wealthy industry nerds (Gates, Wozniak, Jobs, etc.). With computers being such a pervasive presencein society, this fascinating set holds wide appeal even for computer illiterates." - BooklistThe heroes of the Personal Computer Revolution are not the brisk military sort, nor the buttoned-down business executivesthat any banker would love to see walk in the door. What they are is brash and funny, sometimes visionary, but still, well,nerds.

When this three-part series aired on PBS, it received enormous attention and praise. It tells the human history behind themost far-reaching technological innovation in our lifetime - the unleashing of computing power to every person. And ittells it with the help of the most celebrated names in computing.

The series is written and presented by Bob Cringely, a writer well-known in computer circles. He captures the personal ver-sion of how it all happened from interviews with Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and a cast of colorful, generallyawkward but highly amusing, er, geeks.

Series of 3 programs (55:00 minutes each) on 1 DVD (165:00 minutes) $195.00 includes PPR; DVD update: 2002; Technology Studies, Science, Social Studies; Grades 10 - Post SecondaryAlso available in VHS format; $195.00 per program

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VOLUME ONE:Grizzly Bear

A symbol of true wilderness, the grizzlybear is fierce, yet vulnerable. This DVDreveals the grizzly’s quest for space anddaily survival.

Dall (Mountain) SheepThriving in their harsh mountain environ-ment, dall sheep are a miracle of adapta-tion. This DVD details the Dall Sheep’slife skills in their hostile habitat.

VOLUME TWO:Cougar

The cougar is nature’s perfect hunter.Explore how this superbly adapted felinerears it’s young while surviving in a hos-tile environment.

BisonThe largest mammal in North America,the bison has returned from the edge ofextinction, a success story of wildlifemanagement. This DVD gives their life

story with rare and detailed footage.

VOLUME THREE:Beaver

Follow the world champion wood chop-per and wilderness engineer over land andunderwater through the seasons in thisDVD. Rare footage inside the beaverlodge reveals their hidden daily lives.

MooseWatch the largest member of the deerfamily, the moose, demonstrate it’s adapt-ability to climate extremes and survivalmodes in the presence of predators.

VOLUME FOUR:Wolves

Follow the wolves as they return toYellowstone and Jasper National Parks.This program documents how they in-teract with the Wapiti and how their be-havior is modified by people who visitthe parks.

CaribouMigration from summer pasture to win-tering grounds is an age old tradition incaribou herds. We witness the lives ofcaribou as they travel for wild, undis-turbed spaces.

WILD ENCOUNTERSWILD ENCOUNTERSThe best of Albert Karvonen’s award winning nature programs arenow available on four DVDs for classrooms across North America.Packed with information and vivid images, the big bonus is threelanguage options: ENGLISH, FRENCH and SPANISH.

Series of 8 programs (25:00 minutes each) on 4 DVDsDVD update: 2002; DVD Price: 4 DVDs (8 programs) $625.00; Single DVDs: $195.00 Science, Environmental Studies, French, SpanishGrades 6 - Post SecondaryEach title also available in VHS format: $195.00 Prices include PPR

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• Australia Australia, is often considered the world's smallest continentor its largest island. Originally inhabited by the aborigines, itwas later converted into a penal colony by the British. Takea look at the famous Great Barrier Reef, the capital ofBrisbane and venture into the ancient Daintree Forest,

• Austria & Hungary Visit the birthplace of Albert Einstein and witness the mag-nificent beauty of medieval architecture. Gaze upon such nat-ural wonders as Austria's majestic Gorge of Strudengau, andthe mysterious city of Budapest.

• Bavaria In this enchanting place we will see Bayreuth, the temple ofopera, the castle of Herrenchiemesee and the BenedictineAbbey of Ettal.

• Caribbean In the turquoise sea surrounding many beautiful islands thatare steeped in early history and legend, we'll visit some uniquecultures and learn what makes these island paradises so spe-cial.

• Czech Republic One of the most mysterious and magical of all European coun-tries, this region is a place rich in history and tradition. We’llvisit Prague, also known as the city of 100 spires, the capitalof this beautiful land-locked country.

• France See the beautiful castles of gentle Loire Valley that were builtduring the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

• Great Britain Start with a look at Wales and Cornwall. After exploring theWelsh capital, Cardiff, experience the regions of Bristol,Stonehenge and Bath.

