Stephen Mangan
1) Breathe
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Robin (Andrew Garfield) is struck down by polio at the age of 28, he is confined to a hospital bed and given only a few months to live. With the help of his wife Diana (Claire Foy) and her twin brothers, Robin and Diana dare to escape the hospital ward to seek out a full and passionate life together — raising their young son, traveling and devoting their lives to helping other polio patients. BREATHE is a heartwarming celebration of love and...
Author
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The witches: A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.
Revolting rhymes & dirty beasts: Did you think Cinderella married the prince and lived happily ever after, or that the three little pigs outsmarted the wolf? Think again! Dahl's animals are nothing short of ridiculous. A clever pig with an unmentionable plan to save his own bacon...
3) Dirk Gently
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Dirk Gently uses his unique perception of the interconnectedness of all things to solve baffling mysteries--while at the same time accumulating exorbitant expenses, from a new refrigerator to a trip to Bermuda, which he assures his clients are also interconnected with their problems.
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Hannah DeFoe is a brilliant divorce lawyer. With her formidable mother Ruth and headstrong sister Nina, she takes on cases for London's wealthy and well-known. Following a bitter argument, Hannah leaves the family business to begin a new job at a rival firm, where she unexpectedly reconnects with the only other man she could have imagined her life with. And when Hannah's estranged father returns after thirty years, the toxic feud between her parents...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The Defoes are back at the newly merged law firm Noble Hale Defoe. And Hannah's latest case, the divorce of the UK's most powerful celebrity couple, is set to put NHD on the map. As Hannah fights one of the most public cases of her career, she's also fighting a private battle to save her marriage. Following the devastating revelation of Nathan's betrayal, her formerly rock-solid marriage is beginning to crack. And, as she finds herself in a passionate...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The third season continues to follow the messy lives of the DeFoe sisters. Hannah and Rose return alongside their formidable mother Ruth. Hannah and Nathan are facing their own divorce amicably, until shocking revelations prompt a more painful showdown. Meanwhile Ruth is spending more time on her new podcast rather than being a helpful grandmother, Nina is juggling life as a single mum and an unexpected event turns Rose and James' lives upside down....
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Husband and wife writing team Sean and Beverly can't wait to bring their successful British television series across the pond to make it big in America. But in true Hollywood fashion, it quickly becomes a laughable, cliched sitcom starring Matt LeBlanc who not only messes with their beloved show, but rocks the foundation of their relationship. So now, even if they survive the absurdity of show business, will their marriage survive Matt LeBlanc?
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
When a British husband-and-wife writing team gets the opportunity to bring their successful TV series across the pond, they soon discover that making it big in America means changing nearly everything about the show. As their star actor, Matt, wreaks havoc on their script and their marriage, the duo tries to keep it all under control as they deal with awkward Hollywood funerals, falling ratings, celebrity stalkers and the even more intense drama that...
Author
Series
Publisher
BBC Audiobooks America
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Rosalind, daughter of the deposed Duke Senior, is exiled from the court by her wicked uncle. Disguising herself as a young man and accompanied by her cousin Celia and their loyal fool Touchstone, she takes refuge in the Forest of Arden. In the forest Rosalind meets young Orlando with whom she is in love, but her male disguise complicates matters, especially when Rosalind finds she has unwittingly attracted the shepherdess Phebe.
Series
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Go up-river and deep into the jungle, far from Brazil's cities and stadiums, where families of giant otters, tufted capuchin monkeys and mischievous coati (South American raccoon cousins) rally their wits to survive in a breathtakingly beautiful yet dangerous land. Follow their lives through an exciting year, from first steps in a brave new world, to ingenious resilience during drought and monsoon.
Publisher
Showtime Networks Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Just when everybody thinks the ailing show Pucks! has been put out of its misery, the network un-cancels it. For Matt, the hits keep coming as an embezzlement scam drains his finances, forcing him to scramble for cash. Meanwhile, Pucks! creators Sean and Beverly are back on top with a hot new script, but Hollywood politics tear them right back down.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Season three picks up with Sean and Beverly, the English couple whose hit U.K. sitcom is remade for U.S. audiences and corrupted beyond recognition, back together, but they soon discover that it's not so easy to heal old wounds. Things get no easier for Matt this year as his career and ego continue to be pummeled.
14) Confetti
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Three couples compete to win the title of Most Original Wedding of the Year. The dueling couples include Matt and Sam, whose unfortunate wedding theme is Hollywood musicals; the hypercompetitive tennis partners Josef and Isabelle; and the uninhibited nudists Micahel and Joanna. At stake is a million-dollar dream home.
15) Bliss
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Ltd
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Andrew is an accidental bigamist. He never planned to lead a double life but as a serial 'people pleaser' he has managed to acquire two families in one city, and neither knows of the other family's existence! For fifteen years Andrew's job as a travel writer has helped him manage the entanglement but now with teenage kids on social media and wives tired of his constant trips away, his charade is in jeopardy and life is spiraling out of control"--Container....
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"This program offers a fresh exploration of her novel, Frankenstein, focusing on how Shelley's personal life influenced the book and mirrored it afterwards. Along with reenactments of scenes from her classic and dramatizations of her life, the program draws from a wealth of primary sources, including readings from her mother's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and Mary Shelley's personal letters, as well as those of her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley...
Publisher
Showtime Networks Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In the final season of EPISODES, several months have passed and the game show hosted by Matt is now a runaway hit. Unfortunately for Matt, this means his years as an actor are completely forgotten. Sean and Beverly are equally miserable. Sean's loathsome ex-partner is now in charge of their new series, The Opposite of Us, and Sean and Beverly must now endure his utter lack of humor or talent as they watch him slowly destroy their show.-- container...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Postman Pat is about to become an overnight sensation as he is propelled into the spotlight after singing in a TV talent contest. Will the lure of fame convince Pat to leave the village of Greendale behind? And will he bring his trusty black and white cat Jess along for the ride?