Documentary

• Inside the Actors Studio - Icons | DVD | (29/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Paul Newman: This intimate episode one of the series' first was taped during Newman's tenure as President of the Screen Actors Studio and reveals the intricate method behind those piercing blue eyes. Robert Redford: Explore what makes this accomplished actor and director tick and explore how he was able to create a testament to his love for the art of film. Barbara Streisand: Take a glimpse of one of the foremost women in showbiz. She was the first person to ever win a Grammy Tony Emmy and an Oscar. Clint Eastwood: In his interview with the Actors Studio the two-time Academy Award winner opens up and reveals much about his background and how it has shaped his film work over the past 40 years.

• Snooks Eaglin - the Blues of Snooks Eaglin | DVD | (15/11/2004) from £11.88   |  Saving you £9.11 (43.40%)   |  RRP £20.99

• PRESERVED LINES OF GREAT BRITAIN 4 DVD Gift Set | DVD | (30/07/2018) from £10.78   |  Saving you £14.21 (56.90%)   |  RRP £24.99

  1062Preserved Lines traces the history of over a hundred railways lines from its BR demise to the present day celebrating the history, preservation, restoration and people involved with some of the UK s finest heritage railway lines. This 4 DVD gift set allows you to enjoy the preservation with a nostalgic look at some of Britain s most loved lines. Built in 1865, the Avon Valley Railway runs southeast from suburban Oldland Common, through once rural Bitton and on into the beautiful Avon Valley. The branch became a mainline route best known for carrying holiday passengers from Manchester and the Midlands south to the sandy beaches of Dorset and Bournemouth. It fully redundant by 1971 and its rebirth was been far from easy, but still run by mainly volunteers operates a regular timetable today. The Bluebell Line was the UK s first preserved standard gauge passenger railways, reopening part of the Lewes to East Grinstead line. Since then it s preserved for posterity, a county branch line, its steam locomotives, coaches and goods stock, signalling system and operating practises. The Swanage railway, travelling through the stunning Purbeck countryside between Norden and the seaside town of Swanage, offers a more intensive heritage steam and diesel train service than virtually any other preserved railway operating every day of the week between April and October. The Gloucestershire Warwickshire line commands wonderful views of sleepy hamlets and villages through the beautiful Cotswolds countryside. The line was closed to passengers in 1960, but still ran as a goods line until 1976. It was restored to its former glory in the 1980s.4923

• Line Of Fire - Gallipoli 1915 | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (-21.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The story of the Allied campaign in the Dardanelles that was supposed to knock Turkey out of World War One. Winston Chruchill convinced Allied High Command that an attack at Gallipoli would also open up vital supply lines to Russia and establish a thrid front against Austria-Hungary. The Australian and New Zealand troops who fought and died druing the ten month Gallipoli campaign that saw an estimated 36 000 Commonwealth troops lose their lives before the allied withdrawal in January

• Marcus Garvey: A Giant of Black Politics | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £18.17   |  Saving you £-5.18 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Black Nationalist pioneer and First Hero of Jamaica, Marcus Garvey is discussed by contemporaries, historians, family and friends. The film traces his early successes in organizing West Indian contract labor, to the phenomenal rise of his Universal Negro

• Classic British Motorcycles - Norton | DVD | (16/11/2009) from £8.92   |  Saving you £1.07 (12.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The story of the company founded by James 'Pa' Norton in 1898 who produced his first motorcycle in 1902. Most of the comapny's success came after his death in 1925 at the age of 56.

• Super Rigs | DVD | (24/05/2010) from £6.73   |  Saving you £1.26 (15.80%)   |  RRP £7.99

  National Geographic: Super Rigs

• Steam In The 21st Century - Gloucester And Warwickshire Railway | DVD | (26/09/2005) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (-21.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Take a journey on the picturesque Gloucester and Warwickshire railway.

• William Burroughs: A Man Within | DVD | (26/12/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A portrait of one of the 20th century's most influential cultural icons, with testimonies from artists, musicians, writers and friends. William Burroughs is now regarded as a huge influence over late 20th century fiction and cultural life. This documentary features previously unseen footage of Burroughs in conversation, as well as footage of him at many of his infamous readings, where he brought to life his writing, in front of audiences the world over.

• Heath Ledger - A Tribute | DVD | (09/02/2009) from £6.46   |  Saving you £3.53 (35.30%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A tribute to Australian actor Heath Ledger who passed away in early 2008.

• National Trust From The Air DVD | DVD | (08/10/2012) from £8.56   |  Saving you £6.43 (42.90%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This glorious new film reveals the beauty, splendour and absorbing history of the British Isles through monuments, houses, parks and gardens of The National Trust.The National Trust From The Air comes from the producers of BBC TV's Wainwright Walks and Railway Walks.

