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The story behind the most fascinating, hilarious and dramatic quests to find a mate and leave a lasting legacy. Some species need to overcome the challenges of a vast environment just to find a member of the opposite sex. Others find themselves pitched against their neighbours in mass mating aggregations. Some must impress with complex displays. Others build extraordinary structures just to prove their worth. One thing, however, connects them all – the drive to succeed at all costs. Exploring five different habitats across six continents, this series reveals the varied, fascinating and downright bizarre strategies different animals use to find and attract a mate. It is the ultimate inside view on what it takes to succeed at the mating game.
From Academy Award-winning director and writer Sam Mendes, Empire Of Light is a moving drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times. Set in and around a faded old cinema in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, It follows Hilary a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen, a new employee who longs to escape this provincial town in which he faces daily adversity. Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography.
Double bill of action/adventure. In 'National Treasure' (2004), Nicolas Cage stars as Benjamin Franklin Gates, an archaeologist from the seventh generation of a family of treasure-seekers who have all shared the same quest: to discover the whereabouts of an old war chest full of gold hidden by the founding fathers in the last days of the Revolutionary War. Ben must work against the clock to unravel the clues embedded in the original drafts of two key historical documents - the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence - before his criminal ex-partner Ian Howe (Sean Bean), or the FBI - led by Agent Sadusky (Harvey Keitel) - get their mitts on the loot. Helping him in his quest is beautiful archivist Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger). In 'National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets' (2008), Nicolas Cage reprises his role as artefact hunter and archaeologist, Ben Franklin Gates. When a missing page from the diary of Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, surfaces, one of Ben's ancestors is implicated as a conspirator in the murder. In an attempt to clear their family's name, Ben and his father, Mitch (Jon Voight), travel the globe in search of the other missing pages from Booth's diary. The journey leads Ben and his crew not only to surprising revelations, but to the trail of the world's most treasured secrets.
Joan Collins stars in this comedy drama written and directed by Roger
Goldby. Former Hollywood starlet Helen (Collins) decides to pay her
respects to her late ex-husband by crashing his funeral on the
glamorous French island of Ile-de-Ré. With the help of her best friend
Priscilla (Pauline Collins), Helen escapes her retirement home in
London and the pair set off on their journey.
Ten episodes from the third series of the CBeebies animation created by Sarah Gomes Harris and Tim O'Sullivan. Narrated by Roger Allam, the show follows the adventures of seven-year-old Sarah (voice of Tasha Lawrence) and her faithful companion Duck as they learn a variety of life lessons. In this collection, the pair race paper planes, visit the hat museum, go on a train journey and put on a magic show. The episodes are: 'Train Fudge', 'Picture Planes', 'Hat Fuss', 'Dewy Morning', 'Sticker Swap', 'Magic Panic', 'Birthday Buoy', 'Alarm Clock', 'Twang Ball' and 'Auto Cat'.
Join top figure and landscape artist John K. Harrell in his Denver studio for an essential acrylic lesson. Follow along at your own pace as this expert shares his process from beginning to end. Take a personal lesson from a master: Discover John's go-to tactic for placing any figure in a painting-use the horizon line to get the perspective right every time. Give your painting the allure of atmosphere-excite the eye with Harrell's "painting magic" tricks. Make it impactful-enhance "dead spots" with pure accents of unexpected color.
Experience the extraordinary sisterhood of three women who share one unbreakable bond in The Color Purple. This bold new take on the beloved classic is directed by Blitz Bazawule and produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders and Quincy Jones.
All 20 episodes from the first season of the adventure drama starring
Melissa Benoist as the DC Comics superheroine. Since being sent to
Earth as a young girl to protect her cousin Superman (Tyler Hoechlin),
20-something Kryptonian Kara Zor-El (Benoist) has been keeping her
superpowers secret. However, when disaster strikes she has no choice
but to become Supergirl, the heroine of National City.
Toby Jones stars in this three-part BBC adaptation of John Lanchester's novel. The drama centres around the residents of the fictional Pepys Road in South London, where houses cost a small fortune. Occupiers of the street vary from those who have lived there since before the London property boom, including elderly widow Petunia Howe (Gemma Jones), to the recently moved in wealthier residents, including banker Roger Hunt (Jones). After all of the street's residents receive mysterious postcards bearing the message 'We want what you have', the interweaving connections between them begin to unravel.
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange 2 - In The Multiverse Of Madness
British sitcom from the co-writer of The Catherine Tate Show, set in an all-inclusive Benidorm hotel, that follows the antics of a group of holiday makers. Dysfunctional families, middle-aged swingers and feuding couples get involved in pub quizzes, karaoke, drinking, infidelity and buying flip-flops. Johnny Vegas plays Geoff Maltby - 'The Oracle'. Contains all six episodes from the first series.
