Documentary

• Best Of British - History Of MG | DVD | (18/07/2005) from £8.93   |  Saving you £4.05 (68.18%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Cecil Kimber was the man behind MG convincing William morris in the early 1920s to let him produce more stylish cars. At first he mounted Cowley chassis on special four-seater bodies and these were sold as 'The Chummy' without to much success but he soon got it right. At first Kimber's cars were sold as Morris Garages Specials before it was shortened to just MG. It only took a few years of Kimber producing his unique range of cars before in 1928 MG had its first stand at the motor show in Olympia exhibiting for one the 847cc over-head-cam Midget. In 1962 the most successful of all MG sports cars was introduced this was of course the spectacular MGB

• Bruce Lee - In Pursuit Of The Dragon | DVD | (12/03/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Documentary from celebrated Bruce Lee devotee, John Little, tracing the chronology of Lee’s four films. Little follows Lee’s footsteps from Macau, through Rome and Hong Kong, and blends re-mastered clips from Lee’s films and interviews with key cast and crew to offer a unique insight into Lee’s filmmaking style.This is the ultimate guide to Lee’s short, yet inspirational movie career.

• Killer Tanks - The Churchill Tank | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £14.56   |  Saving you £-4.57 (-45.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

  After the calamitous defeat at Dunkirk there were less than 100 tanks left in Britain. The Vauxhall Company were given just one year to design develop and manufacture a replacement for the Matilda II. Rushed into service by a desperate military the Churchill had many teething troubles and its operational debut at Dieppe in August 1942 was an unmitigated disaster but the tanks went on to play an important role in major combat theatres throughout the war.

• Aviation At War - P-47 Thunderbolt At War | DVD | (16/05/2005) from £6.42   |  Saving you £3.57 (35.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Aviation At War - P47 Thunderbolt At War

• THE CLIMATE ACCORDING TO AI AL GORE | DVD | (13/12/2024) from £7.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• BLUEGRASS BANJO SOLOS | DVD | (01/01/2000) from £35.62   |  Saving you £-6.63 (-22.90%)   |  RRP £28.99

  Tony Trischka is one of the world's most innovative players as well as a historian of banjo styles and lore. In this DVD Tony Trischka teaches 11 classic pieces prime examples of banjo playing at its best. Songs taught include: Johny Henry Gold Rush Casey Jones Little Maggie.

• Ford Transit - The Story of a Nation's Workhorse | DVD | (01/09/2008) from £13.80   |  Saving you £6.19 (31.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Ford Transit is a true icon of the roads a versatile workhorse which since its arrival in 1965 has become the Backbone of Britain. This wonderful film celebrates the enduring appeal of the Transit skilfully combining archive footage with modern film to create the definitive story of this legendary van. British Touring Car Champion and TV commentator Tim Harvey presents a journey through more than four decades of one of the best-known vehicles on the roads. Rare archive film charts the history of the Transit in its many guises including the awesome 150mph Supervan 185mph-plus Supervan 2 in the capable hands of three-times Formula One World champion Jackie Stewart and the very latest monster Supervan 3! The programme lets you look inside the production line see vans being put through their paces at rigorous tests and enjoy the quirky continental view of the Transit. There's also the extraordinary seven-day endurance test at the Monza circuit in Italy. Of course the Transit is inseparable from the White Van Man image and Tim sets out to prove once and for all whether the mere sight of one of the familiar Fords is enough to make tempers flare. His hilarious bid to wind up Britain's motorists has a surprising outcome! Plus we hear from Mr Transit Peter Lee a man who has dedicated his life to this iconic vehicle. He explains his love affair with the van and gives a rare glimpse inside his incredible collection - this is real devotion! Everyone has a Ford Transit story and after watching this fabulous film you'll have quite a few more. Bonus features include Supervan 1967 7 days in Monza Two brothers 1979 and much more.

