New Releases
Andy Hamilton Sort Of Remembers - Series 1 And 2
Release date: Thursday 22nd August 2019
Andy Hamilton is a familiar and much-loved voice on Radio 4. With this collection he presents a collection of observations and reminiscences about both his personal life and his 40 years working in comedy.
Andy looks at Childhood, Politics, The Human Body and Animals. Using comic observation and personal anecdotes...
James Acaster - Perfect Sound Whatever
Release date: Thursday 22nd August 2019
The hilarious and heartwarming new memoir from James Acaster: cult comedian, bestselling author, undercover cop, receiver of cabbages.
January, 2017.
James Acaster wakes hungover and alone in New York, his girlfriend having just left him. Thinking this is his rock bottom, little does James know that by the end of the...
Mel Giedroyc - The Best Things
Release date: Thursday 22nd August 2019
Warm, funny, life-affirming and true, The Best Things is the joyous debut novel from much-loved comedian, writer, actor and presenter Mel Giedroyc.
It's the story of a family who lose everything, only to find themselves, and each other, along the way.
Sally and Frank Parker have it all. Then one...
A Kid For Two Farthings - Dual Format Edition
Release date: Monday 19th August 2019
Carol Reed's last film for the legendary Alexander Korda and his first in colour is the whimsical tale of a young boy, Joe, who buys a small goat in the belief that it's a magical unicorn that will grant him and his friends' wishes. Counter-balancing this is the equally childlike...
The Missionary
Release date: Monday 19th August 2019
Monty Python alumnus Michael Palin writes and stars in this ribald comedy of sex and sensibility. Timid Reverend Charles Fortescue returns to London in 1906 after ten years of service in Africa to start a mission to save the fallen women of Soho. But his dedication to tending to the...
Wild Rose
Release date: Monday 19th August 2019
Fresh out of jail with two young kids in tow, Rose-Lynn dreams of getting out of Glasgow and making it as a country singer in the USA. Her mum Marion (Julie Walters) has had a bellyful of Rose-Lynn's Nashville nonsense and urges her daughter to focus on supporting her children.
...
Dilemma - The Complete Series 1-4
Release date: Thursday 15th August 2019
All four series of the BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show about morality and ethics, hosted by Sue Perkins - plus a special episode recorded at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Described by the Radio Times as "a cross between QI and The Moral Maze", this hilarious and thought-provoking panel show...
Ed Reardon's Week - The Complete Thirteenth Radio 4 Series
Release date: Thursday 15th August 2019
Curmudgeonly author Ed Reardon is back - author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive email, attempts to survive in a world where the media seems to be run by idiots and lying charlatans.
In these six episodes, Ed and Elgar return to London (from their failed jaunt...
Lunch - Series 5
Release date: Thursday 15th August 2019
Stephen Mangan and Claire Skinner star in the final series of the popular BBC Radio 4 comedy drama.
Bill works as an economist in a right-wing institute giving succour to bankers and businessmen. Bella teaches yoga, waters the plants in Canary Wharf and holds Proust seminars for retirees. Years ago...
Party - The Complete Series 1-3
Release date: Thursday 15th August 2019
All three series of the critically acclaimed BBC Radio 4 sitcom about a group of young idealists who set up a new political party - plus special Christmas episode.
Disillusioned with the capitalist system, five ambitious students set out to make waves and change the face of democracy. Holding their...
Tez Talks - The Complete Series 1-3
Release date: Thursday 15th August 2019
Breakthrough comedian Tez Ilyas presents a show for everyone interested in - or interested in becoming - a British Muslim. Everything you need to know is here - the dos, don'ts, and avoid-or-you'll-be-arresteds.
How can Muslims integrate better? And who says they don't at the moment? And more importantly, what's...
The News Quiz - Classic Collection
Release date: Thursday 15th August 2019
Twelve rare archive editions of the humorous radio quiz show that gives a poke in the eye to the people and stories that make the news.
For over 40 years The News Quiz has graced the Radio 4 airwaves with an irreverent sideways look at the headlines. Having first appeared...
