The continuing misadventures of Duncan Waring (Robin Nedwell) Dick Stuart-Clark (Geoffrey Davies) and Paul Collier (George Layton) see them move further up the promotion ladder but no change in their fondness for slacking off and trying to chat up girls nor in their ability to drive Professor Loftus (Ernest Clark) round the bend. But there's more trouble for the boys in the form of brown-noser Lawrence Bingham (Richard O'Sullivan) who trots about after Loftus in the hope of crawling into the good books.
Tony Palmer's film presents the first major exploration of the life and career of the great American soprano, Ren�e Fleming - for many, the epitome of the modern-day diva. Share an intimate visit with Ren�e Fleming behind the scenes, at home and on stage as she rehearses and performs in Verdi's Otello and Requiem, and sings Strauss, Mozart, Korngold, Rachmaninoff and Bernstein (West Side Story). Other world-class artists featured in this fascinating personal portrait include: Luciano Pavaro...
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.
The complete sixth series of London's Burning features Blackwall Fire Station's Blue Watch in some of their most dramatic stories; collapsing scaffolding and exploding petrol stations counterpoint the more personal stories of the firefighters. It's this combination of drama and personal issues that made London's Burning a huge success for ITV with viewers loving the quirky but human characters who put their lives on the line every week. This set features all ten episodes of the sixth series originally transmitted in 1993. The complete sixth series of London's Burning features Blackwall Fire Station's Blue Watch in some of their most dramatic stories; collapsing scaffolding and exploding petrol stations counterpoint the more personal stories of the firefighters. It's this combination of drama and personal issues that made Londons Burning a huge success for ITV.
This exciting docudrama, narrated by Kevin Spacey, unravels some of America's most iconic and consequential presidential elections. Each episode captures the thrill of a presidential election by reliving one momentous campaign. Using archive footage, interviews with candidates, key players, historians and experts, along with stylised dramatisations, they illustrate how an election can be won or lost on a single issue. By exploring key themes, issues, turning points and strategies the series aims to shed light on the changing nature of political campaigning, and reveal what impact these elections had on the course of American history. THE SIX ELECTIONS FEATURED ARE: 1828 - Andrew Jackson vs John Quincy Adams, 1860 - Abraham Lincoln vs Stephen Douglas, 1948 - Harry Truman vs Thomas Dewey 1960 - John F. Kennedy vs Richard Nixon, 1988 - George H.W. Bush vs Michael Dukakis, 1992 - Bill Clinton vs George H.W. Bush.
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The true story of how Winston Churchill led England away from the bleak Dunkirk battle and rallied the Allied generals to a D-Day victory. Based upon Churchill's memoirs. Timothy West in the title role is instantly believable and the swings of temper and mood portray the way it must have been being around this impossible man who embodied the fight against Hitler during the early war years. Some of the finest actors from Britain and USA were assembled to take on the difficult task of making believable characters from well-known historical figures including Joseph Cotton (Citizen Kane) as General George C. Marshall.
Claire Foy and Christian Cooke star in Peter Kosminsky's four-part drama serial. 18-year-old Erin sets out on an emotional journey when she retraces her grandfather's footsteps.
In dire situations, man s greatest survival tool is the strength, comradeship and skill of the people he is with...as long as he can stand them. In Tethered, two people from opposite backgrounds and philosophies must embark on an epic journey across treacherous terrain on a mission to find rescue. But, in the harsh wilderness, the best way to force two polar opposites to work together is to physically lock them at the waist by a six-foot steel cable. Stripped away of nearly every modern convenience, these two tethered survivalists will be forced to pool their ingenuity and work together, whether they like it or not!
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.When a barrister is killed in Midsomer, suspicion falls on convicted murderer Grady Felton.Grady has just returned to the village where he committed the murder years ago amid much anger from locals. But Grady has a solid alibi. Barnaby suspects he is working with an accomplice - until Grady himself is targeted in an arson attack.Will Barnaby and Jones track down the murderer and discover who is out to settle old scores?
The story of the fastest aeroplane of it's time... Concorde. Concorde was an extraordinary technical achievement borne out of an era when supersonic travel captivated imagination. It was also an extraordinary achievement in international cooperation setting new standards and methods in place for generations to come. But its path from drawing board to flight was fraught with difficulty with every aspect of aerodynamics powerplant even construction methods.
A look at significant historical moments in time and the music that helped defined them.
Taggart Doubles - Vol. 4: Cold Blood/Dead Giveaway
Against the backdrop of a crisp winter evening, Tom and Eloise amble towards the train station and reminisce about their four years together. But as the pair rake over the remains of their relationship, old memories evoke feelings that both have tried to squash. Subtly they interrogate each other's true motives for this final meeting. Are there still shared feelings? Is Eloise's life as perfect as she makes out? And does Tom have a hidden agenda? If so, he has just 45 minutes to win Eloise back before she gets on her train and is gone forever. Is this new spark strong enough to rekindle the embers of their relationship?
Penned by the creators of The Good Life, Feet First takes a humorous look at the trials and tribulations of a gifted young footballer who is plucked from obscurity and plunged into the heady, somewhat bewildering world of First Division football. Until very recently, Terry Prince was a conduit joint insulation mechanic in the Midlands; he and wife Viv lived with his parents, and football was simply a game he enjoyed playing for the local team. But Terry's natural talent has come the attention...
Knockabout British comedy about a group of young DJs who have trouble achieving their dreams, featuring cameos from numerous celebrities including Alan Davies, Melanie Blatt, Gary Kemp and Ricky Gervais.
From Tutankhamun to Cleopatra explore the lives of Ancient Egypt's legendary pharaohs. Take a step back in time to one of the ancient world's greatest ever civilisations and discover the true stories behind six of Ancient Egypt's most legendary kings and queens. We know that the rulers of Egypt left their mark on their homeland through their impressive burial tombs and pyramids because thanks to their precise and sturdy construction many of them are still standing to this day. Thousands of years after their inhabitants' demise these stone tombs tell the life stories of Egypt's great pharaohs through paintings and hieroglyphics carved into their walls. Now in the company of eminent Egyptologist Dr Bob Brier we can decipher these ancient stories and explore the lives battles loves obsessions preoccupations and deaths of The Great Egyptians. Episodes Comprise: The Mystery of Tutankhamun The Real Cleopatra Sneferu: King of the Pyramids Ramses The Great Akhenaten: The Rebel Pharaoh Hatshepsut: The Queen Who Would Be King
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