Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Season 1 of Vikings left many unresolved issues & cliffhangers—would Rollo really fight against his brother Ragnar? What will result from Ragnar’s night of passion with Princess Aslaug? Can his marriage to Lagertha survive both his infidelity & the death of their daughter Gyda? In Season 2 these issues are resolved in dramatic & often unexpected ways At its heart Vikings remains a family saga following the fortunes of Ragnar his extended family & the people he represents now that he is an earl Ragnar’s own desire to sail west to explore new kingdoms in alliance with King Horik leads to a storm-tossed landing on the coast of Wessex an important Saxon kingdom ruled by a king not unlike Ragnar Season 2 is all about crises of faith of power & of relationships Kingdoms are at stake Lives are at stake Love is at stake & all under the watchful eyes of the gods Special features 1 A WARRIOR SOCIETY RITES OF PASSAGE (10-12 minutes) THE VIKINGS are such a fascinating topic for exploration because so much of the culture remains a mystery that our best historians continue to decipher today VIKINGS SEASON 1 DVDBLU-RAY delved deep into the rich history of VIKING CULTURE & JUSTICE & the Season 2 release follows this engaging historic exploration into the Vikings’ RITES OF PASSAGE Just as Bjorn has grown from adolescence into manhood within the series our Viking historians reveal the real world practices that young children in this culture underwent on their way to adulthood Topics for exploration include Viking Birthing Rituals The practice of teaching the Viking Children an exploration of the ages at which milestones were achieved the significance of a young man receiving an armring & the practices underwent before a young man or shieldmaiden’s first battle RITES OF PASSAGE unravels more mysteries of Viking culture for the Home Entertainment audience MY FAMILY MY ENEMY 2 DECONSTRUCTING THE CLIMACTIC BATTLE (10-12 minutes) Season 2 of VIKINGS raises the stakes for the battles & the bloodshed of the series as the stunt coordinator & swordmaster surpassed the action choreography of the inaugural season This behind the scenes exploration looks at the key battle sequences before intricately deconstructing every stage of preparation for the climactic VIKING battle in season 2 From initial planning to storyboards to creating the choreography with swordmaster Richard Ryan to the actors’ choreography training under Ryan to catching the production day from behind the scenes… every aspect of the planning & execution of the key battle scene is explored by the creator director swordmaster cast & stunt coordinator 3 THE VIKING SAGAS (Archival Interactive Exploration) Use the BD Remote to page through the high-resolution 3-d archives of the Viking Sagas Select an icon (Monetary Icon for tales of greed the Passion icon for tales of lust & adultery the Battle Icon for tales of bloody fights or the poetry icon for authentic Viking verse) within the Sagas to hear the actual Saga re-told with simple animation of the tale teamed with narration & sound design Following the animation a detailed deconstruction of the Saga by Viking Historians & Vikings Creator Michael Hirst is presented on-screen 4 The Creator’s Audio Commentary with Michael Hirst & Viking Historians (Episode length) 5 The Creator & Cast Audio Commentary (Episode length) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play With Ragnar now king he faces more foes than ever in Season 3 but of all his rivals none pose more of a threat to his reign than Erlendur The only surviving child of King Horik he is hell bent on revenge against the man who killed his father ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The second ten episodes from the fourth season of the historical drama following the adventures of a Viking clan The season follows Ragnar (Travis Fimmel) a Viking chieftain who with help from his brother Rollo (Clive Standen) & wife Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick) plots to become king A formidable warrior Ragnar often leads his men on raids overseas However even as he makes a name for himself on the battlefield Ragnar must be aware of rivals plotting behind his back in his homeland The episodes are & The Outsider& & The Vision& & Two Journeys& & In the Uncertain Hour Before the Morning& & All His Angels& & Crossings& & The Great Army& & Revenge& & On the Eve& & & The Reckoning& ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The first ten episodes from the fifth season of the historical drama following the adventures of a Viking clan Following on from events in the previous season Ragnar's sons Ubbe Ivar & Hvitserk (Jordan Patrick Smith Alex Hogh & Marco Ilso) collaboratively reign over their new land in East Anglia Bjorn & Halfdan (Alexander Ludwig & Jasper Paakkonen) have sailed away to the Mediterranean Sea Floki (Gustaf Skarsgard) embarks on a journey into uncharted territory & King Harald (Peter Franzen) returns to Kattegat In this season Floki discovers a new land & sets off to explore it an all-out battle ensues when Vikings emerge from sewers in York in the midst of Saxon celebrations & Astrid (Josefin Asplund) tries to seduce Harald to persuade him to form an alliance Language English Number of discs 3 ...

