BBC's 'Life' takes natural history to a whole new level

"Life"

This awesome series was produced by the BBC, and it takes natural history to a whole new level.

The series took more than four years to make, covering every continent and habitat. The four-disc set tells 130 stories from the frontiers of the natural world that show the extraordinary tactics animals and plants use to stay alive. Filmed in high-definition, and using new and advanced filming techniques, "Life" lets us witness, up-close, how creatures can overcome challenges from adversaries and their environment.

The 11 episodes - featuring beautiful, rare and amazing footage - are: "Reptiles and Amphibians," "Mammals," "Fish," "Birds," "Insects," "Hunters and Hunted," "Creatures of the Deep," "Plants," "Primates," "The Challenges of Life" and "The Making of Life."

"Bob Hope: Thanks for the Memories Film Collection"

Bob Hope was one of America's biggest stars, and this collection features six of his films with bonus extras. The films are: "Thanks for the Memory," "The Cat and the Canary," "The Ghost Breakers," "Nothing But the Truth," "Road to Morocco" and "The Paleface."

The bonus features include theatrical trailers, photo gallery, entertaining the troops and more.

"TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection"

There are four films in this terrific collection that stars Sidney Toler as the smart and clever Charlie Chan with Roland Winters as his No. 1 son. The four-disc set offers "Dark Alibi," "Dangerous Money," "The Trap" and "The Chinese Ring."

"The A-Team: The Complete Series"

With the release of the new film with Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper, fans of the original television series can now have the entire five seasons on 25 discs. One of the most exciting action/adventure series of the 1980s, it starred George Peppard, Dirk Benedict, Dwight Schultz and Mr. T. Each week, the A-Team would have neat inventions and would help those in need. It was a series of good vs. evil with fun storylines that always kept us entertained.

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