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Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra is one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies: a spectacular, widely-ranging drama of love and war, passion and politics

Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra is one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies: a spectacular, widely-ranging drama of love and war, passion and politics

Cleopatra (1999)

Cleopatra the famed Egyptian Queen (Leonor Varela) born in 69 B.C. is shown to have been brought by Roman ruler Julius Caesar (Timothy Dalton) at age 18. Caesar becomes sexually obsessed by the 18 year old queen beds her and eventually has a son by her. However his Roman followers and his wife are not pleased by the union. In fact as Caesar has only a daughter by his wife he had picked Octavian (Rupert Graves) as his successor. The out-of-wedlock son of Cleopatra is seen to be a threat to his future leadership. Thus Brutus (Sean Pertwee) and other Roman legislators plot the assassination of Caesar. Caesar's loyal general Marc Antony (Billy Zane) and Octavian then divide up the Roman empire. Antony takes Egypt and soon takes up the affair with Cleopatra. However Octavian soon launches an attack on Antony and ultimately defeats and mortally wounds him. Rather than permitting herself to be humiliated by Octavian Cleopatra sends her son away to India and she commits suicide by permitting the deadly asp to bite her.

Maggie

An alternative biography of one of the most remarkable political leaders of the twentieth-century written by the political reporter, John Sergeant. His access to those who worked with and against Margaret Thatcher is unique and his book offers a fresh appraisal of a woman who changed British politics forever. The new bestseller from the author of Give Me Ten Seconds: an alternative biography of one of the most remarkable leaders of the twentieth-century Maggie is John Sergeant's mordant analysis of Margaret Thatcher's career and, more importantly, the legacy she has left to the Conservative party, which he would argue has been little short of disastrous. He takes us from the glory days of three successive election victories to the machinations that saw Mrs Thatcher's departure from Downing Street, and on to the years since, during which she has exerted a remarkable and sometimes baleful influence on the party she once led. Sergeant brings to bear his trademark wit and keen sense of the absurd but also his deep understanding of the British political arena and an insight born of thirty years' reporting on events in Westminster. His access to those who worked for her, with her and against her is unique, from Michael Heseltine to Norman Tebbit, from John Major to Chris Patten and even Tony Blair. It is vintage Sergeant and indispensable to anyone wishing to understand Margaret Thatcher's enduring influence.

Reggie: The Life of Reginald Maulding

Sutton Publishing, 2004, first edition. Hardback with pictorial dust jacket, it has black cloth covers with gilt lettering on the spine and is in very good condition. It contains a preface, index and black and white illustrations. In the memoirs and biographies of his contemporaries, Reggie Maudling is a marginal figure: a puzzling walk-on part in the Tory leadership crisis of 1963, a witty man with a clever turn of phrase, or a tragic figure who squandered his natural talents. This biography seeks to redress the balance. In the memoirs and biographies of his contemporaries, Reggie Maudling - "hired by Winston Churchill, fired by Margaret Thatcher" - is a marginal figure: a puzzling walk-on part in the Tory leadership crisis of 1963, a witty man with a clever turn of phrase, or a tragic figure who squandered his natural talents. In histories of political scandals, he is depicted as a greedy failed politician who crossed the line in to corruption. This biography redresses the balance, presenting a picture of a man who was feared and respected inside and outside his party and who was a major influence on post-war Britain. To Thatcherites, Maudling represented the very worst of post-war Conservatism. He had given away an empire, appeased the unions, built up the public sector, welcomed the permissive society and worked for co-existence with the Soviet Union. His ideas now seem well to the left of New Labour. With full access to Maudling's private, ministerial and constituency papers, the support of the Maudling family and from interviews with colleagues and opponents, journalists, friends and business contacts of Maudling's, Lewis Baston tells the full story of Maudling's rise and fall.

