BBC adaptation of Robert Westall's acclaimed novel. In a small seaside town in northern England during World War II, a young boy discovers the remains of a German aircraft - with the dead pilot still inside.
Thoughts obsess Louise: she can't resist sharing them with her surroundings, even if it makes her stupidly drunk. Little by little, we realize that this moody, imaginative young woman may be hiding a secret...
The end of the thirteenth century. The envoy of the Golden Horde - Mengu-Temir, a handsome and connoisseur of female beauty arrives in the capital of Russia. He came to steal thousands of Russian soldiers into the Horde, but he is ready to be content with only a part if Grand Duke Yaroslav returns the princess Ustinia, the wife of his brother Boris. Yaroslav is not ready to violate the laws of Faith and Honor, but Boris himself is taking this step, hoping that this sacrifice will ensure him a princely throne. Ustinya with a caravan goes to a foreign land. Mengu leaves Yaroslav a "gift" from the Great Khan - young Nargiz, who awakens the prince to life and puts him before a fateful choice. On one side of the scales - love and passion, on the other - the throne and the life of Nargiz herself, which neither the people nor the lawful wife of Yaroslav accepts.
The 30 episode bilingual series for families and children is curated to promote appreciation of Spanish language and Latin culture. The stories revolve around Señorita Fernández's Funky Fonda, a place where Perro Pepe and the neighborhood children congregate. Each episode introduces Spanish via context and immersion rather than direct translation.
Mac Murphy takes charge as manager of a struggling fictional Third Division football club, Dunmore United. The series follows a group of young supporters of the club whose day-to-day troubles included attempts to set up a junior supporter's club and clubhouse within the stadium.
Licia dolce Licia is an Italian television series. It is one of the four live adaptations of the Japanese manga Ai Shite Knight. It is the sequel to "Love me Licia" and was followed by "Teneramente Licia" and "Balliamo e cantiamo con Licia".
The events revolve around the grandmother (Hababa), who tells her granddaughter Lulwa and Nadia every day a story from the stories of the Thousand and One Nights, so that the scenes follow between the grandmother and the events of the story she tells, and the stories shed light on human values and social issues.
Giggle and Hoot is a TV "wrapper" programme for the Australian children's channel ABC2. It also aired on ABC1 in 2010-2011, but was later discontinued on that channel. It began in 2010. The show depicts of the adventures of Jimmy Giggle, and his best friend Hoot the owl.
The story takes place during the weeks before Christmas, in the small mining town of fictitious Granhyttan in Bergslagen, Sweden. One day a suspicious couple, Signe and Orvar, arrives in the small town and retires in an abandoned hut. Nobody knows what they up to; but strange things starts to happen as Staffan finds a gold nugget while playing in a disused mine at the Kråkberget Mountain during a skiing trip with his schoolmates. Staffan believes the nugget is a part of Skarp-Erik's gold, as his grandpa had told exciting stories about. The news about the gold discovery spread quickly and Staffan and his friends are soon pursued by curious schoolmates, school staff and also the mysterious strangers. All this happens as the students are rehearsing for the nativity play before Christmas break.
Returning to its roots, Ken Shimura's classic comedy sketches will be revived, with each episode taking place in a different setting, such as a doctor's office, a park, a police box, an interrogation room, and a train. Of course, well-known characters such as Hen na Ojisan (Weird Uncle) and Grandma Hitomi will make appearances. In addition, the program will also include a location corner where the members will go out of the studio and visit all over Japan to meet local people and introduce their hometown pride!