Dawn French is one of the greatest comedy actresses of our time with a career that has spanned nearly three decades Loved for her irreverant humour Dawn has achieved massive mainstream success while continuing to push boundaries & challenge stereotypes Here she describes the journey that would eventually establish her as a perhaps unlikely but nevertheless genuine national treasure Dawn began her career as part of the groundbreaking alternative comedy group the Comic Strip marking a radical departure from the more traditional comedy acts of the time Later came the all-female Girls On Top which teamed Dawn with Jennifer Saunders Ruby Wax & Tracy Ullman & firmly established women in British comedy As part of the wildly successful & much loved duo French & Saunders Dawn helped create a repetoire of brilliantly observed characters parodying popular culture & impersonating everything from Madonna & Harry Potter to The Exorcist Dawn's more recent role in the Vicar of Dibley showcased not only her talent but also her ability to take a controversial & topical issue & make it mainstream
- & very funny From her early years as an RAF child & her flat-sharing antics with Jennifer Saunders to her outspoken views on sizism & her marriage to Lenny Henry Dear Fatty will chronicle the extraordinary hilarious rise of a complex dynamic & unstoppable woman
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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 Nine-year-old Frankie & his mother Lizzie (Emily Mortimer Young Adam) have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they&ve run away from his father Lizzie has invented a story to satisfy her son&s curiosity Regularly Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father telling of his adventures as a merchant seaman in exotic lands However with his father&s make-believe ship arriving in a fortnight Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or befriending a stranger (Gerald Butler Phantom of the Opera) to fulfil her son&s need for a father Actors Emily Mortimer Jack Mc Elhone Gerard Butler Mary Riggans Sharon Small Directors Shona Auerbach Writers Andrea Gibb Producers Angus Finney Brian Kaczynski Cameron Mc Cracken Caroline Wood Duncan Reid Language English Subtitles English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 1 ...

Have you ever wondered what your Father was like as a child? Intrigued to know about how your gr&-parents met? Do you wonder what school life was like for your Mum? These are questions that lead to precious answers Award-winning 'from you to me' Journals of a Lifetime gift range is made up of beautifully designed hard back journals
- the perfect gift for every loved-one for every occasion Available in Dear Dad Dear Mum Dear Grandma Dear Grandad Dear Son Dear Daughter Dear Sister Dear Brother & Dear Friend We all have our own story to tell Each 'from you to me' gift journal contains around 60 fun & inspiring questions carefully designed to inspire your family to enjoy telling their story
- to help you to find out amazing things about them

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Have you ever wondered what your Father was like as a child? Intrigued to know about how your gr&-parents met? Do you wonder what school life was like for your Mum? These are questions that lead to precious answers Award-winning 'from you to me' Journals of a Lifetime gift range is made up of beautifully designed hard back journals
- the perfect gift for every loved-one for every occasion Available in Dear Dad Dear Mum Dear Grandma Dear Grandad Dear Son Dear Daughter Dear Sister Dear Brother & Dear Friend We all have our own story to tell Each 'from you to me' gift journal contains around 60 fun & inspiring questions carefully designed to inspire your family to enjoy telling their story
- to help you to find out amazing things about them

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Dear Grandma from you to me Inspire your grandma to tell her story by giving her this adorable journal with questions & prompts to get her reminiscing Dear Grandma contains over 60 questions & prompts to help any grandma enjoy writing about her childhood school days home life becoming a grandmother & her hopes for the future
- questions you&ve never thought to ask Your grandma gets the enjoyment of sharing memories & experiences she hasn&t revisited for years & you get to learn more about your special grandma when she returns it to you filled with her life stories The perfect gift for any grandmother nan nana nanna or nanny on Mother s Day birthdays Christmas or any day of the year
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A beautiful coloured fabric & gold foil blocked gift journal for your grandmother to capture & share her wonderful memories & stories Designed to make it easy for every grandmother to capture her life story & aspirations each journal

Includes:: 60 thoughtful questions to inspire your grandmother to enjoy telling her story by describing the past the present & thinking about the future With space for accompanying photos & memorabilia alongside her handwritten memories these classic yet contemporary books are covered in soft fabric making these tactile editions truly timeless keepsakes Finished with gold foil & gold ribbons they make fabulous gifts for any grandmother on her birthday at Christmas on Mother's Day or simply to show her you care The Timeless Collection is available in 9 titles Mum Dad Grandma Grandad Daughter Son Sister Brother & Friend

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Celebrating 25 years of this enchanting ecological fantasy from a multi-award-winning picture book creator Worried that the whale living in her pond is unhappy Emily writes to Greenpeace who though offering the best of advice insist that it is impossible for a whale to live in a pond Undeterred Emily continues to seek the best course of action for her beloved whale finally setting him free ...

For nearly a decade Dear Guitar Hero a where everyday fans get a chance to ask their hero a question a has remained one of EGuitar World E magazine's most popular departments Now the best of these interviews with rock's most inspiring six-string icons are presented here in one volume THEDear Guitar Hero E features interviews with a broad range of celebrity guitarists from such rock legends as Jimmy Page Eddie Van Halen Ace Frehley & Billy Gibbons to such superstar shredders as Steve Vai Joe Satriani & Paul Gilbert to such heroes of the modern rock world as Dave Grohl Jerry Cantrell & Warren Haynes THThrough the years EGuitar World E readers have proven themselves to be fearless when asking questions of their guitar idols often touching on subjects others would be reluctant to broach Whether it's the truth behind the Allman Brothers' legendary EAt Fillmore East E album cover photo & the illegal substance in Duane Allman's hand what Ritchie Blackmore meant when he referred to Eric Clapton as not a very good guitar player or Dave Mustaine's true feelings about Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich EDear Guitar Hero E features revealing conversations with many of the most legendary figures in rock guitar history ...

Alfie the deerhound is a large grey puppy He loves his boy Charlie & cheese & he's very good at digging holes But poor Alfie has got lost & he's scared
- of thunderstorms & being hungry & never seeing Charlie again Meanwhile Charlie doesn't know what to do
- but one thing is for sure he'll never stop looking for his dear hound Can Alfie ever find his way back to Charlie
- & his great big squashy beanbag in the kitchen?


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From the best-selling author of Americanah & We Should All Be Feminists comes a powerful new statement about feminism today
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