Documentary

• The English Surgeon | DVD | (26/01/2009) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Shot in a Ukrainian hospital full of desperate patients and makeshift equipment The English Surgeon is an intimate portrait of brain surgeon Henry Marsh as he wrestles with the dilemmas of the doctor patient relationship. With an original soundtrack by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis the widely acclaimed English Surgeon openly confronts moral and ethical issues which touch every one of us.

• Grand Finale of British Steam DVD/Book Gift Set | DVD | (07/10/2013) from £9.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (30.03%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Grand Finale Of British Steam - English Branch Lines and BywaysBranch lines and secondary routes have always had a special appeal. This programme recalls many such English byways in films made in the 1950s and 60s. The railways portrayed ran through landscapes which ranged from the green and pleasant shires of rural England to the very heart of the Metropolis. Among the routes featured are: in the Western Region auto trains on the Gloucester to Chalford service and branch lines to Princetown and Ashburton; in the Midlands the lines from Stamford to Essendine and Seaton are recalled. Steam byways around London include the Stanmore branch the service from Ealing Broadway to Greenford and the West London line. Most of the lines covered in this programme had been closed by the end of the 1960s. Those who knew these lines will have pleasant memories revived by the films and for those who did not get the chance to travel on them in their heyday; this will be a revelation of a lost era. All connoisseurs of minor railways will find this programme a welcome addition to their collection. The Little Book Of The Grand Finale Of British Steam (128 Pages)The year of 1968 was a pivotal year in a period of great change and with the march of so-called 'progress' that included man being a matter of months away from walking on the moon the time was up for steam. The first week of August was to see the closure of the final three depots - effectively drawing to a conclusion the century and a half of loyal service provided by a form of transport to which the wealth of our nation owed so much. The steam era ended so poignantly on 4 August a day on which innumerable steam railwaymen most of whom had dedicated their entire lives to the railways were declared redundant. This fascinating Little Book chronicling the last months of steam on the British Railways main line is a tribute to those final men and machines. Years of painstaking research by Alan Castle who viewed the proceedings at first hand 40 years ago and interviews with drivers firemen and engine shed staff have resulted in this authoritative and definitive account of the year in which the final whistle sounded on a steam era dating back more than 150 years.

• Scorched Earth - Hitler's Big Guns | DVD | (12/06/2006) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (-21.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A look at the heavy artillery at the disposal of the German military during WWII.

• The London Harness Horse Parade | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (-21.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Join television presenter Howie Watkins on a day of discovery as he finds out everything you need to know about the fantastic display of over 250 horses and carts at Battersea Park in London.

• La Maison De La Radio | DVD | (23/03/2015) from £9.85   |  Saving you £6.14 (62.33%)   |  RRP £15.99

  From acclaimed documentarian Nicolas Philibert a documentary that takes us into the depths of one of France’s most popular radio stations - Radio France

• A Flat DVD | DVD | (07/02/2011) from £18.88   |  Saving you £-4.89 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A spate of unexpected events jolted Rahul as soon as he landed from U.S. to pacify his lost love Preeti. First the mysterious death of his dad when he visited the flat followed by the baffling disappearance of Preeti. Now suddenly Rahul finds himself trapped in his own FLAT completely cut off from the world. The only companion he has is a ghost that will not let go of him. The FLAT becomes Rahul's soul searching journey. Is it a trap or is it a figment of his imagination? The fact that someone else's past can actually change the course of your life gives him the shudders. He must find the solution if he has to come out of this quagmire. Or the ghost will not spare him...

• Warriors | DVD | (22/03/2010) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-2.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Walk in the footsteps of History's greatest warriors. Warriors delves deep into the warrior mindset - the rites of passage the initiations the rituals - to reveal what makes them rise above the rest of humankind to lead to fight and in some cases to die. Each episode centers around the actions of our host Terry Schappert a dynamic adventurer embarking on a journey to discover what it takes to be a warrior. From the Maori to Medieval Knights from William Wallace to Genghis Khan from weapons to pre-battle rituals to initiations the Warriors host will immerse himself in the cultures of the most famous warriors in world history. Episodes Comprise: 1. Maya Armageddon 2. Viking Terror 3. Barbarian Massacre 4. Knight Fight 5. Samurai Showdown 6. The Last Crusaders 7. Spartan Vengeance 8. Zulu Siege 9. Islands of Blood 10. Special Forces

• Born Survivor Bear Grylls: Frozen Wilderness | DVD | (16/07/2012) from £9.43   |  Saving you £10.56 (52.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

• The Ultimate History Of The Messerschmitt | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £8.08   |  Saving you £1.91 (19.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The complete story of the BF 109 an aircraft that saw action in every type of air battle during the Second World War.

• Driving Test Success: Hazard Perception | DVD | (31/01/2011) from £9.97   |  Saving you £0.02 (0.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This interactive guide allows you to test and improve your hazard perception abilities before taking your actual driving test.

