Simon Russell Beale
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Spy chief George Smiley may intend to retire, but his active, intelligent mind is not so easily laid aside. So when British Secret Service asks him to go just one more round, his response is predictable--especially as it involves the brutal death of one of Smiley's loyal cohorts in the underground world of espionage. The man was killed just when he had information of utmost importance to pass on to his spy chief. Smiley's opponent in this conclusive...
2) Dunkirk
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Explores the audacious bid to rescue over 400,000 troops from the British Expeditionary Force besieged on the beaches at Dunkirk, which ranks as one of the greatest maritime evacuations in history. Combines contemporary footage and reenactments to tell the story in 3 episodes.
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"A red rogue wind blows a wicked pirate captain close to the island left off the map of the world. He's searching for solid gold apples from the sea dragon's orchard beneath the waves. Betsy K. Glory and Mr. Tiger take to the air and dive deep to save all the sea dragon's treasures, including a very precious egg."-- Provided by publisher.
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A humorous, perfect, modern fairytale about a determined girl, Betsy K Glory, Mr Tiger and his troupe of circus acrobats, a lonely giant and an enchanted toad. This is the story of Betsy K Glory, the daughter of a mermaid and an ice-cream maker. She lives on an island that's been left off the map of the world where she wonders how to make wishes come true. She discovers that only Gongalong berries harvested when the moon is blue, then made into delicious-wishes...
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; Our Kind of Traitor; and The Night Manager, now a television series starring Tom Hiddleston.
The 50th-anniversary edition of the bestselling novel that launched John le Carré’s career worldwide
In the shadow of the newly erected Berlin Wall, Alec Leamas watches as his last agent is shot...
The 50th-anniversary edition of the bestselling novel that launched John le Carré’s career worldwide
In the shadow of the newly erected Berlin Wall, Alec Leamas watches as his last agent is shot...