World on fire. Season two / created by Peter Bowker ; written by Peter Bowker, Matt Jones, Rachel Bennette ; producers, Amanda Black, Angie Daniell ; directors, Drew Casson, Barney Cokeliss, Meenu Gaur ; a Mammoth Screen production co-produced with Masterpiece for BBC ; in association with ITV Studios.
Material type: FilmPublisher number: MS62212 | PBSLanguage: English Original language: English Publisher: [Arlington, VA] : PBS, [2023]Description: 2 videodiscs (340 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:- two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 9781531715946
- 153171594X
- World on fire (Television program). Season 2.
- Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult DVD | Northport Library | DVD | New | DRAMA WORLD ON | Available | 33111010010144 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The series looks at World War II through the eyes of ordinary people from all sides of the conflict. The new seven-episode season will follow the first year of the war, starting with the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 and ending with the Battle of Britain.
DVD, NTSC, region 1; wide screen; 5.1 surround.
English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English descriptive video.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
English described video
Title from container.
Erik Biedunkiewicz, Mark Bonnar, Julia Brown, Grace Chilton, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Eugénie Derouand, Johanna Götting, Blake Harrison, Jonah Hauer-King, Ewan Mitchell, Ahad Raza Mir, Parker Sawyers, Miriam Schiweck, Cel Spellman, Gregg Sulkin, Zofia Wichłacz, Mateusz Więcławek, Lesley Manville.
Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2023.
Wide screen.
"October, 1940. Manchester, England. As valiant Jewish RAF pilot David defends the skies against the Luftwaffe, Harry and Kasia finally arrive home. How will Robina cope with another refugee under roof? When yet another house guest arrives -- Sir James, a civil servant on official business -- he looks set to beguile his host, but will Kasia be charmed as well? Meanwhile, in Berlin, teenager Marga is selected to mother a baby for the Führer, but can her best friend Gertha convince her to reconsider? In North Africa, Stan has found a new enemy in brutal desert conditions while meticulous Officer Rajib leads a team of Indian Sappers in the gravely dangerous task of clearing minefields. And in Paris, Henriette oversees the Resistance escape route" --Container.
Special features: When Harry met Lois and Kasia; Creating World on fire; The Lebensborn programme; The North African desert campaign; The French Resistance; Motherhood.