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Writer and critic Giles Coren teams up again with international chef Monica Galetti to embark on a journey through the world's most remarkable hotels offering behind-the-scenes insights, compelling characters and experiences of local life beyond the hotel lobby. With access to all areas in stunning locations, Giles and Monica work alongside hotel staff to see what it takes to run such unique places. Getting to know hotel visionaries, owners and workers, they discover the motivations, backstories and cultural contexts of the most amazing hotels on the planet.
Back on Earth with their memories wiped, Eleanor and Chidi connect after having near-death experiences, while Michael bends the rules of the new experiment.
Described by series cocreator Brannon Braga as "a single episode that lasts 24 hours," the third season of Star Trek: Enterprise is arguably the best in the show's four-season run. With the epic "Xindi saga" as the season's primary story arc, the series found its tonal focus in the unpredictable space of the Delphic Expanse, where alien encounters and matter-warping spatial anomalies forced Capt. Archer (Scott Bakula) to make extreme decisions that tested his ethical boundaries. Realizing the need for a fresh viewpoint, Braga and cocreator Rick Berman hired Manny Coto, a TV veteran who conceived or wrote several of the season's finest episodes (not forgetting Mike Sussman and other members of the series' first-rate writing staff). Coto's involvement was instrumental in shaping the Xindi saga, which began (with season 2's cliffhanger) when Earth was attacked by a Xindi probe--a massive weapon which Archer must now destroy. This vital mission dominates season 3, deriving its potent drama from an impressive variety of characters and subplots focused on the five-species Xindi council, which finds its voice of reason in Primate member Degra (season regular Randy Oglesby) and rancor in the Reptilian Commander (Scott MacDonald), pivotal characters whose fates will be tragically intertwined. Despite lower ratings and budgetary cutbacks (as evident in several ship-bound episodes with minimal casting), season 3 was equally strong as a showcase for the Enterprise regulars, with plenty of fan speculation rising from the sexy and soothing Vulcan "neuro-pressure" sessions between the insomniac Tucker (Connor Trinneer, better than ever) and T'Pol, whose hidden addiction to a toxic compound allows Jolene Blalock to mine the volatile depths of her character (who now sports a more appealing hairstyle and wardrobe). Meanwhile, security chief Reed (Dominick Keating) engages in heated competition with Major Hayes (reliable guest Steven Culp, from the first season of Desperate Housewives), the leader of NX-01's Military Assault Command Operation (or MACO), which Reed views with territorial suspicion. And while Enterprise still fumbled to develop the characters of Hoshi (Linda Park) and Travis (Anthony Montgomery), John Billingsley continued to bring clutch-player excellence to his role as Dr. Phlox in several highlight episodes including "Doctor's Orders" and "Similitude," the latter featuring equally strong work by Trinneer in an ethically complex (and fan-favorite) examination of the cloning--a typical example of Star Trek at its best. The alternate timeline of "Twilight" also honours the classic Trek tradition, while "Harbinger" reveals the existence of the trans-dimensional Sphere Builders, whose moon-sized creations affect Enterprise throughout its season-long mission. Finally, the crucial appearances of blue-skinned Andorian Shran (Jeffrey Combs) bring both suspense and comic relief to the season's grim proceedings, adding depth and tentative alliance to Enterprise's pre-Federation politics--a crucial element that assumes greater importance with the jaw-dropping cliffhanger of "Zero Hour" and the surprises in store for season 4, which will bring Enterprise ever closer to the original Star Trek timeline.
Set over one blisteringly hot summer's night when nerves are frayed and tensions ride high, One Night is the story of four ordinary people whose fates are linked by a seemingly inconsequential event. In each episode the events of the night are re-told from a different character's point of view asking the question: how well do we really know each other?
Over the course of five seasons, Bill Henrickson and his three wives (Barb, Nicki, and Margene) struggle to overcome a myriad of challenges they're faced with while living a modern-day polygamist lifestyle.Bill is an independent businessman who runs a growing chain of hardware stores (Home Plus); the family later goes on to expand their business ventures to a Mormon-friendly casino in the middle of an Indian reservation; the family contemplates taking on a fourth wife; and as if that wasn't enough on their plates, Bill decides to run for public office. In one of the most shocking moments of the series, on election night, new state senator Bill Henrickson shook Utah to its core by outing his family as polygamists.Now, instead of being embraced for their honesty, the Henrickson family is engulfed by hostility. Can the Henricksons survive this flood of ill-will?
The eagerly anticipated Season 7 starts with Jack being forced to stand trial for human rights violations after returning from Africa but he is soon drafted back into action when terrorists threaten America's national security by taking control of its communication systems. As Bauer sets out to uncover who is behind the menacing plot he discovers an old friend he believed to be dead could be involved.
