Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play In The Railway Children 2000 Jenny Agutter (who played Bobbie in a 1970 film version) stars as Mother alongside Sir Richard Attenborough in a Masterpiece Theater television presentation of Edith Nesbit&s popular novel Set in Yorkshire at the dawn of the 20th century The Railway Children is the story of three children whose father has been wrongfully imprisoned for espionage though they know nothing of this; their mother refuses to tell them why the police took away their father The children spend their free time exploring the mystery of their father&s disappearance & gazing at the nearby railroad in the hope that it will somehow bring them an answer After they help prevent an accident on the railroad the children are befriended by a mysterious old gentleman (Attenborough) who may be able to provide some answers ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Starring Jenny Agutter as the oldest daughter of an Edwardian family thrown on hard times when their father is wrongly sent to prison The Railway Children avert a train disaster save an imperiled steeple chaser & reunite an exiled Russian with his wife all with equal enterprise Based on the novel by Edith Nesbit Actors Dinah Sheridan Bernard Cribbins William Mervyn Iain Cuthbertson Jenny Agutter Sally Thomsett Gary F Warren Peter Bromilow Ann Lancaster Gordon Whiting Beatrix Mackey Deddie Davies David Lodge & Christopher Witty Director Lionel Jeffries Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1970 Screen Widescreen 1661 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 39 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
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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 E Nesbit&s family favourite & The Railway Children& follows the story of Roberta (Bobbie) Phyllis & Peter three sheltered siblings who suffer a huge upheaval when their father is falsely imprisoned The children & their mother now penniless are forced to move from London to rural Yorkshire into a new home next to a railway line Dealing with themes of justice the importance of family & the kindness of strangers the event is filmed from the National Railway Museum in Yorkshire featuring the train from the original much-loved film York Theatre Royal s Olivier award-winning production of & The Railway Children& has been imaginatively adapted by Mike Kenny & Damian Cruden & beautifully directed for the screen by Ross Mac Gibbon ...

In 1851 England the city of London anticipates the grand opening of the Great Expedition Excitement is mounting with each engineering triumph of the railways but not everyone feels like celebrating A sudden attack hits the London to Birmingham mail train & it is looted & derailed Planned with military precision Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck fights to untangle a web of murder blackmail & destruction As Colbeck closes in on the criminal masterminds events take an unexpected turn when the beautiful Madeline daughter of the injured train driver becomes a pawn in the criminals game With time running out good & evil new & old battle against each other But will the long arm of the law have speed on its side? Full of historical detail unexpected twists & memorable characters this is a mystery that will surprise you at every turn REVIEWS "A thoroughly enjoyable Victorian crime novel a must for aficionados For the general reader in search of fresh entertainment & well worth reading" Historical Novels Review" ...

FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE LAST PEARL & DANCING AT THE VICTORY CAFE this is a beautiful novel about family secrets betrayal & redemption Deep in the dales of the West Riding Fells lies Scarsbeck a remote village peopled by a close-knit community of colourful characters Ellie Birkett steadfastly resisting her mother's attempts to marry her off; Vicar Hardy wrestling with the temptations of the flesh; Ezra Bulstrode village headmaster with an unhealthy dedication to the education of his young students; & enigmatic woman Beth Wildman who believes she can foresee the future Surrounded by wild moorland & the majestic Yorkshire peaks time seems to stand still in this magical corner of the world But change is on its way The dales echo with fearsome noise; construction scars the hillside the railway is coming
- right through Scarsbeck village & with the arrival of a huge workforce charged with building the railway the peaceful idyll is shattered for ever Praise for Leah Fleming 'I enjoyed it enormously It's a moving & compelling story about a lifetime's journey in search of the truth' RACHEL HORE 'A born storyteller' KATE ATKINSON
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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 Colin Firth Nicole Kidman & Stellan Skarsgård star in this war drama adapted from Eric Lomax&s memoirs about his experiences in a POW camp While serving in the Second World War British Army officer Eric Lomax (Jeremy Irvine) is captured & held prisoner by the Japanese He is brutally tortured & forced along with his fellow captives to build the Thai-Burma Railway Many years later an older Lomax (Firth) is still traumatised by the experience Supported by his wife Patti (Kidman) & friend Finlay (Skarsgård) he decides to track down one of his torturers Takashi Nagase (Hiroyuki Sanada) hoping to find the answers that will enable him to finally let go of the hatred he has held for so long ...

