Relive the adorable TERRIERS the spendor of a BULLEID PACIFIC a rare GWR MOGUL & the charm of a GWR BRANCH LINE A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TERRIERKicked off the London commuter trains Stroudley’s immortal A1 Xs found sanctuary in half-forgotten corners of the southern network. This documentary is a fitting tribute to the Terriers some of the most adorable yet eccentric engines ever built. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A BULLEID PACIFICFollow the unrebuilt Pacific 34067 “ Tangmere” as she heads a mainline railtour on the Torbay Express service to Kingswear. Despite testing conditions the crew remained quietly confident that their 7P machine would equal the output of any Class 8 engine. Watch thrilling footage of one of the busiest steam engines working in Britain. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A GWR MOGULMoguls were the most numerous of the GWR tender classes & arguably the most useful. A go-anywhere machine they were found on everything from heavy freights to emergency express work. This film follows a day in the life of a surviving Mogul 5322 from oiling up to disposal at Didcot. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A GWR BRANCH LINEThis is a dawn-to-dusk account of South Devon Railway’s 40th anniversary celebrations. The old single-track branch line had never been busier with everything from double-headed freight workings to distinctive GWR autotrains. ...

'A Day in the Life: Four Portraits of Post-war Britain by John Krish' is a collection of four of Krish's most cherished post-war documentaries. Each film shows in rich texture details of everyday life in post-war Britain. The collection of Krish's cherished films are: The Elephant Will Never Forget (1953) Our School (1962) They Took Us to the Sea (1961)I Think They Call Him John (1964) This essential & critically acclaimed collection

Includes:: an interview with Krish & also

Includes:: two rarely seen films:I Want to Go to School (1959) Marsh Comes to School (1961)



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A Day to Remember is a 1953 British comedy drama film directed by Ralph Thomas & starring an ensemble cast including Stanley Holloway Donald Sinden Bill Owen & Thora Hird. The darts team of a London public house go on a day trip to Boulogne-sur-Mer in France. Members of the party have different reasons for going on the trip & get into various adventures along the way. ...

In the summer of 1981 a house in a small town is the scene of unspeakable horrors... 25 years later Elizabeth a young reporter is compelled to investigate the house & the murders that took place there. The ghosts of a murdered family have been waiting for revenge. But someone in town doesn't want the truths of the past unearthed & will stop at nothing to keep their secrets.... ...

From the makers of the fabulous Pineapple Dance Studios & Louie Spence’s Showbusiness comes a fresh quirky & hilarious show which turns the documentary genre on its head. A Different Breed is set in the canine world of grooming salons dog crèches & vets following the eccentric people who work there & the bizarre dog owners who treat their pets better than their children. The dog-obsessed owners are fascinating on their own but the real stars of the show are the pets themselves. Using comedy scripted voice-overs the show occasionally skips out of reality to imagine if these dogs could talk what would they say? From the gay security dog to the mentally deficient Pit-Bull each dog has their own special personality that reflects their breed & their owner. ...

A developmentally challenged young man with a penchant for caring for animals in need sets out to convince his family
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South Africa 1976. The police ruled Gordan Ngubene's death a suicide. But when Afrikaans schoolteacher Ben du Toit saw the body he knew his friend of 15 years was the victim of police torture. Seeking justice Ben hires barrister Ian Mc Kenzie to represent the Ngubene family at the inquest but the judge ignores the evidence & exonerates the police. Refusing to give it up Ben risks his family & career as he takes on a system run by racists thugs & murderers. For if you're not with the Afrikaners you're against them. & choosing the wrong side could get you killed. ...

The Face at the Window A murdered uses his monstrous half-brother to distract his victims but is foiled when a dead man apparently incriminates him with the help of a scientific experiment. The Crimes of Stephen Hawke Slaughter is secretly the murderous fiend known as Spine Beaker! When the police come to suspect him he removes himself from London but has to come back to save his daughter from the villainous police chief. It's Never Too Late to Mend Evil Squire Slaughter schemes for the hand of farmer's daughter Marjorie Taylor by sending her lover to prison. Unexpectedly it's a friend of the boy who shoulders the blame. ...

This is the powerful wartime story of the Ashton family living in Liverpool during the Second World War. The family struggles to deal with the harsh realities of war as their sons are sent away to fight & their children are evacuated to strange previously unheard of parts of Britain. Those who remain at home live in constant fear of a knock on the door with a telegram from the War Office or the Luftwaffe bombs overhead as they sleep at night. This unique collection contains every episode ever made from this popular moving & poignant series which portrays life through the Ashtons as it was during the war years. ...

Jack (Simon Pegg) is a children's author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck persecuted by an irrational fear of being murdered. When Jack is thrown a life-line by his long-suffering agent & a mysterious Hollywood executive takes a sudden & inexplicable interest in Jack's script what should be his 'big break' rapidly turns into his 'big breakdown' as Jack is forced to confront his worst fears; among them love laundry & serial killers. Special

Features: Deleted Scenes Centennial Trailer Feature Commentary with Simon Pegg Crispian Mills & Chris Hopewell Intro by Simon Pegg Interviews with Simon Pegg Crispian Mills & Chris Hopewell

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