Documentary

  • Mitchell And Kenyon - Edwardian Sports [1901]Mitchell And Kenyon - Edwardian Sports | DVD | (30/07/2007) from £6.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (185.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

    More than 100 years ago Filmmakers Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon journeyed across Britain capturing the everyday lives of regular people. For the best part of 70 years this film sat in barrels before being discovered and ultimately restored. This collection features a selection of sporting highlights including professional football cricket and rugby.

  • RAF At War - Unseen Films - 1940RAF At War - Unseen Films - 1940 | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (-21.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

    All six films presented here date from 1940 probably the most important year in the RAF's long and distiguished history as it faced and won the Battle of Britain.

  • Industrial Revelations: Best Of British Engineering With Rory... [DVD]Industrial Revelations: Best Of British Engineering With Rory... | DVD | (29/04/2013) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

    Join Rory McGrath for a look at Britain's greatest feats of engineering. Comedian and history buff Rory McGrath celebrates the UK's most imaginative and ambitious construction endeavours, past and present. Look closely and you'll find that the Brits are behind many of the big engineering advances that shaped the modern world. From steam engines to jet engines, from the train to the hovercraft, the list is second to none. Best of British lifts the hood and fiddles with the brakes of Britain's engineering heritage. On his way Rory visits a host of British marvels, from the splendour of the Palm House at Kew Garden to the former glamour of Concorde and Iron Bridge, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.

  • The Happiest Baby On The BlockThe Happiest Baby On The Block | DVD | (16/05/2005) from £9.95   |  Saving you £0.04 (0.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

    Dr. Harvey Karp demonstrates the technique which he claims 'switches off' a baby's crying The Calming Reflex.

  • I, Superbiker: The Day Of Reckoning [DVD]I, Superbiker: The Day Of Reckoning | DVD | (12/08/2013) from £12.86   |  Saving you £7.13 (55.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

    Mark Sloper directs this feature-length documentary taking you through the thrills and spills of the 2012 British Superbike season. Six riders fight it out for the trophy - Tommy Hill, Australian Josh Brookes, Irishman Michael Laverty, newcomer Alex Lowes, West Country racer Tommy Bridewell, and ex-BSB champion, Shane 'Shakey' Byrne. Legendary broadcaster, Murray Walker narrates.

  • Great Artists [DVD]Great Artists | DVD | (13/06/2011) from £22.84   |  Saving you £-7.85 (-52.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

    This title offers an engaging account of the lives led by three of the greatest artists who ever lived. From Van Gogh the artist who was ignored during his lifetime but responsible for one of the most valuable pieces of art in existence. Rembrandt, who spins an impressive tale of personal tragedy and finally Salvador Dali, addicted to controversy, illuminating his surrealistic vision to every medium he touched.

  • Urbanized [DVD] [2011]Urbanized | DVD | (13/02/2012) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-6.29 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £17.99

    The final documentary in director Gary Hustwit's design film trilogy (Helvetica, Objectified), Urbanized features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, and thinkers, including Sir Norman Foster, Rem Koolhaas, Jan Gehl, Oscar Niemeyer, Amanda Burden, Enrique Pealosa, Alejandro Aravena, Eduardo Paes, Rahul Mehrotra, Ellen Dunham-Jones, Ricky Burdett, James Corner, Michael Sorkin, Bruce Katz, Candy Chang, Edgar Pieterse, and many more, including extraordinary citizens who have affected change in their cities.Who is allowed to shape our cities, and how do they do it? And how does the design of our cities affect our lives? By exploring a diverse range of urban design projects in dozens of cities around the world, from massive infrastructure initiatives to temporary interventions, Urbanized frames a global discussion on the future of cities.