' Exquisitely written & deeply felt a true book of wonders' Geraldine Brooks 'A lovely absorbing & uplifting read' ML Stedman'overflows with gratitude for the hard beautiful things of this world' Helen Garner In 1948 in a small town on the land's edge in the strange space at a war's end a widow a poet & a doctor each try to find their own peace & their own new story Anikka Lachlan has all she ever wanted--until a random act transforms her into another post-war widow destined to raise her daughter on her own Awash in grief she looks for answers in the pages of her favourite books & tries to learn the most difficult lesson of all how to go on living A local poet Roy Mc Kinnon who found poetry in the mess of war has lost his words & his hope His childhood friend Dr Frank Draper also seeks to reclaim his pre-war life but is haunted by his failure to help those who needed him most--the survivors of the Nazi concentration camps Then one day on the mantle of her sitting room Ani finds a poem She knows neither where it came from nor who its author is But she has her suspicions An unexpected & poignant love triangle emerges between Ani the poem & the poet--whoever he may be Written in clear shining prose The Railwayman's Wife explores the power of beginnings & endings
- & how difficult it can be to tell them apart It is an exploration of life tragedy & joy of connection & separation longing & acceptance & an unadulterated celebration of love
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Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2015 Currently filming for BBC programme Full Steam Ahead Britain's railways have been a vital part of national life for nearly 200 years Transforming lives & landscapes they have left their mark on everything from timekeeping to tourism As a self-contained world governed by distinctive rules & traditions the network also exerts a fascination all its own From the classical grandeur of Newcastle station to the ceaseless traffic of Clapham Junction from the mysteries of Brunel's atmospheric railway to the lost routines of the great marshalling yards Simon Bradley explores the world of Britain's railways the evolution of the trains & the changing experiences of passengers & workers The Victorians' private compartments railway rugs & footwarmers have made way for air-conditioned carriages with airline-type seating but the railways remain a giant & diverse anthology of structures from every period & parts of the system are the oldest in the world Using fresh research keen observation & a wealth of cultural references Bradley weaves from this network a remarkable story of technological achievement of architecture & engineering of shifting social classes & gender relations of safety & crime of tourism & the changing world of work The Railways shows us that to travel through Britain by train is to journey through time as well as space ...

One minute sixteen-year-old Ruby Morris is having her first proper snog with Caspar Mc Cloud in a hot tub & the next she's being bundled inside the house dripping wet cold & in her underwear Not cool As she & Caspar shiver in the kitchen it starts to rain They turn on the radio to hear panicked voices
- It's in the rain it's in the rain ' That was two weeks ago & now Ruby is totally alone People weren't prepared for the rain got caught out in it didn't realize that you couldn't drink water from the taps either Even a drip of rain would infect your blood & eat you from the inside out Ruby knows she has to get to London to find her dad but she just doesn't know where to start After rescuing all the neighbourhood dogs Ruby sets off on a journey that will take her the length of the country
- surviving in the only way she knows how

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New York Times bestselling author Linda Goodnight welcomes you back home to Honey Ridge Tennessee with another beautiful story full of hope haunting mystery & the power to win your heart Renowned yet private thriller writer Hayden Winters lives a life colored by lies Deeply ashamed of his past his hunger for an honest relationship & dreams of starting a family remain unsatisfied & he can trust no one with his secrets He's determined to outrun his personal demons but the charming old Peach Orchard Inn & a woman whose presence is as gentle as a sparrow's song stops him in his tracks Carrie Riley is afraid of everything from flying to thunderstorms & pretty much of life itself But meeting the enigmatic writer staying at the inn emboldens her to learn everything about him When they discover a vulnerable boy hiding at the inn Hayden is compelled to help Carrie protect him Soon they're led to a centuries-old mystery that haunts Hayden's sleep & his only safe haven is Carrie As the secrets of the past & present cause their lives to become entwined all that's left to come to light is love-if the grim truth doesn't tear them apart first ...