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THE CHEMISTRY OF TEARS Wildly entertaining and deeply moving, this is a portrait of love and loss that is both simultaneously delicate and anarchic.

13CD Audio $39.99 Out April 28th

THE BOOK THIEF International Bestseller, finally available on audio in Australia. This incredible title established Markus Zusak as a worldwide literary phenomenon.

13CD Audio $34.99 Out April 28th

THE RED HOUSE From the bestselling author of A Spot of Bother comes The Red House, a novel that is funny, poignant and deeply insightful about human lives.

Book $29.99

SWEET! Everyone enjoys a sweet treat; whether it’s a jam pudding or a lemon slice, a Boston Bun or chocolate fudge. Sally Wise, bestselling author of Slow Cooker, turns her talents to desserts in all their variety and serves up heaven on a plate.

Book Introductory price $24.99

SLOW COOKER 2 Following on from the hugely popular Slow Cooker comes Slow Cooker 2. Featuring 128 brand-new recipes and tips, this is an essential cookbook for everyone needing everyday inspiration and ideas for delicious, nutritious meals.

Book Introductory price $19.99

Only $19.99 Each

A COOK’S LIFE A Cook’s Life is a very personal account of one woman’s uncompromising dedication to good food, of how it shaped her life and changed the eating habits of a nation.

Book $39.99

FRANCESCO’S: ITALY TOP TO TOE, MEDITERRANEAN VOYAGE & VENICE All three Francesco titles.

Now only $19.99 each

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MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES Meet the opulent Phryne Fisher – glamorous, bold and sassy, with a dagger sharp wit. She is Australia’s most elegant and irrepressible sleuth. Now a major television series on ABC1.

Audio Books $34.99 each Books also available $19.99 each

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NIGELLA KITCHEN Nigella Lawson is back in the kitchen with her winning mix of passion and enthusiasm.

2DVD $29.99

Only $19.99 Each Bonus Home Palette Shopping Pad ABC Shop Special Price

LEONARD TEALE: FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN POEMS 17 remastered tracks from the original recordings!

Includes the very best poems from Banjo Paterson, Henry Lawson and CJ Dennis.

1CD Audio Book $19.99

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UNPOLISHED GEM Alice Pung’s poignant memoir of what it means to be an immigrant Australian is both painful and immensely touching.

7CD Audio $39.99 Out April 28th

POET’S COTTAGE When Sadie inherits Poet’s Cottage, she sets out to discover all she can about her notorious grandmother, Pearl Tatlow.

14CD Audio $49.99 Out April 28th

ZEN FOR MOTHERS The inspirational thoughts contained in this book will help you to see life through Zen eyes and help you to appreciate every moment of your life.

Book $16.99

EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART Jeff Waters is a senior journalist on ABC TV’s 7 o’clock news. This is his story of recovering from cardiac arrest.

Book $29.99

I LOVE MY MUM GIFT SET Each gorgeous hardcover book comes in a pretty gift bag with a Mother’s Day card – all ready to give Mum on Mother’s Day! Book & Card Gift Set $12.99

RUNNING PINK Deborah De Williams won the 2011 Tasmanian Australian of the Year award. She is the first woman to run continuously around Australia. Deborah beat breast cancer at 36, and shares her inspirational story of triumph and hope.

Book $32.99 Bonus Spotless Stain Wheel

MY MARVELLOUS MUM A special large format edition. Matilda and Max love their marvellous mums.

Join them as they celebrate a magnificent Mother’s Day together.

Book normally $14.99 Now $12.99

BLOOM: A GUIDE TO BRITISH PLANTS Bloom features some committed and eccentric gardeners. Presenters Anne Swithinbank and Bill Chudziak visit gardens, allotments, wild meadows and nurseries in search of top tips from the experts.

Series 1 & 2 DVD $19.99 each Out May 5th

Only $19.99

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MONTY DON’S ITALIAN GARDENS Monty Don conducts his very personal ‘grand tour’ visiting Italy’s most beautiful, impressive and interesting gardens. As seen on ABC1.

2DVD $29.99

GRAND DESIGNS SERIES 9 Presenter Kevin McCloud follows some of Britain’s most ambitious selfbuilding projects, as intrepid individuals attempt to design and construct the home of their dreams.

2DVD $39.99

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RESTORATION HOME: SERIES 1 Private owners restore crumbling historic buildings into 21st century homes.

2DVD $29.99

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HER FATHER’S DAUGHTER Written in lucid and affecting prose, this is ultimately a love song that carries with it notes of acceptance and understanding.

9CD Audio $39.99 Out April 28th

THE CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW 2011 The official highlights of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show 2011.