• 100 Years Of Comedy | DVD | (01/09/2000) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  With the centennial of the invention of Motion Pictures comes a program with all the laughs that can be crammed into 100 minutes of non-stop merriment. Journey on a rip-roaring trip through the world of cinema comedy with the funniest moments in the history of Hollywood from the slapstick of the silents through the screwball comedies of the 1930s and '40s to the hi-jinks of Hollywood's most recent comedies. All the great movie comics are here from the great comic actors of the past to the laughmakers of today. Here are profiles of favorite comedy stars plus revealing looks at some of the 'forgotton' comics of the silent and talkie era. From past greats such as Laurel & Hardy The Marx Brothers and Buster Keaton through to modern day stars as Eddie Murphy Leslie Nielsen and Jim Carrey. Enjoy rare early movie comedy behind the scenes footage foreign film fun mockumentaries musical comedies and the unintentional hilarity of movies like Reefer Madness. 100 stars provide hundreds of laughs for a century's worth of a fun-filled film feast. This is one comedy kaleidoscope you'll watch again and again!

• The Fighting Lady | DVD | (12/10/2009) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (-21.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Recipient of the 1943 Oscar for Documentary Feature the Fighting Lady is an educational and entertaining look at life aboard a US aircraft carrier during World War Two. It follows what has now been identified as the USS Yorktown through the mundane daily routines of a sailor to the infamous Marianas 'turkey shoot'. A fascinating insight into the workings of what was then a new piece of military hardware.

• Headmaster, The Trillogy (3 film set) | DVD | (02/01/2012) from £17.53   |  Saving you £2.46 (12.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

• World Class Trains - Francisco De Goya - Paris To Madrid | DVD | (03/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  World Class Trains: Francisco De Goya - Paris To Madrid

• Musashi - The Dream of The Last Samurai | Blu Ray | (04/07/2011) from £7.99   |  Saving you £17.00 (212.77%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Miyamoto Musashi is an instantly familiar name to any Japanese citizen, a legendary swordsman who has become part historical figure and part romanticised hero of myth. In addition to writing one of the key texts on Japanese samurai tactics and philosophy – The Book of Five Rings – he is also famous for inventing the Ni-Ten Ichi Ryu style of fighting with two swords, perhaps the most obvious, internationally recognized visual trademark of the samurai. But even with so much academic study dedicated to Musashi's life, so many books written on him and an almost infinite number of movies, anime and manga stories inspired by his legendary exploits and teachings, still questions remain unanswered. Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai attempts to answer one of these in particular – what motivated the great warrior to adopt and perfect his dual bladed style?

• The Guinea Pig Club | DVD | (07/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In 1936 the government decided that war was inevitable. The lessons learnt from the Spanish Civil War was proof that the next war would be mainly aerial. As a result the casualties in the air would produce many airmen in need of treatment for burns. Therefore the Emergency Medical Service was set up with hospitals out of London selected to deal with this anticipated problem. One of them was the Queen Victoria Cottage Hospital (as it was then known) and a Mr. A. McIndoe was appointed

• Bringing The Empire Home: The Greatest Port In The World | DVD | (14/05/2012) from £12.85   |  Saving you £0.14 (1.09%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Britannia literally ruled the waves, as well as a quarter of the world which formed the old Empire. It was the combination of these two factors that made London Docks the centre of commercial activity. The riches of the Empire were brought to the UK on a constant stream of ships that had the capital city as their destination.

• Sir Nigel Gresley, Settle & Carlisle, from The footplate. | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £22.93   |  Saving you £-5.94 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £16.99

  An exhilarating rail journey over one of Britain's toughest rail routes from the footplate! We are on the footplate of A4 Class Locomotive 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley for it's magnificent return to one of the most spectacular and testing main line routes in Britian the Settle-Carlise Railway. With our footplate crew Driver Ron Smith and Fireman Pete Hanson assisted by John Wilkinson we head the Cumbrian Mountain Limited from Hellifield to Carlise. With unique footplate access our crew gives us an insight into the job of the steam loco crew in poreparing the Pacific for the trip and how they achieve a spectacular performance from this classic engine on its route over the big hill!

• The Normandy Battles | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £14.56   |  Saving you £-4.57 (-45.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

  After the D-Day landings in June 1944 the Allied troops found themselves up against stiff German defensive positions. As a result of the desperate fighting which followed the Germany army was pushed back towards Paris and the tide of the war was finally going in the favour of the Allies. This programme tells the story of the mighty battle for Caen and of the shambles of 'Operation Goodwood' one of the great British disasters of the Second World War. Featuring archive footage in