Documentary

• The Lives of Lee Miller | DVD | (16/05/2011) from £10.35   |  Saving you £9.64 (93.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A breathtaking beauty whose face graced the cover of Vogue, Miller was an impulsive traveller, compulsive risk taker and legendary heartbreaker whose friends, lovers and photographic subjects were among the most brilliant artists, writers and intellectuals of inter-war Europe. From the cafes of Paris to the battlefields of World War II, Miller's work reveals the richness of her life and the extremes of an era' (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art).

• First - The Official Film of the 2012 Olympics | Blu Ray | (26/11/2012) from £10.10   |  Saving you £7.89 (78.12%)   |  RRP £17.99

  If you have a soul, you can’t help but be moved by the range of emotions of the Olympian during these 103 minutes. If you do not have a soul, you may find it here - NBC In the summer of 2012, the most talented young athletes from around the world responded to the call to compete in the London 2012 Olympic Games. This is their story. Director Caroline Rowland meets 12 of them as they prepare for London 2012, giving us a glimpse into what defines them as people and as athletes. With unprecedented behind the scenes access to the greatest moments of the Games, First is the closest you can get to experiencing the London 2012 Olympic Games firsthand. Soundtrack featuring tracks by Ellie Goulding, Underworld, Michael Kiwanuka, Seye, Jess Mills, Delphic, Olly Murs, Two Door Cinema Club, Jake Bugg, Beach House, Chase & Status, Jack Penate, Snow Patrol, Brandon Flowers.

• Banksy V Robbo - Graffiti Wars | DVD | (14/05/2018) from £5.55   |  Saving you £14.44 (72.20%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A documentary looking at the creative tensions in the world of British street art and graffiti, focusing in particular on the story of the ongoing feud between Banksy and Robbo. Meanwhile, on the streets, graffiti artists are locked in battle with the authorities, facing trial and prison sentences for their art while the work of more well-known street artists is being snapped up by the world's most prestigious galleries.

• The Replacements - Color Me Obsessed (2 discs) | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £14.98   |  Saving you £1.01 (6.74%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Over the 'The Replacements'' 12-year existence, their live sets were magical. Gorman Bechard's remarkable history of the 'Mats' takes us from their first show all the way to the present and everywhere in between. He relies solely on the fans; memories of their albums and antics. Includes material from Husker Du, Babes in Toyland, The Decemberists, The Hold Steady, Archers of Loaf, Titus Andronicus and Goo Goo Dolls. Special Features: Nineteen deleted scenes. Three complete interviews with Grant Hart, Robert Christgau, Greg Kot and Jim DeRogitis. Behind the scenes interviews with director and producer Hansi Oppenheimer. Two commentaries. Four Trailers.

• Sagat | DVD | (25/03/2013) from £8.28   |  Saving you £4.70 (88.85%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Francois Sagat - gay porn legend and sexual icon. Now, get ready to become more intimate then ever with this French sex-symbol as we follow him from his early beginnings to becoming one of the biggest adult stars in the world. Following the actor from the set to his home, the provocative documentary sees Sagat opening up about topics ranging from hyper-masculinity to his personal fetishes and the politics of the porn industry. Stuffed with extras and interviews with the likes of porn legends Bruce La Bruce and Chi Chi La Rue, Sagat is an essential part of any fan's collection and offers a revealing insight you simply won't get anywhere else.

• On The Right Track | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This programme has been designed to show how exciting owning a model railway can be - from the traditional layout right through to the most up to the minute configuration. It will also take you through every stage of creating and running a model railway successfully. Demonstrating basic fundamental carpentry to create a perfectly base level board before moving on to look at track laying landscaping and of course selecting the all important trains to make any layout complete.

• Gerald Durrell - Himself And Other Animals | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £4.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (80.16%)   |  RRP £8.99

  This is the story of author and naturalist Gerald Durrell founder of Jersey Zoo and the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. The story is told by Gerald himself HRH The Princess Royal who is patron of the Trust and actor and writer John Cleese. The programme is introduced by Sir David Attenborough.

