"Actor: Patrick Moore"

• The League Of Gentlemen | DVD | (15/01/2001) from £14.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.07%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The League of Gentlemen is a sardonic crime drama in which Jack Hawkins plays an embittered retired army officer who recruits seven fellow ex-soldiers to carry out a bank raid with military precision. The film presents an England between post-war austerity and the more liberated 1960s where traditional moral certainties were rapidly being discarded; a London where ex-officers left on the scrapheap at war's end could justify turning their military experience to armed robbery. Unfortunately the tale is neither particularly amusing or thrilling, with an overlong central detour via an army camp prefacing the exciting heist and a largely anti-climactic ending. Nevertheless Hawkins effectively subverts his heroic officer type from The Cruel Sea (1953) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), and there's excellent support from a great cast including Nigel Patrick, Richard Attenborough and Roger Livesey. Bryan Forbes not only wrote the cynical screenplay but costarred with wife Nanette Newman in her first significant screen role. More influential than truly classic, The League of Gentlemen has lent its name to a modern BBC comedy, an "Extraordinary" comic strip-turned-movie, and proved the template for heist films ever since, including both versions of The Italian Job (1969 and 2003). On the DVD:The League of Gentlemen is presented in an anamorphically enhanced 16:9 transfer from an excellent condition print and mostly looks and sounds fine. There's minimal print damage, though sadly Philip Green's ironically patriotic main title music suffers from significant distortion. The only extra is the original trailer, which is now something of a period piece itself. --Gary S Dalkin

• Apollo11 | DVD | (06/07/2009) from £12.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (54.01%)   |  RRP £19.99

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• ITC 50 | DVD | (10/10/2005) from £33.73   |  Saving you £-8.74 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Persuaders The Saint The Prisoner Danger Man The Champions - these are just a few of the eighteen classic series which feature in a four disc set to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Incorporated Television Company and the people's channel - ITV. Each carefully selected episode from the stable of ITC - founded by entertainment svengali Lew Grade - demonstrates why the channel's audience figures we

• Sir Patrick Moore - Journey To The Stars | DVD | (02/07/2007) from £10.78   |  Saving you £-0.79 (-7.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Man has always had a strange fascination with the stars forever probing into its untold secrets. How did the universe begin what is the Moon and Sun made up of? How do telescopes work? and most importantly how could it all end? From the BBC's 'The Sky at Night' Sir Patrick Moore will take you an astronomical voyage of discovery through the stars and beyond in this fascination documentary of the myths and mysteries surrounding Planet Earth asking more questions than answered. What

• Sir Patrick Moore - The Apollo Story | DVD | (01/06/2009) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £4.99

  ... I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.' With these words delivered in a speech at Rice University on 12th September 1962 President John F. Kennedy signalled the start of a space race that was to end with Neil Armstrong stepping on to the surface of the Moon. But what of the history of the Apollo programme of their great exploratory successes and the human cost of their spectacular failures? On this DVD and with unique NASA footage and access to the Science Museum''s fantastic Space Expedition Sir Patrick Moore to many the voice of the actual Moon Landings explains the Apollo project in great detail including the launch pad disaster of the Apollo 1 mission which lead to the deaths of the three astronauts Virgil Grissom Ed White and Roger Chaffee Neil Armstrong''s first historical 'giant leap for mankind'' on to the lunar surface and to the explosion on board Apollo 13 where the world held it''s breath and prayed for the safety of its three astronauts.

• The League Of Gentlemen | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The League of Gentlemen is a sardonic crime drama in which Jack Hawkins plays an embittered retired army officer who recruits seven fellow ex-soldiers to carry out a bank raid with military precision. The film presents an England between post-war austerity and the more liberated 1960s where traditional moral certainties were rapidly being discarded; a London where ex-officers left on the scrapheap at war's end could justify turning their military experience to armed robbery. Unfortunately the tale is neither particularly amusing or thrilling, with an overlong central detour via an army camp prefacing the exciting heist and a largely anti-climactic ending. Nevertheless Hawkins effectively subverts his heroic officer type from The Cruel Sea (1953) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), and there's excellent support from a great cast including Nigel Patrick, Richard Attenborough and Roger Livesey. Bryan Forbes not only wrote the cynical screenplay but costarred with wife Nanette Newman in her first significant screen role. More influential than truly classic, The League of Gentlemen has lent its name to a modern BBC comedy, an "Extraordinary" comic strip-turned-movie, and proved the template for heist films ever since, including both versions of The Italian Job (1969 and 2003). On the DVD:The League of Gentlemen is presented in an anamorphically enhanced 16:9 transfer from an excellent condition print and mostly looks and sounds fine. There's minimal print damage, though sadly Philip Green's ironically patriotic main title music suffers from significant distortion. The only extra is the original trailer, which is now something of a period piece itself. --Gary S Dalkin

