Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The music of Benny Goodman comes to life in this wonderful musical biography of the famed King of Swing Featuring all the outstanding songs & instrumentals made famous by the immortal clarinetist the story follows the innovative musician from his childhood in Chicago to his historic concert at Carnegie Hall in 1938 Steve Allen (Casino The Player) Oscar winning actress Donna Reed (It&s a Wonderful Life From Here to Eternity Dallas) & Sammy Davis Sr star in this unforgettable tribute to Goodman & his music with performances by the original Benny Goodman Quartet (Gene Krupa Teddy Wilson Ben Pollack Edward " Kid" Ory & Lionel Hampton) along with Harry James Martha Tilton & Ziggy Elman The priceless soundtrack highlights Goodman himself with classic renditions of " Sing Sing Sing" " One O& Clock Jump" " Stompin& At The Savoy" " Moonglow" " Goody Goody" & many more Actors Steve Allen Donna Reed Berta Gersten Barry Truex Herbert Anderson Robert F Simon Hy Averback Sammy Davis Sr Dick Winslow Shepard Menken Jack Kruschen Wilton Graff Fred Essler David Kasday & John Erman Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1955 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 56 minutes (approx) ...

MR NORRIS CHANGES TRAINSThe first of Christopher Isherwood's classic ' Berlin' novels this portrays the encounter & growing friendship between young William Bradshaw & the urbane & mildly sinister Mr Norris Piquant witty & oblique it vividly evokes the atmosphere of pre-war Berlin & forcefully conveys an ironic political parable GOODBYE TO BERLINThe inspiration for the stage & screen musical Cabaret & for the play I Am a Camera this novel remains one of the most powerful of the century a haunting evocation of the gathering storm of the Nazi terror Told in a series of wry detached & impressionistic vignettes it is an unforgettable portrait of bohemian Berlin
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Bertie's respite from his overbearing mother Irene is over She has returned from the middle-east only to discover that her son has been exposed to the worst evils of cartoons movies & Irn Bru & her wrath falls upon her unfortunate husband Stuart Meanwhile Bruce has fallen in love with someone other than himself; Big Lou wants to adopt her beloved Finlay; Matthew & Elspeth host the Duke of Johannesburg for supper & Bertie decides he wants to move out of Scotland Street altogether & live with his grandmother Nicola Can Irene & Stuart's marriage survive? Will Bruce's newfound love last? & will Bertie really leave Scotland Street? Find out in the next instalment of this charming beloved series ...

Tracklist The Bray Road Beast Golden Lion Pressure Of Our Plans Towers Sent Her To Sheets Of Sound The Plain Moon Necronomicon Nightingale Tungsten 4
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With the work of journalists under fire around the world this year's anthology of National Magazine Awards finalists & winners is a timely reminder of the power of journalism These pieces from writers driven to explore America's fault lines include Shane Bauer's harrowing " My Four Months as a Private Prison Guard" (Mother Jones) a visceral portrait of the abuses of the carceral system & Sarah Stillman's account of the havoc wreaked on young people's lives when they are put on sex-offender registries (The New Yorker) In two different considerations of parenting Nikole Hannah-Jones looks for a school for her daughter in a rapidly changing racially divided Brooklyn (New York Times Magazine) & Michael Chabon takes his thirteen-year-old son to Fashion Week in Paris (GQ) Pamela Colloff explores how the 1966 University of Texas Tower mass shooting changed the course of one survivor's life (Texas Monthly) & Siddhartha Mukherjee depicts the art & agony of oncology (New York Times Magazine) Other selections take up the shocks of the election including Matt Taibbi's irreverent dispatches from the campaign trail (Rolling Stone) & George Saunders's transfixing account of Trump's rallies (The New Yorker) Jeffrey Goldberg talks through Obama's foreign-policy legacy with the president (The Atlantic) Andrew Sullivan fears for the future of democracy (New York) & Gabriel Sherman relates how the women of Fox News brought to light Roger Ailes's predations (New York) Joining them are Rebecca Solnit's wide-ranging Harper's commentary Becca Rothfeld's pondering women waiting from The Odyssey to Tinder (Hedgehog Review) & bold expeditions into nature David Quammen ventures to Yellowstone to consider the future of wild places (National Geographic) & Mac Mc Clelland sets off for Cuba in search of the ivory-billed woodpecker (Audubon) ...

