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The Moon: Outer Space Poster
Posted by Notcot on Oct 12, 2012 in Gadgets
The Journey Poster
Posted by Notcot on Oct 7, 2012 in Gadgets
The Dud Avocado – Virago Modern Classics
Posted by Notcot on Jul 26, 2012 in Cult Film
THE DUD AVOCADO gained instant cult status on first publication and remains a timeless portrait of a woman hellbent on living. It is, as the GUARDIAN observes, ‘one of the best novels about growing up fast’. Sally Jay Gorce is a woman with a mission. It’s the 1950s, she’s young, and she’s in Paris. Having dyed her hair pink, she wears evening dresses in the daytime and vows to go native in a way not even the natives can manage. Embarking on an educational programme that includes an affair with a married man (which fizzles out when she realises he’s single and wants to marry her); nights in cabarets and jazz clubs in the company of assorted “citizens of the world” an entanglement with a charming psychopath; and a bit part in a film financed by a famous matador. But an education like this doesn’t come cheap. Will our heroine be forced back to the States to fulfill her destiny as a librarian, or can she keep up her whirlwind Parisian existence?
Price : £ 6.99
The Bookman – Angry Robot
Posted by Notcot on Jul 7, 2012 in Steampunk
‘”The Bookman” pokes at the fat and waddled body of steampunk with its walking cane and leaves it on the roadside with its fresh take on Victorian London without loosing any steam on its way’ – “Loudmouth Man”. ‘”The Bookman” is a delight, crammed with gorgeous period detail, seat-of-the-pants adventure and fabulous set-pieces’ – “The Guardian”. ‘This is a steampunk gem…Bring on a sequel, Tidhar! I’m craving to know what happens after the ending!’ – “SFF World”.
Price : £ 5.99
The Mystery of the Blue Train (BBC Full Cast Dramatisation)
Posted by Notcot on Jun 13, 2012 in Cult Film
A millionaire strikes a deal on the seedier side of Paris and a priceless cache of rubies becomes destined for his beloved daughter Rachel. Two days later Rachel is dead – murdered on a train on her way to the Riviera to meet her scoundrel lover: a mysterious dark man. The suspects line up…only master sleuth Hercule Poirot can unravel the mystery and find the truth. ; ; John Moffatt stars as the great Belgian detective in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation.
Price : £ 5.99
The Da Vinci Code
Posted by Notcot on Jun 10, 2012 in Cult Film
While in Paris on business Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum a baffling cipher found near the body. As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bizarre riddle they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci – clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter. ; The stakes are raised when Langdon uncovers a startling link: the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion – an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton Botticelli Victor Hugo and Da Vinci among others. Langdon suspects they are on the hunt for a breathtaking historical secret one that has proven through the centuries to be as enlightening as it is dangerous. In a frantic race through Paris and beyond Langdon and Neveu find themselves matching wits with a faceless powerbroker who appears to anticipate their every move. Unless they can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle the Priory’s secret – and an explosive ancient truth -will be lost forever.
Price : £ 3.99
The Hobbit (BBC Full Cast Dramatisation Childrens Cover)
Posted by Notcot on Jun 9, 2012 in Cult Film
Tolkien’s famous saga the prelude to the Lord of the Rings has all the ingredients of fantasy and adventure: dwarves elves goblins and trolls a fearsome dragon a great wizard a perilous quest and a dramatic climax. ; At the centre is the unsuspecting hero Bilbo Baggins a home-loving unambitious Hobbit who is suddenly thrust into the biggest indeed the only adventure of his life. ; The radio dramatisation of The Hobbit became a classic when it was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1968 and it continues to delight today. It is available in a specially designed children’s box and the original classic packaging.
Price : £ 14.99
The History Boys
Posted by Notcot on Jun 8, 2012 in Cult Film
Alan Bennett’s new award-winning play as heard on BBC Radio 3 features the National Theatre cast. “A superb life-enhancing play.” – “Guardian.” “Intensely moving as well as thought-provoking and funny.” – “Daily Telegraph.” After a sell-out national tour and an extended stage run Alan Bennett’s phenomenally successful play transfers to BBC Radio 3. Richard Griffiths Clive Merrison and Frances de la Tour star as part of the National Theatre cast. At a boys’ grammar school in Sheffield eight boys are being coached for the Oxbridge entrance exams. It is the mid-eighties and the main concern of the unruly bunch of bright sixth-formers is getting out starting university – and starting life. At the heart of “The History Boys” are four characters each with contrasting outlooks on teaching and school: Hector an eccentric English teacher with no interest in exams; Irwin a young supply teacher who sees history as ‘entertainment'; Mrs Lintott a traditionalist who teaches ‘history not histrionics'; and a Headmaster obsessed with results. Described as “the richest play Bennett has ever written” (“Financial Times”) staff-room rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence collide in an intensely moving and thought-provoking play. It is the winner of the Olivier Evening Standard Critics’ Circle and South Bank Show Awards for Best New Play.
Price : £ 8.99
The Cat In The Hat And Other Stories
Posted by Notcot on Jun 7, 2012 in Cult Film
With his unique combination of hilarious stories and riotous rhymes Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Here are four of his classic favourites for the first time on CD read by the zany Adrian Admondson. Ranked among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors Seuss is firmly established as a global best-seller. The four classic favourites on this exclusive CD are: The Cat in the Hat The Cat in the Hat Comes Back Green Eggs and Ham Fox in Socks Complete with WILD music and CRAZY sound effects!
Price : £ 5.99
The Fellowship of the Ring
Posted by Notcot on May 14, 2012 in Cult Film
Continuing the story begun in The Hobbit this is the first part of Tolkien’s epic masterpiece The Lord of the Rings featuring a striking black cover based on Tolkien’s own design the definitive text and a detailed map of Middle-earth. Sauron the Dark Lord has gathered to him all the Rings of Power — the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring — the ring that rules them all — which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. Part of a set of three paperbacks this popular edition is once again available in its classic black livery designed by Tolkien himself.
Price : £ 6.99