Le Carre's post-Cold War masterpiece filled with suspense betrayal desire & drama The Cold War is over & retired secret servant Tim Cranmer has been put out to pasture spending his days making wine on his Somerset estate But then he discovers that his former double agent Larry -- dreamer dissolute philanderer & disloyal friend
- has vanished along with Tim's mistress As their trail takes him to the lawless wilds of Russia & the North Caucasus he is forced to question everything he stood for Set in a fragmented uncertain post-Soviet world le Carre's brutal story of falsehoods & betrayal shows men playing dangerous games beyond their control
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In this beautiful collectible new volume street artist Matt Sewell offers his own unique take on 52 of our favourite British garden birds Since its first appearance in July 2009 Matt's ' Bird of the Week' feature for the Caught by the River website has quickly become a cult hit His pop-art watercolours are distinctive & enchanting as are his innovative descriptions which see great tits 'bossing the other birds around' the 'playful yet shy buoyancy' of bullfinches & the 'improbable' nature of the waxwing ('like a computer-generated samurai finch') With 52 birds one for each week of the year this delightful gift book will appeal to bird watching enthusiasts children & adults & art & illustration fans alike ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Five-part BBC drama starring Michelle Keegan as a young woman in the British Army This series follows experienced medic Lance Corporal Georgie Lane (Keegan) as she undertakes a six-week humanitarian mission in Nairobi Kenya with her company Two Section headed by Captain James (Ben Aldridge) After an IED explodes near a refugee camp Georgie is forced to put her skills into action right away before more dangers present themselves On her tour Georgie tries to come to terms with her recent failed engagement & ponders her promise to marry her new fiance Dr Jamie Cole (Royce Pierreson) when she returns from her tour ...

Tracklist A1 Our Girl A2 Being Around A3 In My Head A4 I Really Like It A5 Josephine B1 Two Life B2 Level B3 Sub Rosa B4 I Wish It Was Sunday B5 Heat B6 Boring ...

Follow the story of Molly Dawes (Lacey Turner) who left school with no qualifications works part-time at a nail bar & spends her evenings getting drunk On her 18th birthday everything changes when she is sick on the doorstep of an Army recruitment office & there begins Molly's journey into adulthood ...

For more than half a century a shared love of canals & narrowboats has been inseparable from the marriage of Timothy West & Prunella Scales The two iconic actors have spent many of the happiest days of their life together enjoying the calming pleasures of watching land & nature unfold before them at four miles an hour In 2014 Tim & Pru took to the canals of Britain & beyond with a television crew & a brief to record their best-loved trips along the most beautiful waterways they could find Little did anyone guess that their seemingly light-hearted travelogue & the story of their lives that it revealed would transcend the programme's gentle facade becoming something entirely more powerful From the outset the reflective undertones of the possibilities of later life & the realities of Prunella's dementia struck a chord with viewers around the country Now in its seventh series the show has been described as 'beautiful & meditative' by the Guardian 'touching' by the Independent & 'a hymn to the possibilities of later life' by the Telegraph there is no finer nor more thought-provoking travelogue on British television In this handsomely presented book Timothy West tells the story of the couple's life & travels Illustrated throughout with beautiful photography Our Great Canal Journeys recounts their storied careers as actors while recording their remarkable journeys along some of the world's most scenic waterways Beyond this however it explores with sensitivity the trials but also the joys of ageing & how Prunella's struggle with dementia has both changed & yet failed to change their lives together By turns humorous & poignant Our Great Canal Journeys is at once a beautifully observed ode to a unique magical method of travelling the world & a warm meditation upon love learning & life ...

What better way to understand Britain during the twentieth century than through the eyes of those who experienced it at first hand? Travis Elborough's compilation offers brilliantly candid & intimate insights not only into the headline-grabbing events but also the domestic & personal moments of those who lived through it The book draws on over one hundred diarists They include the great & the good
- from Beatrice Webb to Tony Benn from A C Benson to Alan Bennett from Virginia Ironside to Hanif Kureishi
- as well as many less-well-known individuals such as Gladys Langford & Kathleen Tipper whose writings for the Mass Observation Project offer brilliant glimpses into what the man or woman on the street really made from the stuff of history at the time From the Easter Rising to the arrival of email from the Boer War to New Labour here are responses to the death of Princess Diana the resignation of Margaret Thatcher the Moon landing the Beatles & much more Guardian Best Books of 2017 selected by David Kynaston Praise for Travis Elborough' One of Britain's finest pop culture historians' Guardian' Elborough is an English nostalgist in the mode of John Betjeman as a cultural commentator he is a terrific companion' Sunday Times' Travis Elborough is becoming a latter-day Alan Bennett' Spectator' Elborough has the passion of a true enthusiast' Mail on Sunday' Elborough is a charming funny & frequently fascinating guide' Telegraph

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Through rhyme & engaging illustrations this book shows parents & children what God's plans are for worshipping him in their home 32 pages Blair Lindsey ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Alex Rose (Ben Stiller
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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 & Our House& is the first new musical for decades which celebrates London It&s pacey hilarious & often touchingly romantic journey through one boy&s London life

Includes:: performances of the hits House Of Fun Baggy Trousers Embarrassment Driving In My Car My Girl It Must Be Love & Night Boat To Cairo Winner of the 2003 Olivier Award for Best New Musical Director Tim Firth Certificate Exempt from Classification Screen Widescreen 169 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Duration 2 hours (approx)


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