The birthday present

It's 1990 & Ivor Tesham, a rising star of Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government, & Hebe Furnal, a stunning housewife stuck in a dull marriage, embark on an affair. Tesham decides to give Hebe a birthday present to remember. He arranges for her to be snatched from the street, bound & gagged, & delivered to him at a mutually agreed venue. It's late spring of 1990 and a love affair is flourishing: between Ivor Tesham, a thirty-three year old rising star of Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government, and Hebe Furnal, a stunning North London housewife stuck in a dull marriage. What excitement Hebe lacks at home, however, is amply compensated for by the well-bred and intensely attractive Tesham - an ardent womanizer and ambitious politican. On the eve of her twenty-eighth birthday, Tesham decides to give Hebe a present to remember: something far more memorable than, say, the costly string of pearls he's already lavished upon her. Involving a fashionable new practice known as 'adventure sex', a man arranges for his unsuspecting but otherwise willing girlfriend to be snatched from the street, bound and gagged, and delivered to him at a mutually agreed venue ... Set amidst an age of IRA bombings, the first Gulf War, and sleazy politics, The Birthday Present is the gripping story of a fall from grace, and of a man who carries within him all the hypocrisy, greed and self-obsession of a troubled era.

Asterix & Cleopatra

The year is 50 B.C. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans... Well not entirely. One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. The village is protected by Asterix a diminutive but tenacious warrior who transforms into a superhuman fighting machine once fortified with the druid Getafix’s magic potion. He is helped by his best friend the gentle-hearted menhir-toting Obelix who's always ready to support his friend - as long as there's plenty of wild boar to feast on!In Egypt Cleopatra has made a bet with Caesar that her new summer home will be built in a number of weeks. To win the bet she enlists the help of Asterix Obelix and their magic potion.

Mad Sad And Bad

Mad Sad & Bad is a thirtysomething comedy about an endearingly dysfunctional family and group of friends whose personal lives are continuously messed up by their own selfish needs and neuroses. Atul is a sitcom writer who despises the work that everybody else loves. Rashmi lives at home with her mother craving a life of her own but dreading all that goes with it. And Hardeep is a psychiatrist who can diagnose everyone's problems but his own. Award-winning writer and director Avie Luthra turns a sharp observational eye towards an ensemble of often extreme and complex characters played by a talented cast that includes Meera Syal (The Kumars Anita & Me) Nitin Ganatra (Bride & Prejudice Shifty) and Andrea Riseborough (Happy-Go-Lucky Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley).

Reliable essays

This definitive and distinctive selection of Clive James's best essays is culled from 30 years of spellbinding prose. It includes his Postcard From Rome, pieces on Thatcher and Orwell, on what it means to be a TV critic and on Marilyn Monroe. Introduced by Julian Barnes, "Reliable Essays" is the definitive choice of Clive James's essays, selected from 30 years of prose. Including classic pieces such as "Postcard from Rome" and his observations on Margaret Thatcher, it contains funny examinations of characters like Barry Humphries, while elsewhere showcasing James's more reflective and analytical style.;From Germaine Greer to Marilyn Monroe, from the nature of celebrity to German culpability for the Holocaust, "Reliable Essays" is a cultural index of the 20th century.

Give me ten seconds

John Sergeant has been one of Britain's leading political correspondents of the past 20 years. His memoir includes stories from his childhood and his career, and provides an insider account of British politics and the BBC. John Sergeant is ITN's Political Editor and before that spent 30 years at the BBC, latterly as the corporation's Chief Political Correspondent. This memoir takes the reader from his rather curious childhood, as the son of decidedly eccentric parents, to his flirtation with show business as part of the 60s satire boom - he starred in revue with Alan Bennett - and his early years in journalism on the Liverpool Post to his 30 years at the BBC.;Memorably handbagged by Margaret Thatcher on the steps of the Paris embassy as she lost the leadership contest, and the man to whom Ron Davis confessed his midnight perambulations on Clapham Common, Sergeant has been on the spot in many of the major news stories of the latter part of the 20th century. His mordant wit, keen sense of the absurd and powers of analysis pervade the book.

