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A full-cast dramatisation specially recorded for BBC Audiobooks starring Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey When Harriet Vane attends her Oxford reunion known as the Gaudy' the prim academic setting is haunted by a rash of bizarre pranks scrawled obscenities burnt effigies & poison-pen letters
- including one that says Ask your boyfriend with the title if he likes arsenic in his soup' Some of the notes threaten murder & one of them involves a long Latin"ation which makes Harriet suspect that the perpetrator is probably a member of the Senior Common Room But which of the apparently rational respectable dons could be committing such crazed acts? When a desperate undergraduate at her wits' end after receiving a series of particularly savage letters attempts to drown herself Harriet decides that it is time to ask Lord Peter Wimsey for help As his investigation draws near to uncovering the culprit Harriet's life comes under threat & when the mystery is finally solved she is faced with an agonising decision should she after five years of rejecting his proposals finally agree to marry Lord Peter? ' solid entertainment throughout'
- Eastern Daily Press

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The twelfth book in the classic British detective series featuring amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey with a new introduction by actress Dame Harriet Mary Walter DBE 576 pages Sayers Dorothy L ...

Before he was painting nudes on Tahitian beaches Paul Gauguin was a sailor a salesman in Copenhagen & a stockbroker in Paris A leading influence in the post-Impressionist avant-garde Gauguin settled in the Pacific in search of an unspoiled paradise & in rejection of artificial life in Europe His vivid life story is matched only by 96 pages Walther Ingo F ...

This is an expert account of the Post Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin who defied convention & renounced European civilization to pursue his art in the South Seas It explores the influences that defined his style from Impressionist painters to the brilliant hues & primitive forms of the South Pacific Islands It features a gallery ranging from his early Impressionist work to his vibrant pictures of a Tahitian idyll Paul Gauguin was one of the most important artists of the early 20th century This informative book outlines the artist&s personal & working life his work in France & his paintings of the tropical landscapes of Tahiti & the Caribbean His mission became to depict an authentic primitivism; a method known as Cloissonism a technique that was inspired by medieval enamelling The Yellow Christ is a good example of this style Another iconic work is Vision after the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel) This beautifully illustrated book is essential reading for those who would like to learn about this artist & to view his works in one comprehensive collection ...

A comprehensive & self-contained introduction to Gaussian processes which provide a principled practical probabilistic approach to learning in kernel machines Gaussian processes (GPs) provide a principled practical probabilistic approach to learning in kernel machines GPs have received increased attention in the machine-learning community over the past decade & this book provides a long-needed systematic & unified treatment of theoretical & practical aspects of GPs in machine learning The treatment is comprehensive & self-contained targeted at researchers & students in machine learning & applied statistics The book deals with the supervised-learning problem for both regression & classification &

Includes:: detailed algorithms A wide variety of covariance (kernel) functions are presented & their properties discussed Model selection is discussed both from a Bayesian & a classical perspective Many connections to other well-known techniques from machine learning & statistics are discussed including support-vector machines neural networks splines regularization networks relevance vector machines & others Theoretical issues including learning curves & the PAC-Bayesian framework are treated & several approximation methods for learning with large datasets are discussed The book contains illustrative examples & exercises & code & datasets are available on the Web Appendixes provide mathematical background & a discussion of Gaussian Markov processes

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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 BAFTA award winning comedy written by James Corden & Ruth Jones makes a welcome return to DVD just in time for Christmas After a triple success at last year’s British Comedy Awards & triumph at The South Bank Show Awards the second series of Gavin & Stacey is released on 10th November Gavin is an ordinary boy from England Stacey is an ordinary girl from Wales After speaking on the phone to each other every day at work
- they finally met fell in love & got married Now in Series 2 the honeymoon&s over for the newlyweds & their married life begins in earnest at the Shipman family home in Essex But as the reality of living so far away sinks in Stacey starts missing her home in Barry Island along with her mum & her Uncle Bryn Meanwhile Gavin & Stacey&s best friends Smithy & Nessa are coming to terms with their own stark reality they&re not even friends & yet they&re having a baby together! Screen favourites Rob Brydon & Alison Steadman join an outstanding cast in this contemporary comedy about young romance Mathew Horne (Catherine Tate Roman’s Empire Teachers) & Joanna Page (Gideon’s Daughter Love Actually) star as Gavin & Stacey Ruth Jones (Little Britain Nighty Night) as the forthright & tattooed Nessa & BAFTA award winner James Corden (Fat Friends History Boys) as the blokes’ bloke Smithy Julia Davis (Nighty Night) & Sheridan Smith (Love Soup Two Pints Of Lager & A Packet of Crisps) also make guest star appearances The DVD contains the entire second series plus a wealth of extras including & An Insight into The Making of Story of Series 2& with an exclusive interview with Ruth & James outtakes James & Ruth on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross & audio commentaries on selected episodes
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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 Gavin is an ordinary boy from Billericay in Essex Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry Island in South Wales After months of speaking on the phone to each other at work they finally meet fall in love & get married Series One Falling in love causes a ripple effect on Gavin & Stacey&s family & friends & as their wedding day approaches we soon come to realise that there&s nothing &ordinary& about the Shipmans & the Wests after all Series Two The honeymoon is over for Gavin & Stacey & married life begins in earnest But as Nessa & Smithy prepare for a big event of their own Stacey is missing Barry Island more than she could&ve imagined ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play Gavin is an ordinary boy from Billericay in Essex Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry Island in South Wales After months of speaking on the phone to each other at work they finally meet fall in love & get married Series One Falling in love causes a ripple effect on Gavin & Stacey&s family & friends & as their wedding day approaches we soon come to realise that there&s nothing &ordinary& about the Shipmans & the Wests after all Series Two The honeymoon is over for Gavin & Stacey & married life begins in earnest But as Nessa & Smithy prepare for a big event of their own Stacey is missing Barry Island more than she could&ve imagined Series Three Gavin & Stacey are back with the gang from Barry & Billericay for more fun & laughter in Series 3 of the hit BBC series Christmas Special It&s Christmas time & the Welsh contingent have been invited to celebrate the festive season with the Shipmans So with the help of Dave & his coach; the West&s head East Dawn & Pete have come round for Christmas Eve drinks & Pete&s brought his aged mum Mick has an enormous turkey soaking in a bucket Bryn has his mistletoe on standby & Pam has a cracker of a present under the tree for Mick ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Gavin is an ordinary boy from Billericay in Essex Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry Island in South Wales After months of speaking on the phone to each other at work they finally meet fall in love & get married Series One Falling in love causes a ripple effect on Gavin & Stacey&s family & friends & as their wedding day approaches we soon come to realise that there&s nothing &ordinary& about the Shipmans & the Wests after all Series Two The honeymoon is over for Gavin & Stacey & married life begins in earnest But as Nessa & Smithy prepare for a big event of their own Stacey is missing Barry Island more than she could&ve imagined Series Three Gavin & Stacey are back with the gang from Barry & Billericay for more fun & laughter in Series 3 of the hit BBC series Christmas Special It&s Christmas time & the Welsh contingent have been invited to celebrate the festive season with the Shipmans So with the help of Dave & his coach; the West&s head East Dawn & Pete have come round for Christmas Eve drinks & Pete&s brought his aged mum Mick has an enormous turkey soaking in a bucket Bryn has his mistletoe on standby & Pam has a cracker of a present under the tree for Mick Age Rating 15 ...