Sergei a meteorologist & a recent graduate are living in a polar station on a tiny island in the Arctic Ocean studying the area One day an important message comes through for Sergei but the graduate is too scared to pass it on When the deception is discovered times on the desolate island become tense ...

Experience how it feels to be the subject of a blasphemy prosecution! Find out why 'wool' is a funny word! See how jokes work their inner mechanisms revealed before your astonished face! In 2001 after over a decade in the business Stewart Lee quit st&-up disillusioned & drained & went off to direct a loss-making musical Jerry Springer The Opera Nine years later How I Escaped My Certain Fate details his return to live performance & the journey that took him from an early retirement to his position as the most critically acclaimed st&-up in Britain the winner of BAFTAs & British Comedy Awards & the affirmation of being rated the 41st best stand up ever Here is Stewart Lee's own account of his remarkable comeback told through transcripts of the three legendary full-length shows that sealed his reputation Astonishingly frank & detailed in-depth notes reveal the inspiration & inner workings of his act With unprecedented access to a leading comedian's creative process this book tells us just what it was like to write these shows develop the performance & take them on tour How I Escaped My Certain Fate is everything we have come to expect from Stewart Lee fiercely intelligent unsparingly honest & very very funny ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play American teenager Daisy is sent to live with her aunt & cousins for the summer on their remote farm in the English countryside Defiant & unhappy city girl Daisy at first refuses to warm to her new rural surroundings With her aunt engrossed in her role as a peace negotiator Daisy & her cousins are left to live in an almost utopian setting & she begins to soften towards her new family & friends However their perfect summer is blown apart by the sudden outbreak of a war leaving them isolated & forced to fend for themselves When they are violently separated they must embark on a terrifying journey in order to get home Product Details Actors Saoirse Ronan George Mac Kay & Tom Holland Director Kevin Macdonald Certificate 15 years & over Year 2013 Languages English ...

How I Live Now is an original & poignant book by Meg Rosoff How I Live Now is the powerful & engaging story of Daisy the precocious New Yorker & her English cousin Edmond torn apart as war breaks out in London from the multi award-winning Meg Rosoff How I Live Now has been adapted for the big screen by Kevin Macdonald starring Saoirse Ronan as Daisy & releases in 2013 Fifteen-year-old Daisy thinks she knows all about love Her mother died giving birth to her & now her dad has sent her away for the summer to live in the English countryside with cousins she's never even met There she'll discover what real love is something violent mysterious & wonderful There her world will be turned upside down & a perfect summer will explode into a million bewildering pieces How will Daisy live then?' Fresh honest rude funny I put it down with tears on my face'
- Julie Myerson Guardian ' Assured powerful engaging you will want to read everything that Rosoff is capable of writing'
- Observer ' An unforgettable adventure'
- Sunday Times Bestselling author Meg Rosoff has received great critical acclaim since the publication of her first novel How I Live Now (winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize) Her other novels Just in Case (winner of the 2007 Carnegie Medal) The Bride's Farewell & What I Was which was described by The Times as ' Samuel Beckett on ecstasy' are also available from Puffin Follow Meg on Twitter megrosoff Also by Meg Rosoff How I Live Now; Just In Case; What I Was; The Bride's Farewell; There is No Dog


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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 American teenager Daisy is sent to live with her aunt & cousins for the summer on their remote farm in the English countryside Defiant & unhappy city girl Daisy at first refuses to warm to her new rural surroundings With her aunt engrossed in her role as a peace negotiator Daisy & her cousins are left to live in an almost utopian setting & she begins to soften towards her new family & friends However their perfect summer is blown apart by the sudden outbreak of a war leaving them isolated & forced to fend for themselves When they are violently separated they must embark on a terrifying journey in order to get home ...

