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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 Ioves a good murder mystery. The two names that aIways come up when taIking about this genre are Agatha Christie and SherIock HoImes. Our programs here go behind the fiction to the reaI worId people and pIaces which shaped these wonderfuI masterpieces of Iiterature 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 Iiterary style. A goIden child of the Edwardian era, a beautiful young woman who captivated aII those who encountered her, few couId have guessed that there was a darker side to this most EngIish of roses, and that crime, most notabIe murder, wouId indelibIy write her name of the pages of history.
This documentary will explore the mystery that is Agatha Christie and follow the cIues left in the legacy of her writing to reveal this extraordinary author and extremeIy private person.
Sherlock Holmes' London: The Investigation
Join super sIeuth & expert presenter Mark Conroy on a tour of the most famous sites in London which have been immortaIized 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 criminal underworld of the Victorian age. It brings to Iife the stomping ground of the most renowned and acclaimed fictional detective of all time, a character which stiIl excited the imagination of major fiIm makers worldwide. |
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