Documentary

• Nostradamus - The Lost Book of Nostradamus | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £14.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.07%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The Lost Book of Nostradamus will show the world... for the first time... a recently unearthed manuscript containing cryptic predictions for the future that may have been written and illustrated by the famed prophet Nostradamus. This book called Prophecy of the Roman Popes lay hidden in Rome for over 400 years until it was discovered at the end of the 20th century and may not only contain new Nostradamus prophecies but may also shed new light on the true meaning of his now famed ones. The program will trace the journey of the book from the time it was written... to the time it was discovered... and will conduct forensic analysis to determine its authenticity and decode the secrets that lie within its pages. This 2 hour special will bring to life the illustrations of this enigmatic book through the use of CGI animation and cinematic reenactment. This provocative program will attempt to finally reveal the definitive truth about Nostradamus and will determine if The Lost Book is the last word of this fascinating man.

• Happiness | DVD | (11/05/2015) from £17.39   |  Saving you £2.60 (13.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From Director Thomas Balmès (Babies) “Happiness” won the Sundance cinematography award World Cinema Documentary 2014 A visually stunning and emotionally stirring documentary set in the tiny village of Laya nestled deep in the Himalayan mountainside in remote Bhutan (one of the last known parts of the world to be connected to electricity television or internet). “Happiness” tracks the bittersweet transition as an innocent simpler lifestyle slowly fades to the seduction of technology and ‘progress’. Told through the eyes of Peyangki; a captivating and dreamy nine year old boy who is sent by his mother to study at the local monastery because she cannot afford to raise all six of her children. We witness his seismic shift in awareness through a three day journey from the sweeping majestic scenery of Laya to the bustling buzzing capital of Thimpu with his uncle where Peyangki discovers televisions cars bright city lights and modern creature comforts for the very first time.

• Andres Segovia - In Portrait | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-15.49 (-62.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This portrait celebrates the extraordinary quest of Andres Segovia the Andalusian par excellence who in his childhood fell in love with the sounds of the Spanish guitar and within 20 years had elevated it from the status of a folk instrument to the highest levels of the international concert platform. His achievement is among the marvels of Western music.The two very different Christopher Nupen films on this DVD are Segovia at Los Olivos shot in Segovia's new home on the Costa del Sol in Andalucia in 1967 when he was 75 and thought by Segovia to be the best thing he ever did for television and the prize-winning Andre Segovia: The Song of the Guitar filmed in Granada and the Palaces of the Alhambra in 1976 when the Grand Master was 84.

• The Hinge and Bracket Collection | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The Hinge And Bracket Collection

• The World of Richard Burton | DVD | (29/07/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  This is Tony Palmer's fantastic portrait of the life and history of the great actor Richard Burton. Featuring interviews with Richard Burton's family members, and others including Sir John Gielgud, Melvyn Bragg, Elizabeth Taylor, Lauren Bacall, Joe Mankiewicz, Mike Nichols, Robert Hardy, Claire Bloom, and more. A complete history of the man himself with extracts from Cleopatra, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The Robe, Camelot, Where Eagles Dare, Wild Geese, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?...

• Hard Time | DVD | (24/10/2011) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Step inside some of the world’s toughest prisons. From the Maze in Belfast – the scene of many famous moments including the ‘Dirty Protests’ and Bobby Sands’ hunger strike – to LA County Jail, whose inmates have included gangsters like Bugsy Siegel and Mickey Cohen. Go behind the scenes at the jails which have built up a notorious reputation as the home to some of the world’s most dangerous men. Join History Channel for a behind-the-scenes look at six unforgiving institutions, including Alcatraz, the super prison that was the brain-child of J. Edgar Hoover, built upon a barren rock which for almost thirty years held America's worst public enemies. Discover how, through a series of ingenious manoeuvres that took almost a year to complete, three prisoners broke out of their cells, escaped the fortress-like cell house and disappeared off the island. Also covered in this collection of the places where the only time is Hard Time are: Folsom, a prison with a violent and bloody history; Colorado State Prison, nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains; and New York State’s Attica, scene of the worst prison riot in history.

• Gong Global Family -Live In Brazil 20th Nov 2007 | DVD | (01/06/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  As has been proved many times over the last forty years as regards Gong you should always expect the unexpected. In late 2007 Daevid Allen along with Josh Pollock and Michael Clare embarked on a series of South American concerts. Along with members of the Invisible Opera Company of Brazil the band played a concert in Sao Paulo. The concerts were performed under the name Gong Global Family and included songs from the Gong back catalogue including Master Builder You Can't Kill Me Fohat Digs Holes In Space and radio Gnome Invisible. Tracklist: 1. You Can't Kill Me 2. Radio Gnome Invisible 3. Fohat Digs Holes In Space 4. Oily Way 5. Outer Temple 6. Inner Temple 7. Master Builder 8. Tropical Fish 9. Selene 10. Dynamite

• The Thirties In Colour | DVD | (14/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  So much is known about the Forties and the Second World War that the Thirties are often forgotten. Yet it was a pivotal decade that saw not only a world-wide financial meltdown and great political upheaval but also the march towards the modern-day society and the invention of technologies that are taken for granted today. It was also a period that erupted in colour as polychromatic photographic technologies came of age. For the first time wealthy amateur film-makers could capture the world in authentic colours that really depicted what they saw around them. The Thirties In Colour a new four-part series for BBC Four draws upon the world's treasuries of extremely rare colour documentary films - many of which are from private archives and have never been seen before on television - to bring powerful poignant and often surprising insights into this crucial decade in world history.

