Documentary

• STEPHEN FRY COLLECTION 4 DVD Gift Set | DVD | (17/09/2012) from £6.39   |  Saving you £18.60 (291.08%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Stephen Fry Collection includes Stephen Fry in America (x2 DVD) and Last Chance to See (x2 DVD). Stephen Fry in America: Britain's comic genius, Stephen Fry, travels around each of America's states in a black cab in order to discover, in his own inimitable style, what makes the country unique and to get under the skin of American life. His journey across the vast country takes him to a whiskey distillery in Kentucky, lava fields in Hawaii, an Amish community in Wisconsin, and a brothel in Nevada, as well as hunting in New York State, sailing on an America's Cup boat in Rhode Island, basket weaving with Navajo Indians and meeting environmental activists in Oregon. Last Chance to See: Join Britain's best-loved wit and raconteur, Stephen Fry, as he follows in his late friend Douglas Adams' footsteps, with zoologist Mark Carwardine. In the 1980s celebrated writer Douglas Adams teamed up with Mark Carwardine and together they embarked on a groundbreaking expedition, travelling the globe in search of the world's endangered animals. Twenty years later Stephen Fry returns with Mark to see if the species still exist. Their journey uncovers some of the weirdest, most remarkable and most troubled creatures on earth. Last Chance to See is a unique insight into the disappearing world around us, and this is their hilarious, entertaining, informative and thought-provoking adventure.

• Spanish Civil War | DVD | (10/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This programme using unique newsreel footage follows all the major battles and incidents throughout the three years of civil war in Spain including the surrender in March 1939

• In The Land of the Deaf | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £9.15   |  Saving you £3.84 (41.97%)   |  RRP £12.99

  I look so I can hear... Nicolas Philibert's documentary about deafness captures and celebrates the expressiveness of language without a voice. As the camera lingers on the graceful choreography of signing it seduces the hearing viewer into acknowledging the practical and emotional limitations of verbal language.

• Tales of the Unexpected | DVD | (12/06/2008) from £6.30   |  Saving you £-4.31 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  THREE COMPLETE EPISODES OF THE HIT ITV DRAMA:MAN FROM SOUTH,ROYAL JELLY & FAT CHANCE.

• Elvis Found Alive | DVD | (19/03/2012) from £14.70   |  Saving you £3.29 (22.38%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Elvis has been found, alive! After visiting Graceland, Director Joel Gilbert made a Freedom of Information Act request for US government files on Elvis Presley. Incredibly, documents arrived from the FBI revealing an address for Federal Agent 'Jon Burrows,' Elvis' 1970's alias, in Simi Valley, California. After a brief confrontation, Elvis agreed to chronicle the secret history of his life and 'death' in an exclusive interview. Here's the official story: in 1977, after decades of a punishing...

• Bob Marley - Catch a Fire (Classic Albums) | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  The Wailers featuring the legendary Bob Marley Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer became the most influential band in the history of Reggae music. Catch A Fire their first island album released in 1973 introduced them to an international rock audience. Featuring rare home movies of the Wailers in Jamaica previously unseen footage and a unique performances of many album tracks such as Stir it Up Stop that Train and Kinky Reggae this is a documentary that will endlessly fascinate the viewer and is both a genuine tribute to great supergroup and an insight into a true Reggae Classic Album.

• Mysteries Of Britain | DVD | (28/10/2013) from £20.35   |  Saving you £-5.36 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

• The RAF At War - Vol. 2 | DVD | (03/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The second of three one hour DVDs depicting in detail the glorious effort of the Royal Air Force operations during World War Two. A force that grew to be the finest air force in the world. A fascinating and educational account of the men machines and organisations that flew ""Against All Odds"" into battle against the mighty Luftwaffe. Outnumbered by manpower and machines by overwhelming odds yet turning the tide of the war in favour of the Allied Forces. Including the personnel and G

• Sarah Silverman | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £5.00   |  Saving you £12.99 (259.80%)   |  RRP £17.99

  In Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic; Silverman entertains a Los Angeles audience with several sketches taped outside the theatre and interwoven into stand-up performance. The central comedic themes throughout the film include race sex and religion. Silverman's comic persona is that of a self-centred hipster brash and clueless about her political incorrectness. A handful of highly ironic and entertaining musical numbers punctuate her performances. The original stage version of the show played in front of sold-out audiences in New York City and Los Angeles. The LA Times called Jesus Is Magic savagely effective as ruthlessly provocative as anything since the heyday of Lenny Bruce. Liam Lynch the fast rising video and film director whose credits include the hit movie Tenacious D In: The Pick Of Destiny collaborated with Silverman to adapt her show to the big screen. The film also stars Bob Odenkirk Brian Posehn and Silverman's comedian/actor sister Laura Silverman along with Silverman's musical band The Silver Men. Despite the current political climate in Jesus Is Magic Silverman tackles such pitch-black topics as September 11th unwanted body hair the Holocaust old age and spins them into decidedly un-politically correct comedic gold. Since Jesus Is Magic was released in America and her television series has become a critically acclaimed hit Silverman's popularity is making its way to the UK. Her appetite for outrageous comedy was recently validated by hilarious exchange of YouTube videos between her and boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel host of the popular weeknight U.S. chat show The Jimmy Kimmel Show.