The birthday present

It's 1990 & Ivor Tesham, a rising star of Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government, & Hebe Furnal, a stunning housewife stuck in a dull marriage, embark on an affair. Tesham decides to give Hebe a birthday present to remember. He arranges for her to be snatched from the street, bound & gagged, & delivered to him at a mutually agreed venue. Mention his name and most people will say, 'Who?' while the rest think for a bit and ask if he wasn't the one who got involved in all that sleaze back whenever it was...? It's late spring of 1990 and a love affair is flourishing: between Ivor Tesham, a thirty-three year old rising star of Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government, and Hebe Furnal, a stunning North London housewife stuck in a dull marriage. What excitement Hebe lacks at home, however, is amply compensated for by the well-bred and intensely attractive Tesham - an ardent womanizer and ambitious politican. On the eve of her twenty-eighth birthday, Tesham decides to give Hebe a present to remember: something far more memorable than, say, the costly string of pearls he's already lavished upon her. Involving a fashionable new practice known as 'adventure sex', a man arranges for his unsuspecting but otherwise willing girlfriend to be snatched from the street, bound and gagged, and delivered to him at a mutually agreed venue ... Set amidst an age of IRA bombings, the first Gulf War, and sleazy politics, The Birthday Present is the gripping story of a fall from grace, and of a man who carries within him all the hypocrisy, greed and self-obsession of a troubled era.

Cleopatra and her asp

Now you can get the inside story with Cleopatra's secret diary, find out what the romans thought in The Centurion and discover what the locals scrawled on the walls about her. You've probably heard of Cleopatra. She's dead famous for: having a fling with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony; getting carried aay with her eyeliner, and having a nasty accident with an asp. But did you know that Cleo married both her brothers, was dead brainy and spoke nine languages, and had her little sister killed? Yes - even though she's dead, Cleo's still full of surprises!

Give me ten seconds

John Sergeant has been one of Britain's leading political correspondents of the past 20 years. His memoir includes stories from his childhood and his career, and provides an insider account of British politics and the BBC. John Sergeant's acclaimed memoir takes us from his somewhat eccentric childhood to his thirty years' service with the BBC. Memorably handbagged by Margaret Thatcher on the steps of the Paris Embassy as she lost the leadership contest, and the man to whom Ron Davis confessed his midnight perambulations on Clapham Common, Sergeant has been the man on the spot in most of the major news stories of the last twenty years. His mordant wit, keen sense of the absurd and acute powers of analysis pervade the book and his understanding of the labyrinthine workings of Westmister - and of the corridors of Broadcasting House - is second to none.

Granta - Death

This edition of Granta has articles by Martha Gellhorn, Eleanor Roosevelt, Oliver Sacks, Harold Pinter, Samuel Beckett, Raymond Chandler and Patrick Leigh Fermor. There are examples of letters to Chinese dissidents, letters to pop stars, hate letters, publishers' rejection letters to Elliot, Philip Larkin and Wittgenstein and Mandela's prison letters.

The Tragedy of Anthony and Cleopatra

Thatcher's people

There have been many books about Margaret Thatcher and Thatcherism, and no doubt there will be many more. Though this book contains new insights into both her life and the philosophy named after her, it is principally about neither. Its subject, instead, is the small group of about thirty individuals who the author identifies as the men who promoted and supported her - who they were and how they contributed to the formulation and implementation of the policies of the Thatcher years. Very rarely were they Cabinet ministers, instead they tended to be the backroom advisers, the long-standing friends', the men from non-political walks of life who she admired and the men who were prepared to effect the things she wanted. These people include Enoch Powell, Alfred Sherman, Norman Strauss, John Hoskyns, Ian Gow, Alan Walters and Nigel Lawson.

The birthday present

It's late spring of 1990 and a love affair is flourishing: between Ivor Tesham, a thirty-three year old rising star of Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government, and Hebe Furnal, a stunning North London housewife stuck in a dull marriage. What excitement Hebe lacks at home, however, is amply compensated for by the well-bred and intensely attractive Tesham - an ardent womanizer and ambitious politican. On the eve of her twenty-eighth birthday, Tesham decides to give Hebe a present to remember: something far more memorable than, say, the costly string of pearls he's already lavished upon her. Involving a fashionable new practice known as 'adventure sex', a man arranges for his unsuspecting but otherwise willing girlfriend to be snatched from the street, bound and gagged, and delivered to him at a mutually agreed venue ... Set amidst an age of IRA bombings, the first Gulf War, and sleazy politics, The Birthday Present is the gripping story of a fall from grace, and of a man who carries within him all the hypocrisy, greed and self-obsession of a troubled era.

True Lives: Cleopatra

Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, dreamed of restoring her country to its former glory. Hers is a story of ambition and struggle, of powerful romance with the Roman giants...