• Show Of Strength - The Modern Navy: State Of Alert | DVD | (18/12/2006) from £7.97   |  Saving you £0.02 (0.30%)   |  RRP £7.99

  We join the crews of HMS Gloucester and Invincible as they participate in major operational exercises that clearly demonstrate how the Royal Navy has adjusted its operations to the conditions brought about by the end of the cold war. Interviews with serving officers and crew throw a fascinating light on issues such as crisis management logistics and partnerships with amphibious forces like the Royal Marines.

• The Swinging Sixties: Life In The 1960s Part One | DVD | (14/05/2012) from £4.98   |  Saving you £8.01 (160.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Britain is on the verge of a new era. Gleaming office blocks are replacing bombsites. This is an age of television, Minis and new supermarkets. London is the centre of fashion and new music with young people in the forefront of creativity and culture. In addition Soho gambling clubs are run by criminals whose activities also make headlines. The period is still one of contrasts - from the gritty docks to the glamorous Miss World contests, from the equality of music to the constraints of the...

• British Railway Journeys Of The South | DVD | (23/01/2012) from £7.49   |  Saving you £17.50 (233.65%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Weymouth to the 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. There is always plenty to see and the railway travels right through the heart of it all. On this DVD journey from Weymouth in Dorset, across to Hampshire and then down to the Isle Of Wight.East Anglia: Join us as we travel through some of Englands finest countryside, the low-lying region of East Anglia. The region plays host to historic towns and villages, fens, broads, miles of magnificent coastline and a great deal more. Our journey from Cambridge to Sheringham provides a wonderful and enchanted look at this quiet little corner of England.The South West: To travel by train from Exeter to Penzance is a journey never to be forgotten, with dramatic coastal scenery and rolling countryside. Our journey begins in the cathedral city of Exeter before we board an Intercity that takes us past the River Exe and the red cliffs south of Exmouth to Dawlish, Teignmouth and on to Paignton. We now take time out on the South Devon Railway entering Cornwall via Plymouth. We visit many charming towns and villages on the way to St Austell and Truro finally reach our destination at Penzance.The Severn Valley and the Cotswolds: Join us as we travel through some of Englands finest countryside from Bridgnorth in the north to Oxford, city of dreaming spires in the south. Our rail journey passes through the heart of it all with preserved steam lines, inter-city trains, modern turbo units plus the only inland cliff railway. The journey terminates at the university city of Oxford with its many magnificent historical buildings.

• Dancing Through The Darkness | DVD | (15/11/2004) from £12.69   |  Saving you £5.30 (29.50%)   |  RRP £17.99

  This stunningly photographed and highly acclaimed film traces the last 10 years in the life of the legendary dancer Rudolph Nuryev one of the most impoprtant artistic figures of the 20th century. Through the testimony of those that were closest to him 'Dancing Through The Dark' tells the compelling story: starting with his controversial appointment in 1983 to restore the decaying Paris Opera Ballet followed by the terrible news that he was HIV positive right through to his death in 1983. During his silent fight with this horrific disease Nureyev suffered much but continued to work right up until his death. This is a documentary about the power of one man's creative vision a genius trapped in a dying body a film about sex lies bitter jealousy and money. Above all it shows one man's struggle with morality a man who literally tried to cheat death by doing what he loved.

• A Feast Of Steam | DVD | (04/03/2008) from £7.05   |  Saving you £2.94 (29.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  An immense variety of live steam is featured in this incredible and unique tribute to the preserved British Steam locomotive. There are pre-amalgamation locomotives as well as scores of examples from the 'big four' industrial and narrow gauge and B.R. standard classes. A veritable feast of steam with plenty of action.

• Hitchcock French Resistance | DVD | (07/06/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Hitchcock: The Wartime Resistance Films - Bon Voyage And Aventure Malgache

• The Battle Of Britain | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Narrated by Michael Aspel this documentary tells the story of Britain's finest hour. As Italy entered the war America predicted that British defeat was inevitable. Heavy losses are sustained as the German bomb aircraft factories. Air raid shelters become part of everyday life as 1 000 bomber raids over London become a nightly event. The Blitz has begun and Britain must fight back...

