Hugh Bonneville
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Paddington is just the kind of bear to volunteer for a tough job. Whether it’s trying his paw at plumbing, cleaning the Browns’ chimney, or visiting a marmalade factory, Paddington always manages to seek out the unexpected.
First published in 1964, Paddington Marches On is the sixth novel by Michael Bond chronicling the adventures of this classic character. Paddington has warmed the hearts of generations of readers with his earnest good intentions...
44) Iris
Publisher
distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Language
English
Description
Adapted from the memoirs of literary critic John Bayley, the film recounts his courtship of and long marriage to British novelist Iris Murdoch. The scenario tacks back and forth from the young Iris--ready to seduce one and all with her coy command of words and sex appeal--to the elder Iris--slowly giving way to the cruel erasure of Alzheimer's.
45) The corrupted
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Ex-con Liam McDonagh wants nothing more than to live a peaceful life and to re-connect with his young son. After being released from prison, he learns his brother is caught up in a dark and dangerous web of corruption with property developer Clifford Cullen. In a drive for redemption, Liam must risk everything to save his brother and win back the trust of his family in this action-packed crime thriller.
Series
Exhibition on screen volume Ex 07
Publisher
Seventh Art Productions
Pub. Date
[2015], c2014.
Language
English
Description
A beautifully filmed documentary that goes in pursuit of answers to the unresolved riddles surrounding this extraordinary piece of art. Holland's distinguished Mauritshuis, is home to the painting and is a stunning jewel of a gallery. Enjoying exclusive access, the film's main focus are the key works housed here. Interpretation of these major treasures offer insights into Vermeer and his most famous work and are interwoven with Vermeer's life story...
47) The Cazalets
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Three generations of the Gazalet family in the shadows of WWII.
48) Madame Bovary
Publisher
Distributed in the USA by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The wife of a country doctor seeks happiness through romantic affairs and social climbing in nineteenth-century France.
Author
Language
English
Description
Paddington has a knack for 'smelling out things' and his sharp nose, supported by marmalade sandwiches, leads him into many adventures. Whether it's lending a paw to a famous Russian ballet dancer, or serving baked elastic instead of 'Baked Alaska,' this unforgettable bear is as trouble-prone and funny as ever!
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"All This Could Be Yours!" Paddington read on the glossy leaflet showing a large, sleek, silver-grey car. It took him a long time to eat fifteen packets of currants in order to enter the competition. And the Rolls-Royce he'd expected to win turned out to be one of ten thousand consolation prizes — a bookmark! Soon, Paddington finds himself taking a driving test and is presented with a license allowing him to drive a rather unusual vehicle...
Author
Language
English
Description
Up until now, Paddington has managed to avoid school. But the Inspector himself catches up with him and packs him off. After one day, even the teacher wonders whether there is anything he can teach a certain bear from Darkest Peru. And when it comes to dancing the rumba as always, Paddington takes the cake!
53) Marple: Series 5
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Miss Marple solves mysteries set against a rich background of grand English estates, gorgeous scenery, and post-WWII period detail.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Set in an Edwardian country house in 1912, Downton Abbey portrays the lives of Lord Grantham and the rest of the Crawley family, as well as the servants who work for them. In the drawing rooms, library, and beautiful bedrooms, with their tall windows looking across the park, lives the family, but below stairs are other residents, the servants, as fiercely possessive of their ranks as anyone above.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2017.
Language
English
Description
The film vividly portrays key moments in Martin Luther's story. The massive lightning storm that nearly killed him, the bleak self-punishment of his time in the monastery, the corruption that unleashed his anger, the theological breakthrough that reset Christian thought, his trial before the most powerful man in Europe, the staged kidnapping that helped him escape the death penalty, and his ongoing drive to reform the church.
58) Five days
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Leanne vanishes into thin air. Her children, abandoned in her car, also end up missing. As police search for clues over the next three months, Leanne's husband and family soon learn that nobody is what they seem. Everyone is a suspect. In the end, five days prove critical in solving the case.
Series
Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 8
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Belgian detective Hercule Poirot has just finished a case in Istanbul and is returning home to London on board the luxurious Orient Express. The thrill of riding the famous train ends abruptly when a wealthy man is discovered dead.
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The War is over and a long-awaited engagement is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate for a third thrilling season. In the wake of World War I, Robert, Earl of Grantham, sticks to his duty to maintain Downton more firmly than ever.