Roberts, Rachel 1927-1980

Picnic at Hanging Rock ( Visual )
23 editions published between 1975 and 2008 in English and held by 1,092 libraries worldwide
On Valentine's Day, 1900, a group of Australian schoolgirls set out for a picnic at Hanging Rock. Four of them disappear.

King Lear by William Shakespeare ( Recording )
25 editions published between 1965 and 2004 in English and held by 770 libraries worldwide
A Shakespeare Society production. The complete play in five acts.

Much ado about nothing by William Shakespeare ( Recording )
17 editions published between 1963 and 1996 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 762 libraries worldwide
Unabridged.

This sporting life ( Visual )
17 editions published between 1963 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 596 libraries worldwide
Northern England, the early 1960's. Frank Machin is a coal miner who is mean, tough and ambitious enough to rise up and become an immediate professional rugby star. The rugby league team is run by local employer Weaver. Machin lodges with Mrs Hammond, whose husband was killed in an accident at Weaver's, but his impulsive and angry nature stop him from being able to reach her as he would like. He becomes increasingly frustrated with his situation. His situation is not helped by the more straightforward enticements of Mrs Weaver.

Murder on the Orient Express ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1988 and 2006 in English and held by 440 libraries worldwide
Detective Hercule Poirot agrees to interview all aboard the Calais Coach of the Orient Express hoping to find the killer of an American millionaire before the local police arrive.

Saturday night and Sunday morning ( Visual )
11 editions published between 1960 and 2009 in English and held by 420 libraries worldwide
In 1950s post-war England, the working classes faced an unappetizing choice between drudgery, degradation, and despair or the materialist blandishments of deadening suburban affluence. Arthur is the prototypical 'angry young man'--outspoken, dissatisfied with the status quo, rebelling against stifling class distinctions--insolent and self-confident, his high wages enable his disdain for following orders and his hard drinking, red-blooded weekends. He is determined to enjoy his freedom as long as he can get away with it, before being trapped by marriage into conformity, surrounded by nappies and rent books in a new housing estate.

No bells on Sunday : the Rachel Roberts journals by Rachel Roberts ( Book )
6 editions published between 1984 and 1985 in English and held by 337 libraries worldwide

O lucky man ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 238 libraries worldwide
Armed with ambition and a work ethic, coffee salesman hits the road and finds that desire alone can't bring wealth and status. Bonus features include commentary, new feature-length career profile, and vintage featurette.

When a stranger calls ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2001 and 2006 in English and held by 192 libraries worldwide
A babysitter is tormented by a series of ominous phone calls until a compulsive cop is brought on the scene to apprehend the psychotic killer. Seven years later, however, the nightmare begins again when the madman returns to mercilessly haunt the babysitter, now a wife and mother.

Foul play ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1978 and 1998 in English and held by 153 libraries worldwide
Romance between a police detective and a frighten victim, complicated by a bizare group of villains.