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Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Long heralded as a city treasure herself, expert "mudlarker" Lara Maiklem is uniquely trained in the art of seeking. Tirelessly trekking across miles of the Thames' muddy shores, where others only see the detritus of city life, Maiklem unearths evidence of England's captivating, if sometimes murky, history--with some objects dating back to 43 AD, when London was but an outpost of the Roman Empire. From medieval mail worn by warriors on English battlefields...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Presents a rare, behind-the-scenes look at Jackson as he developed, created, and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts at London's 02 Arena. Drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage, the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius, and great artist at work is captured in raw and candid detail as he created and perfected his planned final London shows.
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
From musicians, writers and artists to dangerous thinkers, political radicals and, above all, ordinary people, this is the story of London's immigrants, its bohemians and how together they changed the city forever. Features archival footage.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Ann Lake goes to pick up her daughter, Bunny, at a London preschool but is told that they have no child registered by that name. The police can find no evidence that Bunny ever existed and wonder if the child was only a fantasy of Ann's.
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
An artistic orphan moves to London to follow her dream of becoming a mime and forges friendships with an illegal alien, a good-looking bum, and an old drunk after moving onto a longboat in a canal.
Odeline Milk takes her small inheritance and leaves her sleepy hometown behind in search of a lifestyle better suited to her artistic temperament. She moves to London to pursue her single-minded dream of becoming, of all things, a great mime in the tradition...
Publisher
Atlantic
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
An comprehensive collection of concert footage from 1970-1979, much of it never before seen. Includes performances cut out of their film, The song remains the same, rarely seen interviews, never-before-seen television performances and more.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Suicide or murder? Searching for the truth makes Coroner Jane Kennedy glad she left her big-city law practice. Her beautiful coastal hometown has everything she could ask for: corpses, suspense, and a childhood sweetheart. Natural death, accident or foul play? It's all in a day's work when a skydiver opens a faulty parachute, a lifeboat volunteer drowns in a hoax alarm, and a faceless man washes up on the beach. Ten entertaining episodes of mystery,...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Quigley, the irrepressible entrepreneur has departed suddenly. New arrival, Australian priest, Father Vincent Sheahan, has joined the fold and is soon learning the ways of the villagers. From Dermot's online confessional to a surprise takeover at the pub and further shenanigans with Liam and Donal, there's every reason for one more visit to this idyllic village.
11) Gandhi
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his days as a lawyer in South Africa to his role as India's spiritual leader by using his philosophy of non-violent but direct-action protest that helped end British rule. Centers on the extraordinary man who fought for a nonviolent, peaceful existence and set an entire nation free.
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In Miri Matteson's first few weeks out after an eighteen-year stint behind bars for murder, the mystery of her past looms large in her insular small hometown. Life post-prison is not going to be easy. Her attempts to kickstart a new life fall flat, and while her parents try to be supportive, they are having troubles of their own. Will Miri find redemption, or is she doomed to be a middle-aged screw-up?
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In this heart-warming coming-of-age story set in a remote Derbyshire village share the villagers' joys, and crises as Bert Middleton takes a nostalgic look back at his youth, between 1914 and 1929. Season One, 1914-1919: When a bus drives into the village for the first time, the rest of the world seems suddenly closer. Bert feels frustrated at being too young to fight in the Great War. Season Two, The 1920s: The local aristocrats plan to resume their...
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