Made-for-TV miniseries that traces the journeys of the 13th century Venetian trader Marco Polo. Setting out in the company of two priests to both prove the existence of China, and convert it to Christianity, Marco Polo (Ian Somerhalder) continues the exploration on his own when the priests decide to turn back. Struggling on through blizzards and outlaws, Polo is eventually rewarded by reaching the court of ruler Kubla Khan (Brian Dennehy) who, impressed by the explorer's fortitude and courage, adopts him into his court.
Enjoy Countryfile as you've never seen it before in this exclusive feature length journey through the seasons. Including 50 minutes of specially filmed never seen on TV footage alongside beautifully remastered highlights from the series. Join the Countryfile team as they come together to celebrate the quintessential rural beauty of Britain around the year: Adam Henson is on his farm in the throes of the harvest season Helen Skelton is in the Lake District enjoying some of her favourite childhood activities Ellie Harrison gets to grips with managing her Cotswold orchard Matt Baker nets a Spring catch in Southport and John Craven is on the Summer seas hoping for a glimpse of one of our most mysterious marine creatures. Also includes an exclusive full length programme - the 25th Anniversary episode - as Countryfile celebrates its Silver Jubilee by throwing a party in the form of a traditional country Summer Fayre. Special Features: 25th Anniversary SpecialHelen Goes Home Making Countryfile Bloopers
Season 1 Get on the beat with a new hit drama. Loaded with provocative banter and a talented cast. Castle: The Complete First Season is can't-miss entertainment. Rick Castle is a world-famous crime novelist whose stories come to life when a copycat killer follows his literary blueprint. Enlisted to help the NYPD stay a step ahead of the murderer, Castle realises working with the police can also supply him with a slew of ideas for his next book. The relationship gets a little more complicated – and a whole lot more fun – when he is paired with the attractive Detective Beckett, who doesn't appreciate Castle's unorthodox style. Experience every witty, suspense-filled moment of the original series in this 3-disc DVD collection. Packed with never before-seen bonus features, including a behind-the-scenes peek at the cast, this addictive series is a killer on DVD! Season 2 TV's most engaging and unlikely crime-solving duo is back in the spectacular second season of ABC's Castle. The banter flies faster than the bullets in this unique series, loaded with drama, romance and laughs. Best-selling mystery novelist Rick Castle's unique approach to crime solving may have won over Detective Kate Beckett, but their relationship is still on rocky ground. Relive all your favourite cases in this 6-disc DVD set. Packed with never-before-seen bonus features, including inside secrets from the set, this collection is a must have for every Castle fan!
'Many of the world's religions believe there is one simple path that leads us towards God' says Benedictine monk, Christopher Jamison, 'It's called silence'. This three hour programme was first aired on BBC2 and is now available on a double DVD set. Father Christopher is convinced that everyone can benefit from sustained, regular periods of silence. Clare, David, Helen, Jon and Trish have typical high pressured jobs full of modern day noise(txt, e mail, mobile, multi media, conference calling, internet and so on). In these engrossing films these volunteers are immersed in a week of complete silence and we see how they learn to live out a monastic existence. The volunteers confront fear, boredom, denial, anxiety, and anger; They emerge with remarkable insights into themselves and their lives. They may aspire to be spiritual but do they want to be religious? And, after their retreat is over, will they return to their old ways or have they learned valuable, new lessons which profoundly change their lives going forward? This DVD works on so many levels.
Discover the secrets and hidden stories of our beautiful British coastline and beyond with five series of the BAFTA award-winning BBC documentary. Presented by a team of history and geography experts Coast mixes expert comment compelling storytelling and stunning aerial photography to uncover the unique relationship between the British and the seas.
A 3 disc set of 12 episodes, The Gunman, The fear merchants The spanish Grant, blood on the land Dessert justice The stranger, Escape to Ponderosa, The Avenger, The last trophy, San Francisco, Bitter Water, Feet of clay
James Shelley is highly educated and has a PhD in geography. He is also unemployed and has no intention of working. He lives with his girlfriend Fran in a bedsit at the home of Mrs. Hawkins (known as Mrs. H) and the series follows his mis-adventures as he ducks dodges and tries as hard as possible not to be caught up in Thatcher's Britain!
United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Recipient of multiple awards including the UN Media Peace Prize John Pilger is a world-renowned journalist, author and factual film-maker who began his career in his native Australia before moving to London. He has been a foreign correspondent and frontline war reporter since 1967 and is a regular contributor to a wide range of international broadcast and print media. A passionate critic of foreign military and economic ventures by Western governments, Pilger's work uncovers shocking truths about the political forces that manifest themselves worldwide; leaving no stone unturned, he treads where many journalists fear to go. Originally broadcast in 1997, this film considers the downfall of the newspaper Pilger worked on for 23 years: a popular, intelligent tabloid once read by a quarter of the British population and which genuinely reflected its readers' concerns. Pilger asks why the qualities seen in the Daily Mirror prior to the 1970s are no longer apparent, examining the contraction of the press following the Sun's symbolic move to Wapping, coverage of the Hillsborough disaster, the fate of the Daily Mirror under Robert Maxwell, and the stranglehold of Rupert Murdoch. ...John Pilger: Breaking The Mirror ( Network First Breaking the Mirror: The Murdoch Effect )
BBC documentary on the career of comic genius Peter Sellers using footage which Sellers a compulsive amateur film-maker shot himself....
