The art of Franz & Ferdinand Bauer was praised by the poet & botanist Johann Goethe as the perfect expression of the aims of botanical illustration The book examines the contrasting lives of Franz (1758-1840) for 50 years the resident artist at Kew Gardens & Ferdinand (1760-1826) who led a life of travel & adventure as a natural history artist including participating in the historic voyage to Australia of HMS Investigator in the early nineteenth century It is illustrated with images from the superb archive of Bauer drawings at the Natural History Museum Library many of which have never been published before These include beautiful & finely detailed watercolours of flowering plants collected from across the world pioneering microscopical drawings of plant anatomy & pictures of the newly discovered animals from the coasts of Australia The book is published to tie-in with a new art exhibition opening at the Natural History Museum in November 2015 ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Chesapeake Bay is a seaside town that relies on water & the dockside tourism it brings to the community When two biological researchers find a staggering level of toxicity in the water they attempt to alert the mayor before the situation gets out of control However the mayor refuses to raise the alarm in fear of creating a panic among the citizens of the docile town As a result a deadly plague is unleashed turning the people of Chesapeake Bay into hosts for a mutant breed of parasites Taking control of their minds & eventually their bodies the parasites soon cause the town to descend in absolute terror as they quickly realise the harrowing reality they are faced with Actors Kristen Connolly Jane Mc Neill Christopher Denham Kether Donohue Michael Beasley Andy Stahl Anthony Reynolds Lauren Cohn David Andalman Dave Hager Jody Thompson Mellie Boozer Stephen Kunken John Harrington Bland & Stacy Rabon Director Barry Levinson Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Screen 1851 Languages English Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 24 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs Actors Kristen Connolly Jane Mc Neill Christopher Denham Kether Donohue Michael Beasley Andy Stahl Anthony Reynolds Lauren Cohn David Andalman Dave Hager Jody Thompson Mellie Boozer Stephen Kunken John Harrington Bland & Stacy Rabon Director Barry Levinson Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Languages English Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Region Region 2
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The vivid scenes on the Bayeux Tapestry depict the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 It is one of Europe&s greatest treasures & its own story is full of drama & surprise Who commissioned the tapestry? Was it Bishop Odo William&s ruthless half-brother? Or Harold&s dynamic sister Edith juggling for a place in the new court? Hicks shows us this world & the miracle of the tapestry&s making the stitches dyes & strange details in the margins For centuries it lay ignored in Bayeux cathedral until its &discovery& in the eighteenth century It became a symbol of power as well as art townsfolk saved it during the French Revolution; Napoleon displayed it to promote his own conquest; the Nazis strove to make it their own; & its influence endures today This marvellous book packed with thrilling stories shows how we remake history in every age & how a great work of art has a life of its own ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play When the ruthless Oodie brothers the sweatiest outlaws south of the Mason-Dixon line get a visit from Celeste (Eva Longoria) they are offered a job that sounds too easy to be true
- to rescue Celeste&s godson from her mafioso ex-husband Carlos (Billy Bob Thornton) The crazy trio take the case not knowing that Carlos has a few tricks up his sleeve
- tricks such as crooked cops a ferocious gang of Tomahawk-wielding bikers a team of strippers-turned-assassins & a truckload of apocalyptic road pirates Welcome to the world of The Baytown Outlaws
- the biggest redneck kick-ass bonanza of the year! Actors Billy Bob Thornton Eva Longoria Paul Wesley Zoe Bell Natalie Martinez Daniel Cudmore Thomas Brodie-Sangster Andre Braugher & Michael Rapaport Director Barry Battles Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Screen 2401 Languages English Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; French ; German ; Italian Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 39 minutes (approx)


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The short story OBITS won the 2016 Edgar for best short story The No 1 bestselling author delivers an 'outstanding' (USA Today) collection of thrilling stories introducing each one with a fascinating piece on when where or how he came to write it There is a treasure here for every reader a man who keeps reliving exactly the same life repeating his mistakes over & over again; a columnist who kills people by writing their obituaries; a poignant tale about the end of the human race & a firework competition between neighbours which reaches an explosive climax & exclusive to this paperback edition (and the e Book from 6 September) a brand new story ' Cookie Jar''I made them especially for you' says King ' Feel free to examine them but please be careful The best of them have teeth'TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMSIntroduction Mile 81 Premium Harmony Batman & Robin Have an Altercation The Dune Bad Little Kid A Death The Bone Church Morality Afterlife Ur Herman Wouk Is Still Alive Under the Weather Blockade Billy Mister Yummy Tommy The Little Green God of Agony Cookie Jar That Bus Is Another World Obits Drunken Fireworks Summer Thunder ...

