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Killer hurricanes / a NOVA production by Blink Entertainment Ltd. for WGBH Boston in association with Channel 4 and SBS-TV Australia with the support of Creative Europe--MEDIA Programme of the European Union ; series produced and directed by Oliver Twinch ; filmed and directed by Paul Williams ; produced by WGBH.

Twinch, Oliver, (television producer,, television director.). Williams, Paul (Director), (director of photography,, television director.). Sechler, Craig, (narrator.). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), (production company.). Channel Four (Great Britain), (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher,, broadcaster.).

Summary:

Killer Hurricanes pursues the riddle of an 18th century Caribbean super storm that killed 20,000, the highest known death toll of any single weather event. To reconstruct its epic scale and investigate what made it so devastating, NOVA joins historians and storm sleuths as they track down clues in eyewitness chronicles, old ruins, and computer simulations.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781531702311 :
  • ISBN: 1531702317
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2018]
  • Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Documentary.
Originally aired on PBS on November 1, 2017.
Running time incated on container: approximately 60 minutes; program running time: 53 minutes.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator, Craig Sechler.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: TV-PG.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; wide screen presentation; stereo.
Language Note:
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Hurricanes > Caribbean Area > History.
Hurricanes > Caribbean Area > 18th century.
Hurricanes.
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
100 Mile House Branch 551.552 KIL (Text) 33923005951342 Digital Video Disc Volume hold Available -
Trail and District Public Library Main Branch DVD 551.55 KIL (Text) 35110001225784 Adult DVDs Volume hold Available -

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