Neil Oliver archaeologist broadcaster and charismatic presenter of the award-winning documentary series Coast charts the birth and growth of the Scottish nation in a compelling and comprehensive series. In ten thought-provoking episodes Neil Oliver brings a fresh perspective to Scotland's past and challenges many of the perceived notions of Scottish history. With stunning BAFTA-winning cinematography and mesmerising narrative the series tells of battles and allegiances political intrigue and religious conflict. The series charts the journey from the diverse tribes' first stirrings of identity around 2 000 years ago through to devolution and the reopening of the Scottish Parliament. It reveals the fascinating struggles power brokers incidents and characters across the years from William Wallace Robert the Bruce and Sir Walter Scott to the Highland-lowland rivalry the Covenanters the Darien disaster and the tobacco lords. Using the very latest in historical research A History of Scotland is a sweeping and insightful chronicle of an often turbulent but continuingly fascinating nation.
A History of Scotland
Wanted / Death Race / Doomsday
Titles Comprise: Wanted: 25-year-old Wes (James McAvoy) was the most disaffected cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known. His boss chewed him out hourly his girlfriend ignored him routinely and his life plodded on interminably. Everyone was certain this disengaged slacker would amount to nothing. There was little else for Wes to do but wile away the days and die in his slow clock punching rut. Until he met a woman named Fox (Angelina Jolie). After his estranged father is murdered the deadly sexy Fox recruits Wes into the Fraternity a secret society that trains Wes to avenge his dad's death by unlocking his dormant powers. As she teaches him how to develop lightning-quick reflexes and phenomenal agility Wes discovers this team lives by an ancient unbreakable code: carry out the death orders given by fate itself. Death Race: Three-time speedway champion Jensen Ames (Statham) is an expert at survival in the harsh landscape that has become our country. Just as he thinks he has turned his life around the ex-con is framed for a gruesome murder he didn't commit. Forced to don the mask of the mythical driver Frankenstein - a crowd favorite who seems impossible to kill - Ames is given an easy choice by Terminal Island's warden (Joan Allen): suit up or rot away in a cell. His face hidden by a metallic mask one convict will be put through an insane three-day challenge. Ames must survive a gauntlet of the most vicious criminals in the country's toughest prison to claim the prize of freedom. Driving a monster car outfitted with machine guns flamethrowers and grenade launchers one desperate man will destroy anything in his path to win the most twisted spectator sport on Earth. Doomsday: A lethal virus spreads throughout a major country and kills hundreds of thousands. To contain the newly identified Reaper the authorities brutally quarantine the country as it succumbs to fear and chaos. The literal walling-off works for three decades - until Reaper violently resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists including Eden Sinclair (Mitra) is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.
In the second volume Love Lust and Tragedy it's a rollercoaster ride through the highs and lows of emotion and relationships. In this Capture Anthology you will find heart warming stories comedy turns and a glimpse at the darker side of the human experience of love and passion. Titles Comprise: 1. Hard Labour A 21st Century 'm''nage a trois' as a Croation nanny seeks to deal with the fact that she is pregnant by her employer and work to build a brighter future for the baby. 2. Lap Boy meets girl everyday on her way to work. Will her job stop them from falling in love? 3. Bye Child When a ten year old boy plays hide-and-seek with friends he finds something that leads him to a terrible truth: no matter what progress mankind makes many are forced to travel lunar distances beyond love. 4. All My Dreams on VHS James can record his dreams onto VHS. He collects them... but what happens when girl of his dreams Erica finds herself on tape? 5. Icicle Melt A couple dance and play in the snow yet neither realise they won't be together in the morning. How will Madeline cope?
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