Documentary

• Blank City | DVD | (02/04/2012) from £12.93   |  Saving you £2.06 (13.70%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Before HD there was Super 8; before Independent film there was Underground Cinema and in the late 1970's and 80's, downtown Manhattan was the epicentre of a new kind of explosive, raw and confrontational filmmaking that bore witness to the rising East Village art and No Wave music scenes and the birth of hip hop. Filmmakers such as Jim Jarmusch, Beth B, Lizzie Borden and Amos Poe captured New York's gritty vibrance with dissonant tales and deadpan humour. Blank City tells their story and succeeds in capturing the glorious and grungy creative energy of another age, illustrated by extraordinary footage of their early work and the derelict landscapes of the Lower East Side. Interviews with Jim Jarmusch, John Waters, Steve Buscemi, Debbie Harry, Fab 5 Freddy, Thurston Moore and Lydia Lunch explore how a group of young visionaries pooled resources to create a DIY film movement that had a major influence on independent film today. Special Features: 50 minutes of bonus features - Director Interview Out-takes Deleted and Extended Scenes Trailer

• Morgan's Ferry | DVD | (15/12/2008) from £8.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-49.90%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Morgan's Ferry - Bonnie (Kelly McGillis) is an isolated middle-aged woman who has been shunned by the locals in her town for years. When a handsome young man named Sam (Billy Zane) and his friend, Monroe (Henry Rollins), end up ransacking Bonnie's dilapidated house for a supply of food and money, they enter into a bizarre relationship with her. Upon realizing that she is not afraid of or angry about their thievery, Sam becomes fascinated, while the volatile Monroe becomes angry. The events that follow are sure to effect the threesome's lives for years to come.

• Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something | DVD | (10/11/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Trace Your Ancestors | DVD | (21/02/2005) from £6.84   |  Saving you £3.15 (31.50%)   |  RRP £9.99

  There was a time not so long ago when the extended family was the traditionally accepted way of life. Grandparents lived close by aunts uncles and cousins were usually found within a five mile radius and children grew up knowing exactly who they had come from. Today however a different situation has arisen with families splitting into nuclear units following opportunities where ever they might lead which some times involves moving to the other side of the world. As a conseque

• Pirates Of The Caribbean - DVD Game | DVD | (12/11/2007) from £8.97   |  Saving you £9.02 (100.56%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Board the ship and discover the pirate within. First each player will be granted their Pirates identity and assigned their ship. The Pirates' mission on this voyage is to find Cutler Becket and Davey Jones' heart - in order to do this pirates must find the three missing pieces of their navigational chart and the four symbols of alignment. Playing fair may not always reap reward rather; ye and yer crew will have to beg borrow and steal yer way to success by attacking other players seeking advice of other pirates and being prepared for a surprise attack from Davey Jones. Deeply atmospheric with sound effects elegant graphics and stirring music this entertaining interactive DVD game embraces the themes and events from the Pirates Trilogy.

• One Night Only | DVD | (11/10/2010) from £8.08   |  Saving you £-1.09 (-15.60%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Latin popster Ricky Martin performs a selection of hits live at Liberty State Park in 1999. Tracks include 'Livin' La Vida Loca' 'Shake Your Bon-Bon' and 'Maria'. Ricky is also joined by the legendary Carlos Santana and Jose Feliciano for a performance of 'Light My Fire'.

• Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart -From Straight To Bizarre | DVD | (27/02/2012) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The impulse for artists and musicians to form their own record labels are many. But often these endeavours are little more than vanity projects for which enthusiasm wanes when the first rush of releases fail to take off. The are exceptions to this rule however, especially when the boss is a bit smarter than the average guitar hero! So it was with Frank Zappa. Desperate to remove himself from his original deal with Verve Records, in 1968 he set up the Bizarre and Straight labels in league with manger Herb Cohen, and so began a string of releases which remain extraordinary in the extreme. Records by Frank himself and with his Mothers of Invention would rub shoulders in the label's racks with releases by notorious paranoid schizophrenic and part time songwriter, Wild Man Fischer, ex-groupies the all female GTOs, acapella gospel collective The Persuasions, the first clutch of Alice Cooper records, Tim Buckley's enigmatic Starsailor, live recordings by Lenny Bruce and Lord Buckley, and a range of other musical oddities generally of a quite startling quality despite their oft-eccentric content. But it would be a 1969 release by the Mother Superior's old teenage buddy Don Van Vliet - by then long re-christened Captain Beefheart - that would provide the art-statement for which the Bizarre/Straight enterprise is remembered best, and which remains to this day the pinnacle of achievement, not just at the House of Zappa & Cohen, but, for many, also within the normal confines of the genre loosely termed 'Rock & Roll'. To suggest that Trout Mask Replica - for it is this sonic marvel of which we speak - moved-the-goalposts is akin to claiming Jack the Ripper had 'an eye for the ladies'! This film revisits and reviews the astonishing music that came out on Bizarre and Straight, and reveals the background, operations and, crucially, the lives of the musicians, performers and management who made these labels the legendary reality they became.

