Documentary

• Dog Racing | DVD | (18/12/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  'Dog Racing' is a thrilling DVD. With hundreds of different races per DVD it's a winner for you and your family to enjoy. Invest your virtual one hundred pounds wisely and you'll make thousands! Will you take a risk on the outsider or follow the favourites?

• The Cold War | DVD | (24/05/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Titles Comprise: Spy Planes: As the U.S.S.R. and the U.S. engaged in the dangerous battle for hearts minds and power engineers pilots and military personnel were developing the most advanced planes ever seen. Yanks For Stalin reveals the extent to which American labour and expertise contributed to Stalin's efforts to implement his five year plan and looks at how history has manipulated the facts. Duck & Cover: The Cold War explores life as part of the Boomer Generation the first people who lived with the real threat of mutually assured destruction. The Rise and Fall of the Wall Declassified information from both sides of the Iron Curtain sheds new light on the enduring icon of the Cold War. Bay Of Pigs Declassified: top secret documents declassified after 40 years offer a fascinating look inside one of the most infamous fiascoes of the Cold War. Heroes Under Fire: Shadow Warriors: From Delta Force Operators to CIA Field Officers SWAT teams to Navy SEALs these are the stories of those who distinguish themselves above all others in perilous situations of combat rescue missions covert assignments drug wars and hostile intelligence operations.

• It Might Get Loud | Blu Ray | (18/01/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Three generations of rock guitarists come together for It Might Get Loud, a 2009 documentary directed by Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth). These are not just your garden-variety guitar gods: Jimmy Page, in his mid-'60s at the time of the film, founded Led Zeppelin, who dominated the 1970s following the breakup of the Beatles. As a member of U2, 48-year-old David Evans, better known as the Edge, created one of the most distinctive and influential sounds of the past quarter century. And 34-year-old Jack White (of the White Stripes, the Raconteurs, and the Dead Weather) was described by one music publication as "the most significant rock 'n' roll figure of the past ten years." Guggenheim, who followed the three around for the better part of a year, takes us into their individual lives, past and present. There are shots of Page as a young London session musician, with the Yardbirds and Zeppelin, at Headley Grange (the estate where much of the fourth Zep album was made), and at home with his record collection. The Edge takes us to the Dublin classroom where U2 first rehearsed, as well as to the practice room he uses now (never a virtuoso soloist, he developed a style based on texture and a mind-boggling array of effects); and White, whose insistence on authenticity is admirable but perhaps a tad self-conscious, constructs a "guitar" from a plank of wood, a piece of wire, and a Coke bottle (he also plays a recording by the primitive bluesman Son House, featuring just voice and handclaps, that White says is still his biggest inspiration). The three also converge on a Hollywood sound stage, where they chat and a do a little jamming on Zep's "In My Time of Dying" (with all three playing slide guitar) and the Band's "The Weight." It's hard to say if the film's appeal will extend beyond guitar freaks and fans of these particular bands, but at the very least, It Might Get Loud offers some interesting insight into the soul and inspiration behind some of pop's best and most popular music. --Sam Graham

• Crimes That Shook Britain | DVD | (12/04/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Crimes That Shook Britain (2 Discs)

• Tornado A1 Pacific Steam Engine: BBC Absolutely Chuffed - The Men Who Built a Train | DVD | (28/12/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In 1990 a group of dedicated people came together with a vision of what seemed an unachievable task. They were united by an extraordinary ambition - to construct a brand new steam engine and to bring back to life the Peppercorn class A1 Pacific. After 18 years of incredible effort and teamwork their dream became a reality when locomotive No. 60163 Tornado moved under its own power for the first time. This BBC programme tells the story of an amazing tale of cooperation skill and sheer hard graft by men who defied the critics who had said it could never be done. Such an achievement did not go unnoticed and Tornado soon became a celebrity in its own right. Wherever it has ventured it has attracted crowds of people. Thousands turn out to wave and cheer. Children are hoisted aloft. Men hang from bridges and stand on car roofs. Enthusiasts wait hours in muddy fields for a fleeting view. At King's Cross throngs blocked the platforms and when it blew a cloud of steam over the Duchess of Cornwall in York the Prince of Wales burst out laughing. Indeed in its short life Tornado has been a film star splashed across newspaper pages and filmed in action by the many loyal enthusiasts who waited years to see their train on Britain's main lines again. It was the star of an episode of 'Top Gear' in a classic challenge race from London to Edinburgh with Jeremy Clarkson on the shovel. Beautifully shot and produced by the BBC this DVD takes the story on with new extra footage never before seen on TV. A delight not only for fans of steam trains but for anyone who admires a skill and determination that is steeped in the great British tradition.

