One of Britains foremost printmakers Norman Ackroyd CBE RA has spent a lifetime recording the coastal landscapes of the British Isles A Shetland Notebook contains forty of his vivid landscape sketches in watercolour Made in the open air often aboard a pitching & tossing fishing boat these lively spontaneous works capture the unique atmosphere of these remote & beautiful islands The notebooks unusual format is due entirely to the artist who uses sheets of various types of paper torn to fit into a loose-leaf ring binder made from two pieces of wooden picture-backing; this he tucks into his coat pocket ready for use whenever the need arises His brief but engaging commentaries place each sketch in its context Following the success of A Line in the Water Ackroyds collaboration with the award-winning poet Douglas Dunn OBE published by the Royal Academy in 2009 A Shetland Notebook is an essential purchase for all admirers of this most characterful artists work ...

A new wave of classic modern horror Icons come to POP! The Horror POP! are fantastic all year round sellers but of course jump in sales around Halloween
- these will arrive in time for this years &celebration& The 4 new figures bring us Carrie White from the still amazing Brian De Palma adaptation of Stephen King&s book Also in the range are Norman Bates from Psycho in mothers dress Tiffany from Bride of Chucky (she also has a blood spatter chase version to search for) & we get bang up to date with the doll you don&t want to get gifted in Annabelle from The Conjuring & Annabelle films The Norman Bates POP! vinyl figure stands around 9cm tall Packed in an illustrated window box
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Norman & Doris the Dragon get ready for the big joust
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Little Norman the Norman from Normandy loves fighting All Normans do When he inherits the broad sword that belonged to his father Great Big Norman after he is killed in battle Little Norman is Little no more & so he sets off to avenge his father's death Riotous comedy with extra sword-swinging High quality cream paper & a special easy to read font ensure a smooth read for all ...

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Region 2 This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe A film starring Norman Wisdom Angela Brown Derek Bond Director Robert Asher Producers Robert Hartford-Davis Peter Newbrook Writers Eddie Leslie Norman Wisdom Angus Mc Gill Rereleased by Granada Ventures ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Norman Wisdom became an instant movie star with the release of Trouble in Store in 1953 Playing a character called Norman he brought his familiar stage & television personality to the big screen as a young man with the ambition to become a window dresser in a major department store Ever lovable victim of his own clumsiness all Norman&s efforts to improve himself result in chaos That is until he meets Sally (Lana Morris) the girl of his dreams Then things turn disastrous Costarring Margaret Rutherford Trouble in Store introduced Wisdom&s self-penned song which would become his theme " Don&t laugh at Me (&cause I&m a Fool)" The film became a massive box-office hit & won Wisdom a BAFTA Award Very much of its time admittedly it&s still highly entertaining In 1956 the title of his latest film Up in the World accurately described Norman Wisdom&s career This was the great British comedian&s fourth hit in as many years this time finding himself employed as window cleaner to Lady Banderville (Ambrosine Phillpotts) Apart from having hundreds of windows to polish things would be going fine for Norman if it weren&t for the endless practical jokes played by Lady Banderville&s son Sir Reginald (Michael Caridia) However when the irritating Reggie is kidnapped Norman has the chance to prove himself a hero & it just might impress his beautiful costar Maureen Swanson By now Wisdom was set on a winning formula working with much the same team as on his three previous smashes including Jerry Desmonde as Major Willoughby who had starred in both Trouble in Store (1953) & Man of the Moment (1955) --Gary S Dalkin --This text refers to an alternate DVD edition ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play 12 great Norman Wisdom movies in one big value box set! Titles Comprise 1 The Bulldog Breed (1960) The Navy&s newest recruit is Norman Puckle (Norman Wisdom) He&s no ordinary sailor & that&s just as well because he soon finds himself lined up for an extraordinary adventure It is planned that the Navy will put a rocket into orbit & Norman is chosen to man it Hilarious setbacks & chaos are Norman&s constant companions as he undertakes the strenuous tests & training required 2 The Early Bird (1965) An hilarious comedy about the deadly rivalry between a giant milk marketing company & an old-fashioned one-horse dairy 3 Follow A Star (1959) Norman&s greatest wish is to be a popular singer but his comic attempts to take centre stage hit all the wrong notes At last however encouraged by his music teacher Miss Dobson & by a crippled girl named Judy Norman wins through 4 Just My Luck (1957) Norman is secretly in love with Anne the girl who works across the road & he seeks a way to express his love Fortune beckons however when Norman has to go to a bookmaker&s & is given some advice on how to place a lucrative accumulator bet 5 Man Of The Moment (1955) Diplomatic relations were never Norman&s strong point! However the world is in for a shock when he accidentally becomes the British delegate at an important Geneva Conference Conducting negotiation & handling affairs of state in his inimitable style Norman continues to make the world a better & funnier place 6 On The Beat (1962) Norman Pitkin&s ambition is to be a policeman But he has to be content with washing police cars until the police realise that the only way to solve a spate of jewel thefts is to make use of Norman&s uncanny resemblance to the chief suspect 7 One Good Turn (1954) Norman is an orphan who has stayed on at the orphanage to do odd jobs & ends up doing a lot more Kind as ever he promises to buy one of the orphans a model car
- the only problem now is where to find the cash? 8 Press For Time (1966) Making a catastrophe out of every assignment is a speciality for are reporter Norman Shields Whatever the story Norman is sent to cover he ends up making hilarious news rather than reporting it even a beauty contest Norman manages to find himself on centre stage rather than in a press gallery Hold the front page for the amazing antics of Britain&s funniest reporter! 9 The Square Peg (1958) It&s the Second World War & Norman Pitkin is vitally interested in helping the war effort A road mender by profession he & his colleague Mr Grimsdale are recruited into the army & posted to France From there it is not long before he finds he has unwittingly slipped behind enemy lines 10 Stitch In Time (1963) Butcher&s assistant Norman is banned from entering a hospital to visit little orphaned Lindy He resolves to get in somehow 11 Trouble In Store (1953) Norman wants to be a window dresser for a large department store but realising his dream is not as easy as he first envisioned 12 Up In The World (1956) Norman&s up & away on the ladder of success when he takes on a new job as window cleaner to wealthy Lady Banderville The only problem is that the pranks of Sir Reggie her young son are always landing him in hot water
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