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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gilbert & Sullivan: Princess Ida Ambrosian Opera Chorus with Frank Gorshin, Nan Christie, Laurence Dale, Anne Collins & others [ BBC / Umbrella DVD / DVD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] Music by the London Symphony Orchestra, the Ambrosian Opera Chorus and a host of stars including Frank Gorshin, Bernard Dickerson, Anne Collins and Claire Powell. 114 minutes. For more than 100 years the operas of Gilbert & Sullivan have played to... |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gilbert & Sullivan: Patience & The Sorcerer [2 DVDs] Ambrosian Opera Chorus with Sandra Dugdale, Donald Adams, Derek Hammond-Stroud, John Fryatt, Clive Revill, David Kernan & Nana Christie [ BBC / Umbrella DVD / DVD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] For more than 100 years the operas of Gilbert & Sullivan have played to packed audiences around the world. These two names have become synonymous with classic light opera - music that is timeless and tuneful lyrics that are witty, scathing and memorable. |
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LIVE AT THE BBC PROMS
The King's Singers Live at the BBC Proms The King's Singers [ Signum Vision DVD / DVD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] A live and televised recording from this year's BBC Proms performance on 5th August by the most famous a cappella group ever: the King's Singers. |
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Africa - Eye to Eye with the Unknown (David Attenborough)
[ BBC DVD / DVD - released 8/Apr/2020 ] This is the world's wildest continent as you've never seen it before - an intense sensory adventure from the Atlas Mountains, through the Savannah lands to the Cape of Good Hope and from the Roof of Africa and the Kalahari to where the dark... |
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An Idiot Abroad
[ BBC / 2 DVD - released 8/Jun/2011 ] In this hilarious series Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send their friend Karl Pilkington around the world... against his will. Karl thinks he's visiting the Seven Wonders but along the way the Little Englander must endure camel rides, jungle... |
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BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 7
[ ViaVision Entertainment DVD / 5 DVD - released 14/Jan/2016 ] In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised... |
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Blackadder: Complete Collection Remastered
[ BBC DVD / 6 DVD Box Set - released 18/Jan/2024 ] BLACK ADDER: Throughout the ages, men of flair, faculty and outstanding courage have contributed to England's glorious heritage. Others, like the snivelling worm Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh, the bitter and twisted son of a medieval king, have emerged... |
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Earth From Space
[ BBC DVD / 2 DVD - released 6/May/2020 ] Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective, revealing new discoveries, incredible colours and patterns, and just how fast it is changing. |
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Emma [Jane Austen]
[ BBC / 2 DVD - released 13/Apr/2006 ] Jane Austen's classic novel about Emma Woodhouse - cupid to everyone's romances except her own. |
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Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection - Remastered (3 Disc Set)
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD Box Set - released 16/Jan/2024 ] Inept and manic English hotel owner and manager, Basil Fawlty, isn't cut out for his job. He's intolerant, rude and paranoid. All hell frequently breaks loose as Basil tries to run the hotel, constantly under verbal (and sometime physical) attack... |
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Frozen Planet - The Complete Series
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 7/Mar/2012 ] This landmark, six-part series from the BBC's world renowned Natural History Unit brings to the screen the frozen wildernesses of the Arctic and Antarctic. Ambitious and epic in scale, it is the ultimate close encounter with the polar regions,... |
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Little Britain - Complete Series 3
[ BBC DVD / 2 DVD - released 9/Nov/2006 ] M: Contains offensive language and sexual references. Have you ever thought about visiting Britain? Well, let's hope this lot don't put you off! Series Three of the ultimate catchphrase comedy sees the welcome return of some favourite characters... |
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The Office - Christmas Specials
[ BBC DVD / DVD - released 13/Dec/2005 ] M: Contains offensive language and sexual references. Three years after the cameras stopped rolling, the BBC returns to Wernham Hogg to catch up with the staff, past and present, of the most famous paper merchants in Slough. Gareth is now office... |
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Serengeti
[ BBC DVD / 2 DVD - released 11/Mar/2020 ] A dramatised story based on the real lives of Africa's most iconic animals. Many tales have been told of Africa but this is the intimate story of the animal families who live there, told from inside their world. A drama where the characters' lives... |
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Small Axe
[ BBC DVD / DVD - released 10/Feb/2022 ] The first television project from Oscar and BAFTA-winning British director Steve McQueen, this series of films for TV is based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian community. Set between 1969 and 1982, these standalone stories... |
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South Pacific
[ BBC DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] G :- |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gilbert & Sullivan: The Yeomen of the Guard Ambrosian Opera Chorus with Joel Grey, elizabeth Gale, Claire Powell, Alfred Marks, David Hillman & Elizabeth Bainbridge & others [ BBC / Umbrella DVD / DVD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] For more than 100 years the operas of Gilbert & Sullivan have played to packed audiences around the world. These two names have become synonymous with classic light opera - music that is timeless and tuneful lyrics that are witty, scathing and memorable. |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gilbert & Sullivan: Ruddigore Ambrosian Opera Chorus with Vincent Price, Keith Michell, John Treleaven, Ann Howard, Sandra Dugdale, Donald Adams & Johanna Peters [ BBC / Umbrella DVD / DVD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] For more than 100 years the operas of Gilbert & Sullivan have played to packed audiences around the world. These two names have become synonymous with classic light opera - music that is timeless and tuneful lyrics that are witty, scathing and memorable. |
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Andrea Bocelli & Charlotte Church
Christmas Glory From Westminster [ BBC Heritage DVD / DVD ] Home Vision Cinema presents Christmas Glory From Westminster. This program features poetry and music from celebrities from the worlds of film and opera. Readings include Greta Scacchi reciting William Blake's The Lamb and Joan Plowright reading... |
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Caro Emerald
In Concert (DVD) [ BBC DVD / DVD - released 25/Oct/2013 ] G: This performance was filmed at the BBC Radio Theatre for BBC's In Concert series in 2013, with a 60 minute version being broadcast on BBC Radio 2 and on digital TV. |