Software Testing: An ISEB Foundation - Brian Hambling, Peter Morgan, Angelina Samaroo

Advantages: Short episodes, footage of real ballet lessons, Judi Dench
Disadvantages: May lead to pleas for real balllet lessons!

...ANGELINA BALLERINA - FOREVER FRIENDS INTRODUCTION Angelina Ballerina is a mouse. A mouse who loves to dance and who dreams of being a prima ballerina. Along with her best friend, Alice, she gets into lots of scrapes and adventures, often hindered by those pesky Pinkpaws twins, Priscilla and Penelope. EPISODES This particular DVD consists of four episodes, all approximately 12-15 minutes long. Ballerina Rag Doll - Angelina gives away her old rag doll and then immediately regrets her decision. She ropes in Alice to try to track her doll down, only to find the lost doll where she least expects, when she is helping Miss Lily teach a new ballet class. Angelina's Surprise - Angelina is so jealous when the Pinkpaws twins show off their new baby brother that she tells everyone that her mother is having... Read review

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Advantages: Beautifully illustrated. Lovely Story.
Disadvantages: Ballet specific terms may confound some (like me!)

...INTRODUCTION We are expecting baby No.2 due in October, so in anticipation of assuming full bedtime duties for our pre-school daughter once the new arrival comes home, I have been taking a more active role in her bedtime routine. Once the jimjams are on, the teeth brushed, and tinkle tonkle done, its time to choose the bedtime book. In the past few weeks I have slowly become more and more familiar with the sizeable library of children?s books at my daughter?s disposal - some new, and some tatty ? and learning her pet names for her well thumbed favourites. Amongst these are two books featuring an adorable little mouse called Angelina Mousling who dreams of becoming a ballerina. My daughter has affectionately christened these as her ?bally books? and they get a run-out at least once a week. AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR The story... Read review

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Advantages: Easy watching, some good acting and great vocal performances
Disadvantages: Acting from some of the cast is a bit over-the-top

...This is one of those films that nobody else seems to have heard of and - up until a few years ago - neither had I. Indeed, I have my passion for 1980s pop music to thank for my knowledge that this film even exists. For reasons I don't even remember, I came across a website listing the lyrics to Tears For Fears' mid-eighties hit Everybody Wants To Rule The World and whichever page I viewed mentioned a variety of films, TV programmes and albums that the song featured in. One of these was Peter's Friends . . . so I admit it, I first watched this film because one of my favourite songs was part of the soundtrack! (I can sometimes be a bit more shallow than other people believe . . . actually there are quite a few 1970s/1980s songs in here, which I think suits the mood of the film.) In a way, I find it surprising that Peter's Friends seems to... Read review

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