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DVD > Travel
A musical journey to the Maihaugen Open-Air Museum and the
Norwegian Folk Museum, Oslo, to the accompaniment of music from
Edvard Grieg.
A musical tour of Italy's Southern Tyrol region accompanied by the
music of Mozart.
Part three of four guides to Scotland presented by Diana Rigg.
Sights include Drum Castle, Pitmedden Gardens, Bannockburn, Kellie
Castle, fishing villages along the Fife coast and Culross.
A visual journey through some of Wales' picturesque countryside,
accompanied by Celtic music from the region.
Jamie Owen presents this series of journeys across the length and
breadth of Wales, from canoeing down the River Wye, to climbing the
highest Welsh peaks and exploring the legendary island of Anglesey.
Entertainment writer and John Betjeman addict Peter Gammond
presents this guide to the late Poet Laureate's home town of
London. Betjeman was born in Kentish Town, and later lived in
Highgate and Chelsea; he loved the city's architecture, railway
stations, theatres and pubs, and all his favourite haunts are
revisited here.
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Monkey!: 12
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Masaaki Sakai, Shiro Kishibe, Masako Natsume, Tonpei Hidari, Shyunji Fujimura; Contributions by …
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R210
Discovery Miles 2 100
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Episodes 34 to 36 from the cult Japanese fantasy series plus a
bonus episode from the missing 13 that have never been shown on UK
television. In 'Keep on Dancing', a married human woman whose
Buddhist dance offends Tripitaka falls foul of an amorous goblin
who has fallen in love with her. 'Give and Take' sees Pigsy turning
vampire hunter in order to raise money to cure a blind girl he has
become fond of. In 'Such a Nice Monster', a monster who only wants
to be liked dresses up as a puppy dog, but only succeeds in
becoming more terrifying. Tripitaka attempts to help by ordering
his disciples to befriend the creature.
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Monkey!: 08
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Masaaki Sakai, Toshiyuki Nishida, Shiro Kishibe, Masako Natsume; Contributions by Tsuneo Hayakawa, …
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R210
Discovery Miles 2 100
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Episodes 22 to 24 from the cult Japanese fantasy series plus a
bonus episode from the missing 13 that have never been shown on UK
television. In 'Village of the Undead' Pigsy and Sandy fall foul of
a demon and his witch companions when the pilgrims venture into a
deserted village. 'Two Little Blessings' sees the transformed
Yu-Lee attempting to trick Tripitaka into drinking the water of
fertility; however, when Pigsy and Sandy drink the water by mistake
it is they who become pregnant! 'The Fires of Jealousy' has Monkey
attempt to get hold of the Queen of Fire's fan so that the pilgrims
can make their way past the volcano that blocks their past. But
before he can get the fan, the magical primate must sort out some
marital disharmony between the queen and her errant husband, the
Spirit of the Water Buffaloes. The bonus episode - 'Better the
Demon You Know' - is presented with English subtitles.
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Monkey 7
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Monkey
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R206
Discovery Miles 2 060
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Second volume of documentaries produced by the British Transport
Commission. The collection includes 'Journey Into Spring', 'Let's
Go Birmingham', 'The Land of Robert Burns', 'A Place in the Team',
'An Artist Looks at Churches' and 'Travolators'.
Alfred Wainwright takes Eric Robson to some of his favourite places
in Scotland, including the far North, the North Western Highlands,
the Isle Of Skye and the Western Highlands.
Every episode from all seven series of the travel programme
presented by Paul Murton. Scotland was once avoided by travellers
due to its hostile environment but many changes have taken place
since the beginning of tourism in the country two centuries ago.
Using the Victorian book 'Black's Picturesque Guide to Scotland',
Paul goes on different tours to discover how the country became a
destination of choice for many, exploring its history and landscape
along the way.
Every episode from the sixth series of the travel programme
presented by Paul Murton. Scotland was once avoided by travellers
due to its hostile environment but many changes have taken place
since the beginning of tourism in the country two centuries ago. In
this series, the historian continues to explore the country's
islands using his Victorian guidebook, 'Black's Picturesque Tourist
of Scotland'.
Eight-part travel series in which John Sergeant tours some of
Britain's much-loved waterways on a canal boat. The journey takes
the former political journalist all over the country including
visits to the Hebrides and Somerset.
A journey to the Swiss Abbey of Einsiedeln, accompanied by the
music of J.S.Bach and Vivaldi.
Documentary collection which follows award-winning journalist, Sir
Trevor McDonald, as he attempts to get behind the glossy resorts
and find out about local life in popular vacation spots. In the
first series, Sir Trevor travels to the Caribbean to meet two
locals with very different lifestyles, and in the second, discovers
the secrets of the Mediterranean.
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The Fearsome Frontier
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George MacDonald Fraser, Eric Robson, Alistair Moffat
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Discovery Miles 6 140
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Three films about the border lands between England and Scotland. In
'Debateable Lands: In Search of the Border Reivers', George
MacDonald Fraser and Eric Robson go in search of the Border
Reivers, a group of 16th century murderers, arsonists, kidnappers
and all-round scoundrels who populated the Scottish Borders.
Hadrian's Wall is the most famous frontier of the Roman empire -
and is also probably one of the most misunderstood archaeological
monuments in Britain. In the four-part ITV series 'Edge of Empire:
A Journey Along Hadrian's Wall', Eric Robson travels along 73 miles
of the Wall, uncovering pointers to over 2500 years of history as
he goes. 8000 years of turbulent border history are brought to life
in the ITV series 'The Borders' presented by Alistair Moffat, which
looks at the battles and bloodshed that have taken place on the
much-disputed soil that lies between Northern England and Southern
Scotland.
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