The BBC is one of the most important institutions in Britain; it is also one of the most misunderstood Despite its claim to be independent & impartial & the constant accusations of a liberal bias the BBC has always sided with the elite As Tom Mills demonstrates we are only getting the news that the Establishment wants aired in public Throughout its existence the BBC has been in thrall to those in power This was true in 1926 when it stood against the workers during the General Strike & since then the Corporation has continued to mute the voices of those who oppose the status quo miners in 1984; anti-war protesters in 2003; those who offer alternatives to austerity economics since 2008 From the outset much of its activity has been scrutinised by the secret services at the invitation of those in charge Since the 1990s the BBC has been integrated into the market while its independence from government & big business has been steadily eroded The BBC is an important & timely examination of a crucial public institution that is constantly under threat ...

Tracklist Star Wars Lawrence Of Arabia Superman The Great Escape ET (Flying & Finale) James Bond Themes Medley Chariots Of Fire Raiders Of The Lost Ark The Magnificent Seven Moulin Rouge ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A collection of BBC adaptations featuring Arthur Conan Doyle&s celebrated super-sleuth A Study In Scarlet Peter Cushing stars as the intrepid private eye Sherlock Holmes & has to perform a little forensic investigation The Boscombe Valley Mystery Peter Cushing stars as Sherlock Holmes in another unfathomable mystery story with Nigel Stock as his faithful sidekick The Hound Of The Baskervilles Classic two-part story starring Peter Cushing & Nigel Stock as the inquisitive pair dealing first-hand with an horrific bestial menace The Sign of Four One of the most exotic tales in the Sherlock Holmes collection this story features lost treasure a murderous pigmy a beautiful wronged woman with whom Watson falls in love a mad & mysterious pair of twins & a thrilling deadly chase along the Thames These elements have made the mystery a real favourite amongst Holmes aficionados & this episode stands as a faithful but fast-paced adaptation of a much-loved novel The Blue Carbuncle This represents one of the series& most engaging & unashamedly enjoyable stories concerning a mystery memorably described by Holmes as &one of those whimsical little incidents which will happen when you have 4 million human beings all jostling each other within the space of a few square miles& Although Holmes holds the key to an innocent man&s liberty the story brims with humourous touches & sees Watson & his friend in fine festive form joking & laughing their way through a wild goose chase encountering comic characters & Dickensian crooks The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002) The ancient legend of the Baskervilles has persisted in the family history for generations It is Sir Charles&s mysterious death in the grounds of Baskerville Hall that brings Holmes & Watson to the scene of one of their most famous & intriguing cases
- the mystery of the legendary hellhound of Dartmoor This new adaptation of & Hound of the Baskervilles& portrays Holmes & Watson as young & athletic men in their mid-thirties much closer to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle&s original vision in contrast to the mature & paternalistic figures of previous versions of the story The Case of the Silk Stocking November 1902 Fog & shadows engulf the city The murky world of the menacing London docks collide with the glamour & glitter of Edwardian high society as sleuth Sherlock Holmes & Dr John H Watson are reunited to solve a case which threatens to overwhelm the privilege & tranquillity of aristocratic society When the murder of a penniless shop-girl is linked to the body of debutante Lady Alice Burnham Holmes immediately begins to piece together the clues a pair of dancing shoes a rogue fingerprint a strong smell of chloroform a broken glass The duo must use everything at their disposal to prevent another death a perilous public disguise a high risk trap a clandestine exhumation Notwithstanding the absurd reticence of the nobility & the blunderings of the police Holmes inches closer to his extraordinary conclusions But he has not calculated for the complex & dark passions of his adversary The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle A semi-autobiographical drama based on Arthur Conan Doyle came to conceive the idea of the super-sleuth & its personification in Sherlock Holmes Actors Peter Cushing Nigel Stock Ed Bishop Victor Brooks Ballard Berkeley Philip Bond Ann Bell James Beck Richard Roxburgh Ian Hart Richard E Grant John Nettles Geraldine James Rupert Everett Douglas Henshall & Brian Cox Director David Attwood Simon Cellan Jones & Cilla Ware Certificate 15 years & over Year 1968 ; 1965 ; 2002 ; 2005 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Subtitles English for the hard of hearing Duration 9 hours 35 minutes (approx)

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A 20th anniversary edition of this million copy bestseller with a new introduction by John Niven a classic story of paradise found
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