• Moore On The Moon With Patrick Moore | DVD | (03/03/2003) from £7.29   |  Saving you £-0.30 (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Sir Patrick Moore presents a review of man's knowledge of the moon featuring exclusive NASA footage. Sir Patrick guides viewers through 10 of the most important scientific discoveries to come out of lunar research and summarises the stories behind ten of the most memorable images sent back to Earth by the Apollo missions. He also recalls the day when the sun disappeared behind the moon - August 11th 1999 - the first total solar eclipse to hit England since June 1927.

• Sharpe's Sword | DVD | (15/01/2007) from £3.57   |  Saving you £4.42 (55.30%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Sean Bean stars as the courageous Major Richard Sharpe. In Sharpe's Sword his latest mission is to protect the identity of the master spy El Mirador. Sharpe captures Colonel Leroux who has been sent by Napoleon to assassinate El Mirador but Leroux escapes.In an ensuing battle Sharpe's sword is destroyed and he is left for dead. He is lovingly nursed back to health by a beautiful young girl who has been rendered mute after witnessing the slaughter of her companions.Armed with a new sword forged by the faithful Sergeant Harper (Daragh O'Malley) Sharpe continues his mission to protect the life of El Mirador and seek retribution.

• Ghost / Sliding Doors | DVD | (18/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sliding Doors: The split-second moments that can take a life down one path instead of another form the tantalising 'what if?' in this delightful romantic comedy starring Gwyneth Paltrow. Paltrow plays London publicist Helen effortlessly sliding between parallel storylines that show what happens if she does or does not catch a morning train back to her apartment. Love. Romantic entanglements. Deception. Trust. Friendship. Comedy. All come into focus as the two stories shift back and forth overlap then surprisingly converge in the most romantic comedy in years. Don't miss it - romance was never this much fun! Ghost: A romantic thriller in which yuppie banker Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) is murdered but returns to Earth as a ghost to protect his grief-stricken young girlfriend Molly (Demi Moore) and solve his own murder. As he cannot communicate directly with his love he turns to fake medium Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) for help. Nobody is more shocked than Oda Mae to discover she has the genuine power to contact the dead. Goldberg won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance and Bruce Joel Rubin won the statuette for Best Original Screenplay.

• The Story Of The Total Eclipse | DVD | (24/04/2000) from £7.51   |  Saving you £5.48 (42.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  11 August 1999 witnessed an event of a lifetime - a total solar eclipse hitting England for the first time since June 1927. The band of darkness swept in from the Altantic crossing the Cornish coast at 11.11am and passing through Europe the Middle East and India at twice the speed of sound to end at sunset 8 700 miles away. The drama of the day when the sun came out twice and night fell before noon was experienced by more people than had seen any other total eclipse in history. In the United Kingdom zone of totality two million eclipse watchers thrilled at the suddenness with which darkness fell and the temperature dropped - their excitement undampened by heavy cloud cover. High above the gloom of Cornwall an RAF Hercules filmed the moment of totality when the sun disappeared behind the moon all of which is captured on this awe-inspiring video. Viewers can marvel at the magnificent 'diamond rings' and 'Bailey's Beads' as the light from the sun appears over the mountains and valleys of the moon as well as the beautiful corona - the amazing pearly outer atmosphere - and the plumes of gas leaping from the sun's surface. Presented by the legendary 'The Sky At Night' astronomer Patrick Moore who composed the classical music which adorns the programme the video features exhilarating footage of eclipses from around the world including England's last eclipse in 1927. Also included are on-the-spot interviews from eclipse chasers and locals at Bray Hill Cornwall and the reactions of the crowd and wildlife as darkness slowly decends. This DVD version of the programme also contains tables and figures relating to the eclipse as well as extensive extracts from Patrick Moore's compact disc Moore Music.

