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Amusing 1950s hidden gem of a film starring classic British comedy actors Leslie Phillips and Bill Fraser. Leslie Phillips stars as a youth group leader who comes up with a scheme to save his local Boys Club only to cross a local gangster with hilarious consequences!!

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Sam Marlowe travels to America to try and convince his Aunt to rent out her summer house in England. When his Aunt discovers Sam's cousin Eustace is planning to get married secretly she sends them both back to England.

On the transatlantic ship Sam meets and falls for Eustace's ex-fiancee, Billie, so that when they arrive back in England, confusion reigns!

While on vacation in Australia, Sabrina Spellman (Melissa Joan Hart in her iconic role as everyone's favourite teenage witch) discovers a mermaid colony in need of her magical protection. But when Sabrina loses her powers, things really get flipped upside down.

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One of the most memorable and popular productions in the Francis Durbridge Presents series, 'Bat Out of Hell' commenced transmission on 26th November 1966.

The nation became gripped by the story of lovers Diana Stewart (Sylvia Syms) and Mark Paxton (John Thaw), whose plan to murder Diana's husband Geoffrey (Noel Johnson) soon comes to fruition. But then Geoffrey's body disappears and Diana receives a phone call that shocks her to the core... In the grand tradition of Durbridge thrillers, further mysteries and murders rapidly follow in a serpentine plot that culminates with a truly jaw-dropping climax.

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Playing himself, the incomparable Bob Hope reigns as top comic banana over one of the most star-studded casts ever assembled. Joining him are Bing Crosby, Gary Cooper, Alan Ladd, Barbara Stanwyck, and many, many more, in a comedy classic set amid the 'reality' of a Hollywood studio in the 1940s.

Starlet wannabe, Amber La Vonne is mistaken for her friend, the beautiful and talented Catherine Brown. While the zany Amber flubs her way from audition to screen test to stage debut, Catherine can't seem to keep her - head above water. Along the way, the madness stops only long enough for musical numbers by Pearl Bailey, Spike Jones and His City Slickers, The Mulcays, and a rare puppetoon version of 'Romeow and Juliacat'. Topped off by an A-list all star variety revue, this is one of the most madcap and hilarious comedies ever filmed.

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Set in 1941, 'China' is an explosive wartime epic starring Loretta Young and Alan Ladd who plays an American gasoline salesman in China who supplies his wares to the highest bidder - in this case, the Japanese.

His unbiased business philosophy is tested on a trip to Shanghai when he meets an American school teacher (Young) and her Chinese students who tell him of Japanese cruelty. In a surprise show of fierce allegiance, he joins a band of Chinese guerrillas on a heist to risk his life for love and a foreign country. An action-packed tale, which at the time, carried a Hollywood record of using seventy pounds of precious, rationed gunpowder.

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When newly weds (Ian Carmichael) and Peggy (Janette Scott) face eviction, they are tricked into buying a run down houseboat. After rebuilding the engine, they take their friends Sid (Sid James) and Sandra (Liz Fraser) on a local trip down the river to Folkstone, but somehow they end up in France.

With no fuel and supplies, they resort to desperate measures to sail their way back home.

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Footage from the live performance by Charles Aznavour and Liza Minnelli at the Palais Des Congres in 1992.

Tracklisting:
1. The Sound of Your Name
2. Mon Emouvant Amour
3. Les Comediens
4. Sa Jeunesse
5. Napoli Chante
6. Vous Et Tu

7. La Marguerite
8. Tu T'Laisses Aller
9. Non Je N'Ai Rien Oublie
10. Je Bois
11. Comme Ils Disent
12. Les Plaisirs Demodes
13. La Boheme
14. Je M'Voyais Deja
15. Pour Faire Une Jam
16. Bonjour Paris
17. God Bless The Child
18. Old Friend
19. Liza With A Z
20. Sailor Boys
21. Some People
22. J'Ai Deux Amours
23. Stepping Out
24. Losing My Mind
25. I Love A Piano
26. Cabaret
27. New York New York
28. Medley (14 Songs)

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During the 1970's, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel were amongst the most distinctive of British rock bands. Original lyrics and memorable melodies combined to produce enduring songs, the highlight of which is the unmistakable Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me).

This video features Steve's brilliant set from the Isle of Wight festival. This is complemented by the bonus track 'Death Trip' recorded live on stage in Edinburgh - the first time this track has been performed by Steve for some 30 years. Truly a highlight of the festival.

