Peter Davison
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
xviii, 542 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A compilation of personal letters creates an autobiography of the author of "Nineteen Eighty-Four" through his correspondence with other literary luminaries, including T.S. Eliot and Henry Miller, as well as letters to complete strangers.
2) Dream Horse
Language
English
Description
Experience the inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely racehorse bred by small-town bartender Jan Vokes. With little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to raise Dream and compete against the racing elites, becoming a beacon of hope in their struggling community as he rises through the ranks.
Series
Pub. Date
[2003], 1989.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Albert Campion discovers that an old school chum, whose funeral he attended, might not be dead after all. Coincidentally, he receives an urgent plea from an old flame to solve another puzzling murder.
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a ruthless gang of mobsters threatens the life of an eminent American judge, Campion comes to the rescue, hiding him away in the remote village of Mystery Mile. Soon the judge disappears and a strange Turkish art expert arrives. The village locals begin to panic, and once more Campion finds himself in the thick of danger and intrigue.
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Campion is determined to prove his friend's innocence when the Golden Quill publishing company suffers the scandal of a muder in its ranks. As Campion digs deeper into the hidden secrets of the company and its staff, a second murder occurs.
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 179 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The 1983 special: "James returns to Darrowby following his wartime service in the R.A.F. though little has changed in the Dales in the intervening six years, James finds it difficult to adjust to the peacetime routine and to friends and family who seem like strangers"--Container.
The 1985 special: "Siegfried waxes lyrical about the accelerating rate of scientific progress as James proceeds to plod along with tried and tested remedies. How long can...
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Albert Campion discovers that an old school chum, whose funeral he attended, might not be dead after all. Coincidentally, he receives an urgent plea from an old flame to solve another puzzling murder. Could the two be connected?
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When an international ring of thieves and killers conspire to destroy a prominent British family, Albert Campion and his sidekick agree to help protect the family name and fortune. Before long they find themselves involved in a witch's brew of curses, spells and naturally, murder.
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An English country house, old money, good breeding and a brutal and bizarre murder--just the sort of mystery for Albert Campion to unravel. He no sooner begins his investigation, than another member of the family, Aunt Julia, is poisoned.
Language
English
Description
The world's longest-running sci-fi series is celebrating it's 50th anniversary with an explosive special. A celebration of Doctor Who unlike any other. "In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor's own dangerous past comes back to haunt him." --...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Underdog detective 'Dangerous' Davies toils at a small London police station, where his slicker colleagues taunt him and his boss calls him the last detective he would put on a big case. That makes it all the sweeter when he cracks the big ones anyway.