The Book Tower is a British television series for children, produced by Yorkshire Television, that ran for 11 series from 3 January 1979 to 30 May 1989.
Initially presented by Doctor Who star Tom Baker, each episode explored one or more books, using dramatic presentations, with the aim of getting children interested in reading.
Later presenters included Stephen Moore, Alun Armstrong, Neil Innes, Roger McGough, Bernard Bresslaw, and Timmy Mallett.
The theme tune, based on Paganini's 24th Caprice, was taken from Andrew Lloyd Webber's album Variations.
Thomas Becker (Matthias Koeberlin), son of a powerful building contractor (Heiner Lauterbach), is shot on New Year's Day. Commissioner Barbara Falck (Sabine Winterfeldt) and colleague Christian Krämer (Wolf Danny Homann) start the investigation and suspect a connection with the collapse of the "cube", in which a young cleaner was killed. Was the murder of Thomas an act of revenge against the Becker and Sons company?
From young, Yang Jinbang wants to be a judge who upholds justice and he studied abroad. When preparing to return to China after completing his studies, he received news of his father's sudden death. Due to doubts about the cause of death, he dropped out and returned to investigate. Faced with various puzzles laid by his opponents, Yang Jinbang used scientific empirical evidence and rigorous logic to uncover the truth, and since embarked on the path of investigation in pursuit of justice. He also became famous for solving several mysterious cases. Three years later, the biggest mystery about the true cause of his father's death emerged. But when he used conclusive evidence to accuse the murderer Johnson, the British consulate allowed the murderer to board the cruise ship home as foreign citizens enjoyed "extraterritoriality" in China. Yang Jinbang finally awakened, and he determined to devote his life to pursuing legal justice in the true sense for the people around him.
Between 1970 and 1985, the greater Montréal area experienced about ten murders involving acts of sexual violence. Three experts, Claude Sarrazin, Guillaume Louis and Sophie Charest, examine the hypothesis about one serial killer who was in Québec during this period.
This gripping three-part docuseries traces the events leading up to the 2019 murder of young Brazilian actor Rafael Miguel – best known for his role in the 2013 telenovela Chiquititas – and his parents.
March 1987, a man lies dead in a south London pub car park, an axe in his head. This true crime docudrama series examines the still unsolved murder of private detective Daniel Morgan.
Keith and Sherri Papini's seemingly idyllic family life is shattered when Sherri vanishes from their northern California neighborhood, triggering a frenzied search that becomes news around the world.
Kurt Wallander is thrown into a world he does not master - the computing world. An empty taxi found, heavily bloodstained and battered. Two young girls are taken in for questioning and admits murder of the taxi driver, but does not tell where the body is. The day after a man is found lying dead at an ATM with the bank statement in his hand. Two seemingly different cases, or do they have anything to do with each other? Kurt Wallander is trying to find answers, but he does not recognize himself - he feels unwell, dizzy and is forced to go to hospital.
Police detective Ian Hunt's life fell apart ten years ago when his young daughter Maggie disappeared without a trace. Now working as a police dispatcher, the only thing that has kept him going is his implacable refusal to accept that she might be gone forever. When he receives a distress call from a young girl he is certain is Maggie, he will stop at nothing to find her and reunite his broken family, whatever the cost.