Double bill featuring two tales of men turning into insects In & The Fly& scientist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) uses himself as a guinea-pig in his experiments with transmitting matter but is unaware that a fly has got into the machinery He embarks on a relationship with Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis) the journalist covering his project & they are both surprised when his body begins to take on fly-like characteristics In & The Fly 2& Seth is no more but he has left behind a gruesome legacy the teleportation device which transformed him into a human fly & a son Martin who is infected with his father&s insect metabolism Martin grows at a hugely accelerated rate & he is soon a fully-grown man keen to pick up the experiments where Seth left off ...

When everyone has left the house in the morning the bath toys spring into action & head off on exciting adventures in their magical flying bath! From giving a muddy piglet a shower to putting out a fire for a frightened baboon they have water at the ready for any emergency
- but they're always home for the children's bathtime at the end of the day The simple rhyming speech-bubble text is great to read aloud & perfect for developing reading confidence Richly detailed sumptuous artwork completes this irresistible book for young readers The Flying Bath is A playful & adventurous story from Julia Donaldson & David Roberts the creators of Tyrannosaurus Drip The Troll & Jack & the Flumflum Tree
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' Walter Trier's deceptively innocent drawings are as classic as Kastner's words; I never tire of them' Quentin Blake Martin's school is no ordinary school There are snowball fights kidnappings cakes a parachute jump a mysterious man called ' No-Smoking' who lives in a railway carriage & a play about a flying classroom As the Christmas holidays draw near Martin & his friends
- nervous Uli cynical Sebastian Johnny who was rescued by a sea captain & Matthias who is always hungry (particularly after a meal)
- are preparing for the end-of-term festivities But there are surprises sadness & trouble on the way
- & a secret that changes everything The Flying Classroom is a magical thrilling & bittersweet story about friendship fun & being brave when you are at your most scared (It also features a calf called Eduard but you will have to read it to find out why) Erich Kastner writer poet & journalist was born in Dresden in 1899 His first children's book Emil & the Detectives was published in 1929 & has since sold millions of copies around the world & been translated into around 60 languages After the Nazis took power in Germany Kastner's books were burnt & he was excluded from the writers' guild He won many awards including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1960 He died in 1974 Walter Trier was born in Prague in 1880 In 1910 he moved to Berlin where he would later be introduced to Kastner & began his career drawing cartoons for the Berliner Illustrated He also contributed to the satirical weekly Simplicissimus where during the 1920s despite great personal risk he ridiculed Hitler & the Nazi Party in a series of cartoons In 1936 he fled to London where he was involved in producing anti-Nazi leaflets & political propaganda drawings He would go on to have a rich career producing around 150 covers for the humorous magazine Lilliput He died in 1951 in Ontario Canada Anthea Bell is an award-winning translator Having studied English at Oxford University she has had a long & successful career translating works from French German & Danish She is best known for her translations of the much-loved Asterix books Stefan Zweig & WG Sebald


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Tracklist Storm Of Shit Spasms Number Three 456 Clank Murder Machine Muzak Thoughts For Americans Mercury Retrograde Death Ray The Holy Mountain ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Dissatisfied with the small profits shown by his petty crimes Ronnie Cowan attempts to pull off the most sensational robbery of all time He has learned that the Bank of Scotland periodically sends half a million pounds in one-pound notes to London for destruction & the banknotes are transported on the famous passenger train The Flying Scot Cowan assembles a trusted transatlantic team & a brilliant seemingly foolproof scheme is put into action Lee Patterson is the man with the audacious plan & fellow Canadian Kay Callard his most glamorous accomplice in this taut heist thriller Scripted by Carry On stalwart Norman Hudis & based on a story co-written by Danger Man creator Ralph Smart The Flying Scot (also known as The Mail Bag Robbery) is presented here in a br&-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From producer John Carpenter comes the all-new retelling of his terror classic The Fog Tom Welling (Smallville) Maggie Grace (Lost) & Selma Blair (Hellboy) star in this senses-shattering tale of demonic retribution directed by Rupert Wainwright (Stigmata) & written by Cooper Layne Trapped within an eerie mist the residents of Antonio Bay have become the unwitting victims of a horrifying vengeance One hundred years ago a ship carrying lepers was purposely lured onto the rocky coastline & sunk drowning all aboard Now they&re back long-dead mariners who&ve waited a century for their revenge Seeking out the descendents of those responsible for their deaths they lurk enshrouded within a supernatural fog of terror Beware any & all who stand in their way Actors Tom Welling Maggie Grace Selma Blair De Ray Davis Kenneth Welsh Adrian Hough Sara Botsford Cole Heppell Mary Black Jonathon Young R Nelson Brown Christian Bocher Douglas Arthurs Yves Cameron & Charles Andre Director Rupert Wainwright Certificate 15 years & over Year 2005 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 43 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A film about the former US Secretary of Defense & the various difficult lessons he learned about the nature & conduct of modern war ...

Who's lurking in the foggy forest? Look through the trees & guess the shapes to find out! What can that be in the foggy foggy forest? Whether it's a fairy queen on a trampoline three brown bears on picnic chairs or an ogre doing yoga children will love trying to guess what each foggy silhouette will be Take a trip through the mysterious misty landscape
- hilarious fairytale fun lies around every corner
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Edward Manners
- thirty three & disaffected
- escapes to a Flemish city in search of a new life Almost at once he falls in love

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The Folk of the Faraway Tree is the third magical story in the Faraway Tree series by the world's best-loved children's author Enid Blyton When Joe Beth & Frannie move to a new home an Enchanted Wood is on their doorstep & when they discover the Faraway Tree that is the beginning of many magical adventures! Join them & their friends Moonface Saucepan Man & Silky the fairy as they discover which new land is at the top of the Faraway Tree Will it be the Land of Spells the Land of Treats or the Land of Do-As-You-Please? Come on an amazing adventure
- there'll be adventures waiting whatever happens The Faraway Tree stories have been delighting readers for over 75 years Have you collected all the titles in the Magic Faraway Tree series? Look out for The Enchanted Wood The Faraway Tree Folk of the Faraway Tree & Up the Faraway Tree Also available in beautiful deluxe editions Also look out for the Blyton Colour Reads series Chock full of vibrant colour illustrations from Alex Paterson these are the perfect way to introduce the Faraway Tree adventures to children aged five & up Enid Blyton's funny magical adventure stories have become true classics loved by millions & still selling thousands of copies every year She is arguably the most famous children's author of all time thanks to series such as The Wishing-Chair The Faraway Tree- The Mysteries The Famous Five & The Secret Seven
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