Documentary

• DVD Postcard of Yorkshire | DVD | (21/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Here's a unique new gift idea - a postcard with a full-size DVD inside! It can be sent through the post for the same price as a standard letter and contains a 35 minute film. From striking coastal villages to the powerful landscapes of the Dales and the heather-rich moorland of the North York Moors - and not forgetting Yorkshire's castles abbeys and the ancient city of York - this high quality film portrays an eclectic journey through Yorkshire's most inspirational scenery. The perfect postcard to send home! Includes: Staithes Whitby Robin Hood's Bay Scarborough Farndale Daffodils NYM Railway Goathland Hutton-le-Hole Helmsley Egton Bridge Bolton Abbey Fountains Abbey Rievaulx Abbey Malham Grassington Burnsall Kettlewell Hawes Settle The Three Peaks Haworth Holmfirth York... And more!

• Gurren Lagann - Anime Legends | DVD | (27/06/2011) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-10.49 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £29.99

  This is the tale of a man who has yet to realize what his destiny is. Simon and Kamina live in an underground village. But with the sudden appearance of a Gunmen a gigantic mecha and Yoko a beautiful woman with a superconducting rifle their daily routine is shattered. Together they attack and destroy the enemy robot but they don't stop there. Their momentum will carry the trio up to the surface... into a world the guys never knew existed! This is the beginning of an incredible journey taking this trio into unsuspected and dangerous adventures. Kicking reason to the curb they push themselves further in order to create their own destiny!! How? By drilling they way through the heavens!

• One Direction: Up Close And Personal | DVD | (10/03/2014) from £7.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (38.50%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Niall Horan Zayn Malik Liam Payne Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson collectively are One Direction. To date they have sold over 19 million singles and 10 million albums. Many people have heard of the band but few fans are familiar with the personalities of each individual member. In this exclusive documentary we get Up Close and Personal revealing the true dynamic of One Direction.

• Norwich Before the War | DVD | (14/05/2012) from £10.95   |  Saving you £2.04 (15.70%)   |  RRP £12.99

  See life in the city from 1902 to the outbreak of war, including ladies fashion at Bonds, adverts from Colman's and a Royal Visit to open City Hall

• Lost Treasures Of The Ancient World - The Great Pyramids | DVD | (12/08/2003) from £7.97   |  Saving you £2.02 (20.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The unique 'Lost Treasures' series enables the ancient wonders of the world to be seen as never before...magically 'restored' to their former glory by 3D graphics and presented in a superb animated vista. Our camera teams have travelled the world to gather spectacular new footage of ancient history's greatest monuments and their surroundings providing a fascinating link between the past and present day.

• Plisetskaya Dances | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £22.89   |  Saving you £0.10 (0.44%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Maya Plisetskaya a prima ballerina of Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet is the subject of this documentary. Containing some rare footage of her as a child it covers the development of her career and shows highlights from some of her greatest roles. Included in this film are scenes from Swan Lake Sleeping Beauty Spartacus The Little Humpbacked Horse Raymonda The Stone Flower Romeo and Juliet Don Quixote and others.A fascinating look at a world famous dancer Plisetskaya Dances chronicles the life and work of a performer who bridged the worlds of strict academic classicism and free expressivity. The wonder and excitement of her work is everywhere evident in this award winning film.

• The Royal Kingdom - The Pleasure Palace | DVD | (22/11/2004) from £11.11   |  Saving you £3.14 (31.88%)   |  RRP £12.99

  When a Prince Of Wales started carrying on with a married lady then London was thought to be too hot for him. He was allowed to build a small place on the coast but this was no rural retreat. The Brighton Pavilion he created turned out to be the most expensive house in the world. The future George IV made a pleasure palace par excellence but then the south coast is full of royal connections. In this programme we explore the Cinque Ports and their links to smuggling the birth of the

• I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Narrated Nicole Kidman this is the definitive portrait of Simon Wiesenthal a Holocaust survivor who helped track down numerous Nazi war criminals following World War II and then spent the latter decades of his life fighting anti-Semitism and prejudice against all people. . His life's quest began after the Americans liberated the Mauthausen death camp in Austria where Wiesenthal was a prisoner in May 1945. It was his fifth death camp among the dozen Nazi camps in which he was imprisoned and he weighed just 99 pounds when he was freed. Wiesenthal said he quickly realized ""there is no freedom without justice "" and decided to dedicate a few years to seeking justice. ""It became decades "" he added.

• Policing London In 70s - Films From The Metropolitan Police Arcive | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £14.55   |  Saving you £-1.56 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Available for the first time on DVD 4 hard hitting films from the Metropolitan Police archive vividly capturing the work of police officers in London during the 1970's. Violent and uncompromising these films reflect the new reality faced by the police on London's streets as depicted in the new breed of TV crime shows of the era like - The Sweeney Police Station: A dramatised account of a typical day at Gypsy Hill police station - a typical inner city 'nick'. CID tackle burglaries child abuse and an assault on a police officer. Thames Patrol: A rare behind the scenes look at the Duty Boats of the Thames Division. Eight Feet Tall: The mounted branch of the Met. Covering everything from ceremonial duties to crowd control. Behind the scenes footage shows the selection process for both officers and their mounts. Without Due Care: Patrol the roads with cars and bikes from the Traffic Division. From drunk drivers to fatal car crashes routine breakdowns to dangerous drivers - this film recreates the typical problems dealt with by the department.

• Steam Engines Of G.W.R. | DVD | (29/06/2009) from £9.35   |  Saving you £0.64 (6.84%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This programme takes a look at the some of the thousands of steam engines operated by the Great Western Railway until nationalisation in 1948. The GWR arguably produced many of the finest locos ever built and many are preserved. The programme includes the prolific Hall class featuring Raveningham Hall and Owsden Hall the Castle class Nunnary Castle and the several preserved examples of the Manor class. Steam locos from the Severn Valley West Somerset and the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railways as well as the main line are included in this programme.

• Steam Engines Of Southern Railway | DVD | (29/06/2009) from £13.93   |  Saving you £-3.94 (-39.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This programme takes a look at some of the 2 390 steam engines operated by the Southern Railway until nationalisation in 1948. The Southern was perhaps the most innovative of the four railway companies with many famous examples surviving into preservation. The programme includes the prototype of the Lord Nelson class - named Lord Nelson the many examples of the Merchant Navy class and the sole survivor of the King Arthur class - Sir Lamiel. Steam locos from the Watercress Great Central and the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railways as well as the main line are included in this programme.

• Nostradamus - The Lost Book of Nostradamus | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £4.94   |  Saving you £10.05 (203.44%)   |  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 £24.99   |  Saving you £-18.00 (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 £16.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (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.