• British Fighter Aircraft And Air Battles of WWII | DVD | (19/05/2007) from £19.05   |  Saving you £15.94 (83.67%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Disc 1 - The Story Of The Spitfire: Mount of Battle of Britain aces like South African AG 'Sailor' Malan and Johnnie Johnson the Supermarine Spitfire's deadly duels over Southern England with the Luftwaffe's Messerschmitt Bf 109 helped turn the course of war in the Allies' favour. The classic combination of airframe Rolls Royce Merlin engine and dual cannon/machine gun armament struck terror into the hearts of the enemy's most fearless flyers and won the type a place in history as a timeless thoroughbred fighter. The spitfire fought in the front line throughout the war and rightly remains an aviation legend today. Combining dramatic wartime film with colour footage of surviving Spitfires in flight this is the definitive documentary of a thoroughbred fighter. Disc 2 - The Story Of The Hurricaine: It's eight wing - mounted Colt - Brownings spitting flame the Hawker Hurricane swooped to despatch over two - thirds of all enemy aircraft destroyed in the Battle of Britain. Courageous squadron commander Douglas Bader 14 - kill hero 'Cobber Kain Ginger Kacey - the top Battle of Britain ace with 18 victims - and many other RAF pilots owed their reputations and their lives to this toughest mount of all. The Hurricane was outnumbered but never outclassed designed to hit the enemy hard absorb tremendous punishment yet live to fight another day. Featuring colour footage of the last surviving aircraft alongside original combat film this is the definitive documentary of a fighter plane that truly changed the course of history. Disc 3 - De Havilland Mosquito: In 1941 the RAF was being pressed to fill new and ever more demanding roles in the war against Hitler. Although first-class modern fighters Hurricanes and Spitfires were in abundant supply the Air Chiefs had a serious problem with the Bomber force. This uncomfortable gap was filled by a revolutionary fighter bomber one of the most original and versatile designs of the entire war - the de Havilland Mosquito. Disc 4 - Fighters Of World War II: The development and operational history of the best and most famous fighter aircraft of World War Two. Some of the fighters in this DVD changed the course of the conflict others gained spurious fame through the propagandists some marked the end of an era in fighter design whilst others signified the beginnings of a new era. Disc 5 - Air Battles Of World War II: Featuring dramatic action of battles fought during the Second World War. Dogfights over England between the British and German's during the Battle Of Britain the Japanese Zeros versus the American Hellcats and Corsairs. The famous bombing raids of the 617 Squadron on the Mohne Sorpe and Eder Dams and against the V2 Rocket launching site at Peenemnde. The USAAF raid on the Ploesti Oilfields in Rumania. The fighter battle for the Island of Malta and the air war over the battlefields of the Kursk Salient between the Russian and German aces. Disc 6 - Wings Of World War II: One hour of unique full colour action packed sequences never seen before. A unique film depicting the outstanding and legendry aircraft of World War Two.

• The Real Godfathers - The Gambinos | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £6.41   |  Saving you £6.58 (102.65%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A riveting tale of greed power crime and betrayal. For much of the century they were the most powerful force in American organised crime. But internal strife and the tireless work of law enforcement have brought this once-dominant organisation to its knees. The Gambino crime family ruled New York streets for years. Today there are only 200 members left of a force that used to number a thousand. Biography follows Carlo Gambino from his childhood in Sicily to the top of an empire tha

• Death of A President | DVD | (30/10/2006) from £8.90   |  Saving you £7.09 (79.66%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Years after the assassination of President George W. Bush in Chicago an investigative documentary examines that as-yet-unsolved crime... Death Of A President is a controversial fictional drama with a unique premise told in the style of a retrospective documentary which offers a critique of the contemporary US political landscape. Winner of The Critics' best film prize at the Toronto Film Festival.

• Lee Enfield Rifle | DVD | (24/01/2011) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The history of the rifle that was the standard infantry weapon for The British Army in two world wars and beyond. This unique specialist DVD gives a fascinating insight into the bolt action rifle that was one of the finest battle weapons ever produced. Reliable robust and providing a 10-shot magazine when most of its European contemporaries could only provide five the rifle was first produced in 1865 and was used by various armies right up until the first Gulf War. The DVD features Martin Farnan Director of Shooting with the National Rifle Association and well known rifle expert John Hutchins and has been made in full consultation with the National Rifle Association and with Peter Laidler of the Infantry Weapons Collection HQ Land Warfare Centre Warminster. In addition to the history of the rifle there are scenes that have never or very rarely been seen before. Featuring the deLisle carbine in action: firing the No.4 comparing the SMLE (Short Magazine Lee Enfield) and Mauser 98 and grenade launchers and bayonets. Experts fire and comment on the SMLE its predecessors and derivatives.

