Items Matching Tag 'BBC'

The Lakes (Complete Series 1 and 2) (DVD Details)
John Simm gives an electrifying lead performance in one of the most controversial and gripping series of the 1990s, The Lakes, written by Jimmy McGovern. Originally screened on the BBC, it now comes to DVD. Leaving the dole queues of Liverpool behind him, Danny Kavanagh (John Simm – Life On Mars) heads off to make a fresh start in The Lake District. Finding work in a hotel he soon settles into...

The Great British Countryside (DVD Details)
No matter where we live, the rocky upheavals of Britain’s epic past are still with us – and still drive how we live today. Television favourites Julia Bradbury (Countryfile) and Hugh Dennis (Outnumbered) present the fascinating new BBC series The Great British Countryside that explores four stunning British landscapes. For a country of its size, Britain has the biggest variety of geology on...

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Wheeldon/Talbot/Royal Ballet) (DVD Details)
Lewis Carroll's fantastical masterpiece is wonderfully captured in Christopher Wheeldon's brilliantly imaginative new ballet. With Principal dancer Lauren Cuthbertson as Alice, captivating designs by Bob Crowley and a lively, engaging new score by Joby Talbot, The Times descibed this new commission for The Royal Ballet as 'spectacular family entertainment brought to life with enormous...

Monty Halls’ Great Escapes (DVD Details)
Over three million people tuned in to watch the much talked about BBC Two series ‘Monty Halls Great Escape’ – now finally all three series, ‘Monty Halls Great Escape’, ‘Monty Halls Great Hebridean Escape’ and ‘Monty Halls Escapes to Ireland’ are available to own in one box set. The DVD box set features seventeen 60 minute episodes promising hours of great entertainment and breath taking scenery...

Quatermass and the Pit (Blu-ray Details)
The third in the trilogy of films based on Nigel Kneale's seminal Quatermass series, Quatermass & the Pit was made by Hammer Studios in 1967, directed by stalwart Roy Ward Baker and starring Andrew Keir as the titular scientist battling evil alien forces that threaten to take over the world, and also stars James Donald, Barbara Shelley and Julian Glover. Nigel Kneale's Quatermass series...

The Dark Angel - The Complete Series (DVD Details)
Arguably the archetypal Gothic thriller, The Dark Angel is a sensual and stylish adaptation of Uncle Silas - J. Sheridan Le Fanu s influential Victorian literary masterpiece. Starring Peter O Toole in a wonderfully rich performance as the dangerous, scheming and perhaps quite mad Silas Ruthyn, this three-part drama is elegantly directed by cult favourite Peter Hammond (Sherlock Holmes, The...

Strauss, R : Der Rosenkavalier (Davis) (CD Details)
Richard Strauss's most popular opera mixes comedy and philosophy, farce and romance. Anna Tomowa-Sintow, an exceptional Marschallin, is perfectly complemented by Kurt Moll's Baron Ochs, Ann Murray's octavian and Barbara Bonney's Sophie, with the Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House conducted by Andrew Davis. Recorded live by the BBC at the Royal Opera House, Covent...

Tchaikovsky: Cherevichki (Royal Opera) (DVD Details)
Based on Gogol's fantastical and comic story of the Devil's antics on Christmas Eve, this magical blend of opera and ballet is brought to vivid life in Francesca Zambello's colourful production. Magnificent set designs (Mikhail Mokrov) and costumes (Tatiana Noginova), and an excellent, largely Russian cast provide authenticity. Splendid dancing by The Royal Ballet and Cossack dancers...

Not Going Out : Series 3 (DVD Details)
The acclaimed third series of Not Going Out, the Royal Television Society and Golden Rose award-winning BBC ONE sitcom written by and starring LEE MACK, is to be released on DVD by Universal Pictures Playback. Packed full of the jokes, jibes and general misunderstandings of happy-go-lucky Lee (LEE MACK), his best mate Tim (fellow BAFTA Award winner TIM VINE) and the object of Lee’s hapless...

