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• National Geographic - Beyond The Movie - The Lord Of The Rings | DVD | (11/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The connection between National Geographic and The Lord of the Rings may seem tentative, but the illuminating TV special Beyond the Movie proves otherwise. While incorporating cast and crew interviews and film clips from director Peter Jackson's 2001 blockbuster The Fellowship of the Ring, this hour-long documentary transcends timely opportunism to explore the myriad inspirations for JRR Tolkien's Middle-Earth fantasy classic, beginning with the influence of Tolkien's idyllic childhood in rural England, which served as the model for his threatened Hobbit paradise. Equally fascinating are the influences of Tolkien's experience in World War I and the "evil" of industrial development on his work, and more directly those of Anglo-Saxon poetry (notably Beowulf) and the mythology of the Finnish Kalevala, which formed the basis of Tolkien's elvish culture. The author's passion for nature conservancy and cultural preservation are what ultimately serve the National Geographic agenda, but eloquent testimonials by archaeologists, anthropologists, and filmmakers make this a most agreeable hour of justified propaganda. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Blood of the Vikings: First Blood | DVD | (03/01/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Aryan Couple | DVD | (05/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Based on a true story! Occupied Hungary 1944. Hans and Ingrid Vassman are the perfect Aryan couple. Young married expecting their first child working as valet and maid for a millionaire couple the Krauzenbergs in their palace in the Hungarian Countryside. Hitler's 'Final Solution' sweeps through Europe but Reichsfuhrer Himmler has instigated 'The Europa Plan' offering rich families a chance to emigrate and avoid certain death in exchange for giving him everything they own. Desperate to save their family the Krauzenbergs make a deal with him. But their two remaining servants Hans and Ingrid - the Arayan Couple are also desperate to flee Hungary.