Documentary

• Joe Strummer -Get Up, Stand Up (Dvd+cd) | DVD | (22/03/2010) from £5.25   |  Saving you £-0.26 (-5.20%)   |  RRP £4.99

  The only true folk hero to emerge from British Punk, Joe Strummer would have fitted into any eras music scene and attacked it with the same cutting-edge gusto he did that of the mid to late 1970s movement. An all-round champion of the underdog and a man who didnt allow cynicism to cloud his long-term vision, Strummer still means so much to so many in a manner only very few performers ever achieve. This two disc set is a tribute to Joe and his legacy and includes a classic documentary film charting his life and career.

• Battle Of Britain Collection - Spitfire DVD & Jigsaw Gift | DVD | (27/09/2010) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (27.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Battle of Britian Collection range of 500 piece jigsaw puzzles was created to capture aircraft that fought in World War II.The Spitfire Mark 1X is a single seat fighter aircraft used as a front line fighter as a short range high performance interceptor aircraft. This excellent hand painted image of the Spitfire flying over the Great British countryside in all its glory makes this a fascinating jigsaw puzzle and is perfect for military history enthusiasts and puzzlers of all ages alike.

• The Story of Navy | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The story of the Navy which found the race for supremacy of the sea begin in earnest at the start of the century. The British Royal Navy remains one of major maritime forces.

• Titanic - The Story | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  There have been many maritime disasters but none have caught the public imagination in such a dramatic and lasting way as that of the Titanic. On April 10 1912 the Titanic left Southampton for New York under the command of Captain Edward John Smith. On April 14 she collided with an iceberg breeching six of the watertight compartments claimed to make her ""unsinkable"". For over 70 years the Titanic lay undiscovered in the depths of the Atlantic until she was found by scientist

• The British Space Programme - Projects Cancelled | DVD | (30/04/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

• Classic Caravans And Living Vans | DVD | (17/11/2003) from £14.56   |  Saving you £-4.57 (-45.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

  It is accepted that show people were the first to use caravans or living vans for their accomodation as they travelled around the country. Smaller vans were made in the hundreds for workmen to use as temporary accomodation as they worked in the fields on the roads or laying and maintaining the ever expanding railway system. In the twentieth century caravans began to be used for pleasure and sites began to spring up all around the coast and at other popular resorts. Alternatively with a caravan attached to their car holiday makers had the freedom to wander the country at will moving from place to place. In this programme we look at a cross section of vans some dating back over a hundred years to the luxury homes of today.

• A Small Act | DVD | (20/06/2011) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  When Hilde Back sponsored a young rural Kenyan student she thought nothing of it. She certainly never expected to hear from him but years later she does. Now a Harvard graduate and a Human Rights Lawyer for the United Nations Chris Mburu decides to find the stranger that changed his life. Inspired by her generosity he starts a scholarship program of his own and names it for his former benefactor.

• Cold War - British Nuclear Scare Stories | DVD | (18/07/2005) from £7.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (38.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In the 1960s the Cold War was at its height. Under the threat of nuclear attack at virtually any moment Britain prepared itself as best it could for the devastating effects of war. The four rare films featured on this DVD vividly capture the preparations made for nuclear war by the authorities and the advice given to the public on surviving both the bombs and the irradiated fallout that would inevitably follow...Seven Nuclear Defence WarningsA chilling collection of Home Office films from 1964 that would have been broadcast to the public in the event of escalating hostilities between the Superpowers. They provide essential information of public survival during an attack and in the grim aftermath...The Warden & His Duties And TrainingThis 1961 Home Office film examines the demands made on the Civil Defence Warden should a nuclear war break out and his role in helping a stricken and traumatised public.Care Of The HomelessMade in 1965 this dramatised film shows the preparation of 'rest centres' in Bath and how they would have to cope with evacuees from Bristol after the city received a direct nuclear strike.Sound An Alarm 2This 1962 dramatised film made in colour looks at the service provided by the UK Warning & Monitoring Organisation in the build up to during and in the aftermath of a nuclear attack in Britain.

• Simply Painting Box Set | DVD | (21/08/2006) from £9.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (30.03%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Frank Clarke is one of Ireland's most popular authors and TV presenters. He travels the world teaching his famous ""Have some more fun"" method of painting. On this DVD box set he is featured in 12 programmes to help you master and enjoy the wonderful world of watercolours. The featured programmes are: Flowers of summer; Rouen Vase of daffodils; Wildflowers; Broken Jetty; Fisherman's Cottage; Pier Portafrerry; Honfleur; Monochrome; Moonlight landscape; Glendalough; Mist covered mountain.

