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Douglas Adams - The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe Paperback
Release date: Thursday 5th March 2020
Following the smash-hit sci-fi comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe is the second part in Douglas Adams's multi-media phenomenon and cult classic series.
If you've done six impossible things this morning, why not round it off with breakfast at Milliways, the...
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Future: Douglas Adams And The Digital World Audio Download & CD
Release date: Thursday 5th March 2020
Technology affects almost everything we do, and its possibilities can be both exhilarating and daunting. This collection features two radio documentaries exploring Douglas Adams's vision of the digital future, plus Did Douglas Get It Right?, presented by Mitch Benn.
Douglas Adams was a passionate technology enthusiast. His best-selling The Hitchhiker's...
The Jewish Enquirer - Series 1 Download
Release date: Friday 28th February 2020
Paul Green (Tim Downie) is an ambitious but hapless journalist working for a very small-minded publisher. He's constantly ambushed by his sister Naomi (Lucy Montgomery) for childcare duties, whilst his Dad Ronnie (Geoff McGivern) is still as competitive as a child. His single friend Simon (Josh Howie) is off the...
Phil Nichol - I Don't Want To Talk About It Download
Release date: Wednesday 26th February 2020
For a comedian, when life sucks, the material's good. If life gets really bad, that's even better. If it's completely horrendous then it makes for a great show. This should be a great show!
Father Came Too! Blu-ray & DVD
Release date: Monday 24th February 2020
James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips and Stanley Baxter star in this hilarious follow-up to The Fast Lady. Featuring a remarkable array of comedy talent - including Ronnie Barker, Kenneth Cope, Terry Scott and Hugh Lloyd - Father Came Too! is featured here as a brand-new high definition restoration from original...
Sick Of It - Series One & Two DVD
Release date: Monday 24th February 2020
Sick Of It follows Karl after he loses his girlfriend and way in life, and finds himself living with his elderly American auntie. As he struggles to deal with the modern world his closest companion is the voice in his head - a grumpy, misanthropic alter ego who takes the...
Sick Of It 2 DVD
Release date: Monday 24th February 2020
Karl and his grumpy alter ego return in the acclaimed tragi-comedy about a middle aged man haunted by the voice in his head. Surreal, joyful, poignant, and peppered with Karl's trademark wit and comic philosophising, Series 2 plunges us deeper into the world of the lovable loser as he lurches...
The Fast Lady Blu-ray & DVD
Release date: Monday 24th February 2020
James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips and Stanley Baxter give lively performances in this highly popular comedy from the early 1960s. Prominently featuring Julie Christie in a very early role, The Fast Lady is featured here as a brand-new high definition restoration from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect...
Act Your Age Audiobook
Release date: Thursday 20th February 2020
The BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show that pits three comic generations against each other, presented by Simon Mayo.
Simon Mayo hosts a comedic battle between three teams to find out which is the funniest generation. Will the Up and Comers, the Current Crop or the Old Guard be crowned...
Bill Pertwee - Dad's Army: The Making Of A Television Legend Hardback
Release date: Thursday 20th February 2020
Dad's Army has been an enduring highlight of the small screen since its debut on British television in 1968. The show, which follows the exploits of the Home Guard of Walmington-on-Sea, a fictional seaside town on the south coast of England, ran for nine series in total, comprising 80 episodes,...
Gloomsbury - The Complete Series 1-5 Audiobook
Release date: Thursday 20th February 2020
Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer star in Sue Limb's comedy parodying the arty and adulterous adventures of the Bloomsbury Group.
A stellar cast, including Roger Lloyd-Pack, Morwenna Banks, Jonathan Coy and John Sessions, join in this affectionate send-up of the infamous Bloomsbury literary group, who dominated the English...
Hazelbeach - The Complete Series 1-3 Audio Download
Release date: Thursday 20th February 2020
Nerdy Nick's life takes an abrupt turn into surreal chaos when he returns to England to find the mysterious Ronnie Hazelbeach living in his late father's house.
Ronnie has certainly lived an interesting life. He's been a wrestler, a sailor, a thief and a jailbird, a gambler, a husband, a...
Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes Hardback & eBook
Release date: Thursday 20th February 2020
Jeremy Hardy, who died in February 2019, was perhaps the most distinctive and brilliant comedian to arise from the 80s Alternative Comedy circuit. He regularly entertained the millions who heard his outrageous rants on The News Quiz, his notoriously bad singing on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, or his...
