Documentary

• Dark Days | DVD | (21/01/2002) from £12.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (53.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  For two years Marc Singer lived with the people who make their home in the tunnels beneath Penn Station in New York, creating Dark Days, an unflinching portrait of a part of society that is literally and figuratively beneath our notice. "You'd be surprised what the human mind and body can adjust to," says Tito, one of the tunnel dwellers. Along with his neighbours he is homeless, but the tunnels offer them a degree of safety that doesn't exist on the streets above. In this strange place they manage to achieve a remarkable degree of domesticity, building shelters, keeping pets and cooking meals. Singer has an eye for telling images, such as Dee dragging a sofa along the train tracks like Sisyphus rolling his stone in Hell. With its grainy black-and-white photography and haunting soundtrack, this is a surprisingly beautiful film, but it is never sentimental, nor does it try to impose false nobility on its subjects. Dark Days shows a world that we never knew existed, and in this simplicity lies its power. --Simon Leake

• A Spell To Ward Off the Darkness | Blu Ray | (01/12/2014) from £18.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

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• All You Need Is Love : The Story Of Popular Music - Tony Palmer's Classic Series (5 Discs - Region 0) | DVD | (05/05/2008) from £56.35   |  Saving you £17.64 (31.30%)   |  RRP £73.99

  Available to own for the first time!!!!! All You Need Is Love makes it DVD debut as a lavish boxed set containing all 17 episodes of this groundbreaking documentary spread across 5 discs. The series covers the ""Story OF Popular Music"" encompassing ragtime blues jazz vaudeville musicals folk swing country and rock n'roll and features some of the major names from the past 50+ years including John Lennon Paul McCartney Elvis Jerry Lee Lewis Hendrix Bing Crosby Dizzy Gillespie Muddy Waters Frank Zappa Mike Oldfield Tina Turner Eric Clapton Bill Wyman and many more!! Frequently described as ""THE definitive music documentary"" and regarded as much ""cult"" viewing today as it was upon original broadcast 30 years ago. It was in the mid 70's at the suggestion of John Lennon that celebrated journalist and film maker TONY PALMER decided to document the ""Story Of Popular Music"" and set about interviewing all the major players past and present at the time. Even in the 70's this was a monumental task but despite the undertaking the finished project was one that aspiring film makers would look to for inspiration even today. The program was originally broadcast between 1976 and 1981 but since that time it has neither been commercially released or repeated.

• River Cottage - Bread | DVD | (26/07/2010) from £27.51   |  Saving you £-9.52 (-52.90%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Join Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and the River Cottage team for a personal step-by-step guide to the joys of baking homemade bread. From a simple fail-safe family white loaf to the indulgent weekend delight of your own melt-in-the mouth all butter croissants ...and everything in between. Each recipe is designed for ease of use and maximum clarity so even if you're the most cautious cook you can turn yourself into a brilliant baker. And as confidence grows so do your baking options. Try your hand at artisan baking the way it's been done for centuries by creating your own wild yeast 'starter' and using it to make sourdough. Or get stuck into an amazing parsnip and cheese loaf - a meal in itself and perfect for campfire cooking as Hugh proves on a tree planting away day. We also show you how to experiment with different flours from rye to spelt and cornmeal to hemp and Hugh and Gill cook up their favourite recipes for loaf leftovers... including the perfect bread sauce and a summer pudding that's too delicious to resist! So celebrate flour power liberate yourself from 'plastic' sliced white and cross bread off your supermarket-shopping list forever! Over an hour and a half of viewing River Cottage: Bread & Baking serves up fifteen recipes and loads of informative fun including bonus features on how to build a bread oven and kid friendly doughnuts.

• Rory & Paddy's Even Greater British Adventure | DVD | (08/11/2010) from £9.88   |  Saving you £10.11 (102.33%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Rory & Paddy's Even Greater British Adventure follows our intrepid duo around the UK on an all new rollocking road trip as they complete in a range of quintessential British pursuits including clog dancing black pudding throwing hen racing lawnmover racing and haggis hurling. Their exhausting British odyssey takes them to one of six different regions in each show - Scotland Central England and the Shires the South West the North the South and Wales - to play the locals at their own games while also competing against each other.

