From the Sunday Times bestselling author Gervase Phinn comes a fourth book of reminiscences about life as a Yorkshire Dales school inspector that will continue to delight & charm fans across the globe Life for the Gervase Phinn is about to become not unlike the rambling hills of the Dales themselves
- up & down & all over the place After a routine school inspection
- & a rather brutal report
- culminates with a teacher being forced into early retirement Gervase is left feeling his year hasn't exactly begun on the right foot Then the news that his local school is closing down the accidental demolishment of an historical church (disguised as a disused barn in his backyard) & an injured knee which puts him into hospital & still Gervase manages to gallantly retain his sense of humour throughout making this a delightful charming & thoroughly entertaining read


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Follow the adventures of a little girl who's dream of flying comes true in this stunning story by Shirley Hughes The illustrations ...

The ultimate picture book for complete & utter football nutters! Charlie & his dad are utter football nutters & they are especially nutty about their team
- Seaburn City So when their star player has his pre-match good luck ritual (featuring alphabet spaghetti) saboutaged just before the cup final they're determined to put things right Luckily a vintage tin of alphabet spaghetti & quick thinking on the part of Charlie save the day
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Up In The Air tells the story of a man discovering that life is not simply about the journey alone but about the personal connections made along the way Ryan Bingham (Clooney) plays a corporate downsizer & modern business traveller who has lived his life across America in airports hotels & rental cars After years of staying happily airborne he suddenly finds himself ready to make a real connection Actors George Clooney Anna Kendrick Jason Bateman Vera Farmiga Chris Lowell Tamala Jones Adam Rose JK Simmons Sam Elliott Danny Mc Bride Zach Galifianakis Steve Eastin & Amy Morton Director Jason Reitman Certificate 15 years & over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (51) Additional Languages French ; German ; Italian ; Castillian Spanish ; English Audio Description Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired ; Castilian Spanish ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; French ; German ; Italian ; Norwegian ; Swedish Duration 1 hour & 49 minutes (approx)
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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 Based on Walter Kim&s 2001 novel Jason Reitman&s Oscar-nominated Up In The Air stars George Clooney as an airborne corporate downsizer who learns that life on the move can be a lonely business Even volcanic ash clouds can&t stop this high-flying blend of romantic comedy & drama Up In The Air tells the story of a man discovering that life is not simply about the journey alone but about the personal connections made along the way Ryan Bingham (Clooney) plays a corporate downsizer & modern business traveller who has lived his life across America in airports hotels & rental cars After years of staying happily airborne he suddenly finds himself ready to make a real connection Co-written & directed by Oscar nominee Jason Reitman (Juno) Up In The Air received six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture Best Actor (Clooney) & Best Director Winner of the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Arthur&s only passions in life are his wife Doreen & Rugby League When he hears about the Cobblers & their corrupt manager Arthur bets his life savings that he can train any team to beat them He enlists gym owner Hazel Scott to save himself from possible financial ruin & the wrath of his wife ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A funny thing happens to Lurcio (Frankie Howerd) on the way to the rent-a-vestal-virgin market stall A mysterious scroll falls into his hands listing the names of all the conspirators plotting to murder Emperor Nero & when the upstart slave is elected to infiltrate the ringleader&s den the comical ups-&-downs lead to total uproar Actors Frankie Howerd Patrick Cargill Lance Percival Michael Hordern Barbara Murray Directors Bob Kellett Writers Sid Colin Producers Ned Sherrin Language English Number of discs 1 ...

A funny thing happened to Lurkalot serf to Sir Coward de Custard on the way to Custard Castle Lurkalot sells lusty love potions & rusty chastity belts in the market place but on this day Sir Graggart de Bombast arrives to sack the castle & to get the lovely Lobelia Custard in the sack! Lurkalot must help Custard cream the knight in pining armour ...

The final book in the extraordinary Faraway Tree series published as a st&-alone edition for the first time in more than three decades! One day Robin & Joy read about the Magic Faraway Tree in a book & decide to go meet Joe Beth & Frannie themselves The five children have all sorts of exciting adventures together including being captured by the Enchanter Red-Cloak in the Land of Castles a birthday treat for Joy in the Land of Wishes & a delicious visit to the Land of Cakes! 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 ages five & up Short chapters & beautiful illustrations make The Faraway Tree perfect bedtime reading for children aged six & upwards A richly nostalgic offering for grandparents & parents to share with the next generation of Blyton fans Enid Blyton 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 Enid takes her place alongside Roald Dahl Beatrix Potter & A A Milne as one of Britain's true heritage children's authors ' Her books were terrific page-turners in the way no others were'
- Michael Morpurgo author of War Horse
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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 Iconic 1960s &kitchen sink& drama based on the novel by Nell Dunn When Polly (Suzy Kendall) becomes weary of her privileged life in Chelsea she decides to move to a working class community in Battersea She soon gets a job at a candy factory where she makes some new friends & begins a relationship with working class boy Peter (Dennis Waterman) who dreams of leaving Battersea & becoming rich Product Description United Kingdom released PALRegion 2 DVD LANGUAGES English (Dolby Digital 51 ) English (Mono ) English (Subtitles ) ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (2351) SPECIAL FEATURES Anamorphic Widescreen Interactive Menu Remastered Scene Access SYNOPSIS Eighteen year-old Polly decides to turn her back on her wealthy background in Chelsea & undertake a more 'down to earth& lifestyle She moves to Battersea & gets a job in a sweet factory where she is initiated into a way of life she had previously been sheltered from She later meets Peter a nineteen year old second-hand furniture assistant who aspires to be part of the world she has just left The film centres on the relationship between two young people with conflicting ambitions Based on the novel of the same name by Nell Dunn Up the Junction Age Rating 12 ...