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English History,True or False? Part 2 - 1861 to 2004
Mrs Brown [1997]Mrs Brown [1997]
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1861: Queen Victoria’s relationship with her servant John Brown, following the death of Albert, the Prince Consort.
A Little Princess (Wordsworth Children's Classics)A Little Princess (Wordsworth Children's Classics) by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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1888: Sara Crewe is sent back from India to a wealthy school in England. However, on her 11th birthday her father dies and she is left a penniless orphan.
An Ideal Husband [1999]An Ideal Husband [1999]
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1895: Based on Oscar Wilde’s play about a member of Parliament who is blackmailed into a shady business deal.
Four Feathers [2003]Four Feathers [2003]
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1898: A British officer resigns his commission on the eve of the British invasion of the Sudan and, presumed a coward, attempts to prove his valor. Based on the novel by A.E.W. Mason.
Finding Neverland [2004]Finding Neverland [2004]
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1898 – 1904: The magical world of J. M. Barrie, and how he came to write "Peter Pan".
The Railway ChildrenThe Railway Children
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1906: Based on Edith Nesbit's novel about a family’s move to rural Yorkshire, after their father is falsely accused of selling state secrets to the Russians and imprisoned.
Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying MachinesThose Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines
1910: The dawn of aviation. An English press magnate offers a prize of £10,000 to the winner of an air race from London to Paris. A showcase of stereo types.
Swallows and AmazonsSwallows and Amazons
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1929: The Walker children, spending their summer holidays in the Lake District, borrow a dinghy named Swallow and camp on Wildcat Island. Based on the first of Arthur Ransome's series of books.
Jeeves And Wooster : Complete ITV Series (8 Disc Box Set) [1990]Jeeves And Wooster : Complete ITV Series (8 Disc Box Set) [1990]
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1930s: Dramatisation of P.G Wodehouse's novels about Jeeves, a valet who is firmly in control of his employer, Bertie Wooster.
Mrs Henderson Presents  [2005]Mrs Henderson Presents [2005]
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1932 – 1944: Mrs. Henderson purchases the Windmill Theatre in London, and presents shows featuring nudes.
Night Mail / West Highland [1936]Night Mail / West Highland [1936]
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1936: Documentary film featuring the poem by W. H. Auden, about the journey of an Anglo-Scottish mail train.
The Lady Vanishes (1938 & 1979 versions) (REGION 2) (PAL) [Dutch Import]The Lady Vanishes (1938 & 1979 versions) (REGION 2) (PAL) [Dutch Import]
1938: In pre-World War II Europe a British governess attempts to deliver information (encoded in a song) to the Foreign Office. Adapted from the novel The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White.
Battle of Britain - Definitive Edition [1969]Battle of Britain - Definitive Edition [1969]
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1940: the Nazis' launch daylight raids against Britain.
Hope And Glory [1987]Hope And Glory [1987]
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1940-41: The London Blitz, seen through the eyes of a young boy.
A Bridge Too Far (2 Disc Special Edition) [1977]A Bridge Too Far (2 Disc Special Edition) [1977]
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1944: The story of Operation Market Garden, a failed Allied attempt to break through German lines in the occupied Netherlands.
Vera Drake [2004]Vera Drake [2004]
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1950: The story of an abortionist, at a time when the practise was illegal.
Agatha Christie : The Miss Marple Collection - Starring Joan Hickson (12 Disc Box Set)Agatha Christie : The Miss Marple Collection - Starring Joan Hickson (12 Disc Box Set)
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1950s: Joan Hickson portrays Agatha Christie's crime solving villager, Miss Marple.
Belles Of St Trinians [1954]Belles Of St Trinians [1954]
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1954: A fictional girls' school where the pupils are often well-armed.
Whistle Down The Wind [1961]Whistle Down The Wind [1961]
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1961: Three children mistake a fugitive sheltering in their barn for Christ.
The Beiderbecke Collection Complete (includes CD)The Beiderbecke Collection Complete (includes CD)
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1980s: Trevor Chaplin and Medium-Sized Jill Swinborne take on corruption in high places, with the help of Big Al, Little Norm and Sergeant Hobson of the Constabulary.
When The Wind BlowsWhen The Wind Blows
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1986: Animation based on Raymond Briggs' graphic novel about Jim and Hilda Bloggs, a middle-class couple whose home is indirectly hit by nuclear bomb.
Notes from a Small IslandNotes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
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1995: A tour around modern(ish) Britain.
The Queen [2006]The Queen [2006]
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1997: The reaction of the Royal Family follwing the death of Diana.
Dinnerladies - The Complete Series [1998]Dinnerladies - The Complete Series [1998]
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1998 – 2000: Victoria Wood's comedy about a group of factory canteen workers.
Who Do You Think You Are? - Series 1 Complete [2004]Who Do You Think You Are? - Series 1 Complete [2004]
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2004: A series of programmes following a group of celebrities as they trace their family tree.