• Overhaulin' - Series 2 - Complete | DVD | (09/06/2008) from £7.26   |  Saving you £27.73 (381.96%)   |  RRP £34.99

  What happens when a world-famous singer wants to give her equally well-known boyfriend (world champion cyclist Lance Armstrong) the stock GTO he has always wanted as a surprise gift? Well the press report on the gift and ruin the gesture! So what is Sheryl Crow to do...? She calls in the Overhaulin' team of course. This is just one of the great projects in the second series of this cult Discovery Real Time show where the owner gets tricked and the car gets tricked out. Join hosts Chris Jacobs and Courtney Hansen and world renowned designer Chip Foose as they pose as lawyers repo men surf enthusiasts and tow truck drivers to lure the keys away from the poor unsuspecting 'marks' for a week of devilish pranks and laughter all for a good cause. The OverHaulin' cameras follow all the twists and turns as the team try desperately to keep the car away from its panicking owner while following every step of the renovation process of a once boring vehicle. But will the victims the put upon 'marks' love their new dream car? Episodes Comprise: 201: Body Off (64 Corvette) 202: Cherry Nova (67 Chevy Nova) 203: The 4-4-New (68 Oldsmobile 442) 204: The Monte Fuego (70 Monte Carlo) 205: Dude Where's My Skylark? (67 Buick Skylark) 206: Rustang (65 Ford Mustang Fastback) 207: The Falcon And The Snow-Job (63 Ford Falcon) 208: Challenging Mopar (71 Dodge Challenger) 209: Live Strong (70 Pontiac GTO) 210: California Performance Bel Air (62 Chevy Bel Air) 211: Coolest Cars (Various Oh Cars) 212: Gambler 514 (70 Ford Mustang Fastback) 213: Butterscorched (52 GMC Pickup) 214: Thieven Teacher (70 Camaro) 215: Soldiers Ride (66 Chevelle)

• Elvis Presley - Elvis - The Final Chapter | DVD | (05/08/2002) from £19.79   |  Saving you £-4.80 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The story of the last years of Elvis Presley's life - as told by the people who were there with him 24 hours a day... Sheila Ryan Elvis' long term lover speaks about her years with the star in Las Vegas on tour and at Graceland as Presley entered a destructive spiral of substance abuse. Elvis' friend and personal assistant Joe Esposito talks about the star's obsession with guns karate his extreme generosity and the women in his life. Don Wilson one of Elvis' boyhood pals talks

• Michael H: Profession Director | DVD | (10/06/2013) from £7.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (100.12%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Over the last 25 years Michael Haneke has established himself as one of the most important directors in cinema history. From his early work to Amour he has created a unique universe revealing like no other the darkest corners of society our existential fears and emotional outbursts. Through interviews with his actors Isabelle Huppert Juliette Binoche and Emmanuelle Riva and much more as well as previously unseen footage Michael H. depicts the work of a rare artist.

• Great Battles: Season 1 And 2 | DVD | (20/05/2013) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  An incredible look at the bloodiest British battles ever fought. Hastings Bannockburn Bosworth Marston Moor the Boyne Culloden - battles which changed the course of British history and still affect the society we live in today. In Great Battles ten incredible episodes are dedicated to bringing these battles to life. Presenter Bob Stewart recreates the passion and pain of each struggle and assesses its importance in British history. Combining a personal journey to the battlefield with state-of-the-art computer graphics he illustrates how each battle was won and lost. Equally importantly he explains the significance of each battle to the development of British society: why Marston Moor led to the decline of the idea of the divine right of kings; why Orangemen still celebrate the Boyne; and why Scottish football fans carry flags emblazoned with '1314'. This combination of old and new brings Great Battles to life and attracts a wide audience eager to discover not just the tactics of the battle but also a sense of why people were prepared to fight and die.

