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TCHAIKOVSKY
The Ballets - The Nutcracker / Sleeping Beauty / Swan Lake (complete ballets recorded in 2000 - 2004) The Royal Ballet / the Royal Swedish Ballet / Het Nationale Ballet [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 1/May/2012 ] Extra features include interviews with Sir Peter Wright, a portrait of Sofiane Sylve, and a featurette about fairy tales. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Salome (complete opera recorded in 2008) Royal Opera House / Nadja Michael, Thomas Moser, Michaela Schuster / Philippe Jordan (cond) [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "One of the most hotly anticipated, controversial and downright exciting opera productions of this year arrives quickly onto DVD. David McVicar, one of the most in-demand opera directors at work today, produces a visceral, exciting realisation of... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Eugene Onegin (complete opera recorded in 2013) Royal Opera House / Simon Keenlyside, Krassimira Stoyanova, Peter Rose / Robin Ticciati (cond) [ Opus Arte / BBC DVD / DVD - released 20/Oct/2013 ] Gramophone Magazine DVD of the Month - December 2013 |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Macbeth (complete opera recorded in 2011) Royal Opera House / Simon Keenlyside, Liudmyla Monastryrska, Raymond Aceto / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Opus Arte / BBC DVD / DVD - released 20/Apr/2012 ] "Lloyd's Covent Garden staging of Verdi's opera has a good deal going for it; there's plenty of atmosphere in Anthony Ward's aptly dark-toned sets...Keenlyside sings the title role with imagination and insight" (BBC Music) |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (complete ballet recorded in 1994) Royal Opera House / Viviana Durante, Zoltán Solymosi, Anthony Dowell, Benazir Hussein / Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] G - 'Viviana Durante is outstanding as Aurora. Radiant and youthful, she dances with an ease and naturalness that is enchanting.' Evening Standard |
MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi in Mantua (Special Edition with 2 CD recording of the Vespers of 1610) Simon Russell Beale (presenter) / The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ BBC / Coro DVD / 2 DVD/CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] Single DVD / 2CD Set The BBC's celebrated Sacred Music journey continues with Monteverdi in Mantua - the story of a Renaissance duke and the composer who worked for him and how their volatile relationship would create one of the most revolutionary... |
TOMAS LUIS de VICTORIA
God's Composer: Sacred music Simon Russell Beale / The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ BBC / Coro DVD / DVD - released 10/May/2012 ] |
SACRED MUSIC
Sacred Music: a story spanning six centuries Simon Russell Beale / The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ BBC / Coro DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] Series One of the BBC's groundbreaking classical music programme follows renowned actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale as he explores the flowering of Western sacred music. |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi in Mantua: the Genius of the Vespers The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ BBC / Coro DVD / DVD - released 10/Jul/2016 ] The BBC's Sacred Music journey continues with Monteverdi in Mantua - the story of a Renaissance duke and the composer who worked for him and how their volatile relationship would create one of the most revolutionary and beautiful collections of music |
As Time Goes By: The Complete Series 1-9
[ BBC DVD / 11 DVD - released 8/Aug/2024 ] Love gets a second chance, 38 years on, in this warm and witty comedy by Bob Larbey. As Time Goes By stars Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer as long-lost sweethearts Jean Pargetter and Lionel Hardcastle, who lost touch... |
Bergerac - The Complete Seventh Series
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 11/Jul/2013 ] M - Violence, sexual references & offensive language: Handsome, blue-eyed and brooding, maverick cop Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac of Jersey's Bureau des Étrangers is one of television's most popular detectives. |
Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero
[ Madman DVD / DVD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] The greatest explorer you've never heard of! Join comedian Bill Bailey on an exotic and thrilling adventure to retrace the steps of the greatest unsung hero of natural history and exploration. Bringing together history, nature and science... |
Blackadder: Complete Collection Remastered
[ BBC DVD / 6 DVD - 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... |
Caroline Quentin's National Parks
[ Madman DVD / DVD - released 8/May/2014 ] Actress Caroline Quentin visits three of the finest and most popular National Parks in Great Britain, taking on the role of tour guide through the breathtaking landscapes of Loch Lomond, the New Forest and Snowdonia. Drawing on her storytelling... |
The Complete Open All Hours: Series One to Four
[ BBC DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 12/Sep/2024 ] Ronnie Barker stars as Arkwright, the stuttering grocer, in the classic cornershop comedy. Arkwright's urge to take money from his customers by fair means or foul is second only to his need to prevent his nephew Granville from discovering a world... |
Yes Minister / Yes Prime Minister - Complete Collector's Edition Boxset
[ BBC DVD / 7 DVD Box Set - released 13/Nov/2007 ] First class political satire, Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister are well-known for being closer to the truth than those in the political arena would care to admit. Yes Minister became the first programme to win the BAFTA Best Comedy Series Award |
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... |
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... |
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... |
