Susannah York
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Chancellor of England, Sir Thomas More, is placed in a difficult position when Henry VIII breaks with the Catholic Church over its refusal to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon so he can marry Anne Boleyn. Henry demands More's endorsement of this act. Torn between his conscience and duty to the crown, Sir Thomas chooses to say nothing.
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As an infant, Superman is sent to earth from the doomed planet Krypton. As he grows up, he learns he has super powers which he must hide from the ordinary mortals around him. But the time comes when Superman's powers for good are revealed to the world. Superman battles with supercriminal Lex Luthor and his cohorts as they attempt to destroy California by activating the San Andreas fault.
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Disc 1. Last of the belles: The romantic story of how F. Scott Fitzgerald met his wife Zelda while in the Army. Lady Hamilton: Lady Emma Hamilton is in love with Lord Horatio Nelson. Based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas. Arch of triumph: A man's romance is endangered by his obsession with revenge against a German SS officer.
Disc 2. Promise of love: A bride quickly becomes a widow when her Marine husband is killed in Vietnam. Jane Eyre: An orphan...
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Three BBC radio dramatisations of Ellis Peters' much-loved medieval murder mysteries featuring monk-cum-sleuth Brother Cadfael
A onetime Crusader turned Benedictine monk, Brother Cadfael is a most unusual detective. Living a quiet life as a monastery herbalist, he spends his days ministering to his brothers using the medical skills he acquired in the Holy Lands - but his worldly knowledge and wide experience of human nature are frequently