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Glorious 39
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 301 libraries worldwide In this tense WWII-era thriller, Anne, a young woman from a political family, stumbles upon sinister evidence relating to a secret Nazi conspiracy plot and ends up caught in a deadly web of lies and betrayal.
The IT crowd. The complete first season
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 259 libraries worldwide Roy and Moss toil in the squalid basement of a huge company, fielding IT help desk calls. Roy has a lousy attitude coupled with an eye for the ladies. Moss is dressed by his mother and has an aerosol can of water clipped ot his belt. Into their life of 'users, ' pizza, science fiction and firewalls comes middle manager Jen, a spunky can-do career gal who doesn't know one end of a laptop from another. Now Jen will introduce real life to the guys who email the fire brigade in an emergency, invent a psycho for an internet dating site and display sympathetic PMS symptoms once a month.
The IT crowd. The complete second season
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 211 libraries worldwide There are reasons the IT Department of Reynholm Industries is kept in the building's basement. Bitter slacker Roy, über-nerd Moss, and technically clueless Jen attend a night of theater, befriend a German cannibal, disrupt their boss' funeral, throw a dinner party, design the ultimate bra, and commit further acts of personal and professional irresponsibility.
Da Ali G show. Da compleet second seazon
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 209 libraries worldwide Ali G is back! British comedic genius, Sacha Baron Cohen, slips into the skins of his devilish alter egos, Ali G, Borat and Bruno, to create loads of hilarious riffs at the expense of American culture.
The IT crowd. The complete third season
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 195 libraries worldwide There are reasons the IT Department of Reynholm Industries is kept in the building's basement. The department's employees are bitter slacker Roy, über-nerd Moss, and technically clueless Jen. Jen finds that her builder is urinating in all of her sinks; Moss has begun to speak like a manly football fan; Roy is now living on the streets; Reynholm will have a new Employee Of The Month; Friendface's horror needs to be stopped; charity calendars may feature topless nerds.
The IT crowd. Complete fourth season
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 148 libraries worldwide In season four, the lads try and fail yet again to socialize with the people upstairs, Jen tries to work her way up the corporate ladder by becoming Entertainment Manager and later pretending she can speak Italian, and Moss proves a whiz on a TV game show.
Big train. seasons one and two
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 91 libraries worldwide Big Train steams out of the comedy tunnel as realism meets utter stupidity in a cavalcade of daft sketches performed by high-quality actors in stunning costumes and vast sets reminiscent of the worst excesses of D.W. Griffith.
Look around you. Season one
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 69 libraries worldwide Based on the unforgettable Open University and Television for Schools programs of the 1970s. Through a series of gloriously deadpan experiments, we observe a colony of ants build an igloo, receive a telephone call from a brain, discover why ghosts can't whistle, and reveal the largest number in the world. Science has never been so silly.
DangerMouse. The final seasons the world's smallest secret agent
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4 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 56 libraries worldwide The determined "world's smallest spy" detective mouse is back--and his top-secret adventures are only getting wackier for him and his slightly smaller sidekick, Penfold. No adventure is too daunting, no mystery too cryptic, and no joke too modest for the spirited duo as they battle evil wherever it lurks.
Benny Hill. Set five, 1982-1985, The Hill's Angels years
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 47 libraries worldwide In the early '80s, The Benny Hill show hit new heights of hilarity with even more daring double-entendres, tongue-in-cheek ballads, and dance routines with the naughty and nubile Hill's Angels. This set features new skits with Fred Scuttle and Chow Mein and includes the fan-favorite moments from "The Little Dimpton Street Party" and "The Hot Shoe Show."
Grand designs. Series five
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3 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in English and held by 46 libraries worldwide "Design expert Kevin McCloud returns with a fifth series, following Britain's most ambitious and astonishing house-building or rebuilding projects." --Container.
Benny Hill. Set six, 1986-1989, The Hill's Angels years
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 42 libraries worldwide Never before seen in their entirety in the States, these episodes explode with the saucy wit and flamboyant humor that made The Benny Hill show an international phenomenon. Armed with his naughty, nubile Hill's Angels and the adorable The Hill's Little Angels, Benny sails into new stratospheres of hilarity.
Little devil
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2 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and held by 40 libraries worldwide Ten-year-old Ollie feels responsible for his parents fighting. He tries to be good, to not cause any trouble, but when this does not work, he tries being bad to bring his family together.
Grand designs. Trade secrets. Series 1 and 2
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 39 libraries worldwide Kevin McCloud is joined by interior design guru Naomi Cleaver and award winning architect Deborah Saunt as they unpick the GRAND DESIGNS series 5 and 6 to bring you behind the scenes advice on how to create a dream home with their own trade secrets.
Grand designs. Series four
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2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 26 libraries worldwide "In this 4th series, design expert Kevin McCloud tells the stories of 7 new ambitious design projects and the people who built them." -- Back cover.
Grand designs. Series seven
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2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 22 libraries worldwide Grand Designs gives an unparalleled insight into how elaborate and complicated design concepts work in practice and the sometimes very emotional journey taken by the homeowners to achieve their dream.
Grand designs. Series eight
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 21 libraries worldwide The eighth series of this successful show includes one of the most challenging houses ever seen on Grand Designs a home in the middle of the Cotswolds countryside planned to be built underneath a collapsing ruined 300 year old barn.
Minder, the original series. Season 5
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 20 libraries worldwide Episodes of the British television series of the adventures of a professional London bodyguard hired out by his shady employer to take care of other people's property.
Minder. Season 4 the original series
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 19 libraries worldwide "Smooth-talking used car salesman Arthur Daley, a man synonymous with dodgy goods and shady deals, hires former boxer Terry McCain to be his 'minder' (bodyguard) to protect him from other small time crooks"--Container.
The Sooty show. Izzy Wizzy
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 18 libraries worldwide Izzy Wizzy, These are the special magic words that bring Sooty's magic wand to life and are the cue for the fantastic live action show on this fabulous DVD! Join Sooty and his friends Sweep and Soo - accompanied, of course, by Matthew Corbett - as the ever-popular trio perform a wealth of tricks and turns to entertain all young children. See Sooty spinning plates, trying his hand at gardening - with spellbinding results - and even demonstrating his musical talents... more
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