Benjamin
Release date: Monday 12th August 2019
Benjamin is the critically acclaimed feature debut from the comedian, actor, writer and director Simon Amstell.
The bittersweet comedy tells the story of Benjamin (Colin Morgan), a rising star filmmaker who is thrown into emotional turmoil on the brink of premiering his second film, when Billie, his hard-partying publicist, introduces...
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Release date: Monday 12th August 2019
Vienna, 1955 - a city under occupation by the four Allied powers. Through the chaos Dr Falke moves gracefully - an elegant man-about-town and friend to the highest echelons of power. He is decidedly less graceful, however, when he is deposited by a friend in the lap of a giant...
John-Luke Roberts - All I Wanna Do Is [FX: GUNSHOTS] With A [FX: GUN RELOADING] And A [FX: CASH REGISTER] And Perform Some Comedy!
Release date: Monday 5th August 2019
One of the Edinburgh Fringe's most celebrated talents of recent times sets out on his first full national tour.
John-Luke Roberts's 2018 show was a complete sell-out run and one of the most talked-about of the festival: a dizzying avant-garde ride through the mind of a gifted comic-philosopher. One with...
Good Omens
Release date: Friday 2nd August 2019
"He is Nigh." "He is? Already? How??" When Aziraphale (Angel and part-time rare book dealer) and Crowley (an Angel who didn't so much Fall as Saunter Vaguely Downwards) learn that the Antichrist has been born on present day Earth, they agree to work together to prevent the End of Days.
...John Hewer - Carrying On!
Release date: Thursday 1st August 2019
John Hewer pays his own tribute to the iconic Carry On films in this new book.
Agatha Raisin - Complete Series One & Two
Release date: Monday 29th July 2019
High-flying, PR whiz Agatha Raisin (Ashley Jensen, Extras) leaves London to retire to the quiet, picturesque Cotswold village of Carsely. Entering a local competition she somehow finds herself the prime suspect of murder and by launching her own investigation to clear her name, Agatha accidentally becomes an amateur sleuth.
As...
Agatha Raisin - Series Two
Release date: Monday 29th July 2019
Ashley Jensen (Extras, Catastrophe) stars as Agatha Raisin in three mysteries based on M C Beaton's best-selling novels.
Formerly a high-flying PR executive in London, Agatha has now settled into village life in the Cotswolds, but her early retirement is far from quiet. Along with her friends Sir Charles (Jason...
East Is East
Release date: Monday 29th July 2019
Salford, 1971 and Pakistani chip shop owner George Khan (Om Puri) lives with his white wife Ella (Linda Bassett) and their seven children.
George wants to raise his children as devout Muslims, but things go wrong when his eldest son Nazir (Ian Aspinall) flees his arranged marriage midway through the...
Eaten By Lions
Release date: Monday 29th July 2019
Eaten By Lions tells the heart-warming story of half-brothers Omar (Antonio Aakeel) and Pete (Jack Carroll), who were raised by their Grandma after their parents were tragically killed by lions in a bizarre accident.
When their beloved Gran passes away, they embark on a life-changing journey to find Omar's birth...
Fever Pitch
Release date: Monday 29th July 2019
Schoolteacher Paul (Colin Firth) has one true passion - his beloved Arsenal. However, when he begins a relationship with Sarah (Ruth Gemmell), he has to confront the fact that there may be more to life than football - a revelation that risks remaining unheeded as the Gunners make a charge...
Money Talks
Release date: Monday 29th July 2019
This exuberant comedy about Jewish domestic life tells the story of an old man who is to inherit a legacy if he can prove he is in need, and who thus begins to gamble spectacularly with his savings. But can he spend to earn - or will he ultimately come...
Secrets & Lies
Release date: Monday 29th July 2019
This hilarious, bittersweet comedy from director Mike Leigh is an unmissable and moving slice of real life.
Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) is a young, black optometrist whose adoptive parents have recently died. Cynthia (Brenda Blethyn) is a sad, unmarried mother who works in a factory and lives in a shabby terraced...
