Documentary

• Jean-Luc Godard - Histoire(s) du Cinema | DVD | (22/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Histoire Du Cinema (3 Discs)

• The World At War - Vol. 3 | DVD | (09/10/2000) from £16.16   |  Saving you £8.83 (35.30%)   |  RRP £24.99

  When this epic series was first broadcast in 1973 it redefined the gold standard for television documentary; it remains the benchmark by which all factual programming must judge itself. Originally shown as 26 one-hour programmes, The World at War set out to tell the story of the Second World War through the testimony of key participants. The result is a unique and unrepeatable event, since many of the eyewitnesses captured on film did not have long left to live. Each hour-long programme is carefully structured to focus on a key theme or campaign, from the rise of Nazi Germany to Hitler's downfall and the onset of the Cold War. There are no academic "talking heads" here to spell out an official version of history; the narration, delivered with wonderful gravitas by Sir Laurence Olivier, is kept to a minimum. The show's great coup was to allow the participants to speak for themselves. Painstaking research in the archives of the Imperial War Museum also unearthed a vast quantity of newsreel footage, including on occasion the cameraman's original raw rushes which present an unvarnished and never-before-seen picture of important events. Carl Davis' portentous main title theme and score underlines the grand scale of the enterprise. The original 26 episodes were supplemented three years later by six special programmes (narrated by Eric Porter), bringing the total running-time to a truly epic 32 hours. Now digitally remastered The World at War looks even more of an impressive achievement on DVD. Available in five volumes, each handsomely packaged double-disc set comes with a detailed menu that places the individual programmes along a chronological timeline. Better yet, chapter access is laid out to allow you to select key speeches or maps or newsreel footage. The World at War was a landmark television event; its DVD incarnation underlines its importance as an historical document. --Mark Walker

• Ray Mears - Wild Food | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ray Mears journeys back in time to find out what our Stone Age ancestors would have eaten in Wild Food. Ray and archaeo-botanist Professor Gordon Hillman show us how our ancestors found prepared and cooked their food and we can learn things about the amazingly rich natural larder that still surrounds us. In the first programme Ray travels to the other side of the planet to hear from Australian Aboriginals about what food means to a hunter-gatherer and the role it plays in their culture as well as their society. Along with many other discoveries the trip sees Ray sample that most iconic of ""bush tucker"": the witchetty grub a huge maggot that lives in the roots of the witchetty bush.

• Flying Coffins | DVD | (18/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When the first world war broke out powered flight was barely a decade old. Within the first few months of the war the first flimsy aircraft would change ground warfare forever. An Allied reconnaissance plane spotted a crucial weakness in the German lines at the Marne in August 1914. However as the Allied massed to attack a German aircraft saw them and the element of surprise was lost. Armies could no longer manoeuvre without being seen - and the era of trench warfare began.At first rival pilots regarded each other as brothers. but the desperate need to knock out the enemy 'eye in the sky' led to the swift development of the first fighter aircraft. World War One would be fought with equal ferocity in the air as on the ground.

• Primitive London | DVD | (22/06/2015) from £9.15   |  Saving you £8.84 (96.61%)   |  RRP £17.99

  First released in 1965 Primitive London is a once shocking mondo-style documentary that sets out to reflect societal decay through the sideshow spectacle of 1960's London depravity. Here the camera finds mods rockers and beatniks an obscure band called The Zephyrs seedy Jack the Ripper enactments flabby men in the sauna sordid wife-swapping parties and more. Shot just as the sixties was really starting Primitive London shows a Britain trying to find a way of transiting from the post war depression of the 1950''s and the shiny brave new world of the mid 1960''s. Miller''s companion piece London in the Raw is also released this month.

• Bail Enforcers | DVD | (20/02/2012) from £9.54   |  Saving you £4.71 (56.88%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A group of down-on-their-luck bounty hunters hit the jackpot one night when they pick up an informant with a hundred thousand dollar bounty on his head. But their world is turned upside down when a mob boss offers them one million dollars in exchange for the informant. When they refuse, the mafia unleashes a trio of assassins on them who use all of their power to bring the bounty hunters down, and to get their man - dead or alive.

