To The Golden Cities

Experience the best of Beautiful Europe with Rudy Maxa, one of America's premier consumer travel experts. High Definition photography and authoritative commentary make this 6-DVD collection the essential travel accessory. Join Rudy, as he heads outside of London to Dublin and Edinburgh, explore the splendors of France in Normandy and the wine country.

From humble origins in New Orleans to its journey upriver to Chicago, this Rough Guide charts the 1920s “golden age” of jazz with classic tracks by legends such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington & Jelly Roll Morton as well as many other pioneering artists.

BBC - Time Shift: The Golden Age of Trams (2011)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MKV/AVC @ 3190 Kbps | 58mn 31s | Audio: English AAC 13 2kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English | 1.39 GiB
Genre: Documentary

Move along the car! Timeshift takes a nostalgic trip on the tram car and explores how it liberated overcrowded cities and launched the era of the commuter. The film maps the tram's journey from early horse-drawn carriages on rails, through steam, and to electric power. Overhead wires hung over Britain's towns and cities for nearly 50 years from the beginning of the 20th century until they were phased out everywhere except Blackpool. Manchester, the last city to lose its trams was, however, among the first to reintroduce them as the solution to modern-day traffic problems. The film includes a specially recorded reading by Alan Bennett of his short story Leeds Trams, and contributions from Ken Dodd and Roy Hattersley.