The most successful entity in the history of the entertainment business, and still as popular as ever forty years on, The Beatles' story is a classic rags to riches tale. Here, every official Beatles single and album is discussed, along with a detailed discussion of how the four working-class Liverpool lads met and, using the songs and records as signposts, a journey through their colourful, historic and celebrated career.

From Robert Louis Stevenson’s 'Treasure Island' to Errol Flynn in 'Captain Blood' on to today’s 'Pirates of the Caribbean', the romantic image of pirates in modern Western popular culture has long been with us. But of course pirates come in many guises, and not all of them as charming as Johnny Depp.Pirates are outlaws who move quickly, a form of lawlessness based on the application of immense short term power by mobile forces which fade away, similar to guerrilla warfare.I...

The curious and murderous exploits of the Rev Frances Outerard as recounted by himself with interspersions from his cat Maurice and his dog Bouncer. Leslie Phillips as a cat? Inspired casting! An enchanting tale full of fun, wit and insight. Set in a delightful 1950s mythical Surrey. The collusion between the cat and the dog to ensure their owner keeps out of trouble is hilarious.

Alan Partridge meets The League Of Gentlemen. Directed by Edgar Wright and a young George Lucas...Bob Flint is a man with a dream.A dream of running his own bar, Bob’s Bar.The only trouble is, since he married Maggie Flint he hasn’t had any money, drive or ambition. So, after an horrendous accident with a whiskey bottle, Maggie goes into a coma and Bob discovers her secret life insurance policy just waiting to be collected. With money from local loan sharks ‘The Bent...