In 9th century England Bishop Alfeah the Bald is dabbling with magic By collecting folk remedies from pagan women he risks his reputation Yet posterity has been kind as from the pages of Bald's book a remedy has been found that cures the superbug MRSA where modern antibiotics have failed Within a few months of this discovery a whole new area of medical research called Ancientbiotics has been created to discover further applications for these remedies Yet what will science make of the elves hags & nightwalkers which also stalk the pages of Bald's book & its companion piece Lacnunga urging prescriptions of a very different unsettling nature Cures for the 'moon mad' & hysteria are interspersed with directives to drink sheep's dung & jump across dead men's graves ' Old English Medical Remedies' explores the herbal efficacy of these ancient remedies whilst evaluating the supernatural magical elements & suggests these provide a powerful psychological narrative revealing an approach to healthcare far more sophisticated than hitherto believed All the while the voices of the wise women who created & used these remedies are brought to life after centuries of demonisation by the Church ...

Long ago Old Filth was a Raj orphan
- one of the many young children sent ' Home' from the East to be fostered & educated in England
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Tracklist A1 Old Fire 3 Cello ? Semay Wu Electric Guitar ? Alex Hutchins Organ ? Christian Madden Pedal Steel Guitar ? Bob Hoffnar Piano Sampler ? JM Lapham Saw ? Danny Norbury Written By ? DM Stith JM Lapham 304 A2 Along Came A Sadness Backing Vocals ? Christopher Barnes Cello ? Semay Wu Flute ? Caroline Weeks Pedal Steel Guitar ? Bob Hoffnar Sampler Loops ? JM Lapham Written By ? JM Lapham 140 A3 Helix Cello ? Semay Wu Electric Piano ? Christian Madden Lead Vocals Piano ? Christopher Barnes Noises ? Jackson Pedal Steel Guitar ? Bob Hoffnar Piano ? Lindsey Neal Kuykendall Mark Kuykendall Synthesizer Sampler ? JM Lapham Written By ? Jonathan Meiburg 428 A4 Know How Acoustic Guitar Noises ? Warren Defever Bass Sampler Whistling ? JM Lapham Drums ? Joe Ryan Electric Guitar ? Alex Hutchins DM Stith Lead Vocals ? Rebekka Karijord Written By ? The Camberwell Now Trefor Goronwy 352 A5 It's Easier Now Bass ? Robin Allender Drums ? Joe Ryan Guitar ? Alex Hutchins Sampler Synth ? JM Lapham Timpani ? DM Stith Vocals Piano Keyboards ? Christopher Barnes Written By ? Jason Molina 457 A6 Stranger In The Family Electric Guitar ? Alex Hutchins Sampler Loops ? JM Lapham Vocals ? Sara Lowes Written By ? JM Lapham Sara Lowes 412 A7 Bloodchild Guitar ? Alex Hutchins Piano Crotales Backing Vocals ? DM Stith Vocals ? Sara Lowes Written By ? DM Stith JM Lapham Sara Lowes 404 B1 Faust Bass Synth Sampler ? JM Lapham Drums ? Joe Ryan Electric Guitar ? Alex Hutchins Electric Guitar Flute ? DM Stith Organ ? Christian Madden Saw ? Danny Norbury Written By ? JM Lapham 202 B2 Shadows Bass ? Robin Allender Drums ? Joe Ryan Thor Harris Electric Guitar Piano Crotales Backing Vocals Noises ? DM Stith Organ ? Christian Madden Percussion Sampler ? JM Lapham Vocals ? Tom Rapp Written By ? DM Stith JM Lapham Tom Rapp 455 B3 A Slight Grip A Gentle Hold Acoustic Guitar ? Robin Allender Bass Sampler ? JM Lapham Vocals ? Christopher Barnes Written By ? Ian William Craig 400 B4 Laser Beam Cello ? Semay Wu Loops Sampler ? JM Lapham Organ ? Christian Madden Piano ? Christian Madden Steel Guitar ? Scott Poley Violin Viola ? Elizabeth Warren Vocals ? Ieva Berberian Vocals Electric Guitar ? DM Stith Written By ? Alan Sparhawk Mimi Parker Zachary Micheletti 427 B5 The Orchids Cello ? Semay Wu Electric Guitar ? Robin Allender Warren Defever Mellotron Glockenspiel Sampler ? JM Lapham Vocals ? Alex Maas Written By ? Psychic TV 306 B6 Deadhouse Dream Cello ? Semay Wu Electronics Sampler ? JM Lapham Pedal Steel Guitar ? Bob Hoffnar Written By ? Alex Hutchins JM Lapham Semay Wu 413 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Celebrate the UK&s seminal live music show with this fantastic 3 DVD Set

