Set in 12th century England, it tells the stories of tournaments, outlaws, witch trials and divisions between Jews and Christians.
Maggie Meade, the little maid-of-all-work in a mysterious old country house, has made a fantastic discovery in her attic bedroom. An old mirror has the magic quality of turning unexpectedly into a door which leads to the past.
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The Cornets pop group are touring Europe in an old ice cream van.
The story of Geordie, the Scotsman who became an athlete and competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne
By winning a chariot race, Ben-Hur gained revenge on Messala, the arrogant Roman who had been mainly responsible for the tragic circumstances of the Hur family. For years Ben-Hur has been separated from his mother and sister, imprisoned by the Romans, and now lost to him without trace. Ben-Hur is planning to lead a revolt against the Roman tyrants, rulers of his beloved Palestine, by giving support to Jesus whom he believes to be a warlike King of the Jews.
When a storm destroys their village, three young children, Lona, Riki and Jo-Jo, flee into the jungle and as the years pass, they make friends with the animals. One day, Lona rescues an injured Indian chief then travels to his village to prevent the evil Maroc from becoming chief. But before they decide, the village fathers set Lona and Maroc three tasks.
Jane Curtis had problems when the girls in her school are interested in her older brother, Marmaduke.She thinks her troubles were over when Marmaduke left school, but he comes back as a student teacher. He becomes interested In Carol Baxter, another student teacher, but he had a rival a good-looker called Roger Layton.
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The Murphy family pay a rent for their small farm in Ireland once every ten years! But the rent has to be paid in the form of a huge cheese made by old Ma Murphy, which is then taken to the owner of the land, Lord Macken, who lives in Ballyclough. When Grandad Murphy hurts his back, his four orphaned grandchildren, Mary, Sean, Peter, and Peg volunteer to deliver the Big Cheese.
Bunty Baxter is the envy of all her friends— she her very own Prince Charming! Handsome Prince Stanislaus appeared when Bunty had kissed a fluffy little duckling in the park one day. Many centuries ago, Stan had been bewitched by wizard and every so often, the spell returns, changing all sorts of creatures.
Babs Bartley lives with her father on the outskirts of a small Canadian township. Babs’ father is a sergeant in the Mounted Police. After an incident with medicine man, Black Wolf, he vows to make the palefaces pay!
