Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Steered by his 1913 & Bradshaw&s Continental Railway Guide& Michael Portillo journeys through a prosperous pre-war Europe of emperors & kings pomp & elegance A continent whose industrialists factories & mines had created wealth whose scientists & engineers were discovering & constructing the marvellous & whose artists were challenging old ways whilst intellectuals plotted revolution This early 20th century handbook opened up an exotic world to the Edwardian tourist; from glittering cosmopolitan cities dramatic Alpine landscapes to warm sparkling seas & picturesque villages Following in their footsteps Michael visits the towns cities & villages listed by his Bradshaw&s guide Travelling from station to station he stays in the recommended hotels explores the magnificent sights samples local traditions takes in many of the continent s most spectacular rail routes & visits some of the central locations in the unfolding Great War story Across 4 discs in total Series 1 comprises 5 episodes London to Monte Carlo Hungary to Austria Berlin to the Rhein Switzerland Amsterdam to Northern France Series 2 comprises 6 episodes Madrid to Gibraltar Turin to Venice Dresden to Kiel Copenhagen to Oslo Prague to Munich Bordeaux to Bilbao ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In 1913 Europe was criss-crossed by a network of railways stretching from Finland in the North to Constantinople in the East & Cadiz in the West all of them described in Bradshaw&s Continental Railway Guide & General Handbook This comprehensive guidebook opened up an exotic world of foreign travel to the Edwardian British tourist glittering cosmopolitan cities dramatic Alpine landscapes warm sparkling seas & picturesque villages Building on the success of Great British Railway Journeys & the first series of Great Continental Railway Journeys Michael Portillo embarks on a further 6 journeys across Europe Armed with his 1913 Bradshaw&s Guide he will travel from station to station visiting the towns & villages described by the Guide following the suggested itineraries staying in the recommended hotels exploring the sights sampling local traditions while telling the story of Europe in 1913 The 6 episodes are Madrid to Gibraltar Turin to Venice Dresden to Kiel Copenhagen to Oslo Prague to Munich Bordeaux to Bilbao In this series Michael returns to his native Spain to discover what the intrepid tourists of the Belle Epoque experienced on their travels through the fading Spanish empire He travels South from Madrid & finishes with tales of British espionage on the Rock of Gibraltar The second journey takes Michael from the former political capital of Italy Turin to Casanova&s capital of romance Venice Continuing to follow his Bradshaw&s in the third journey Michael explores Germany & learns how tourists in the early 20th century would have been visiting quite a new country which they admired & envied but also feared Michael then travels north into Scandinavia & discovers the royal roots of those Edwardian travellers& close dynastic ties with the kingdoms of Denmark & Norway He also visits the final resting place of George Bradshaw in Oslo For his fourth journey Michael explores the stunning art nouveau architecture of Prague then travels through the Czech Republic crossing into Bavaria arriving in Munich & discovers an early 20th century pioneer who laid the foundations for the city&s pre-eminence in science & technology today In his fi nal journey Michael sets off to sample the delights of the French & Spanish Atlantic coast heading first to Bordeaux & finishing in Bilbao in the Spanish Basque country Actors Michael Portillo Certificate Exempt from Classification Year 2014 Languages English Duration 6 hours (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Michael Portillo embarks on six memorable railway journeys across Europe armed only with his 1913 Bradshaw&s Guide & sporting his trademark colourful jackets! On his travels Michael visits towns & villages along the way exploring the sights & sampling local traditions while telling the story of what happened in continental Europe in 1913 when everything changed just before the world went to war TRANSYLVANIA TO THE BLACK SEAMichael travels to Romania where he encounters bloodsucking vampires & wild brown bears before visiting a fairytale castle with mod cons & calling in at the world&s first oil refinery ZERMATT TO GENEVAMichael is caught up in a war zone with the Red Cross & rescued from an avalanche by a St Bernard puppy; he also takes to the skies & tries his hand at watchmaking TANGIER TO MARRAKECHMichael leaves Europe behind to take in the sights smells & tastes of north Africa ending his journey with a traditional Berber breakfast in the foothills of the Atlas mountains GENOA TO THE BRENNER PASSMichael discovers how an Edwardian Briton brought &the beautiful game& to Genoa then whips up a pesto Genovese before making his way to the spectacular Brenner Pass RIGA TO TAMPEREMichael journeys from the icy Baltic Sea to the tranquillity of a Finnish lake En route he encounters medieval knights & enjoys a soak in a hot tub by the light of the midnight sun ROTTERDAM TO UTRECHTMichael roots around the world&s largest flower auction operates a crane in Europe&s largest container port & investigates Europe&s most famous red-light district! ...

Tracklist Want You Around (Chunky)I Went Swimming North Street From The Creators Of Love Actually Complicated Everyone's A Little Bit Weird Lost In You Kind Of Like Tread Lightly I Know Nothing By The Sea ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play In 1943 the Germans opened Stalag Luft III a maximum-security prisoner-of-war camp designed to hold even the craftiest escape artists In doing so however the Nazis unwittingly assembled the finest escape team in military history
- brilliantly portrayed here by Steve Mc Queen James Garner Charles Bronson & James Coburn
- who worked on what became the largest prison breakout ever attempted One of the most ingenious & suspenseful adventure films of all time The Great Escape is a masterful collaboration between director John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven) screenwriters James Clavell (Shogun) & WR Burnett (Little Caesar) & composer Elmer Bernstein Actors Steve Mc Queen James Garner Richard Attenborough James Donald James Coburn Donald Pleasence Charles Bronson Hannes Messemer Gordon Jackson David Mc Callum Angus Lennie Nigel Stock Robert Graf Tom Adams & William Russell Director John Sturges Certificate PGYear 1963 Languages English

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1969 was a pivotal year in space exploration US astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon There are some moments in history that are so dramatic or important that people remember them forever In words & pictures Gillian Clements tells the stories of these Great Events through simple narrative text & lively informative line illustrations These books are perfect for the emerging independent reader at upper Key Stage 1 ...

Guy Fawkes was about to blow up the Houses of Parliament when the Gunpowder Plot was discovered in 1606 Find out who else was involved & how a terrible tragedy was narrowly avoided! There are some moments in history that are so dramatic or important that people remember them forever In words & pictures Gillian Clements tells the stories of these Great Events These books are perfect for the emerging independent reader at upper Key Stage 1 Simple narrative text & lively informative line illustrations Designed to encourage a sense of history not just give the facts ...

Harper Collins is proud to present its new range of best-loved essential classics & Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence There&s no better rule& Living with his sister & her husband Pip is an orphan without any expectations It is only when he begins to visit a rich old woman Miss Havisham & her adopted niece that he begins to hope for something better When it is revealed that Pip has inherited a large sum of money from a mysterious benefactor on the condition that he moves to London to become a gentleman Pip&s adventure really begins Epic illuminating & memorable Dickens mysterious tale of Pip&s quest to find the truth about himself is one of his most enduring & popular novels to date ...

As a small boy at Joe Gargery&s forge Pip meets two people who will affect his whole life
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& Hold your noise! Keep still you little devil or I&ll cut your throat!& Little orphan Pip scarcely imagines how a terrifying encounter with a convict on the lonely marshes will later transform his life Pip is more troubled by his visits to strange old Miss Havisham
- her decaying wedding dress & the house full of memories
- & the beautiful girl Estella who makes him ashamed of his country manners & coarse hands A blacksmith&s apprentice could never hope to win Estella but then young Pip&s future might not turn out quite as expected

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