"Actor: Gyles Brandreth"

• Prince Philip: An Extraordinary Life | DVD | (23/08/2021) from £9.94   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Born in Corfu in 1921, Prince Philip has lived on the national stage through Britain's move from Empire to Commonwealth amid all the extraordinary political and social changes that have taken place since he married Princess Elizabeth in 1947. This is a new and powerful portrait of a man who has often been the subject of conflicting opinions - yet who is the most popular royal amongst Buckingham Palace staff, and who they love and regard as a man of the people . The programme includes contributions from Gyles Brandreth, Philip Eade, Penny Junor, Jeffrey Archer, Emily Nash, and Richard Kay. There are wonderful examples of Prince Philip's gaffes as well as powerful new and unseen footage.

• Margaret Thatcher - The Iron Lady | DVD | (09/01/2012) from £9.94   |  Saving you £5.05 (50.80%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The forthcoming major film The Iron Lady features a critically acclaimed performance by Meryl Streep as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher - The Iron Lady of the Western World. From her humble beginnings as a Grocer's daughter from Grantham, Margaret Thatcher fought her way through the murky world of politics, the sexist prejudices of the Conservative Party elite and the scepticism of the British electorate to become the greatest British Prime Minister since Winston Churchill.Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady is the first major documentary to look back on the development and impact of this remarkable woman, whom commentators of both the political left and right agree changed the face of 20th Century politics forever. Featuring many excerpts from her powerful speeches and insightful contributions from her political supporters and detractors, a portrait emerges of a woman whose strength of conviction eventually became her weakness.This programme includes intimate footage of the Thatchers at home in Number 10, and unseen footage from her emotional and first major interview after her resignation as Prime Minister with Michael Brunson in 1992.

• Princes of the Palace - From Prince Philip to Prince George | DVD | (07/03/2016) from £7.89   |  Saving you £5.10 (39.30%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Princes of the Palace charts the lives of the princes within the House of Windsor. Profi ling Princes Phillip, Charles, William, Harry and the new arrival Prince George, this HD programme features exclusive interviews with royal biographers, correspondents and exclusive access to those who have worked with the royal family to give an inside view of how the royal Princes will shape the British monarchy, Contributors include Penny Junor, Nicholas Owen, Robert Lacy, Jenny Bond, Gyles Brandreth, Tim Heald, Arthur Edwards, Ingrid Seward and many more.

• Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - A Diamond Celebration | DVD | (26/03/2012) from £8.09   |  Saving you £6.90 (85.29%)   |  RRP £14.99

  For sixty years Queen Elizabeth II has reigned over Great Britain and the Commonwealth. To commemorate her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, this major new 90 minute documentary has been filmed in HD for international television broadcast. Much of the Queen’s film archive of her days as a young Princess, her coronation, and her early days as Queen have been scanned into High Definition for the first ever time by Pinewood Studios allowing Queen Elizabeth II – The Diamond Celebration to be released on both Blu-ray and DVD with exclusive and previously unseen footage of the young Queen. As one the two young Princesses, Elizabeth captured the hearts of the nation and although her reign has seen major social, political and cultural changes, she has remained a traditionalist. Whilst governments have come and gone, the Queen has remained, never losing her sense of duty. Queen Elizabeth II - The Diamond Celebration tells the fascinating story of the Queen who has served her nation throughout good and bad: from the Second World War; her marriage to Prince Philip; the death of her father King George VI; her Coronation and sixty year reign, Queen Elizabeth II - The Diamond Celebration is the definitive story of how the young Princess became a regal Queen. Bonus features: Contributions from Robert Lacy, Nicholas Owen, Dame Helen Mirren, Gyles Brandreth, Tim Heald, Hugo Vickers, Camilla Tominey and Ingrid Seward From the makers of Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady

• Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - A Diamond Celebration | Blu Ray | (02/04/2012) from £9.44   |  Saving you £12.55 (57.10%)   |  RRP £21.99

  For sixty years Queen Elizabeth II has reigned over Great Britain and the Commonwealth. To commemorate her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, this major new 90 minute documentary has been filmed in HD for international television broadcast. Much of the Queen’s film archive of her days as a young Princess, her coronation, and her early days as Queen have been scanned into High Definition for the first ever time by Pinewood Studios allowing Queen Elizabeth II – The Diamond Celebration to be released on both Blu-ray and DVD with exclusive and previously unseen footage of the young Queen. As one the two young Princesses, Elizabeth captured the hearts of the nation and although her reign has seen major social, political and cultural changes, she has remained a traditionalist. Whilst governments have come and gone, the Queen has remained, never losing her sense of duty. Queen Elizabeth II - The Diamond Celebration tells the fascinating story of the Queen who has served her nation throughout good and bad: from the Second World War; her marriage to Prince Philip; the death of her father King George VI; her Coronation and sixty year reign, Queen Elizabeth II - The Diamond Celebration is the definitive story of how the young Princess became a regal Queen. Bonus features: Contributions from Robert Lacy, Nicholas Owen, Dame Helen Mirren, Gyles Brandreth, Tim Heald, Hugo Vickers, Camilla Tominey and Ingrid Seward HD scanning and post production by Pinewood Studios From the makers of Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady 30 minute feature remastered in HD of The Queen and Prince Phillip's 1963 Royal Tour of New Zealand