• Mysteries Of Britain Six DVD Box Set | DVD | (12/03/2012) from £17.53   |  Saving you £12.46 (41.50%)   |  RRP £29.99

  History’s Mysteries:Ever wondered about the monument you pass every day? Are you curious about a place name or discovered a hidden passageway in your house? Ever thought where it all might lead? Whether you’ve a mystery of your own or hit a dead end after years of your own local historical investigating, ‘History’s Mysteries’ may provide the answer you’ve been looking for.Each programme follows the story of a historical mystery, revealing our national past buried in the local present, the small detail shown in the wider context, fastidiously sorting local fact from fiction. Our experienced team of sleuths - Jonathan Foyle, historian of architecture, art and culture; Miranda Krestovnikoff, a specialist in natural history; and Nick Barratt, a historian and archivist - investigate when, where and why an event occurred. Landscape Mysteries:Landscape Mysteries takes the viewer around the British Isles on a fascinating quest to understand a little better the landscapes we live in. Landscapes needn’t just “be there”, the place we live or visit or simply taken for granted. Look carefully, ask around and do some “digging” and it begins to yield up clues to its long and magical history.Join landscape enthusiast Aubry Manning in a search for clues which reveal their influences on our past, present and future. Episodes include: In search of Irish Gold Figures in the chalk Britain before the ice Secrets of the flood The tower people in Shetland The abandoned Marsh

• The Lost Temple of Java | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £11.44   |  Saving you £-0.45 (-4.10%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Borobudur in Central Java is unique. In the shape of a pyramid with four square terraces leading to three circular ones this extraordinary building is covered with three miles of stone carvings. Situated on a lush palm-covered volcanic plain this is a building that deserves the title of 'eighth wonder of the world. Remarkably this massive construction lay deserted and obscured by jungle for over 1000 years only to be to be re-discovered in 1814 by the maverick Englishman Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. Following the complete renovation of its 1.6 million blocks of volcanic stone this programme answers the many questions surrounding these enigmatic ruins and reveals the untold tale of The Last Temple of Java.

• On Any Sunday - The Next Chapter | Blu Ray | (25/01/2016) from £8.39   |  Saving you £11.60 (58.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In 1971On Any Sunday, starring Steve McQueen, opened in theatres and wrote its place in motorcycle history. It also transcended the sport to reach a wide audience through a cast of engaging characters and a variety of heartfelt stories. On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter will continue this family tradition and also pass the torch to the next generation. A lot has happened in the past 40 years, but the passion for riding is timeless and continues today.

• Military Aircraft Of The World - F-4 Phantom / MIG-25 Foxbat / SR-71A Blackbird / Panavia Tornado | DVD | (19/03/2005) from £14.56   |  Saving you £-4.57 (-45.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

  An informative and comprehensive DVD chronicling the world's military aircraft in flight and on the ground. Information on first flights operators technical specifications and capabilities combine with footage of the aircraft in service. This is a unique visual dossier accessible at the touch of a button. See MCdonnell Douglas' veteran F-4 Phantom Mikoyan's MIG 25 Foxbat the variable geometry Panavia Tornado plus many many more...

• The Sporting Greats Collection: Legends of Golf - Player, Nicklaus & Ballesteros | DVD | (20/08/2012) from £8.50   |  Saving you £1.49 (14.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Relive the careers of three men who pushed the boundaries of their sport.These remarkable programmes profile three legends of golf: sportsmen who have written their names into the history books thanks to their exceptional talent. From Gary Player, who became only the third golfer in history to complete the career Grand Slam of winning all four Majors, to the inimitable Seve Ballesteros whose natural flair and dazzling shotmaking thrilled the world, to the greatest of them all, 'The Golden Bear' Jack Nicklaus, these golfers will forever be remembered as three of the game's finest.