• The Red Arrows Experience | DVD | (19/04/2004) from £7.29   |  Saving you £10.70 (146.78%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Experience a year with the world's No.1 aerobatic display team both on the ground and in the air. High-Tech cameras capture the whole display team from many different angles. Imagine what a display looks like from inside the cockpits! We'll show you! The first programme made under official licence from the Red Arrows which tells their story of how 'perfection in the air' is achieved. Director Mark Cross skilfully combines the interest and drama of a fly-on-the-wall documentary with

• Trouble In Water | DVD | (27/04/2009) from £6.73   |  Saving you £6.26 (48.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Trouble The Water takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. It's a redemptive tale of two self-described street hustlers who become heroes-two unforgettable people who survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new beginning. The film opens the day before the storm makes landfall-twenty-four year old aspiring rap artist Kimberly Rivers Roberts is turning her new video camera on herself and her 9th Ward neighbors trapped in the city. It's going to be a day to remember Kim declares. With no means to leave the city and equipped with just a few supplies and her hi 8 camera she and her husband Scott tape their harrowing ordeal as the storm rages the nearby levee breaches and floodwaters fill their home and their community. Seamlessly weaving 15 minutes of this home movie footage shot the day before and the day after the storm with archival news segments and verite footage shot over two years directors Tia Lessin and Carl Deal document a journey of remarkable people surviving not only failed levees bungling bureaucrats and armed soldiers but also their own past. Directed and produced by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal and Executive Produced by Joslyn Barnes and Danny Glover of Louverture Films edited and co-produced by T. Woody Richman with addiitonal editing by Mary Lampson Trouble the Water features an original musical score by Neil Davidge and Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack and the music of Dr. John Mary Mary Citizen Cope TK Soul John Lee Hooker and the Free Agents Brass Band and introduces the music of Black Kold Madina. Trouble the Water has been supported by grants from the Sundance Institute the Open Society Institute and is a project of Creative Capital.

• Balaclava 1854 - The Charge Of The Light Brigade | DVD | (16/08/2004) from £6.62   |  Saving you £3.37 (50.91%)   |  RRP £9.99

  It is one of the most famous battles in military history. The Battle of Balaclava was distinguished by three celebrated acts - the heroic courage of The Thin Red Line the dashing bravery of The Heavy Brigade and of course the utter disaster which befell the Light Brigade as it made it's infamous charge. It was a day during which the key players in the drama had a vital bearing on the outcome - the uncertain Raglan the fueding Lucan and Cardigan the excitable Captain Nolan. Featuring special dramatised 'eye-witness' accounts and reconstructions period imagery and 3D mapping techniques this DVD is a dramatic record of the notorious Charge of the Light Brigade. The programme also features extensive footage from the Tony Richardson masterpiece 'The Charge Of The Light Brigade' to illustrate the ebb and flow of the fighting during a truly momentous day in the history of warfare. Featuring expert commentary and analysis by Dr David Chandler the world's foremost military histrian and former Head Of War Studies at Sandhurst.

• Boudicia's Treasures | DVD | (05/07/2008) from £6.94   |  Saving you £3.05 (30.50%)   |  RRP £9.99

  An icon of British folk law few legends capture the imagination more than that of the Queen of the Icenis - Boudica. The myth and romance surrounding the original warrior queen has long been a topic of debate and speculation but now thanks to an exciting archaeological dig in Norfolk her secrets are slowly being unearthed. With project director Dr Neil Faulkner as our guide we journey back to a time when the Romans ruled the British Isles and the first rumblings of a Celtic uprising began. The dig has revealed some remarkable treasures - gold jewellery pottery and coins are all helping in the quest to discover the real truth about Boudica.

• The Kings And Queens Of England - The Middle Ages - 1216 To 1471 | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £12.52   |  Saving you £-2.53 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  As seen on the UK History Channel. This documentary takes a look at the oft-ignored King Louis. Short-lived though his reign may have been Louis ruled England in the months between the death of King John and the coronation of King Henry III in 1216. Next the ensuing 183 years are looked at a period of time that was to become known as the Plantagenet period. Later the first Lancastrian ruler Henry IV came to the throne followed by two further namesakes until the Yorkists came to power. However Henry VI would be temporarily placed in power in 1470 only to be deposed again a year later. See in great detail how events unfolded during this period of real turmoil; enjoy the atmospheric re-enactments and the expert analysis from Alan Ereira.

