Rebellion : the history of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution —Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-

Tudors : the history of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I —Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-

The Limehouse Golem

During 19th century London, the city is shaken after a series of murders in the Limehouse district. The press claims that the monstrous crimes could only be committed by The Golem ' a legendary creature from dark times. ...

Dominion : the history of England from the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria's Diamond Jubilee —Ackroyd, Peter, 1949- author.

Hawksmoor —Ackroyd, Peter, 1949- author.

Integrating portraits of an eighteenth-century architect and a modern London police inspector, this novel focuses on two men, both undergoing a process of disintegration and both involved in a series of similar murders.

Charlie Chaplin : a brief life —Ackroyd, Peter, 1949- author.

He was the very first icon of the silver screen and is one of the most recognizable of Hollywood faces, even a hundred years after his first film. But what of the man behind the moustache? Peter Ackroyd's biography turns...

Venice revealed. Disc 1

"An in-depth tour of the art, architecture, music and theatre of Europe's most mysterious and seductive city." -- Container.

Venice : pure city —Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-

Handel's Water music recreating a royal spectacular

Documents the story behind the premiere of Handel's "Water Music" on the Thames in 1717, with the English Concert performing favorite movements from the work in period costumes on the river.

Charlie Chaplin —Ackroyd, Peter, 1949- author.

Three brothers —Ackroyd, Peter, 1949- author.

'Three Brothers follows the fortunes of Harry, Daniel and Sam Hanway, born on a post-war council estate in Camden Town. Marked out from the start by curious coincidence, each boy is forced to make his own way in the worl...

The beginning —Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-

Poe : a life cut short —Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-

Venice revealed. Disc 2

"An in-depth tour of the art, architecture, music and theatre of Europe's most mysterious and seductive city." -- Container.

Alfred Hitchcock —Ackroyd, Peter, 1949- author.

In this quick-witted portrait, Ackroyd reveals Hitchcock to be: a lugubriously jolly man fond of practical jokes, who smashes a once-used tea cup every morning to remind himself of the frailty of life. Iconic film stars ...

Charlie Chaplin : a breif life —Ackroyd, Peter, 1949- author.

Thames : sacred river —Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-

The death of King Arthur : Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur —Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-

The Mystery of Charles Dickens

This remarkable one-man play brilliantly interweaves Dickens' turbulent life story with some of his most memorable fictional characters - brought to life by Simon Callow's breathtaking performance at the Albery Theatre, ...

London : the biography —Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-