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Actors & Directors
  • David Hiller
  • Penelope Keith
  • Alex Pascall
  • Rolf Saxon
  • Sandra Dickinson
  • Rudolph Walker
Release date: 2003-03-31
Price: £9.99

Review Teletubbies - Look/Yellow [1997]:


Review Cinema Club / Merlin [1998]
Actors & Directors
  • Helena Bonham Carter
  • Sam Neill
  • Steve Barron
  • Martin Short
  • Miranda Richardson
  • John Gielgud
Release date: 2002-04-08
Run time: 174 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £3.87

Review Merlin [1998] / Cinema Club:

What kind of guy was the wizard Merlin, anyway? He lives a long time, raises a boy to be a king, props up a Utopian empire with his magic and wisdom, and then watches as it all crumbles under such banal forces as vengeance and betrayal. This four-hour mini-series re-tells the story of Camelot and King Arthur from the perspective of the magic man who sacrifices a great deal to guide mortals toward a better destiny. Sam Neill plays Merlin as an accessible, flesh-and-blood fellow of real passion, powerless to undo the spell of a rival (Rutger Hauer) who has virtually imprisoned Merlin's great love, Nimue (Isabella Rossellini), but gifted enough to counter the treachery of Morgan Le Fey (Helena Bonham Carter) and the wicked Queen Mab (Miranda Richardson). The battle sequences and special effects are striking and original, and it is great fun to see such art-house movie actors as Richardson, Carter, Neill, etc. , in fantasy entertainment the whole family can enjoy. (An unrecognizable Martin Short must be singled out, however, for a wonderful, largely dramatic performance as Mab's sidekick, Frik. ) Directed by Steve Barron (The Adventures of Pinocchio), Merlin is a nice bit of glossy revisionism of a beloved legend. -Tom Keogh.

Review Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Vol. 1 - Sapsorrow / The Luck Child [1988]
Actors & Directors
  • John Hurt
Release date: 1999-09-13
Run time: 50 min.
RRP: £7.99
Price: £6.06

Review Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Vol. 1 - Sapsorrow / The Luck Child [1988] / Sony Pictures Home Entertainment:

One of Jim Henson's finest hours was the Storyteller television series that first aired in 1987. As with his other non-Muppet entertainments (Labyrinth), Henson fills the screen with wonderful creatures that have a wisp of a JRR Tolkien fantasy. The eight-part series was adapted from European folk tales by Anthony Minghella, who became an Oscar-winning filmmaker a decade later with The English Patient. Minghella weaves the narration of the storyteller (played with aplomb by John Hurt) with dialogue from the stories to beguiling effect; the storyteller doesn't simply introduce the tales (two episodes per video). "Sapsorrow" is a curious variation on the Cinderella legend. The second, "The Luck Child", is a brilliant short about a king bent on destroying a commoner boy after a wizard declares the boy will grow up to be king. The boy, known as the luck child ("the seventh son born of a seventh son on a week with two Fridays"), faces abduction, murder attempts, robbers, a man-eating griffin, and other obstacles. The fate of the king is one of those hooks that should have the kids smiling for days. Henson's work is true family entertainment (ages 6 and up) and at only 22 minutes per episode, it's the perfect companion for some fine entertainment around the TV. -Doug Thomas.

Review Sony Bmg / Westlife Story
Actors & Directors
  • Westlife
Release date: 1999-11-29
Run time: 60 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £1.34

Review Westlife Story / Sony Bmg:


Review 4 Front Video / Prince Of Egypt, The / Joseph - King Of Dreams [1998]
Actors & Directors
  • Paul Mercurio
  • Alice Krige
  • Ben Kingsley
  • Roger Young
  • Lesley Ann Warren
  • Martin Landau
Release date: 2003-02-17
Run time: 169 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.59

Review Prince Of Egypt, The / Joseph - King Of Dreams [1998] / 4 Front Video:


Review ITV DVD / The Wind In The Willows [1995]
Actors & Directors
  • Rik Mayall
  • Dave Unwin
  • Michael Palin
  • Michael Gambon
  • James Villiers
  • Alan Bennett
Release date: 1997-10-13
Run time: 72 min.
Price: £10.99

Review The Wind In The Willows [1995] / ITV DVD:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Sesame Street - 1,2,3 Count With Me / Imagine That [1998]
Actors & Directors
  • Jochen Brauer
Release date: 1998-08-17
Run time: 68 min.
Price: £9.99

Review Sesame Street - 1,2,3 Count With Me / Imagine That [1998] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Join Ernie at The Furry Arms Hotel for a musical lesson in just how useful counting can be. When Ernie finds and returns a misplaced key, he uses his knowledge of numbers to return the key to the correct guest. As Ernie begins to learn about the hotel business, he finds many common situations in which counting is essential. Throughout the 30-minute video, Ernie and his friends help children learn to count from one to 20 with such songs as the jazzy "That's How the Numbers Go", an original version of the Chorus Line show tune "One" and "Rap Song #11". Favourite Sesame Street characters Elmo and The Count are joined by new characters including Ding the Dinger, a furry fellow with a bell on his head, and Benny, the bellboy that responds to Ding the Dinger's dings. Children as young as 18 months will bounce happily along with the catchy tunes and two-year-olds will be inspired to count aloud with Ernie. Kids up to age five will hone their counting skills and laugh at the increasingly frustrated Benny as he delivers everything from one bucket of ice to 15 stampeding elephants! If you're looking for a fun video that teaches counting skills, here it is. -Tami Horiuchi.

