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The Jewel in the Crown. by Morahan, Christopher,film director.; O'Brien, Jim,film director.; Malik, Art,actor.; Dance, Charles,actor.; James, Geraldine,actor.; Parfitt, Judy,actor.; Pigott-Smith, Tim,actor.; Morgan, Wendy,actor.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Art Malik, Charles Dance, Geraldine James, Judy Parfitt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Wendy MorganOriginally produced by PBS in 1984.This sweeping remastered adaptation of Paul Scott's "Raj Quartet" is the story of the men and women of both ruling and ruled classes of WWII India, trying amidst the turmoil to come to terms with the drastic changes taking place around them, knowing that their lives will never be the same again.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Historical films.; World War, 1939-1945.; India.; Television series--Great Britain.;
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The Stand Up Sketch Show. by Baptiste, Dane,actor.; Ward, Felicity,actor.; Graham, Ivo,actor.; Dommett, Joel,actor.; Hughes, London,actor.; Kane, Russell,actor.; Walsh, Seann,actor.; Allen, Tom,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Dane Baptiste, Felicity Ward, Ivo Graham, Joel Dommett, London Hughes, Russell Kane, Seann Walsh, Tom AllenOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2019.Takes the funniest routines from the UK’s best-loved comedians, and brings them side-splittingly to life in sketch form. Each act begins telling their story in front of a live audience. As they continue their narration on stage, there’s no need to picture the scene yourself – a surreal short-film reconstruction does the work for you. Every scene sees the comedians play the roles they were born to play – themselves. And as their voiceover describes the action, dialogue in the routines is lip-synced by the sketch performers.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Comedians.; Television comedies.; Television series--Great Britain.; Comedy sketches.;
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Racing the devil : an Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery / by Todd, Charles,author.;
"Scotland Yard's Ian Rutledge finds himself caught in a twisted web of vengeance, old grievances, and secrets that lead back to World War I in the nineteenth installment of the acclaimed bestselling series. On the eve of the bloody Battle of the Somme, a group of English officers having a last drink before returning to the Front make a promise to each other: if they survive the battle ahead--and make it through the war--they will meet in Paris a year after the fighting ends. They will celebrate their good fortune by racing motorcars they beg, borrow, or own from Paris to Nice. In November 1919, the officers all meet as planned, and though their motorcars are not designed for racing, they set out for Nice. But a serious mishap mars the reunion. In the mountains just north of their destination, two vehicles are nearly run off the road, and one man is badly injured. No one knows--or will admit to knowing--which driver was at the wheel of the rogue motorcar. Back in England one year later, during a heavy rainstorm, a driver loses control on a twisting road and is killed in the crash. Was it an accident due to the hazardous conditions? Or premeditated murder? Is the crash connected in some way to the unfortunate events in the mountains above Nice the year before? The dead driver wasn't in France--although the motorcar he drove was. If it was foul play, was it a case of mistaken identity? Or was the dead man the intended victim after all? Investigating this perplexing case, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge discovers that the truth is elusive--and that the villages on the South Downs, where the accident happened, are adept at keeping secrets, frustrating his search. Determined to remain in the shadows this faceless killer is willing to strike again to stop Rutledge from finding him. This time, the victim he chooses is a child, and it will take all of Rutledge's skill to stop him before an innocent young life is sacrificed"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Rutledge, Ian (Fictitious character); Murder; Police; Traffic accidents;
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English romanticism / by Egendorf, Laura K.1973-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: English literature; Romanticism; English literature;
© 2001, Greenhaven
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Wildswept / by Randolph, Octavia,author.;
"Duty versus Desire. The Peace between the Saxons and Danes has collapsed. Viking forces led by the war-lord Haesten strike at will across borders. One more push will destroy Wessex. The Danish warriors settled under the Dane-law are tempted to join with these new invaders, wiping clear the game board as they seek full dominance of Angle-land. Sidroc, having witnessed his son Hrald's victory at Four Stones, undertakes the perilous return to Gotland, a journey shadowed by the spirit of his long-dead uncle Yrling. Before his father's eyes Hrald has won the garrison fortress of Turcesig, but can he keep it? Ceric, the son of Ceridwen, rides with AElfred's ambitious son, Prince Eadward, in their wild pursuit of the invaders. After distinguishing himself in the field Ceric receives a startling order from the King, sending him to Four Stones. There Ashild and her mother AElfwyn contend with the dual claims of duty and desire, and each come face to face with their past - and their future. At Kilton in Wessex the young lord Edwin, just sixteen, is overwhelmed at the challenges before him both as a warrior and as a man. Yet he is unexpectedly entrusted with a secret which could shatter all he holds dear. The fortresses of Kilton and Four Stones. What binds them together now threatens to tear them apart."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Anglo-Saxons; Vikings;
