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70695 CHAMBERS CARD GAMES FOR ONE by Peter Arnold


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24416 NATURE COLOURING BOOKS SERIES 1 This set of four outsize (11½”× 9") softbacks includes animals to colour, birds to colour, flowers to colour and countryside to colour. Each depicts a beautiful colour drawing on the left hand side and the black and white equivalent on the right for you to colour yourself, including two beautiful butterflies on lilac flowers, a harbour with boats, a bat by moonlight and an owl in woodland. Per set of four ONLY £2.50


70605 501 DAYS OUT FOR KIDS IN THE UK AND IRELAND


Most of the 501 days out described here include at least two contrasting activities and in many cases there are several levels of involvement within a single attraction. The Circle Line on London’s Underground provides a brilliant starting point,


stopping at attractions which include the Houses of Parliament, Madam Tussaud’s and the Tower of London. In Cornwall you can visit Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station and the nearby National Seal Sanctuary, and in Dorset you can combine Corfe Castle with a Model Village and the beautiful Blue Pool, its colour caused by light refracted through clay deposits. Lake Vyrnwy near Welshpool houses a sculpture park and Children’s Puzzle Trail, while nearby is the Llanfair Steam Railway. A visit to Titanic’s Dock and Pump House in Belfast can be rounded off with Pirates’ Mini-Golf including a water rapid. Each activity is assessed for cost, amount of walking and access requirements. 444pp, colour photos and contact details. ONLY £4.50


69245 DIGITAL CARTOONING by Ivan Hissey and Curtis Tappenden Here is a detailed guide to drawing and manipulating your own digital cartoons. It is packed full of professional advice, fantastic examples and practical step- by-step techniques that show you how to produce amazing characters and worlds. The volume begins by introducing the equipment and types of computer software needed, and features plenty of informative screen grabs and illustrations to help you create sensational cartoons. A useful guide to digital techniques follows, explaining how to edit a scanned image, how to combine different media and how to add speech bubbles and much more. The main section features a range of fun projects that offer the opportunity to try out the digital techniques and produce a variety of styles, such as graphic novel, futuristic, manga and science fiction. There are also projects for creating caricatures as well as animal portraits and simple animation. 96 large softback pages with 200 illustrations in dazzling colour. ONLY £4.50


69788 PLAY DUPLICATE BRIDGE AT HOME by Rijk Van Der Krol


An ingenious and simple system which ensures many hours of real competitive bridge playing at home. You can immediately compare your scores with those of other partnerships. Your bidding and playing skills are important but not the cards you are dealt. You can review your bidding and playing to ascertain if you were in the best contract and the maximum possible tricks were won. All the games in this huge paperback have been composed to fully involve four players. 256 page paperback.


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69550 HOW SMART ARE YOU?: The Big Book of IQ Tests by Norman Sullivan and Philip Carter


This splendid selection of tests will enable you to explore and evaluate your IQ to find out whether you really are the genius you always thought you were - or you could just enjoy doing the puzzles.


Conveniently spiral bound, the book lies flat at your table to keep your hands free to do your workings and contains over 500 questions arranged into 24 complete self-scoring and self-timing tests (no cheating!). It allows you to test all areas of intellect with word problems, number problems, logic questions and entertaining visual puzzles between 15 and 90 minutes in length. 160pp softback. £7.95 NOW £4


69798 WIN AT SCRABBLE


by Barry Grossman and Allan Simmons The Essential Scrabble Strategy section explains why the ‘S’ is so important, how best to use the blank tile, how to find seven and eight letter words to score a 50 point bonus and which types of words to learn to increase your Scrabble word power. It also includes a range of challenges to put your new-found knowledge to the test. The second section, ‘A-Z Guide to Scrabble Words’ gives a letter-by-letter introduction to some of the best words of the game. It helps you get out of trouble for example when you have a Q but not a U or blank tile. Illustrated with boards throughout, 633pp in paperback. £7.99 NOW £4


70528 WHY YOU LOSE AT CHESS: Second Edition by Tim Harding


This updated chess classic shows you how to learn from your losses by recognising the warning signs as they develop and by analysing games gone wrong. Tim Harding offers expert analysis of each stage of the game - opening, middle and end game - along with insights into why players lose from good positions as well as weak ones. He includes new material focussing on the change from traditional correspondence chess to forms of play based on e-mail and the Internet as well as the intricacies of computer chess and the ways in which practice with computers can benefit players from novice to grandmaster. 130pp in paperback, diagrams. £8.99 NOW £2.50


