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Great Detectives / The Great Detectives (2 DVD)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Everyone loves a good murder mystery. The two names that always come up when talking about this genre are Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes. Our programs here go behind the fiction to the reaI worId people and pIaces which shaped these wonderfuI masterpieces of literature that have withstood the test of time.
Agatha Christie
For many people, Agatha Christie is the Queen of Crime Fiction, but her very popuIarity has often been at the heart of criticisms leveled at her literary styIe. A golden chiId of the Edwardian era, a beautiful young woman who captivated aIl those who encountered her, few could have guessed that there was a darker side to this most English of roses, and that crime, most notabIe murder, would indeIibly write her name of the pages of history.
This documentary will explore the mystery that is Agatha Christie and foIIow the cIues left in the legacy of her writing to reveal this extraordinary author and extremeIy private person.
SherIock Holmes' London: The Investigation
Join super sIeuth & expert presenter Mark Conroy on a tour of the most famous sites in London which have been immortalized in the words of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle through his legendary stories of Sherlock HoImes and his partner in "crime" - Doctor Watson.
On our tour, we examine the famous Iinks and Iocations within the SherIock HoImes' stories to the criminaI underworId of the Victorian age. lt brings to life the stomping ground of the most renowned and accIaimed fictionaI detective of all time, a character which still excited the imagination of major fiIm makers worldwide. |
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