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Polite society [videorecording] / by Arya, Ritu,actor.; Babayemi, Shona,actor.; Beh, Seraphina,actor.; Bevan, Tim,film producer.; Bruccoleri, Ella,actor.; Bucha, Nimra,actor.; Fellner, Eric,film producer.; Kaempfer, Olivier,film producer.; Kansara, Priya,actor.; Kapoor, Shobu,actor.; Khanna, Akshay(Actor),actor.; Manzoor, Nida,film director,screenwriter.; Mirza, Jeff,actor.; Pocock, John(Producer),film producer.; Focus Features,presenter.; Parkville Pictures,production company.; Universal Studios, Inc.,publisher.; Working Title Films,production company.;
Director of photography, Ashley Connor ; editor, Robbie Morrison ; music, Tom Howe and Shez Manzoor.Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Nimra Bucha, Akshay Khanna, Seraphina Beh, Ella Bruccoleri, Shona Babayemi, Shobu Kapoor, Jeff Mirza.A merry mashup of sisterly affection, parental disappointment, and bold action, Polite Society follows martial artist-in-training Ria Khan, who believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for strong language, violence, sexual material, and some partial nudity.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Martial artists; Female friendship; Pakistanis; Rescues; Sisters; Weddings;
For private home use only.
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Babel : or the necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford Translators' Revolution / by Kuang, R. F.(Rebecca F.),author.;
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes 'Babel', a thematic response to 'The Secret History' and a tonal retort to 'Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell' that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Anti-imperialist movements; Imperialism; Magic; Translating and interpreting;
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The Great War : a photographic narrative / by Holborn, Mark.; Roberts, Hilary.; Imperial War Museum (Great Britain);
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Subjects: Great Britain. Army; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918.;
© 2013., Alfred A. Knopf,
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Don't let my past be your future / by Smith, Harry Leslie,1923-author.;
Harry Leslie Smith was born in 1923 in Barnsley. King George V was on the throne. Stanley Baldwin was Prime Minister. There was no NHS, no welfare state. Those who could afford to took care of themselves; those who couldn't, suffered. And then out of the rubble of the Second World War Harry's generation rebuilt the country. They wanted to build a better, fairer world for their children and grandchildren. And they succeeded. But now Harry sees history repeating - from NHS cutbacks to immigration policies and everything in between. 'Harry's Last Stand' is a searing modern polemic that shows, with the indisputable force of lived experience, why the past shouldn't stay buried, and the future is ours for the taking.
Subjects: Biographies.; Smith, Harry Leslie, 1923-; World War, 1939-1945; Civilization, Modern.; Depressions;
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Every valley : the desperate lives and troubled times that made Handel's Messiah / by King, Charles,1967-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The epic, dramatic story of the 18th century men and women behind the making of Handel's Messiah, one of the world's most beloved works of classical music, from a New York Times bestselling historian and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. George Frideric Handel's Messiah is arguably the greatest piece of participatory art ever created. Adored by millions, it is performed each year by renowned choirs and orchestras as well as by fans singing along to the lyrics on their cell phones. But this work of triumphant joy was born in an age of anxiety. Britain in the early eighteenth century, the so-called age of Enlightenment, was a time of war, enslavement, political conspiracy, social polarization, and conflicts over everything from the legitimacy of government to the meaning of truth. Contrary to popular belief, the Messiah was not the product of a lone genius scribbling furiously on a musical staff. It came about because of a depressive political dissenter; an actress plagued by an abusive husband; an Atlantic sea captain and penniless philanthropist; an African Muslim man held captive in the American colonies; and Handel himself, once composer to kings but, at midlife, in ill health and straining to keep an audience's attention. Set amid royal intrigue and theatrical scandal, and exploring the rich ideas of its day, Every Valley is a cinematic drama of the entangled lives that shaped a masterpiece"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759; Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.; Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.;
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