• Marlene Dietrich - The Twilight Of An Angel | DVD | (25/03/2013) from £5.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (116.86%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Marlene Dietrich was one of the twentieth century’s most enduring icons of beauty and glamour, whose appeal crossed every nationality, belief and even sexuality. Marlene was the supreme embodiment of erotic sophistication whose death only served to make her ever more alluring and mysterious. She burst onto the world scene in Josef von Sternberg's The Blue Angel in 1930 and enjoyed a glittering film career, abandoning her native Germany for America when the Nazis put pressure on her to star in their propaganda films.

• Notorious Killers Gift Pack | DVD | (23/11/2009) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A chilling look at the most savage of serial killers including Ted Bundy Jeffrey Dahmer and Charles Manson.

• History of the World in Two Hours - in 3D | Blu Ray | (24/09/2012) from £9.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  13.7 BILLION YEARS IN THE MAKING.This landmark television special cuts 13.7 billion years of history down to size. In just two hours, you will get the whole story of where you came from and how you got here. Find out why your original ancestor is an exploding star, how your handheld device hides a Stone Age secret, and why your fast-paced modern lifestyle grew from seeds planted more than 10,000 years ago. From the formation of the earth and the emergence of life, to the advance of man and the growth of civilization, the CGI-driven special History Of The World In Two Hours is a rapid-fire view of history-an epic story that reveals surprising connections to our daily lives.

• 40's Britain - 24 Square Miles / Harting - An English Village | DVD | (20/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Kay Mander's filmed survey of twenty-four square miles of rural Oxfordshire was part of a 1943 project to better understand the use made of the countryside in order to facilitate better planning. Filmed in 1946 Twenty Four Square Miles shows in detail the use made of the land for farming and industry and the social fabric of the towns and villages and how they are managed. With commentary by John Arlott. Directed by Kay Mander. A Basic Films Production. Included also is a lovely film of the village of Harting on the Sussex Downs An English Village.

• Railway Lives With Tony Francis | DVD | (22/07/2013) from £16.85   |  Saving you £-3.86 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  POLAND Tony Francis travels to Poland, where railway fanatics have the chance to drive steam trains on the country s mainline. He joins a group from Staffordshire whose idea of the perfect holiday is to do just that, taking blissfully unaware Polish commuters to work. CHINA Tony Francis continues his exploration of the railways as he travels to China with a group of train enthusiasts to witness the last run of mainline steam engines in the world, but the emotion of the occasion proves too much for some. SKEGNESS Tony Francis explores the railways of the Midlands, beginning his journey in Lincolnshire with a trip to the coastal resort of Skegness, before meeting a train-loving couple who live in a station. THE HEART OF WALES Tony Francis continues his journey on the railways of the Midlands, meeting a restaurateur with an unusual batch of passengers, and enjoying the sounds of an on-board jazz band on the Heart of Wales line. THE MIDLANDS Tony Francis continues his exploration of life on the railways of the Midlands, learning about the work of rural gatekeepers who man the mainline barriers 24 hours a day and meeting a couple who chose to spend their wedding reception on-board a steam train to Stratford-upon-Avon. EAST COAST MAINLINE Tony Francis continues his exploration of the railways of the Midlands, jumping aboard the East Coast Mainline to experience silver service at speed, and learning how fresh Worcestershire asparagus was once transported across the UK by rail.

• Tora Tora Tora the real story fo pearl Harbour | DVD | (12/09/2011) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Uncover the truth behind one of the most famous military attacks in history.Relive one of the most incredible stories from World War II. On the morning of December 7 1941, a surprise attack by Japanese bombers was carried out, designed to cause irreparable damage to the naval capabilities of the U.S. It was one of the most daring naval and air manoeuvres of all time and in less than two hours two squadrons of Japanese planes had paralysed U.S. pacific naval forces.The shock and anger over the surprise raid rallied a nation together more than any other event known to modern man.According to the official record approximately 2,403 lives were lost and another 1,178 were left wounded. This DVD provides a captivating look at what happened that day and uncovers the true story of Pearl Harbor.

