Alex Jennings
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English
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Kate Atkinson's 'Life After Life' explored the possibility of infinite chances, as Ursula Todd lived through the turbulent events of the last century again and again. In 'A God in Ruins', Atkinson turns her focus on Ursula's beloved younger brother Teddy - would-be poet, RAF bomber pilot, husband and father - as he navigates the perils and progress of the 20th century. For all Teddy endures in battle, his greatest challenge will be to face living...
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With an introduction by Sebastian Faulks Winner of the Man Booker Prize in 2004, a classic novel about class, politics and sexuality in Margaret Thatcher's 1980s Britain. There was the soft glare of the flash -- twice -- three times -- a gleaming sense of occasion, the gleam floating in the eye as a blot of shadow, his heart running fast with no particular need of courage as he grinned and said, 'Prime Minister, would you like to dance? In the summer...
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Blink Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
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English
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In this incredible companion to the second and third seasons of Netflix's acclaimed series The Crown, renowned biographer and the show's historical consultant Robert Lacey takes us through the real history that inspired the drama. Covering two tumultuous decades in the reign of Elizabeth II, Lacey looks at the key social, political and personal moments and the effect they had not only on the royal family, but also on the world around them. From the...
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Bolinda/Blink audio
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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'The things which I have here before promised, I will perform and keep. So help me God.' Netflix's original series The Crown painted a unique and intimate portrait of Britain's longest-reigning monarch. This official companion to the show is an in-depth exploration of the early years of Elizabeth II's time as Queen (1947 - 1955), complete with extensive research. Princess Elizabeth never expected her father to die so suddenly, so young, leaving her...
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BBC Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Known for his wit, flamboyance and style, Noel Coward is one of the greatest playwrights of the twentieth century. His plays are set in the high society in which he lived, and many of his works have remained in the popular theatre repertoire to this day. This BBC Radio collection brings together the very best of Coward's works on the radio, plus bonus material including interviews with Coward and those who knew him best.
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Sony Pictures Home Ent
Pub. Date
2018
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English
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Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw star in this three-part drama based on the book 'A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment' by John Preston. Up-and-coming politican Jeremy Thorpe (Grant) is vying for the position of leader of his Liberal Party but with his homosexuality threatening to make the headlines, he makes a decision to do everything in his power to silence his former lover Norman (Whishaw). The cast includes...
7) Peter Pan
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The night that Peter Pan flies into the Darling children's nursery is the night that magic flies into their lives. It's the night that Wendy and her brothers follow Peter out of the window and soar through the sky to Neverland. They discover a world of mermaids, fairies, and pirates, of lost boys, and of Captain Hook.