  • Beatles Stories - A Fab Four Fan's Ultimate Road Trip [DVD] [2011]Beatles Stories - A Fab Four Fan's Ultimate Road Trip | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £16.19   |  Saving you £2.79 (21.14%)   |  RRP £15.99

    Songwriter Seth Swirsky grew up in the 1960s idolizing the Beatles - their songs, their sound and their style. In 2004, he set out, video camera in hand, to talk to people who had crossed paths with his heroes. From Sir Ben Kingsley to Sir George Martin, and Beach Boy Brian Wilson to astronomer Brian Skiff, Swirsky filmed hundreds of personal recollections from people who knew them well to those who just had an unforgettable encounter. Others who shared their recollections of the Fabs include: former Beatles recording engineers Norman 'Hurricane' Smith, Ken Scott and John Kurlander; actors Henry Winkler (aka 'The Fonz') and Jon Voight; musicians Smokey Robinson, Jackie DeShannon, Graham Nash, Davy Jones, Susanna Hoffs and Art Garfunkel, among dozens of others. Swirsky found stories in unexpected places getting Beatles intimates to open up-neighbours, tour mates, business associates, even former girlfriends - all telling stories you've never heard before! Long time Beatles friend and personal assistant Tony Bramwell calls Beatles Stories, 'A Magical Mystery Tour de Force!'

  • Return to Horror High [DVD]Return to Horror High | DVD | (17/05/2010) from £5.38   |  Saving you £-2.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

    Movie producer Harry Sleerik wants to recreate the notorious Crippen High killings for the big screen using some of the school's original employees to play themselves. But filming starts to go horribly wrong when one by one cast and crew begin to disappear. The local cops are baffled so two of the movie's young stars team up and launch an investigation of their own. Slowly but surely gruesome similarities between murderous fact and movie fiction begin to emerge finally leading the pair down a mysterious tunnel to a macabre room and the horrifying answer to the unsolved slaughter at Crippen High.

  • New King James Version Signature Edition Bible On DVD [2008]New King James Version Signature Edition Bible On DVD | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £21.99

    The New King James Version'' Signature Edition Bible On DVD narrated by Stephen Johnston and an Emmy Tony and Golden Globe Award-winning cast has more features than ever before. This Signature edition includes the complete Old and New Testament along with the Through the Bible in a Year Weekly Reading Guide which allows you to see and hear the complete Word of God in a convenient 52 Week format on your television or computer.

  • Seamus Heaney: Out of Marvellous (Celebrating Heaney at 70) [DVD]Seamus Heaney: Out of Marvellous (Celebrating Heaney at 70) | DVD | (17/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

    'Made with Seamus Heaney's unprecedented collaboration, this 75 minute documentary by Charlie McCarthy is a fresh and original look at the man and the artist, one of the greatest English-language poets of his generation. The film explores the key personal relationships in Heaney's life - follows him at home, to Harvard and London with readings and interviews. The DVD digs deep into the rich store of Heaney's poetry and captures the sense of a man who has lived life fully, who has used his g...

  • Brother Can You Spare A DimeBrother Can You Spare A Dime | DVD | (01/09/2008) from £5.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (150.25%)   |  RRP £14.99

    Brother Can You Spare A Dime? is the chronicle of an unforgettable period in American history - twelve painful years from the Wall Street crash to Pearl Harbour. By juxtaposing contemporary news and documentary footage with Hollywood film classics Philippe Mora Sandy Lieberson and David Puttnam create an evocative film scrapbook of America during the Depression. Songs and images stick in the mind: whilst Bessie Smith sings Nobody loves you when you're down and out a ragged child huddles against the bleak landscape. Fortunes dwindle the small man's savings disappear men lose their jobs and the banks go bust. Two American heroes emerge: James Cagney Hollywood's little man who won't be beaten and Franklin D. Roosevelt stepping into the breach as America's new President.

  • Mike Brewer's Military Collection: Frontline Battle Machines... [DVD]Mike Brewer's Military Collection: Frontline Battle Machines... | DVD | (02/09/2013) from £11.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (25.02%)   |  RRP £14.99

    Join Mike Brewer for an action-packed look at the British Armed Forces. Falklands Hero: Bravo NovemberMike Brewer sets off on a journey of discovery to find out the story of one of the most remarkable aircraft in the British Armed Forces: a Chinook helicopter code-named Bravo November. By doing so he examines the invaluable contribution that these helicopters have made to campaigns from the Falklands War onwards. Mike also discovers how Chinooks are now being upgraded to keep them at the cutting edge of British tactical weaponry. Frontline Battle MachinesGiven unconditional access to Camp Bastion and Kandahar Air Base Mike Brewer reveals the latest vehicles and equipment our troops are using in combat. Mike attends actual mission briefings and travels with troops to discover how new technology has transformed the modern battlefield. Back in the UK Europe and the USA Mike sees and experiences firsthand the pre-deployment training needed to operate this equipment. He meets the key individuals who specified this kit and talks to the manufacturer gaining in-depth knowledge about the vehicles and equipment that could mean the difference between life and death on the battlefield.

