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• The Doctors - 30 Years Of Time Travel And Beyond | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond is a Doctor Who documentary directed by Bill Baggs, the independent producer behind Who-related video series Auton (1997-9), P.R.O.B.E. (1995-6) and The Stranger (1992-5). Amateurish production values include captions being cropped at the sides of the screen and microphones wandering fully into shot. But it's worth putting up with these for the many interviews, including those with Jon Pertwee, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy. The highlight among the ex-Doctors being Peter Davidson talking in very good humour with Mark Strickson (Turlough). Other interviewees include Wendy Padbury (Zoe), Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier), Caroline John (Liz Shaw), Louise Jameson (Leela) and Sophie Aldred (Ace) reminiscing affectionately with McCoy at one of the locations for their Who adventure "Survival" (1989). Also offering their views are producers Philip Hinchcliffe (1974-7) and John Nathan-Turner (1980-9), director David Moloney, Shaun Sutton of BBC Drama, writers Pip and Jane Baker and various others. Included are some previously unpublished stills and colour location filming footage from "The Smugglers" (1966), "The Abdominal Snowman" (1967), "The Daemons" (1971) and "Shada" (1979). Covering the entire 26-year history of Doctor Who in 66 minutes means this is far from comprehensive, but for fans it is fascinating stuff elevated by the genuine love almost everyone involved clearly feels for the show. On the DVD: The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond has production values far removed from the exceptionally well presented official BBC Doctor Who titles. The only extra is 12 minutes of silent colour location filming footage of very variable quality, selections from which are included in the main programme. In the documentary itself the sound is perfectly acceptable mono. Unfortunately the picture appears to have been transferred from a damaged video master and there is an almost constant horizontal tearing across the centre of the screen, varying from slight but noticeable to so extreme it makes the feature all but unwatchable. The packaging incorrectly names the director as Bill Braggs and describes the programme as giving an insight into "the design of the Ice Warrior and Cybermen models" featured in the last series. It doesn't.--Gary S. Dalkin

• Ball Breakers | DVD | (03/09/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Comedy following the adventures of two LA girls who decide to take an alternative approach to dating after being let down too many times in the past. As best friends, Alexis Bell (Cameron Richardson) and Lindsay Green (Sophie Monk) share a lot with each other. Increasingly, the common ground between the pair is their increasing frustration with the backlog of cheats, liars and sleazy characters that comprise their dating history. The pair come up with a plan to change things in their favour. ...

• Micawber | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Micawber was ITV's big weapon in the Christmas 2001 television ratings war. With its gritty recreation of Dickensian London and David Jason--a name guaranteed to attract viewers regardless of the programme--in the title role it certainly had all the hallmarks of blockbusting television drama. Jason is certainly a fine Micawber, wringing every ounce of pathos and relentless optimism from one of Dickens' most well loved characters. And he is ably abetted by Annabelle Apsion as his put-upon wife who stands by him through thick and thin and who "never will desert him". The trouble is that if you're going to lift a familiar fictional character out of his original context and give him a whole new life and set of adventures, they really have to match or improve on the original. And Micawber has already been through so much during the course of David Copperfield that stretching him across four episodes and a plot which can only really offer a series of variations on the original theme doesn't give much room for development or dramatic impact. In the writer's corner, Jason's long-term collaborator John Sullivan (creator of Only Fools and Horses) makes a valiant attempt to generate some authentic Dickensian atmosphere. Touches of authentic Victoriana abound in the backstage theatre scenes, a dancing bear, the pawn shop and the highly imaginative flashbacks to the source of Micawber's straightened state. The script tends to combine gritty costume drama with modern comedy in an occasionally uneasy mixture; sometimes we see the ghosts of Del Boy or Pa Larkin rather than Dickens' hapless, pathetic but great-hearted victim of circumstance. But fans of Jason won't complain and there's enough soul in the story to make it compelling. --Piers Ford

• Mary Higgins Clark - Let Me Call You Sweetheart | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £6.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (35.60%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When Assistant Prosecutor Kerry McGrath's young daughter is injured in a car accident it sets in motion a terrifying chain of coincidence that forces her to re-investigate one of her most haunting cases known as 'The Sweetheart Murder'...

• The Nutcracker And The Mouseking | DVD | (13/11/2006) from £5.04   |  Saving you £9.95 (197.42%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Based on the Fairytale By E.T.A. Hoffman Christmas in Czarist Russia 1900. A spoiled prince lives in a magnificent palace with his magician uncle Drosselmeier. To test the young prince Drosselmeier gives him one of two magic nuts. Each one has the power to make a wish come true. The prince carelessly plays with the nut as he muses that life would be much more fun if everyone was a toy. In a flash the prince and his servants are turned into toy nutcrackers. The evil mouse king that lives within the palace walls hatches a plot to take over the kingdom. Drosselmeier persuades Clara a young girl who is enchanted by the nutcracker prince to set off on a mission to save the kingdom. Will they be able to reverse the magic spell and save the kingdom from tyranny?