• Tanks! - Sturmartillerie | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (-21.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The fast moving Panzer Grenadier formations of the Blitzkrieg needed a mobile well armoured artillery presence to support their lightning thrusts into Poland France and Russia. They found it in the form of the Sturmartillerie. This is the story of the developments which led to the Wespe Hummel and the super heavy mortars of the Karl series.

• Gettysburg | Blu Ray | (15/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.57

  Thanks to generous funding from media mogul Ted Turner, first-time director Ronald F Maxwell was able to make an almost word-for-word adaptation of Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Killer Angels. Running over four hours, Gettysburg (1993) splits into two convenient parts for TV viewing (although a 70mm print was given limited theatrical release). This story of three bloody days of conflict in July, 1863 (an unimaginable 50,000 casualties), is divided equally between Union and Confederate forces. On the Union side, Jeff Daniels is the quietly heroic Colonel Joshua Chamberlain; Sam Elliott is utterly convincing as General Buford, the Union cavalryman who holds the Confederate army at bay on the first day. Martin Sheen plays an oddly subdued and vacillating General Lee--a controversial portrait of the legendary Confederate chief--while Tom Berenger, despite being almost hidden underneath an enormous authentically period-style beard, is strong and authoritative as General Longstreet (whose opposition to Lee's plans gave many in the Confederacy a reason to blame him for the disaster at Gettysburg). Chamberlain's last-ditch defence of Little Round Top, which prevented the Union forces from being flanked on the second day of battle, forms the climax to the first half; the heartbreaking Pickett's Charge--the Confederates' disastrous frontal assault on the entrenched Union lines on the third day--is the movie's greatest set piece and one of the most compelling reasons to endure a little too much stodgy dialogue (lifted directly from the novel) and an apparently over-reverential attitude to the subject-matter. But much of this movie was made in and around the actual battle site, so it's only to be expected that the cast and crew tread carefully, as if literally under the watchful eyes of the men whose lives they are re-enacting. And re-enactment is the key: with a cast of thousands in splendidly detailed period costumes, cannonades galore and massed ranks of musketry, the sheer scale of the military spectacle is endlessly impressive. If as a piece of filmmaking it has many faults, as an historical re-enactment Gettysburg is unsurpassed--even by the epic Waterloo (1970), which drafted in a large chunk of the Russian army as Napoleonic extras. --Mark Walker

• Phil Spector -Da Do Ron Ron | DVD | (12/10/2009) from £4.61   |  Saving you £9.64 (287.76%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Phil Spector: Da Do Ron Ron

• Clint Eastwood - The Man From Malpaso (DVD) | DVD | (06/03/2006) from £12.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (15.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Catapulted to international prominence by Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns Clint Eastwood leapt from TV lead to world class movie star. Then with Dirty Harry came super stardom. But even that was not enough. His goal was to get behind the camera - to make great films. To achieve this end he has produced directed and starred in such classics as Play Misty For Me High Plains Drifter Pale Rider and The Unforgiven. Meanwhile Clint continues to explore to take risks - always seeking to redefine his image as a loner who when the chips are down cares. Including clips from his best pictures here is his life told by Clint himself.

• Betjeman's Britain | DVD | (14/02/2005) from £7.29   |  Saving you £8.70 (119.34%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Betjeman's Britain traces his steps and words around many of the places he enjoyed and celebrated. Anyone who loves his poems will find them greatly enhanced by seeing the actual places featured in his work.

• Don't Think (CD Included) | DVD | (26/03/2012) from £12.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (46.19%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Tracklist:1. Junior Parker - Tomorrow Never Knows (Intro)2. Another World (Live From Japan)3. Do It Again (Live From Japan)4. Get Yourself High (Live From Japan)5. Horse Power (Live From Japan)6. Chemical Beats (Live From Japan)7. Swoon (Live From Japan)8. Star Guitar (Live From Japan)9. Three Little Birdies Down Beats (Live From Japan)10. Hey Boy Hey Girl (Live From Japan)11. Don't Think (Live From Japan)12. Out Of Control (Live From Japan)13. Setting Sun (Live From Japan)14. It Doesn't Matter (Live From Japan)15. Saturate (Live From Japan)16. Believe (Live From Japan)17. Escape Velocity / The Golden Path (Live From Japan)18. Superflash (Live From Japan)19. Leave Home / Galvanize (Live From Japan)20. Block Rockin' Beats (Live From Japan) / End Credits

• Lost Treasures Of The Ancient World - Pompeii | DVD | (12/08/2003) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The unique 'Lost Treasures' series enables the ancient wonders of the world to be seen as never before...magically 'restored' to their former glory by 3D graphics and presented in a superb animated vista. Our camera teams have travelled the world to gather spectacular new footage of ancient history's greatest monuments and their surroundings providing a fascinating link between the past and present day.