Sherlock Holmes, arguably the most famous fictional private detective, is known to many purely through his appearances on film. However he had a life on the page long before he made it to the silver screen. This book looks at the origins of the character, & examines the original stories & their inconsistencies. ...

The Holy Vible is a complete guide to the hilariously niche & wonderfully obscure world of commercial digital indie radio's most-unproducible hammer legends: Elis James & John Robins. The most exciting double act in comedy take on the big topics: Shame, Queen, The Highway Code (and others). ...

When Elisabeth Sladen first appeared as plucky journalist Sarah Jane Smith in the 1973 Doctor Who story The Time Warrior, little did she know the character would become one of the most enduring & fondly remembered of the series? long history. The years that followed saw Elisabeth traverse time & space alongside classic Doctors Jon Pertwee & Tom Baker, whilst a generation of children crouched behind the sofa, terrified but transfixed as their tea-time heroine found herself menaced by Daleks, dinosaurs, Cybermen, Egyptian mummies, actors in green Bubble Wrap & even the Loch Ness Monster. By the time she quit the TARDIS in 1976, making front-page news, Elisabeth had become one of the most familiar faces of a TV golden age. But you don?t just walk away from Doctor Who. Elisabeth was asked to reprise her role many times, appearing in anniversary specials, an ill-fated 1981 spin-off with robotic sidekick K-9, radio plays, & for the BBCs Children in Need. She toured the weird, wide & wonderful world of Doctor Who fandom & became one of the series? all-time favourite companions. So when TV wunderkind Russell T Davies approached her to come back again, this time to a show backed by multi-million-pound budgets & garlanded with critical plaudits, how could she refuse? This warm & witty autobiography, completed only months before Elisabeth died in April 2011, tells her remarkable story, from humble beginnings in post-war Liverpool, through an acclaimed theatrical career working alongside stage luminaries such as Alan Ayckbourn, to Coronation Street, Some Mothers Do ? Ave ? Em & the furthest reaches of the Universe. A unique insiders view of the worlds longest-running science fiction series, & of British television yesterday & today, Elisabeths memoir is funny, ridiculous, insightful & entertaining & a fitting tribute to a woman who will be sadly missed by millions. Elisabeth Sladen played Sarah Jane Smith in Doctor Who & The Sarah Jane Adventures. She also appeared in Coronation Street, Z-Cars & Some Mothers Do ? Ave ? Em among others, & enjoyed a long, successful & very happy career in the theatre. She died in April 2011. ...

Details: On 10 CD's. The autobiography of Elisabeth Sladen, the much-loved actress who created the role of Sarah Jane
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This excellent 3 DVD box set covers the foreign legion & Bravo Two Zero as two of the toughest & elite forces in the world. Men from all over the world have left their pasts behind to start a new life as elite soldiers in the French Foreign Legion. With unprecedented access, Elisabeth Nord looks beyond the myths & brutal reputation of the French Foreign Legion, portraying the legionnaires & their lives within the Legion. We also explore the history behind the 8 man Bravo Two Zero, deployed into Iraq during the Gulf War with the task of gathering intelligence & the resulting stories have not always been truthful. Michael Asher, sets out on the routes they travelled to investigate their claims & corroborate their stories. Approx run time is 190 mins. ...

In 1554, England is ruled by the fervently Catholic Queen Mary (Kathy Burke), whose persecution of Protestants even extends to her own half-sister, Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett). When Mary dies, Elizabeth succeeds to the throne, but finds her country under t ...

A legendary screen icon, the epitome of beauty, Elizabeth Taylor has long been surrounded by the aura of fame & notoriety. Now acclaimed biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli describes how she evolved from a dazzling but manipulated child star to a woman in her own right. Taraborrelli brings to life the people around her & her stunning rise in 1940s Hollywood. He examines her eight marriages to seven men, including her abusive relationship with Nicky Hilton, her attraction to swashbuckling Mike Todd, & the complex, incendiary Taylor ...

Published to accompany a Channel 4 series, Starkey turns the paradox into a person. This new approach to the enigma of Elizabeth's character presents a retelling of her reign, her love for Robert Dudley, the tragi-comedy of her suitors, her epic struggles with Mary & Philip II & the final debacle of her relationship with Robert Devereux. ...

Few relationships fire the imagination like that of Elizabeth I & the Earl of Leicester, Robert Dudley
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In 1554, England is ruled by the fervently Catholic Queen Mary (Kathy Burke), whose persecution of Protestants even extends to her own half-sister, Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett). When Mary dies, Elizabeth succeeds to the throne, but finds her country under t ...