• Home Team | DVD | (01/11/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Forced into community service at a children's home Butler (Steve Guttenberg) finds himself on the receiving end of the unruly kids wild antics and practical jokes. The home's administrator Karen is desperate to find an outlet for the kids undoubted energy and tries to persuade Butler to coach the kids at football. But Butler rejects the idea as the memories of his past career are just too much. So this hopeless group of misfits find themselves on a seemingly never-ending losing streak. However when the team are publicly humiliated they return home to find an even greater disaster has befallen them and not only does the team face disbanding but the boys themselves may be split up forever. Deep in despair Karen comes up with a seemingly hair brained plan to save both the team and the boys future together. However the plan depends on Butler's help!

• Father And Son | DVD | (14/06/2010) from £32.37   |  Saving you £-12.38 (-61.90%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A dreamy exploration of the intricate dynamics of a father and son relationship from the acclaimed director of "Russian Ark."

• Anne-Sophie Mutter - Mozart - Concertos | DVD | (19/02/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Filmed in the Salzburg Mozarteum, Anne-Sophie Mutter plays and directs all five of Mozart's Violin Concertos.

• Schmidt - La Voix Humaine/Une Education Manquee | DVD | (19/08/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Consists of the following operas:La Voix HumaineUne Education Manquee

• The Duke | DVD | (20/09/2004) from £4.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (200.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  'The Duke' is a lighthearted family comedy that proves once and for all it is a dog's life! The fun begins when Hubert the faithful canine companion to the late Duke of Dingwall inherits the Duke's estate the magnificent jewels and the official title of Duke. To assure Hubert's well-being Charlotte the butler's niece and Hubert's best friend is made his legal guardian. An unlikely duo Hubert and Charlotte turn the world of high society upside down. But as the two try to

• Plebs - Series Two | DVD | (29/05/2017) from £14.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  All roads lead to Rome for the return of the multi-award winning comedy PLEBS in a brand new eight part series. A modern comedy in an ancient setting, PLEBS charts the antics of three under achievers, all of whom are on a desperate quest to live the when in Rome mantra to the full in the empire s most exciting city. Since series one the world has indeed progressed (from 27BC to 26BC) but flat-mates Marcus (Tom Rosenthal), Stylax (Joel Fry) and slave Grumio (Ryan Sampson) have made no strides whatsoever. Not domestically, not financially and certainly not romantically. Marcus ongoing crush Cynthia (Sophie Coliquhoun) is still next door, and still ignoring his advances, with her own slave Metella (Lydia Rose Bewley) on hand with a sarcastic quip to keep Marcus at bay. Stylax wants Marcus to give up on her and move on so that they can realize their dreams of being the big men of Rome. For Stylax this also means becoming a champion charioteer. Who cares if he doesn't own a chariot and can't drive? Their fearsome boss Flavia (Doon Mackichan) is still running the office and, for the first time we meet her husband, Cornelius (Neil Stuke). Meanwhile, water-pouring colleague, Aurelius (Tom Basden) is getting married and looking for a best man. Business is booming for dodgy Landlord (Karl Theobald) who is now accompanied by massive henchman, Davus (Tom Davis). Guests include Simon Callow, Sean Williamson, Lauren Socha, Tim Key, James Fleet and Paul Ritter.

• The Sherlock Holmes Catalogue - The Master Blackmailer | DVD | (28/04/2003) from £6.46   |  Saving you £3.53 (54.64%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Master Blackmailer is a two-hour 1991 Granada TV adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton, which for the most part sticks close to the details of the original. Holmes (Jeremy Brett) takes on the reputed king of all blackmailers, Milverton (Robert Hardy), who has made a fortune extorting money from the famous and the blue-blooded and who routinely ruins others' lives when not pleased. Unable to talk Milverton into turning over letters belonging to Lady Eva Brackenwell, Holmes decides to steal them, going undercover as a plumber and even romancing Milverton's housemaid, Agatha (Sophie Thompson), to gain better access in the house. (The ethical Watson, played by Edward Hardwicke, is upset to hear of Holmes's deception of an innocent woman.) The story builds to a surprisingly violent finale, but the real hook is Brett's performance as the disguised detective and the startling suggestion that Holmes's close contact with Agatha truly moved the bachelor sleuth. --Tom Keogh

• Nazi Vengeance | DVD | (16/02/2015) from £4.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (64.30%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Ralph s nights are becoming increasingly restless as his moonlit hours are haunted by terrifying nightmares and scenes of Nazi terror missions which flood his mind. Confiding in his three best friends, the visions become increasingly vivid and begin to shape Ralph s waking hours too. The group decide to investigate and head to the bleak, deserted countryside of the South Downs; the location of many of the harrowing dreams. However, the past they desperately seek is now stalking them, and in the shadows, waits to exact a terrible revenge for war crimes committed over seventy years before. Blood, pain and screams and, this time, Ralph can t wake up...

