Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play It is South Africa 1968 James Gregory is a typical white Afrikaner who subscribes to a narrow racist view of black people When enlisted by South Africa&s ruling National Party to guard political prisoner Nelson Mandela he experiences a crisis of conscience & starts to see the reality of the situation from the other side of the racial divide ...

' Goodbye Burma' tells the dramatic & moving story of a family caught up in a critical moment in history as Burma is bombed & overrun by Japanese troops during World War Two It follows the fortunes of different family members as they join the hundreds of thousands of others who leave behind their lives & homes many trekking out on treacherous routes through the mountains to the safety of India Drawing on her own family's documents & memories & on much careful research Jean Ellis reimagines their experiences as the various characters carry with them their personal dilemmas & preoccupations their loves & losses Candid in its portrayal of the social divisions & administrative failures of the collapsing British raj Goodbye Burma is both a warm-hearted deeply human story & a powerful tale of end of empire ...

Goodbye Christopher Robin AA Milne & the Making of Winnie-the-Pooh is drawn from Ann Thwaite's acclaimed biography of A A Milne one of the most successful English writers ever & the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh & of Piglet Tigger Eeyore & Christopher Robin But the fictional Christopher Robin was based on Milne's own son This heart-warming & touching book recounts the true story that inspired the film Goodbye Christopher Robin directed by Simon Curtis & starring Domhnall Gleeson Margot Robbie & Kelly Macdonald & offers the reader a glimpse into the relationship between Milne & the real-life Christopher Robin whose toys inspired the magical world of the Hundred Acre Wood Along with his mother Daphne & his nanny Olive Christopher Robin & his family were swept up in the international success of the books; the enchanting tales brought hope & comfort to an England ravaged by the First World War But with the eyes of the world on Christopher Robin what will the cost be to the family? With a preface by Frank Cottrell-Boyce co-writer of the screenplay ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play OSCARA Winner Kate Winslet & Golden Globe winner Idris Elba star in this suspense drama about two strangers who become stranded on a remote snow-covered mountain following a plane crash Forced to trust each other to survive the extreme elements they begin a perilous journey through hundreds of miles of wilderness each discovering a strength they never knew possible ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN gives a rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children&s author A A Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) & his son Christopher Robin (Will TIlston) whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh Along with his mother Daphne (Margot Robbie) & his nanny Olive (Kelly Macdonald) Christopher Robin & his family are swept up in the international success of the books; the enchanting tales bringing hope & comfort to England after the First World War But with the eyes of the world on Christopher Robin what will the cost be to the family? ...

This is not a book about politics It is a book about what makes us British & what makes us European Spend time with some of your favourite writers & artists in this truly unique collection spanning everything from art language food music & movies to war literature driving nudity geography smoking & nature Featuring pieces of exceptional quality from some of our most treasured novelists historians journalists poets & artists including Jessie Burton Richard Herring Alain de Botton Tom Bradby Val Mc Dermid Matt Haig Afua Hirsch Lionel Shriver Sarah Perry Sanjeev Bhaskar Ian Rankin Owen Jones Mark Kermode Robert Macfarlane Chris Riddell Former Prime Minister Jim Hacker & many more A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the times we live in our relationship with the continent & ourselves

Includes:: PIECES BYYasmin Alibhai-Brown Sanjeev Bhaskar Tom Bradby Jessie Burton Ben Collins (aka The Stig) Colonel Tim Collins Robert Crampton Adam Dant Alain de Botton Kate Eberlen Matt Frei Nicci French Simon Garfield Jonathan Lynn writing as Former Prime Minister Jim Hacker Matt Haig Richard Herring Jennifer Higgie Afua Hirsch Owen Jones Oliver Kamm Alex Kapranos Mark Kermode Hari Kunzru Olivia Laing Marie Le Conte Amy Liptrot Robert Macfarlane Henry Marsh Val Mc Dermid Ian Mc Ewan Hollie Mc Nish Kate Mosse Jenni Murray Sarah Perry Ian Rankin Jacob Rees-Mogg Cathy Rentzenbrink Chris Riddell Andrew Roberts Will Self David Shrigley Lionel Shriver Sunny Singh Ece Temelkuran Rob Temple Bee Wilson Sarah Winman

