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Spacecraft - Apollo 8 - Leaving The Cradle

The December 1968 journey of the Apollo 8 crew into lunar orbit verified the essential elements of the Apollo-Saturn system, and at the same time gave man a view of the Earth that will live through the ages. For many of us, the Apollo 8 mission and broadcasts will always hold a special significance in the history of space exploration. Probably the most challenging of the Apollo missions due to the short amount of planning and training time. This was the second manned Apollo fight, the second Saturn V flight (the first manned), no Luna Module for emergencies but still hitting all primary goals and putting NASA back on track for Kennedy's mandate on the moon timetable. Features the television transmissions from Apollo 8, along with rare footage of preparation, launch, all the onboard footage, and recovery.

Clint Eastwood - The Legend 1

Five films. Where Eagles Dare - Plenty of explosions, suspense and adventure make this an exciting WW2 espionage thriller. A US General is held captive in a castle high up in the Bavarian Alps, and Burton and Eastwood are assigned to go where only eagles dare, to rescue him. City Heat - In the Prohibition days of bath-tub gin and jazz babies, a Kansas City cop teams up with a second rate private eye to bust the rival mob families. Eastwood is a joy, wickedly sending up his earlier vigilante roles and showing a rare glimpse of comedy talent. Heartbreak Ridge - Vietnam vet drill sergeant has to take a bunch of rookie marines and lick them into shape for action during the invasion of Grenada. Eastwood is outstanding as the hard-nosed career soldier, married to the Corps, whose life off the parade ground won't seem to play by the rule book. Pink Cadillac - Bounty hunter Clint Eastwood comes to the aid of Bernadette Peters the wife of a crook in this hilariously funny and action-packed movie. Disguises aplenty and a mixture of brains and brawn help him catch the villains and pursue a romantic relationship with Peters. White Hunter, Black Heart - Clint Eastwood stars as film director John Wilson, a character loosely modelled on John Huston, in this intriguing drama based on events during the filming of The African Queen, when Huston was reputedly more interested in shooting elephants than completing his movie. Directed by Eastwood, this is a fascinating story based on the book by scriptwriter Peter Viertel who worked with Huston in the Belgian Congo.

Rumpole Of The Bailey - Series 2

The inimitable Rumpole faces a Herculean task in his ongoing mission to see justice prevail against impossible odds including his wife Hilda, aka 'She Who Must Be Obeyed'. Features the whole of Series 2.

Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls

Russ Meyer and Roger Ebert's outrageous, exaggerated, entertaining, camp story of an all-girl rock group (The Carrie Nations), their rise to fame, and their exploits in Tinseltown, along with all the concomitant pill-popping and bed-hopping to be expected from the maestro of soft-core shock.

Vietnam - Battle Hell

The Vietnam War arose out of a civil war between two competing philosophies. The south Vietnamese did not want to be part of the pro-Communist system being set up by the north so the country was divided along the 17th parallel latitude. This programme provides an insight into the story of the war and an exploration of the impact of American involvement in it.