John Shuttleworth - Two Margarines And Other Domestic Dilemmas!: John Shuttleworth's Guide To Everyday Life Paperback & eBook
Release date: Thursday 20th February 2020
How DO you avoid the 'nightmare scenario' of having two open tubs of margarine in your fridge? Throw one tub away, or give it to a friend or neighbour? If the remedy were that simple no one would have bothered to write a book about it, would they? John Shuttleworth...
The Maltby Collection - The Complete Series 1-3 Audio Download
Release date: Thursday 20th February 2020
All three series of David Nobbs's museum-based sitcom, starring Julian Rhind-Tutt.
Rod Millet has always dreamed of working at the Maltby Collection, but on being appointed Deputy Curator of Painting and Sculpture, it quickly becomes clear that the son of a self-made biscuit mogul isn't going to fit into the...
Trevor's World Of Sport - The Complete Series 1-3 Audio Download
Release date: Thursday 20th February 2020
Neil Pearson stars in Andy Hamilton's BBC Radio 4 comedy series about a sports agent with a conscience.
One of the main movers and shakers at TS Sports Stars agency, Trevor Heslop is honest, decent and sensitive. Unfortunately, he works in a world of cut-throats and corruption, with nightmare clients...
Weak At The Top - The Complete Series 1 And 2 Audio Download
Release date: Thursday 20th February 2020
He's randy, devious, sexist and drink-sodden, a high-powered marketing director with the morals of a skunk, the skin of a rhino and the brain of a one-celled organism - John Weak puts the man into management.
Series 1 and 2 follow the devious exploits of John Weak, played by Alexander...
What Is Rhys James? - Complete Series 1 & 2 Audio Download
Release date: Thursday 20th February 2020
Comedian Rhys James explores different aspects of himself through live stand-up, spoken word poetry and interview clips.
In Series 1, titled Rhys James Is..., he examines his privileged status, chats to his mum and dad and reluctantly speaks to a girl he had a crush on in school. Rhys also...
When Jeremy Hardy Spoke To The Nation Audio Download
Release date: Thursday 20th February 2020
Not quite a biography, not quite a documentary, When Jeremy Hardy Spoke To The Nation celebrates Jeremy Hardy's Radio 4 life, with material from his very first appearances in stand-up shows in the mid-1980s, via his own early sitcom At Home With The Hardys, and right through to his glorious...
The Blazing Cannons Blu-ray, DVD & Download
Release date: Tuesday 18th February 2020
A serial killer has the city in a murderous grip of fear. Assigned to the case are SAXON and STEEL! And although they have an unhealthy obsession with cop shows of the 70s, they also have a reputation for "coming down hard on the bad boys".
Lynn Ruth Miller - The Last Laugh Paperback
Release date: Monday 17th February 2020
This is a story of tenacity, persistence, and sheer determination. Lynn Ruth Miller is an 80-something-year-old stand-up comedian who travels the world telling jokes and shattering stereotypes. After spending her first seventy years in dead-end jobs, Lynn Ruth stumbled onto her dream career after joining a comedy class with the...
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Complete Series 2 Blu-ray
Release date: Monday 17th February 2020
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of a genuinely iconic series, we present Monty Python's Flying Circus, starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, in all its HD glory! This unrivalled restoration has been produced from the best available materials, painstakingly restored... and includes...
Sick Note - Series Two DVD
Release date: Monday 17th February 2020
Daniel (Rupert Grint) was in a dead end job and lost the girl of his dreams until he was misdiagnosed with cancer, a mistake which gave him a new zeal for life renewed. His colleagues are nicer to him and his girlfriend takes him back - the only issue being...
Some Girls Do Blu-ray & DVD
Release date: Monday 17th February 2020
Richard Johnson returns as Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond in this action-packed take on the exploits of H.C. McNeile's famous fictional hero - this time with an added dose of late '60s whimsy when Drummond comes up against a gang of armed, gorgeous fembots! Some Girls Do is presented here as a...
Brett Domino - I Think I'm in Love with the Girl Who Works on Checkout Six in Decathlon Audio Download
Release date: Friday 14th February 2020
A new comic romantic single from Brett Domino, released for Valentine's Day.