• London Airport (Heathrow) ~ A Short Films Collection 1949-1965 | DVD | (25/06/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  The most comprehensive DVD compilation of short films to cover the early years of international air operations at London Heathrow Airport during the BOAC and BEA years!AN INTRODUCTION TO HEATHROW AIRPORT (2012, 7 mins) An introduction to the compilation by Bryan Wolfe1) LONDON AIRPORT (1949, 10 mins) - The story of the great engineering feat of the building of Heathrow - one of the Largest airports in the world. The film traces the developmental history of the airport from April 1944, when building Began, to 1949 when aircraft were arriving from all quarters of the globe laden with passengers and precious cargoes of many nations.2) LONDON AIRPORT AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION (1949, 8 mins) an overview of some of the aircraft types to be spotted at Heathrow in its first year of international passenger operation. Includes the Skymaster, Lockheed Constellation the Sud-Est Languedoc, the Convair 240 and the Boeing Stratocruiser 3) WINGS OVER THE WORLD (1950, 32 mins) Shot entirely during the first few operational months in 1949 when London Airport (Heathrow) was a mere conglomeration of huts, this wonderfully nostalgic documentary features a wealth of long Gone passenger aircraft including Brabazons, Comets, Constellations, Viscounts, Vikings and the Avro York.4) IN ON THE BEAM (1951, 10 mins) - A rarely seen and fascinating insight into Heathrow's air and ground control approach Systems culminating in London Ground Control Approach talking down a Viking airliner in a blind approach in foggy Conditions with the aid of radar.5) AIR CROSSROADS - LONDON (1958, 15 mins) - A 'behind the scenes' account of the mammoth organisation required to Maintain a constant stream of passenger and freight air-traffic at the busiest international airport in the world. Featuring a Variety of passenger jet airliners in Swiss Air, Air India, Air France and BOAC liveries!6) AIRPORT (1965, 38 mins) - A classic and groundbreaking 'day in the life' documentary of Heathrow Airport filmed Unobtrusively in an 'eavesdropping' style without commentary, letting the situations and interactions of staff and Passengers speak for themselves.

• WW2 1 - Hitlers Rise to power, Pearl Harbour, The Nazis final solution | DVD | (01/08/2007) from £6.54   |  Saving you £-3.55 (-118.70%)   |  RRP £2.99

  WW2 1 - Hitlers Rise To Power Pearl Harbour The Nazis Final Solution

• BEAR GRYLLS Worst Case Scenario | Blu Ray | (23/07/2012) from £14.83   |  Saving you £5.16 (25.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Bear Grylls: Worst Case Scenario is the hit Discovery Channel series based on the best-selling series of books by the same name. This exhilarating series features survival expert Bear Grylls as he portrays potentially life-threatening situations to demonstrate how to survive in a worst-case scenario. Filmed like a feature film, Bear pushes his physical boundaries to the limit to exhibit scenarios that viewers could find themselves in and equip them with potentially life-saving information.In each episode, Bear shows viewers that the right knowledge and skills can help anyone succeed in urban survival situations that could arise without warning: From escaping a high-rise apartment fire to fending off a shark attack, and from a frozen lake to surviving a multi-story elevator plunge. All of these situations featured have been produced to model those in the book series and who knows, could provide you with the vital know-how if you ever find yourself faced with the Worst case Scenario.

