Describes post-war Britain from a theatrical perspective. This book examines the constant interplay between theater & society from the resurgent optimism of the Attlee years to the satire boom of the Sixties & the growth of political theater under Tony Blair in the post-Iraq period. ...

Over three programmes David Attenborough travels from Kenya to California, investigating the contesting claims about the current state of our planet. In the first programme he examines the extinction crisis, measuring the disappearance of some species against the mass of life that still remains undiscovered; in the second, he explores this crisis further, examining its causes; & finally, in the third, he looks at the possible courses of action open to us in the coming century. ...

Looks at the different ways in which 'realism' & reality have been understood in art history, with a focus on debates about the real within photography. Emphasising the role of art in shaping, as well as reflecting, notions of the real, this book features contributions from a number of contemporary artists. ...

Hannah Buchan thinks herself ordinary. She is not the revolutionary child that her painter mother & famous radical father had hoped for. Raised in the creative chaos of 1960s America, Hannah vows to reject her parents' liberal lifestyle, & settles instead for typical family life in a nondescript corner of Maine. ...

Frank Capra directs Spender Tracy & Katharine Hepburn in this classic satirical comedy. Tracy plays Grant Matthews, a prospective candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, backed by his mistress, newspaper mogul Kay Thorndyke (Angela Lansbury). In order to present a more wholesome image, Matthews convinces his estranged wife Mary (Hepburn) to pose as his devoted spouse. Mary agrees because she thinks he might make a good president, but when Matthews corrupts his principles for votes, Mary realises she has made a mistake. Only when Matthews publicly admits his dishonesty does he prove himself worthy of Mary's respect
- & her love.
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Double bill of classic films: ' State of the Union' is a 1948 Frank Capra-directed comedy starring Spender Tracy & Katharine Hepburn. Tracy plays Grant Matthews, a prospective candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, backed by his mistress, newspaper mogul Kay Thorndyke (Angela Lansbury). In order to present a more wholesome image, Matthews convinces his estranged wife Mary (Hepburn) to pose as his devoted spouse. Mary agrees because she thinks he might make a good president, but when Matthews corrupts his principles for votes, Mary realises she has made a mistake. In ' Rooster Cogburn' (1975), sequel to ' True Grit', John Wayne returns as the grizzled, one-eyed lawman Rooster Cogburn. This time around, the rough & ready yet primed for a good cause Cogburn teams up with prim missionary Eula Goodnight (Katharine Hepburn) in the search for the men who killed her father. ...

Aims to provide an annual astronomy review suitable for the popular science level reader. This book covers major astronomical news on topics beyond the Solar System & place them in the context of the longer term goals that astronomers & astrophysicists around the world are aiming for. ...

Including a section on ' Wildlife Conservation in a Time of War', this title brings together international conservation experts & writers to discuss issues in the conservation of wildlife & wild places. It features twenty essays that are intermixed with poetry & photos that capture our connection to the wild. ...