• Rhino | Blu Ray | (12/01/2026) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A unique eco-thriller, and story of resilience and victory in the fight to protect our natural world, narrated by Academy Award-Nominee Tom Hardy.With only 6000 black rhinos left on earth, one dedicated wildlife ranger, Kiloku, has made it his life mission to protect the species against all odds. With around 5% of the global population being poached each year, Kiloku's team in Kenya has not lost a single rhino in nearly 10 years A remarkable achievement, but one that does not come without consequences. They are running out of space. Hemmed in by ruthless bandits, the rhinos at his sanctuary risk turning on each other in a deathmatch for territory.With the help of a recently qualified ranger named Rita, the pair launch an audacious plan to move a group of the formidable herd to a new safe haven, 60 miles west. A potentially deadly mission, but one that the team are willing to risk their lives for in order to launch a new population, and continue Kenya's remarkable success.Highlighting the daily struggles experienced by those risking their lives to protect biodiversity, whilst simultaneously giving voice to those on the other side of the armed conflict, this hard-hitting, authentic feature - crafted from four years of living and working alongside Kenya's conservancy community - is both timely and urgent, as banditry violence spirals out of control, and the demand for illicit rhino horn climbs ever higher.

• The Endurance | DVD | (19/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In August 1914 seasoned British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton embarks on his third excursion into Antarctic territory planning to cross the Antarctic continent on foot--something no other explorer has attempted before. Only a day's journey from his final destination Shackleton's ship The Endurance is trapped in pack-ice where she will remain frozen for the next ten months all throughout the harsh Antarctic winter. With dwindling rations blizzards boredom and illness to contend with and only each other and their faithful sled dogs for company the crew grows restless and Shackleton has his hands full trying to keep the peace on board. A turning point occurs when ice floes finally threaten to crush the ship and the men are forced to take to the lifeboats. Now Shackleton abandoning any remaining notions of completing the mission decides instead to bring back his crew alive at any cost even though the nearest outpost of civilization is on an island 800 miles away. Historic film clips of The Endurance shot by expedition photographer Frank Hurley new colour footage of the eerily beautiful Antarctic landscape as well as commentary by surviving family members and narration by Liam Neeson all combine to make watching this documentary a gripping experience.

• Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow | DVD | (26/01/2009) from £13.48   |  Saving you £2.51 (15.70%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Adelina (Loren) sells black-market cigarettes on the streets of Naples to support her unemployed husband Carmine (Mastroianni). Caught by the police and with a jail sentence hanging over her head desperation sets in. She learns that she can avoid prison as long as she's pregnant. Several years and seven children later Carmine is exhausted so jail looks inescapable as does Adelina's contempt for Carmine. In Milan our second protagonist Anna (Loren) is bored and wealthy drives a Rolls Royce and is having an affair with a writer (Mastroianni). She talks dreamily of running off with him that is until one day he crashes her car... In the third and final vignette Loren plays Mara a call girl from Rome who turns the head of a naive young man training to become a Priest prompting a run-in with his self-righteous grandmother and a vow of abstinence. Featuring Loren's notorious striptease which was recreated years later by Robert Altman in Pr''t-''-Porter.

• Mums & Daughters | DVD | (28/02/2011) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

• Classic Steam Train Collection - Castle And Manor | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £6.98   |  Saving you £8.01 (114.76%)   |  RRP £14.99

  When Manor-class locomotive 7802 'Bradley Manor' failed on her first of a series of Torbay Express excursions between Bristol and Kingswear the race was on to prepare the Castle-class locomotive 5051 'Earl Bathurst' to take over. But how would a museum piece cope with a 75 mile an hour dash to the seaside and in particular some of the daunting Devon banks?