Fred tours Britain searching out magnificent monuments, from ancient earthworks through to modern day structures. He looks at how and why things were built and what sort of tools and materials were used and how buildings were adapted and altered to meet changing needs. We get to see some of Fred’s favourite castles, cathedrals, palaces, tunnels and bridges and discover the skills that were required to design, build and decorate these buildings. From Hadrian’s Wall to St Paul’s Cathedral and the Thames Barrier to the “Pepsi Max Big One” Rollercoaster, Fred reveals just what makes a monument into one of Britain’s best.
Stravinsky - Works (CBC SO)
The Me-262 represented the cutting edge of a new generation of highly advanced combat types employing jet and rocket propulsion. Paralleling these aircraft types in the spring of 1945 were the first of Hitler's revenge weapons the V-1 Flying Bomb and the advanced V-2 Rocket that were intended to turn the tide of the war.
There were 3 distinct periods in the career of David Bowie during the 1970s. The first of course consisted of his Glam years defined best by the startling Ziggy Stardust album. At the other end of the decade came the Berlin trilogy - three dark industrial yet ambient and often joyous records. But sandwiched between these is what has come to be known - via the man's own comments - as the Plastic Soul Era an era just as creative magnificent and popular as any other during Bowie's
Various Composers - An American Prima Donna (Farrell)
Based on the characters created by Scots authorA.J. Cronin, Doctor Finlay updates the popular series of the 1960s – Doctor Finlay’s Casebook. Set in the 1940s, the series chronicles life in the town of Tannochbrae as people come to terms with post-warproblems and Doctor Finlay prepares to cope withupheaval in his personal and professional life. Starring David Rintoul, Annette Crosbie, JasonFlemyng and Ian Bannen. Episodes 1 – Old Flames McKenna becomes obsessed with the wife of a wounded war veteran he is treating, while Finlay and Cameron are intrigued by a film star staying in a local hotel. Episode 2 - Time Will Tell Dr Cameron agrees to help trace Millie Calm’s real mother, but soon wishes he had never got involved. Episode 3 - Private Lives Family secrets are revealed when Dr Finlay’s mother comes to stay at Arden House. Episodes 4 – The Earth’s Sweet Being Dr Napier becomes concerned at the generally poor state of women’s health in Tannochbrae, and launches a bold new campaign to set matters right. Rhona falls head over heels in love, and two surprising would-be instructors step forward to teach the locals ballroom dancing. Episodes 5 – A Natural Mistake The Highland GP has a run-in with an old friend and later investigates what appears to be an attack on a homosexual only to find himself caught up in a traumatic domestic violence case. Episode 6 – The Greatness and the Power Dr Finlay begins to suspect that Reverend Gill may be more interested in the pleasures of this world than the rewards ofthe next, and sets out to investigate. Meanwhile, his colleague Dr Napier delivers glad tidings to a married woman butdoesn’t receive the joyful response he anticipated. Episode 7 – No Time For Heroes A distraught Dr Napier berates herself for failing to diagnose a case of diphtheria, while Dr Cameron shoulders the melancholy task of attending an old friend who is hovering at death’s door.
The History Maker: General Custer - The Story Of Yellowhair
You move into a new home and the first priority quite rightly for many of us is to get the house right. However the garden is in many respects an extra room.This DVD gives tips on how to design/plan or layout a new garden or alter an existing one. How to select the right plants for the soil and location what are the appropriate plants for your style of garden (colour low maintenance ambitious) how best to plant them and tips on how to encourage them to grow and prosper so you can get the most from your garden year after year without having to spend the earth! The advice is given in a simple step-by-step way without complicated jargon. So making it extremely easy for anyone to follow - whether you have a real passion or just a passing fancy for gardening.
The National Ghost tour of Great Britain by the 'Ghost Hunter General' Richard Felix visits Suffolk seeking out stories of paranormal activity supernatural sightings and occurrences. We visit some of the most haunted places in the county from the spine tingling Crown Hotel in Bildeston where they have even found human remains under the floorboards; to Oulton Broads where a phantom ship called the Mayfly sails with murder on deck and death at the helm. You will discover some ghostly tales and never see Suffolk in the same way again!
Highlighting both the controversial whaling trade and the tactics that Sea Shepherd and its staff and volunteers use to attempt to cripple it, Whale Wars documents the group's three-month sojourn across the icy Antarctic waters at the far end of the globe. In each episode, viewers will see how Sea Shepherd take action against alleged illegal whaling operations.The Society's fight to eradicate Japanese whaling on the high seas - where international laws are interpreted by different countries and organisations in different ways - utilizes some aggressive techniques, including ramming and disabling whaling ships; disrupting whale carcass processing; engaging in physical entanglement; and boarding and dispersing fleets of whaling vessels.
In this, video artist Bill Viola's most acclaimed work, there are two interwoven themes: the dark water world of fish, and Buddhist rituals invoking the souls of dead ancestors. This is a spiritual allegory equating light and dark with life and death. The title, which translates as 'First Dream',refers to Japanese folklore, wherein things done on the first day of a new year are significant.
The original 1963 BBC documentary on the Merseybeat explosion. Includes exclusive footage of The Beatles at Southport's Little Theatre performing Twist and shout Love me do She loves you and are interviewed collectively and individually backstage signing contracts being mobbed on the road at the hairdressers and rehearsing. Interviews with Liverpudlians a club manager editor Bill Harry a guitar shop manager Brian Epstein and TV producer Jim Casey. Group One and The Undertakers are shown at Liverpool's first downtown 'beat' venue -The Iron Door.
Just two years after Elvis Presley passed away Kurt Russell brought him back to life in the original biopic about the King of Rock n Roll. Released through ABC in 1979 Elvis marked the first time director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell would work together in what would become a legendary pairing in film history (Escape From New York Big Trouble In Little China The Thing and Escape From L.A.). Tracing Presleys life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant return to Las Vegas Elvis features Shelley Winters (Gladys Presley) Season Hubley (Priscilla Presley) Bing Russell (Kurts real-life father as Vernon Presley) Pat Hingle (Colonel Tom Parker) Joe Mantegna (Memphis Mafia member Joe Esposito) and Ed Begley Jr. (drummer D.J. Fontana) in an all-star supporting cast for an effort that garnered numerous Emmy nominations including Outstanding Lead Actor for Russell. Restored From The Original Film Elements.
In the far northern reaches of the planet a rare breed of extreme fishermen still ply the Bering Sea. Adventure is their call, crab is their prey, and a $100 million dollar plunder is their reward. With 40ft waves, 700lb crab pots, and freezing Arctic temperatures, it's the deadliest job on earth. In this series, the captains and crews of five fishing boats have to deal with some of the harshest situations they have ever had to face. With a new set of rules to abide by, the ships and the cre...
This DVD is literally bursting with the amazing array of colour provided by some of the UK's finest gardens. We visit some of the UK's best gardens noted for their wonderful spring collections of trees shrubs bulbs rhododendrons and magnolias. Moving into summer the DVD provides a very wide range of trees shrubs and flowering plants to make a stunning DVD. Add to this beautiful rose gardens which we will also be visiting and we will have a wide range ofplants providing a sumptuous film.
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