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All ten episodes from the fifth season of the aviation documentary
that examines real-life air disasters. Featuring interviews with
aviation experts, crash witnesses and flight data, the programme
uses dramatic reconstructions to accurately recreate a series of
ill-fated flights. This series examines disasters including Delta
Air Lines Flight 191, Air Canada Flight 143 and Turkish Airlines
Flight 981. The episodes are: 'Invisible Killer', 'Gimli Glider',
'Behind Closed Doors', 'Fanning the Flames', 'Dead Weight',
'Southern Storm', 'Air India: Explosive Evidence', 'Mixed Signals',
'Fatal Distracton' and 'Phantom Strike'.
Second collection of episodes from the second season of the
children's animation based on the line of toys by Lego. Set in the
fictional world of Ninjago, the series follows a group of young
Ninja who, under the tutelage of Sensei Wu (voice of Paul Dobson),
are Spinjitzu martial artists in training, learning to wield their
special Golden Weapons and use their unique elemental powers to
protect the land from evil forces.
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Film Noir
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Black and white feature animation inspired by the film noir genre.
This joint American/Serbian production opens with private
investigator Sam Ruben (voice of Mark Keller) waking up beside the
dead body of a cop. As if that was not enough trouble, Sam cannot
remember a thing that has happened to him. So begins a nightmare in
which everyone seems to trying to kill Sam - but he does not know
why.
All twelve episodes from the first two series of Yesterday's
historical series in which presenter Jamie Theakston explores great
myths, conspiracies and ancient sites. In this instalment, Jamie's
investigations take him to exotic locations across the globe
including Jerusalem, New York and the archaeological city of Petra.
Series 1 episodes are: 'The Lost Treasure of the Templars', 'The
Third Secret of Fatima', 'The Bloodline of Christ', 'The Mystery of
the Giants', 'The Treasure of Solomon' and 'The Secrets of the
Alchemists'. Series 2 episodes are: 'The Lost Treasures of Petra',
'The Holy Grail', 'The Illuminati', 'The Oracles', 'Nazi UFOs' and
'The Genius of Nikola Tesla'.
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Churchill and the Generals
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Timothy West, Joseph Cotten, Eric Porter, Richard Dysart, Arthur Hill, …
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Timothy West stars as British prime minister Winston Churchill in
this BBC drama focusing on the relationship with his generals
during pivotal moments of the Second World War. Set in Churchill's
Cabinet Office and War Rooms, the programme follows Britain's
leader orchestrating the allied war effort alongside some of his
influential appointments including Generals Montgomery (Ian
Richardson) and Brooke (Eric Porter). Following America's decision
to enter the conflict late in 1941, Churchill and his cabinet
received the support of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (Arthur
Hill) and his trusted generals, Marshall (Joseph Cotten) and
Eisenhower (Richard Dysart).
Stuart Ashens, a YouTube celebrity who reviews cheap electronic
products, co-writes and stars in this independent British adventure
comedy. Accompanied by his friend Chef Excellence (Dan Tomlinson),
Ashens sets out in search of the elusive and not particularly
magical Gamechild, a rip-off of the original Nintendo Gameboy.
However, with all manner of unexpected friends and foes including
The Professor (Robert Llewellyn) and Nemesis (Chris Kendall)
standing between them and their goal, Ashens and Excellence will
have to have their wits about them if they are to complete their
quest. Warwick Davis also stars.
Return to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it.
To find out if his reality is a physical or mental construct, to truly know himself, Mr. Anderson will have to choose to follow the white rabbit once more. And if Thomas…Neo…has learned anything, it’s that choice, while an illusion, is still the only way out of—or into—the Matrix.
Of course, Neo already knows what he has to do. But what he doesn’t yet know is the Matrix is stronger, more secure and more dangerous than ever before.
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Face Value
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Documentary series which explores life in the Medieval period. The
programme examines the skeletal remains of humans who lived during
the Middle Ages and, using archaeological science, creates dramatic
reconstructions of true stories from the era. The episodes are:
'Last Stand at Visby', 'The Mysterious Woman of Tadcaster', 'The
Defenders of Masterby', 'Richard III's Lost Chapel', 'Disease and
Pestilence' and 'Agincourt - The Hidden Dead'.
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Marie Curie
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BBC mini-series with Jane Lapotaire in the title role. The
programme chronicles the work of scientific pioneer Marie Curie as
she conducts her research into radioactivity, makes the famous
discovery of Radium and wins Nobel Prizes for both Physics and
Chemistry. The programme also looks at key events that affected the
soon-to-be famous revolutionary including the devastating death of
her husband (Nigel Hawthorne) and her subsequent controversial
affairs.
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A Game of Murder
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Six-part thriller series from Francis Durbridge. When a famous
athlete (Anthony Sagar) dies on a golf course, his detective son
Jack (Gerald Harper) supects murder, despite the coroner's
misadventure verdict. In pursuit of the facts and events behind his
death, Jack embarks on a murder hunt that takes him into the seedy
underworld of the Soho red-light district. As the body count rises
Jack's suspicions are proved correct but will he be able to
discover the mystery behind it all?
Children's animated feature following a little girl who becomes a
princess. When her mother marries the king, Sofia (voice of Ariel
Winter) becomes a member of the royal family and moves into their
grand palace. She attends a preparatory school under the tutelage
of fairies Flora (Barbara Dirikson), Fauna (Russi Taylor) and
Merryweather (Tress MacNeille) in order to train for her new role
as princess. With the help of a magic necklace that enables her to
talk to animals and an appearance from Cinderella (Jennifer Hale),
Sofia adjusts to her new surroundings and tries to form a bond with
her initially reluctanct step-siblings.