Beautifully filmed over the course of the Show and covering all the winning exhibitions, this is a must-have for gardening enthusiasts everywhere.

DVD $19.99 Out May 5th

for Life HAPPY BODY SERIES: FABULOUS 40s & 50s, SLUMPY KIDS, STABLE & STRONG 60s & 70s AND EVERYDAY BASICS FOR A BETTER BACK Physiotherapist Anna-Louise Bouvier shares strategies across this series to keep lean, healthy and strong, as well as how to help children with their posture and how you can have a better back.

DVDs $24.99 each Out May 3rd Everyday Basics for a Better Back out now

*Buy Grand Designs Series 9 for your chance to win a Grand Designs Series 1-8 Box set. See in-store for details

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LAKE EYRE COMMEMORATIVE EDITION DVD A 90 minute retrospective of Lake Eyre: Australia’s Outback Wonder and Return to Lake Eyre documentaries.

DVD $19.99

GREAT BARRIER REEF Stretching a full 2000 kilometres in length and made up of 3000 individual reef systems and hundreds of islands, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is an icon, one of the natural wonders of the world and the largest living structure on the planet.

DVD $29.99 BLURAY $34.99

EARTHFLIGHT Take to the skies with Earthflight as it soars with the true masters of the air on a breathtaking journey across six vast continents.

Narrated by David Tennant.

DVD $34.99 BLURAY $39.99

COAST AND BEYOND SERIES 6 Coast takes the British shoreline as its starting point, moving inland and outwards to the sea and beyond. Journeying around the British Isles through the Netherlands, and on to the stunning shore of the Baltic Sea. 2DVD $29.99

MAPPING THE WORLD This three-part series tells the epic story of cartography, from the discoveries of the early cartographers to the tools that have given us Google Earth today. Each episode addresses a basic technological challenge of map-making and, in the process, sheds light on the wider world.

DVD $19.99

EMPIRE Jeremy Paxman explores the history of Britain, warts and all.

2DVD $29.99

GREAT EXPECTATIONS This 2011 production is a raw and passionate three-part adaptation of one of Dickens’ finest novels starring Ray Winstone, Gillian Anderson and Douglas Booth.

DVD $29.99

TITANIC EXTENDED EDITION From the writer of Downton Abbey comes this epic mini series retelling the doomed voyage of the Titanic.

3DVD $39.99 Out May 7th

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, SPECIAL EDITION Jane Austen’s timeless classic fully restored - featuring Oscar Award winning actor Colin Firth.

2DVD $19.99

First time on DVD in Australia

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LEWIS - SERIES 5 Kevin Whately stars as Detective Inspector Robbie Lewis in four new stories, assisted by his partner DS Hathaway.

2DVD $34.99

LEWIS SERIES 1-4 COLLECTION Series 1 – 4 of this hit drama sees Lewis investigating more murder mysteries against the glorious backdrop of Oxford.

8DVD normally $69.99 Now $59.99

DALZIEL & PASCOE SERIES 7 A crime-solving marriage of opposites. The riveting combination of Dalziel’s old-style policing and Pascoe’s universityeducated new man approach has made them a worldwide hit. This DVD contains all four episodes from Series 7 plus a bonus Christmas Special of this award-winning crime drama.

2DVD $29.99 Out May 3rd Series 1-6 also available

UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS: SERIES 1 & 2 This addictive period drama is set in a fashionable London townhouse during 1903 to 1930 and follows the many personal dramas and ‘ups & downs’ of the affluent Bellamy family and their servants.

Series 1 & 2 4DVD $39.99 each

ROSAMUNDE PILCHER: SHADES OF LOVE Balnaird House - one of the most splendid estates in the Scottish Highlands - is the home of the ancient and venerable Aird family - and a dark secret.

2DVD Introductory price $29.99

UTNUMBERED: OUTNUMBERED: SERIES 4 More laughs continues with the Brockmans as the kids get up to more mischief.

2DVD $29.99 Also available 3rd May Series 1-4 6DVD $79.99

MY FAMILY: SERIES 10 A comedy about a modern, outwardly functional family engaged in constant psychological warfare.

DVD $29.99 Other series also available

ROSAMUNDE PILCHER: SEPTEMBER, SHELL SEEKERS, NANCHERROW, SUMMER SOLSTICE, WINTER SOLSTICE & COMING HOME Rosamunde Pilcher: A collection of dramas to sweep mum off her feet.

Normally $24.99 Now $14.99 each

THE FORSYTE SAGA: SERIES 1 & 2 Based on Nobel Prize-winner John Galsworthys remarkable novels, The Forsyte Saga chronicles the lives of a great dynasty from the height of the Victorian era through the turbulent transition into the modern age.

