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Restless Natives [DVD] [1985]Restless Natives [DVD] [1985]
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Classic-excellent feelgood film
100 Great Breads100 Great Breads by Paul Hollywood
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Try the foccacia; have a beer while its proving, then open a good chianti when it's done
Freedom FieldsFreedom Fields by Seth Lakeman
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Open another bottle of wine and then chill out to this
Withnail and I [DVD] [1986]Withnail and I [DVD] [1986]
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We want the finest wines available to humanity. We want them here and we want them now!
A Room with a View [DVD] [1986] [US Import]A Room with a View [DVD] [1986] [US Import]
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It would be obvious of a 40 something bloke to say that Withnail is the finest film available to humanity. But this beats it hands down. Fine cast, setting, script & music. & some truly classic quotes
Second from Last in the Sack Race (Henry Pratt)Second from Last in the Sack Race (Henry Pratt) by David Nobbs
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Lost count of the number of times that I have read this. Any boy who has grown up (or not, like me) should read this. Triumph, disaster, comedy, sex......
Terra Incognita: Travels in AntarcticaTerra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica by Sara Wheeler
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A good introduction to modern Antarctica and the Scott/Shackleton era of travel and adventure. Thoroughly researched by S Wheeler this will inspire you to read further about this fascinating continent
Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-GarrardCherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard by Sara Wheeler
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And if you are inspired by Terra Incognita, read Sara Wheeler's biog of one of the lesser known heroes of Scott's last expedition
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes off (Radio Collection)Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes off (Radio Collection) by Marcus Brigstocke
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Everybody must have met at least one bumbling ex-public schoolboy. Here is a classic. Follow Giles as he sets out to discover himself and various countries. Very funny.
ArrivalArrival by Abba
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Couldn't do a list without Abba.....This is one of the best. Knowing me Knowing You "in these so familiar rooms, children would play; now there's only emptiness, nothing to say"
Plays Live: HighlightsPlays Live: Highlights by Peter Gabriel
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Solsbury Hill on here sums up the Peter Gabriel live experience, in the good old Hammersmith Odeon days!
Fragrant HarbourFragrant Harbour by John Lanchester
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The pages of this book bring alive the history of a family and Hong Kong across that family's generations. I cannot remeber a book that came to life so much as this in my imagination.