Orkney's Italian Chapel was built by Italian POWs held on the island during the Second World War. In the sixty-five years since it was built it has become an enduring symbol of peace & hope around the world. This title tells the story of who built the chapel, how it came into existence & survived against all the odds. ...

This is the story of the Orkneymen of Norwegian extraction who established an Earldom of Norway in the Northern Scottish Isles a thousand years ago, & whose descendants held sway over the Hebrides & Northern Mainland of Scotland for several centuries. ...

First masculine, then feminine, Orlando begins life as a young sixteenth-century nobleman, then gallops through the centuries to end up as a woman writer. This is a mock 'biography' of a chameleon-like historical figure who changes sex & identity at will. ...

A critical film in the history of British Cinema, Sally Potter's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's witty modernist novel took eight years to make it to the screen & is a meticulously crafted commentary on all things English as well as being a wonderfully romantic tale. Tilda Swinton stars as the eponymous hero who lives for 500 years & changes sex halfway. Granted a favour of immortality from Quentin Crisp's archetypal Queen Elizabeth I, Orlando proceeds to spend the next few centuries in search of love, life & adventure. ...

Outlines the favourite destination for fun seekers, the home of theme parks & a Mecca for British tourists. The highlights include summaries of the seven major theme parks, including Sea World, Discovery Cove, Universal Studios & a whole section on Disney World. ...