On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary & his sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings to conquer Mount Everest, the highest place on earth. They became heroes. But who was Tenzing? In this text, Tenzing himself tells the story of the climb & its reception. ...

Andrzej Wajda's film follows on from his earlier work, ' Man Of Marble' (1977), telling the story of Maciej Tomczyk played by Jerzy Radziwilowicz. Maciej is a young worker involved in the Polish anti-Communist labour movement, carrying the role on from his father who was killed in the 1970 protests. However, a journalist is assigned by the state to discredit Tomczyk & the Solidarity movement by any means possible. ...

While Angela Throgmorton dusts, mops & cleans, Old Tom is struck down by a sudden illness, leaving him bedridden. But where did that freshly baked cake go? So begins a hilarious chase through the dark streets, with Angela determined to unmask the Man of Mystery! ...

Set in Dublin in the 1960s, this is the story of a bus conductor who entertains his passengers with a mixture of poetry, prose & excerpts from Oscar Wilde. He decides to put on the play ' Salome' at the local church, but after finding his leading lady he faces oppostion from the local butcher, his own sister & other locals, all of which condemn the play. ...

The second part of C.S. " Todd" Andrews' autobiography tells of his life after 1924 & his determination to help shape a new Irel&, as well as his forthright evocation of the personalities who helped to form Ireland's social & intellectual climate during his own lifetime. ...