Recreation

New Titles Audio and Video February 2018 (arrived in January 2018)

CDs

BLUES

As you see me now, Jools Holland

CHAMBER

String quartet no. 3; Piano quintet, Schumann.

CHORAL

Quo vadis, George Dyson.

CHRISTMAS

Christmas Christmas, Cheap Trick.
Christmas with Canterbury Cathedral Girls' Choir.,
You make it feel like Christmas, Gwen Stefani.

COMEDY

The comic genius of Billy T. James.,

COUNTRY

The Time Jumpers., Time Jumpers
Texoma Shore, Blake Shelton.

EASY LISTENING

Cool cats & diamond dolls.
Move over darling, Alfie, Santa baby, Love is blue and more.

FILM

Pitch perfect 3: original motion picture soundtrack.

JAZZ

Bitches brew, Miles Davis.

POPULAR

Dreamboats & petticoats. The diamond edition.
Go away little girl, Long tall Sally, Sway, Sweet soul music and more.
Latest & greatest. Pop hits.
Now that's what I call 60s.
Now that's what I call music! 98.
The piano room.
Piano, Benny Andersson.
Trouble no more, Bob Dylan.
A brand new me, Aretha Franklin
Soul of a woman, Sharon Jones
Live on soundstage with special guest Alison Krauss, Tom Jones.
Tell me you love me, Demi Lovato.
Grace, Lizz Wright.

ROCK

American stars 'n bars, Neil Young.
BBC Radio 1 live lounge. 2017.
Cheap Xmas: Donald Fagen complete.
Comes a time, Neil Young.
Cream. 25., Cream (clubbing compilation)
Cut, Hunters & Collectors.
Drum & bass annual. 2017.
Electronic 80s: the collection.
Various artists
Evolution, Anastacia.
Hotel California, Eagles.
Legends., Ministry of Sound (Club)
Long may you run, the Stills-Young Band.
Live rust, Neil Young & Crazy Horse.
On the beach, Neil Young.
Revival, Eminem.
Rust never sleeps, Neil Young
Their law: the singles 1990-2005, Prodigy.
The visitor, Neil Young
Time fades away, Neil Young.
The 7th sword, Era.
The best of, Elbow.
The book of souls: live chapter, Iron Maiden.
The fountain, Echo & the Bunnymen.
Tonight's the night, Neil Young.
Topographic drama: live across America, Yes.
Ultimate, Bryan Adams.
Utopia, Bjork.
Versatile, Van Morrison.
White knight, Todd Rundgren.
Who built the moon?, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

WORLD

The ultimate guide to Welsh folk, Cerys Matthews.

DVDs

COMEDY

Brush strokes. Series one.
Brush strokes. Series two.

DANCE

Signes: ballet en sept tableaux sur une idée originale.
A contemporary ballet choreographed by Carolyn Carlson, performed by the Ballet de l'Opera national de Paris, filmed at the Opera Bastille.

FILM

Angel & the badman.
An injured gunfighter (John Wayne) is nursed back to health by a Quaker girl (Gail Russell) and her family whose way of life influences him and his violent ways.
Backbeat, directed by Iain Softley.
A dramatization of the Hamburg, Germany phase of The Beatles' early history.
Battle of the sexes.
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell).
Flock of dudes.
A 30-something year old (Chris D'Elia) decides to "break up" with his best buds in order to finally grow up.
Hell's angels, produced and directed by Howard Hughes.
An American aviation war film released in 1930. Stars 18 year old Jean Harlow in her first major appearance.
I am Michael, .
Based on the fascinating, true-life story of Michael Glatze (James Franco), a gay activist who becomes an anti-gay Christian pastor.
John Hersey's A bell for Adano, directed by George Sherman.
In WW2, U.S. Army Major Joppolo and his troops are tasked with administering the war damaged Italian town of Adano where the locals decry the loss of the town bell. Adapted from the novel of the same name. Stars Gene Tierney.
King Creole.
A rebellious young man (Elvis Presley) takes a job as a nightclub singer to make ends meet, attracting the attention of a local crime boss.
Man to manta., Martin Clunes
Martin embarks on a quest to fulfil his ambition to swim with giant manta rays.
Maudie.
A film about the life of artist Maud Lewis, who pianted in Nova Scotia. Starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke.
Mythica. The dragon slayer.
Final installment in the fantasy series Mythica. Starring Melanie Stone and Adam Johnson
Natural causes.
Walter (Benjamin Whitrow) is an historical writer who hires a killer (George Cole) to murder his neurotic wife (Prunella Scales), planning to spend the rest of his life with his young secretary.
Short term 12.
A 20-something supervising staff member (Brie Larson) of a residential treatment facility navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend (John Gallagher Jr.).
That's not me.
Polly's (Alice Foulcher) dreams of making it as an actor are shattered when her identical twin sister, Amy, catapults to international stardom.
The lawless breed.
After being released from prison, former gun-fighter John Wesley Hardin hopes to have his autobiography published in order to rehabilitate his tarnished reputation. Starring Rock Hudson and Julie Adams
The loves of Carmen.
A beautiful but amoral gypsy girl (Rita Hayworth) entices a young dragoon (Glenn Ford) to betray his honor and get cashiered from the service, and for her sake he soon turns to a life of crime.
The only living boy in New York.
Adrift in New York City, a recent college graduate's (Callum Turner) life is upended by his father's mistress (Kate Beckinsale).
A silent voice: the movie.
After being bullied mercilessly, a grade school student transfers to another school. Years later, one of her former tormentors sets out to make amends. Animated teen drama.
Victoria & Abdul.
The relationship between Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) and her young Indian attendant (Ali Fazal). Based on the book by the same name.
The changeover.
Set in post-earthquake Christchurch, The Changeover is a supernatural thriller about a troubled teenager (Erana James) who must become a witch in order to destroy an ancient spirit sucking the life out of her little brother (Benji Purchase). Based on the novel by Margaret Mahy.
The glass castle.
Based on Jeanette Walls memoir of the same name. Depicts her real-life childhood spent squatting in homes and living in poverty. Starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson & Naomi Watts.

