' This night will be bad & tomorrow will be beyond imagining' It's Christmas-time in the Stanton family house presents carol singing good cheer But for eleven-year-old Will Stanton something sinister has begun inching round his subconscious shouting silent warnings he can't decipher Then on Midwinter Day Will wakes up to a different world
- silent covered in snow & ancient forest a world of another time A world where evil lurks Because Will is not the ordinary boy he always thought he was He is the last of the Old Ones & the power to vanquish the evil magic of the Dark lies within him

Includes:: exclusive material In the Backstory you can read an interview with the author & discover the ancient beliefs that inspired the story Vintage Children's Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds & the adults in their lives Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book & Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas & The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time


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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 film adaptation of Susan Cooper&s acclaimed The Dark Is Rising Sequence tells the story of Will Stanton a boy whose everyday life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of the " Old Ones" a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the Dark As he uncovers a series of mysterious clues some dating back to the founding of Britain & others going all the way back to biblical times Will discovers that with the & Dark& once again rising the future of the world rests in his hands ...

Sam grew up in the shadow of the secret state Her father was an undercover agent full of tall stories about tradecraft & traitors Then he died killed in the line of duty Now Sam has travelled to Hoy in Orkney to piece together the puzzle of her father's past Haunted by echoes of childhood holidays Sam is sure the truth lies buried here somewhere What she finds is a tiny island of dramatic skies swooping birds rugged sea stacks & just four hundred people An island remote enough to shelter someone who doesn't want to be found An island small enough to keep a secret ...

Sam's father was an undercover agent full of tall stories about tradecraft & traitors Then he died killed in the line of duty Now Sam has travelled to Hoy in Orkney to piece together the puzzle of her father's past What she finds is a tiny island of just four hundred people An island remote enough to shelter someone who doesn't want to be found An island small enough to keep a secret ...

Give yourself double the fun with this Batman Begins The Dark Knight double pack Batman Begins Genius of mystery & intrigue Christopher Nolan (Memento) helms this prequel to the Batman films based on the DC Comics series explaining how Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) the billionaire prince of Gotham whose parents were killed in an alleyway mugging transformed into the crime-fighting superhero With flashbacks to his privileged childhood young Master Wayne as he is called by the butler Alfred (Michael Caine) develops a terrible fear of bats when he falls through the backyard garden into a hidden cave As a young adult Wayne lives among the League of Shadows a martial arts group in the mountains of Asia His leaders Ra&s al Ghul (Ken Watanabe) & Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson) teach him strength endurance & unfortunately evil against which he naturally rebels Returning to Gotham & reinstating himself as a dapper socialite & the rightful heir to his parents& enterprise Wayne quickly devises his secret identity commanding help from the gadgetry expert Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman) With one eye on his childhood playmate Rachel (Katie Holmes) now a beautiful woman & dedicated lawyer & the other on his mission to save Gotham from criminal corruption Batman makes his fledgling debut But when the blue-blooded mastermind Dr Crane (Cillian Murphy) who steals every scene with chilling menace taints the water system with a hallucinatory substance Batman realises he has met his first true opponent An attitude of grave seriousness elevates Batman Begins above more cartoony Batman movies as Nolan crafts a dark drama that thrives on sci-fi intrigue Bale strides into the role with grace adding refinement that is seldom seen in action-oriented films & while the action scenes explode with high-tech glitz & fast-moving thrills they are evenly placed among sequences of plot & character development making for a complex & satisfying viewing experience The Dark Knight Director Christopher Nolan (The Prestige) returns to Gotham City with this sequel to the critically-acclaimed fan favourite Batman Begins In The Dark Knight Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman The Fifth Element) & District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart No Reservations) Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organisations that plague the city streets The partnership proves to be effective but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal psychotic mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker (Heath Ledger Brokeback Mountain) What ensues will blow your mind away From its release on the big screen The Dark Knight has fast become one of the biggest grossing films world-wide Actors Christian Bale Heath Ledger Morgan Freeman Michael Caine Gary Oldman Aaron Eckhart Maggie Gyllenhaal Eric Roberts Anthony Michael Hall Nestor Carbonell Melinda Mc Graw Nathan Gamble & Michael Jai White Director Christopher Nolan Certificate 12 years & over Year 2005 ; 2008 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English
- Dolby True HD (51)
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Following on from Batman Begins director Christopher Nolan & Christian Bale reunite for The Dark Knight With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon & newly appointed District Attorney Harvey Dent Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets The partnership proves to be effective but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker Gotham Uncovered Creation of a Scene
- Director Christopher Nolan & creative collaborators unmask the incredible detail & planning behind the film including stunt staging filming in IMAX & the new Bat-suit & Bat-pod Batman Tech
- The incredible gadgets & tools (in HD) Batman Unmasked The Psychology of The Dark Knight
- Delve into the psyche of Bruce Wayne & the world of Batman through real-world psychotherapy (in HD) Gotham Tonight
- 6 episodes of Gotham Cable&s premier news program The Galleries
- The Joker cards concept art poster art production stills trailers & TV spots Actors Christian Bale Heath Ledger Morgan Freeman Michael Caine Gary Oldman Aaron Eckhart Maggie Gyllenhaal Eric Roberts Anthony Michael Hall Nestor Carbonell Melinda Mc Graw Nathan Gamble & Michael Jai White Director Christopher Nolan Certificate 12 years & over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen 2401 ; Widescreen 1781 Languages English
- Dolby True HD (51) Additional Languages Portugese ; Spanish ; French ; German ; Italian Subtitles Catalan ; Dutch ; English ; Spanish ; French ; German ; Italian ; Korean ; Portuguese ; Chinese ; Danish ; Norwegian ; Swedish ; Finnish





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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Batman Gordon & Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by a terrorist mastermind known only as the Joker as he drives each of them to their limits ...

The anniversary celebration of Frank Miller’s epic interpretation of the Dark Knight’s future continues with this new slipcase edition at DC’s Deluxe Edition trim size that reprints each issue of the original DARK KNIGHT RETURNS miniseries in its own hardcover volume all in a beautifully designed slipcase It is ten years after an aging Batman has retired & Gotham City has sunk into decadence & lawlessness Now as his city needs him most the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory Joined by Carrie Kelly a teenaged Robin Batman takes to the streets to end the threat of the mutant gangs that have overrun the city & after facing off against The Joker & Two-Face for the final time Batman finds himself in mortal combat with his former ally Superman in a battle that only one will survive ...

It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night turning in that instant from hero to fugitive Assuming the blame for the death of DA Harvey Dent the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he & Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good For a time the lie worked as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda Far more dangerous however is the emergence of Bane a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile But even if he dons the cape & cowl again Batman may be no match for Bane Extra Content ...

It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night turning in that instant from hero to fugitive Assuming the blame for the death of DA Harvey Dent the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he & Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good For a time the lie worked as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda Far more dangerous however is the emergence of Bane a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile But even if he dons the cape & cowl again Batman may be no match for Bane ...