A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon 4K Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD & Download
Release date: Monday 10th February 2020
It's one small step for lamb in Shaun's new out of this world adventure! When a mischievous alien crash-lands near Mossy Bottom farm, Shaun sets on a thrilling rescue mission to help return her home, while a secret government UFO organisation is hot on their trail, can Shaun and the...
Say My Name Download
Release date: Monday 10th February 2020
When a one-night stand gets interrupted by a robbery, two complete strangers are forced to navigate the seedy underbelly of a sleepy Welsh isle in order to get back their stolen property. Along the way, their opposing personalities and differing outlooks on life bring them to a boiling point.
This...
Shaun The Sheep - 2 Movie Collection Blu-ray & DVD
Release date: Monday 10th February 2020
A double-bill of the acclaimed animated comedies from Aardman, following loveable farmyard fellow Shaun the Sheep, and his pals at Mossybottom Farm.
The Goes Wrong Show - Series 1 DVD
Release date: Monday 10th February 2020
The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society undertake another (overly) ambitious endeavour, held back by prolific over-actor Robert Grove, the screen-hogging Sandra Wilkinson and the artistically mistrusted Dennis Tyde.
Six brand new, hand-crafted, half hours of theatrical catastrophe include the gripping courtroom drama A Trial To Watch and World War II spy...
Wilt Blu-ray & DVD
Release date: Monday 10th February 2020
Henry Wilt spends his evenings walking his dog and fantasising about murdering his domineering wife, Eva. Whilst incredibly drunk at a party, Wilt's entanglement with a life-size inflatable doll ends with him dumping it in a convenient hole at a building site. The following morning, when Eva cannot be found,...
Candice Carty-Williams - Queenie Paperback
Release date: Thursday 6th February 2020
Bridget Jones's Diary meets Americanah in this disarmingly honest, boldly political, and truly inclusive novel that will speak to anyone who has gone looking for love and found something very different in its place.
Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in London, straddling two cultures and slotting...
Paul Tonkinson - 26.2 Miles To Happiness: A Comedian's Tale Of Running, Red Wine And Redemption Audiobook, Hardback & eBook
Release date: Thursday 6th February 2020
The hilarious trials and tribulations of stand-up comedian Paul Tonkinson as he attempts to beat the much lauded 3-hour mark at the London Marathon. With a supporting cast of fellow comedians, this is a warmly written and wonderfully honest adventure-through-sport that will both entertain and inspire.
Along the way, we...
Njambi McGrath - Through The Leopard's Gaze Paperback
Release date: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Through The Leopard's Gaze is an amazing memoir chronicling the award winning comedian's difficult but inspiring life growing up in Kenya. Her book illuminates family abuse, racism identity and emotional triumph through the lenses of the author's personal history and the history of Kenya.
In her captivating memoir [i]Through The...
Play It Cool! Blu-ray
Release date: Monday 3rd February 2020
Featuring the big-screen debut of Liverpudlian pop idol Billy Fury - "Britain's Elvis Presley" - this charming, pre-Beatles-era musical feature was among Michael Winner's earliest films. A 1962 box-office hit spawning a top-ten single and EP, Play It Cool! features cameos from some of the most recognisable stars of the...
Njambi McGrath - Through The Leopard's Gaze Audiobook
Release date: Thursday 30th January 2020
Through The Leopard's Gaze is an amazing memoir chronicling the award winning comedian's difficult but inspiring life growing up in Kenya. Her book illuminates family abuse, racism identity and emotional triumph through the lenses of the author's personal history and the history of Kenya.
In her captivating memoir [i]Through The...
Steve Pilkington - Monty Python: The Complete Guide Paperback
Release date: Thursday 30th January 2020
Everyone has their favourite Monty Python sketches, often quoted almost verbatim, whether it is 'the Parrot Sketch', 'the Cheese Shop' or 'Blackmail' - amongst many others. Likewise the Python films, the mere mention of which might solicit quotes like "'Tis but a flesh wound" or "He's not the Messiah, he's...
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Complete Series 2 Blu-ray & DVD
Release date: Monday 27th January 2020
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of a genuinely iconic series, we present Monty Python's Flying Circus, starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, in all its HD glory! This unrivalled restoration has been produced from the best available materials, painstakingly restored... and includes...
Orphans Blu-ray
Release date: Monday 27th January 2020
Renowned Scottish actor Peter Mullan (Mum, Trainspotting) made his feature film directing debut with this fierce jet-black comedy of familial grief shot in and around the streets of Glasgow where he grew up.
