Documentary

• Driving Test Success Hazard Perception Test 2013 Edition | DVD | (29/10/2012) from £31.03   |  Saving you £-16.04 (-107.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

• British Pathé News - A Year To Remember 1960 | DVD | (24/06/2013) from £10.78   |  Saving you £-2.79 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £7.99

  This Dvd Is Brand New & Sealed - 2013 - Another Dvd Is Now Becoming Very Collectible & Sought After. This Dvd Is In Stock And Will Be Posted From The UK - Region 0

• The British Holiday - The Golden Years | DVD | (19/10/2009) from £4.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (100.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The British Holiday - the Golden Years Travel back to the Golden Years of the traditional British holiday. As we frolicked on the beaches of Blackpool and Brighton picked hops in the fields of Kent or took in the delights of a holiday camp the newsreel cameramen were there to capture us having good old fashioned fun! This unique DVD brings together a host of these wonderful and highly nostalgic cinema newsreels and television news reports from an age gone by. Many have never been available to watch for decades and beautifully evoke a bygone more innocent Britain. Join us now for the holidays we used to enjoy including : Holidaying during World War Two River and Broad holidays Brighton & Blackpool in 1947 Fun and frolics at Butlins Cycling in the 60s Hopping in Kent A Bank Holiday in Clapton And much much more! Happy holidays!

• More Branch Lines Of Britain | DVD | (22/09/2008) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-2.49 (-22.70%)   |  RRP £10.99

  At its peak the British railway network consisted of a massive 20 000 miles of track on which ran 23 000 locomotives pulling a total of 73 000 carriages and 1.4 million goods wagons. This huge transport network was managed and operated by 130 individual companies. Like the small capillaries at the end of the main arteries Britain's branch lines were essential links to villages small towns and many industrial sites such as collieries factories and power stations. With the demise of heavy industry and the development of cheap motor cars many branch lines have closed. This second collection of 3 DVDs is part of a nationwide tour of many of these branch lines some long since closed some still in limited operation. It clearly demonstrates how important Branch Lines were to the industry and commerce of the British nation.

• World War II in Colour | DVD | (28/05/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This award-winning series recounts the history of World War II as never seen before. This remarkable programme takes us right to the front lines of combat and into the daily lives of servicemen taking on their enemy face to face. Packed with dramatic colour footage, this programme puts you at the front lines but also at home with the civilian populations at home, who suffer the burden of rationing, terror and concern for their loved ones overseas. This is a story of bravery in the face of extreme hardship. • The collection includes Face to Face, Battleground and Homefront. • All original colour footage makes this set quite unique. • Filled with original archive footage, interviews and gripping re-enactments this collection will be a must for any WWII buffs.

• Muay Thai - Training and Techniques | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £23.94   |  Saving you £0.05 (0.20%)   |  RRP £23.99

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• Ancient Egyptians - The Real Cleopatra | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £6.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (85.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Cleopatra has traditionally been painted as a cruel promiscuous voluptuary but through historical and archaeological detective work this documentary exposes a Cleopatra never before seen. A monogamous woman who loved the two men she ever had affairs with a devoted mother of four who even while facing her own death was planning for the safety and success of her children. And finally a loving and compassionate queen devoted and concerned for the livelihoods of those she ruled. T

• Ice Road Truckers - Series 2 - Complete | DVD | (04/05/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  They are here for a new mission: to haul the heavy metal of natural gas drilling rigs not only on frozen rivers but also over the Arctic Ocean! In just three months they'll earn a year's salary but they'll have to endure one of the most perilous stretches of road anywhere in the world where jack-knifing breakdowns and frostbite are commonplace and any wrong move could see them sucked into the freezing water as the ice gives way beneath their wheels.

• Aircraft Carrier | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £9.34   |  Saving you £0.65 (6.96%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When Japan declared war on the United States in 1941 Japan's opening gambit - Admiral Nagumo's air strike on Pearl Harbour - established the aircraft carrier as the ultimate weapon on naval warfare. In a daring revenge mission America's James Doolittle hit back at the heart of Tokyo with a handful of carrier-based bombers before Nagumo met his match in the commander Chester Nimitz at Midway. The carrier's development is traced from World War Two through Korea and Vietnam to the Falk

• My Uncle Silas - The First Complete Series | DVD | (20/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The Complete Series One Based on the short stories of H.E. Bates (The Darling Buds Of May), My Uncle Silas stars Albert Finney as Silas, a loveable old country rogue cocking a snoot at the respectable conventions of life in Edwardian England. Silas is an incorrigible rogue, a drunkard and a lecher so when his 10-year-old nephew Edward (Joe Prospero) comes to stay in the countryside with his uncle, hes certain of a very interesting summer! Together, the pair get into all kinds of scrapes, from rigging a country boxing catch to dodging the amorous advances of a distinctly eccentric lady aristocrat (Charlotte Rampling). Sumptuously filmed and beautifully evocative of a bygone England, My Uncle Silas is an ITV drama Series to treasure. This DVD includes all six episodes from the First Series. Episode Title: The Wedding Queenie White The Blue Feather Silas & Goliath The Revelation and The Widder

• Bang goes the Theory Season 3 &4 plus bonus | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The popular science magazine show Bang Goes the Theory is back, putting more science and technology to the test.Follow the team as they investigate the recent Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, Zoologist Liz Bonnin goes to Louisiana and takes part in the rescue effort to protect the area's wildlife, while Jem Stansfield builds a scale model to explain what happens when an oil well gets out of control and how to bring it back under control. Meanwhile, Dallas Campbell proves Einstein's theory of relativity with the help of a jet plane and a very expensive atomic clock.Series three also see the team investigate whether wave power might be the answer to the energy crisis, trace how our eyesevolved, discover whether probability can be made to work in our favour in Vegas and look at the impact of an oil spill. In the fourth series of Bang Goes the Theory the team cover everything from biology to what's out there in the universe as they uncover why the world around us works as it does.

