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Ribena

Ribena is one of the leading brands of juice drink in the world. The original blackcurrant flavour is still the most popular but the drink also comes in other flavours such as strawberry, apple, orange and lighter versions. The drinks are produced in the iconic squash cordial and also as ready to drink bottles and cart...13:08 Fri 16th Jul 2010

Persil

Persil is one of the top laundry brands in the UK. Through innovation and research Persil has lead the way in the washing detergent industry. Some of their products include a powder, liquigel, "Small and Mighty" highly concentrated liquid detergent, liquid capsules and tablets. It is sold in biological, non-biological ...12:08 Fri 16th Jul 2010

Children’s Films

What makes a good children’s film Is it the funny characters or it could be the plot that closely follows favourite stories Or is it the special effects and animation which allows the imagination to take flight Who knows all of these things and more Certainly if filmmakers knew then they would be laughing all the ...15:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Finding Nemo

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsFinding Nemo is a fantasy action adventure film. Directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, a winning combination who also worked on Monsters Inc together, the film is partly a buddy movie and partly a coming of age story cleverly interlinked with a liberal spread of humour and a hint of tragedy....15:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

The Incredibles

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsThe Incredibles is an action adventure superhero film. Written and directed by Brad Bird who also was a director and creative consultant on The Simpsons. The ensemble voice cast is superb and includes Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee and Samuel L. Jackson. The film shows what happens when ...15:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

St Trinian’s (2009)

St Trinian’s is a fictional anarchic school for uncontrollable girls. With a star studded cast including Rupert Everett, Colin Firth and David Tennant the new films are generating a huge following. In the films the school becomes embroiled in various shady enterprises, thanks mainly to Flash, and, as a result, is alw...13:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Outnumbered

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsOutnumbered is a BAFTA award winning British comedy. The show is based around the daily trials and tribulations of a normal suburban family. The two parents are ably played by Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner (Sue and Pete Brockman), but it is the three children Jake (Tyger Drew-Honey), Ben (Daniel ...13:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

It's Complicated

Amazon.co.uk Widgets It's Complicated is a very funny romantic comedy. It stars Meryl Streep (Jane Adler), Steve Martin (Adam) and Alec Baldwin (Jake Adler). The three are mixed up in a love triangle romp which shows just how complicated life can be after divorce. Written and directed by Nancy Meyers of The Parent Tr...12:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

The Inbetweeners

Amazon.co.uk Widgets The Inbetweeners is undoubtedly one of the best comedy's out there. Written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris the show is the story about a group of teenage friends struggling through sixth form at school. Relive all the worst moments from childhood including school disco, dinners, uniforms and so...11:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Harry Potter

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsHarry Potter is now one of the most well known characters in literary history. The series of seven books by JK Rowling have consistently set fastest selling records and have now also been turned into films. Harry Potter is ably played by Daniel Radcliffe and is supported by Ron (Rupert Grint) and ...11:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

American Dad

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsAmerican Dad is widely held to be one of the best US comedies. The series is written by Seth MacFarlane of Family Guy fame. Seth also stars in the cartoon as Stan Smith the central character alongside Wendy Schaal (Francine – the wife), Scott Grimes (Steve - the son) and Rachael MacFarlane (Hayl...11:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

The Proposal

Amazon.co.uk Widgets The Proposal is a romantic comedy with a twist. The main character is played by Sandra Bullock and the story is about her struggle not to get deported to Canada. Her able co-star Ryan Reynolds plays her down trodden assistant who she bullies into marrying her so she can stay in the USA.Many peopl...11:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

2012

Amazon.co.uk Widgets 2012 is a hugely successful apocalyptic story. From Roland Emmerich, director of The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day this is another action-adventure film. The film stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Danny Glover (as the U.S. president), Woody Harrelson (a nut-bar conspirac...11:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Star Trek XI

Amazon.co.uk Widgets Star Trek XI is the one of the greatest Sci-fi films of recent years. The film has become the highest-grossing in the Star Trek series and is credited by the media as a reboot of the series. Leonard Nimoy stars as an alternate version of himself which gives the film tremendous credibility.Th...10:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

The Gruffalo

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsThe Gruffalo is a favourite children’s tale. This short dramatisation is based on the best-selling children's book of the same name by Julia Donaldson and features a voice cast including James Corden, Robbie Coltrane, Tom Wilkinson, John Hurt, and Rob Brydon, with Helena Bonham Carter narrating ...10:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Chocolat

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsChocolat is a wonderful feel good film. It is based on the book of the same name by Joanne Harris. The two leading characters played by Juilette Binoche (Vianne Rocher) and Johnny Depp (Roux) plus hugely talented supporting cast including Judi Dench (Armande Voizin) really bring to life the story ...10:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Toy Story

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsToy Story is the ultimate family feel good movie. The first in the Toy Story series was a ground breaking film for Disney as it was the first feature film released to use only CGI. To bring weight to the film an all star cast was introduced including Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger and Don...16:34 Mon 28th Jun 2010

Dark Crystal

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsDark Crystal is a fantasy adventure film for children. It was directed by puppeteers Jim Henson and Frank Oz, creators of The Muppet Show. The film is set on a far away world populated by imaginary creatures based in fairytale and folklore. It is a morality tale on the need to have a balance betwe...10:03 Mon 28th Jun 2010

Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsPercy Jackson And The Lightning Thief is a fantasy adventure film. Directed by Chris Columbus who is famous for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Mrs Doubtfire and Home Alone the film is an adaptation of the novel by Rick Riordan. Logan Lerman pays the lead role.The film has had a very m...08:03 Mon 28th Jun 2010

Alvin And The Chipmunks

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsAlvin And The Chipmunks is a family fun movie. Based on the 1950’s animated series created by Ross Bagdasarian. There are now two Hollywood films starring Jason Lee, David Cross with the voices of Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney as the chipmunks.For anyone that has young chi...15:25 Wed 23rd Jun 2010