Acorn Media (Firm)

"Examines a long-buried chapter of European history: the rise and fall of Islamic culture in what is now Spain and Portugal... See how Moorish advances in mathematics, astronomy, art, and agriculture helped propel the West out of the Dark Ages and into the Renaissance. What emerges is a richly detailed portrait of a sensuous, inquisitive, and remarkably progressive Islamic culture in Christian Europe" -- Container.

When Sarah starts a job in a nursing home, to her surprise she is really good at it. She's a natural with the residents, and begins to form a special bond with Tony, a younger resident who has early onset dementia. The home is chronically underfunded and when the Covid pandemic hits, it suffers from understaffing, sickness and heart-breaking losses.

Dominic King is a master negotiator, working with dangerous kidnappers in exotic and risky locations to bring the victims of international kidnapping home. His methods do not always win him favor with the police and politicians, or his wife, but he does what he needs to get the job done.

"Memorial photographer Brock Blennerhasset makes a living out of photographing the dead in Victorian Ireland. With the help of his sharp-witted niece, Nancy, and eager new assistant, Conall Molloy, Blennerhasset commemorates the recently deceased for grieving families. But when a series of murders threatens to sully Blennerhasset's reputation, tenacious detective Frederick Regan drags him into an investigation of Dublin's criminal underbelly. With...

Heaven help the murderer who crosses paths with G.K. Chesterton's cassocked crime-solver, Father Brown. Despite his absentminded air, the kindly priest always manages to confound criminals with his inescapable logic and keen understanding of the human condition. Often joined by his friend, thief turned private investigator Hercule Flambeau, Father Brown unravels devious schemes in 1920s England.

In the squad room, the cops on the Manchester murder investigation unit call Detective Chief Inspector Janine Lewis, "Boss." At home, the kids call her mum. In both places, she manages to keep everyone in line, but only just barely. Janine is a chief detective and a single mom who is trying to balance the demands of both her career and her family.

Search the world's oceans for lost and famous shipwrecks, only to leave them undisturbed. Learn about celebrated ships, the masters who ran them, and the cargo that is still locked in their holds.