Peter Sallis
Author
Language
English
Description
H.G. Wells' original masterpiece now includes a newly established text, a full biographical essay on the author, a list of further reading, and detailed notes. Famous for the mistaken panic that ensued from Orson Welles' 1938 radio dramatization, "The War of the Worlds" remains one of the most influential of all science fiction works.
Series
Publisher
DreamWorks Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
It's 'veggie-mania' in Wallace and Gromit's neighborhood. The two enterprising friends are cashing in with their humane pest-control outfit, "Anti-Pesto." With only days to go before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition they find that their business is booming. They come to find out that running a "humane" pest control outfit can have its drawbacks. Suddenly, a large and mysterious veg-ravaging "beast" begins attacking the town's sacred vegetable...
Series
Publisher
Hit Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Looking for a fast way to earn dough, Wallace decides to make it. Armed with a batch of ovens, an army of robotic kneading arms, and an old-fashioned windmill, Wallace and Gromit start 'Top Bun,' their new bread-baking business. When bakers suddenly start disappearing, Gromit realizes that his master is in danger as he follows a twisting, turning trail of crumbs to solve a murder mystery.
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The complete six part series featuring amazing contraptions from around the world. Wallace and Gromit take an enthusiastic look at some real-life cracking contraptions, from gadgets that help around the home to the mind-boggling world of space travel and much more in between. From their self-built television studio, Wallace introduces films of inventors from around the world, and unveils some of his very own creations.
Publisher
Hit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Grand Day Out: The adventures of Wallace and Gromit, an inventor and his dog, as they build a spaceship and travel to the moon in search of cheese. The Wrong Trousers: Wallace creates a pair of walking Techno-Trousers for Gromit. A penguin moves in and plots to make off with Wallace's trousers. A Close Shave: Get ready for motorcycle chases, prison breaks, and dog food danger as Wallace and his newfound flock rush to save Gromit and his true love....
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
It is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed. But when Hercule Poirot, who is staying in the village with a friend for Christmas, offers to assist, he finds an atmosphere not of mourning but of mutual suspicion. It seems everyone had their own reason to hate the old man.
Publisher
[British Broadcasting Corp.]
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The world's longest-running sitcom is back with more adventures from everyone's favorite geriatrics! Soon after Foggy leaves for Bridleton to inherit his uncle's business, Seymour Utterthwaite arrives on the scene in the wake of a self-propelled wheelbarrow, the first of many wacky inventions to leap from the mind of this retired headmaster. Clegg takes Compo and Seymour on a sentimental journey to re-create the times when his old school chums would...
Publisher
Shout! Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Wallace and Gromit take a vacation on the moon where they hope to find cheese; Wallace finds himself the victim of a criminal penguin trying to steal his mechanical trousers; Wallace and Gromit find themselves in the middle of a sheep rustling scheme; Gromit must save Wallace from a madwoman killing bakers; collection of short films featuring Wallace's ideas to make life easier."--
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The world's longest-running sitcom returns with more antics from everyone's favorite geriatrics! After seeing Seymour off, Compo and Clegg intend to take over his position as headmaster. Foggy returns from Bridlington, but Compo and Clegg keep missing him. Once Foggy finally reunites with Compo and Clegg, though, he loses them while out on a walk, leading him to come up with an idea to create portable radios.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The picturesque Pennine village of Holmfirth in the Yorkshire Dales is the setting for this vintage comedy, which first began life in 1973. This is Bronte country - miles and miles of unspoiled moorland and a breathtaking backdrop to the antics of our aging delinquents and their demented friends.
Publisher
Britisch Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The world's longest-running sitcom returns with two seasons of hijinks from everyone's favorite geriatrics! The lure of Georgian silver prompts the boys to scour the canal in a homemade glass-bottomed boat, and chaos ensues when Compo smuggles a dog into the hospital to cheer up an old friend. At Seymour's urging, Compo and Clegg try their hand at skiing on trays, and a Welsh ferret in Compo's care has an eventful day out.
Publisher
2 Entertain
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Compo is just as smitten with Nora as ever, so when Smiler becomes her lodger, Compo is left depressed. The trio tracks down one of Compo's old friends from school, hoping to cash in on an old debt. Foggy also has his inventor's cap back on this season. He creates a chair lift to get up the hills and a pole vault to help Compo hang a washing line for Nora, but as usual, his brilliant ideas lead to a few mishaps along the way. Finally, in the Christmas...
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Three old men from Yorkshire who have never grown up face the trials of their fellow town citizens and everyday life and stay young by reminiscing about the days of their youth and attempting feats not common to the elderly.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"This season, the boys stage a stag night for the ages, have their wires crossed in a haunted wood, and flirt with the law in more way than one. In other misadventures, Clegg gets on the wrong track with a new bike, the roof caves in on Smiler₂s dating plans, and Howard₂s new car drives everyone mad. The group gets handsy reaching out to aliens, while Alvin and Howard nearly eat crow in a country race." --