Documentary

• HEARTWORN HIGHWAYS | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Heartworn Highways is James Szalapski's fabled documentary about the rebirth of country music around Austin and Nashville in the mid-70's.This classic features Townes Van Zandt Guy Clark Rodney Crowell Charlie Daniels Steve Young Gamble Rogers David Allan Coe and Steve Earle amongst numerous others. Heartworn Highways is a movie that affords not only a rare insight into the lives of this unique set of maverick artists but also the opportunity to experience their inspiring and beautiful music in both an intimate setting and from an intensely personal perspective.This deluxe edition includes a transcribed interview with the Director Szalapski and additional written contributions from the other key players responsible for the movie's creation. If further includes over an hour of previously unseen footage and extra features that only serve to enhance the legendary status of Heartworn Highways.Features unreleased versions of:'Waitin' Around To Die' and 'Pancho And Lefty' by Townes Van Zandt.'Desperados Waiting For A Train' and 'L.A Freeway' by Guy Clark.'One For The One For Me' by John Hiatt.The First Ever Version Of 'Mercenary Song' by Steve Earle and the completely unreleased 'Darling Commit Me' and many many more.

• Industrial Revelations With Mark Williams | DVD | (06/09/2010) from £21.14   |  Saving you £8.85 (41.86%)   |  RRP £29.99

  How did we get from horse-drawn ploughs and village water-mills to combine harvesters and food factories? Mark Williams explains - and drinks a few beers along the way. Today clothes are so cheap they're almost disposable churned out by specialised machinery in huge factories. But it wasn't always so. Mark Williams shows us how it happened. How did the first motor cars get their engines? Mark Williams uncovers an intriguing tale of genius and invention beginning with William Murdoch's dream of powered road transport in the early days of steam. Mark Williams explores how the Industrial Revolution created the mass media industry producing books and newspapers that everybody could afford.

• Chuck Close | DVD | (25/05/2009) from £6.59   |  Saving you £13.40 (203.34%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Documenting the American Painter and Photographer Chuck Close.

• Who Do You Think You Are? - U.S. | DVD | (04/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Who Do You Think You Are? USA follows the journeys of six well known US personalities as they explore their family trees uncover their family history and discover surprising and enlightening facts about their heritage that until now have been lost in time. One finds a long lost relative in Europe while another finds someone unexpected nearer home. One uncovers the secret life of an absent Grandmother another finds their heart beats with Royal blood. One finds honour and solves an historic mystery on a Civil War battlefield another finds themselves immersed in the Salem Witch Trials. The USA is a young country but its stories reach back through many generations often uncovering breathtaking revelations and bloodlines that made history.

• Culloden 1746 - The Last Highland Charge | DVD | (16/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  On a barren Scottish moor in April 1746 the tired and hungry men of the last Highland army made their final desperate charge against a well-disciplined British force led by the Duke of Cumberland. Despite their incredible courage and valour the result was a foregone conclusion - the clan warriors met a terrible end. It was to be the defeat and ruin of the Jacobite cause... forever. This is the moving story of the last great battle to be fought on British soil. 'Culloden 1746' features spectacular accurate battle reconstructions and re-enactments plus moving footage shot on Culloden Moor as it is today. The programme's dramatised 'eye-witness' accounts period imagery and computer-generated maps combine perfectly to provide a superb and accurate account of a crucial day in British history. Featuring expert comment and analysis by Dr David Chandler the world's most foremost military historian and former head of War Studies at Sandhurst.

• The Reason I Jump | Blu Ray | (06/09/2021) from £8.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on the bestselling book by Naoki Higashida, THE REASON I JUMP is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people from around the world. The film blends Higashida's revelatory descriptions of his autism, written when he was just 13, with intimate portraits of five remarkable young people. It opens a window into an intense and overwhelming, but often joyful, sensory universe. Acutely observed moments in the lives of each of the characters are connected by passages from Naoki's writing, in which a young Japanese boy journeys through an epic landscape, gradually discovering what his autism means to him, how his perception of the world differs, and why he acts in the way he does: the reason he jumps. The film distils these elements into a sensually rich tapestry that leads us to Naoki's core message: not being able to speak does not mean there is nothing to say.

