In Britain it was the rope in France it was the guillotine but in its short history the United States of America has experimented with a bewildering array of execution methods and continues to do so. But perhaps the most overlooked aspect of American execution protocols has been the role of the executioner. Whereas British and French executioners were invariably well-known and truly responsible for the execution even to the extent of supporting the condemned in their final moment
A nostalgic look back at the TV series from its conception to its years as one of America's favorite sitcoms. Includes clips from the most unforgettable episodes and interviews with cast members Ron Howard (""Richie"") Henry Winkler (""Fonzie"") Marion Ross (""Mrs. C"") Tom Bosley (""Mr. C"") Erin Moran (""Joanie"") Anson Williams (""Potsie"") Don Most (""Ralph Malph"") and Scott Baio (""Chachi"").
There can be few people who have never heard of the Tiger Tank - indeed it has come to be seen as one of the most potent symbols of German military power in the Second World War. The history of this legendary tank is told with particular emphasis placed on combat footage of the Tiger in action as well as footage of the Ferdinand/Elefant on the Eastern front and the Sturmtiger in action in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944.
A documentary on the Mercant-Ivory production company a fascinating insight into the unique partnership of American director James Ivory Indian producer Ismail Merchant and German-born writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. This unique account os illustrated with clips from many of the Merchant-Ivory films interviews with Ismail Merchant James Ivory and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala together with many of the people who worked with them.
The ultimate interactive quiz for the ultimate Sci-Fi TV fan! Are you a top Trekker or Sci-Fi saddo? Put your knowledge to the test with The Ultimate Sci-Fi TV DVD Quiz - an amazing fully interactive DVD quiz game! The greatest names in TV Sci Fi are here and The Ultimate Sci-Fi TV DVD Quiz includes hundreds of questions about your favourite shows and characters.
Medic - Volume 2
Sit back and let Simon Groom (of BBC's Blue Peter fame) take you back into the streets of Bakewell which have been brought back to life using the latest digital video technology. The Bakewell & District Historical Society have compiled from their vast picture archive a journey back in time which you will find amazing as well as very educational.
DVD My Boyfriend's Back
One of the best directors of IMAX films, Stephen Low (Titanica) has always been a race fan. After obtaining permission from CART, a governing body of Indy car racing and Newman/Haas racing (a Championship team co-owned by Paul Newman), Low found his stars for Super Speedway: the racing Andrettis, father Mario and son Michael. Mounting cameras fore and aft on the Andrettis' cars, IMAX offers a better vantage point than an ESPN camera, at a superior grade of clarity. Add to that the excellent sound and you can "feel" the bumps on the asphalt as the cars zoom in and out of corners. The large format can turn a pit stop into a dramatic 12 seconds as we see the driver's eyes dart away from his cockpit for a few brief seconds. We watch Michael Andretti on oval tracks and exciting road courses going over hills and sharp turns. There's even a spin--probably staged--from an angle we've never seen before. Although true race conditions were impossible (the camera is just too bulky), Low sneakily edits his film to stretch the imagination. On race day, several Indy cars drove alongside the camera car hours before the main event, passing and drafting each other with crowds whizzing past them. When edited with footage of the race, it feels like the real thing. Low takes a few off-beat choices in setting up his story. The first image is the biggest chicken you've ever seen. The last shot is a 1950s car (lovingly restored during the film) racing through perfect golden foliage on an autumn day. It gives his movie of modern technology a wonderful sense of nostalgia. --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com
The second chapter to the terrific remake of the cult classic 'Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)' stars Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer as the dead detective and his hapless but very much alive partner. Mad ghosts mummified bodies experiments that mysteriously change a person's gender; nothing it seems is beyond the perlexing world inhabited by super-sleuth characters Jeff Randle and Marty Hopkirk aided and abetted by ghost-busting glamour girl Jeannie (Emilia Fox) and Hopkirk's mentor Wyvern (Tom Baker). This release features the complete second series of 'Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)'. Episodes comprise: Whatever Possessed You?: Jeff and Jeannie are hired to investigate goings on at a hotel that is supposed to be haunted. Jeff has a disbelief in ghosts until Marty re-appears and gives Jeff back his memories of Marty being a ghost. Revenge Of The Bog People: Jeff's ex-fiance Freya Cargill asks him to re-open investigations into the death of her Egyptologist father. Jeff and Jeannie head for the museum where he worked and meet some of the strange staff who work there. O Happy Isle: Jeff and Jeannie are hired to investigate the apparent suicide of a young gay man on the remote island of Strait Isle in Scotland the inhabitants of which are starting to show some bizarre character traits. Painkillers: At the request of Bulstrode and Lacey Jeff and Jeannie pose as doctors to investigate activities at a secret underground pain-research laboratory. Marshall & Snellgrove: Jeff and Jeannie are hired to investigate what is happening at the home of an eccentric family. But so are their arch-rivals Marshall & Snellgrove another firm of private detectives... The Glorious Butranekh: When the baby of their secretary Felia is kidnapped by the sinister Butranekh Cult Jeff and Jeannie investigate some unpleasant goings on in Latvia. Two Can Play That Game: Jeff and Jeannie investigate an empty department store where a crook's love of playing games has reached lethal extremes. But Jeff and Marty's relationship has reached such a nadir that Marty is cast adrift in Rhadamanthus-On-Sea.
THE COMPLETE SECOND SERIES Pat Coombs and Peggy Mount star in this hilarious 1970s ITV comedy classic! Welcome to Paradise Lodge a superior residence for retired gentlefolk. Within these walls youll find four of the strangest and funniest OAPs youre ever likely to meet! Flora Petty (Peggy Mount) is a domineering battleaxe waging her own one-woman war against the system and everything else in her way! Her sidekick is Cissie (Pat Coombs), a mousy little woman with a nervous disposition and not a lot going on in the brain department. Mad motorbike fanatic Mildred (Diana King) and faded actress Dolly (Lally Bowers) complete the gang. Together, theyre determined to make life as difficult as possible for the proprietress of Paradise Lodge, Miss Milton (Charmian May) and to beat the system every time! This DVD collection includes all seven episodes from the Second Series of Youre Only Young Twice, first screened on ITV from 5th June to the 24th July 1978.
Art Course 5 - Pastels & Multimedia
A medical researcher accuses a rival doctor of attacking him with a syringe full of lethal drugs but when he is later found murdered the bitter feud between the two medics turns out to be just the tip of the iceberg for DCI Burke and the team. Both men have many enemies especially after their drug trials resulted in a woman's death and affairs of the heart muddy the water for the detectives in their search for the real killer.
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