Hassan is a culinary ingenue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. Displaced from their native India, his family settles in a quaint village in the south of France. They plan to open an Indian restaurant, that is, until Madame Mallory, the owner of a classical French restaurant, gets wind of it. Her icy protests against the new Indian restaurant so near her own escalate to all out war; until Hassan's cooking talent and love for Mme. Mallory's...

The world's most famous movie star falls in love with a small-time bookstore owner.

The story of three women who explore love and freedom in Southern California during the late 1970s.

Youth exchange tour 2006 to Transylvania following a preliminary trip by founding members of Common Tread Cultural COnnections to Carpathian Mountain Region of Romania in 2005. Teens discover heritage arts; bridge cultural, physical and language barriers; and find common ground from Vermont's Champlain Valley to transylvania.

Historian Michael Wood chronicles the history of the Indian subcontinent, the richness and diversity of its peoples, and its continuing relevance in today's world.

Drama set at the country estate of Sir William McCordle in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guests and downstairs servants at a hunting party weekend when one of the group is murdered.

Against the backdrop of post-World War II Australia, Sarah Adams is a nurse who becomes involved in the affairs of the wealthy Bligh family. It is dealing with themes such as anti-Semitism, sexuality, and social class.

Four sisters living with their mother in New England during the Civil War without the guidance of their father, who is away serving with the Union army, learn about life and love as they grow up.

In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past. "Victor Hugo's grim, but redemptive, classic novel is given resplendent...

Anne and Wentworth's "passion is thwarted by a scheming socialite. Eight years later, when Anne is considered an old maid and her once-rich family is on the verge of bankruptcy, Wentworth returns. Will their second chance at love be ruined by the social conventions that destroyed it once? Or will the heart be persuaded by rules of its own?"--Container.