Collection of made-for-TV comedy dramas adapted from David Walliams'
children's books. In 'The Boy in the Dress' (2014), despite being the
star striker on his school's football team, 12-year-old Dennis Sims
(Billy Kennedy) feels out of place at school and still misses the
mother who left left him and his brother John (Oliver Barry-Brook)
after divorcing their dad (Steve Speirs). When aspiring fashion
designer and fellow classmate Lisa (Temi Orelaja) recruits him to model
a dress for her, Dennis decides to wear it to school and adopts the
guise of a French girl named Denise but is quickly found out and
expelled by his strict head teacher.
Seventies blockbuster movie, directed by Steven Spielberg. A large man-eating shark wreaks havoc off the coast of Long Island whilst local sheriff Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) finds himself caught between a panicking community and a town council eager to play down the reported deaths. However, the mounting bodycount cannot be ignored, so Brody heads off on a shark hunt, accompanied by marine biologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and salty old sea-dog Quint (Robert Shaw). John Williams won an Oscar for his menacing score. This DVD is certificated 12 due to the 'Making of...' documentary included, the VHS version is rated PG.
Drama based on the teenage years of writer and director Lori Petty. Agnes (Jennifer Lawrence) is the oldest of three daughters who finds herself caring for her younger siblings when her single mother (Selma Blair) turns to prostitution, drugs and alcohol after meeting a pimp named Duval (Bokeem Woodbine), who seems to have a fondness for Agnes. With their house overrun by gamblers, criminals and other seedy characters the girls struggle to lead a normal life. Cammie (Chloë Grace Moretz) escapes the chaos of the house only to sit in bars and Bee (Sophi Bairley) wants nothing more than to run away and be adopted, while Agnes tries to earn enough money to support her family and manage the expectations of being a star basketball player.
Three episodes from the animated children's series following the adventures of the reptilian martial arts heroes. This collection showcases some of the best moments from the nunchaku-wielding turtle Michelangelo (voice of Townsend Coleman). The episodes are: 'A Thing About Rats', 'What's Michelangelo Good For?' and 'Adventures in Turtle-sitting'.
The evolution story of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex and badass character – Venom! Eddie Brock is a broken man after he loses everything including his job and fiancée. Just when his life is at its lowest, he becomes host to an alien symbiote which results in extraordinary superpowers - transforming him into Venom. Will these powers be enough for this new lethal protector to defeat great evil forces, especially against the far stronger and more weaponized symbiote rival, Riot?
War drama set during the final stages of the Second World War in Germany where a group of American troops must try to overcome racial barriers in order to defeat the Nazi's. Despite their reluctance, the predominantly white American crew are forced to turn to the expericenced African American SGT Jesse Owens (K. Danor Gerald). However, their faith is put to the test when war escalates and tension rises, with hundreds of lives at stake.
Peaky Blinders - Season 1
Peaky Blinders - Season 2 Featuring a spectacular cast, Peaky Blinders - Season 1 & 2 is an enthralling tale of ambition, corruption, violence, desire, and above all an extraordinary family living through extraordinary times.
Children's animated short following the gang from Pixar's 'Toy Story' film series as they go on a new adventure. Woody (voice of Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack), Rex (Wallace Shawn) and Mr. Potato Head (Don Rickles), along with new friends Mr. Pricklepants (Timothy Dalton) and Trixie (Kristen Schaal), find themselves at a mysterious motel overnight after their owner Bonnie (Emily Hahn) and her mother experience car trouble. When Mr. Potato Head goes missing the rest of the toys go on a mission to find him but will they all make it safely back to Bonnie by morning?
A collection of excerpts from some of Disney's best-loved Christmas productions, including stories, songs and clips from 'Bambi', 'Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas' and 'Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas'.
Steve McQueen stars in this classic action movie about Frank Bullitt, a San Francisco detective who has become hardened to crime. He is assigned by an over ambitious politician Chalmers (Robert Vaughn) to protect a key Mafia member who is due to appear in hearings that would catapault Chalmers into the public eye. But the safe house is ambushed, his friend is murdered and the witness is critically injured. Bullitt decides to search for the origin of the leak and the killers himself, despite Chalmers trying to interfere and shut down the investigation in a bid to keeping the hearings going. The film features one of cinema's most famous car chases, and expert driver McQueen performs all his own stunts.
All surviving episodes from the variety show in which presenter David Nixon performs magic tricks alongside singer Anita Harris and guest appearances from comedians and musicians. Guests include Les Dawson, Ted Rogers, The Beverly Sisters, Arthur Askey and more. |
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