Tracklisting:
- Here Comes the Sun
- Mr Soft
- Judy Teen
- Sling It!
- A Friend for Life
- Riding the Waves
- Sebastian
- Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
- Death Trip (Bonus Track)

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These two complete concerts from Montreux in 1991 and 1992 catch Tori Amos right at the start of her solo career, one shortly before the release of her "Little Earthquakes" album and the second a few months after.

There is a clear progression from one year to the next as Tori grows in confidence and skill as a live performer, bouyed by the critical and commercial success of the album. The tracklisting focuses on "Little Earthquakes" and features all the hits from it but there are also rare songs from her early EPs including her distinctive takes on Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" and "Thank You" and Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit". This features brilliantly captures the vibrancy of Tori Amos' early live performances.

Tracklisting:
1991
1. Silent All These Years
2. Precious Things
3. China
4. Crucify
5. Leather
6. Song For Eric
7. Upside Down
8. Happy Phantom
9. Winter
10. Thank You
1992
1.. Little Earthquakes
2. Crucify
3. Silent All These Years
4. Precious Things
5. Happy Phantom
6. Whole Lotta Love / Thank You
7. Me And A Gun
8. Winter
9. Smells Like Teen Spirit

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Double bill of British crime dramas.

Hammer the Toff (1952)

Society sleuth the Hon. Richard Rollison (john Bentley), known as The Toff', meets pretty Susan Lancaster (Patricia Dainton) on a train and helps her to prove that a 'Robin Hood' crook, who had been blamed for killing her Uncle for a secret steel formula, may not have committed the crime.
Mrs. Pym of Scotland Yard (1940)
Mrs. Pym (Mary Clare) is a detective investigating the murders of two women who were members of a psychic club. This is her cup of tea, and she exposes the medium (a fake) as the killer and saves an heiress from becoming the next victim.

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Do you wake at night, hearing sounds under the floorboards? Are ghosts real? Or figments of your imagination? Are you brave enough to walk through a graveyard at night? Two chilling tales of terror to keep you awake at night:

The Fearmakers: The Shadow of Death
Shot on location at

Warwick Castle, this spooky tale stars Jack Woolgar as Booth and Barry Stokes as Weaver.
Supernatural: Mrs. Amworth (1978)
A mysterious epidemic is attacking an English village and the inhabitants are gradually being drained of their blood. Francis Urcombe becomes convinced that the disease is the work of a vampire.

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Starring Britain's Got Talent winner, Ashleigh and Pudsey and CBeebies Ben Faulks, AKA Mr. Bloom, all the family will love this spectacular version of the classic panto story, 'Dick Whittington'.

From the UK's leading pantomime production company, First Family Entertainment, 'Dick Whittington' tells the 'wags to riches tale' of a young man on an exciting quest for fame and fortune, but will the evil King Rat thwart his plans or will Fairy Bowbells save the day? All will be revealed in this magical show! Featuring all the traditional ingredients from sensational songs to a live band, magic, dazzling dance routines, magnificent slapstick comedy, bags of audience participation, and of course, one very famous dancing dog, 'Dick Whittington' is guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages.

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Horror serial 'Beyond the Rave' follows the last hours of freedom of English soldier Ed (Jamie Dornan), who is flying out to Iraq in the morning.

With the help of his best friend Necro (Matthew Forrest), Ed spends his final night of leave tracking down his missing girlfriend Jen (Nora-Jane Noone), last seen with a bizarre group of nocturnal party animals led by the mysterious Melech (Sebastian Knapp). As Ed finally catches up with Jen at a secret rave deep in a remote forest, he discovers that Melech's crowd are looking for something more than a simple night of fun, and that not everyone will make it through to dawn...

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When British engineer Barry Collier is injured in an accident in Cyprus, his brother David (Peter McEnery) immediately flies out to be at his side... but it is too late.

After the funeral David is approached by the beautiful Helene (Alexandra Bastedo), eager to inform him that the death was no accident. And her mysterious companions Basileos (Brian Blessed) and Charalambos (Stefan Gryff) seem to know a great deal more. But can he trust them? Collier finds himself drawn into a complex conspiracy filled with intriguing characters and increasingly strange experiences as he tries to unravel the truth behind his brother's death.