In July 1969 while the Rolling Stones played a free concert in Hyde Park Alan Johnson & his young family left West London to start a new life The Britwell Estate in Slough apparently notorious among the locals in fact came as a blessed relief after the tensions of Notting Hill & the local community welcomed them with open arms Alan had become a postman the previous year & in order to support his growing family took on every bit of overtime he could often working twelve-hour shifts six days a week It was hard work but not without its compensations
- the crafty fag snatched in a country lane the farmer's wife offering a hearty breakfast & even the mysterious lady on Glebe Road who appeared daily topless at her window as the postman passed by Please Mister Postman paints a vivid picture of England in the 1970s where no celebration was complete without a Party Seven of Watney's Red Barrel smoking was the norm rather than the exception & Sunday lunchtime was about beer bingo & cribbage But as Alan's life appears to be settling down & his career in the Union of Postal Workers begins to take off his close-knit family is struck once again by tragedy Moving hilarious & unforgettable Please Mister Postman is another astonishing book from the award-winning author of This Boy
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The DVD will include the full Theatrical version of Pleasure & Pain movie (93 minutes) PLEASURE & PAIN a documentary film featuring Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminalsand will also include the following bonus material Ground on Down video; Ground on Down video commentary with Ben & JP (including JP&s comments in both French & English) " Fight for Your Mind" (from Royal Albert Hall performance) " Gold to Me" (from Royal Albert Hall performance) " Will to Live" (from Royal Albert Hall performance) " Give a Man a Home" (studio performance with the Blind Boys of Alabama) "I Shall Not Walk Alone" (studio performance with the Blind Boys of Alabama) " Waiting on Angel" (from Claremont show) Ben on-stage dialogue (from Claremont show) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A crime thriller with separate yet interconnected stories involving characters including a psychology professor who has lost touch with reality (Mac Fadyen); a young sociopathic call girl (Chabert); a vicious lesbian hit woman (Bennett); a recovering crack addict & kidnapper (Holly); a junkyard drunk (Meat Loaf); a brain-damaged former cult guru (Spizzirri); & dueling gas station attendants (Dratch & Mewes) Actors Lauren Holly Angus Macfadyen Lacey Chabert Meat Loaf Angelo Spizzirri Billy Zane Steffany Huckaby Jill Bennett & Jason Mewes Director Andrzej Sekula Certificate 18 years & over Year 2005 Languages English Duration 1 Hour & 40 Minutes (approx) ...

Tracklist Cannon Heavens Rocker You You A New Name Protection Private Persons Marathon Burning Down Reality Changes ...

Fashion & hospitality entrepreneur Christina Ong has always believed food should deliver pleasure & confidence as well as health & energy This approach to cooking evolved out of her family home to inspire the kitchens of her award-winning COMO Hotels & Resorts worldwide Called COMO Shambhala Cuisine after her holistic wellness brand COMO Shambhala the philosophy embraces all that is seasonal pure & sustainable in delicious nourishing combinations In this new book 147 classics from the COMO Shambhala kitchens from the Turks & Caicos in the Caribbean to the mountains of Bhutan have been meticulously re-configured to introduce COMO Shambhala Cuisine to home cooks Spanning no-cook juice combinations & raw salads to luxurious dishes suitable for entertaining the recipes are organised in logical chapters for easy navigation Each recipe's standout nutritional benefits are clearly highlighted & simply communicated The reader can therefore choose menus according to personal taste & occasion following the recipes precisely or experimenting with the different techniques & flavour combinations The result is pure pleasure with each recipe delivering the vitality needed to juggle busy lifestyles hectic travel schedules & the push-&-pull of family & work ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Rome is traditionally imagined as the home of emperors & senators generals & gladiators a dignified theatre of pomp & ceremony But what about the little guys the wasters
- new to the big city stuck in office jobs unable to get the girls? Plebs follows three desperate young men from the suburbs as they try to get laid hold down jobs & climb the social ladder in the big city
- a city that happens to be Ancient Rome The series stars Friday Night Dinner&s Tom Rosenthal Joel Fry (White Van Man) & Ryan Sampson (After You’ve Gone) as the three young men – Marcus Stylax & their lazy slave with an attitude problem Grumio

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play All episodes from the first three series of the TV comedy following the exploits of three young men in ancient Rome Whilst others revel in the grandeur opulence & splendor of Rome low-on-the-totem-pole Marcus (Tom Rosenthal) Stylax (Joel Fry) & their apathetic slave Grumio (Ryan Sampson) are more interested in doing what lads the world over do
- which usually involves women Series 1 episodes are & The Orgy& & The Gladiator& & The Erotic Vase& & Herpes Cat& & Bananae& & & Saturnalia& Series 2 episodes are & The Chariot& & The Best Men& & The Baby& & The Patron& & The New Slave& & The Candidate& & The Phallus& & & The Race& Series 3 episodes are & The Beasts& & Justin Junior& & The Vestal& & The Cupid& & The Crime Wave& & Jugball& & The New Master& & & The Weatherist&
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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 Raunchy college comedy starring Paris Hilton The Gamma Gammas have been voted the hottest sorority in the country by FHM & now their leader Victoria English (Hilton) is determined to take full advantage of the positive publicity Only girls of Victoria&s caliber can aspire to Gamma Gamma status so what better way to solidify their influence over Greek culture than to take part in a photo shoot with one of the most popular men&s magazines in the country? As the photo shoot draws near however it soon becomes undeniably clear that Victoria is more interested in furthering her own clandestine agenda than getting good press for Gamma Gamma ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Pre-New Wave French film noir thriller directed by Rene Clement based on the novel & The Talented Mr Ripley& by Patricia Highsmith & shot on the warm & glowing Mediterranean coast Alain Delon stars in his debut leading role as Tom Ripley a young American who is paid by the wealthy Greenleaf family to travel to Europe to persuade his friend errant playboy Philip Greenleaf (Maurice Ronet) to return to the family home in San Francisco When he gets there Tom discovers that Philip has it all
- including a beautiful fiancee Marge (Marie Laforet)
- & begins to covet his luxurious lifestyle Philip initially amused by Tom&s arrival soon tires of him & as Tom begins to find himself excluded from Philip&s coterie his envy takes a murderous turn Highsmith&s novel was later adapted by Hollywood as & The Talented Mr Ripley& (1999) starring Matt Damon Jude Law & Gwyneth Paltrow

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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 Pre-New Wave French film noir thriller directed by Rene Clement based on the novel & The Talented Mr Ripley& by Patricia Highsmith & shot on the warm & glowing Mediterranean coast Alain Delon stars in his debut leading role as Tom Ripley a young American who is paid by the wealthy Greenleaf family to travel to Europe to persuade his friend errant playboy Philip Greenleaf (Maurice Ronet) to return to the family home in San Francisco When he gets there Tom discovers that Philip has it all
- including a beautiful fiancee Marge (Marie Laforet)
- & begins to covet his luxurious lifestyle Philip initially amused by Tom&s arrival soon tires of him & as Tom begins to find himself excluded from Philip&s coterie his envy takes a murderous turn Highsmith&s novel was later adapted by Hollywood as & The Talented Mr Ripley& (1999) starring Matt Damon Jude Law & Gwyneth Paltrow

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