• Germany Explore Germany's lush countryside as well as some of themost famous historical and artistic itineraries along the RiverRhine. The video culminates with a look at the Rhineland me-tropolis of Cologne.

• Greece (Crete and the Aegean Islands)In the middle of the most beautiful sea in the world, where

Western culture was born, Crete and other enchanted islandsshine like pearls in the Sea.

• Greece (Athens, Meteor, Peloponnesus)A fascinating area, rich in history, culture, legend, and beau-ty, experience Greek art, breathtaking landscapes, poets, gods,sailors, and pirates.

• Ireland Experience the energy of Ireland's capital, Dublin where onecan enjoy the sounds of its famous street musicians and thelively life of its people.

• Italy (Rome) The capital of art and keeper of ancient history, Italy is thehome of the former High Roman Empire and cradle ofWestern civilization.

• Italy (Naples) Explore southern Italy and the breathtaking Amalfi Coast. Inthe center is Naples, the capital of art and music. ExperiencePompeii, where in 79 A.D. a volcanic eruption destroyed thepopulous, burying them under a thick layer of debris and mudthat conserved them for 1600 years.

• Italy (Florence & Tuscany) Uncover the Tuscany region, the cradle of the Italian languageand culture. Also visit Siena, rival sister city of Florence,known for its red buildings that are the color of earth.

• Italy (Venice)In the Veneto region, we begin with a boat ride on Lake Garda.We then explore Venice, the city of canals, and its nearby is-lands of Murano and Burano.

• MadagascarIn the Indian Ocean lies what many call the lastparadise,Madagascar. Here we explore the crafts and church-es that make this culture uniquely beautiful.

WWoorrlldd OOddyysssseeyy SSeerriieessThis 24 part series takes viewers on a magical trip to some of the most memorable and exotic destinations in the world. On locationfilming from both land and air adds a wonderful aesthetic to each episode. Rich narration and authentic soundtracks add depth tothe viewer's experience. These 24 picturesque regions and exotic cities offer the viewer their historical past, their architecturalgrandeur, and their enduring enchantment. From Europe to the Caribbean, to exotic Asia and Africa, each odyssey provides an un-derstanding of life long past with their more breathtaking landscapes of today.Series of 24 programs (25:00 minutes each) on VHS or DVD; 2002- 2003DVD Price: Single DVD: $125.00; Set of 24 DVDs: $2,295.00 VHS Price: Single: $149.00; Set of 24 VHS: $2,495.00; Includes PPR

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• Mexico Between North and South America, shouldered by theAtlantic and Pacific Oceans, is the ancient land, Mexico. TheYucatan is nothing less than a true paradise with legendarycities and modern settlements: Learn about Campeche, thecity of the Conquistadors, as well as the ancient cultures ofChichen Itza, Uxmal and Merida.

• New Zealand A land of lush green pastures, active volcanoes and geysers.Auckland is the most inhabited city, is located on the north-ern island. In the Bay of Plenty and White Island, we see NewZealand's largest active volcano.

• ScotlandScotland, the most northern section of the United Kingdom,is famous for its castle ruins, fortified cliffs and the mysteri-ous Loch Ness.

• South Africa On the shores of two oceans, South Africa lies in the extremesouth of the African continent. From Cape Town, we experi-ence both the past and the present of this fascinating culture.

• Spain(The Basque Country) A land of gorgeous sunsets which borders the Pyrenees andis the home of the famous Bay of Biscay. Learn what helpsto make the country famous.

• Spain (Andalusia) The rich history and art of Arabs and Christians are entwinedin this region stretching from Granada to Seville and Cordoba.Also known as the Spain of Islam.

• Thailand In the Thai capital of Bangkok, also known as the Venice ofAsia, explore the city's canals and intricate architecture, fromthe new to the old.

• VietnamIn Vietnam, the former heart of colonial Indochina, there waitsfor us the picturesque town of Mitho, in the Mekong deltaand the immense metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City, also knownas Saigon. Experience the capital Hanoi, otherwise knownas the Paris of the East.



