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When you hear the three letters P.B.S., you probably think back to fond childhood memories. And it’s with good reason! PBS offers a variety of amazing favorite shows. Shows that explore, encourage, and enrich the lives of those watching. So for our 2018 Holiday Gift Guide, I’m excited to share some of them with you!
PBS Favorites For Every Member Of The Family!
Established back in 1940, PBS has changed lives. And for the better! I grew up watching the wonderful shows their offered and I’m thrilled that my family gets to continue enjoying them today.
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood – It’s A Beautiful Day Collection
Every day is a beautiful day in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood! You most likely already know that through his daily television visits, generations of kids have grown up with Mister Rogers as their friend. The kind and gentle Mister Rogers was able to create a calm, safe space where all children were welcome. Filled with real-life guests, interesting field trips, and charming make-believe segments, each episode of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood encouraged kids to explore the world around them, learning about themselves and their communities.
And everyone in the family will be excited because this special set celebrates the 50th anniversary of the beloved Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood! Watch as Mister Rogers helps children learn the importance of being kind to others, appreciating what makes everyone unique, recycling and taking care of our planet, and much more. Throughout 30 memorable episodes and over 14 hours playing time, you’ll fall in love all over again with this classic series! Plus a bonus episode – the series premiere, in original black-and-white!
Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like DVD
And another great addition to your Mister Rogers Collection is this Mister Rogers It’s You I Like DVD. You’ll love every minute as this DVD pays tribute to the beloved Fred Rogers and his nearly 900 episodes of children’s programming.
This 60 minute retrospective is hosted by Michael Keaton. You’ll enjoy memorable segments and iconic trips. Hear from a variety of people who knew Fred best including his wife Joanne, as they tell their personal stories.
Masterpiece: Little Women with FREE Orchard House: Home of Little Women DVD
Head on over to Concord, Massachusetts where you’ll step into the 350-year-old home where Louisa May Alcott wrote and set Little Women in 1868. Little Women follows the four beautiful March sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, as they journey from childhood to adulthood while their father is away at war. Under the guidance of their mother, the girls navigate what it means to be a young woman. They experience gender roles to sibling rivalry, first love, loss, and marriage. Accompanied by the charming boy next door Laurie Laurence, their cantankerous wealthy Aunt March (Angela Lansbury) and benevolent neighbor Mr. Laurence (Michael Gambon), Little Women is a coming-of-age story that is as relevant and engaging today as it was on its original publication in 1868.
L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables Two Movie Collection DVD
An absolutely beloved classic that has enchanted fans everywhere. This duo of family films brings to life the story of the determined, spirited little girl who lovingly touches the lives of everyone she meets.
Movie 1:
L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables: It’s 1907 on Canada’s beautiful Prince Edward Island, where brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert are hoping to adopt a boy to help on their farm called Green Gables. But instead of a boy, they were suprised to find the irrepressible and imaginative Anne Shirley arrives by mistake. Will Anne find a way to stay at Green Gables?
Movie 2:
L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables The Good Stars: Anne Shirley is now thirteen years old and finds that life in Avonlea is never simple for her. Torn between her free-spirited nature and her own perceived need to become sensible. Watch along as Anne finds that the journey toward her goal is fraught with confusion and more than a few unfortunate yet amusing mishaps.
L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables Fire and Dew DVD
Life moves on as Anne Shirley is growing up and earns a spot at Queen’s College in far-off Charlottetown. But when Anne departs, Matthew and Marilla are taken by a feeling of sudden emptiness in their lives. And in Charlottetown, Anne is overwhelmed by loneliness, city life, and the pressure of intense competition – especially from Gilbert Blythe. Facing difficult choices at every turn, will Anne find that the dark cloud over her life does have a silver lining?
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt DVD
Kids everywhere will be thrilled! We’re Going on a Bear Hunt is based on the bestselling children’s book by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. Follow along as siblings Stan, Katie, Rosie, Max, the baby, and Rufus the dog, one day decide to go on an adventure through whirling snowstorms, oozing mud, and dark forests in search of bears. But, oh no! What will happen when Rosie and Rufus become separated from the rest of the family? It looks like bear hunting might not be quite as fun as everyone though after all!
Masterpiece: Victoria Season 1-2 (UK-Length Edition) DVD Combo
Masterpiece: Victoria Season 1
Created and written by acclaimed novelist Daisy Goodwin. Watch this ambitious and rich drama as it presents the early years of the life of one of history’s greatest monarchs. Victoria draws on real-life events as well as the Queen’s own exhaustive diaries which paints a vivid portrait of her transformation from an impulsive eighteen-year-old to her early years as wife, mother, and head of a global empire. Stretching from the upper echelons of the royal court to the below-stairs staff, this is a story of passionate affairs, power struggles, and unrequited love, at the center of which stands the new Queen – a strong, complex, and willful woman who must, somehow, become an enduring icon.
Masterpiece: Victoria Season 2
Back for a second season, Queen Victoria, a nineteenth-century heroine for our times draws watchers in. This landmark account of the life of one of history’s greatest monarchs continues as the Queen faces the very modern challenge of balancing a growing family with her marriage to Prince Albert (Tom Hughes, The Game) and her work. And at the same time, being the ruler of the most powerful nation on earth. As Victoria’s reign continues into the 1840s, her Kingdom is witness to extraordinary events – constitutional crises and scandals at court, the rise of the Chartist movement, the devastating Irish Potato Famine, and Europe swept by revolution. As the saga unfolds over vital moments in history, the Queen and Prince Albert must meet each public challenge while confronting profound personal changes.
Perfectly sized for those Christmas stockings, which PBS dvd do you think someone in your life would love to find with their name on this Christmas?
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I love PBS, they have the best programs! I remember always watching it as a kid. I love that they have so many of the classics available on DVD now, thanks for sharing!