An insight into life and the major events of the 1950s as recounted by Pathe newsreels.
From Mike Barker, Matt Weitzman and Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy) comes this hilarious, star-spangled salute to the American race; American Dad! Attention, terrorists, pinkos, and hippies: your days are numbered! CIA Agent Stan Smith is back, stopping at nothing to make the world safe for right-wing democracy and provide for his outrageously dysfunctional extended family. Amid botched kidnapping and beefcake body doubles, Stan hosts a torturously funny CIA telethon; his wife, Francine, is reun...
One man five continents and a multitude of sin! Ashley Hames tours the world looking for sleazy weirdness.
Awkward is about the specific incidents in our formative years that define us - sometimes for the best and sometimes for the worst. The show centres around fifteen-year-old Jenna Hamilton, whose life begins to change when a simple accident and mysterious letter become an epic misunderstanding that leads everyone to believe she tried to commit suicide. The series picks up in the aftermath of the accident as she must deal with a new not-so-fun stigma, while at the same time managing the often funny, usually awkward, daily drama of being a teenager. From a secret relationship with a popular guy that leads to a complicated love triangle, to mandatory therapy sessions with a hilariously inappropriate guidance counsellor, to being undermined by a mean girl who's threatened by her rising popularity - Jenna's misfortune will eventually serve as the catalyst for amazing change, but it's not without some missteps and mishaps along the way.
On April 26th 1986 reactor four at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded sending an enormous radioactive cloud over northern Ukraine and neighbouring Belarus. The danger is not immediately communicated and the local population go about their business as usual. May Day celebrations begin children play and the residents of Pripyat the town built to house the workers at Chernobyl marvel at the spectacular fire raging at the reactor. After three days an area the size of England becomes contaminated with radioactive dust creating a 'zone' of contaminated land. Based on Mario Petrucci's award-winning book-length poem for Chernobyl Heavy Water this film tells the story of the people who dealt with the world's worst nuclear disaster at ground level: the fire-fighters the soldiers the 'liquidators' and their families.
Story Of The London Underground: If any institution could more readily come to stand for modern London than the Tube then I have yet to think of it. Historian and author Robin Bextor follows the story behind its construction on the way to becoming the first underground system on this planet. This film also questions why the Tube is the way it is, how it affects our lives and how it has changed over the years. Story of the Spitfire: Is there any other plane that is so loved by its pilots? World War II veterans say it is a pleasure to fly, there was a magic about this magnificent plane. The instantly recognisable Supermarine Spitfire is one of the most famous fighter aircraft used in the Battle of Britain in 1940. Had they not been there the outcome of the Battle of Britain could have turned out very different... Ever wanted to know more about the amazing feat of engineering that potentially changed the course of World War II? Then this is the DVD for you!Flying Scotsman: Illustrated by evocative footage of the engine working on the British railway network in various guises, this programme traces the story from the time when the locomotive returned from Australia after achieving its most recent record - the world s longest non-stop run behind steam - up to its acquisition by the nation and the National Railway Museum at York. Also includes Story of the HMS Victory.
Jane Austen was born in 1775 and died in 1817. It may have been a short life and seemingly uneventful but for the literary world it was a very valuable one. This DVD takes us to the places which shaped Jane Austen's vision and inspired her to write some of the best loved classic novels worldwide. Explore Steventon the village of her birth; find out what she really thought of Bath; discover Cassandra's revelations about Jane's mysterious seaside admirer. Combine all this with the fascinating Jane Austen museum at Chawton and enjoy a journey through the same glorious English countryside which Austen experienced for herself some two hundred years ago.
This thrilling adventure series takes actor and passionate fisherman Robson Green on the adventure of a lifetime to the greatest fishing destinations ever seen.Travelling around the planet multiple times and with over 20 hours of fishing, this 11-disc boxed set contains the complete Series One to Four of Extreme Fishing with Robson Green.From Alaska to Argentina to Australia, Robson Green is out to find the greatest fishing the world has to offer, searching for the largest, fastest, strongest and deadliest of catches. Along the way, he finds himself dicing with death in Japan; stranded in Patagonia; fishing with the Maori in New Zealand; going for the catch of his life off Ascension Island; and much, much more!
This glamorous and hugely popular actress raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy Award-winning stardom by guts, determination and hard work. During her fifty-year career, she made over eighty films. But her obsessive perfectionism led to the later caricature of coat-hanger-wielding harridan that even the adoration of fans could not counter. Still, she has endured as one of the most popular icons of the movies, an early role model to a million young women who aspired to her image of sty...
Featuring all the action and spectacle from the biggest and best air shows in Britain this year - including Flying Legends the Airspace Air Show the Spitfire 70th Anniversary Air Show at Duxford Farnborough International 2006 The Royal International Air Tattoo Biggin Hill International Air Fair and Woodchurch's Wings and Things - plus highlights from shows staged throughout the year at Old Warden. Filmed to broadcast standard the air displays are captured by batteries of ground cameras while special in-Cockpit mini-cameras put you in the pilot's seat of both vintage aircraft and the latest combat jets.
Written by and starring actors who have grown up in 'The Endz' this exciting new drama series is a tenacious portrayal of life on the streets of Manchester. Like nothing you've seen before this realistic and harrowing insight into the young lives of city kids will envelope you into a dark and unsettling environment. Our protagonist is a young black male - hated for his colour and haunted by his surroundings. Having moved to Manchester whilst coping with the loss of his Father Leroy faces the pressure of joining a crew not realising at first just how critical membership would be for survival. Contained in the first series alone there are elements of racial and drug abuse violence radical religious beliefs and gang crime. Unlike other dramas of a similar genre 'The Endz' allows the actors and the audience to live as the characters. Over half of the actors were brought up in 'The Endz' and their effortless portrayal of their characters certifies such roots. Nothing has been glamorised or altered to add unnecessary comedic value - this is gritty realism at its best. Based on the working-class culture this representation of a youth's city life is enough to make you double-check the door at night or ask your children a few more questions when they leave the house. Naivety is as dangerous as 'The Endz' and we expect our audience to be shocked appalled yet socially reflective on what they observe and learn. The script has not been sugar-coated and was not written for a night in with the kids. This is not a drama for the feint-hearted - watch responsibly! Episodes Comprise: Repp Your Endz Endz Justifies the Means Beginning of the Endz Endz of the Line Dead Endz Endz Game
Spitting Image: Series 5
Follyfoot was based on an idea by novelist Monica Dickens and starred Gillian Blake Steve Hodson and Christian Rodska as the trio of workers at a retirement home for old or unwanted horses. While Steve is still searching for his mother in Liverpool Dora tries to find the owner of a wandering horse. She misses Steve terribly but will he return to Follyfoot?
On 7 July 2005, four suicide bombers attacked London's transport system, causing carnage and bringing central London to a standstill. Fifty-two people were killed and some 770 wounded. It was deemed the deadliest attack on the capital since the Blitz. But this isn't just the story of a terrorist atrocity: it's also a story of bravery, compassion and the astonishing resilience of the human spirit told through the vivid eyewitness testimony of both those involved and the families and friends affected by the tragedy. Narrated by Mark Strong, this powerful documentary was made to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the day that's been dubbed ˜Britain's 9/11'.
The intrepid presenter shares some of his dangerous animal encounters. Nigel Marven presented ITV's Prehistoric Park in 2006 and is regarded as the new David Attenborough.
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