THE PRE-TEEN YEARSAND THE TEEN YEARSEach DVD presents 4 programs that focuson an important youth issue. A dramawithin each program will keep the view-

ers’ attention while interviews and group discussions withyoung people, educators, counselors and parents will offerbalanced information.The complete set is an excellent foundation for character de-velopment curricula and library youth collections.

Series of 29 programs (24:00 minutes each) on 7 DVDs Running time varies per DVD; DVD update: 2002Single DVDs: $199.00; Includes PPR; Complete series: 7 DVDs (29 programs) $899.00 Guidance, Family Studies, Health; Grades 5 - 10Also available on VHS format for $149.00 per program.

THE PRETEEN YEARSLike every 12 year old, Emily has issues; lots of

them. She has to face them when she goes toschool, hangs out with her friends and liveswith her mom. In each gripping DVD chap-ter of The Preteen Years,Emily takes on thevery real and often painful situations that de-mand to be resolved.

Along with Emily’s story, preteens, educators,counselors and parents discuss real life situations

in interviews, offering balanced information.

Volume One: Life ChallengesWe don’t ask for them and they won’t go away until we dealwith them. The toughest life challenges are those that wefeel are unfair and we can’t control. Handling them wellhelps us grow and sets the foundations for self-reliance.

The four programs chaptered in Life Challenges offer in-sight on coping with problems that are personally devastat-ing.

1. Bullies2. Divorce3. Sick Kids4. Coping With Death

Volume Two: You and the WorldBeing aware of the influences around us and knowing howto avoid the pressure of conformity gives us the strength tojust be ourselves.The four programs chaptered in You and the Worlddetailhow the media, peers, and family members compete to shapeus. The programs offer strategies to develop the living skillsessential for making effective, balanced choices.1. Kids as Consumers2. Cents & Sensibility3. Peer Pressure4. Body Image

THE TEEN YEARSThe Teen Yearsfollows Emily andChloe from the ages of 14 to 17 as theytackle the most pressing issues thatteens face today. In each grippingDVD chapter, the sisters take on both

practical and sensitive situations as theygrow into strong individuals, capable of making their ownchoices.Along with Emily’s and Chloe’s stories, teens, educators,counselors and parents discuss real life situations and per-sonal experiences offering balanced information.Volume One: Gender Issues and TeenRelationshipsGender and relationship issues are tough to work out in theteen years. So many factors converge to challenge teens,pushing decision making to the urgent level. Living withhard hitting outcomes can seem unbearable. The five pro-grams chaptered in Gender Issues and Teen Relationshipspresent some of the toughest issues teens face today and of-fer excellent information to consider.1. Pressures of Sex2. Out in the World3. Dangerous Encounters STDS4. It’s A Guy Thing5. Kids Having Kids

Volume Two: Life SkillsEstablishing solid life skills during the teen years lays thefoundation for a successful life path. Specific skills such assafe driving, time management, money management, andholding down a job, develop self discipline, assertivenessand responsibility. The four programs chaptered in LifeSkillspresent many details essential to attaining these spe-cific skills, and demonstrate their value in both our person-al and social development.1. First Job2. Giving Back3. Wheels4. Money Management

Volume Three: FeelingsDuring the teen years, feelings can be intense and at timespainfully confusing. If left unresolved, there is a dangerthat the intensity level rises to the point that safety andcalm seem unachievable. The four programs chaptered inFeelingspresent several situations that are dangerous andcan be fatal. We hear heartbreaking stories, learning thesigns and steps to avoid tragedy.1. Rumors & Gossip2. Suicide3. More than the Blues4. Suicide Prevention

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Volume Four: Substance AbuseHaving a blast, partying, experimenting. It’s a natural formost teens. But where do we draw the line between a goodtime and a bad choice? The four programs chaptered inSubstance Abuse examine peer and media influences andgive strategies to make clear and responsible decisions.1. Kids & Alcohol2. Rave On3. Drugs4. Let’s Party

Set Five: Self WorthIt’s easy to feel totally alone, shut out and worthless whenwe are in the process of building our own identity. Peersand the media seem to dictate what is acceptable, often leav-ing our individual sensibilities in the dust. The four pro-grams in Self Worthwill demonstrate how this happens andoffer many perspectives on how to give, create and receiverespect from others - and form ourselves.

1. Cliques & Shunning2. Obsessions3. Body Image4. Getting Dumped


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