With the surprise Argentine invasion of the remote Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982 the United Kingdom found itself at war Due to the resolve of a determined Prime Minister & the resourcefulness of the Armed Forces a Task Force codenamed Operation CORPORATE was quickly despatched Remarkably just over two months later the Islands were liberated & the invaders defeated By any standards this was an outstanding feat of arms cooperation made possible by political resolve sound planning strong leadership & the courage & determination of the British forces Martin Middlebrook the renowned military historian has skilfully weaved the many strands of this extraordinary achievement into a fascinating thorough & highly readable account Thanks to his meticulous research he covers action at sea on the land & in the air as well as providing the strategic overview The author's use of many first-hand accounts reveals what it was like to be part of this audacious military endeavour The experiences of the Falkland Islanders during the Argentine occupation are also included Thirty years on Middlebrook's The Falklands War is still an authoritative & thoroughly readable account of this historic enterprise ...

A new edition of the acclaimed play by the award-winning James Fritz Written for the National Youth Theatre The Fall asks how much can a younger generation dispossessed & disenfranchised truly empathise with the old
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Tracklist Blindness Hot Cake Strychnine Irish Fall Sound Jetplane Hittite Man I'm Not From Bury White Lightning Sir William Wray Spider Mr Pharmacist ...

A1 Oh! Brother A2CREEPA3 No Bulbs 3A4 Rollin' Dany A5 Couldn't Get Ahead A6 Cruiser's Creek A7LAA8 Living Too Late B1 Hit The North part 1B2 Mr Pharmacist B3 Hey! Luciani B4 There's A Ghost In My House B5 Victoria B6 Big New Prinz B7 Wrong Place Right Time no 2B8 Jerusalem B9 Dead Beat Descendent ...

Tracklist 1 Mark's Personal Holiday Tony Tapes
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A1 Lay Of The Land A22 by 4A3 Copped It A4 Elves B1 Slang King B2 Bug Day B3 Stephen Song B4 Craigness B5 Disney's Dream Debased ...

This Nation's Saving Grace A1 Mansion A2 Bombast A3 Barmy A4 What You Need A5 Spoilt Victorian Child A6L AB1 Gut Of The Quantifier B2 My New House B3 Paint Work B4I Am Damo Suzuki B5 To Nkroachment Yarbles Schtick Yarbles Revisited C1 Couldn't Get Ahead C2 Rollin' Dany C3 Petty (Thief) Lout C4 Cruiser's Creek C5 Vixen C6 Ma Riley D1 Cruiser's Creek D2 Couldn't Get Ahead D3 Gut Of The Quantifier D4 Spoilt Victorian Child D5LA ...

CASTLE NKROACHEDA1 Mansion A2 Bombast A3 Barmy A4 What You Need A5 Spoilt Victorian Child A6LANATION'S SAVING GRACEB1 Gut Of The Quantifier B2 My New House B3 Paint Work B4I Am Damo Suzuki B5 To Nkroachment Yarbles ...

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

Includes:: all 21 episodes from the three series of The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin as well as an array of additional features which are new to DVD including the post-Reggie series The Legacy of Reginald Perrin & a special 1982 Christmas sketch The Fall & Rise of Reginald Perrin remains one of the greatest comedies ever broadcast From a terminally frustrated commuter who fakes his own suicide to the boss of Grot a shop selling useless junk to running a commune for the middle-aged & the middle-class Reginald Perrin – & his family & colleagues – provided a hilarious satire on modern life The magnificent performance of Leonard Rossiter held the series together but the show also boasted David Nobbs’ consistently witty scripts & a supporting cast of fantastic characters & a host of enduring catchphrases The series The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (made after the sad death of Rossiter) saw the return of Jimmy CJ Tom Doc & the others as a deceased Reggie’s will inspires them to do something totally & utterly absurd & from the BBC’s The Funny Side of Christmas (which featured festive versions of top comedy shows) comes a five-minute sketch of Reggie’s Christmas Day The BBC Comedy Connections documentary on the making of the series completes this comprehensive collection Extras The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (7episodes) Comedy Connections & The Funny Side Of Christmas (short sketch)

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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 A century ago the tram was used by people in cities & towns all around the British Isles From London to Liverpool Blackpool to Glasgow the sound of steel on steel was a part of everyday life but by the early sixties the vast majority had disappeared & the golden era of the tram seemed to be at an end Now however a new generation of tramways has appeared ensuring that this beautiful & efficient form of transport thrives once more This brand new DVD traces the rise fall & rise again of the passenger street tram in Britain It begins with the introduction of the horse tram by the American George Francis Train to Birkenhead in 1860 & then explores the story of the tram from horse to steam to electrified tramcar & the rapid growth of trams at the turn of the 20th century It charts the gradual demise of the first generation of trams after the Great War & their complete disappearance from the urban transport network in the 1960s to their resurgence in the 1990s in Manchester The film also features the latest £100 million tramway system opened in Blackpool in 2012HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE The Great Orme Tramway A trip on Blackpool s new Bombardier Flexity 2 Tramway Behind the scenes with Tf L s London Tramlink including a visit to the depot A visit to the National Tramways Museum at Crich ...