• The Age of American Unreason, Susan Jacoby, 2008
  • The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz, 2007
  • The Coast of Utopia (trilogy), Tom Stoppard, 2007
  • Teenage: The Creation of Youth 1875-1945, Jon Savage, 2007
  • Fingersmith, Sarah Waters, 2002
  • The Trial of Henry Kissinger, Christopher Hitchens, 2001
  • Mr. Wilson’s Cabinet of Wonder, Lawrence Weschler, 1997
  • A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1890-1924, Orlando Figes, 1997
  • The Insult, Rupert Thomson, 1996
  • Wonder Boys, Michael Chabon, 1995
  • The Bird Artist, Howard Norman, 1994
  • Kafka Was The Rage: A Greenwich Village Memoir, Anatole Broyard, 1993
  • Beyond the Brillo Box: The Visual Arts in...
aug 20 2014 ∞
aug 20 2014 +

only purchase if:

    • i can take it to London in December:

these include;

      • duffle coat
      • burgundy corduroy tapered trousers
      • a new suitcase
      • gloves

i can justify it if it is a record and it aligns with the rest of my collection and is as close to what one might hear in Wigan Casino as possible.

it has to do with philately and penfriendship

      • stamps
      • notepaper
jan 11 2012 ∞
jul 5 2013 +
  • The Mission (1986): Score, composed by Ennio Morricone
  • Star Wars films Score composed by John Williams
  • The Lord of the Rings (2001) Score composed by Howard Shore
  • Chariots of Fire (1981) Score composed by Vangelis
  • Doctor Zhivago (1965) Score composed by Maurice Jarre
  • Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Score composed by Maurice Jarre
  • The King's Speech (2010) Piano Concerto No. 5 composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. The concerto also appears on the soundtrack for films including Picnic at Hanging Rock, Dead Poets Society, Immortal Beloved and Fearless.
  • Out of Africa (1985) Score composed by John Barry
  • The Piano (1993) Score composed by Michae...
jun 13 2013 ∞
jun 24 2013 +

The Prix Jean Vigo is an award in the Cinema of France given annually since 1951 to a French film director in homage to Jean Vigo. This award is usually given to a young director, for his or her independent spirit.

  • 1951: La Montagne est verte (short) by Jean Leherissey
  • 1952: La Grande Vie by Henri Schneider
  • 1953: Crin Blanc (short) by Albert Lamorisse
  • 1954: Les statues meurent aussi (short) by Alain Resnais and Chris Marker
  • 1955: Émile Zola (short) by Jean Vidal
  • 1956: Nuit et brouillard (short) by Alain Resnais
  • 1957: Léon la lune (short) by Alain Jessua
  • 1958: Les Femmes de Stermetz (short) by Louis Grospierre
  • 1959: Le Beau Serge by Claude Chabrol
jan 23 2013 ∞
may 14 2013 +
  • What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
  • Take the Money and Run (1969)
  • Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (1971)
  • Bananas (1971)
  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (1972)
  • Sleeper (1973)
  • Love and Death (1975)
  • Annie Hall (1977)
  • Interiors (1978)
  • Manhattan (1979)
  • Stardust Memories (1980)
  • A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)
  • Zelig (1983)
  • Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
  • The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
  • Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
  • Radio Days (1987)
  • September (1987)
  • Another Woman (1988)
nov 3 2011 ∞
sep 24 2018 +

"British Film Forever" (2 episodes)

  • Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of British Realism (11 August 2007)
  • Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama (18 August 2007)

"Cinema 3" (3 episodes)

  • Episode dated 18 October 1996 (18 October 1996)
  • Episode dated 11 October 2008 (11 October 2008)
  • Episode dated 22 May 2010 (22 May 2010)

"Five-Minute Films" (5 episodes)

