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The King of Instruments (the BBC series) Gillian Weir (six European organs) [ Priory DVD + CD / DVD/CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] This new DVD (with a free bonus CD containing specially recorded performances of some of the works) is a release by Priory of the BBC programmes that were recorded on six famous European Organs by Dame Gillian Weir in the late 1980s |
TRADITIONAL
Carols from King's The Choir of King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ BBC DVD / DVD - released 14/Nov/2014 ] 'Carols from King's' is a cornerstone of the BBC's Christmas programming output, traditionally shown on both Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Along with the live radio broadcast of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, this pre-recorded special... |
FRANZ LEHAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lehar: The Merry Widow (complete operetta recorded in English in 2001) San Francisco Opera / Yvonne Kenny, Bo Skovhus, Angelika Kirchschlager, Gregory Turay / Erich Kunzel (cond) [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] '…this is about as lavish a production of Franz Lehár's adorable operetta as you are ever likely to see…soprano Yvonne Kenny is perfectly cast in the title role.' Classic FM Magazine |
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Sacred Music - An Easter Celebration The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ BBC / Coro DVD / DVD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] Simon Russell Beale presents a special concert for Easter from LSO St Luke's in London, performed by the award-winning choir The Sixteen, conducted by founder Harry Christophers. The music takes us on a journey of over six hundred years, from... |
Clarkson - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
[ BBC / DVD - released 9/Aug/2007 ] "For my all new DVD I've come to the U.S. of America-land to find out if the country that gave us Fast Food and the Fast Buck make a decent Fast Car? In fact, can they make any decent cars at all? In my quest, I pitch the best of the West against... |
With David Dimbleby
How We Built Britain - The Dramatic and Heroic Story of Britain's Architecture [ Madman Entertainment / BBC DVD / 2 DVD - released 11/Feb/2010 ] David Dimbleby tells the dramatic and heroic story of Britain's architecture - the extraordinary buildings which grew out of the experiences and beliefs of the British people and define the nation. |
Call The Midwife: Series Ten & Christmas Special
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 11/Apr/2024 ] It's 1966, and it's a testing time for the midwives. But there's excitement, too, as the women's rights movement intensifies. With Trixie's help, Sister Julienne is determined to steer Nonnatus House out of its financial quandary. Dr Turner deals... |
Call The Midwife: Series Eleven & Christmas Special
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 11/Apr/2024 ] The return of the multi-award-winning drama, which regularly draws in audiences of over 10 million.Following an eventful Christmas special, the series continues with an episode set in Easter 1967. Celebrations are underway for a colourful Easter... |
Call The Midwife: Series Nine & Christmas Special
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 11/Apr/2024 ] The nurses and nuns of Nonnatus House welcome you back for more heartwarming adventures in London's Poplar district, where slum clearances transform lives in 1965. Approaching each new birth with tenderness, optimism and skill, the midwives deal... |
Dad's Army: The Complete Collection
[ BBC DVD / 14 DVD - released 13/Jun/2024 ] Dad's Army was created and written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the duo who were also responsible for 'Allo 'Allo, Hi-De-Hi! and It Ain't Half Hot, Mum . Perry came up with the idea when it struck him that people had forgotten the role that the... |
Death In Paradise: Series Ten
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 11/Apr/2024 ] The smash-hit whodunit returns, as D.I. Neville Parker attempts to solve a slew of mysterious murders in the sun-soaked Caribbean. The hugely popular comedy-drama is back for its tenth anniversary series with its usual combination of baffling... |
Death In Paradise: Series 11
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 11/Apr/2024 ] The sun-soaked, smash-hit whodunnit returns for more murder mysteries with a light touch and a warm heart. DI Neville Parker has more crimes to solve on the blissful island of Saint Marie, while also dealing with the emotional complications of... |
Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 13/Feb/2025 ] David Tennant and companion Catherine Tate return for three special episodes! The Star Beast sees the Doctor and Donna come face to face after all these years, but just how, and why, is about to be revealed. In Wild Blue Yonder, The Tardis... |
Doctor Who: Daleks In Colour (2 Disc Set)
[ BBC DVD / DVD - released 3/Oct/2024 ] "Meet the Daleks…in colour!" The story follows the very first crew of the TARDIS as they land in a petrified forest on an alien planet. Determined to explore, the Doctor (William Hartnell) leads his companions into the metal city, where they... |
The Durrells: The Complete Collection
[ BBC / Madman Entertainment DVD / 8 DVD Box Set - released 12/Dec/2024 ] A warm, funny, feel-good series about a family's adventures on a gorgeous Greek island when they uproot from their English home in the hope of a better life. Based on Gerald Durrell's much-loved Corfu trilogy of novels, The Durrells sees impoverished... |
Father Brown: Series 9
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 11/Apr/2024 ] The beautiful English countryside is the setting for more charming mysteries featuring the charismatic clergyman sleuth. The year is 1953, and the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford is stirred by such dastardly deeds as murder at the local... |
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... |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) (Special Edition)
[ BBC / Madman Entertainment DVD / 3 DVD Box Set ] Unbeknownst to it's inhabitants, Earth is to be demolished to make way for an intergalactic highway. Arthur Dent (Simon Jones) an unassuming Englishman, is whisked off the planet to safety by his alien friend, Ford Prefect (David Dixon), and launched... |
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... |