• Ariadne Auf Naxos: Staatskapelle Dresden (Thielemann) | Blu Ray | (04/06/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  NOTICE: Polish Release, cover may contain Polish text/markings. The disk DOES NOT have English audio and subtitles.

• Prime Suspect 4: Inner Circles | DVD | (06/11/2006) from £4.98   |  Saving you £8.01 (160.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Det. Superintendent Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) finds herself investigating a bizarre death in a very different part of London an affluent commuter suburb. When the manager of the local country club is found dead in his home neighbours are quick to blame youngsters from the rundown housing estate nearby and the local police are happy to go along with that view. With her personnel resources at full stretch D.S. Tennison is forced to engage in political games with the community while pulling together a difficult team and leading a problematic investigation.

• Midsomer Murders - The Maid In Splendour | DVD | (06/02/2006) from £4.98   |  Saving you £12.01 (241.16%)   |  RRP £16.99

  There is change afoot in Midsomer Worthy. Lawrence Haggard is looking to redevelop the village. One of Haggard's business associates is Stephen Bannerman the owner of The Maid in Splendour public house. Shortly after closing time Jamie Cruickshank who works in the bar of The Maid in Splendour is shot in the back outside of a ramshackled old cottage in Hunter's Wood. Barnaby and Scott must unravel mystery and catch the killer but why would anyone kill Jamie?

• Rameau: In Convertendo | DVD | (03/07/2006) from £2.49   |  Saving you £12.50 (502.01%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Jean-Philippe Rameau was still a young musician when he moved to Lyon where he probably composed his few surviving motets including the Grand Motet In Convertendo here performed by Les Arts Florissants under William Christie which anticipates Rameau's orchestration in his later operatic works. This wonderful fugue on Psalm 126 (verse 6) Euntes ibant et flebant (They went forth and wept) bears comparison with similar works by his contemporary J.S. Bach. In addition to a full performance of In Convertendo this DVD presents some of Rameau's key chamber music pieces and an insightful music documentary The Real Rameau which sheds light on the life of a composer who thought only of music dreaming of a universal harmony and regarding music as an example to all arts and indeed to all the sciences as well. Pictured by his contemporaries as a gaunt and taciturn man ill-suited to courtly surroundings his work was described by Berlioz as 'one of the most sublime conceptions of dramatic music'.

• Crime And Punishment | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Rodya a student in 19th century Russia believes himself to be an extraordinary person and because of this greatness to have the right to commit any crime for the good of society and remain unpunished. To this end he murders a corrupt pawnbroker and his innocent sister who accidentally witnesses the vile act. Rodya avoids immediate prosecution but descends into a gnawing agonizing clutches of guilt and finally to the hands of justice. This is Dostoevsky's classic tale of murder suspense and consequence; how one man's selfish act changes his own life and the lives of everyone close to him.

• Anthony Zimmer | DVD | (25/04/2011) from £12.45   |  Saving you £3.54 (22.10%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Action packed spy thriller Antony Zimmer (the original The Tourist starring Johnny Depp & Angelina Jolie) will have you second guessing all the way through. Full of twists and turns the story starts on a train to Nice where Chiara (played by the gorgeous Sophie Marceau) meets Francois (Yvan Attal). She uses her beauty and charm to gain his affections. Francois is unaware that Chiara is in fact the beloved mistress of the wanted criminal Anthony Zimmer and is being followed by the police. Chiara uses the unsuspecting Francois as a decoy to try and lose her police tail culminating in a frantic chase through Nice and a question just who is Anthony Zimmer?

• Holy Smoke / Hideous Kinky | DVD | (03/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Holy Smoke: An Australian family try to rescue their daughter Ruth who has embraced the teachings of an Indian guru called Baba. They enlist the help of an American Counsellor who specialises in reconditioning the minds of members of religious cults. Hideous Kinky In the early 70's Julia escapes grey London and a failed relationship with her two daughters aged six and eight and heading to Morocco in search of adventure. The two girls enjoy the colour and life of Marrakech but the city has less to offer a pennilesss mum. It's only when Julia meets the charming Bilal that her life is transformed.