Postman Pat- Special Delivery Service: A Speedy Delivery (DVD Details)
Postman Pat is back as 'Head of Special Delivery Service'. His mission: to deliver anything, anytime, anywhere. You can always count on the Special Delivery Service to come to the rescue and save the day!

Dear John - Series 1 [1986] (DVD Details)
The entire first series of the classic BBC comedy Dear John, where upon finding his wife has left him for his best friend, John joins the 1-2-1 Club, a local encounter group for the divorced and separated. Here he meets the feisty Kate, the bland, bespectacled Ralph, the exuberant Kirk St. Moritz, resplendent in white suit and medallion, and of course club founder Louise, who asks everyone...

Jimmy's Farm Series One (DVD Details)
28 year-old Essex boy Jimmy Doherty wants to be a pig farmer and make the best sausages money can buy. But he knows less about farming than pigs know about flying. The closest he s been to animal husbandry is studying insects at university. Undaunted he s chucked in city life, borrowed £55,000 and bought a derelict farm in Suffolk. His parents aren t pleased. His girlfriend Michaela thinks he s...

The Day of the Triffids (Blu-ray Details)
With traditional global fuel sources dwindling, mankind's search for an alternative has led to the cultivation and harvesting of the Triffid, a relatively newly discovered plant rich in oil extracts. Capable of seemingly intelligent behaviour and able to move around on their leg-like roots, these dangerously carnivorous plants possess a poisonous sting enabling them to kill and feed on their...

Maw: Sophie's Choice (Rattle) (DVD Details)
In 2002, Nicholas Maw’s opera Sophie’s Choice, based on the novel by William Styron, was given its premiere at the Royal Opera House. The subject had struck Maw when he had first watched the film several years previously, and he immediately felt it would be ‘the most extraordinary basis for an opera’. Commissioned by the Royal Opera House and BBC Radio 3, Maw embarked on an adaptation of Styron’s...

The Two Ronnies: Series One (DVD Details)
In 1971, Messrs. Barker & Corbett teamed up for their first BBC series, a comedy show that would run for 16 years and become part of British television history. The two comedians, although never previously a double act, completmented each other perfectly in appearance and style and their material, written by some of the top comic writers of the era, rarely failed to raise a smile and...

Mahler: Lieder (Bernstein) (DVD Details)
Part of Bernstein's matchless filmed Mahler performances, this single DVD contains four of the greatest song cycles ever written. Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer) Thomas Hampson - baritone Vienna Philhamonic Orchestra (recorded:1992) Lieder nach Gedichten aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" (Songs to poems from "The Youth's Magic Horn") Lucia Popp - soprano...

The Peter Serafinowicz Show (DVD Details)
A fast-paced, broad comedy sketch show based around Peter Serafinowicz's impressions and characters. In Peter's world, his uncanny impressions of real stars like Terry Wogan, Ewan McGregor, Al Pacino, Noel Edmonds, Simon Cowell, Christopher Walken, Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, Michael Caine, Laurel & Hardy, Elvis, Alan Alda, Chris Tarrant, and all four of the Beatles mingle with Peter's own...

Nathan Milstein (EMI Classic Archive 13) (DVD Details)
Historical recordings from the great Nathan Milstein and Mischa Elman. Mozart Adagio for Violin in E, K261 Rondo for Violin in C, K373 Paganini Caprice No.11 in C Caprice No.5 in A minor de Falla From "Suite populaire espagnole" VI Jota V Asturiana Novácek Perpetuum Mobile Ernest Lush Piano Filmed in London, 22nd September 1957 Mozart Concerto for Violin and...

Carlo Maria Giulini (EMI Classic Archive 43) (DVD Details)
Historical recordings from the 1960s of two of the late-nineteenth century's most powerful choral works. The great Italian conductor Carlo Maria Giulini is at the height of his powers with the Philharmonia Orchestra and chorus (later renamed the New Philharmonia) with whom he worked for many years, building up a partnership which was renowned the world over. Here, he tackles works for which...

