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I, Claudius: The Complete Series
[ BBC DVD / 5 DVD - released 22/Aug/2024 ] I, Claudius based on the novels by Robert Graves. Written by Jack Pulman. Starring Brian Blessed as Augustus, John Hurt as Caligula, Derek Jacobi as Claudius, Siân Phillips as Livia, David Robb as Germanicus, Patrick Stewart as Sejanus and Fiona... |
Jam & Jerusalem: The Complete Collection
[ BBC DVD / 4 DVD - released 13/Mar/2025 ] Set in the small West Country village of Clatterford St. Mary, Jam & Jerusalem centres on community life and the comical misadventures of the members of a local Women's Guild. This much-loved rural comedy stars some of the best-loved names in... |
Jane Austen's Sanditon - Season Three
[ BBC DVD / 2 DVD Box Set - released 22/Jan/2020 ] The hugely popular period drama based on Jane Austen's unfinished story returns For Season 3. Your invitation awaits for more grand parties, wise and outspoken women, and lovely friendships that stand the test of time and circumstances. But many... |
Jane Austen's Sanditon - The Complete Collection
[ BBC DVD / 6 DVD Box Set - released 7/Dec/2023 ] Sanditon is a place that's changing fast. Visionary entrepreneur Tom Parker (Kris Marshall) is transforming the once-sleepy fishing village into a fashionable spa resort. Changing alongside it is the impulsive and unconventional Charlotte Heywood... |
Keeping Up Appearances - The Complete Collection
[ BBC / Madman DVD / 8 DVD Box Set - released 13/Apr/2002 ] Tireless social climber Hyacinth Bucket puts her best foot forward in this hilarious BBC comedy of manners. Hyacinth busies herself performing selfless acts of charity for the lower classes (including her family), doling out invaluable advice. |
One Foot in the Grave: Complete Series 1 - 6 + Christmas Specials
[ BBC DVD / 12 DVD Box Set - released 12/Jun/2025 ] Crabby and cranky, ill tempered and irritable - all these things and more combined to make the character of Victor Meldrew (Richard Wilson), one of the best loved in the history of British comedy. Containing all six wonderful series, each of the... |
Planet Earth III
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 11/Apr/2024 ] Completing the Planet Earth trilogy, Planet Earth III explores the greatest habitats on our planet and the extraordinary animals that live in them. Filled with wonder and insight, Planet Earth III celebrates places and animals beyond our... |
The Split: The Complete Collection
[ BBC DVD / 7 DVD - released 8/May/2025 ] Hannah Defoe (Nicola Walker) is a brilliant divorce lawyer who takes on cases for London's wealthy and well-known. When she splits from her family practice to begin a new job at a rival firm, Hannah unexpectedly finds herself working with an ex-lover... |
Wallander: The Complete Collection
[ BBC DVD / 8 DVD - released 13/Mar/2025 ] Kenneth Branagh (BAFTA award winner 2009) stars as Swedish Inspector Kurt Wallander. In twelve feature length dramas based on Henning Mankell's best-selling novels our increasingly disillusioned detective struggles against a rising tide of angst and... |
You Rang M'lord: The Complete Series One - Four
[ BBC DVD / 8 DVD - released 10/Apr/2025 ] Ten years after fighting together in WWI, Alf Stokes and James Twelvetrees meet again where they find themselves both working for the aristocratic Lord Meldrum and his family. There's a battle of wills as honest James continually tries to put a... |
Abba
Against the Odds [ BBC / Madman Entertainment DVD / DVD - released 5/Dec/2024 ] This gripping feature documentary tells the little-known story of ABBA's struggle against the odds to ditch the post-Eurovision tag of 'one-hit wonder'. Facing protests in Sweden & UK radio bans, ABBA have to find their unique sound before conquering... |
ELGAR
Enigma Variations - A hidden portrait and complete performance. BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis [ Kultur / BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] "This DVD will give enormous pleasure and it is an example of what the BBC can do when they are not trying to dumb down or be clever." (MusicWeb) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Last Night of the Proms 2000 Hilary Hahn (violin) Jane Eaglen (soprano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 11/Apr/2002 ] G :- "The Last Night of the Proms" is one of the most famous musical events in the world, watched and listened to by millions. It celebrates British tradition and encapsulates the unique spirit of the BBC Proms, by featuring leading international... |
HANDEL
A Handel Celebration (concert recorded in 2009) Carolyn Sampson (soprano) / The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ BBC / Coro DVD / DVD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] In this BBC Prom from the Royal Albert Hall the Sixteen capture some of Handel's most ebullient moments in concert performance, from the ever popular Arrival of the Queen of Sheba to the ubiquitous sounds of Zadok the Priest. |
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TRADITIONAL
Carols from King's [recorded December 2014] The Choir of King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ BBC DVD / DVD - released 25/Nov/2015 ] This DVD includes the full 2014 service and a 60-minute documentary detailing the history of this central component of the British Christmas tradition. Enjoyed in millions of homes each Christmas eve, 'Carols from King's' is an enchanting hour and a... |
TRADITIONAL / ALLEGRI / MONTEVERDI / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / etc
Easter from King's The Choir of King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ BBC DVD / DVD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] 'Easter from King's' is the first DVD release of the regular BBC broadcast, which forms a cornerstone of the BBC's Easter programming. This service was first broadcast at Easter 2014 from the College's awe-inspiring Chapel. Featuring seasonal hymns... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Turn of the Screw (complete opera) City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox / Mark Padmore / Lisa Milne / Catrin Wyn Davies / Diana Montague / Nicholas Kirby Johnson / Caroline Wise [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 2/Mar/2005 ] G :- "With its short intimate scenes and concentrated lines, the Screw is so cinematic that it's surprising there's only been one previous film. This has just won a Viennese TV award. It's one of the truest opera films to date." (BBC Music) |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict (complete opera recorded in 2016) Glyndebourne Opera / Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Paul Appleby, Philippe Sly, Sophie Karthäuser, Lionel Lhote / Antonello Manacorda (cond) [ Opus Arte / BBC DVD / DVD - released 15/Aug/2017 ] "This is Pellyland, a deeply satisfying comic world with its own style conjured up for Glyndebourne by one of the most assured opera directors at work today" Five Stars BBC Music Opera Choice Sept 2017 |
BEETHOVEN
Eroica / Symphony No. 3 Ian Hart / Tim Pigott-Smith / Claire Skinner / Jack Davenport / Orchestre RACvolutionnaire et Romantique / Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 5/May/2005 ] G :- 'Ian Hart is brilliant as Beethoven, a volatile, magnetic figure of genius and uncouth charm…not to be missed.' -- Daily Mail |
EDWARD ELGAR / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Elgar: Cello Concerto / Beethoven: The Ghost... Jacqueline du Pre in Portrait Jacqueline du Pre (cello) / Daniel Barenboim / Pinchas Zukerman / Sir John Barbirolli / Philharmonia Orchestra [ Opus Arte / BBC DVD / DVD - released 1/Sep/2004 ] Jacqueline du Pré's extraordinary career was cut cruelly short by illness in 1973 when she was only 28 years old. When she died 14 years later, she remained as vibrant a figure in the public mind as she had been at the pinnacle of her career. |