Controversial and revelatory this documentary about multi-platinum West Coast rap artist the Game lets viewers in on the truth about his feud with 50 Cent among many other things. Brought up in the ghetto the Game never thought he'd rise to hip-hop stardom but he's become one of G-Unit's top sellers and this DVD lets fans catch a glimpse of him his crew and his music.
Britain’s best-loved detective series starring Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby who continues to fight crime in the beautiful but deadly villages of Midsomer. Harriet Farmer wakes up after being in a coma since the night she tried to elope. Soon afterwards, a killer strikes members of a chess club. Could the attack which left Harriet for dead a year ago be linked to moves on a chess board? And where is her boyfriend Finn? Special Features: Cast Filmographies Picture Gallery Biography of the Writer Broadcast Dates Subtitles
This fascinating documentary about the Grenadier Guards reveals the enormous amount of painstaking training and work that goes into a royal ceremony and the cruel reality of war as the Grenadiers go off to Afghanistan and Iraq to fight for their country. Broadcast at peak time on ITV1 in 2007 Guarding the Queen is from the makers of The Queen's Cavalry.
Ancient Aliens but new theories in Season 4. Could natural disasters really be the work of extra-terrestrial forces? In 2011 after a 30-foot tsunami ravaged Tohoku Japan the local media reported more than 1 000 UFO sightings over the inundated shoreline. Did otherworldly beings that descended from the sky have anything to do with the abrupt disappearance of the Mayans? Does the Mayan Long Count Calendar in which the world ends on December 21 2012 give credence to the Doomsday Prophecies? Are Grey Aliens real? Many have claimed to have been visited and even abducted by them. Is NASA sharing all that it knows about the universe? Or are they protecting us from the truth? Ancient Aliens Season Four continues to examine 25 thousand years of the most credible alien evidence here on Earth.
Haruyuki Arita has come a long way since his days as the helpless bullied kid in school. Reborn as Silver Crow, he now fights to realize his master Kuroyukihime's dream of uncovering the secrets of the Accelerated World. But after suffering a humiliating defeat from Nomi Seiji, a new kid who misuses the power of Brain Burst for personal gain, Haruyuki faces the risk of losing everything dear to him, including his friends and even Kuroyukihime. Guided by the wisdom of a legendary Burst Linker, Haruyuki must now acquire new powers to stop Nomi before his malice can bring an end to the Accelerated World.
The unmissable BBC series returns and the time has come for Jason to fulfil his destiny - or Atlantis will be lost beneath the waves forever.Strikingly cinematic with ambitious production values and an impressive international cast, Series 2 merges the myths and legends of classical Greek literature to create a unique and intriguing blend of high fantasy drama and gripping action adventure.
A growing number of Evangelical Christians believe there is a revival underway in America whereby Christian youth must take up the leadership of the conservative Christian movement. JESUS CAMP directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (The Boys of Baraka) follows Levi Rachael Tory and a number of other young children to Pastor Becky Fischer's Kids on Fire summer camp in Devil's Lake North Dakota where kids as young as 6 years-old are taught to become dedicated Christian soldiers in God's army. The film follows these children at camp as they hone their prophetic gifts and are schooled in how to take back America for Christ. The film is a first-ever look into an intense training ground that recruits born-again Christian children to become an active part of America's political future.
Frank Auerbach, works seven days a week and has the reputation of being something of a hermit. In the past this has only been fairly true; he saw films, went to the theatre and spent time with friends but these days he rarely leaves his small corner of North London. So when the exhibition which travelled to Tate Britain opened in the Kunstmuseum Bonn in June 2015, film maker Jake Auerbach decided to go and film the show so that his father could see how it looked a little while ago they set up a projector and filmed his responses to seeing the work after a break of anything up to 60 years. The result is a film that unfolds an obsessive painter's personal manifesto (citing references as diverse as Morecambe & Wise, Gauguin and Shakespeare) which is woven into the relationship between father and son.
On the Buses creators Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe chart the hilarious misadventures of two couples living side by side under strained circumstances. Queenie Watts and Arthur Mullard take the lead roles in this comedy of bad manners and one-upmanship amidst the mud, pennilessness and outrageous fashion sense of a run-down 1970s caravan site - their characters Wally and Lily Briggs proving so successful that they were subsequently spun off into their own series: Yus My Dear (also available ...
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