Adapted from Irwin Shaw's best-selling novel, this Emmy-winning mini-series tells the story of brothers Rudy (Peter Strauss) & Tom (Nick Nolte) Jordache. Beginning in 1945 & moving through to the 1960s, we see how the two brothers follow very differen ...

All 21 episodes of the 1970s mini-series sequel based on Irwin Shaw's best-selling novel. Tom is now dead & Rudy (Peter Strauss) has been left to care for Tom's son Wesley (Gregg Henry), while struggling to further his political career & deal with the ...

Set in the 1980s & 90s, in Cardiff, London & America, Richard tells the story of Richard Edwards as he might have told it. A story of hope & despair in equal measure, it's an account of an unhappy young man who'll try anything & everything to get some peace from the voice in his head that tells him he's useless, that he'd be better off dead. He drinks, takes risks & drugs both, & even cuts himself sometimes, because physical pain can be easier to bear than emotional. He can't play a musical instrument, but that doesn't stop him from joining a band
- & as that band becomes more & more successful (record deals & interviews in the music press; national & international tours, & managers who seem to have bottomless pockets), it seems he might just be okay after all. But the demons that nag at him won't be easily assuaged, & ultimately, he has to decide whether or not he has a future. The story of a band looking to make it big & a young, troubled soul looking just to make it through the night, Richard marks the arrival of a dazzling new talent.
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Six instalments of the BBC children's science show presented by Richard Hammond, involving scientific experiments of the noisier kind. Two teams take part in science-related challenges in order to win prizes, while the losers get to blow up their winnings ...

For centuries the vision of Richard III has been dominated by the fictional creations of Thomas More & Shakespeare. Voices have protested during the intervening years, some of them eminent & scholarly, urging a more reasoned view to replace the traditional black portrait. This title examines the events of his reign as they actually happened. ...

Richard III tells the thrilling story of England's last Plantagenet king in his youth. Brilliantly reimagined by a favourite My Story author, readers aged 7+ will love this vivid first-hand account of a child's experience of knights, castle life & an exciting battle. Perfect for children intrigued by Richard III's exhumation & reburial. ...

An account of the life of Richard III. It studies the context of his violent age & addresses issues such as: why & how Richard Plantagenet usurped the throne; the belief that he ordered the murder of the princes in the Tower; & the events leading to the Battle of Bosworth. ...

Richard III is accused of murdering his nephews (the ' Princes in the Tower') in order to usurp the throne of Engl&. Since Tudor times he has been painted as the 'black legend', the murderous uncle. However, the truth is much more complicated & interesting. This book focuses on the one execution for which he was responsible. ...

Following ' Henry V' (1944) & ' Hamlet' (1948), this was the last of the three Shakespeare films in which Laurence Olivier took the title role in addition to serving as director, producer & writer. In this case, the title role is that of the cold & calculating king, a treacherous & untrustworthy fellow who makes plans to kill anyone who threatens his position. Henry Stafford (Ralph Richardson), the Duke of Clarence (John Gielgud) & Lady Anne Neville (Claire Bloom) are just some of those moving in his orbit. ...