• The Art Of Piano - Great Pianists Of The 20th Century | DVD | (01/08/2000) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  This is a feature-length, 106-minute documentary which presents in refreshingly straightforward fashion a portrait of 20th-century piano playing. The format is simple: short chapters on virtually all of the great pianists who have ever been captured on film, augmented by extracts from interviews, sometimes with the pianists themselves, or with later conductors and musicians of international stature, including specially filmed contributions from Daniel Barenboim, Sir Colin Davis, Egveny Kissin, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Tamás Vásáry. The narration by John Tusa offers an overview of piano music through the century, though the heart of the film is the great quantity of rare archive historic footage, with extracts from performances by Gould, Horowitz, Paderwski, Rachmaninov, Richter, Rubinstein and many others. The interviews are short, but offer considerable insight, while the film of so many revered pianists brought together is a literal eye-opener, especially for those who have previously only known these masters from LP and CD. This is, like the companion programme The Art of Singing, as close to definitive as can a single film can get, even going so far as to include footage from the "silent" era with sound from corresponding recordings.On the DVD: There are no special features, though the booklet provides a useful, very detailed chapter breakdown, an overview of the film, photographs and short biographies of many of the pianists. Because all the archive footage was shot that way, the film is presented in 4:3 television ratio. The archive material varies considerably in picture and sound quality, ranging as it does from early black and white to colour television video footage, all in mono. The new interviews are letterboxed within the 4:3 frame and are in colour and stereo. --Gary S. Dalkin

• London's Pride - Hidden Archive Of London Transport | DVD | (28/07/2008) from £13.95   |  Saving you £1.04 (7.46%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Revisit the London Transport of yesteryear with these five nostalgia-filled documentaries from the unrivalled British Transport Films archive. All That Mighty Heart - Edgar Anstey's poetic look at a day in the life of London's transport network in the early 1960s. London On The Move - a fascinating 'behind the scenes' look at London Transport in the early 1970s. The Nine Road - an extraordinary celebration of London's Number 9 bus route. Moving London - a look at changes to the capital's underground and bus networks since the 1930's and London Ride - a gloriously nostalgic coach trip around the city.

• Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over | DVD | (07/11/2022) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Wheeler Dealers - MGB GT | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-6.29 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £17.99

  In Wheeler Dealers the challenge is to save a variety of classic cars from the scrap yard. In this programme auto veteran Mike Brewer joins forces with his mechanic mate Edd China with only 2 000 and one week to restore a MGB GT. A sure treat for retro car lovers everywhere.

• The Kings And Queens Of England - Modern Monarchy - 1837 To The Present | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £16.16   |  Saving you £-6.17 (-61.80%)   |  RRP £9.99

  As seen on the UK History Channel. This documentary programme looks at the modern monarchy with the longest ruling royal in history Queen Victoria. From her accession to the throne in 1837 to her death in 1901 Victoria was to reign for 64 years. In contrast Edward VII her successor was to be king for only 10 years; a reign that led up to the current house of Windsor. Although the days of the empire are long over here you have an informative record of a period which experienced huge political and social reform and one which took us through two World Wars. In addition to expert analysis by Alan Ereira this documentary is complimented with atmospheric re-enactments throughout.

• Wham - Greatest Hits Live | DVD | (02/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

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• Royal Navy at War - A Sailor's View: War in the Frozen North | DVD | (16/05/2011) from £10.78   |  Saving you £-0.79 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Drawing on rare and previously unseen archive film materials from diverse archives, Royal Navy veteran Roland R Smith chronicles the fiery destruction of the British aircraft carrier the Glorious during the Norwegian Campaign of 1940- and the Royal Navy's relentless thirst for revenge which culminated in the destruction of the German battleship Scharnhorst.

• Entertaining The RAF -The Astra Gazette Newsreels 1951-1959 | DVD | (14/06/2010) from £4.15   |  Saving you £-2.16 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  The Royal Air Force Astra Gazette newsreels were made by Path'' in the 1950s to be shown to serving RAF personnel in the RAFs very own Astra Cinemas that were housed on their air bases all over the world! The surviving editions start with the young Princess Elizabeth taking the place of her sickly father King George VI at the graduation parade at RAF Cranwell way back in 1951. Most of the Astra Gazettes used a newsy format with short items featuring many young ladies in swim suits to keep the lads happy! But it is the Astra Gazettes insider round up of RAF news stories which afford such a fascinating insight into the RAF of the 1950s and include many of the key service personalities of the time such as Douglas Bader and Bob Stanford Tuck. By 1953 Path'' were filming all the items in full colour such as Ejector Seat Testing a Sunderland flying boat rescue and the 1955 closure of the famous RAF Fighter Station at Biggin Hill. The reports end with RAF Waddington receiving The Freedom of the City of Lincoln with some stunning shots of the Vulcan in 1959. Film stars of the time also feature heavily including Peter Cushing Jill Day Jack Hawkins and Lee Patterson. These surviving Astra Gazettes are included here just as they would have been seen by the serving RAF personnel of the 1950s in the RAFs airbase Astra Cinemas that they are named after. Titles Comprise: 1. 1951 Special Edition- Graduation Parade 2. 1951 Astra Gazette Number Eight 3. 1952 Presentation of The Kings Colour 4. 1952 Astra Gazette Number Twelve 5. 1952 Astra Gazette Number Thirteen 6. 1953 Astra Gazette Number Nineteen 7. 1953 Astra Coronation Review- Special Edition 8. 1953 RAF Halton Queens Colour Presentation 9. 1953 Astra Gazette Colour Collection 10. 1955 Astra Gazette in Colour 11. 1955 Astra Gazette Biggin Hill Closes 12. 1956 Astra Gazette in Colour Return to Biggin Hill 13. 1957 Rubber Masks- Turko Bath-Sunderland Rescue 14. 1958 Kat on Trial- Chimps Boxing Dog Champs 15. 1958 Pylon Men- Car Museum- Peter Cushing 16. 1958 Emets Ideal Home-Scooter Jousting 17. 1958 Motoring Inn-Old Cricket- Spaghetti Contest- Mushroom Farm with Bob Stanford Tuck 18. 1959 Ejector Test-Houseboat Girls-WRAF Horsewoman 19. 1959 RAF Waddington Freedom of The City of Lincoln