Please note this is a region 2 Blu-ray & will require a region 2 or region Free Blu-ray Player in order to play Journey to an ancient world of exploration betrayal & high-stakes power struggles with the first four seasons of Vikings Although Norse warrior brothers Ragnar & Rollo begin as allies on & off the battlefield jealousy & ambition pit them against one another Determined to leave a legacy to his own sons the restless Ragnar engages in conquests sometimes amidst shame & defeat All the while two women he has loved – Aslaug & Lagertha – feud each hoping to one day rule the land With its fascinating plot twists searing emotion & spectacular effects this breathtaking series continues to conquer viewers across the globe! Actors Travis Fimmel Clive Standen Katheryn Winnick Jessalyn Gilsig Gustaf Skarsgård Writers Michael Hirst Language English Subtitles English Number of discs 15 ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play Fifty years ago Yale University professor Stanley Milgram held a series of social experiments based on Nazi war criminals& psychology They were devised to answer a simple question how far are people willing to go when instructed by authority? Nick his girlfriend Tayler & their two best friends are about to find out Abducted after a camping trip they wake up in an unknown prison with two vials wired into the base of their skulls They are not alone another four people are in the same nightmarish predicament Their task set by a mysterious video figure is to fill the vials with chemicals that the human body only creates when it senses pain A lot of pain Actors Eric Jay Beck April Matson Akeem Smith Greg Cipes Elisha Skorman Heidi Mueller Maya Hazen Rob Kirkland Mc Kenzie Westmore Ian Bohen Kieron Elliott Artie Baxter Mark Hengst Maynard James Keenan & Stefanie Barboza Director Taylor Sheridan Certificate 18 years & over Duration 1 hour & 24 minutes (approx) ...

Evelyn Waugh's acidly funny & formally daring satire Vile Bodies reveals the darkness & vulnerability that lurks beneath the glittering surface of the high life This Penguin Modern Classics edition is edited with an introduction & notes by Richard Jacobs In the years following the First World War a new generation emerges wistful & vulnerable beneath the glitter The Bright Young Things of twenties' Mayfair with their paradoxical mix of innocence & sophistication exercise their inventive minds & vile bodies in every kind of capricious escapade
- whether promiscuity dancing cocktail parties or sports cars In a quest for treasure a favourite party occupation a vivid assortment of characters among them the struggling writer Adam Fenwick-Symes & the glamorous aristocratic Nina Blount hunt fast & furiously for ever greater sensations & the fulfilment of unconscious desires If you enjoyed Vile Bodies you might like Waugh's A Handful of Dust also available in Penguin Modern Classics' The high point of the experimental original Waugh' Malcolm Bradbury Sunday Times' This brilliantly funny anxious & resonant novel the difficult edgy guide to the turn of the decade' Richard Jacobs' It's Britain's Great Gatsby' Stephen Fry director of Vile Bodies film adaptation Bright Young Things
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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 Fifty years ago Yale University professor Stanley Milgram held a series of social experiments based on Nazi war criminals& psychology They were devised to answer a simple question how far are people willing to go when instructed by authority? Nick his girlfriend Tayler & their two best friends are about to find out Abducted after a camping trip they wake up in an unknown prison with two vials wired into the base of their skulls They are not alone another four people are in the same nightmarish predicament Their task set by a mysterious video figure is to fill the vials with chemicals that the human body only creates when it senses pain A lot of pain Actors Eric Jay Beck April Matson Akeem Smith Greg Cipes Elisha Skorman Heidi Mueller Maya Hazen Rob Kirkland Mc Kenzie Westmore Ian Bohen Kieron Elliott Artie Baxter Mark Hengst Maynard James Keenan & Stefanie Barboza Director Taylor Sheridan Certificate 18 years & over Duration 1 hour & 24 minutes (approx) ...

All the foul facts about the Vile Victorians are ready to uncover including the murderers who wouldn't hang when the first public loo was flushed & how stag hunting took place in Paddington Station Refreshed with a fantastic new design for 2016 these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans ...

They may have looked all prim & proper but the Victorians were a jolly naughty bunch who could be vicious & violent & villainous Readers can discover the murderers who wouldn't hang when the first public loo was flushed & all about stag hunting in Paddington Station With a bold accessible new look these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans Revised by the author & illustrated throughout to make Horrible Histories more accessible to young readers 2013 is HORRIBLE HISTORIES twentieth anniversary ...