Played on ITV 1 to an audience of 1.75 million viewers Presented by Christine Bleakley star of This Morning and Dancing on Ice. The Roman Britain subject has a large, established audience in the UK
Turning Gareth Hale and Norman Pace into household names, this phenomenally successful series presented a rapidly paced, occasionally notorious blend of stand-up and sketches that stayed just the right side of Broadcasting Standards, won a Silver Rose at Montreux and made the two former PE teachers one of the most mimicked comedy acts in television history. This series sees the duo playing cricket with frogs, revealing the strange practice of jockey-nobbling, and reconstructing a day in the life of a tabloid journalist; meanwhile kids' TV presenters Billy and Johnny rock 'n' roll, and legendary bouncers Ron and Ron share a few gardening tips...
Hot on the heels of the acclaimed third series Doctor Who returns for a fourth instalment with a familiar face alongside the Doctor. Award-winning comedienne Catherine Tate returns as the Doctor's new companion revisiting her role as Donna Noble who featured in the 2006 Christmas special The Runaway Bride.
Continuing the BFI's work of Unlocking Film Heritage in Britain, this fascinating DVD collection brings together a selection of public information films, propaganda shorts and adverts from the BFI National Archive. The films offer advice and tips on how to support the war effort from home. Originally shown in cinemas to British audiences during the Second World War, these films served to boost morale, covering topics which include rationing, staying healthy, how to grow vegetables, cooking tips and salvaging and recycling. These films were crucial to the British war effort and the campaign messaging has been much reproduced in modern advertising to this day. Highlights include Keep them Safe, Keep them Happy (1940), A-tish-oo (1941) and Salvage with a Smile (1940).
Sir Tony Robinson the history presenter and former Black Adder star tells the story of the Great War. How it started how it changed the world and how it finished with a hundred-day flourish of military brilliance which finally put an end to four years of incompetence and slaughter. With the aid of hundreds of amazing archived images of the Great War which chronicle World War I from start to finish and breathe new life into the story Robinson will also show how the Great War changed British people for generations to come – liberating large portions of the working class powering the rise of the Labour party and breaking the old ties of service to the aristocracy. Tony Robinson will be a huge draw for audiences. He is an extremely popular and credible history presenter. The series was shot on location in Britain France Belgium and Germany visiting many of the famous landmarks and battlefields from the war. Sir Tony visits the Memorial to the Missing in Ypres fly a 100-year-old Bristol fighter plane and drive one of the first tanks.
Special Features: Animatics for Every Episode Deleted Animatic Sketches Season 2 Premiere Party Featurette Episode Commentaries for Every Episode Bonus Guest Commentaries
March 1939. Thousands of children's lives are under threat from the Nazis. At the outbreak of World War II Sir Nicholas Winton saved the lives of 669 Czechoslovakian children from the lethal threat of the Nazis. Dubbed the 'British Schindler' for his heroism this film produced by Emmy - award winning producer Matej Minác tells the original story through dramatic re-enactments narrated by the rescued children and Sir Nicholas himself. Rare archival footage and interviews with Joe Schlesinger a CBC reporter and one of the rescued children documents not only how Winton's act changed the lives of those he rescued but also how it continues to influence the lives of thousands of others worldwide.
They go to work raise children look forward to the weekend - and have a healthy interest in sex. Based on the groundbreaking British series Queer As Folk is a brave funny and sometimes graphic portrayal of a world not usually seen on television and provides an intimate look at a group of gay men and women unapologetically celebrating life. Relationships careers loves and ambitions unfold in a remarkable tapestry of everyday contemporary life set against the lively urban backdrop of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Realistic and frank Queer As Folk a one-hour adult drama shows that despite their differences all people share a common bond--their humanity--and that's what really counts.
Award winning BBC series set in 1940s Britain returns for a third series of wartime action, suspense and romance. When the military hospital is destroyed by a bomb, Lady Ellen Hoxley organises the Great Hall at Hoxley Manor into a make shift replacement with the help of the Home Guard and Land Girls, Esther, Joyce, Connie and new arrival Iris. As they cope with their everyday duties, the war is never far away. Returning cast members Sophie Ward, Becci Gemmell, Seline Hizli, Corolyn Pickles and Mark Benton are joined by Dominic Mafham (Kingdom), Joe Armstrong (Robin Hood) and Paul Ritter (Vera).DVD Extras: Photo Gallery Subtitles
Another four episodes from the maritime travel series which follows British actor Timothy Spall and his wife Shane as they travel the length and breadth of the British Isles. Inspired to do the trip by Timothy's brush with leukaemia ten years before, the couple take The Princess Matilda on a voyage from Aberystwyth to Liverpool, on to the Isle of Man, Northern Ireland and up the Caledonian Canal and the West of Scotand. The episodes are: 'The Luck of the Irish... Sea', 'Mad About the Buoys', 'The Bit in the Middle' and 'Scotch Mist'.
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