Bbc Costumes Dramas

Cranford: The Collection (Repackage/DVD)Cranford: 1842. Cranford, a market town in the North West of England, is a place governed by etiquette, custom and above all, an intricate network of ladies. Despite the most vigilant eyes and ears, however, the town still has its secrets. And while it seems that Cranford life is conducted according to strict social rules, Cranford is on the cusp of change...Return to Cranford:Cranford is modernizing quickly despite the best efforts of its aging spinsters.... [Read More]

This is newly enhanced edition of the memoir of BBC/Masterpiece actor Robin Ellis, the original Captain Ross Poldark in the classic television series. This expanded edition includes an all-new chapter with recent photos documenting Robin’s return to television playing Judge Halse in the new Poldark series with Aiden Turner in the lead role.First broadcast in the 1970s, Poldark is a saga of thwarted love, passion and swashbuckling adventure set against hard times in 18th century Cornwall. The s... [Read More]

Glyndebourne's celebrated production of Nikolaus Lehnhoff's Tristan und Isolde is a supremely intelligent achievement; gravely beautiful, haunting and meditative, it is deeply reflective rather than visceral, fortified by Roland Aeschlimann's stunningly effective set, a womb-like space through which the protagonists move like gods. Conductor Jiří Bělohlávek mirrors Lehnhoff's approach in his sophisticated plumbing of the score's depths, with every shift in texture carefully laid bare by an ... [Read More]

The official companion to the hit TV show, Peaky Blinders. Packed full of behind-the-scenes stories and interviews with the cast and creators of the show, By Order of the Peaky Blinders is the first official book to take fans to the shadowy corners of dark-hearted TV series.Walk through The Garrison Tavern's saloon bar doors and onto the streets of Birmingham, past the fire-belching factories and along the canals and away to the horse fairs on the edge of town.Featuring background details to ser... [Read More]