  • Eco Walk [Blu-ray] [2011] [US Import]Eco Walk | Blu Ray | (14/11/2011) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-5.59 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

    Experience this visually stunning ambient programme in crystal clear Blu-Ray quality. Using continuous steadycam footage, this captivating title recreates the experience of walking (or jogging) through a number of picturesque wooded trails, accompanied by the soothing sounds of nature.The programme also comes with the following still bonus scenes: Forest canopy Babbling brook Rustic fence Streaming sunshineThere are two speeds available (walk and jog) as well as an option for music alongside the trail (which can be muted). Perfect for treadmills and other exercise equipment, or just to relax and unwind after a stressful day!

  • Martin Brundle's Super CarsMartin Brundle's Super Cars | DVD | (17/11/2003) from £6.21   |  Saving you £11.78 (65.50%)   |  RRP £17.99

    Formula 1 legend Martin Brundle talks us through some of the world's most supercharged cars including the McLaren F1 Bugatti EB110 Jaguar XJ220 Enzo Ferrari Pagani Zonda Lambo Murcielago and many more!

  • Ghost Stories - Ghosts Of The AlamoGhost Stories - Ghosts Of The Alamo | DVD | (20/10/2003) from £31.03   |  Saving you £-20.04 (-182.30%)   |  RRP £10.99

    Inspired by the world famous poem by Clement Clark Moore, read and loved by families young and old every Christmas Eve, this delightful, heart-warming feature highlights the true meaning of Christmas and will provide years of festive fun and entertainment for all generations.Our tale begins on a cold wintry Christmas Eve day when a mouse family is bulldozed from their underground home.Cold and homeless, the family sets off to find new lodgings and, when all else fails, reluctantly seek shelte...

  • Top Gear at the Movies [Blu-ray][Region Free]Top Gear at the Movies | Blu Ray | (14/11/2011) from £9.94   |  Saving you £18.04 (259.57%)   |  RRP £24.99

    Hammond & May are back with another Top Gear Special, exclusive to DVD for 2011!

  • Clash Of The Gods [Blu-ray]Clash Of The Gods | Blu Ray | (12/04/2010) from £11.30   |  Saving you £8.69 (43.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

    Myths so powerful that they remain woven into the fabric of the present world. Thousands of years ago they were used to help frame the world of the ancients and dictate the guidelines of their societies. Today they are often the first stories we learn as children iconic tales where good and evil clash and humanity and fantasy collide. But what is the reality behind these stories? From the epic tragedy of Medusa Greek mythology's most infamous female fiend to Hercules its greatest action hero and Hades master of the land of the dead and a god so feared no one would speak his name explore these myths and the legendary figures who inspired them in Clash Of The Gods. Each episode connects ancient myths to actual historical events as well as to events in the Bible and other cultures' mythologies gaining important historical insight from renowned scholars in search of the truth behind the legends. This 10-part series on 2 discs travels back in time to reveal the stories behind some of history's most infamous mythological figures and legends.

  • The Time Of Your Life - 1947The Time Of Your Life - 1947 | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

    'The Time Of Your Life' Series brings an exclusively commissioned documentary featuring the news events personalities and music of the year in question. Take a look back at what happened in the year you were born or simply look back through history enjoying the events that shaped a particular year. In each edition there is a special feature with bonus material covering the classic music movies and television from the period. Take a look back at 1947 and the sounds of Nat King Cole

  • The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway [2001]The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway | DVD | (09/09/2002) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-5.59 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

    A fascinating insight into the Darjeeling Himalayan railway passing through scenery that inspires awe in all passengers who travel it...

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