• River | Blu Ray | (16/05/2022) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Throughout history, rivers have shaped our landscapes and our journeys; flowed through our cultures and dreams. RIVER takes its audience on a journey through space and time; spanning six continents, and drawing on extraordinary contemporary cinematography, including satellite filming, the film shows rivers on scales and from perspectives never seen before. Its union of image, music and sparse, poetic script will create a film that is both dream-like and powerful, honouring the wildness of rivers but also recognises their vulnerability.Product FeaturesTrailer

• Steven Seagal: Lawman - Season Two | DVD | (14/03/2011) from £8.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (122.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Famed for his role as an all-action hero in a host of blockbuster movies Steven Seagal demonstrates he is also a real-life hero in this unmissable series. Following him in his other day job as a fully commissioned Deputy Sheriff in Jefferson Parish Louisiana this DVD follows the star as he raids the home of a suspected drugs dealer tracks dangerous gunmen who are on the loose and steps it up a gear to chase a vehicle in a high-speed pursuit.

• Ffestiniog Railway | DVD | (14/08/2006) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (-21.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Ffestiniog Railway in North Wales was originally constructed to convey slate from the quarries in Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog. The line was built on a steep incline to facilitate the use of gravity trains. In 1863 the increase in traffic forced the owner to consider different forms of motive power. After many trials and much development work a special design of locomotive incorporating power bogies took to the narrow gauge rails. During the Spring of 1988 the railway celebrated 125 years of steam power with a gala weekend spanning 3 glorious days which saw the return to service of the newly restored Fairlie double engine Merddin Emrys vintage trains hauled by Prince visiting W.H.R. Locomotive Russell and much more besides. Our cameras were there to record the event in full and this film produced in conjunction with and the full cooperation of the Ffestiniog Railway Society includes exclusive footage shot on the double headed run up the line with Blanche and Mountaineer.

• The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town Documentary | Blu Ray | (02/05/2011) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-6.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The award-winning film The Promise: The Making of Darkness On The Edge of Town is accompanied by the bonus features "Songs From the Promise," a five-song concert event filmed in Asbury Park, NJ, and "A Conversation With His Fans," an intimate question-and-answer session. The Promise: The Making of Darkness On The Edge of Town was directed by Grammy- and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Thom Zimny. The film received a rapturous critical response around the world, including as an official selection, Toronto International Film Festival, The BFI London Film Festival, and The International Rome Film Festival. The ninety-minute documentary combines never-before-seen footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band shot between 1976 and 1978 including home rehearsals and studio sessions with new interviews with Springsteen, E Street Band members, manager Jon Landau, former-manager Mike Appel, and others closely involved in the making of the record. Includes bonus features: "Songs From The Promise" was filmed before an audience of approximately sixty fans in December, 2010, in Asbury Park, NJ's historic carousel house. Hosted by music critic and Springsteen biographer Dave Marsh, "A Conversation With His Fans" is an intimate, 22-minute question-and-answer session featuring Springsteen at his most candid.

• Terminus | DVD | (23/05/2005) from £16.65   |  Saving you £-3.66 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Made by the late Hollywood director John Schlesinger for British Transport in 1961 Terminus is widely regarded as one of the best railway films ever produced. A celebration of London's Waterloo station in all its glory on a busy day the film boasts a truly exceptional jazz soundtrack from Ron Grainger music and songs from Julian Cooper. It uniquely captures the essence of a British station at the beginning of the 1960s with the camera taking you behind the scenes as well as on

• Mutiny – Ant Middleton – Relive the epic voyage of Captain Bligh (Repackaged) | DVD | (07/06/2021) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The World At War - Vol. 1 | DVD | (28/08/2000) from £5.25   |  Saving you £4.74 (90.29%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When this epic series was first broadcast in 1973 it redefined the gold standard for television documentary; it remains the benchmark by which all factual programming must judge itself. Originally shown as 26 one-hour programmes, The World at War set out to tell the story of the Second World War through the testimony of key participants. The result is a unique and unrepeatable event, since many of the eyewitnesses captured on film did not have long left to live. Each hour-long programme is carefully structured to focus on a key theme or campaign, from the rise of Nazi Germany to Hitler's downfall and the onset of the Cold War. There are no academic "talking heads" here to spell out an official version of history; the narration, delivered with wonderful gravitas by Sir Laurence Olivier, is kept to a minimum. The show's great coup was to allow the participants to speak for themselves. Painstaking research in the archives of the Imperial War Museum also unearthed a vast quantity of newsreel footage, including on occasion the cameraman's original raw rushes which present an unvarnished and never-before-seen picture of important events. Carl Davis' portentous main title theme and score underlines the grand scale of the enterprise. The original 26 episodes were supplemented three years later by six special programmes (narrated by Eric Porter), bringing the total running-time to a truly epic 32 hours. Now digitally remastered The World at War looks even more of an impressive achievement on DVD. Available in five volumes, each handsomely packaged double-disc set comes with a detailed menu that places the individual programmes along a chronological timeline. Better yet, chapter access is laid out to allow you to select key speeches or maps or newsreel footage. The World at War was a landmark television event; its DVD incarnation underlines its importance as an historical document. --Mark Walker

