Documentary

• Photography Lighting Masterclass Vol 2 with Jon Gray | DVD | (04/07/2011) from £19.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (-11.10%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Photography Lighting Masterclass - Vol. 2 With Jon Gray

• British Steam Classics: Flying Scotsman | DVD | (30/01/2012) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (27.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Steam Classics series looks at the power and majesty of some of Britain’s most famous steam locomotives. Each programme covers an individual named locomotive or class and looks into its history, restoration and more recent workings. Flying Scotsman’ is known as the most famous steam locomotive in the world.There are few people have not heard of this magnificent machine, but far fewer know the complicated story of how ‘Flying Scotsman’ became a National Treasure.Illustrated by evocative footage of the engine working on the British railway network in various guises, this programme traces the story from the time when the locomotive returned from Australia after achieving its most recent record - the world’s longest non-stop run behind steam - up to its acquisition by the nation and the National Railway Museum at York.In this programme we see ‘Flying Scotsman’ with single and double-chimney fittings, ‘German’ smoke deflectors and LNER Apple Greene and British Railways’ Brunswick Green liveries, working from Carnforth in the North to Salisbury in the South, as well as on the ‘Ride the Legend’ excursions to Scarborough.

• Diana: The Night She Died | DVD | (17/05/2011) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (-18.10%)   |  RRP £10.99

  After the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, conspiracy theories filled the headlines. As so many of the conspiracy theories are absurd, many simple questions about the fatal night of August 31st have never been asked. By the end, not only Princess Diana but Dodi Al Fayed and the driver, Henri Paul, were dead. DVD-R: This title is manufactured-on-demand when ordered from The Canny Store using the highest quality DVD-R discs.

• Wreck Detectives - Complete Series 1 | DVD | (21/03/2005) from £14.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (33.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Over a quarter of a million wrecks lie lost and forgotten in the murky waters around Britain's coast. The Wreck Detectives' challenge is to dive deep and discover the secrets hidden in eight wrecks which span the centuries from a medieval trade ship to a D-Day frigate. Using the latest technology the team will piece together evidence on each ship's identity how it sank and why it was there. Features all eight episodes from the first series.

• Northumberland - Secret Places And Hidden Histories | DVD | (02/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This DVD takes you on a colourful and entertaining journey through some of the wildest and most spectacular scenery in Northumberland. You'll see some of the places you'd expect to see as well as some lesser-known places where Northumberland's secrets and hidden histories are revealed.

• Nostalgia | DVD | (08/07/2013) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-4.24 (-26.50%)   |  RRP £15.99

  An enigmatic work bathed in dream-like imagery and deep symbolism about a writer trapped by fame and an unhappy marriage seeking out his cultural past. Winner of the Grand Prix de Creation and Fipresci prize at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.

• Wilderness Discoveries Volume 1 (Schriemer Peter) | DVD | (20/09/2011) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-1.49 (-12.40%)   |  RRP £11.99

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• Britains Railways Then & Now - LNER | DVD | (15/11/2010) from £10.75   |  Saving you £2.24 (20.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Britain's Railways: Then And Now - LNER

• Spider-Man Unlimited Complete Season | DVD | (03/05/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Peter Parker and Mary Jane are back together again whilst Spider-Man takes the blame for the loss of the Daily Bugle publisher's son John Jameson. Donning a new high-tech costume his rescue mission leads him to Counter-Earth a strange alternate reality where humans are second class citizens. A battle against humanoid animal incarnations of some of his greatest adversaries ensues... The most famous Marvel'' Comics character shoots into the 21st Century with the complete animated series of Spider-Man Unlimited on double DVD. Adapted from Stan Lee's comic book character with a hint of anime this release includes all thirteen original episodes. Spider-Man's arrival on the Earth-like planet is spiced up with arch enemies Venom and Carnage... his adventures feature clashes with Counter-Earth versions of the Green Goblin the Vulture and Electro... in a dramatic finale the planet's safety is threatened by its leader the High Evolutionary. Episodes Comprise: 1. Worlds Apart Part I 2. Worlds Apart Part II 3. Where Evil Nests 4. Deadly Choices 5. Steel Cold Heart 6. Enter the Hunter! 7. Cry Vulture 8. Ill Met by Moonlight 9. Sustenance 10. Matters of the Heart 11. One is the Loneliest Number 12. The Sins of Our Fathers 13. Destiny Unleashed

