Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Secretary of State for Social Affairs is having a meeting with Number Ten&s Chief Political Advisor There have been press rumours that the Minister is to be sacked The Minister is told that none of these stories have come from Number Ten However now they&re out there Number Ten would look weak not to sack him So he&s sacked His replacement as Minister for Social Affairs takes office & so starts The Thick Of It featuring an ensemble of the best British comic actors improvising scripts from the sharpest British comedy writers ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Featuring every series special episode & bonus extra of the BAFTA & British Comedy award winning series Welcome to the Ministry for Social Affairs & Citizenship (Do SAC) a government department barely registering on the Today Programme radar but high-profile enough to receive the attentions of Malcolm Tucker the government&s director of communications whose ferocity is only matched by his skill in delivering incredible foul-mouthed tirades Successive ministers (Hugh Abbott & Nicola Murray) & their backroom team lie backstab & hopelessly bluff their way through gaffes crises Prime Ministerial resignations & possible election dates
- only thankful that Shadow minister Peter Mannion also has little idea what is going on Irreverent brilliantly sweary & painfully funny this series smashes its way through the corridors of power in a bulldozer of hilarious farce & sharp satire
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Winter has come early to Venice Two orphaned children are on the run hiding among the crumbling canals & misty alleyways of the city Befriended by a gang of street children & their mysterious leader the Thief Lord they shelter in an old disused cinema On their trail is a bungling detective obsessed with disguises & the health of his pet tortoises But a greater threat to the boys' new-found freedom is something from a forgotten past
- a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself
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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 Features all the fourteen episodes from the television series & Rag Week& & The Queen&s Birthday Present& & Night Shift& & Honey Trap& & Fire & Terror& & Kids Today& Yuletide Spirit& & Court In The Act& & Ism Ism Ism& & Fly On The Wall& Alternative Culture& & Come On You Blues& & Road Rage& & & The Green Eyed Monster& Age Rating 15 ...

A brilliant & brand new story of swords sand & sorcery from the endless imagination that brought you The Saga of Darren Shan & the Demonata New characters
- same excitement action & terror In a harsh unforgiving world of slavery & glorified executions one boy's humiliation leads him to embark on a perilous quest to the faraway lair of a mysterious god It is a dark brutal nightmarish journey which few have ever survived But to Jebel Rum the risk is worth it to retrieve his honour to win the hand of the girl he loves to wield unimaginable power & to become THE THIN EXECUTIONER
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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 A powerful front line cast including Sean Penn Nick Nolte Woody Harrelson & George Clooney explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military & moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture & Best Director (Terrence Malick) The Thin Red Line is an unparalleled cinematic masterpiece Actors Sean Penn Adrien Brody Jim Caviezel George Clooney John Cusack Woody Harrelson Elias Koteas Jared Leto Dash Mihok Nick Nolte John Savage John Travolta Ben Chaplin & Tim Blake Nelson Director Terrence Malick Certificate 15 years & over Year 1998 Screen Anamorphic Widescreen 2351 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles Czech ; Danish ; Finnish ; Hebrew ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Portuguese ; Swedish Duration 2 hours & 46 minutes (approx)
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One day the Thing falls from the sky & four strangers stumble across it Together they decide to work together to take care of the Thing But before long a media circus builds up around the creature they are protecting & the debate about the Thing spreads far around the world What is the Thing? Who does it belong to? What does it do? & is it any use for anything at all? This captivating picture book will be many things to many people a story about thoughtfulness an adventure in friendship & an intriguing & gentle social commentary on the search for meaning in modern life Daniel Egneus' unique & engaging artwork beautifully illustrates this enigmatic story & brings the strange Thing to life With a similar feel to Alexis Deacon's Beegu & Shaun Tan's The Lost Thing this is the perfect bedtime story for children & adults to enjoy together Praise for The Thing " Enigmatic charming & quite beautiful"
- The Sunday Times " Touching on themes of compassion kindness & belonging this quirky tale will undoubtedly instigate crucial questions & topics for further discussion across all age groups"
- Picture Books Blogger Simon Puttock was born in New Zealand & as a child wanted to be a vet or an archaeologist Instead & after some considerable time & doing other stuff he became a full-time writer He has written over 40 books for children & has won several awards including the 2016 Scottish Children's Book Award for Mouse's First Night at Moonlight School Daniel Egneus was born in Sweden & has had successful collaborations with clients such as Haagen-Dasz O2 UK Marie Claire Time Magazine Penguin Books & Random House He was voted best illustrator by the Association of Illustrators in the UK (2005) He has published many books including Little Red Riding Hood (Harper Collins) & Hot Dog cookbook (winner of the Prix Gourmand for Best Illustrated Cookbook in France)

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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 Return to the disco days of the 1980s in this exclusive collection featuring ALL NEW ARTWORK that celebrates Generation X&s neon dream decade & the movies that defined it Horror-meister John Carpenter (Halloween Escape from New York) teams Kurt Russell&s outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic The Thing In the winter of 1982 a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100000 years Once unfrozen the form-changing alien wreaks havoc creates terror & becomes one of them Language English Number of discs 1 ...

It's peculiar how no-words can be better than words How silence can say more than noise or a person's absence can occupy even more space than their presence did Suzy is twelve when her best friend Franny drowns one summer at the beach It takes two days for the news to reach Suzy & it's not something that she can accept Franny has always been a strong swimmer from the day they met in swim class when they were just five How can someone all of a sudden just no longer be theresuzy realizes that they must have got it wrong Franny didn't just drown
- she was stung by a poisonous jellyfish This makes a lot more sense to Suzy's logical mind than a random drowning
- cause a jellyfish sting; effect death Suzy's journey to acceptance is quiet
- she resolves to either say something important or say nothing at all But it's also bursting with bittersweet humour heart-breaking honesty big ideas & small details The Thing About Jellyfish is an astonishing debut novel from Ali Benjamin & is perfect for fans of Wonder Counting By 7s & My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece


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From the Orange Prize-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun' come twelve dazzling stories that turn a penetrating eye on the ties that bind men & women parents & children Nigeria & the West In 'A Private Experience' a medical student hides from a violent riot with a poor Muslim woman whose dignity & faith force her to confront the realities & fears she's been pushing away In ' Tomorrow Is Too Far' a woman unlocks the devastating secret that surrounds her brother's death The young mother at the centre of ' Imitation' finds her comfortable life threatened when she learns that her husband back in Lagos has moved his mistress into their home And the title story depicts the choking loneliness of a Nigerian girl who moves to an America that turns out to be nothing like the country she expected; though falling in love brings her desires nearly within reach a death in her homeland forces her to re-examine them Searing & profound suffused with beauty sorrow & longing this collection is a resounding confirmation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's prodigious storytelling powers ...