• Out Of Town - Vol. 5 | DVD | (09/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  For lovers of rural England countryman Jack Hargreaves embarks on a series of delightful expeditions through the English countryside. With the countryside once again back in the news the series demonstrates country life and the importance of rural economies trades and habitats. Age old skills such as apple grafting and sheep shearing are covered alongside familiar pursuits like point - to - point racing and angling.

• Life After People: Season Two | DVD | (26/07/2010) from £21.94   |  Saving you £-1.95 (-9.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  What would happen if every human being on Earth disappeared? Welcome to Earth. Population Zero. This isn't the story of how we might vanish - it is the story of what happens to the world we leave behind. The second season of the fascinating series Life After People stunningly graphic journey to a world wiped clean of humanity. From animal outbreaks to massive structural collapses to hordes of toxins and chemicals unleashed across the globe Life After People: The Complete Season 2 reveals what happens in the hours days months and years after people disappear. Cutting edge CGI effects reveal in scientific details the fate of every aspect of the man-made world and how the landscape of our planet would forever change in our absence.

• The Village Detective: A Song Cycle | Blu Ray | (26/02/2024) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• A day in the Life of the Terrier Tank, Bulleid Pacific | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £18.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Relive the adorable Terriers the spendor of a Bulleid Pacific a rare GWR Mogul and the charm of a Gwr Branch Line Titles Comprise: A Day In The Life Of A Terrier: Kicked off the London commuter trains Stroudleys immortal A1Xs found sanctuary in half-forgotten corners of the southern network. This documentary is a fitting tribute to the Terriers some of the most adorable yet eccentric engines ever built. A Day In The Life Of A Bulleid Pacific: Follow the unrebuilt Pacific 34067 Tangmere as she heads a mainline rail tour on the Torbay Express service to Kingswear. Despite testing conditions the crew remained quietly confident that their 7P machine would equal the output of any Class 8 engine. Watch thrilling footage of one of the busiest steam engines working in Britain. A Day In The Life Of A GWR Mogul: Moguls were the most numerous of the GWR tender classes and arguably the most useful. A go-anywhere machine they were found on everything from heavy freights to emergency express work. This film follows a day in the life of a surviving Mogul 5322 from oiling up to disposal at Didcot. A Day In The Life Of A GWR Branch Line: This is a dawn-to-dusk account of South Devon Railways 40th anniversary celebrations. The old single-track branch line had never been busier with everything from double-headed freight workings to distinctive GWR autotrains.

• The American Civil War | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  It was the most tragic episode in American history. During four years of bitter and bloody fighting between the states more than 600 000 troops from the Union and the Confederates sides lost their lives. The bloody events at such places as Antietam Gettysburg Shiloh Cold Harbour Vicksburg and Fredericksburg are still burned deep in to the American psyche never to be forgotten. From the first shots at Fort Sumter to the emotional Confederate surrender at Appomattox Courthouse this programme tells the story of the conflict which scared the soul of the nation. It features superb battle reconstructions and depicitions of army life dramatised 'eye witness' accounts period photographs and images plus expert commentary and analysis.

• Jack Osbourne - Adrenaline Junkie | DVD | (15/05/2006) from £22.93   |  Saving you £-5.94 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Chubby Jack embarks on the greatest challenge of his life in this action-packed DVD of the television series. The change in his physique is quite incredible as the puppy fat gives way to a leaner meaner Jack! Follow young Mr. Osbourne as he prepares to tackle El Capitan in California's Yosemite Valley. Challenging his physical and mental strength Jack endures six months of hard-core training including kick boxing rock climbing and running with bulls in Pamplona.

• The Real Football Factories - International | DVD | (18/02/2008) from £13.49   |  Saving you £6.50 (48.18%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In the follow up to the hit series The Real Football Factories Danny Dyer travels to Europe and South America exposing the truth behind international football hooliganism. In search of the world's most bitterly fought derby clashes - both on and off the pitch Dyer investigates the cultural and political influences behind the violence.