• The Avro Vulcan | DVD | (26/04/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This is the history of the Avro Vulcan V-Bomber the world's first large delta-wing strike aircraft from its conception in the early 1950's as a strategic nuclear bomber through to its departure from the Royal Air Force service after its use in the Falklands Conflict in 1982.

• Witchcraft: The Magick Rituals Of The Coven | DVD | (05/12/2011) from £25.90   |  Saving you £-9.91 (-62.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Karen Frandsen from Eerie Investigations interviews Jeanette Ellis, lecturer on traditional British Witchcraft, member of PEBL, and author of 'Forbidden Rites.' In this fascinating DVD, Jeanette reveals the truth and history behind Witchcraft: The history of traditional Witchcraft in the United Kingdom. How Witches practice their Craft. The infamous 'Witchfinder General,' Matthew Hopkins and how he persecuted supposed deviants called 'Witches.' We also investigate the town of Mistley, ho...

• The Upper Hand - Series 2 - Complete | DVD | (10/05/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Upper Hand: The Complete Second Series (2 Discs)

• The Art Of Violin | DVD | (02/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A documentary film by Bruno Monsaingeon devoted to the 20th century's greatest violinists, The Art of Violin really cannot be faulted. The same, incidentally, can also be said of the similar volumes which cover the piano and singing, so there's never been a better time to collect a personal audio-visual archive of some wonderful historical performers. The added dimension provided by the painstakingly collected film material (here featuring no fewer than 20 outstanding soloists) is of course of exceptional value when observing violin technique, and the diversity of approaches presented here in loving detail is in itself a subject for endless comparison. The material mixes archive performance footage, much of which one might never have dreamed existed, with interviews and documentary commentary. However, rather than turn the project into a museum piece, Monsaingeon includes contributions from contemporary figures such as Perlman and, shrewdly, Hilary Hahn--not that there'd be any doubt of the huge relevance of the material to any contemporary player or lover of the repertoire. An absolute must. --Roger Thomas

• Michael Collins and the Easter Rising | DVD | (31/01/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• The Korean War - Fire and Ice | DVD | (14/02/2011) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-2.54 (-16.90%)   |  RRP £14.99

  As Korea again regularly hits the headlines we examine the history of the brutal North/South conflict. The Korean War was a war of firsts: The first jet war; the first war where it was not possible to unleash full power politically or militarily and the first battlefield of the Cold War. Lasting three years it took more than 2 000 000 military and civilian lives in its bloody wake. Setting all the rules for East/West conflict during the nuclear age brought an unknowing world closer to an all-out atomic war than has ever been told. Historians battle veterans and archival footage reveal the pain glory and pathos of the war. Includes: The Making Of A Blood Bath Triumph To Tragedy Retreat From Hell Bitter Standoff

• 100 Years Of British Transport | DVD | (16/07/2018) from £12.48   |  Saving you £2.51 (16.70%)   |  RRP £14.99