Wish You Were Here
Release date: Monday 29th July 2019
Set in austere post-war Britain, Wish You Were Here tumbles though the hilarious and outrageous sexual adventures of 15 year old Linda. It is a story of an irrepressible human spirit that refuses to be crushed by her colourless surroundings.
Showered with awards together with critical and public acclaim since...
Yesterday - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Release date: Friday 26th July 2019
The official soundtrack for the film Yesterday, in which Himesh Patel plays the only man in the world who remembers the music of The Beatles.
Andy Smart - A Hitch In Time
Release date: Thursday 25th July 2019
Combining comedy memoir, travel writing, and a wealth of unbelievable hair-raising situations, this autobiographical extravaganza chronicles the amazing early life of 80s comedy legend and Edinburgh veteran Andy Smart. Whether it's running with the bulls in Pamplona, juggling with pigs' kidneys in Covent Garden, sharing a sherry with Samuel Beckett...
Brassed Off
Release date: Monday 22nd July 2019
Brassed Off tells the story of a colliery brass band in the northern mining town of Grimley.
Gloria (Tara Fitzgerald), who used to live in Grimley, has returned to her old hometown by her bosses at British Coal to see if the pit should remain open. She disguises her purpose...
Eaten By Lions
Release date: Monday 22nd July 2019
Eaten By Lions tells the heart-warming story of half-brothers Omar (Antonio Aakeel) and Pete (Jack Carroll), who were raised by their Grandma after their parents were tragically killed by lions in a bizarre accident.
When their beloved Gran passes away, they embark on a life-changing journey to find Omar's birth...
Year Of The Rabbit
Release date: Monday 22nd July 2019
This Channel 4 sitcom set in the dark heart of Victorian London follows Detective Inspector Rabbit (BAFTA winner Matt Berry), a hardened booze-hound who's seen it all, and his hapless new partner Strauss (Freddie Fox).
They are joined by Mabel (Susan Wokoma), the ambitious daughter of police chief Wisbech (Alun...
Tony Law - A Lost Show
Release date: Saturday 20th July 2019
The King of post-modern nonsense, Tony Law presents his funniest, most meaningful show.
This show is available as either a download or a mind bending headband. This red terry-towelling headband perfectly compliments the blue headband for Tony's last show. If you buy one, you'll get a code on the back...
Stephen Fry - Heroes
Release date: Thursday 11th July 2019
There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes.
Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes.
In this companion to his bestselling Mythos, Stephen Fry brilliantly retells...
Alfie Brown: Lunatic
Release date: Tuesday 9th July 2019
21-track comedy album from stand-up Alfie Brown.
British Comedies Of The 1930s - Volume 12
Release date: Monday 8th July 2019
The ebullient comedy films of the 1930s brought escape and laughter to millions of British cinemagoers, enabling veteran stars of the music-hall and theatre to reach out to a wider audience - making household names of performers like Leslie Fuller, Hal Gordon, Bobby Howes, Ernest Lotinga and Gene Gerrard.
Although...
Fisherman's Friends
Release date: Monday 8th July 2019
A fast-living, cynical London music executive (Daniel Mays) heads to a remote Cornish village on a stag weekend where he's pranked by his boss (Noel Clarke) into trying to sign a group of shanty singing fishermen (led by James Purefoy).
He becomes the ultimate fish out of water as he...
For Love Or Money
Release date: Monday 8th July 2019
"Life is sweet", or so you might think if you were in Mark's shoes. He's about to make £20 million on a business deal that he's kept secret from everyone, even his best friend Tim. To add to his luck, a chance encounter at a funeral has given him another...
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans - Horrible Handbook
Release date: Thursday 4th July 2019
An irresistibly brilliant souvenir for fans of Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans - the first official Horrible Histories film, released on 26 July 2019.
The movie handbook is the ideal horribly hilarious guide to the characters, settings and story behind Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans. You'll...
Back To Life
Release date: Monday 1st July 2019
Daisy Haggard plays Miri, who has just been released from almost two decades in prison following a terrible crime.
Now in her late thirties, with no job, no friends and no choice but to move back in with her parents. Miri is desperate to move on, put the past behind...
