Hugh Whitemore
Author
Description
Simon Templeman stars as brilliant mathematician Alan Turing, the man who cracked the German Enigma code and enabled the Allies to win World War II. Shortly after, Turing was to find that the country he saved cared less about his genius and more about his sexual orientation.
Based on the book “Alan Turing: The Enigma” by Andrew Hodges.
Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July, 2003.
Breaking the Code...
2) Pack of Lies
Author
Description
Intrigue and betrayal may force long-time friends on the opposite sides of the Cold War. Based on events in 1960 London, the story of the Jackson and Kroger families will leave listeners questioning who their friends and neighbors really are.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This sequel to the award-winning film The Gathering Storm offers an intimate look at the making of a nation's hero, when Churchill was at his most commanding and effective. It shows how his prowess as a great wartime leader ultimately undermined his political career and threatened his marriage.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 415 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Chronicles a half century of British upper-class life through the eyes of Nicholas Jenkins, from the 1920s to the 1960s. See how friendship, adultery, ambition, and failure play out in London's social, political, and artistic scenes.
Author
Series
Midsomer Murders volume 2
Description
DCI Barnaby and DS Troy are called in to investigate the murder of an ex-schoolmistress in a nursing home.