This delightful puzzle features a unique gathering together of Disney Characters through the ages & is a wonderful reminder of the fun they have brought over the years What better way is there to relax than with a jigsaw puzzle? Ravensburger is a renowned manufacturer of the best jigsaw puzzles & has sold over 20 million world-wide Every puzzle is manufactured from tough recycled board & features linen-finished paper to ensure a glare-free picture All the most memorable Disney characters in one 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle Finished size 70cm x 50cm (275in x 197in) Strong pieces manufactured from recycled board Linen-finished paper to ensure a glare-free picture ...

Looking for a fun introduction to baking for your little ones? Then turn to Jane Bull's brilliant children's baking book Turn your children into little bakers as they come to know their creaming from their whisking & their batter from their dough The Best Ever Baking Book takes children on a step-by-step baking experience showing them how to whip up more than 10 baked treats along with the methods equipment & terminology used in making them Children will find out how to make everything from bread & muffins to cakes & cookies Then they can get creative & messy as they follow tips on how to decorate The Best Ever Baking Book is the perfect way to get kids excited about baking ...

The book that inspired the box office hit The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel starring Judi Dench Maggie Smith Bill Nighy Celia Imrie Dev Patel & Penelope Wilton Enticed by advertisements for a luxury retirement home in India a group of strangers leave England to begin a new life On arrival however they discover the palace is a shell of its former self the staff are more than a little eccentric & the days of the Raj appear to be long gone But as they soon discover life & love can begin again even in the most unexpected circumstances Previously published with the title These Foolish Things ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel An award-winning all-star cast led by Judi Dench Bill Nighy Maggie Smith & Tom Wilkinson lights up this "buoyant comedy laced with genuine emotion" (Peter Travers Rolling Stone) When seven cash-strapped seniors decide to "outsource" their retirement to a resort in far-off India friendship & romance blossom in the most unexpected ways Smart life-affirming & genuinely charming The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a "true classic that reminds us that it&s never too late to find love & a fresh beginning at any age" (Rex Reed The New York Observer) Life of Pi Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in this visual masterpiece from Oscar Winner Ang Lee based on the best-selling novel After a cataclysmic shipwreck an Indian boy named Pi finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with a ferocious Bengal tiger Together they face nature&s majestic grandeur & fury on an epic journey of discovery ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel A group of British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel Less luxurious than its advertisements they are forever transformed by their shared experiences discovering that life & love can begin again when you begin let go of the past From the director of Shakespeare in Love & featuring an all-star British cast The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a charming life-affirming comedy drama about life love & new beginnings… We Bought a Zoo Matt Damon stars in this feelgood family feature based on the memoir by Benjamin Mee Newly widowed Benjamin (Damon) is finding life difficult trying to raise his two young children Urged on by his father Duncan (Thomas Haden Church) to start over Benjamin decides to purchase a rundown zoo in the countryside in the hope that it will bring his family together again Having to care for 47 species & with his friends thinking he&s mad Benjamin sets out to restore the zoo to its former glory with the help of a small but loyal staff led by Kelly Foster (Scarlett Johansson) The Descendants From Alexander Payne the celebrated director of Sideways comes an Oscar-winning film that Rolling Stone calls "damn near perfect" Academy Award winner George Clooney "gives his best performance to date" (Philip French The Observer) & newcomer " Shailene Woodley shines" (Total Film) Experience a bittersweet drama about a detached father&s attempt to reconnect with his two daughters & their often-hilarious quest for the truth in this "beautifully observed & brilliantly acted comedy drama" (Sunday Express) ...