• A J Weberman -The Ballad Of A J Weberman | DVD | (03/10/2011) from £4.09   |  Saving you £8.90 (68.50%)   |  RRP £12.99

  "I don't think I'm gonna be really understood until maybe 100 years from now". claimed Bob Dylan one time. Author of the Dylan To English Dictionary, a Dylanologist in extremis and a pioneer of Garbology (the practice of rooting through rubbish in order to gain insight into the lives of the prominent and the celebrated), A.J. Weberman has made it his life's work to understand Bob Dylan, using methods most would consider beyond the pale. Weberman's most notorious activity was his covert recording of a series of phone conversations he had with Dylan in 1970 - both pre and post his first probes into the Dylan household's garbage cans. The results were both staggering and hilarious - as many discovered when the tapes were bootlegged in the years following. At times hilarious, at other times disturbing, this film provides a fascinating document of the life of Alan Jules Weberman, and the dubious lengths to which he has gone to achieve his aims. The aforementioned phone conversations between Weberman and Dylan punctuate the film, which also features an unforgettable cast of supporting characters close to Weberman, including; activist, street singer and all round troublemaker [co-author of the infamous 1971 publication 'Steal This Book', David Peel; former child dancer and singer-songwriter Jay Byrd and Aaron Kay aka 'The Pieman'. The film enjoys a vivid Americana soundtrack, adding an extra veneer of strangeness to the story of A.J. and the universe in which he operates. All these elements combine to create a hilarious and fascinating film which roams freely beyond the boundaries of conventional documentary making.

• True Crimes in History | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A fascinating insight intosome of history's mostnotorious crimes

• Keith Moon - Final 24 | DVD | (10/05/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  September 6th 1978: Keith Moon is one of the most outrageous rock'n'roll performers in the world. As the genius drummer for The Who wild-man Moon is a non-stop party animal. In 24 hours however the party will be over...and Moon will be dead. Featuring archival footage dramatic reenactments and interviews with his family and closest companions Final 24 documents the final moments of this rock star's life. This compelling documentary unlocks the hidden secrets psychological flaws and events that result in the tragic death of the famed notorious and the iconic. Part of a series every episode maps out the final 24 hours of a different famous person's life. By weaving the star's back-story with events from their last day it attempts to uncover the mystery of how each celebrity met their untimely end.

• Uncovered: The War On Iraq | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £6.98   |  Saving you £4.01 (57.45%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Do you really know the truth? In his documentary feature 'Uncovered: The War On Iraq' filmmaker Robert Greenwald chronicles the Bush Administration's determined quest to invade Iraq following the events of September 11 2001. The film deconstructs the administration's case for war through interviews with U.S intelligence and defense officials foreign service experts and U.N. weapons inspectors - including a former CIA director a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia and even

• Ultimate Crimes - Killing For Pleasure | DVD | (31/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  These are the real Hannibal Lecters - Jeffrey Dahmer Chikatilo Neville Heath the Son of Sam and the Hillside Stranglers. Killing For Pleasure: Neville Heath was a sexual sadist who passed himself off as a war hero to lure two young women to their brutal deaths. In his trial he pleaded insanity and that he licked the blood off one of his victim's faces. Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono were the ultimate ""Killing Cousins"" better known as The Hillside Stranglers. Posing as u

• Classic Cars - Citroen 2CV | DVD | (14/09/2009) from £9.41   |  Saving you £3.58 (27.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

  There are few cars that attract such iconic status as the Citroen 2 CV. First produced in 1949 the car enjoyed worldwide production for over 50 years. It was technologically advanced and innovative but with extremely utilitarian and deceptively simple Bauhaus inspired bodywork that belied the sheer quality of its underlying engineering. It was designed to move the French peasantry on from horses and carts. Over 1 million 2 CVs. were manufactured during the life of this remarkable vehicle and this programme charts the history of one of the 20th century's most recognizable modes of transport.