  • The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Cup Final (5 September 1982)
  • Old Chums (6 September 1982)
  • Probation (7 September 1982)
  • A Light Snack (8 September 1982)
  • Afternoon (9 September 1982)
jan 11 2012 ∞
sep 24 2018 +
  • 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis du Sade
  • A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
  • A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee
  • A Doll's House_ by Henrik Ibsen
  • A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
  • A Kestral for a Knave by Barry Hines
  • A Man of No Importance by Grahame Greene
  • A Mere Accident by George Moore
  • A Pictorial Guide to Sex in the Movies by Jeremy Pascall and Clyde Jeavons
  • A Private View of LS Lowry by Shelley Rhode
  • A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
  • A Very Long Engagement (Une Long Dimache de Fiancailles) by Sebastian Japrisot
  • A' La Recherche cu temps perdu_ by Marcel Proust
  • A'Rebours by Joris-Karl Huysmans
  • A'Rebours-Seul by Francis Poictevin
  • About a Boy by Nick Hornby
  • Adie La Vie, Adieu L'Amour by Horace McCo...
nov 2 2011 ∞
sep 24 2018 +
  • My Bloody Valentine - Things Left Behind
  • Sonic Youth - Evol
  • Wire - Pink Flag
  • Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
  • Glenn Branca - The Ascension
  • Josef K - Entomology
  • Henry’s Dress - Bust ‘em Green
  • Swirlies - Blonder Tongue Audio Baton
  • Gang of Four - Entertainment!
  • Siouxsie and the Banshees - Juju
  • Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth
  • Bauhaus - In The Flat Field
  • Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique
  • The Birthday Party - Prayers on Fire
  • My Bloody Valentine - Ecstasy and Wine
  • Rocketship - A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness
  • Tiger Trap - Tiger Trap
  • Television - Marquee Moon
  • Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
  • Christian Death - Only Theatre of Pain
apr 30 2012 ∞
sep 4 2012 +
  • Les Enfants terribles
  • Thomas l'imposteur
  • les parents terribles
  • la voix humaine
  • le livre blanc
  • le passe defini
  • theatre complet
  • la machine infernale
  • l'aigle a deux tete
  • la difficulte d'etre
  • lettres a sa mere
  • portraits-souvenir
  • la fin du potomak
  • drole de menage
  • le grand ecart
nov 2 2011 ∞
nov 2 2011 +
  • 1965 Inside Daisy Clover
  • 1965 Situation Hopeless ... But Not Serious
  • 1966 This Property Is Condemned
  • 1966 The Chase
  • 1967 Barefoot in the Park
  • 1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  • 1969 Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
  • 1969 Downhill Racer
  • 1970 Little Fauss and Big Halsy
  • 1972 Jeremiah Johnson
  • 1972 The Candidate
  • 1972 The Hot Rock
  • 1973 The Sting
  • 1973 The Way We Were
  • 1974 The Great Gatsby
  • 1975 Three Days of the Condor
  • 1975 The Great Waldo Pepper
  • 1976 All the President's Men
  • 1977 A Bridge Too Far
  • 1979 The Electric Horseman
apr 15 2014 ∞
sep 24 2018 +
  • L'Aventure de Guy (1936) (unfinished)
  • Schéma d'une identification (1946) (lost)
  • Ouvert pour cause d'inventaire (1946) (lost)
  • Visite à Oscar Dominguez (1947) (unfinished)
  • Visite à Lucien Coutaud (1947)
  • Visite à Hans Hartung (1947)
  • Visite à Félix Labisse (1947)
  • Visite à César Doméla (1947)
  • Portrait d'Henri Goetz (1947)
  • Van Gogh (16mm) (1947)
  • Journée naturelle (Visite à Max Ernst) (1947)
  • La Bague (1947)
  • L'Alcool tue (1947) (as Alzin Rezarail)
  • Le Lait Nestlé (1947)
  • Châteaux de France (Versailles) (1948)
  • Van Gogh (35mm) (1948)
  • Malfray (1948)
mar 29 2013 ∞
sep 24 2018 +
  • The Animals
  • The Beatles
  • Cilla Black
  • Chad & Jeremy
  • The Dave Clark Five
  • Petula Clark
  • The Spencer Davis Group
  • Donovan
  • Marianne Faithfull
  • Georgie Fame
  • Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
  • The Fortunes
  • Freddie and the Dreamers
  • Gerry & the Pacemakers
  • Herman's Hermits
  • The Hollies
  • The Honeycombs
  • The Hullaballoos
  • Tom Jones
  • Jonathan King
  • The Kinks
may 31 2012 ∞
jun 24 2013 +
  • Penguin Classics

May 1938 with the issue of Penguin Illustrated Classics. E. V. Rieu's translation of Homer's Odyssey in 1946 the original Classics list (known in the trade as "Black Classics") the old Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics list - silver covers 'Penguin Modern Classics' with a pale green livery.