As four siblings reunite for the funeral of their mother, Orphans blends realist drama, wildly absurdist humour,...
The Iron Maiden Blu-ray
Release date: Monday 27th January 2020
Aviation designer Jack Hopkins is notably absent from his creation's latest test flight. He is, in fact, many miles away indulging his greatest passion: an old showman's traction engine called The Iron Maiden! Jack has his heart set on entering the prestigious Annual Steam Rally at Woburn Abbey, but hadn't...
Mark Searby - Rik Mayall: Comedy Genius eBook
Release date: Friday 24th January 2020
Delving into the rude, serious, anarchic and hilarious, Searby highlights Rik Mayall's wide spectrum of work - not the rumours or an attempt to uncover the deeply private life he led but the more intricate moments that were twisted into creations to make people laugh and subsequently woven in to...
Seymour Mace Gets Sucked Off By God Download
Release date: Wednesday 22nd January 2020
Go Faster Stripe is once again bowled over to be able to present to you Seymour Mace performing his show Seymour Mace Gets Sucked Off By God. Does he really get sucked off? Or is it a metaphor maybe? There's only one way for you to find out.
Mister Tuesday,...
The Duke Wore Jeans Blu-ray & DVD
Release date: Monday 20th January 2020
British pop icon Tommy Steele stars in a wonderfully exuberant musical comedy as a Cockney who wins the heart of a princess when he poses as an aristocrat! Featuring songs written by Lionel Bart, Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased) star Mike Pratt and Steele himself, The Duke Wore Jeans's soundtrack album...
The Love Ban Blu-ray & DVD
Release date: Monday 20th January 2020
A rumbustious sex comedy from Ralph Thomas and Betty Box, The Love Ban (originally released as It's A 2'6" Above The Ground World) stars Hywel Bennett and Nanette Newman as an enthusiastically procreative couple with a family planning problem. Based on the hit stage play - and also featuring Nicky...
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Release date: Monday 20th January 2020
Music album from Jazz Emu.
Rob Delaney: Jackie Download
Release date: Friday 17th January 2020
Critically acclaimed American comic, and co-creator & star of Catastrophe, Rob Delaney unpacks the horror and the joys of his life in London: swimming in tea, getting scammed, being a father and a husband, the monarchy, the rise of the sexbots, and the disappearance of his friend Jackie.
Edna O'Brien: The Country Girls Audio Download
Release date: Thursday 16th January 2020
All three BBC radio dramatisations of Edna O'Brien's coming-of-age trilogy set in 1950s Ireland.
Now a much-loved modern classic, The Country Girls Trilogy was fiercely controversial when first published in the 1960s. Banned by the Irish censors and burned by the Church, the books nonetheless achieved widespread acclaim and international...
Kevin Eldon Will See You Now - Complete Series 4 Audio Download
Release date: Thursday 16th January 2020
In this series, Kevin gives the show a narrative turn, as he pretends to be broadcasting from the Eldon family's stately home, complete with Morwenna Banks (Absolutely) as his artistic genius Italian wife Alessandra, Kate Duchêne as Helen, the family archivist and Miles Jupp and Justin Edwards as Kevin's adopted...
Killing It - The Complete Series 1-3 Audio Download
Release date: Thursday 16th January 2020
Broadcast as Safety Catch, all twelve episodes of the BBC Radio 4 comedy of modern morality set in the world of arms dealing.
Simon McGrath is a nice chap - he donates blood, he recycles, he cares about the world. He just happens to work as an arms dealer -...
Skeletons In The Cupboard Audiobook
Release date: Thursday 16th January 2020
Alison Steadman, Morwenna Banks and Nigel Planer star in this tale of two sisters - and a mysterious stranger.
Not long after their mother's death, sisters Maureen and Lesley are packing up their family home. It's a painful duty, with Maureen trying to control the worst of Lesley's projectile lamenting....
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups - Series 1-5 Audiobook
Release date: Thursday 16th January 2020
Listen in on award-winning comedian Tom Wrigglesworth's family phone calls in these five fantastic series.
In these 24 episodes, Tom Wrigglesworth phones home for his weekly check-in, giving us a funny, fascinating glimpse into his family background and the influences that have shaped his temperament, opinions and hang ups. As...