More than 60 great games of patience and solitary games collected in one book, each accompanied by a black, white and red illustration of the starting layout. King Albert was considered by expert Basil Dalton as the best single pack game, requiring a substantial injection of intelligence, and other single-pack games include American Klondike and Eight Off which has the advantage of a one in two chance of winning. Herringbone is a very attractive patience game for those who like elaborate layouts. For each there is a tiny potted history and a glossary and lovely clear layout, handy hints and example games and easy-to-follow instructions. 168pp in large softback. £5.99 NOW £3


70512 ULTIMATE BOOK OF SUDOKU AND KAKURO by Igloo Books


Though Sudoku has grown exponentially in popularity over the last decade, Kakuro is still a relative unknown. The book takes you through the very basics and goes into further detail on cross-referencing techniques and strategies. Includes blank workout grids and testing grids for the harder level puzzles. Once you have completed the 276 Sudoku puzzles on offer, there are a further 182 Kakuro puzzles to get the grey cells working! ‘How to Solve a Kakuro Puzzle’ is explained, before beginning on the easiest level of difficulty and working through. As the book itself warns, however, BEWARE - THESE PUZZLES CAN BE ADDICTIVE. Large softback, spiral bound, 416 pages of large print puzzles, hints, tips and solutions.


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ENTERTAINMENT CDs AND DVDs


71065 REMEMBERING


WILLIE RUSHTON: Two CDs by BBC Archive


With songs, sketches and classic clips, this is a perfect portrait of one of the warmest and funniest humorists of our time. Willie Rushton’s career spans decades,


from the cutting edge satire of television’s ‘That Was the Week That Was’ to the razor-sharp punnery and verbal wizardry of radio’s ‘I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue’. Actor, writer, lyricist and veteran satirist, this is Rushton at his magical best - in The Wind in the Willows and Gulliver’s Travels, with Roy Plomley on Desert Island Discs, reading Winnie the Pooh and slogging it out on Trivia Test Match. Features appearances by Barry Cryer, Kenny Everett, Brian Johnston, Humphry Lyttleton, Sue MacGregor and Ned Sherrin. Two CDs running time two hours 20 minutes. £12.99 NOW £5


71037 ARE YOU BEING SERVED? The Clock - Two CDs by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft


Welcome to the staff of the Grace Brothers: Mrs Slocombe, Miss Brahms, Captain Peacock, Mr Lucas and of course Mr ‘Menswear’


Humphries. Produced by BBC Audio Books, here are four instalments of innuendo with linking narration by Wendy Richard. The four episodes are Our Figures Are Slipping (28th March 1973 Series one), The Clock (14th March 1974 Series two), Founder’s Day (11th March 1977 Series five) and The Agent (30th November 1979 Series seven). The funniest is when Young Mr Grace turns 80 and, to commemorate, the staff arrange a ‘This Is Your Life’ special. Running time two hours on two CDs.


£12.99 NOW £5


71036 THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: Two CDs


by David Reynolds Extracts from BBC Radio Four’s America: Empire of Liberty, here are ten episodes, unabridged, from David Reynolds’ award winning radio series which traces the history


of the American Civil War. Includes The Ninety Day War, The Killers Take Command, Forever Free, A New Nation, War Behind Battle Lines, The Passing of the Dead, Dead States New Birth, Reunion but not Reconstruction, New South Old Ways and War and Memory. The interwoven voices and news reports of the time make for striking immediacy. Running time two hours ten minutes on two CDs. £12.99 NOW £5


71168 THE VOICE OF PETER PEARS CD by Regis Records


Peter Pears and Julian Bream, first published 1956 perform Fair Sweet Cruel, Shall I Come Sweet Love and six tracks to open this unique 75 minute CD. Benjamin Britten 1950 and 1960, 1947, 1956 and 1950 recordings include The Holy Sonnets of John Donne Op. 35 and folk songs like The Plough Boy, Six Dukes Went A-Fishin’, Long Time Ago, Simple Gifts and I Bought Me A Cat.


ONLY £6


71050 THE KEN DODD SHOW: Two CDs


by BBC Audio Books The Squire of Knotty Ash waves his tickling stick in these four inimitable BBC Radio episodes. Welcome to Doddy’s world of whimsy, where puns fly thick and


fast and the quips are as surreal as they are saucy. Dodd gives us his won unique take on topics as diverse as The European Union, sport, the good things in life and people who have shocked the world. It also includes his favourite ballads Because of You, Morning Please Don’t Come and Love Me With All of Your Heart. Find out who is making history in the Brown Ale Book of Records and examine last week’s news and events with the Hindsight Team. Featuring special guests including Gretchen Franklin and Hugh Paddick. Two hours running time on two CDs. £12.99 NOW £5


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40s BRITAIN Rare films on DVD.