• World War II: Lost Films - The Air War | DVD | (26/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Only Ones To See War Like This Were The Ones Who Lived It. Until Now...Feel the fear and exhilaration of a battlefield 25,000 feet in the air as History travels with four US veterans on some of the most dangerous, deadly and visually stunning aerial missions of World War II.Following in the footsteps of the Emmy Award-winning series WWII Lost Films, this two-hour special takes viewers inside the US Eighth Air Force as it takes to the skies for an unsung story of bravery and sacrifice. Extraordinary archive footage in colour brings the historic fight for control of the skies to life.Narrated by Emmy nominated actor Rob Lowe. Featuring voices by Casey Affleck, Sean Astin, Chris O'Donnell and Elijah Wood.

• In Search of Lambretta - Lambretta Scooters | DVD | (27/05/2002) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  From the streets of the Isle of Wight and Nigel Cox's fantastic collection of scooters with Italian auto jumbles to Casa lambretta itself take a journey to explore the legend of Lambretta in the country that gave birth to this classic piece of scooter history.

• Exit Through The Gift Shop | Blu Ray | (06/09/2010) from £6.89   |  Saving you £18.10 (262.70%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The story of how one man set out to film the un-filmable. And failed.

• British Railways Volume 8 - English Branch Lines & Byways | DVD | (21/04/2008) from £6.60   |  Saving you £6.39 (96.82%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Branch lines and secondary routes have always had a special appeal. This programme filmed by C. J. Barnard Keith Christie Harry Luff and Edwin Wilmshurst recalls many such English byways in films made in the 1950s and '60s. The lines featured include those to Audley End Hayling Island Princeton Stanmore Swanage Lymington the M&GN system and the roadside tracks of the Wisbech & Upwell Tramway. All connoisseurs of minor railways will find this programme a welcome addition to their collection.

• 135 Interview Answers to Tough Questions DVD | DVD | (24/08/2009) from £15.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (-33.40%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Top Interview Answers

• What Happened to Kerouac? | DVD | (01/10/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A lively and revealing investigation into the personal history and creative process of Jack Kerouac, father of the Beat Generation, author of On the Road and pivotal figure of the fifties counter-cultural revolution. Includes interviews with Steve Allen and William Buckly. Features Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, William Burroughs, Charlie parker, Neal Cassady, Carolyn Cassady, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and more.

• Classic Cockpits - The Avro Lancaster | DVD | (08/06/2009) from £18.66   |  Saving you £-3.67 (-24.50%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Flying the Avro Lancaster is the fourth programme from the Classic Cockpit series which accompanies Flying the De Havilland Vampire DC-3 and PBY Catalina. Derived from the twin-engine Avro Manchester the Lancaster was designed for one purpose; to carry bombs. Its bomb bay was stressed to take more than twenty thousand pounds of high explosive. Powered by four Rolls Royce engines it carried enough fuel to take it deep into the German heartland destroying cities and wreaking havoc on Hitler's heavy industries. The Lancaster is probably best known for the famous 'Dam Busters Raid' in May 1943 when aircraft of the RAF's 617 Squadron attacked the M''hne Eder Sorpe and Ennepe dams in the Ruhr using the revolutionary 'bouncing bomb' designed by Dr Barnes Wallis. In this documentary film the Lancaster is flown from its base at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum at Hamilton Ontario by Don Schofield a retired Air Canada captain. After a detailed cockpit tour and pre-flight inspection we join the crew for some local flying in the Hamilton area. Multiple cameras provide detailed coverage in the cockpit while cameras in accompanying B-25 Harvard and Bell Jetranger provide spectacular aerial prospective