Halloween - Resurrection

Tree Grows In Brooklyn, A

Based on the acclaimed best-selling novel by Betty Smith. Adapted by Frank Davis, Tess Slesinger and Anita Loos (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), the film relates the trials and tribulations of the Nolans, a turn-of-the-century Brooklyn tenement family. The father (James Dunn) is a likable but irresponsible pie-in-the-sky alcoholic whose dreams of improving his family's lot are invariably doomed to disappointment. The mother (Dorothy McGuire) is the true head of the household, steadfastly holding the family together no matter what crisis arises. Told from the point of view of the Nolan's adoring daughter (Peggy Ann Garner), the film is a coming of age tale that resonated with an American nation in need of reassurance. Evoking New York circa 1900, the film garnered a Best Supporting Actor Oscar (R) for James Dunn and was also nominated in the Best Screenplay category. Later it would spawn a Broadway musical and a 1974 TV movie of the same name.

Wilt/ Leon The Pig Farmer/Personal Services

Boxset containing three films. Wilt - A mild college lecturer becomes the prime murder suspect when his overbearing wife goes missing and he is found to have buried a body in concrete on a building site - in reality an embarassing inflatable love doll! Based on the novel by Tom Sharpe, it's a winning big-screen debut for TV buddies Smith and Jones. Personal Services - A waitress who starts by renting bedsits to prostitutes drifts into the life herself and becomes a successful madam, catering to the whims and fantasies of a faithful, upper-class clientele. Loosely based on the life of Cynthia Payne, despite its adult subject it comes over as cosy and British as a nice cup of tea. Leon The Pig Farmer - Hilarious low-budget British movie, gently poking fun at Jewish-gentile stereotypes. A Jewish man finds his real father is a Yorkshire pig farmer and going up to visit, discovers his new family have gone all-out Jewish in order to make him feel at home. Won the 1992 International Critic's prize in Venice.

Shoebox Zoo - Series 2

The adventures of the Shoebox Zoo continues as Marnie and friend Kyle continue their quest across the Great Ocean to North America. They follow the trail of riddles and clues as they try to find the Book of Forbidden Knowledge - but they're not the only ones - the evil Toledo proves a worthy adversary once again. There are more new characters to meet - Kyle's grandfather, Nathaniel, an elder of his Native American tribe - as well as a new member of the Shoebox Zoo - Hunter, an Indian woodcarving of a galloping horse, brought to life by ancient magic.

Rails Around Series - South Midlands

This programme looks at the South Midlands rail network filmed between 1993 and 1996. We visit Birmingham Int, Coventry, Stratford Upon Avon, Rugby, Northampton, Bedford, Kettering, Oxford, Didcot, and many more smaller locations on the way.

Peter Brook's - Mahabharata, The

At the very heart of Indian culture - in religion, myth and legend - The Mahabharata is one of the oldest stories in the world, the first known written versions dating back to the 5th Century BC. It is also the longest poem ever written - at more than 100,000 stanzas it is 15 times the length of the Bible. Peter Brook's film version of The Mahabharata met with global success when it was released to cinemas around the world in 1989. The central story is the family feud between two groups of rival cousins, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, which becomes a world-shattering war, leaving millions dead. But the art of The Mahabharata is intricate, full of fantastic digressions, illuminating subplots, dazzling shifts of perspective from the human to the supernatural, turning this mythological epic into a story for all mankind. Contains an illustrated booklet.