Series 1 & 2 2DVD $19.99 each

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ENOUGH ROPE WITH ANDREW DENTON: ON THE ROAD Andrew Denton goes “on the road” to the north-west Victorian town of Rainbow, Mount Isa and Kununurra to meet the locals and share their unique stories.

DVD $19.99

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ONEDIN LINE: SERIES 6 The cult 1970s BBC seafaring drama, The Onedin Line, follows the fortunes of James Onedin and his flagship, the Charlotte Rhodes. Series 6 finally available on DVD. 3DVD $49.99

DVD Ratings: E Exempt form classification

General

Parental guidance recommended

THE STRAITS A crime drama series about the Montebellos, modern day smugglers of drugs, guns and wildlife.

DVD $39.99 BLURAY $49.99 BluRay out May 3rd

Recommended for mature audiences

THE BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD COLLECTION Propelled by star-studded casts and rich period detail, these superb adaptations of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s bestselling novels bring to life her most beloved and unforgettable heroines and the men who love them.

6DVD $59.99 $49.99

Not suitable for people under. Under 15s must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian

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Restricted to 18 and over

WOODLEY Woodley is an unashamedly romantic comedy series the whole family will enjoy.

DVD $19.99 Out May 3rd

AN IDIOT ABROAD SERIES 2 In the second instalment of the hit series An Idiot Abroad, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send their friend Karl Pilkington around the world again on a new set of adventures.

Series 2 2DVD $34.99 Series 2 BLURAY $39.99 Series 1&2 4DVD $49.99

ARE YOU BEING SERVED: COMPLETE COLLECTION This hilarious collection includes all 10 series as well as the 4 Christmas Special episodes plus an additional disc of extra features.

12DVD $149.99

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GIVE CLASSIC FAVOURITES AND COMEDY • Outnumbered

HEARTBEAT SERIES 1, 2 & 3 Set during the 1960’s, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical story lines with a host of colourful characters.

Series 1, 2 & 3 3DVD $39.99 each Series 3 out May 3rd

$14.99 Each

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FRY’S PLANET WORD Stephen Fry explores language in all its forms: from cutting edge linguistic research to the glories of world literature. The five-part series travels the globe as Fry takes viewers on a journey through the thousands of years since man first mastered speech to the cyber world of today.

2DVD $39.99

AFFAIRS OF THE HEART: SERIES 1 & 2 Affairs of the Heart is a collection of seven stories set in the Victorian Era. Wonderful episodes that will enthrall the admirer of great British drama.

Series 1 & 2 Normally $34.99 each Now $24.99 each

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CELTIC DIVAS II Contemporary voices from a mystical past.

Featuring Noriana Kennedy, Nicola Joyce, Pauline Scanlon and Eílís Kennedy.

CD $27.99

Celtic Divas are touring from June une 2012.

For or tour details visit abc.net.au/abcevents

TOMMY FLEMING THE PLATINUM COLLECTION A 40 track 3CD set containing songs spanning Tommy’s twenty-year career.

3CD $29.99

GRACE KNIGHT KEEP COOL FOOL Renowned singer Grace Knight delivers with an album of cool jazz and classic tunes.

CD $27.99

BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE VOL. 3 Smooth jazz for a cozy evening. An easy listening Jazz compilation featuring the cream of today with the superstars of yesteryear.

2CD $27.99 Out April 27th

ANDRE RIEU ‘UNDER THE STARS’ Beautiful, memorable melodies in lavish arrangements, all with the stamp of Maestro Rieu that makes this the perfect gift for Mother’s Day. DVD $27.99

JOSÉ CARBÓ MY LATIN HEART An album of passionate Latin repertoire for voice and guitars performed by José Carbó and brothers Slava & Leonard Grigoryan.

CD $27.99 Out May 4th

MICHAEL CRAWFORD STORY OF MY LIFE An Australian only release, this two CD collection contains 30 songs hand picked from personal favourites and highlight moments from his recording career.

2CD $24.99

JUDITH DURHAM ‘THE AUSTRALIAN CITIES SUITE WITH ORCHESTRA VICTORIA’ A tribute to each Australian capital city from internationally renowned singer and composer Judith Durham featuring lavish accompaniment from Orchestra Victoria.

CD $27.99

GIVE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC • Celtic Divas II

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HOPE - SONGS OF FAITH AND INSPIRATION Uplifting music featuring Olivia Newton-John, Darlene Zschech, Mark Vincent, Stan Walker, The Idea of North and more.

CD $24.99 Part of the proceeds of the sale of this album support the work of World Vision.

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CHOPIN NOCTURNES EWA KUPIEC Music of unearthly beauty performed by Polish piano virtuoso Ewa Kupiec.