Recommended retail price £19.99 each first time discounted.


70906 THE PATTERN OF BRITAIN DVD by Panamint Cinema These films were produced from 1944-1947 by Greenpark Productions to celebrate the virtues and toil of the rural way of life. Digitally remastered from beautiful 35mm prints, the four black and white films are The Grassy Shires 1944 with Peter Hennessey on


camera looking at the farmlands of Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire - the Midland Shires. Second is Fenlands 1945 edited by Peter Scott, looking at how good farmland was created over the centuries by draining and managing the peat bogs. Cornish Valley 1944 sees how different farms made the best of varying and often inhospitable terrain, many remote and without even electricity or gas. The fourth film is Downland 1947 - from the chalk cliffs of Dover, Sussex, Hampshire to the Cotswolds and the Mendips. Running time 65 minutes in black and white. £19.99 NOW £15


70902 LONDON PRIDE DVD by Harry Watt and Humphrey Jennings


The rarely seen ‘London Can Take It’, which explains life during the Blitz, was made by the GPO Film Unit for release in the US to help President Roosevelt swing US popular opinion behind Britain in the early days of World War Two. It is better known for the version modified for British viewing, ‘Britain


Can Take It’. It is narrated by Quentin Reynolds. When the war ended, politicians and planners combined forces to rebuild London, repairing not only the damage caused by the Luftwaffe but the inadequacies of the existing infrastructure and local community services and amenities. ‘The Proud City’ tells the story of the need to re-plan with the two architects responsible, Sir Patrick Abercrombie and Mr J. H. Forshaw. The musical score is by William Alwyn. ‘London Airport’ is an account of the building of Heathrow Airport. ‘Moving Millions’ describes changes taking place in London Transport and the Underground and finally ‘Journey by a London Bus’ sees two African students experience the pleasures of trips on Routemaster buses ‘which were always on time’! Running time 65 minutes in black and white. £19.99 NOW £15


70903 OUR COUNTRY DVD directed by John Eldridge A wartime film blending visual images and narrative poetry with the words of Dylan Thomas and the music of William Alwyn, also featuring Humphrey Jennings’ The Dim Little Island. The steadfastness of the British people are a source of reassurance to a sailor on leave during World War Two. As he travels around the country he sees


life continuing in factories, on farms, and in the dance halls, pubs and cinemas. With stunning camerawork by Jo Jago, this film, on DVD for the first time, gives an intimate view of British life on the Home Front in those dark days. 45 minute black and white. Humphrey Jennings’ penultimate film The Dim Little Island collects some of our thoughts of the past from four men - Ralph Vaughn Williams (composer), James Fisher (naturalist), John Orston (industrialist) and Osbert Lancaster (cartoonist). Sharing the narration they dwell on the achievements of the British nation. Running time 55 minutes black and white. £19.99 NOW £15


70870 DJANGO REINHARDT


AND FRIENDS CD With Stephane Grappelli and Coleman Hawkins, Grappelli is on piano and violin on many of these 24 swinging tracks. Begins with You Rascal You, Stephen’s Blues, Sugar, Sweet Georgia Brown, Tea


for Two and Blue Moon and includes At Jimmy’s Bar and Vendredi. A super collection of solo rarities on CD, playing time over 69 minutes. ONLY £4


71038 BATMAN: The Lazarus Syndrome CD by BBC Audio


Books and DC Comics The Batman is dead. Police Commissioner Gordon has received a recording of the Batman which reveals his real identity. But who is the occupant of Wayne Manor? It


soon becomes a desperate journey into the background of Gotham City’s famous vigilante to find out who killed the Dark Knight. On CD for the first time, this fantastic full-cast adventure stars Michael Gough as Alfred, Garrick Hagon as Bruce Wayne, Kerry Shale as Dick Grayson, Lorelei King as Selina Kyle and Bob Sessions as The Batman. This stunning audio production was first broadcast on BBC Radio Four, and this all-action adventure can now be heard remastered, complete with dazzling sound effects. 45 minutes running time on CD. £8.99 NOW £3


70909 PORTRAITS OF RAILWAYMEN IN THE 1940s


AND 1950s DVD by Panamint Cinema Four films, Shunter Black’s Night Off (1941, b/w) with incendiary bombs all around, The Railway Men (1946, b/w) including a brief history of Britain’s railways, Portrait of an Engineer (1954, b/w) set on the Vulcan Foundry following production