  100 years of British Ships: With its earliest footage dating back to 1901, this programme features a range of craft from warships to fishing boats, pleasure steamers and tugs. Port and resorts all around the coast are featured from Mallaig to Weymouth and from Holyhead to Dover. Among famous vessels included are HMS Ark Royal, the Mauretania and many others. 100 years of British Buses: Buses, Coaches & Trolleybuses are recorded over many decades at work in urban and rural settings throughout Britain. Operators range from small private coach companies to the great provincial and municipal concerns. 100 years of British Trains: This programme features great names and great trains such as the Golden Arrow and the Brighton Belle and covers a period from the heyday of steam to lines chopped by Dr Beechings axe. Industrial railway working practices and visits to the great cathedrals of the steam age are all here. 100 years of British Trams: Recapture the era when the tram dominated the city street with this fascinating programme. Starting with horse trams and the smoke and grime of steam trams through to the rise and decline of the electric tramcar. The programme features dozens of systems the length and breadth of the country from Aberdeen to Bournemouth. Glasgow s Trams and Trolleybuses: Glasgow had one of the largest tramway systems in Britain, part of which survived into the 1960s. For decades the sight of the citys colourful trams, stately as galleons, gently swaying through its streets, was as much a part of the heart and soul of Glasgow as was the forest of cranes alongside the Clyde. These films, made mostly in the 1950s and 60s, are packed with memories of that era. They recall the fashions, the shop fronts and the suburbs of a city which has changed radically in the years which have followed.

• Magic Trip | Blu Ray | (28/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster's fabled road trip across America in the legendary Magic Bus. In 1964, Ken Kesey set off on a LSD-fuelled cross-country road trip to the New York World's Fair. He was joined by The Merry Band of Pranksters, a renegade group of counterculture truth-seekers, including Neal Cassady, the American icon immortalized in Kerouac's On the Road, and the driver and painter of the psychedelic Magic Bus. Kesey and the Pranksters intended to make a documentary about their trip, shooting footage on 16MM, but the film was never finished and the footage has remained virtually unseen...until now.

• Ancient Greece (3-Disc Box Set) | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  HerculesBorn in a primitive age, the legend of Hercules has spanned more than 3000 years. He was the Superman of the ancient world and his strength of character and many vices were as vast as his physical prowess. His celebrated twelve labours would take him to the ends of the earth and beyond – battling injustice, slaying fearsome creatures, committing murders and even defying the gods themselves. This is the story of his life and legend.Mystical Monuments of Ancient GreeceThe Parthenon, the Acropolis and the Agora. Pericles, the king of Athens at the height of its power in the Golden Age of Western Civilisation, commissioned these tremendous monuments and had them dedicated to the Goddess Athena. Temples of such strength and beauty, they still entice and amaze modern day visitors. Yet what was the real purpose for constructing these magnificent, ancient marbled treasures?Gods & GoddessesThe world of Greek gods and goddesses is not merely a collection of colourful stories, but a window into an ancientcivilisation, its thoughts and values, with its tales offering explanations for an often difficult and random world. But are the stories based on fact or fiction? Recently uncovered archaeological findings shed light on the truth and origins of ancient Greek mythology in this intriguing documentary that leads viewers to startling answers.

• The Victorian Farm Complete Set | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  In Victorian Farm a specialist team - Ruth Goodman Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands - devoted a year of their lives to re-creating life in a 19th century rural environment. From the warmth of summer to the depths of winter the clock was been turned back over a hundred years to rediscover this almost forgotten world. From planting and harvesting crops to animal husbandry; from building pigsties to bee-keeping; from tree-felling to driving steam engines and operating period machinery this hardy group - in their search for the authentic experience - undertook it all wearing period costumes and using only tools and materials available in1885. And in the special Victorian Farm Christmas episodes Ruth Pete and Alex returned to the farm to rebuild a blacksmith's forge and undertake all the elements of a rural Victorian Christmas. There's Christmas food and festivities to prepare from 1850s mincemeat to butter bread Christmas puddings and a multi-bird Christmas pie; gifts to be made ribbons to be dyed and old fashioned remedies to be prepared for what ails them.

• Not Quite Hollywood | DVD | (30/03/2009) from £8.39   |  Saving you £9.60 (114.42%)   |  RRP £17.99

  "Not Quite Hollywood" is the wild, wonderful, untold story of "Ozploitation" films.