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• Wind In The Willows - Series Two - Complete | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £9.43   |  Saving you £10.56 (111.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  More 'tales from the river bank' in this complete series 2 box of The Wind In The Willows.

• Battlefield Britain - The Battle Of Culloden 1746 | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This BBC series delves into the world of British Military history uncovering weapons tactics and the personalities behind the battles. Presented by father and son team Dan and Peter Snow.

• My Girl / My Girl 2 | DVD | (15/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Doubling My Girl with its sequel makes sense since they tell a two-part tale. In the first film, 11-year-old Vada Sultenfuss (astounding newcomer Anna Chlumsky) lives with her widowed father, a distracted tuba-playing mortician (Dan Aykroyd). Rather understandably Vada is confused and disturbed about the nature of death. In her narration to camera we learn what it feels like to be a girl growing up in Pennsylvania in the early 1970s, as her father become involved with make-up artist Jamie Lee Curtis. Macaulay Culkin (in a performance reminding us that once there was a good child actor behind the name) is the best friend who assists her rite of passage. Jumping forwards two years into the sequel, My Girl 2, Culkin is replaced by Austin O'Brien. Now 13 and with a baby on the way in the Aykroyd /Jamie Lee Curtis home, Vada's growing-up continues further afield. She investigates the life of her mother in an attempt to understand her own. Los Angeles becomes the backdrop as she deals with the inevitable problems of puberty. Ultimately this is the story of a teenager's grounding in the ways of the world told simply and with charm. On the DVD: My Girl/My Girl 2 on disc sadly has no extras beyond a trailer for each film. It's also a shame the 1.85:1 transfer remains grainy for both. At least the three-channel surround picks out the period songs nicely. --Paul Tonks

• Beyblade - Vol. 6 | DVD | (24/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  My Enemy My Friend: During the finals of the Asian Tournament Ray faces off against his old teammate and former friend Mariah. They soon come to realise how much they have lost by being rivals. A Score To Settle: The final match of the Asian Beyblade Tournament reaches an uncertain conclusion when Tyson and Lee's decisive battle ends in a draw. The resulting sudden death session between Ray and Lee rekindles the pair's old hometown grievances. A Star Is Born Fresh: from the Bladebreakers' win in Asia Tyson comes home and realises he's front-page news! Meanwhile at a local playground the kids are all out Beyblading when Tyson spots a boy being bullied. With the help of Max Kenny and Dizzi Tyson manages to rebuild his blade and demands a rematch.

• The Lord of the Rings -- Limited Edition Box Set | DVD | (26/11/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is a bold, colourful, ambitious failure. Severely truncated, this two-hour version tackles only about half the story, climaxing with the battle of Helm's Deep and leaving poor Frodo and Sam still stuck on the borders of Mordor with Gollum. Allegedly, the director ran out of money and was unable to complete the project. As far as the film does go, however, it is a generally successful attempt at rendering Tolkien's landscapes of the imagination. Bakshi's animation uses a blend of conventional drawing and rotoscoped (traced) animated movements from live-action footage. The latter is at least in part a money-saving device, but it does succeed in lending some depth and a sense of otherworldly menace to the Black Riders and hordes of Orcs: Frodo's encounter at the ford of Rivendell, for example, is one of the film's best scenes thanks to this mixture of animation techniques. Backdrops are detailed and well conceived, and all the main characters are strongly drawn. Among a good cast, John Hurt (Aragorn) and C3PO himself, Anthony Daniels (Legolas), provide sterling voice characterisation, while Peter Woodthorpe gives what is surely the definitive Gollum (he revived his portrayal a couple of years later for BBC Radio's exhaustive 13-hour dramatisation). The film's other outstanding virtue is avant-garde composer Leonard Rosenman's magnificent score in which chaotic musical fragments gradually coalesce to produce the triumphant march theme that closes the picture. None of which makes up for the incompleteness of the movie, nor the severe abridging of the story actually filmed. Add to that some oddities--such as intermittently referring to Saruman as "Aruman"--and the final verdict must be that this is a brave yet ultimately unsatisfying work, noteworthy as the first attempt at transferring Tolkien to the big screen but one whose virtues are overshadowed by incompleteness. --Mark Walker

• Dementia 13 | DVD | (08/09/2003) from £3.99   |  Saving you £1.00 (20.00%)   |  RRP £4.99

  John Haloran dies from a heart attack leaving his wife Louise with something of a problem; she won't get to inherit any of the Haloran family money when Lady Haloran dies if John is already dead. So Louise forges a letter from John in order to convince the rest of his family that he has been called away urgently on business to New York whilst she journeys to the ghostly ancestral home in Ireland. It is her intention to ingratiate herself into the family and ensure a cut of the inheri

• Storm Boy | DVD | (02/11/2011) from £5.38   |  Saving you £10.61 (197.21%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Storm Boy is a charming Australian film, based on the novel of the same name by Colin Thiele. Mike 'Storm Boy' Kingsley lives with his father on the lonely coast of South Australia's Coorong. One day he finds 3 orphaned pelican chicks which he lovingly hand rears and names Mr Proud, Mr Ponder and Mr Percival. After their release, Mr Percival returns to Storm Boy, and become his cherished companion.Known as the 'Kes' of Australia, this heartwarming classic is truly one for the whole family.