• The Is Born Series | DVD | (20/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £57.99

  More than 20 hours of instruction as Mark Evans shows how to restore classic vehicles and build kits from scratch. A Bike Is Born - Triumph Bonneville: In this volume Mark restores a 1970 Triumph Bonneville T120R. Despite being a Britsh marque it was built for the American market being despatched through the Triumph corporation in Baltimore. A Bike Is Born - Custom Trike: Mark's next biking challenge is to rebuild a two seater three-wheeled trike using the rear axle from a VW Beetle. Power is supplied courtesy of a 1800VW engine with Webe Carbs. A Plane Is Born - 200mph Europa XS Kit Aircraft: A Plane Is Born takes the viewer for the first time through the process of building a 200mph aircraft capable of flying from England to the South of France on a single tank of fuel. A Chopper Is Born - Rotorway Exec 162F Helicopter Kit: What do you do when you've built a car bike and plane? You build a helicopter! A Car Is Born - Pilgrim Sumo: A Car Is Born follows the intrepid Mark as he builds a Pilgrim Sumo 5.7 litre V8 supercar. A Car Is Reborn: The jewel in the series' crown as Mark tackles the restoration of the classiest of classic cars a 1965 series 1.1 E-Type Jaquar from farmer's field to concourse condition. A Racing Car Is Born - Westfield 1800 7-Type Circuit Racer: Mark turns his hand to the world of the budget race-car as he builds tunes and ultimately races a 7-type circuit racer - his very own Westfield 1800. A Bike Is Born - Harley Davidson: Mark's challenge is to reconstruct a classic Harley Davidson. Built in 1942 this Harley needs a complete reconstruction and Mark is the man to provide it!

• Moog | DVD | (30/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A documentary portrait of one of music technology's most important figures: the endearingly eccentric Robert Moog. Even if you haven't heard of Robert Moog you will have heard the sounds that he helped to create. His pioneering synthesisers have been used by The Beatles The Beach Boys Stevie Wonder Brian Eno Sun Ra Stereolab Air and Money Mark of the Beastie Boys. These distinctive instruments can also lay considerable claim to being the inspiration for nearly all electronic

• European Railway Journeys - Austrian Explorer | DVD | (01/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  European Railway Journeys: Austrian Explorer

• Made in Chile - Two Films by Pablo Larrain | DVD | (23/01/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Two films from the Chilean director, Pablo Larran.Post Mortem: Following the remarkable and critically-acclaimed Tony Manero, multiple award-winning director Pablo Larran returns to the 'sealed box' of Chile during one of its darkest periods - 1973's military coup. Against this terrifying and murderous backdrop Post Mortem tells the story of an apparently insignificant and charmless couple whose poignant relationship is played out amid the death and destruction that results from military ideals imposed with no care for their cost or consequences.Employing a still, dream-like cinematography, Larran weaves a complex and poetic tale from this terrifyingly tragic situation which affected an entire country and still resonates to this day.Tony Manero:Santiago de Chile, 1978. As Pinochet's oppressive dictatorship continues to stamp down hard on civil liberties, Ral Peralta escapes the tedium of everyday life by leading a small group of dancers and obsessing about Tony Manero, John Travolta's character in Saturday Night Fever. He lives for Saturday nights, when he unleashes his passion for the film's music by imitating his idol. His dream of becoming a successful showbiz star takes a step closer to reality when the national television station announces a Tony Manero impersonation contest.But it's a rocky road to fulfilling his dreams. Prepared to go to any lengths to win, the sociopathic Ral's urge to become Tony Manero drives him to commit a series of crimes while his dancing partners - who are involved in clandestine activities against Pinochet's regime - continue to be persecuted by the government's secret police...

• Bedevilled | DVD | (28/02/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  From director Jang Cheol-soo the new South Korean name to watch the tale of two women. One wants to escape to the idyllic island of Moodo the other wants to leave it for the big city. Seoul banker Hae-won once visited Moodo to see her grandparents and had befriended Bok-nam a girl who still writes despite Hae-won never bothering to reply. But on Moodo again to regain balance to her life Hae-won is shocked to see everyone treating Bok-nam like a slave. As practically the only young woman on the island she is a plaything for the men and a workhorse for the women. But true to form Hae-won remains indifferent to Bok-nam's pleas for help not wanting to become involved in complicated situations. Then Bok-nam loses the only thing that had kept her going and finally snaps a sickle in hand to mete out the bloodiest of revenge.