Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Audie Murphy the most decorated American soldier in World War Two stars as himself in this action-packed war drama based on his autobiography Murphy grew up in Texas & joined the army in order to provide for his siblings When war broke out he showed great strength in the face of enemy fire proving his courage many times in an adventure which took him from Italy to France & all the way into Germany Actors Audie Murphy Marshall Thompson David Janssen Mary Field Richard Castle Felix Noriego Jack Kelly Charles Drake Denver Pyle Art Aragon Bruce Cowling & Brett Halsey Director Jesse Hibbs Certificate PGYear 1955 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 42 minutes (approx) ...

SHORTLISTED FOR CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS' Paris-Roubaix is the best race in the world & knocks spots off the Tour de France' Sir Bradley Wiggins Paris-Roubaix The Hell of the North The ultimate monument in cycling's Classics More than 150 miles across dusty or muddy roads much of it puncture-inducing & bone-breaking cobblestones Even professional riders blanche at the very mention of it Tour de France winners (with the notable exception of Wiggins in 2014) make their excuses from it So why on earth would an amateur even dare to attempt it? In To Hell on a Bike Iain Mac Gregor does just that & as he prepares for the ride of his life he explores the history & culture of this extraordinary race With insights from legends of the sport trainers mechanics & fellow writers as well as those who have maintained the traditions of Paris-Roubaix since its inception over a century ago it is the ultimate story of the ultimate cycling challenge ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Eliseo (Javier C&225;mara I'm So Excited!) is ugly lame & single He still hasn't found the woman of his dreams & he doesn't really know what love is Nati (Carmen Machi) is similarly ugly she's missing one breast & is currently separated She's just met the man of her dreams but she doesn't know what real love is either Eliseo on the other hand fears that the worst is just around the corner whilst Nati fantasises that the best is yet to come When Eliseo's mother dies their two paths cross for the first time in twenty years giving them one last chance to find happiness & love But what happens when your ideal woman is married to your brother? Actors Javier Camara Carmen Machi Juan Diego Directors Nacho G Velilla Format PALLanguage Spanish Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio Unknown Number of discs 1 ...

A masterful short story collection including a rarely seen OLD KINGDOM novella Garth Nix proves he is a master of the short story with this intriguing collection of tales Leading with the novella TO HOLD THE BRIDGE fans of Garth Nix will be more than satisfied with the richly detailed & thrilling tale of Charter Magic & a deathly duel Fans new & old will delight in the subsequent tales including fantasy & science fiction with witches vampires strange worlds & stranger creatures making their appearance ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play It takes a traitor & a hero 1645 After years of civil war King Charles I is overthrown & two heroes have emerged
- Lord General Thomas Fairfax & his best friend & deputy General Oliver Cromwell Their friendship is threatened when Fairfax & his wife conspire to return the King to power & Cromwell instead orders his execution seizing control His armies spread violence & fear throughout the country & Fairfax realizes Cromwell must be stopped & their bond as two comrades-at-arms irreparably broken Actors Tim Roth Dougray Scott Olivia Williams James Bolam Corin Redgrave Finbar Lynch Julian Rhind-Tutt Adrian Scarborough Jeremy Swift & Rupert Everett Director Mike Barker Certificate 12 years & over Year 2003 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 38 minutes (approx)
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One of a series of fiction titles for schools Scout the keen-eyed narrator & her brother Jem interrupt their games to champion their lawyer father when in a hostile racist town in the American South he battles to defend Tom who is black & accused of murder ...

' Shoot all the Bluejays you want if you can hit 'em but remember it's a sin to kill a Mockingbird'A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel
- a black man charged with the rape of a white girl Through the young eyes of Scout & Jem Finch Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race & class in the Deep South of the thirties The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice violence & hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice But the weight of history will only tolerate so much-
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' Shoot all the bluejays you want if you can hit 'em but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird' Meet Scout the narrator of this book Her story is one of Deep South summers fights at school & playing in the street The spooky house of her mysterious neighbour Boo Radley sags dark & forbidding nearby Her brother Jem & her friend Dill want to make Boo come outside Her story is about justice When Scout's father a lawyer agrees to defend a black man against an accusation by a white girl he must battle the prejudice of the whole town It's about imagination
- not just the kind you need for childhood games Because you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes & walk around in them 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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' Shoot all the bluejays you want if you can hit 'em but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird'A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel
- a black man charged with the rape of a white girl Through the young eyes of Scout & Jem Finch Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race & class in the Deep South of the 1930s The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice violence & hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice But the weight of history will only tolerate so much To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming-of-age story an anti-racist novel a historical drama of the Great Depression & a sublime example of the Southern writing tradition
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' Shoot all the bluejays you want if you can hit 'em but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird' Atticus Finch gives this advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of this classic novel
- a black man charged with attacking a white girl Through the eyes of Scout & Jem Finch Lee explores the issues of race & class in the Deep South of the 1930s with compassion & humour She also creates one of the great heroes of literature in their father whose lone struggle for justice pricks the conscience of a town steeped in prejudice & hypocrisy
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