MUSIC

Ives: Holidays symphony., Michael Tilson Thomas
Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5., Micheal Tilson Thomas
Stravinsky's Rite of spring, Michael Tilson Thomas
Gala concert, André Rieu.
La vie est belle, André Rieu.
Live at the Royal Albert Hall, André Rieu.
Love songs, André Rieu.

Non-Fiction

The free man.
An Olympic freestyle skier (Jossi Wells) takes up new extreme sports, in which he has no prior experience in.
Method express., Tracy Anderson
6 efficient 10 minute workouts.
Michelangelo, love and death, directed by David Bickerstaff.
The curious world of Hieronymus Bosch, filmed and directed by David Bickerstaff.
Expert insights from curators and leading cultural critics explore the inspiration behind Bosch's strang and unsettling works.
Lights out!.
Basketball
NBA furious finishes.
Sons of the city: New York.
Basketball
The Doctor.
NBA
The foundation: NBA superstars on and off the court.
Touched by gold: the history-making story of the 1971-1972 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers.
Diana in her own words.
An intimate story told entirely in the Princess's voice through extremely rare recordings.

TV SERIES

Midsomer murders. Ghosts of Christmas past.

Talking Books

ADVENTURE

End game, David Baldacci.
The counterfeit agent, Alex Berenson.
The spy's daughter, Adam Brookes.
Origin, Dan Brown.
Open arms, Vince Cable.
The Armageddon file, Stephen Coonts.
Pacific vortex!, Clive Cussler.
On a particular service, David Donachie.
No safe place, Matt Hilton.
The tick tock man, Terence Strong.

FICTION

Secret keeping for beginners, Maggie Alderson.
Tell tale, Jeffrey Archer.
Alias Grace, Margaret Atwood.
The gingerbread house, Kate Baeufoy.
The eternal city, Domenica de Rosa.
Gardens of water, Alan Drew.
Fingerprints of previous owners, Rebecca Entel.
Siracusa, Delia Ephron.
The Christmas stocking and other stories, Katie Fforde.
A message from the other side, Moira Forsyth.
The betrayal, Kate Furnivall.
The woman at 72 Derry Lane, Carmel Harrington.
Sugar money, Jane Harris.
The book that matters most, Ann Hood.
The wake up, Catherine Ryan Hyde.
English animals, Laura Kaye.
The mountain between us, Charles Martin.
The tea gardens, Fiona McIntosh.
Phone, Will Self.
A time of love and tartan: a 44 Scotland Street novel, Alexander McCall Smith.
Winter, Ali Smith.
Her frozen heart, Lulu Taylor.
Mother Land, Paul Theroux.

HISTORICAL

The indigo girl, Natasha Boyd.
Fools and mortals, Bernard Cornwell.

MYSTERY

Rubbernecker, Belinda Bauer.
Prague nights, Benjamin Black.
The midnight line, Lee Child.
A day in the death of Dorothea Cassidy, Ann Cleeves.
Damaged, Martina Cole.
Two kinds of truth, Michael Connelly.
A little death, A.J. Cross.
Dust to dust, Margaret Duffy.
Hardcore twenty-four, Janet Evanovich.
She's not there, Joy Fielding.
Y is for yesterday, Sue Grafton.
The Rooster Bar, John Grisham.
Keep her safe, Sophie Hannah.
The big seven: a Faux mystery, Jim Harrison.
Birthright, David Hingley.
Offline, Anne Holt.
Offline, Anne Holt.
Billionaire, Peter James.
Beau death, Peter Lovesey.
Now we are dead, Stuart MacBride.
Odd child out, Gilly Macmillan.
Don't turn out the lights, Bernard Minier
Dancing with death, Amy Myers.
The lucky one, Caroline Overington.
The people vs. Alex Cross, James Patterson.
Standing still, Caro Ramsay.
Black night falling, Rod Reynolds.
Killer plan, Leigh Russell.
Deep freeze, John Sandford.
Golden prey, John Sandford.

Non-fiction

Five minutes of amazing: my journey through dementia, Chris Graham
Talk to the headscarf, Emma Hannigan.
Jewel of Knightsbridge: the origins of the Harrods empire, Robin Harrod.
The diary of a bookseller, Shaun Bythell.
To Siri with love: a mother, her autistic son, and the kindness of machines, Judith Newman.
Life in the garden, Penelope Lively.
Believe me: a memoir of love, death, and jazz chickens, Eddie Izzard
Saga land, Richard Fidler
Sons and soldiers, Bruce Henderson.
The hills of Adonis, Colin Thubron.

ROMANCE

A dark Sicilian secret, Jane Porter.
Come rain or shine, Tricia Stringer.

SAGA

The girls of Mulberry Lane, Rosie Clarke.
Polo, Jilly Cooper.
A Christmas candle, Katie Flynn.
The shipbuilder's daughter, Emma Fraser.
The little angel, Rosie Goodwin.
When the music stopped, Beryl Matthews.
The winter baby, Sheila Newberry.
The pearl sister, Lucinda Riley.
The duchess, Danielle Steel.
Tomorrow brings sorrow, Mary Wood.

SCIENCE FICTION

Star Wars, fate of the Jedi. Apocalypse, Christie Golden.

WESTERN

The bright face of danger, Max Brand.
The Mexican saddle, Bennett Foster.