Actors & Directors
  • Mighty Morph'n Power Rangers
Release date: 1995-03-27
Run time: 42 min.
Price: £9.99

Review Mighty Morph'n Power Rangers 11 - The Spit Flower / Life's A Masquerade / Universal Pictures UK:


Actors & Directors
  • Edward Underdown
  • David Cobham
  • Peter Ustinov (narrator)
  • Virginia McKenna
  • Jack Couffer
  • Bill Travers
  • Roddy McMillan
Release date: 2000-09-30
Run time: 189 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £9.98

Review Tarka The Otter / Ring Of Bright Water (1978 / 1969) / Cinema Club:


Actors & Directors
  • The Slow Norris
Release date: 1999-01-18
Run time: 128 min.
Price: £9.99

Review The Slow Norris - Series 1 / ITV DVD:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Baby Mozart [US version]
Release date: 2000-10-16
Run time: 27 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £9.98

Review Baby Mozart [US version] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

It's called "the Mozart Effect", the notion that exposing youngsters to the melodies of the maestro can improve verbal ability, spatial intelligence, creativity and memory. It's a pretty big leap of faith to understand that effect unless you personally see a toddler react to the stimulation. The Baby Einstein folks have a series of tapes (Baby Einstein is also available) that add visual stimulation to the bouncy recordings (using vibraphone, Rhodes electric piano and even a glockenspiel). The melodies are heard against colourful imagery of spinning tops, wave machines, soft baby toys, mobiles and the like. Several parenting groups and magazines have heralded the tapes for children of one to 36 months old, but the Orwellian aspect of introducing babes in arms to the TV screen may cause many to resort to Mozart's music. -Doug Thomas.

Actors & Directors
  • Jeremy Cross
  • Tom Baker
Release date: 1991-03-04
Run time: 35 min.
RRP: £8.99
Price: £11.77

Review Tales Of Aesop: Volume One / Tempe Video/Abbey Home Entertainment:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Baby Bach
Release date: 2003-11-03
Run time: 32 min.
Price: £12.99

Review Baby Bach / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

Designed for infants and toddlers (one to 36 months), Baby Bach is a nicely produced video that features familiar toys and colourful objects, moving to the complex beautiful music of Johann Sebastian Bach. According to the video producers, "Bach's music has shown to enhance creativity, improve academic achievement, reduce anxiety and heighten mental awareness". Any parent will embrace this theory. Not only did this video completely captivate a 22-month-old for its entire 30-minute run-time but it's easy on the parents, too. The images are lively, clean and sharp and producers The Baby Einstein Company have a firm handle on what interests babies and toddlers. The extraneous segments with two pretty little blonde girls is silly but forgivable. Given that most children elect to watch a video repeatedly, this is one that parents won't mind in the slightest. The music, available on CD, is simply lovely. -N F Mendoza.

Review Warner Home Video / Looney Tunes - Daffy Duck [1988]
Actors & Directors
  • Daffy Duck
Release date: 1990-09-10
Run time: 46 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £3.25

Review Looney Tunes - Daffy Duck [1988] / Warner Home Video:


Review JIM HENSON / THE BEST OF THE MUPPET SHOW [BOX SET]
Actors & Directors
  • PETER SELLERS
  • JOHN CLEESE
  • JOHNNY CASH
  • BOB HOPE
  • LYNDA CARTER
Run time: 920 min.

Review THE BEST OF THE MUPPET SHOW [BOX SET] / JIM HENSON:

A Bumper bundle of over FIFTEEN hours of one of the most loved shows ever. the incredible MUPPETS!! With more guest stars than you can shake a green frog at!.

Actors & Directors
  • Zippy
  • Bungle
Run time: 55 min.
Price: £7.99

Review Rainbow: Stories And Rhymes / Thames Video:


Review MGM Entertainment / Droopy-Wags to Riches [1943]
Actors & Directors
  • Droopy
Run time: 58 min.
Price: £8.99

Review Droopy-Wags to Riches [1943] / MGM Entertainment:


Review 2 Entertain Video / Tweenies - Colours Are Magic! [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • Robin Carr
  • Will Brenton
  • Dieter Jansen
Release date: 2001-03-19
Run time: 51 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £0.99

Review Tweenies - Colours Are Magic! [1999] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review The Land Before Time 10 / The Land Before Time 10
Release date: 2003-09-13
Run time: 90 min.
Price: £9.99

Review The Land Before Time 10 / The Land Before Time 10:


Actors & Directors
  • Rosie And Jim
Release date: 1999-09-27
Run time: 49 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.50

Review Rosie And Jim - The Biggest Messes Ever / 2 Entertain Video:


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Teletubbies - Look/Yellow [1997], Merlin [1998], Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Vol. 1 - Sapsorrow / The Luck Child [1988], Westlife Story, Prince Of Egypt, The / Joseph - King Of Dreams [1998], The Wind In The Willows [1995], Sesame Street - 1,2,3 Count With Me / Imagine That [1998], Mighty Morph'n Power Rangers 11 - The Spit Flower / Life's A Masquerade, Tarka The Otter / Ring Of Bright Water (1978 / 1969), The Slow Norris - Series 1, Baby Mozart [US version], Tales Of Aesop: Volume One, Baby Bach, Looney Tunes - Daffy Duck [1988], THE BEST OF THE MUPPET SHOW [BOX SET], Rainbow: Stories And Rhymes, Droopy-Wags to Riches [1943], Tweenies - Colours Are Magic! [1999], The Land Before Time 10, Rosie And Jim - The Biggest Messes Ever

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