• The Monk And The Honeybee | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The remarkable story of Brother Adam the legendary Benedictine Monk who devoted his long life to a quest to breed the perfect honeybee.Working from his monastic cell in Buckfast Abbey Devon Brother Adam created an incredible global enterprise. He collected genetic material from Europe the Middle East and Africa from which over 70 years he synthesised his world-beating Buckfast superbee - culminating in an expedition to hunt the elusive black bee of Kilimanjaro. Filmed in Buckfas

• Look Back On 70's Telly - Issue 2 | DVD | (22/02/2010) from £14.64   |  Saving you £0.35 (2.39%)   |  RRP £14.99

  School''s done the fishfingers and chips have been scoffed and now it's time to sit down with a Texan bar and a packet of Spangles to enjoy the best kids' television that ITV has to offer... Back in the day when childrens' programmes were by turns fun challenging dramatic spooky hilarious and fantastic tea-time programming was a staple part of the lives of millions of kids. Diverse and highly popular it fired maginations and was invariably an integral part of any worthwhile playground antics the next day. Relive those moments and be a kid again with this special two-disc set featuring the best of childrens' ITV programming from the '70s: specially selected episodes of Follyfoot and Black Beauty rub shoulders with the raucous fun of Pauline's Quirkes and Roberts Robots the fantastical Timeslip and Nobody's House and the absolute grooviness that was Magpie. Be ten again. Titles Comprise: Disc One: Ace Of Wands Timeslip Jamie Follyfoot Shadows You Must Be Joking Four Idle Hands Nobody's House Disc Two: The Paper Lads Raven The Adventures Of Black Beauty Pauline's Quirkes Robert's Robots Get It Together Magpie Tightrope

• Bruce Lee - Interviews With The Master | DVD | (18/10/2004) from £9.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (80.08%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Over 2 hours of never before seen or heard interviews on DVD! This worldwide exclusive DVD features the unedited 25 minute interview with Bruce Lee on the Pierre Berton Show. Recorded on 9th December in Hong Kong Bruce Lee is seen being himself speaking candidly and informally about his life his martial arts belief and philosophy. Including exclusive interviews with Ted Thomas and Alec Ben Block you are presented with a wealth of private archive footage photos and interviews that w

• History's Mysteries (6-Disc Box Set) | DVD | (10/01/2011) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Uncover the most mysterious and unexplained stories from the pages of history From the legend of the Yeti to the true and horrifying story of Vlad the Impaler this amazing 6-disc collection brings history to life using a mix of groundbreaking techniques. From scientific explorations of Loch Ness in search of the famous monster to interviews with Tibetan monks who claim to have seen Bigfoot this globe-trotting series examines all the evidence to hand in a bid to reveal the truth behind some of history's greatest puzzles.

• Classic Steam Train Collection - Taw Valley | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £5.23   |  Saving you £9.76 (186.62%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This DVD is a unique record of 34027 'Taw Valley' on the Orient Express in Southern England. We join the footplate crew for live action commentary of the engine at work and go behind the scenes with the men who care for the West Country Bullied. With dozens of line-side locations and aerial sequences it's one of the most complete records of an engine ever captured on film.

• Best Before Death (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (28/09/2020) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Twenty-three years ago, Bill Drummond ceased activities as part of the enormously successful pop group, the KLF. Since 2014, he's been on a World Tour, travelling around the world with his show The 25 Paintings visiting a different city each year. In December 2016, he based himself in Kolkata, while in the Spring of 2018, he was in Lexington, North Carolina. In each place, he carries out his regular work, setting up a shoeshine stand in the street or building a bed in order to give it away. He walks across the longest bridge he can find, banging his parade drum at dawn, starts knitting circles with anyone who wants to join him, bakes cakes and offers them to strangers whose houses sit on a circle he's drawn on a map of the city. He's not rich, and he's deliberately designed his actions so they cannot be monetised. He's mostly been ignored by the art world. So what is he doing it all for? Director Paul Duane shadowed Bill Drummond for three years before starting this film in order to achieve some level of understanding of what he's about. Co-produced by Grammy Award-winning writer Robert Gordon and shot by Oscar-nominated DOP Robbie Ryan, the documentary is a fascinating look at an uncompromising artist. Best Before Death is named after Drummond's belief that the World Tour, scheduled to end when he's 72, is a race against his own mortality. It's a film about life, death, art, money, music, and cake. And some knitting. Extras High Definition presentation Original stereo soundtrack Audio commentary with Bill Drummond and director Paul Duane (2020) What Is Film? (2020, 40 mins): Drummond interviews Duane for his Forty Minute Interviews project Deleted scenes and alternative footage (110 mins): extensive unseen footage from the film's production Three Short Films from the ˜Best Before Death' Project: Tenzing Scott Brown (2018, 3 mins), 23 Seconds with Bill Drummond in the Wig Shop (2018, 2 mins), and Big Mike and the Pike (2018, 3 mins) Three early dramatic works by Duane, united by their macabre themes: Ink (1988, 10 mins), Blind Alley (1992, 11 mins), and Misteach Bhaile Átha Cliath/The Dublin Mystic (1994, 33 mins) Theatrical trailer Image galleries: behind-the-scenes photography Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet containing new writing by Bill Drummond, David Keenan on Best Before Death, an interview with Paul Duane, Duane on his short films, and film credits Limited edition of 3,000 copies

