Madman August DVD Releases

10069 NatGeo Megafactories
10069 NatGeo Megafactories

If you are a fan of well written and captivating foreign-films then be sure to add Barbara to your watchlist!

If subtitles aren't your thing, then perhaps you'll prefer one of the two BBC titles this month – the well-loved thriller; Midsomer Murders, and classic English comedy; Marriage Lines.

Finally, for those doco-fans out there, we have Who Do You Think You Are? and National Geographic's Aviation Wonders. Delve into genealogy and fascinating mechanics with these great titles.

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Barbara

Barbara
Summer in East Germany, 1980.

Barbara, a doctor, has applied for an exit visa from East Germany. Now, as punishment, she has been transferred from Berlin to a small, remote hospital out in the country. Jörg, her lover from the West, has started planning her escape.

So Barbara waits, keeping to herself. Working as a pediatric surgeon under her new boss Andre, she is attentive with her patients, but distanced from her colleagues. Her life will begin later.

But Andre confuses her and arouses her suspicions. His confidence in her professional abilities, his caring attitude, his smile. Why does he cover for her when she helps the young runaway Sarah? Is he spying on her? As the day of her planned escape quickly approaches, Barbara starts to lose control. Over herself, her plans, over love.

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Midsomer Murders – Season 15 (Part 1)

Midsomer Murders S15
The deadliest county in England.

In the villages of Midsomer there are fresh murders to solve… new clues to examine… and scores of suspects to suspect as D.C.I. John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) and D.S. Ben Jones (Jason Hughes) investigate the first three cases from Season 15. Their deductive skills are put to the test when the appearance of a headless horseman foreshadows a number of gruesome deaths; suspicion falls on a convicted murderer when a barrister is killed; and the murder of a journalist has chilling echoes of a 1960s horror film when death imitates art.

Murder and deception are never far away as mayhem shatters the peaceful and picturesque villages of Midsomer in this two disc set, also including a new Audio Commentary with series star Neil Dudgeon.

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Marriage Lines

Marriage Lines
The perils and pitfalls of love, marriage and petty quarrels.

Newly married George and Kate Starling arrive home from their honeymoon to discover they've lost their door keys. How they come to meet their new neighbours and events that follow, sets the tone for laughter as they explore the perils and pitfalls of love, marriage, anniversaries, petty quarrels and the kind of making-up that's not so hard to do. A delightful, classic BBC comedy starring Richard Briers and Prunella Scales.

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Who Do You Think You Are? – Series 5

Who Do You Think You Are? (S5)
Australian celebrities play detective as they go in search of their family history.

Well-known Australians play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Taking us to all corners of Australia and the globe are the stories of six individuals seeking to find the definitive answer to where they came from.

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National Geographic: Megafactories – Aviation Wonders

National Geographic: Megafactories - Aviation Wonders
Airbus. Boeing. Learjet.

It makes sense that if you want to build some of the biggest vehicles on the planet, you'll need some of the biggest factories to do it and vehicles don't come much bigger than aircraft. Constructing and testing everything from the shell of the plane to the first class cabin, there are few engineering feats on the planet more complex and impressive. Step inside these gigantic spaces to see what it takes to create aviation wonders.