Fighting With My Family
Release date: Monday 1st July 2019
Based on a true story, Fighting With My Family follows reformed gangster Ricky, wife Julia, daughter Paige and son Zak as they make a living wrestling together in tiny venues.
When Paige and Zak get the opportunity to try out for WWE, the family grabs a once-in-a-lifetime chance to turn...
The Gaffer Tapes Presents: The A-Z Of Fantasy Football
Release date: Monday 1st July 2019
If you've secretly logged in at work to set your line-up, or if you can't wait to gloat in the group chat, then this unique and hilarious book about the national obsession of fantasy football is for you.
The A-Z Of Fantasy Football is a unique and hilarious journey through...
The Mr. Pastry Collection
Release date: Monday 1st July 2019
Renown Pictures present a selection of films featuring the bumbling character who became one of the nation's first TV stars, Mr Pastry. Also included are exclusive glimpses into the life of Richard Hearne from his collection of home movies plus a slide show of a very rare Mr Pastry cartoon...
Waffle The Wonder Dog - Waffle's Day Out
Release date: Monday 1st July 2019
AJ takes Evie and Anaya swimming, but Waffle must stay at home with Simon. Refusing to miss out on the fun, Waffle begins an adventure of his own and sets off to find Evie.
Includes:
Series 1 Episode 7 - Waffle Walkies
Series 1 Episode 8 - Training Waffle
Series 1 Episode 9...
Black Mirror: A Literary Season - Volume 1
Release date: Sunday 30th June 2019
From the creator of Black Mirror comes the first book in an anthology series featuring original stories from leading fiction writers, all set in the world of the cult series.
Edited by Charlie Brooker, the creator of the hit Netflix original series Black Mirror, this book takes the very essence...
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - Quintessential Phase
Release date: Friday 28th June 2019
This startling conclusion to the original 'trilogy in five parts' features not one but two versions of Tricia McMillan, the woman who would/would not take off with a two-headed alien and become Zaphod's girlfriend, Trillian. Arthur's search for his lost love takes him to the planet Lamuella, home of the...
Black Joy
Release date: Monday 24th June 2019
Based on Jamal Ali's acclaimed stage play Dark Days and Light Nights, Black Joy tells the story of a naive Guyanese immigrant who learns the hard way about life on the streets of Brixton.
Presenting vivid characters, terrific action and a superb soundtrack of soul, funk, dub and reggae, Anthony...
It's All Happening
Release date: Monday 24th June 2019
Tommy Steele heads an exceptional line-up of pop talent in this highly successful comedy musical from the early 1960s. Featuring John Barry, Russ Conway, Marion Ryan, Geoff Love and Shane Fenton & the Fentones, It's All Happening is presented here as a high definition transfer from the original film elements...
Kind Hearts & Coronets
Release date: Monday 24th June 2019
From a brand new 4K remaster and restoration to mark the film's 70th anniversary, comes the Ealing Studios classic comedy, Kind Hearts And Coronets.
Dennis Price stars as the debonair yet impoverished Louis Mazzini, the would-be Duke of Chalfont whose mother was disinherited by her noble family, the D'Ascoynes, for...
Kind Hearts & Coronets - 70th Anniversary Collector's Edition
Release date: Monday 24th June 2019
Hailing from the Golden-Age of Ealing comedies, Kind Hearts And Coronets stars Dennis Price as the debonair yet impoverished Louis Mazzini, the would-be Duke of Chalfont whose mother was disinherited by her noble family, the D'Ascoynes, for marrying beneath her.
When her dying wish to be buried in the family...
Mum - Series Three
Release date: Monday 24th June 2019
Our favourite characters return for a bold new adventure set over one single week, in the final series of this critically acclaimed comedy starring Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville.
Pauline's divorce money has come through and she's hired a country mansion for the week to celebrate Derek's birthday. So Cathy,...
Mum - The Complete Boxset
Release date: Monday 24th June 2019
Critically acclaimed comedy Mum stars Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville as Cathy, a woman rebuilding her life after her husband's death.
In each of the first two series, we follow Cathy and the unpredictable affairs of her family across one single year. Series 1 begins with her husband's funeral, as...