Includes:: Old Grey Whistle Test Volumes 1 2 & 3 Launched in September 1971 it hosted performances from the most legendary bands & performers Disc 1 Over 40 rarely seen performances are brought together in a four-hour film complete with memories of the show&s former presenters Richard Williams Bob Harris Annie Nightingale David Hepworth Mark Allen & Andy Kershaw Also included are six major interviews Bob Harris with John Lennon Keith Richards Bruce Springsteen & Robert Plant; Richard Williams with Elton John Bernie Taupin & Mick Jagger Disc 2 The second volume features more seminal performances spanning the entire series from & Head Hands & Feet& in 1971 through to & The Pogues& in 1986 The DVD takes us through the 70s with the likes of Roxy Music Kevin Ayers The Who Bruce Johnston Joan Armatrading The Adverts & into the 80s with performances from Aztec Camera Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Style Council Suzanne Vega Prefab Sprout & the Pet Shop Boys The DVD

Includes:: original interviews with Kevin Ayers Roger Daltrey Nick Lowe Rick Wakeman Bill Nelson TV Smith Jools Holland & Roddy Frame It also features newly filmed interviews with presenter Bob Harris Disc 3 More great performances from the 70s & 80s including David Bowie The Jam Sade Andy Kershaw Simple Minds The Bangles Edwyn Collins Jools Holland Actors The Pogues Roxy Music The Who Joan Armatrading Aztec Camera Style Council Suzanne Vega The Pet Shop Boys David Bowie The Jam Sade Andy Kershaw Simple Minds The Bangles Edwyn Collins & Jools Holland Certificate 15 years & over Year 1971 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English
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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 Academy Award (r)-winner Jane Fonda is Harriet a frustrated spinster who flees her unrewarding life in America hoping to discover the passion in her soul Academy Award (r)-winner Gregory Peck is Ambrose Bierce the OLD GRINGO a retired journalist & adventurer who wanders through the hostile desert seeking some meaning to the last years of his life Jimmy Smits is Arroyo the fiery young general driven by both the Revolution & his desire for Harriet Set in the spectacle of the Mexican Revolution their lives become inexplicably drawn together as they face love death & war in the adventure of a lifetime ...

Harbet had a hat His Nana had knitted it for him when he was little Harbet likes his comfy knitted hat but the others keep jeering at him
- OLD HAT! OLD HAT! No matter what headwear he buys
- be it a towering fruit platter hat an old-boot-on-the-head hat or a brightly lit traffic cone hat Harbet cannot keep up with the latest fashions As soon as he gets a brand new hat it is already an OLD HAT! It seems that Harbet will never fit in But when one day he decides to go his own way Harbet discovers just how much more fun it is to stop following others & think for yourself A very funny charming story all about the futility of fads & the joy of finding your own style full of brilliantly inventive hats for children to spot Old Hat! is a fresh colourful & punchy book from the creator of Wolves Dogs & Tidy & twice-winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal Emily Gravett

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Old Mac Dino's farm is full of DINOSAURS! With a Stegosaurus stomp-stomping here & a Triceratops crash-bashing there they're causing havoc EVERYWHERE! What's a farmer to do? A laugh-out-loud read for toddlers & fans of Old Mac Donald Had a Farm! With bright & fun illustrations from Ben Whitehouse this brilliant new picture book is a hilarious twist on the classic nursery rhyme ...

Old Macdonald had a farm Join in the fun as your all-time favourite children's nursery rhymes are brought to life by Wendy Straw's charming illustrations This fantastic collection will put the excitement into reading as well as being an ideal way for children to learn the classics ...

This entertaining audio CD collection from Ladybird contains twenty-nine of the best-loved nursery rhymes & songs that children know & love from home nursery & school With jaunty music & characterful singers it's perfect sing-a-long fun for adults & children alike Content
Includes: Old Mac Donald Had a Farm The House That Jack Built The Wheels on the Bus London Bridge is Falling Down Row Row Row Your Boat There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Ten inthe Bed If You're Happy & You Know It Wind the Bobbin Up Five Little Speckled Frogs One Man Went to Mow This Old Man Five Little Monkeys Incy Wincy Spider Down in the Jungle Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer Ten Fat Sausages Jelly on a Plate Sleeping Bunnies The Farmer's in his Den One Finger One Thumb Five Little Ducks Baa Baa Black Sheep Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush The Ants Go Marching The Grand Old Duke of York Humpty Dumpty Head Shoulders Knees & Toes Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
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Old Macdonald heard a parp E-I-E-I-O! There are some VERY rude noises coming from Old Macdonald's farm
- who could be responsible?!
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