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No one does glamour, severity, girlish charm or tight-lipped witticism better than Dame Maggie Smith, one of Britain's best-loved actors. This new biography shines the stage-lights on the life and career of a truly remarkable performer, one whose stage and screen career spans six decades. From...

In this book, Michael Smith and Rahul Telang, experts on entertainment analytics, show how the success of House of Cards upended the film and TV industries - and how companies like Amazon and Apple are changing the rules in other entertainment industries, notably publishing and music. We're living through a period of unprecedented technological disruption in the entertainment industries.

Three enhanced audiobooks performed by the stars of the classic BBC television series. Velandra: Blake is having bad dreams: a swamp, wolves, a woman called Velandra...and Travis. Could this be a memory that was erased by the Federation? Retribution: A distress call leads Avon and Vila to Ragnus Lang, formerly Vila's partner-in-crime. And now Lang needs Blake's help. Ministry of Peace: Is the planet Speranza a beacon of hope in the fight against the Federation, or is its history about to take a darker path?

'Brother', by Nigel Fairs. Auron scientist Gustav Nyrron is back aboard the Liberator, on his way home. But Avon does not trust him, and soon a drugged Nyrron wakes to find himself in Avon’s clutches on a devastated world. In this desert, their pasts are waiting for them...and a devastating truth that will shake their very beliefs to the core. 'Poison', by Iain McLaughlin. Federation Freighter Antares is a ship with many secrets. Why is it making regular runs to a heavily guarded frontier world?

The legendary Ice House Club celebrated it's 50th Anniversary with this live all-star comedy extravaganza. The recording of this momentous night features 8 national headliners in an amazing tribute that will be remembered as one of the strongest Comedy shows in history.