  • Pelican books

1937 (three bands), 1955 (grid), 1969 (illustrated), and 2007 (a "Penguin Celebrations" throwback edition)

      • George Bernard Shaw's The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism

discontinued in 1984.

may 6 2013 ∞
jun 24 2013 +

Series 1

  • 1 : No Title (1951-05-28)
  • 2 : No Title (1951-06-04)
  • 3 : No Title (1951-06-11)
  • 4 : No Title (1951-06-18)
  • 5 : No Title (1951-06-25)
  • 6 : No Title (1951-07-02)
  • 7 : No Title (1951-07-09)
  • 8 : No Title (1951-07-16)
  • 9 : No Title (1951-07-23)
  • 10 : No Title (1951-08-02)
  • 11 : No Title (1951-08-09)
  • 12 : No Title (1951-08-16)
  • 13 : No Title (1951-08-23)
  • 14 : No Title (1951-08-30)
  • 15 : No Title (1951-09-06)
  • 16 : No Title (1951-09-13)
  • 17 : No Title (1951-09-20)
  • Special : Cinderella (1951-12-26)

Series 2

jul 28 2011 ∞
sep 4 2012 +
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  • Series 1
    • Why Do You Want to be a Doctor?
    • Settling In
    • It's All Go...
    • Peace and Quiet
    • The Students Are Revolting!
    • Rallying Round
    • If in Doubt - Cut it Out!
    • The War of the Mascots
    • Getting the Bird
    • The Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Casino
    • Keep It Clean!
    • All for Love...
    • Pass or Fail
  • Series 2
    • It's All in the Little Blue Book
    • What Seems to be the Trouble?
    • Take Off Your Clothes... and Hide
    • Nice Bodywork - Lovely Finish
nov 10 2011 ∞
jan 11 2012 +
  • Joanna (1968)
  • Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (1960)
  • A Taste of Honey (1961)
  • A Kind of Loving (1962)
  • The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
  • Billy Liar (1963)
  • Darling (1965)
  • The Knack …and How to Get It (1965)
  • Blowup (1966)
  • Alfie (1966)
  • Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
  • Georgy Girl (1966)
  • Smashing Time (1967)
  • Road to Saint Tropez (1966)
  • In Like Flint (1967)
  • Tom Jones (1963)
nov 10 2011 ∞
sep 24 2018 +
  • roller blading
  • skipping
  • hula hooping
  • ice skating
  • trampolining
  • cycling
  • swimming
  • tennis
feb 15 2011 ∞
jul 24 2011 +

Books

  • The Catcher in the Rye (1951)
  • Nine Stories (1953)
    • "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" (1948)
    • "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut" (1948)
    • "Just Before the War with the Eskimos" (1948)
    • "The Laughing Man" (1949)
    • "Down at the Dinghy" (1949)
    • "For Esmé—with Love and Squalor" (1950)
    • "Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes" (1951)
    • "De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period" (1952)
    • "Teddy" (1953)
  • Franny and Zooey (1961)
nov 17 2013 ∞
nov 17 2013 +
  • Quatre Cents Coups, Les (1959)
  • Tire-au-Flanc 62 (1960)
  • Tirez sur le Pianiste (1960)
  • Amour à Vingt Ans, L' (1962)
  • Jules et Jim (1962)
  • Peau Douce, La (1964)
  • Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
  • Baisers Volés (1968)
  • Mariée Était en Noir, La (1968)
  • Sirène du Mississippi, La (1969)
  • Domicile Conjugal (1970)
  • Enfant Sauvage, L' (1970)
  • Deux Anglaises et le Continent, Les (1971)
  • Belle Fille comme Moi, Une (1972)
  • Nuit Américaine, La (1973)
  • Histoire d'Adèle H., L' (1975)
  • Argent de Poche, L' (1976)
  • Homme Qui Aimait les Femmes, L' (1977)
  • Chambre Verte, La (1978)
  • Amour en Fuite, L' (1979)
nov 3 2011 ∞
sep 24 2018 +
  • tomatoes
  • mushrooms
  • stock
  • tick tocks
  • muesli
  • sprouts
  • hot chocolate
jul 21 2010 ∞
nov 3 2011 +
  • a botanist
  • an astronomer
  • a meteorologist
  • a fruit picker
  • an adoring wife
  • a publishing assistant
  • a vegetarian
  • a tea enthusiast
  • a philosopher
  • a cineaste
  • a constant writer
  • a stress free girl
  • a cyclist
  • a ballet dancer
  • a child
  • an escapist
  • a green fingers
jun 12 2010 ∞
jul 24 2011 +