• Sergeant Ryker | DVD | (16/03/2011) from £11.99   |  Saving you £-7.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  It's 1951 in Korea, a time that the United States Army doesn't like to remember. The Communists, led by Chinese forces, are tearing up the battlefield and overrunning American and South Korean positions, and in the midst of it Sgt. Paul William Ryker (Lee Marvin), decorated World War II hero with medals that would be the envy of any man in uniform, has been convicted of treason for allegedly deserting, going over to the enemy and spending weeks behind enemy lines. He's scheduled to be executed, but Capt. David Young (Bradford Dillman), the prosecutor in the case, begins to worry that Ryker wasn't properly represented at trial. He believes Ryker was guilty but wants him to be convicted fairly...

• Unsolved Mysteries Of The Second World War - The Riddle Of Rudolph Hess / Himmler's Castle | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Riddle Of Rudolph Hess: On the 10th of May 1941 Rudolph Hess former deputy of the Third Reich made an extraordinary solo flight to Britain. Was Hess attempting to make peace with the British prior to the German invasion of the Soviet Union? Was the Duke Of Hamilton whose Scottish estate Hess attempted to land on an intermediary for the British aristocracy and high ranking Nazis? Why did the British government instead of treating the incident as a propaganda coup shroud the affair in a web of official secrecy? Himmler's Castle: Deep into the Westphalian countryside Henrich Himmler transformed an ancient castle into a secret centre for SS rites and rituals. The site had been chosen by Himmler's personal clairvoyant and was intended to become the Vatican City of the 1000 year Reich. What were the mysteries performed in the castle crypt? Did Himmler really believe that this castle would be the focal point of the final great battle between East and West? And what became of Himmler's secret safe hidden deep in the castle vaults and removed by American troops in 1945?

• Waveriders | DVD | (07/09/2009) from £11.98   |  Saving you £4.01 (25.10%)   |  RRP £15.99

  "Waveriders" is the previously untold story of the unlikely Irish roots of the worldwide surfing phenomenon and today's pioneers of Irish big wave surfing.

• Before The Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema Of Edwin S Porter | DVD | (28/08/2006) from £14.54   |  Saving you £1.45 (9.97%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Documentary on the early cinematographer Edwin S. Porter and his influences upon cinema.

• Hammond and May - 1 and 2 Box Set | Blu Ray | (14/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  This Box Set contains the 2010 special 'Apocalypse' and the brand new 2011 special.

• Trophy | DVD | (17/11/2017) from £3.30   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Christina Clusiau and Shaul Schwarz direct this documentary which looks at the issues surrounding the big-game hunting of endangered animals. With species such as elephants, rhinos and lions edging closer to extinction each year, a number of people continue to hunt them despite their dwindling numbers. Featuring contributions from hunters such as Texas sheep farmer Philip Glass and conservationists including Zimbabwean wildlife officer Chris Moore, the film discusses what needs to be done to preserve the great species of the world.

• HMS Ark Royal | DVD | (02/09/2013) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-6.29 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Journey aboard the HMS Ark Royal as she takes to the high seas for her final voyage. There has been an Ark Royal in the British fleet since 1587. But now its final incarnation has been decommissioned there will no longer be any ship bearing this illustrious name. In this programme Discovery Channel joins the crew of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal on her final poignant voyage. With exclusive access to all areas of the ship we follow her as the flagship of a multinational task force as it heads across the Atlantic. For many of the crew it will be their first and perhaps last experience of life at sea testing their ability to live and work in cramped pressurised conditions. The fleet first heads to Halifax to celebrate the Canadian Navy centenary - including a confidential Royal visit – before continuing down the Eastern Seaboard to Mayport timed to coincide with Fleet Week - the American celebration of the US Navy. Then they continue their voyage to drop-off the Marines of 42 Commando in North Carolina for training with the US Marine Corp in advance of deployment to Afghanistan. Finally the Ark Royal will head back to the UK as she prepares to go out of service.

• The Simple Life - Season 1 | DVD | (19/04/2004) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The hook of The Simple Life is irresistible: two wealthy, pampered young women go from upper-crust Los Angeles to an Arkansas farm to prove that they can survive without their mobile phones and credit cards. As hotel heiress Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie (daughter of pop star Lionel) blithely move in with a farm family, the Ledings, the culture clash immediately becomes a train wreck; when asked to pluck chickens, Richie declares, "I'm not plucking anything but my eyebrows." They try to work a series of jobs (at a dairy farm, a fast-food joint and a livestock auction), but they possess not a jot of work ethic, nor any sense of the consequences of failure. Like the girls themselves, this 2003 reality show becomes fascinating and repellent, comic and horrifying. It's like watching alien beings trying to masquerade as people. --Bret Fetzer