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81) Oliver Twist
Series
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Born into a miserable workhouse orphanage, Oliver eventually flees to London, where the cheerful Artful Dodger immediately befriends him and introduces him to the villainous Fagin and his gang of thieves. Temporarily rescued from the prospect of a life of crime by the kindly Mr. Brownlow, Oliver finds himself pursued by savage thief Bill Sikes and the enigmatic Monks.
83) Lennon naked
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
One of the most enduring and enigmatic figures of the 20th century, John Lennon. One quarter of the 'Fab Four,' peace activist, visual artist, and author, he was a man whose personal life was never short on drama, intrigue, and, eventually, conspiracy. Thirty years after his death, this film presents an inside look at the hugely popular musician as he moved from a Beatle to an icon.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Meet handsome Archie MacDonald, a reluctant young Scottish laird torn between his trendy London life and the call of his wild Highland ancestry. Tricked into returning to Scotland by his eccentric father and dotty mother, Archie discovers he is now the Laird of the decaying family estate, Glenbogle.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Disc one: The doctor is infected with a space virus and is soon fighting for control of his mind. Leela's only hope lies on a nearby medical satellite, where she seeks help from eccentric scientist Professor Marius and his dog-shaped computer, K-9 ; contains episodes 1-4. Disc two: Sarah is looking forward the spending Christmas with her aunt. When she arrives, she finds her aunt missing, and a surprise present from an old friend. Sarah and her aunt's...
Pub. Date
[2008- <2011>]
Language
English
Description
Follows the relationship of two contrasting communities: Lark Rise, a small hamlet gently holding onto the past, and Candleford, a neighboring market town bustling into the future. When young Laura Timmins leaves Lark Rise for a job at the Candleford post office, she discovers an eye-opening, exciting new world. In the face of scandals and feuds, she must leave her childhood behind.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Quigley, the irrepressible entrepreneur has departed suddenly. New arrival, Australian priest, Father Vincent Sheahan, has joined the fold and is soon learning the ways of the villagers. From Dermot's online confessional to a surprise takeover at the pub and further shenanigans with Liam and Donal, there's every reason for one more visit to this idyllic village.
90) Barnaby Rudge
Series
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A gripping tale of murder, conspiracy and revolt that culminates in the burning of the Newgate Prison during the anti-popery riots of 1780, Barnaby Rudge tells the story of a sweet, simple-minded youth swept up by the mob into acts of horrible violence and barbarism.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Focusing on eight iconic works of art, this series reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages. A combination of reconstruction, photography and storytelling transport the viewer back to the intense moments when great works were conceived and born: the murderous, messianic world of Baroque Rome; opulent, parvenu Amsterdam; paranoid, revolutionary Paris; Victorian England suffocating beneath riches and righteousness; the madhouses and...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"Epifania is glamorous, clever-- and also the richest woman in the world. After yet another row with her spendthrift husband, Epifania meets an intriguing Egyptian doctor. But she faces the challenge her money-mad father imposed on her before his death: She can only marry a man who can convert 150 pounds into 50,000 pounds within six months"--Container.
In the bonus play, set 40 years in the future, the king must match wits with an unruly mistress...
93) Arms and the man
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
One night, a frightened Swiss soldier of fortune climbs into the bedroom of a young Bulgarian girl and soon deflates her romantic notions about love and valor. The bonus play is set in 1796 at an inn where Napoleon rests at the start of his conquest of Italy.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"When An Age of Kings was first broadcast, it was the most conceptually ambitious Shakespeare project ever attempted for either film or television. Its fifteen parts encompassed Richard II, both parts of Henry IV, Henry V, all three parts of Henry VI and Richard III, effectively presenting a chronological history of British royalty from 1377 to 1485. An age of kings' adapter Eric Crozier cut the text into schedule-friendly 60 and 75 minute episodes....
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
The cherry orchard: Madame Ranevskaya returns to her decaying estate in pre-Revolutionary Russia after an exile in Paris. The estate and its beloved cherry orchard are threatened by Ranevskaya's financial problems, and no one seems able to do anything about it.
Talking to a stranger: A grown-up brother and sister go home to visit their elderly parents, but a series of emotional developments lead to shocking resolutions. Consists of four episodes,...
97) Hedda Gabler
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Hedda has just come back from her honeymoon, married to boring but reliable academic George. Banking on George being granted a professorship to secure a better life, things go awry when a cleaned-up ex-lover threatens to destroy everything.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"What is the profession that has enabled Mrs. Warren to give her daughter all the benefits of 'good society'? Vivie Warren discovers her mother's secrets and embraces her own power as a 'modern' woman"--Container.
In the bonus play, "Mrs. Landfrey and her three children return to England after 18 years abroad, where a chance encounter with their traditionalist husband and father quickly entangles them in a series of comic events"--Container.
100) Shakespeare retold
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Macbeth is the chef in a 3-star restaurant; Beatrice and Benedict are rival co-anchors; Titania and Bottom carouse in a tawdry theme resort; and Petruchio sets out to tame the conservative Kate in a politically incorrect marriage of convenience.