The love of Marguerite and Armand became one of the great love stories from its first publication in 1848. The title role of the consumptive heroine and her ultimate sacrifice has inspired actresses from Sarah Bernhardt to Greta Garbo - and Giuseppe Verdi to write "La Traviata". The couple's love burns very bright and is ultimately doomed. This production brings every moment vividly to life.
Arctic explorer, survival expert and naturalist Freddy Spencer Chapman was trapped behind enemy lines when the Japanese overran Malaya in 1942. His response was to begin a commando campaign of such lethal effectiveness that the Japanese deployed an entire regiment against him, hunting for him as they did for no other. He was wounded, and racked by tropical disease. His companions were killed, or captured...