The Grand Master

Hidden away below stairs an army of people were once the vital cogs that kept the homes of the wealthy running smoothly. For little reward these men and women toiled from before dawn until after dusk. A century ago, 1.5 million British people worked as servants – astonishingly, more than worked in factories or farms. But while servants are often portrayed as characters in period dramas, the real stories of Britain's servants have largely been forgotten.
From Upstairs, Downstairs to Gosford Park and Downton Abbey, TV dramas and films have made us care about the characters below stairs.

Introduced by William Jackson Jones, Grand Master of the Knights Templar of the United States of America, the Mediterranean Pass is performed.

The Heritage is part of the products covered by the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, a list of landscapes that are of exceptional importance, and therefore as part of the world heritage of all humanity must be preserved. Visit this exceptional and unique DVD edition is a selection of the most fascinating places around the world, you will be enchanted by the beauty of our world that will take your breath away. Presented in excellent picture and sound quality on a total of 5 discs with a total duration of more than 10 hours, and a commentary in English or German. Alternatively, you can enjoy the captivating images with classical music background.

Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic once more to ride the railroads of North America with his faithful Appleton's Guide to the United States. Amid breathtaking scenery, he encounters magnificent beasts, joins intrepid explorers and witnesses unique customs on an awesome 1,500-mile journey to recapture the excitement and promise of the 19th-century American Frontier.

Series in which Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores why we are driven to measure and quantify the world around us and why we have reduced the universe to just a handful of fundamental units of measurement. From the first cave paintings of Cro-Magnon man to today's atomic clocks, he shows how our human desire for ever greater precision has changed the course of history and society.

Originally released by Philips Classics on VHS and Laserdisc in 1991, the 13-part Mozart on Tour series chronicles the journeys of the child, adolescent and adult Mozart across Europe, in what was ultimately to prove a futile pursuit of fame and fortune.

Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman's servant and conscience.