CD $27.99

JANE RUTTER AN AUSTRALIAN IN PARIS Australia’s Queen of the Flute takes you on a journey through her student days in Paris. A must-see concert-theatre extravaganza!

CD $27.99 DVD $29.99

VARIOUS: ‘SOMEONE LIKE YOU: SONGS FOR MUM’ CD $27.99

THE SOPRANOS Classic recordings of bestloved arias from the great sopranos of the past and the stars of today.

2CD $27.99

SPRING SEA MUSIC OF DREAMS Beautiful music for shakuhachi and harp - the perfect gift for Mother’s Day! CD $27.99

THE GREAT TENOR SONGBOOK The world’s great tenors sing the great tenor arias.

2CD $27.99

PERSONAL SPA A brand new collection of relaxing classics based on songs by Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, The Carpenters and U2.

CDs $14.99 each

TEDDY TAHU RHODES & DAVID HOBSON DELUXE COLLECTION Featuring the new LIVE IN CONCERT album plus the bestselling YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE album.

2CD $27.99

TONY DELROY PRESENTS SHOWSTOPPERS Radio legend Tony Delroy presents the tunes that are guaranteed to make you hum or whistle your way home!

2CD $27.99 Out April 27th

ROD STEWART STORYTELLER - THE COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY: 1964-1990 The Ultimate Rod Stewart package 4 CDs 64 tracks and a super deluxe booklet.

CD $19.99

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SEAL ‘SOUL 2’ Acclaimed singer and songwriter Seal returns with second set of soul classics.

CD $24.99

First Steps The playroom section is designed especially for 3 and 4 year olds.

THE AUDREYS COLLECTED The limited edition collection of all three ARIA Award winning albums from one of Australia’s greatest roots artists. Contains exclusive live footage and songs.

3CD $29.99

5 Years Ready for School Your child can build the early reading skills that will help them do well at school.

HOTTEST 100 VOL 19 A stellar 42 track package featuring the cream of the crop of the hottest new music from 2011, as voted by triple j listeners.

2CD $29.99 DVD $34.99

6-7 Years Fun Practice Makes Perfect Your child can take a placement test to ensure they are working at a level that matches their ability.

7-13 Years Continuing the Reading Journey ABC Reading Eggspress is packed full of hundreds of great online activities, games and over 1000 e-books.

REWIGGLED In celebration of The Wiggles’ 20th birthday, ABC Music has brought together some of Australia’s finest contemporary music artists to pay tribute to the undisputed legends of children’s entertainment.

CD $27.99

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MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES SOUNDTRACK Relive all the glamour and opulence of Melbourne in the 20’s through the music as featured on ABC TV’s Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.

CD $27.99 Out April 27th

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You can also expect special privileges such as access to your favourite ABC programs, personalities and sneak peeks of upcoming programs. It’s easy to join. Simply make a purchase in-store and membership is free. See the friendly team at your local ABC Shop or visit abcshop.com.au/abcvip for more details.

VIPs Receive Bonus Book Valued at $49.99*

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VIPs Save $5 FREE RANGE IN THE CITY Buy Free Range in the City by Annabel Langbein for $49.99 and receive bonus copy of Free Range Cook - valued at $49.99* (that’s 2 for the price of 1!). *while stocks last Book $49.99

LAND GIRLS AND SISTERS OF WAR Buy either or both series 1 or 2 of Land Girls for $29.99 each & save $10.00 on Sisters of War. Sisters of War DVD Non ViP $29.99 with this offer $19.99

LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD Series 1, 2 & 3 Non ViP PRICE $59.99 each ViP PRICE $29.99 each Series 4 Non ViP PRICE $39.99 ViP PRICE $29.99

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MISS M ISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES: SERIES 1 VOL.1 Australia’s lady detective Phryne Fisher fights injustice with her pearl handled pistol and dagger sharp wit.

DVD Non ViP $29.99 ABC ViP $24.99 Out May 3rd Buy Series 1 Vol 1 in May and receive a $10.00 discount voucher for Vol 2 Out 7th June.

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JANE AUSTEN / COLLECTOR’S EDITION Lavish adaptations of Jane Austen’s timeless classics – Emma, Northanger Abbey & Mansfield Park plus a new bonus DVD – Jane Austen Country.

4DVD Non ViP $49.99 ABC ViP $29.99

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THE AGATHA CHRISTIE COLLECTION This 10 DVD set full of suspense, intrigue and murder, will keep you guessing until the very end.

10DVD Non ViP $89.99 ABC ViP $74.99

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AGAINST THE WIND One of the most successful Australian miniseries, Against The Wind covers 15 years of Australia’s brutal Colonial past. Stars Jon English.

4DVD Non ViP $39.99 ABC ViP $24.99

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