Imagine cancer as a highly manageable disease. Imagine treatment with few side effects. Imagine a revolution in medicine. Dr. Judah Folkman (Director of the Surgical Research Laboratories at Boston’s Children’s Hospital) shares his 40-year quest for a radically new cancer treatment, including the development of the much-touted drug, Endostatin. Now, Dr. Folkman invites cameras into his lab for a first-person look at the groundbreaking clinical research that offers hope to cancer patients. See a medical pioneer in action and hear the personal stories of courageous cancer patients participating in Endostatin and other drug trials. Special DVD features include: Access to the Cancer Warrior Web site; chapter search; English audiotrack; and subtitles.
Producers: WGBH
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Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West
This DVD includes three Between the Lions programs: Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West. Lionel’s Great Escape Trick and Touching the Moon. Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West: A storybook tornado blows into the library and makes a terrible mess. Lionel’s Great Escape Trick: Lionel ties himself up with ropes and tries to escape without magic words. Touching the Moon: Leoona keeps the whole family awake because she wants a queen to touch the moon. Also featuring Broadway stars Faith Prince and Walter Bobbie, the Information Hen, the “What’s Your Name” song, Monkey Pop-Up Theater, Arty Smartypants, Cliff Hanger, and more BETWEEN THE LIONS favorites!
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The Railway Children – DVD
Set at the turn of the 20th century, three Edwardian children and their mother move to a country house in Yorkshire after their father is mysteriously taken away by the police. However, their mother refuses to inform the children of the circumstances surrounding their father’s disappearance. The children become fascinated by a nearby railroad, and they faithfully wave to passengers daily. Their kindness helps them make friends with some important travelers, one old gentleman in particular. Can he help solve the mystery of their missing father? Special DVD features include: Cast list; Masterpiece Theatre poster gallery; access to The Railway Children Web site featuring essays, an interview with leading actress Jenny Agutter, biographies and photos of Golden Age authors, and more; scene selection; English audiotrack; and closed captions. (1.75 hrs. on 1 disc)
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Shooting Stars (DVD)
This DVD includes three Between the Lions programs: Shooting Stars, There’s a Fly in My Soup and Pandora’s Box. Shooting Stars: The very sleepy Lion family tries to stay up very late at night, so they won’t miss the most spectacular meteor shower of the year. There’s a Fly in My Soup: Everyone reads jokes to Click the Mouse to try to make her laugh. Pandora’s Box: Should Lionel and Leona open a mysterious box that has a “Do Not Open!” sign on it? Also featuring opera star Denyce Graves, Monkey Pop-Up Theater, Chicken Jane, B.B. the King of Beasts, Cliff Hanger, and more BETWEEN THE LIONS favorites!
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Rebecca – DVD
Daphne du Maurier’s classic tale of romance, suspense and jealousy, Rebecca, is brought to you in this lavish adaptation. Set in elegant Monte Carlo and dramatic Cornwall in the 1930s, this drama stars Charles Dance as the sophisticated Maxim de Winter and Emilia Fox as the young woman who becomes the second Mrs. de Winter. After Maxim takes his new wife back to his home, it soon becomes evident that the shadow of Rebecca is all-pervasive, nurtured all the more by the sinister gothic housekeeper Mrs. Danvers. The new Mrs. de Winter beings to uncover the darkness of the past that taints the present and threatens to haunt her future… Special DVD features include: Q&A with Diana Rigg; select cast filmographies; Masterpiece Theatre poster gallery; access to Masterpiece Theatre web site; scene selection; English audiotrack; and closed captions. (3 hrs. on 1 disc)
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The Chap with Caps and More Set
A set of three Between the Lions DVDs, including Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy?, Shooting Stars, and Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West. The three DVDs include a total of nine individual Between the Lions episodes: Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy?; The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Chap with Caps, Shooting Stars, There’s a Fly in My Soup, Pandora’s Box, Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West, Lionel’s Great Escape Trick, and Touching the Moon
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries DVD Set
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries feature the most celebrated British detective duo in years: Inspector Thomas Lynley (Nathaniel Parker) and Sergeant Barbara Havers (Sharon Small). Over the course of more than 10 intriguing Elizabeth George novels, beginning with A Great Deliverance, Lynley and Havers have won millions of loyal fans. It’s no mystery why. Decidedly uppercrust detective Lynley and his partner Havers endure a marriage made at police headquarters. Lynley is suave, sophisticated, and the eighth Earl of Asherton. Havers is rumpled, resentful, and working class–with an inborn dislike of the highborn. Despite their differences, the sleuths evolve into a potent team, employing their cunning, intuition, and street smarts to unravel some of the most heinous–and suspenseful–crimes. Includes: Well-Schooled In Murder, Payment in Blood, For The Sake Of Elena and Missing Joseph. Special DVD Features Include: To Come. (6 hrs. on 4 discs)
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Farmer Ken’s Puzzle
Farmer Ken’s Puzzle: Lionel won’t let Leona play a computer game for ages seven and up because she’s four and down.
The Fox and the Crow: Walter and Clay Pigeon want The Fox and the Crow banned from the library because they think the book makes birds look like birdbrains.
Giants and Cubs: Leona thinks scary giants are coming into the library to clobber lion cubs. -
The Popcorn Popper
The Popcorn Popper: Lionel and Leona persuade Click the Mouse to take a magic popcorn popper out of a book and then can’t make it stop popping!
Hug, Hug, Hug!: Leona helps a sculptor who falls in love with his statue.
Piggyback, Piggyback: Leona decides to ride piggyback on her dad’s back forever and ever.