• Epic Adventures Boxset | DVD | (12/04/2010) from £16.16   |  Saving you £-6.17 (-61.80%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Titles Comrpise: Jason and the Argonauts Merlin The Odyssey

• Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman: Series 1-3 | DVD | (02/09/2013) from £33.73   |  Saving you £-3.74 (-12.50%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Exploring the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. Hosted by Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman Through The Wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existencem - the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. Can we eliminate evil? What is nothing? Is there a superior race? These questions have been pondered by the most exquisite minds of the human race. Now science has evolved to the point where hard facts and evidence may be able to provide us with answers instead of philosophical theories. Through The Wormhole brings together the brightest minds and best ideas from the very edges of science - astrophysics astrobiology quantum mechanics string theory and more - to reveal the extraordinary truth of our Universe. Includes all episodes from Series 1-3.

• The Chieftains - DVD Collection | DVD | (17/12/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £35.99

  The Chieftains: The DVD Collection

• The Battle Of Flodden | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £9.65   |  Saving you £0.34 (3.52%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The September of 1513 saw King James IV invade England with the largest and most confident Scottish army ever seen. But within a few short days nearly 10 000 of these men were lying dead on the Flodden field. Among the hacked corpses would be the body of King James himself. This is the story of the most catastrophic military defeat in Scotland's history. For a turquoise ring and a foolish promise James IV had risked and lost everything. This DVD includes dramatic and authentic battle re-enactments and the very lastest computer graphics to help tell this chapter in the bloody story of conflicts between England and Scotland.

• Caligula: 1400 Days Of Terror | DVD | (13/05/2013) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Murderer, pervert, loving father, devoted son... He ruled the Roman Empire fewer than four years. His life was over at the age of 28, and yet the name of Caligula is notorious throughout the world. His reign was a legendary frenzy of lunacy, murder and lust. While Rome cowered in terror, Caligula killed for the sheer fun of it. Between executions, he staged spectacular orgies...made love to his own sister... and declared himself a living god. This is the story few know behind one of the most infamous figures of the Ancient World - Caligula.

• The Queen's Garden | DVD | (14/07/2008) from £11.79   |  Saving you £-0.80 (-7.30%)   |  RRP £10.99

  The Queens Garden

• Learn To Paint - Watercolour Made Simple | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-1.59 (-8.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  To begin painting in watercolour all you need is a few tubes or pans of paint a brush and a sheet of paper. Compared to many other media the process is relatively simple i.e. 'just add water'. This simplicity can lead you to believe that painting in watercolour should be relatively easy but many people find it a difficult medium to get to grips with. Rather than being a relaxing creative pastime the learning process can be full of frustration. This journey of discovery and creation however can be a real pleasure if carried out in a structured and fun way gradually building up the skills and confidence necessary to create those magical atmospheric effects for which watercolour has no rival. The Learn To Paint series will show you how to get there and at the same time enjoy your journey of discovery and creation. Your tutor is the world renowned Ron Ranson best selling author and painter. Tutorial One - Using just three brushes and seven colours Ron Ranson demonstrates his painting style that is fast exciting and direct and an education in simplfying a scene. Here he paints in the Cotswolds along the Severn Estuary and in his studio. Tutorial Two - A more detailed demonstration of how to make watercolour painting simple in which practical techniques are explained with infectious enthusiasm as Ron Ranson paints with his large Hake brush.

• Fathers Of Girls | DVD | (07/03/2011) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-3.19 (-24.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Ray Winstone (44 Inch Chest; Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull) gives one of his best most personal performances to date as a father who has to track down the truth about his daugher. Winstone plays a solicitor in a small English town who sends his daughter off to university. At first everything seems to be going well but she turns increasingly erratic causing her father to suspect that something is wrong. When a tragedy occurs he must find the man who betrayed his daughter and set things right.

• Treasure Houses Of Britain: Chatsworth House | DVD | (11/04/2016) from £6.25   |  Saving you £3.74 (37.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Selina Scott presents this documentary which takes a look at one of Britain's stately homes, Chatsworth House. Originally built by Bess of Hardwick, the mansion is currently occupied by Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, and has been lived in by his family since 1549.

• Classic Military Air Displays The Red Arrows & More | DVD | (28/06/2010) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-9.29 (-62.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Military Air Displays: The Red Arrows And More is jam packed with something for every military aviation enthusiast. From military aircraft of the Second World War right up to the modern day with the RAF's latest frontline fighter the Typhoon. Performing an outstanding display of its capabilities the RAF Typhoon is followed by two of the RAF's supply aircraft the VC-10 and Tri-Star. The Harrier display is simply awe-inspiring.

• Victory In Europe | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £12.79   |  Saving you £5.20 (40.66%)   |  RRP £17.99

  At 3 O'clock on that memorable day Winston Churchill's speech to an expectant nation finally confirmed that victory in Europe was assured and after six long years the war was finally at an end. Introduced by Windsor Davies this DVD features the unique spirit of the occasion which is recaptured by the unforgettable music of the war years through the golden memories of those who were there.