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Metro-land
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British poet John Betjeman presents this classic 1970s television
documentary, a colourful and eccentric eulogy to the people and
places served by London Underground's Metropolitan Line.
Collection of six action adventures from the Marvel Studios. In 'Iron
Man' (2008) Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) is the billionaire owner of
Stark Industries, a corporation that specialises in weapons
development. When Tony is kidnapped by terrorists in Afghanistan, he is
made to construct a devastating weapon.
Instead, however, he builds a high-tech suit of armour and uses it to
escape from captivity. When Stark discovers a conspiracy that could
have serious repercussions for the whole world, he uses his new
invention to try and stop the villains and save the world. In 'The
Incredible Hulk' (2008) scientist Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) searches
for the cure to his life-transforming alter ego.
Scouring the globe, searching for the antidote that will prevent him
from changing into The Hulk, Banner is forced to keep a low profile,
lest the military authorities that seek to exploit his powers finally
catch up with him. In an ironic twist, he longs to be with the only
woman he has ever loved, Betty Ross (Liv Tyler), who just happens to be
the daughter of his chief military adversary, General Thaddeus
'Thunderbolt' Ross (William Hurt). Having finally decided to return to
civilisation, Banner discovers that there's an even bigger and more
dangerous enemy on the block - The Abomination (Tim Roth).
A primal beast even more powerful than The Hulk, this new foe, the
result of a foreign agent being exposed to an even larger dose of the
radiation that created The Hulk, is unable to revert back to human
form. Now the stage is set for a titanic battle of the two
heavyweights, with New York the setting for the ultimate showdown. In
'Iron Man 2' (2010) Downey Jr reprises his role as Tony Stark, the
billionaire industrialist also known as armoured superhero Iron Man.
With the world now aware of his dual identity, Stark faces pressure
from the government, the press and the public to share his technology
with the military. With his secretary Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) by
his side, Tony fights to protect his suit by forging new alliances and
confronting powerful new enemies. 'Thor' (2011), moving between
present-day Earth and the fantastic realm of Asgard, tells the story of
the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior god
whose reckless actions rekindle an ancient feud among the deities.
As a punishment, Thor is cast out of Asgard and forced to live on Earth
among humankind. There, he falls in love with scientist Jane Foster
(Natalie Portman) and, as the darkest forces of Asgard are sent to
invade Earth, he eventually learns what it means to be a real hero. In
'Captain America: The First Avenger' (2011) Chris Evans stars as Steve
Rogers, a volunteer for a top-secret military research project who
signed up after being deemed physically unfit to enlist in the U.S.
Army during the Second World War. The experiment transforms him into
super-soldier Captain America, who - along with sidekick Bucky Barnes
(Sebastian Stan) - takes on the mighty power of Hitler's henchman Red
Skull (Hugo Weaving). Finally, in 'Avengers Assemble' (2012), Nick Fury
(Samuel L.
Jackson) and the international S.H.I.E.L.D. agency must act swiftly to
form The Avengers, a team of ultimate superhero defenders, when Earth
comes under attack from Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and his multi-faceted
army. This all-action supergroup comprises Iron Man, Thor, Captain
America, The Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner)
and The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) - but will their combined powers be
sufficient to overcome the formidable Loki and save the Earth from the
clutches of evil?
With content too rude for TV, Mrs Agnes Brown (played by
writer/creator Brendan O'Carroll) and her unruly brood take to the
road on their first live tour.
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Dragons of Camelot
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Mark L. Lester directs and produces this action sci-fi starring
Sandra Darnell and James Nitti. After the brutal death of King
Arthur of Camelot (William Huw), the King's sorceress sister Morgan
(Darnell) assumes the throne. With the use of three fierce dragons
Morgan sets off in search of the surviving Knights of the Round
Table. As the Knights get word of Morgan's impending arrival, they
vow to stick together and fight her off in honour of their noble
King.
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Would I Lie to You?: Series 6
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The complete sixth series of the light-hearted BBC panel show
hosted by Rob Brydon. Joined by team captains Lee Mack and David
Mitchell, Brydon presides as a range of celebrity guests attempt to
detect truth amidst a mire of lies. Among the challenges on the
show, each guest must read aloud a series of statements about
themselves and attempt to bluff and double-bluff the opposition as
they try to guess which of the statements are correct. Among the
celebrities to appear in this series are Chris Tarrant, Clare
Balding, Des O'Connor, Rhod Gilbert, Sarah Millican and Armando
Iannucci.
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Wuthering Heights
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Ian McShane, Angela Scoular, Drewe Henley, Anne Stallybrass, William Marlowe, …
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All episodes from the 1967 BBC miniseries adapted from Emily
Brontė's classic novel. Ian McShane stars as Heathcliff who was
adopted into the Earnshaw family as a young boy. As they grow up
together he and his adoptive sister Cathy (Angela Scoular) form a
deep bond but when she marries the well-off Edgar Linton (Drewe
Henley), Heathcliff leaves to make his own wealth. He later returns
to Wuthering Heights hoping to win back Cathy's heart but tragedy
soon strikes.
Bradford-born street magician Stephen Frayne, aka Dynamo, returns with four more episodes from his documentary series. With cutting edge illusions and sleight-of-hand trickery, 28-year-old Dynamo takes his street act worldwide, wowing young and old with a dazzling array of magic. Guests include Damon Albarn, Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.
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