My First Ballet Collection (DVD Details)
Featuring some of the world’s most exciting and talented dancers, this sparkling collection brings together some of the best scenes from your favourite ballets -- from the graceful elegance and passion of Swan Lake, to the humour and wit of the Clog Dance from La Fille mal gardée and the exuberant liveliness of The Nutcracker, this is a perfect collection for any ballet beginner. Repertoire...

James May's Toy Stories (DVD Details)
Never one to turn down a challenge, James takes on some madcap toy adventures in a bid to get children out of their bedrooms and away from their playstations and parents re-embracing the child within. In six toy-tastic episodes that feature extraordinary feats of engineering, James takes time out with some of Britain’s best loved toys - putting generations of families at the heart of some...

Heifetz / Rubinstein / Piatigorsky (EMI Classic Archive 04) (DVD Details)
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 in G Artur Rubinstein (piano) London Philharmonic Orchestra Antal Dorati (conductor) Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor (1st movt.) Debussy (arr. Heifetz) La fille aux cheveux de lin Dinicu (arr. Heifetz) Hora staccato Jascha Heifetz (violin) Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra Donald Voorhees (conductor) Walton Cello Concerto Gregor...

David Oistrakh (EMI Classic Archive 01) (DVD Details)
Bach Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041 English Chamber Orchestra Colin Davis Beethoven Violin Sonata No.5 in F, Op.24 "Spring" Schubert Violin Sonata (Duo) in A minor, D574 (Andantino) Lev Oborin (piano) Brahms Scherzo in C minor (from the F.A.E Sonata) Debussy Clair de Lune (arr. Roelens, from Suite bergamasque) Prokofiev Five Melodies, Op.35bis Frida Bauer (piano)...

At Last Smith and Jones Volume One (DVD Details)
A collection of the best sketches from Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones' 1980s comedy show Alas Smith And Jones. Also includes all four short comedy plays from the 1989 series Smith And Jones In Small Doses. Over 6 hours of classic timeless comedy in a 2 disc set. Contains the very best moments from the first 4 series including Granny News, In At The Deep End, the Businessmen Babies &...

Torchwood: Children Of Earth (DVD Details)
An ordinary day soon segues into terror when every one of Earth's children suddenly stops. This inexplicable phenomenon is soon followed by a message to each of the world's governments: 'We're Coming'. Captain Jack finds himself in a vulnerable position when it becomes apparent that the events of his past threaten to reveal an unspeakable truth. Torchwood is forced underground, as the powers that...

The Paul Temple Collection (DVD Details)
Acorn Media steps back in time to a world of cool glamour and intrigue with the DVD release of Francis Durbridge's The Paul Temple Collection. The unflappable and irrepressible crime writer turned sleuth Paul Temple (Francis Matthews) and his captivating wife Steve (Ros Drinkwater) form a formidable team in this retro detective drama.

James May's Big Ideas (DVD Details)
Top Gear presenter James May explores flying cars, "petrol" made from air and other mind-boggling innovations in James May's Big Ideas, a new Open University TV series seeking out the science that could shape our future. Energy, transport and robotics are the themes that May explores in a follow-up to his earlier Open University TV show James May's Twentieth Century. Not content with merely...

Beethoven: The Piano Concertos (Ashkenazy) (DVD Details)
The acclaimed BBC films of Vladimir Ashkenazy playing all five Beethoven Piano Concertos - with Bernard Haitink conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra, filmed at London's Royal Festival Hall in March and April 1974. Also includes performances of the overtures 'Leonora' Nos.2 and 3, Egmont, as well as a complete performance of his 8th Symphony.

Great Opera Arias (DVD Details)
World-renowned tenor Plácido Domingo is joined by Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna and a host of other international stars including Susan Graham, in the famously glittering 1996 Gala Concert on the stage of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Asher Fisch conducts the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in a programme of many of the world’s best-loved operatic arias with music by composers...

Criminal Justice (DVD Details)
Originally screened on BBC 1 in July over five consecutive evenings, the compelling drama centres on Ben Coulter (Ben Whishaw) a normal 21 year old who, after one mad night finds his life changed forever. An encounter with a wild and sexy young woman finds Ben arrested for murder and his world completely torn apart. The programme stars a wealth of British acting talent including rising star...