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This is not a book about politics It is a book about what makes us British & what makes us European Spend time with some of your favourite writers & artists in this truly unique collection spanning everything from art language food music & movies to war literature driving nudity geography smoking & nature Featuring pieces of exceptional quality from some of our most treasured novelists historians journalists poets & artists including Jessie Burton Richard Herring Alain de Botton Tom Bradby Val Mc Dermid Matt Haig Afua Hirsch Lionel Shriver Sarah Perry Sanjeev Bhaskar Ian Rankin Owen Jones Mark Kermode Robert Macfarlane Chris Riddell Former Prime Minister Jim Hacker & many more A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the times we live in our relationship with the continent & ourselves

Includes:: PIECES BYYasmin Alibhai-Brown Sanjeev Bhaskar Tom Bradby Jessie Burton Ben Collins (aka The Stig) Colonel Tim Collins Robert Crampton Adam Dant Alain de Botton Kate Eberlen Matt Frei Nicci French Simon Garfield Jonathan Lynn writing as Former Prime Minister Jim Hacker Matt Haig Richard Herring Jennifer Higgie Afua Hirsch Owen Jones Oliver Kamm Alex Kapranos Mark Kermode Hari Kunzru Olivia Laing Marie Le Conte Amy Liptrot Robert Macfarlane Henry Marsh Val Mc Dermid Ian Mc Ewan Hollie Mc Nish Kate Mosse Jenni Murray Sarah Perry Ian Rankin Jacob Rees-Mogg Cathy Rentzenbrink Chris Riddell Andrew Roberts Will Self David Shrigley Lionel Shriver Sunny Singh Ece Temelkuran Rob Temple Bee Wilson Sarah Winman

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A lift-the-flap book to help very young children cope with bereavement When a little boy is told that his grandma has died he isn't really sure what death means In this reassuring lift-the-flap book with bold & colourful illustrations he asks his mum important questions about death & bereavement Why do people have to die? What happens to them once they are dead? What can he do to remember his grandma? Through this gentle dialogue between parent & child Melanie Walsh sensitively explores the issues surrounding death & bereavement from a child's perspective ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The year is 1989 & East & West Germany are still divided Alex (Daniel Bruhl) & his sister Ariane (Maria Simon) live in East Germany with their single mother Christiane (Katrin Sass) who is a staunch Socialist When Alex&s mother witnesses his arrest on a protest march she suffers a heart attack & falls into a coma for eight months just enough time for the Berlin wall to come tumbling down along with all of East Germany&s ideals Eight months later Christiane wakes up & things have changed The doctors warn Alex that any shock could bring on a fatal heart attack He then realises he must convince his mother that her beloved Communism has not been overthrown but is in fact triumphing over Capitalism Alex then sets out to recreate every detail of the old East inside the four walls of their tiny council flat what begins as a little white lie soon turns into a major deception! Promotional trailer Interactive menu Scene access Actors Daniel Bruhl Katrin Sass Maria Simon & Chulpan Khamatova Director Wolfgang Becker Certificate 15 years & over Year 2003 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages German
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages German Dolby Digital (20) Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 56 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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Mog was tired She was dead tired Mog thought I want to sleep for ever' & so she did But a little bit of her stayed awake to see what would happen next Mog keeps watch over the upset Thomas family who miss her terribly & she wonders how they will ever manage without her Nothing happens for some timethen suddenly one day Mog sees a little kitten in the house The kitten is frightened of everything
- noise newspapers bags & being picked up Mog thinks the kitten is very stupid But then Mog realises that the nervous kitten doesn't know how to play & just needs a little bit of help' & so Mog pushes the surprised kitten into Debbie's lap where it finds it actually likes being tickled & stroked The new family pet is settled in at last But Debbie says she will always remember Mog So I should hope' thinks Mog & she flies up & up & up right into the sun
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