• Hannibal And The Punic Wars | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-10.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A true giant of military history Hannibal forged his formidable reputation during the Punic Wars of the second century BC. Famed for his fifteen day journey across the Alps and for his great victories over the Romans at Trebbia and Cannae Hannibal remained undefeated in battle until his raw armies were crushed by Scipio at Zama in 203BC leaving Carthage at the mercy of the hated Romans. This DVD provides an atmospheric description of life in those troubled times. Superb re-constructions and re-enactments convey the savagery of battle in the ancient world. Expert comment and analysis and period imagery combine to tell the story of one of military history's greatest generals.

• Tank Battles - El Alamein To The Volga - The Story Of Tank Warfare During World War Two | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £8.95   |  Saving you £1.04 (10.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Hitler's trail to glory was blazed by Panzers. In Poland Western Europe North Africa and Russia they repeatedly overcome enormous odds by combining radio communications tanks and stuka dive-bombers to wage Blitzkreig - lightning war. Using such revolutionary tactics commanders like Erwin Rommel rewrote the rules of tank warfare. However Rommel's reverse at El Alamein was the first indication that the tide was turning - and on the Eastern Front the German defeat at Kursk was to co

• Oz and Hugh's Last Orders | DVD | (03/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Oz And Hugh's Last Orders

• Luciano Pavarotti - the Essential | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Luciano Pavarotti performing the following opera works:'Recondita armonia' from the opera Tosca by the composer Puccini.'Ah la paterna mano' from the opera Macbeth by the composer Verdi.'La mia letizia infondere' from the opera I Lombardi by the composer Verdi.'Quando le sere al placido... L'ara o l'avello' from the opera Luisa Miller by the composer Verdi.'Fra poco a me ricovero' from the opera Lucia di Lammermoor by the composer Donizetti.'Lamento di Federico' from the opera L'Arlesiana by the composer Cilea.'E lucevan Lagrima' from the opera L'Elisir d'Amor by the composer Donizetti.'Nessun Dorma' from the opera Turandot by the composer Puccini.'Torna A Surriento' by the composers G.B. de Curtis/E. de Curtis.

• Richard Bradford Interview | DVD | (21/09/2009) from £7.98   |  Saving you £2.00 (33.39%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Richard Bradford Interview

• An African Election | DVD | (05/03/2012) from £5.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (60.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The 2008 presidential elections in Ghana, West Africa, serve as a backdrop for this feature documentary that looks behind-the-scenes at the complex, political machinery of a third world democracy struggling to legitimize itself to its first world contemporaries. At stake in this race are the fates of two political parties that will do almost anything to win.Director Jarreth Merz follows the key players for almost three months to provide an unprecedented insider’s view of the political, economic and social forces at work in Ghana. He builds suspense by taking the viewer down the back roads of the nation to capture each unexpected twist and turn in a contest that is always exciting and never predictable. Throughout the film, Merz depicts the pride and humanity of the larger-than-life politicians, party operatives and citizens who battle for the soul of their country.

• India - The Struggle For Independence / The Spanish Conquest Of Mexico | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £5.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (66.78%)   |  RRP £9.99

  India - The Struggle For Independence This is a unique introduction to the complex mix of political historical cultural and military issues which have combined to make up the history of India. This 30 programme includes expert commentary and analysis from Indian history specialists along with archive footage and new location film. The Spanish Conquest Of Mexico This programme tells the story of Hernando Cortez the 16th Century Spanish conquistador who conquered the A

• Stephen Hawking's Grand Designs | DVD | (02/09/2013) from £10.97   |  Saving you £-0.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Join the world's foremost physicist for a compelling examination of our Universe. In this remarkable series the world's most famous physicist attempts to unravel the truth behind humanity's most enduring questions: did God create the universe? What is the meaning of life? Why does the universe exist? Unfolding his personal compelling vision of the universe the eminent British cosmologist evaluates a variety of intricate ideas from 'Intelligent Design' to the impact the search for the Higgs boson particle at CERN could have on our understanding of the cosmos. Combining cutting-edge visuals with Hawking's witty and incisive world view these enlightening programmes explore how physics and cosmology are being used to tackle ideas that philosophers have struggled with for thousands of years. Episodes Comprise: The Key to the Cosmos The Meaning of Life Did God Create the Universe?