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DVD by Humphrey Jennings The Cumberland Story (1947) is a true account of the modernisation of the mines in the 1940s. It includes a dramatic reconstruction of the Ladypit disaster of 1837, when callous mine owners neglected safety and 36 men died as workings beneath the Irish Sea were flooded. In this film, a new


manager arrives at the Cumberland coalfields and has to gain the trust of the miners and their union leaders to strike a new agreement including a daily wage, which will ultimately pave the way for nationalisation. The second film Rhondda and Wye (1948) explores the famous Welsh Valleys and contrasts the development of the Rhondda’s collieries with the pastoral scenes of the farmlands and plains of the Wye Valley. Running time 60 minutes on black and white DVD. £19.99 NOW £15


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In 1934, Humphrey Jennings joined the famous GPO Film Unit, directing a series of short films which captured the texture of British life at the time.


70908 THE CROWN OF THE YEAR DVD


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by Panamint Cinema Directed by Ralph Keene. Four wartime films showing the four seasons in 1941 and 1942. Winter on the Farm was made at Upton Manor Farm, Uploders Dorset, and shows the hard work of winter which must go on in all weathers. In Spring on the Farm we move to Ross-on-Wye,


Herefordshire, for the spring sowing and rolling. Summer on the Farm sees haymaking time in Lancashire and Cheshire. Local farms supply Manchester with vegetables, potatoes, fruit and milk. Finally The Crown of the Year visits George Hodge’s East Norfolk farm to harvest grain and root crops. After the Harvest Festival, the stubble fields are ploughed as farmers make plans for the New Year’s crops. Running time 60 minutes in black and white. £19.99 NOW £15


70901 WOMEN AND


CHILDREN AT WAR DVD by Panamint Cinema Evacuees, Land Girls, factory workers, doughty countrywomen confronting Nazi paratroopers, and of course the Women’s Institute are all here. Land Girl (1942) sees a new recruit at the Women’s Land Army arrive at a remote farm. Miss Grant Goes to the


Door (1940) sees two elderly spinsters having a rude interruption when Nazi paratroopers land in what was at first thought to be the feared invasion. Our School (1941) is set in a rural school in Bampton, Devon which plays host to evacuated children from London. Bampton Shows the Way (1941) is when the village organises a Food Education Week. Westward Ho! (1940) sees children preparing for evacuation in the early days of war. Living with Strangers (1941) relates the problems with evacuation and was filmed by the Realist Film Unit. The Countrywomen (1942) sees the Women’s Institute swing into action in aid of the war effort, and finally Worker’s Weekend (1943) sees workers set themselves a target of 30 hours in which to construct a bomber from start to finish. Running time 84 minutes on DVD, black and white. £19.99 NOW £15


71285 40S BRITAIN: Set of 6 DVDs 6 for the price of 5. £119.94 NOW £75


showing the BR modernisation plan and Deltics which improved efficiency, cleanliness and maintenance. Running time 70 minutes on DVD. ONLY £16


70904 WAVERLEY STEPS DVD


by The National Library of Scotland


The 1948 Edinburgh classic on DVD and also featuring Northern Capital and Edinburgh. Waverley Steps does for Edinburgh what no film has done for any other British city - a crisp rhythmic film with brain and wit behind it. With Herrick Bunney


playing the organ at St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh. Also featuring ‘Edinburgh’, Campbell Harper’s 1966 Technicolor film of Edinburgh life and its historical heritage. Plus ‘Northern Capital’, a film made in 1937 by local filmmaker Jean Gray (b/w). Running time 72 minutes in colour and b/w. ONLY £16


70900 LONDON IN FESTIVAL YEAR 1951 DVD


by Panamint Cinema A colourful series of films commemorating the Festival of Britain which ran from May 3rd to September 30th 1951. Features a superb Festival March composed by William Alwyn. The Observer newspaper decide to make Brief City, a film of the exhibition in full


swing written and narrated by journalist Patrick O’Donovan who toured the event with Sir Hugh Casson, the co-ordinating architect. See An Evening Dance Outdoors featuring waltzing in heavy overcoats and trilbys! Family Portrait and Designed in Britain (1959) are bonus films which offer an imaginative impression of British Design - furniture, textiles, kitchenware, fine china to new buildings and towns on which Terence Conran was technical advisor. 66 minutes on DVD, colour and b/w. ONLY £18


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