Tipping the Velvet : The Complete BBC Series [2002] [DVD]
Amazon.co.uk Review
Screenwriter Andrew Davies describes Tipping the Velvet, his adaptation of Sarah Waters’s acclaimed novel of lesbian love, betrayal and redemption in Victorian England, as “Pride and Prejudice with dirty bits”. This three-part BBC production chronicles with relish the story of Nan Astley (Rachael Stirling, the ravishing image of her mother, Diana Rigg), barely 18, and certain that life holds more for her than her oyster girl’s existence. “You’ll meet someone w (more…)
The Greatest BBC Children’s Video Ever [VHS]
Synopsis
All your favourite children’s characters on one video. Includes: ‘Fireman Sam’, ‘Pingu’, ‘Spider’, ‘William’s Wish Wellingtons’, ‘The Clangers’, ‘Nursery Rhyme Time’, ‘Noddy’, ‘Funnybones’, ‘Hairy Jeremy’, ‘Little Polar Bear’ and ‘The Animals Of Farthing Wood’.
Good Food, 101 Cakes and Bakes (Paperback)
Whether you re looking for a moreish snack for tea, or that perfect cake for a special occasion, Good Food 101 Cakes and Bakes serves up a collection of tasty treats. Taken from Britain s top-selling BBC Good Food magazine, these imaginative and easy-to-make recipes are guaranteed to be simply scrumptious. From such delicious classics as Authentic Yorkshire Parkin and Shortbread, and the imaginative combinations of Raspberry and Blueberry Lime Drizzle Cake or Cranberry and Poppy (more…)
Earth : The Power of the Planet – Complete BBC Series [DVD]
DVD Description
In this landmark BBC series, Dr Iain Stewart tells the story of how our planet works and how, over the course of 4.6 billion years, it came to be the remarkable planet it is today. Examining the great forces that shape the earth – volcanoes, the ocean, the atmosphere and ice – the programme explores their central roles in our planet’s story. How do these forces affect the earth’s landscape, its climate, and its history? CGI gives the audience a ringside seat at t (more…)
Cambridge Spies : Complete BBC Series [2003] [DVD]
Amazon.co.uk Review
Cambridge Spies, the BBC’s moody 2003 dramatisation of the most notorious debacle in the history of the British Secret Service, raises the spectre of the treachery of Philby, Burgess, MacLean and Blunt for a generation of viewers who can only imagine the shockwaves generated by their duplicity. Inevitably the story suffers from the basically repellent quality of its raw material. Determinedly non-judgemental, it frequently stumbles along a precarious path bet (more…)
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