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English At seven levels from Starter to Advanced this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities One icy winter's evening in Budapest John Taylor is on his way home from the office when a man runs into him & knocks him over The man turns to say sorry & John is amazed at what he sees the man is John's double The double rushes away but leaves no footprints in the snow Over the next year it becomes clear to John that the meeting was no accident & that his double has a very important message to give him Paperback-only version Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A love story in reverse How I Met Your Mother is a fresh comedy about Ted (Josh Radnor) & how he fell in love When Ted best friends Marshall (Jason Segel) & Lily (Alyson Hannigan) decide to tie the knot it sparks the search for his own Miss Right Helping him in his quest is his bar-hopping “wing-man” Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) a confirmed bachelor with plenty of wild schemes for picking up women Ted sights are set on the charming & independent Robin (Cobie Smulders) but destiny may have something different in mind Told through a series of flashbacks Ted recalls his single days the highs & lows of dating & the search for true love ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Suit up for all nine legendary seasons of the slap-happy show that took TV comedy to hilarious new heights Join Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) Robin (Cobie Smulders) Marshall (Jason Segel) Lily (Alyson Hannigan) & their romantically challenged best friend Ted (Josh Radnor) for more than two-hundred truly awesome episodes Relive all the inside jokes crazy time-jumps never-saw-that-coming plot twists & classic long-running gags from the Bro Code to doppelgangers to Robin Sparkles to the infamous slap bet between Marshall & Barney Special features " How I Met Your Mother"
- The Whole Story Special Features All Out of Spoilers
- Complete Series Retrospective Documentary Meeting The Mother
- How The Mother Was Cast How We Filmed The Kids
- A Look at How the Mosby Kid Sequence from the Finale Was Shot Back in 2006 The Mosby Kids 8 Years on the Couch
- Scripted Introduction from Comic-Con 2013" How I Met Your Mother" Panel from Comic-Con 2013 Live Table Read of Series Finale Pineapple Scene
- The Mystery of the Pineapple is FINALLY Revealed " How I Met Your Mother" Season Nine DVD Special Features" Last Forever" Alternate Ending to Series Finale How It All Ends
- Behind-the-Scenes of the Series Finale Where Are They Now
- Behind-the-Scenes of the 360 Degree Guest Star Sequence from " Gary Blauman" episode Cristin Milioti Audition Audio Commentary on " The Locket" " How Your Mother Met Me" & " The Rehearsal Dinner" Gag Reel Deleted Scenes







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The woman of his dreams is out there--the question is who is she? Told in a series of flashbacks How I Met Your Mother is the hilariously unpredictable story of how twenty-something Ted meets his soul mate & says goodbye to the singles world of pick-up lines one night stands & relationship "deal breakers" With friends Marshall & Lily&s wedding fast approaching the outrageously inappropriate Barney remains a consummate bachelor while Ted&s romance with Robin heats up but is she really the one for him? Things have a funny way of working out in this delightfully fresh & fast-paced comedy Episode List Disc 1 Where Were We? The Scorpion & the Toad Brunch Tes Mosy Architect World&s Greatest Couple Aldrin Justice Swarley Atlantic City Disc 2 Slap Bet Single Stamina How Lily Stole Christmas First Time in New York Columns Monday Night Football Lucky Penny Stuff Disc 3 Arrivederci Fiero Moving Day Bachelor Party Showdown Something Borrowed Something Blue From Amazoncouk The sweet snarky charms of How I Met Your Mother are in full force on this clever sitcom&s second season The show&s conceit is that it&s all from the point of view of the future self of Ted Mosby (played in our time by Josh Radnor voiced in the future by Bob Saget) telling his kids the story of how he met their mother--a character that two seasons in has yet to be introduced Instead the show revolves around Ted&s romantic pursuit of Robin (Cobie Smulders) & the cosy relationship of Ted&s best friends Lily (Buffy the Vampire Slayer&s beloved Alyson Hannigan) & Marshall (Jason Segel from another cult show Freaks & Geeks) Careening through these two love stories is Barney (Neil Patrick Harris the former Doogie Howser MD) an aggressively single womaniser whose intimate friendship with this largely sincere & domestic bunch doesn&t make much sensebut often makes for excellent comedy This goofy quintet of late 20somethings flounder their way through life in New York wrestling with love & careers When the first season ended Ted & Robin had finally hooked up but Marshall & Lily had suddenly split up Season two runs with this enriching the relationships among all the characters over the season&s progress while spinning out all sorts of st&-alone plots that make each episode a treat Examples Ted discovers that his parents have been keeping a secret from him; Marshall feeling burnt by love starts doing couple things with a newly single male friend; Lily gets a job at Ted&s office & is appalled by Ted&s obnoxious boss; Robin tries to keep Ted from discovering her sordid past; & Barneywell Barney is the gleeful source of a dozen cockeyed tales ranging from asking Lily to paint a nude portrait of him to grappling poorly with his gay brother&s sudden turn to monogamy to going on The Price is Right to find his father The entire cast is superb (and much more confident this season) but Harris&s inexplicably endearing smarminess really pushes the show into a higher comic bracket That performance energy--combined with the cunning use of flashbacks & other twisty story techniques--makes How I Met Your Mother both sweet & spicy a conventional sitcom that tweaks the formula enough to make it feel fresh & engaging If the creators can keep this up this show will become a classic ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The woman of his dreams is out there--the question is who is she? Told in a series of flashbacks How I Met Your Mother is the hilariously unpredictable story of how twenty-something Ted meets his soul mate & says goodbye to the singles world of pick-up lines one night stands & relationship "deal breakers" With friends Marshall & Lily's wedding fast approaching the outrageously inappropriate Barney remains a consummate bachelor while Ted's romance with Robin heats up but is she really the one for him? Things have a funny way of working out in this delightfully fresh & fast-paced comedy ...