• Stuart Little | UMD | (26/12/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

• The Concentration Camps | DVD | (30/06/2014) from £12.99   |  Saving you £-3.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This harrowing film was produced in May 1945 at the personal insistence of US General Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was so shocked by what he witnessed with his own eyes at the first concentration camps to be liberated that he ordered that this film should be made as a lasting testament to the barbarism which had occurred under the Nazi regime. This unspeakable footage was usd in evidence at the Nuremberg trials and provides the ultimate primary source which illustrates the inexcusable horrors discovered by the advancing Allied forces. This film contains highly distressing scenes of horrific suffering from the notorious camps at Arnsdat Buchenwald Nordhausen and Dachau among others. The film also features footage of Josef Kramer the Camp Commandant at Belsen dubbed The Beast of Belsen by camp inmates. Kramer was a notorious Nazi war criminal who was known to have been personally responsible for the deaths of thousands of inmates. He was convicted of war crimes and hanged in Hamelin prison after World War II. This was the film which helped to secure the verdict which convicted Josef Kramer and dozens like him.

• Rommel - The Desert Fox | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £14.56   |  Saving you £-4.57 (-45.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The story of much respected German General Erwin Rommel whose expert and ruthless manner on the battlefield earned him hjis posting as head of the feared 'Afrika Korps' and whose revolutionary leadership of that same body of men led to him being remembered as one of the greatest military generals of the twentieth century.

• Storm Boy | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-5.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Ten-year-old Mike lives on the South Australian coast with his father and his only friend in the world - aborigine Fingerbone Bill. One day he rescues three orphaned pelican chicks and nurtures them till they're fully grown when he lets them go free. One of the pelicans returns to Mike and becomes his pet named Mr Percival. However his world is soon to be interrupted by local teachers urging him to attend school and the danger of hunters who have taken notice of Mr Percival.

• Concise History Of world war I & II | DVD | (12/09/2011) from £10.44   |  Saving you £9.55 (47.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A three DVD colection in a slipcase. 1. The concise history of WWI 2. The concise history of WWII part 1 3. The concise history of WWII part 2

• Story Of The Eurostar | DVD | (01/03/2010) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (27.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Story Of The Eurostar

• Life In Anglo-Saxon Britain | DVD | (17/04/2006) from £4.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (100.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Filmed on location at a working Anglo-Saxon settlement this DVD provides incredible insight into a period of which little is known. The Dark Age is shrouded in mystery: who were the Anglo-Saxons? How did they live? What were their customs and beliefs? With expert commentary from Ian Wood and Dave Thirlwall plus the use of detailed reconstructions these and many more questions are answered about a relatively unknown era of British history.

• Glastonbury: The Movie in Flashback | Blu Ray | (15/07/2013) from £15.29   |  Saving you £-0.30 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The ultimate festival flick featuring the Orb, Lemonheads, Spiritualized and more! Beautifully shot in epic CinemaScope this new film, created from over 100 hours of previously unseen material, spins back the years and drops you head first into the best of Glastonbury. If you were there you're in it and if not you'll wish you had been as you are immersed in a no-holds-barred trip through music, magic and midsummer madness: the definitive film about the festival that started it all. Features t...

• Battle 360 | Blu Ray | (27/09/2010) from £13.48   |  Saving you £11.51 (46.10%)   |  RRP £24.99

  It would be an understatement say that Battle 360: Season 1 has substantial appeal for World War II and naval history "enthusiasts." Considering the depth and thoroughness of the program and the sheer volume of data and information on hand, it’s likely that experts, fanatics, and obsessives will be well satisfied too. Using a combination of extensive computer-generated imagery (CGI), charts, graphics, statistics, file footage, photos, interviews with military men both past and present, and more, the program focuses on the Pacific Theater, where the United States and its allies battled Japan for the three and half years between Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and the end of the war in August 1945. At the center of virtually every battle during that span was the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. Launched in 1936, this Yorktown class vessel, also known as "a fighting city of steel" and "the Lucky E" (for its ability to avoid major catastrophe, at least for the most part), carried 96 planes, a huge amount of weaponry, and a crew whose average was an astonishing 19 years old. Proceeding chronologically, the series details such major conflicts as Midway (when the U.S. disabled no less than four Japanese carriers), Guadalcanal (when the Enterprise suffered serious damage while helping to thwart the enemy’s plans to invade Australia), and Leyte Gulf ("the largest naval battle in the history of mankind"), finishing with the Japanese’s last-gasp use of kamikaze pilots to attack the U.S. fleet. Much of this is genuinely gripping, as the episodes provide literally minute-by-minute accounts of every encounter and the size, speed, function, and firepower of every vessel and aircraft on both sides. But there are notable drawbacks as well, starting with the fact that for all of its detail, we see almost nothing of the Enterprise’s interior or descriptions of daily life on board the enormous vessel. There’s also the issue of how much CGI you can take; although there is some film footage (which may or may not be from the specific skirmish being described), the computer work, while generally pretty convincing, is pervasive and rather like a video game without a controller. What’s more, each episode is kinetic almost to distraction, with a ceaseless flow of pounding music and sound effects, flashing graphics, and macho voice-over detailing the action. On the other hand, the reminiscences of those who were actually there are often very moving, not to mention a welcome surcease from the high-tech assault of the rest of the show.--Sam Graham

• Stagecraft | DVD | (03/09/2007) from £11.30   |  Saving you £-3.31 (-41.40%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Stagecraft