"Director: Phil Grabsky"

• Great Artists | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  What is it that draws people in droves to view the Mona Lisa? Why do Vermeer's paintings continue to puzzle us more than three centuries later? Five's resident art historian, Tim Marlow, presents this illuminating series examining the lives and works of the greatest artists of the western world. Great Artworks are examined, as are the lifestyles of their creators, their influences and effects they had on the development of art throughout history.VOL 1: Giotto, Leonardo, Durer, Michelangelo, RaphaelVOL 2: Titian, Bruegel, El Greco, Rubens, Velazquez.VOL 3: Rembrandt, Vermeer, Turner, Van Gogh.

• The Boy Mir: Ten Years in Afghanistan | DVD | (09/01/2012) from £12.79   |  Saving you £2.20 (17.20%)   |  RRP £14.99

  British film-maker Phil Grabsky travelled to central Afghanistan a few months after the fall of the Taliban. His aim was to produce a cinema film that would explore the lives of ordinary Afghans. One young boy caught the film-maker's eye. Mir is ever-optimistic; a smile always on his face. He is cheeky, inquisitive and full of humour. And yet, when the film starts he is living on bread and water, and owns nothing - not one toy or book. Following the first film, the international hit The Boy who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan, this new major film The Boy Mir covers not just one year but ten. It tracks the irrepressible and lovable Mir from a nave 8-year-old to a fully grown adult. Over this decade, it not only is a journey that follows Mir as he journeys into early adulthood in one of the toughest places on earth but it a film that is unmatched in mirroring and revealing the vitally important story of modern Afghanistan.

• Leonardo with Tim Marlow | DVD | (30/11/2011) from £9.15   |  Saving you £0.84 (8.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Leonardo da Vinci's great masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, is undoubtedly the most famous painting in the history of art. The ten or more works he completed and the many more left unfinished established him as one of the towering figures of the Italian Renaissance. As well as painting startlingly emotive religious scenes, Leonardo led the way in two new art genres, portraiture and historical scenes. Leonardo's genius, not only in art but in science and engineering, meant that his was a truly unique contribution to the development of European culture. Works featured in this All Regions DVD include the Mona Lisa (1503-05, Louvre, Paris) The Last Supper (1495-1498, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan) The Annuciation (1472-1475, Uffizi Gallery, Florence), Portrait of Ginevra de'Benci (1474-76, National Gallery of Art, Washington), The Virgin of the Rocks (1482-1486, Louvre, Paris) and St. John the Baptist (1513-16, Louvre, Paris).

• Nero's Golden House | DVD | (09/06/2008) from £12.96   |  Saving you £-1.97 (-17.90%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Rome had burned to a cinder but the 26 year-old Emperor Nero turned this tragedy into a triumph by ordering the construction of the grandest most ostentatious building on earth - the Domus Aurea or

• The Terry Jones Collection | DVD | (03/12/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ancient Inventions: This three-part series presents a fresh and highly original view of some of the ancient world's most remarkable inventions. Beginning with War and Conflict Terry Jones takes us on an unconventional myth-busting journey discovering for example that the boomerang was once a weapon of war and that surprisingly cannons once had a lot in common with church bells! Continuing on this demystifying quest Sex and Love sees Terry exploring the ancient use of make-up along with the invention of the bikini right through to the introduction of the beauty parlour all with active participation from Terry! In City Life we explore the origins of our now familiar environment from the invention of concrete to city grid plans and monumental high-rise buildings. It is soon made clear that the ancient world was every bit as inventive as our own. The Surprising History of Sex & Love: Exploring the radical change in social and religious attitudes towards sex Terry Jones starts with the place of 'sacred sex' in the ancient world and ends with a frank look at modern sex and its contemporary relationship with marketing and prurience. Delving into the denied existence of female gods in early Christian religion and uncovering the origins of bodily shame this programme offers a map of how sex got from strict social repression to the full-frontal glossies of today. The Hidden History of Egypt: Terry Jones brings the everyday details of the ancients Egyptians - bizarre hilarious or shocking - to life in this wonderfully entertaining and factually revealing film. Uncovering hidden gems such as the peculiar hobby of building and decorating one's own tomb as an enjoyable pastime and disclosing unknown facts on the integral part played by the River Nile in ancient life Terry goes far beyond the conventional and brings to life the world of the ancient Egyptians through the more obscure eccentricities of their behaviour. The Hidden History of Rome: Unearthing surprising and little-known facts that deepen our understanding of the ancient Romans Terry reveals secrets in his truly unique style that expose what life of an ancient Egyptian was really like. Taking his lead from a body found preserved in a roof in Pompeii Terry follows the journey of a fictional cobbler as he travels to find work in the bright lights of the big city of Rome itself.

