By his own admission, Mark Ormrod was a 'gravel belly', a 'bootneck' marine who loved nothing more than being in the heart of the action when things kicked off. It's what he was trained to do, all he'd ever wanted, & he relished the prospect of a tour of duty in Afghanistan. & then the unthinkable happened. ...

In one heartstopping moment Mark Ormrod's life was brutally shattered when a landmine tore off both his legs & his right arm. This is the story of how, on the brink of despair, Mark Ormrod began the greatest battle of his life
- to walk again &, 'bionic' legs, to stand shoulder to shoulder with his comrades to receive his campaign medal.
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The last time a guy felt like a tool had nothing to do with his inability to tie the perfect Windsor, select the correct fork for the second course, or fight off a bear (because that guy's dead). This title collects all the trivia & everyday knowledge any guy should know
- & tests him to make sure he's up to speed on what really matters.
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Oscar-winning adaptation of Robert Bolt's historical play. Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) has to wrestle with his conscience when he is appointed High Chancellor to King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw). The King wishes More's support in his decision to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon, in favour of Anne Boleyn. When More refuses & resigns from his office, he falls foul of a plot by Thomas Cromwell (Leo Mc Kern) to remove him permanently. ...

This series presents a wide choice of 20th-century drama. The books offer scene-by-scene analysis, structured questions & assignment suggestions for GCSE. This play portrays Sir Thomas More as a hero of "selfhood", contrasting this with the assertion that every man has his price. ...

Provocative reinterpretation of the classic story by Daniel Defoe, focusing this time not on the shipwrecked mariner (Peter O' Toole), but on his native servant, dubbed ' Friday' (Richard Roundtree). As Crusoe tries to teach his native charge the benefits of civilisation, Friday gradually begins to hate & resent him, until the tension builds to a shocking climax. ...

Western featuring two of Hollywood's greatest leading men. Glenn Ford stars as Owen Devereaux, a sadistic Civil War veteran who continues to kill for the joy of it, even after he becomes a judge. William Holden plays Del Stewart, Devereaux's marshal & ex-army pal who tries to restrain the judge's violent nature. When Devereaux's psychotic behavior forces the townspeople to take up arms against him, the former friends are pitted against each other in a brutal conflict with fatal consequences. ...