Discover half-hidden chateaux & artists' country houses; walk boat or dance by the river; explore old towns & country footpaths; & eat in family-run restaurants with 1950s decor--and prices to match Based on over 20 years' experience of exploring the Paris countryside by train each visit

Includes:: the essential historical context & practical information to help you discover places unknown to many Parisians Written with humor & a flair for the unusual & authentic the text is illustrated with original photos & local maps It

Includes:: a unique guide to using the excellent local train network



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Millions die on the Western Front but in East Africa a quite different war is being waged
- one with little point & which is so
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One of the nineteenth century's most successful & most frequently revived plays An Ideal Husband has divided critics more than any other of Wilde's plays Treating political intrigue financial fraud blackmail scandal & spin & the role of women in public life it is a play which engaged with issues of vital importance to its late-Victorian audience which continue to resonate today Sos Eltis a specialist in Victorian drama & its relation to women's issues provides a stimulating new perspective on An Ideal Husband through an introduction that looks at its relation with contemporary social purity campaigns women's rights & political scandals The introduction also gives a substantial performance history with particular reference to the play's film versions & the influential Peter Hall theatre production ...

Sir Robert Chiltern (Northam) is a successful Government minister with a loving wife He is threatened when a lady (Moore) appears with damning evidence of a past misdeed Sir Robert turns for help to his friend Lord Goring (Everett) an apparently idle philanderer who takes matters in hand in this wicked yet touching comedy based on the play by Oscar Wilde ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The first three series of the Sky 1 comedy travelogue in which Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant send Karl Pilkington who doesn&t like travelling off around the globe to various destinations including New Zealand China Alaska Africa America & Japan Hoping the trips will force Karl out of his comfort zone broaden his mind & change his outlook on the world the pair keep in touch with him by telephone from London as he offers his unique insights on some of the world&s most iconic sights including amongst others the Great Wall of China Christ the Redeemer in Brazil & Petra in Jordan ...

Presenting the Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington Adventurer Philosopher Idiot Karl Pilkington isn't keen on travelling Given the choice he'll go on holiday to Devon or Wales or at a push eat English food on a package holiday in Majorca Which isn't exactly Michael Palin is it? So what happened when he was convinced by Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant to go on an epic adventure to see the Seven Wonders of the World? Travel broadens the mind right? You'd think so Find out in Karl Pilkington's hilarious travel diaries' He is a moron A completely round empty-headed part-chimp Manc' RICKY GERVAIS' He'd have been happier in medieval times in a village where you didn't travel beyond the local community' STEPHEN MERCHANT ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant send long-suffering whipping boy Karl Pilkington on a quest to discover the Seven Wonders of the World & hilarity ensues Not a man known for his taste (seeking out English food in Spain!) or wisdom (his take on the Pyramids &A crap design all the space at the bottom & nowt at the top&) Pilkington&s journey is the stuff of legend & has to be seen to be believed ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The first three series of the Sky 1 comedy travelogue in which Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant send Karl Pilkington who doesn&t like travelling off around the globe to various destinations including New Zealand China Alaska Africa America & Japan Hoping the trips will force Karl out of his comfort zone broaden his mind & change his outlook on the world the pair keep in touch with him by telephone from London as he offers his unique insights on some of the world&s most iconic sights including amongst others the Great Wall of China Christ the Redeemer in Brazil & Petra in Jordan ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Everyone&s favourite reluctant traveller is back in the departure lounge But this time Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant are sending Karl Pilkington around the world with a list of the ultimate things to do before you die Armed with this definitive bucket list Karl will be dispatched to far flung corners of the world to swim with dolphins travel Route 66 & stay on a private desert island in an attempt to prove whether these so called &things to do before you die& really are what they&re cracked up to be After seeing the Seven Wonders Karl&s not exactly eager to travel again so he&s only agreed to do another series if the rules change Karl wants to choose where he goes & what he does from the Bucket List Ricky & Steve are both happy to go along with Karl&s wishes to get him through the departure gates Once Karl&s back on the road they&ll be back to their old tricks though throwing in unwelcome surprises for Karl along the way to make sure he&s always pushed out of his comfort zone Actors Karl Pilkington Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant Certificate 15 years & over Languages English Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players
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Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free blu-ray player in order to play United Kingdom released Blu-Ray Region ABC DVD LANGUAGES English (Dolby DTS 51 ) English (Subtitles ) WIDESCREEN (1781) SPECIAL FEATURES Commentary Deleted Scenes Interactive Menu Photo Gallery Scene Access SYNOPSIS An Idiot Abroad is a British travel documentary television series broadcast on Sky 1 & Science as well as spin-off books published by Canongate Books 1 created by Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant & starring Karl Pilkington 2 The ongoing theme of both the television series & the books is that Pilkington has no interest in global travel so Merchant & Gervais make him travel while they themselves stay in the United Kingdom & monitor his progress A three-part Christmas special was shown from 30 November 2012 to 14 December 2012 on Sky 1 Pilkington is joined by actor Warwick Davis travelling around the Marco Polo route On 21 December 2012 a fourth episode entitled "A Commentary" was broadcast; it featured Davis Pilkington & Gervais commenting on Episode 3 An Idiot Abroad
- Series 3 (An Idiot Abroad 3 ) (Karl Pilkington An Idiot Abroad Series Three ) (Blu-Ray) Actors Karl Pilkington Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant & Warwick Davis Certificate 15 years & over Languages English
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