• Outer Space With Patrick Moore | DVD | (31/07/2006) from £8.65   |  Saving you £7.34 (84.86%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Sir Patrick Moore is one of the best known and most respected astronomers in the world. In 'Moore on the Moon' Sir Patrick explains the Moon's origins its place in the general scheme of the universe and its surface structure. On 11th August 1999 we witnessed an event of a lifetime - a total solar eclipse hitting England for the first time since June 1927. Presented by Patrick Moore this DVD features exhilarating footage of eclipses from around the world including England's last eclipse in 1927. This film captures the developments and breakthroughs that led to the most historic event this century; ""One Small Step For Man One Giant Leap For Mankind.""

• Drama - 10 movies | DVD | (07/12/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Films included: Fifteen & Pregnant Based on a true story. Tina Spangler is just another happy kid at fourteen. At fifteen she's pregnant and faces the choices of abortion adoption or the lonely life of a single parent. Abandoned by her boyfriend she has only one person to turn to - her mother a single parent herself. What starts out as a hopeless tale could re-unite this shattered family. The War Bride With all the men away to war Lily (Anna Friel) falls madly in love and marries a handsome Canadian soldier Charlie Travis (Aden Young). But Charlie is shipped off to the front and Lily discovers she's expecting his baby not knowing if she will ever see him alive again. Lily receives instructions from the Canadian Embassy that she is to be shipped across the sea to her new Canadian in-laws. Remember Me Women of Valor For the Moment The Crossing Along for the ride Two Ex-Lovers One Open Road. Patrick Swayze (Dirty Dancing) and Melanie Griffith (Working Girl) are Ben and Lulu. Years ago they had an intense passionate affair a relationship that ended very badly. Now fifteen years later he's a successful married writer who gets a desperate call . . . Lulu needs his help. Chaotic and confused she reveals a huge secret that they alone must deal with. Together on a fiery cross-country journey they will find a new direction that points to their future. Hidden in America Map of the world Sigourney Weaver stars as Alice Goodwin a mother of two and part-time school nurse who has moved from the city to help her husband Howard (David Strathairn) run a farm in rural Wisconsin. Single minded and outspoken Alice has her own way of looking at life and not everyone in the community takes to her. Tragedy strikes when Alice is minding the children of her best friend and neighbour Theresa Collins (Julianne Moore) and Theresa'a two year old daughter Lizzy strays into a pond and drowns. Alice has barely begun to recover from the event which has left her guilt stricken and filled with self hatred when she is arrested and accused of abusing a young boy at her school. Already on the verge of a nervous breakdown she is plunged into an even worse nightmare as she is shunned by the community spat on by her neighbours and left languishing in prison after Howard fails to raise the money for her bail. If Only He loved her like there was no tomorrow Jennifer Love Hewitt stars as a talented young singer/songwriter who's met the love of her life (Paul Nicholls Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason) while studying classical music in London. Unfortunately on the very day they have a major fight she's involved in a terrible accident. But when fate miraculously intervenes her grief-stricken boyfriend gets a second chance to relive the tragic day and hopefully change their destiny in this gripping romantic drama.

• Ghost | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A romantic thriller in which yuppie banker Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) is murdered but returns to Earth as a ghost to protect his grief-stricken young girlfriend Molly (Demi Moore) and solve his own murder. As he cannot communicate directly with his love he turns to fake medium Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) for help. Nobody is more shocked than Oda Mae to discover she has the genuine power to contact the dead. Goldberg won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance a

• Patrick Moore - Biography | DVD | (02/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

• Midway | DVD | (09/03/2020) from £3.08   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Midway is the epic, real-life saga about an undermanned American fleet and the brave Navy leaders and pilots who triumphed, against the odds, over a powerful adversary. With democracy and freedom at stake, these U.S. brothers-in-arms conquered the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway, a most stunning clash by air and sea which marked a heroic feat of naval warfare and pivoted the Allies toward victory in the Pacific Theater during WWII.

• Midway | Blu Ray | (18/02/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A