• Animation: The Bear, Ivor The Invisible, Last Polar Bears | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The BearA young girl Tilly visits the zoo but accidentally drops her favourite toy into the polar bear pit. That night she cries herself to sleep only to wake and find a huge polar bear has returned her precious toy. So begins a magical friendship as the two embark on a truly extraordinary adventure.Ivor The InvisibleOne Saturday morning - John wakes up to find a gigantic invisible something sitting on the end of his bed. When John asks the strange new friend its name the letters 'I V O' appear on the mirror so John calls him Ivor. The two new found friends cause mayhem especially when John takes him to school and the park.The Last Polar BearsAn eccentric Grandfather takes his strong willed dog Roo on an expedition to the North Pole to find the Last Polar Bears. The intrepid explorers set said on the good ship Unsinkable embarking on the voyage of a lifetime.

• The Ruling Class | DVD | (02/02/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Based on Peter Barnes' hit play this caustic hilarious and irreverent black comedy has rightly become a cult classic. The House of Gurney has a family problem - namely the 14th Earl of Gurney (Peter O' Toole) who thinks he is Jesus Christ and when restored to 'normalcy' turns into Jack the Ripper. Unfortunately the young earl is also the sole heir to the family fortune so his relatives go to great lengths to trick him into siring a new heir. Then they can institutionalise him and gain access to the money through the child. But the 14th Earl of Gurney has a few tricks up his sleeve... This controversial tragicomedy managed to condemn just about every section of British society - from the public school system to the Houses of Parliament and from the Church to homosexuality. It also boasts some truly inspirational performances including O'Toole (who received an Oscar nomination for his tour de force role) Alastair Sim as a feeble-minded bishop and Arthur Lowe as a hilariously insolent left wing manservant.

• The Big Valley - Palms of Glory & 11 Other Episodes | DVD | (28/09/2009) from £14.83   |  Saving you £-1.84 (-14.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This three disc collection features 12 episodes from the first series of The Big Valley a lavish western drama starring one of Hollywood's greatest female stars Barbara Stanwyck a four times Academy Award nominee. The series began screening in America in September 1965 and soon became a UK hit. It also starred Lee Majors making his TV debut as Heath and Linda Evans recent winner of ITV's Hell's Kitchen with Marco Pierre White. Former Disney girl Evans was previously best known for her role in glamorous prime time soap opera Dynasty. This action-filled Western adventure was set on the Barkley ranch in California's San Joaquin Valley in the 1870s.

• Comedy Classics | DVD | (10/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Long Lost Comedy Classics is a collection of films from a golden age of British Cinema remembered for timeless stars and some unique movies that have stood the test of time. So why not take a trip down memory lane and see how cinema used to be? The Love Match (1955) (Dir. David Paltenghi): After being arrested for assaulting a football referee desperate train driver Bill raids the railwaymen's holiday fund to cover his fine. Now he has to get the money back by hook or by crook! Make Me An Offer (1955) (Dir. Cyril Frankel): A struggling antiques dealer finds the answer to his financial problems when he stumbles across a precious vase - but needs to pull out every trick in the book to win his prize! Orders Are Orders (1954) (Dir. David Paltenghi): A sleepy army barracks is about to be overrun by a film company shooting a science fiction caper - much to the annoyance of the Divisional Commander who decides to make a surprise inspection. Time Gentlemen Please (1952) (Dir. Lewis Gilbert): The PM is planning a celebration visit to the model village of Little Hayhoe. However local lay-about Dan Dance refuses to work so he's shipped off to the local almshouse where he awaits an uncertain yet very funny future. John And Julie (1955) (Dir. William Fairchild): This timeless film records the adventures of two young children who runaway to watch the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 1953 meeting various English eccentrics along the way. Miss Robin Hood (1952) (Dir. John Guillermin): A newspaper columnist conspires with an elderly fan to steal a secret whiskey formula from a wealthy distiller. However it's not long before Scotland Yard is on the case!