• Richard Durrant: The Guitar Whisperer | DVD | (04/10/2010) from £14.46   |  Saving you £-1.47 (-11.30%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Richard Durrant's extraordinary mastery of the guitar has earned him a unique place in the world of music. After 24 years of touring and recording Richard is now acknowledged as one of the outstanding guitarists of his generation. His continually evolving performances are testimony not only to his boundless creativity but also to his dazzling versatility and virtuosity. This All Region DVD includes a complete live film of Richard Durrant's ever-popular show The Guitar Whisperer; a documentary and a comprehensive interview with this extraordinary talent.

• Tim Marlow on... Caro at Chatsworth | DVD | (09/07/2012) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Sir Anthony Caro is best known as the artist who knocked sculpture off the pedestal and onto the floor. This Region Free DVD explores a major exhibition of his radical abstract steel structures, which for the first time are displayed outside in the elegant grounds of Chatsworth House, North East Derbyshire. The architectural play between the classical house and Caro's avant-garde sculptures is deftly shown in this film. Join Tim Marlow and Sir Anthony as they discuss his art exhibited Chatsworth House and trace the evolution of Caro's ideas and works during his long career.

• Tim Marlow On... Carsten Holler At Tate Modern | DVD | (20/11/2006) from £9.98   |  Saving you £2.00 (25.03%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Tim Marlow television's engaging art expert takes an exclusive look behind the scenes of Carsten Hller's Test Site installation in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall. Test Site is a set of five stainless steel slides intended to propel members of the public down from the highest floors of the Tate Modern to the very bottom. The slides invite visitors to become part of the art move out of their comfort zone free their senses and slide ... Somewhere between a monumental set of scuptural forms and an oversized rather menacing playground Hller describes his creation as ""a unique experience which forces you to let go to give up control and think oh my God I'm going into the abyss."" Featuring a rare interview with Hller and with unique access from the early stages through to the opening day this film charts the progress of a fascinating art project.

• Marlow Meets Michael Palin at Tate Britian | DVD | (06/06/2011) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-30.49 (-305.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Art expert Tim Marlow meets writer, actor, television presenter and legendary Python Michael Palin at Tate Britain on this delightful Region 0 PAL DVD. Michael talks openly about his life and career through six chosen artworks which have inspired and motivated him. These include Turner’s Sunrise with a Boat between Headlands and Whistler’s Nocturne: Blue and Silver - Cremorne Light and La Hollandaise by Walter Richard Sickert. Other films in this entertaining art series are also available on DVD ‘Marlow Meets One’: …Mike Leigh at the Cartoon Museum London.… Tony Bennett at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.…Paul Smith at his London studios … Rene Fleming at the Neue Galerie and Chuck Close's Studio, New York.

• Marlow Meets - Series 1 | DVD | (07/09/2009) from £14.83   |  Saving you £-1.84 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Marlow Meets: Series 1

• Escape From Luanda | DVD | (04/02/2008) from £10.95   |  Saving you £2.04 (15.70%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Alfredo Joana and Domingas are like music students anywhere. They adore their instruments dream of distinction and don't practice as often as they should. The difference is that they study in Angola's capital Luanda which is recovering from 27 years of civil war. The film spans a year in the life of the only music school in Luanda and follows these three students each striving to make it through their course. Angola is still one of the world's poorest and most dangerous places and the students often have to go hungry and face difficult opposition so that they can follow their musical ambition. Escape from Luanda is a moving funny and enlightening story showing above all that where there is music there is life.