• Battlefield - The Battles For Tunisia | DVD | (15/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  For more than ten years 'Battlefield' has led the way in World War Two documentaries. Available now for the first time on DVD this series features fascinating archive footage from all over the world programmes include a review of the political and military situation before the battle portraits of leaders and commanders an explaination of weapons and tactics and the story of the battle itself. Vivid graphics place the battle into context of the war as a whole.

• Casper Scare School/Alvin & Chipmunks Meets The Wolfman/Extreme Ghostbusters Vol 1 | DVD | (27/09/2010) from £5.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (116.86%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Titles Comprise: Casper's Scare School Alvin & the Chipmunks Meet The Wolfman Extreme Ghostbusters Volume 1

• The Mallen Streak/the Mallen Girls | DVD | (07/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

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• The Spirit of Shetland | DVD | (07/12/2009) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-0.99 (-8.30%)   |  RRP £11.99

  A 45 minute documentry, celebrating the Shetland pony in all it's moods - cute, comic, hard-working, prize winning. The film covers the breed's origins with historical pictures from Scotland and their use as pit ponies.

• Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess | DVD | (28/06/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1958 classic samurai film An epic samurai period adventure tale of hidden gold bullion and a princess on the run. Makabe Rokurota the loyal retainer of Princess Yuki-hime Yuki-hime and Akizuki's ample treasury of gold bars safely to the politically stable Hayakawa. They disguise themselves as humble firewood peddlers hiding the gold bars inside the logs they are carrying so as to pass safely through roadblocks set up by Yamana which is under the control of the local warlord. Along the way Rokurota comes across Takezo and Shimpachi who have escaped from forced labor in a gold mine. They eventually agree to help out on this foolhardy mission in the hope of escaping Yamana's oppression and cashing in on the gold reward Rokurota offers them.

• WWI - The Bloody War | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  WWI: The Bloody War (8 Discs)

• Treasure Houses Of Britain: Boughton House | DVD | (25/06/2018) from £7.49   |  Saving you £2.50 (25.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Selina Scott presents this documentary which takes a look at one of Britain's stately homes, Boughton House. The mansion is currently owned by Richard Scott, Tenth Duke of Buccleuch, and holds a collection of treasures including paintings by van Dyck and cabinets by André-Charles Boulle.

• British Railway Journeys 6 DVD SET | DVD | (16/04/2012) from £11.30   |  Saving you £8.69 (43.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  South West Scotland:We take a delightful train journey through the south west of Scotland with its towns and villages, craggy hillsides and castles, streams and lakes and harbours and beaches. South Wales and The Borders:Hop aboard as we start our bucolic journey at the English border in Shrewsbury, a splendid county town with its imposing castle and innumerable listed buildings before heading out of town, on a journey that takes us all the way to Pembroke. Weymouth to Isle of Wight:Travelling by train along the English south coast is one of the best ways to experience and enjoy the great British countryside, combining popular resorts with beautiful scenery. The North East:This programme takes us through some of the country’s most breathtaking scenery. With the splendour of the Esk Valley and the dramatic climb into the North York Moors, this is one of the great railway journeys. The South West:To travel by train from Exeter to Penzance, Britain’s most southerly railway station, is a journey never to be forgotten, with dramatic coastal scenery and beautiful rolling countryside. Northern England:To travel along the Settle to Carlisle line is to experience one of the most wonderful train journeys of the world. Passing along England’s wild Pennine backbone there is plenty to see and discover: not just scenery and steam trains but also rich heritage, castles and houses.

• Mysteries Of The Afterlife | DVD | (08/10/2012) from £21.02   |  Saving you £-6.03 (-40.20%)   |  RRP £14.99

  It is a question that has fascinated mankind since our very earliest days, and one that modern science still has little hope of answering: is there life after death? Many religious beliefs are built on the foundations of an afterlife - where souls are rewarded or punished for the deeds committed during their time on Earth. Why have we always been drawn to these notions of Heaven and Hell? And what does the powerful imagery associated with these places tell us about our hopes, fears and views on sin and redemption?

• Mein Kampf | DVD | (20/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Mein Kampf (My Struggle) is the book written by Adolf Hitler in which he laid out his political philosophy. Regarded inside Germany as the bible of National Socialism it was an accurate blueprint of what he aspired to accomplish when in power. After its publication few believed that Hitler and his Nazi Party intended to carry out every phrase of his literal program. In this film everything is taken from original footage and actually happened in our time. It tries to answer the burning questions such as what exactly happened during this terrible time in our history and how it was made possible.

• Irish Myths And Legends | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When it comes to a good story the Irish certainly know how to tell a fine tale. With their rich heritage of myths and legends that are so much a part of Ireland's colourful history any visitor to the Emerald Isle will be certain to enjoy a great wealth of tradition and culture.

• The Ultimate Shark Collection | DVD | (09/07/2012) from £27.51   |  Saving you £-7.52 (-37.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Get ready for a frenzy of shark-infested action as Discovery brings you eight programmes that go in search of the most fearsome predator to roam the sea. Within this pulsating collection you'll learn everything there is to know about the inspiration for Jaws, from the mechanics of the shark's deadliest weapon - its bite - to the best way to avoid becoming shark bait. Explore 'Rogue Theory', the idea that some sharks stop feeding on natural prey and instead turn to human flesh, while shark expert Greg Skomal follows five great whites for six months to learn more about this incredible species. Hear from those who have been attacked by sharks and lived to tell the tale, before Survivorman Les Stroud explores the eating habits of five of the most dangerous sharks patrolling the seas. Finally, follow legendary shark hunter Frank Mundus, who has landed some of the largest great white sharks ever recorded as part of his day job. At the age of 78, the retired shark hunter is ready for one last adventure.