• Coronation Street 1975 | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Coronation Street was first broadcast in December of 1960 and since then has gone from strength to strength in establishing itself as the nation's favourite soap opera. With a more light hearted slant on the genre Coronation Street has always drawn viewers from across the generations and its longevity is tribute to it's across the board appeal. On this DVD we take a look back to 1975 and eight classic episodes from that year.

• Ratatouille/Chicken Little (Disney Pixar) | DVD | (23/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Ratatouille (2007): a rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely - and certainly unwanted - visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant Remy's passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down. Remy finds himself torn between his calling and passion in life or returning forever to his previous existence as a rat. He learns the truth about friendship family and having no choice but to be who he really is a rat who wants to be a chef. Chicken Little (2005): The all-animal town of Oakey Oaks's most infamous resident Chicken Little (voiced by Zach Braff) causes panic when he claims the sky is falling. A year later he's still shunned by everyone including his dad (Gary Marshall) a single rooster with an incredibly wide tie. Determined to end his losing streak the bespectacled Little joins the baseball team even though he can barely lift the bat. Luckily his three equally outcast friends have faith in him: a pig with a yen for '70s disco (Steve Zahn); a Harpo Marx-esque goldfish in a diving helmet; and Abby a buck-toothed female duckling (Joan Cusak). According to her sources in magazines such as Modern Mallard Abby is sure Chicken Little merely needs ""closure"" with dad over the sky incident. But when the sky really does start falling due to a full-on alien invasion and only Chicken Little knows why dad still doesn't want to believe him...

• Mask Of Dust | DVD | (04/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  High Speed Action and Thrills! This 1954 Hammer production is set in the high-speed world of motor racing featuring perfromances from real-life racecar drivers such as Stirling Moss and Reg Parnell. Peter Wells is an ambitious driver in the tough world of motor racing. But his dedication to his sport and his single-mindedness put his marriage at risk off the racetrack and his life at risk on it! This early Hammer classic was filmed on location at Goodwood in 1954 and features

• Bear In The Big Blue House - Sleepytime With Bear | DVD | (06/01/2003) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  One of the most endearing aspects of Bear in the Big Blue House is everyone's habit of talking directly to the camera. This has been a part of Muppet practice for years, but when Bear is politely explaining the importance of brushing your teeth before bedtime, it makes children pay attention far more readily. Especially when everyone then breaks into song! That of course is the other delight about the show, when little bear Ojo, Tutter mouse, Pip and Pop, Treela the Lemur and Luna the Moon all join in one of the cute and catchy numbers. The songs featured across the three episodes here ("The Big Sleep", "And to All a Good Night" and "Friends for Life", all from the show's first two series) focus on the rituals of bedtime. The idea is that these each make an ideal comforter to send a child to bed happily. If this is your goal, the second episode--about getting to stay up late--may not be the best choice. On the DVD: Bear in the Big Blue House: Sleepytime with Bear gives karaoke treatment to six of the best songs, including the all-time classic "Brush Brush Bree". That's it apart from a few trailers. You do also get a couple of pages for colouring in attached to the booklet insert. The shows are presented in their original stereo sound and TV 4:3 ratio. --Paul Tonks

• On A Clear Day | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £9.97   |  Saving you £9.02 (47.50%)   |  RRP £18.99

  A depressed man decides to swim the channel in this movie from director Gaby Dellal.

• Roary the Racing Car - In the Fast Lane | DVD | (03/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Join Roary, a bright red, cheeky and energetic single seater, Big Chris and their amazing racing car friends at Silver Hatch Racetrack. Contains 8 fantastic episodes.

• The Lost World - Series 2 - Complete | DVD | (19/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The complete Second Season of this hugely impressive John Landis production roars onto DVD in time for Christmas bringing you a world of adventure from the land that time forgot! Based on the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle this thrilling series brings cliffhanging action great effects and hot heroes right into your home!

• Find The Lady | DVD | (08/10/2007) from £17.43   |  Saving you £-8.45 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Two gun toting hoodlums Trigger (Mickey Rooney) & Leo (Dick Emery) are hired by the unscrupulous J.K. (Peter Cook) to kidnap his niece Victoria. What follows is lunacy on a scale rarely seen in other comedies with the zaniest bunch of characters ever to grace the silver screen. The wrong lady gets snatched the right lady is arranging her own snatch and everybody is reporting the wrong crime to the right people...lost...well keep watching because if you Find The Lady youll find the laughs!

• Battlefield Britain - Battle For Wales 1403 | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This BBC series delves into the world of British Military history uncovering weapons tactics and the personalities behind the battles. Presented by father and son team Dan and Peter Snow.