• Lost Treasures Of The Ancient World - Ancient India | DVD | (13/02/2006) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (-21.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The story of India is one of the fabulous dynasties of Kings timeless belief systems and golden ages of culture. This fascinating programme journeys through the centuries to demonstrate how glories such as the Taj Mahal and the Ajanta Caves reflect the character of a unique people. With the aid of state of the art graphics and animation experience a journey through and marvel at an ancient city in the Indus Valley that existed as early as the second millennium BC.

• Mankind The Story of All of Us | Blu Ray | (28/10/2013) from £17.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (28.10%)   |  RRP £24.99

  It takes 10 billion years for the ideal planet to form and 3 billion more for the right conditions to emerge before it finally happens: mankind begins. From there unfolds a fast-paced story told here through key turning points - stepping stones in our journey from hunter-gatherer to global citizen. Embracing groundbreaking storytelling methods, it features jawdropping imagery and dramatic reconstructions of the most critical events in human history.

• Spacecraft - Apollo 8 - Leaving The Cradle | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The December 1968 journey of the Apollo 8 crew into lunar orbit verified the essential elements of the Apollo-Saturn system and at the same time gave man a view of the Earth that will live through the ages. For many of us the Apollo 8 mission and broadcasts will always hold a special significance in the history of space exploration. Apollo 8 was probably the most challenging of the Apollo missions due to the short amount of planning and training time for the lunar mission second

• The Occult History Of The Third Reich - The SS - Blood And Soil | DVD | (03/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Using rare archive footage this programme explores the strange story of the transformation of Hitler's elite bodyguard into a military-religious order steeped in the doctrines of the occult a racially select order intended to fulfil the extraordinary and terrifying policies of National Socialism.

• Nottingham Through The Ages | DVD | (16/05/2005) from £7.29   |  Saving you £5.70 (78.19%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An historic journey through the city of Nottingham presented by Dominic Heale. Not just famous for Robin Hood Nottingham has a proud industrial heritage and Nottingham Lace is famous everywhere in the world. Sport is also well represented and the cricket ground of Trent Bridge has staged many famous matches...

• The Queen's Diamond Jubilee - Celebration Boxset | DVD | (28/05/2012) from £28.33   |  Saving you £1.66 (5.50%)   |  RRP £29.99

• Tupac - Thug Angel | DVD | (28/07/2003) from £18.20   |  Saving you £-8.21 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  On Friday 13th September 1996 the infamous rap artist Tupac `2Pac' Shakur was shot and killed - he was 25. His debut album 2Pacalypse Now earned him notoriety throughout the hip-hop industry leading to his high profile film debut in the Ernest R Dickerson's Juice. Although atypical for recording artists to make the successful transition onto celluloid Tupac did just that receiving acclaim from movie critics worldwide. His latest posthumous release Until the End of Time went triple platinum putting his career sales at 33.5 million records sold making him the best selling hip-hop artist of all time. Directed by Academy Award nominee Peter Spirer this 90-minute documentary Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel explores the artiste behind the headlines featuring interviews with friends collaborators and scholars including Tupac's Stepfather Mutulu Shakur (shot whilst in confinement) Tupac's Stepbrother Mopreme Shakur Treach Thuglife Quincy Jones and Rashida Jones in never-before-seen material. Also included is exclusive footage of Tupac and Biggie

• Central Steam: 4 DVD Box Set | DVD | (28/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Central Steam has fascinating access behind the scenes at preserved steam heritage railway, the Great Central Railway. The Great Central is unique in Britain in that it is the only preserved line that has a double track so that the days when full size steam engines could pass each other can be recreated.The series follows a year in the life of the railway, as we meet some of the seven hundred staff and volunteers who share their passion for the golden age of steam. Over the series we meet engine drivers and firemen, chefs, engineers, and visiting celebrities including artist David Shepherd and pop mogul Pete Waterman. As well as visiting engines including 'Tornado', 'Oliver Cromwell', and the vintage 'Sir Berkeley' that helped build the Great Central 110 years ago.Across the series we discover the history of the railway, including the story of the TPO - the 'Travelling Post Office' where the post was sorted on mail trains as they sped through the night, and the 'Windcutters' - freight trains that carried coal from the Nottinghamshire coalfields to London and the South of England. Special Gala events include visits by engines such as Tornado, the first Peppercorn class A1 steam locomotive to be built in Britain since the 1960s, and there are plenty of vintage visitors too including a replica of Stephenson's Rocket and Sir Berkeley - an engine that helped build the railway 110 years ago! Other steam engines making regular appearances on the series include the BR standard class 7 Oliver Cromwell and the Fairburn tank engine.As well as covering events happening along the line, the series delves into the fascinating world of the engine and wagon sheds where old locomotives, carriages and wagons are restored back to working life by the skill and passion of the engineers. One engine, the Jinty tank engine that was rescued from a scrapyard has been rebuilt over a fifteen year period by her owner and a small band of volunteers and makes her restoration debut at the Great Central.

• Bill Bryson: Notes From A Small Island | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Following the enormous success of his book Notes from a Small Island American travel writer Bill Bryson sets off on a new tour of Britain. Starting at Dover where he recalls his arrival in 1973 to a land of rain sweet tea and hostile landladies he sets off on a safari of this sceptred isle. His travels take him through the different faces of Britain from the busy streets of London to the natural beauty of the Lake District meeting such colourful characters as the ballroom dance