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The King of Instruments (the BBC series) Gillian Weir (six European organs) [ Priory DVD + CD / DVD/CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] This new DVD (with a free bonus CD containing specially recorded performances of some of the works) is a release by Priory of the BBC programmes that were recorded on six famous European Organs by Dame Gillian Weir in the late 1980s |
TRADITIONAL
Carols from King's The Choir of King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ BBC DVD / DVD - released 14/Nov/2014 ] 'Carols from King's' is a cornerstone of the BBC's Christmas programming output, traditionally shown on both Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Along with the live radio broadcast of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, this pre-recorded special... |
FRANZ LEHAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lehar: The Merry Widow (complete operetta recorded in English in 2001) San Francisco Opera / Yvonne Kenny, Bo Skovhus, Angelika Kirchschlager, Gregory Turay / Erich Kunzel (cond) [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] '…this is about as lavish a production of Franz Lehár's adorable operetta as you are ever likely to see…soprano Yvonne Kenny is perfectly cast in the title role.' Classic FM Magazine |
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Sacred Music - An Easter Celebration The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ BBC / Coro DVD / DVD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] Simon Russell Beale presents a special concert for Easter from LSO St Luke's in London, performed by the award-winning choir The Sixteen, conducted by founder Harry Christophers. The music takes us on a journey of over six hundred years, from... |
'Allo 'Allo: The Complete Collection - Series 1 - 9
[ BBC DVD / 18 DVD Box Set - released 8/Feb/2024 ] The Cafe Rene, at the heart of the picturesque town of Nouvion in occupied France, is a hot-bed of war-time intrigue. Look around and you'll see the Resistance, the Communists, the German Army, the Gestapo, the Royal Air Force and the one Officer... |
As Time Goes By: The Complete Series 1-9
[ BBC DVD / 11 DVD - released 8/Aug/2024 ] Love gets a second chance, 38 years on, in this warm and witty comedy by Bob Larbey. As Time Goes By stars Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer as long-lost sweethearts Jean Pargetter and Lionel Hardcastle, who lost touch... |
Ballykissangel: Complete Collection
[ BBC DVD / 15 DVD - released 10/Apr/2025 ] The complete series of the BBC comedy drama starring Stephen Tompkinson and Dervla Kirwan, about an English priest who is transferred to a small Irish community. |
The Best Of Jane Austen (Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Emma & Persuasion)
[ BBC DVD / 6 DVD - released 13/Jun/2024 ] These acclaimed adaptations of the great Jane Austen's novels proved it is possible to produce sharp, entertaining and modern costume dramas - and remain true to the plot, characters and sparkling dialogue of the original novels. Beautifully filmed... |
A Bit Of Fry And Laurie: The Complete Collection
[ BBC DVD / 5 DVD - released 8/Aug/2024 ] Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie were among the most successful acts of the alternative comedy show Saturdau Live/Friday Night Live and after a Christmas pilot in 1987, the BBC commissioned a series in 1989. "My father wouldn't have a television in the... |
Blackadder: Complete Collection Remastered
[ BBC DVD / 6 DVD - released 18/Jan/2024 ] BLACK ADDER: Throughout the ages, men of flair, faculty and outstanding courage have contributed to England's glorious heritage. Others, like the snivelling worm Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh, the bitter and twisted son of a medieval king, have emerged... |
Call The Midwife: Series Ten & Christmas Special
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 11/Apr/2024 ] It's 1966, and it's a testing time for the midwives. But there's excitement, too, as the women's rights movement intensifies. With Trixie's help, Sister Julienne is determined to steer Nonnatus House out of its financial quandary. Dr Turner deals... |
Call The Midwife: Series Eleven & Christmas Special
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 11/Apr/2024 ] The return of the multi-award-winning drama, which regularly draws in audiences of over 10 million.Following an eventful Christmas special, the series continues with an episode set in Easter 1967. Celebrations are underway for a colourful Easter... |
Call The Midwife: Series Nine & Christmas Special
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 11/Apr/2024 ] The nurses and nuns of Nonnatus House welcome you back for more heartwarming adventures in London's Poplar district, where slum clearances transform lives in 1965. Approaching each new birth with tenderness, optimism and skill, the midwives deal... |
The Complete Open All Hours: Series One to Four
[ BBC DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 12/Sep/2024 ] Ronnie Barker stars as Arkwright, the stuttering grocer, in the classic cornershop comedy. Arkwright's urge to take money from his customers by fair means or foul is second only to his need to prevent his nephew Granville from discovering a world... |
Dad's Army: The Complete Collection
[ BBC DVD / 14 DVD - released 13/Jun/2024 ] Dad's Army was created and written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the duo who were also responsible for 'Allo 'Allo, Hi-De-Hi! and It Ain't Half Hot, Mum . Perry came up with the idea when it struck him that people had forgotten the role that the... |
Death In Paradise: Series Ten
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 11/Apr/2024 ] The smash-hit whodunit returns, as D.I. Neville Parker attempts to solve a slew of mysterious murders in the sun-soaked Caribbean. The hugely popular comedy-drama is back for its tenth anniversary series with its usual combination of baffling... |
Death In Paradise: Series 11
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 11/Apr/2024 ] The sun-soaked, smash-hit whodunnit returns for more murder mysteries with a light touch and a warm heart. DI Neville Parker has more crimes to solve on the blissful island of Saint Marie, while also dealing with the emotional complications of... |
Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 13/Feb/2025 ] David Tennant and companion Catherine Tate return for three special episodes! The Star Beast sees the Doctor and Donna come face to face after all these years, but just how, and why, is about to be revealed. In Wild Blue Yonder, The Tardis... |
The Durrells: The Complete Collection
[ BBC / Madman Entertainment DVD / 8 DVD Box Set - released 12/Dec/2024 ] A warm, funny, feel-good series about a family's adventures on a gorgeous Greek island when they uproot from their English home in the hope of a better life. Based on Gerald Durrell's much-loved Corfu trilogy of novels, The Durrells sees impoverished... |
Father Brown: Series 9
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 11/Apr/2024 ] The beautiful English countryside is the setting for more charming mysteries featuring the charismatic clergyman sleuth. The year is 1953, and the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford is stirred by such dastardly deeds as murder at the local... |
