Documentary

• Bangkok, The Divine City | DVD | (07/04/2000) from £28.09   |  Saving you £-5.10 (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  A documentary history of the city of Bangkok from it's foundation at the end of the 18th century up to the last quarter of the twentieth. The film was shot in 1973 when Thailand was on the cusp of it's astounding development into the vibrant and astonishingly modern city it now is with skyscrapers and expressways on every hand. By showing glimpses of a time long gone the film is itself now a piece of history. With the founding of Bangkok came the founding of the remarkable Chakri dynasty of absolute kings who have led the country so ably through the complexities of the last two centuries; the film outlines some of their major contributions up to those of the present king. Still today the place of the now constitutional monarchy is kernel as the country struggles to establish its fragile democracy and the film goes some way to explain this. It also brings out the lives of ordinary people and some of the many distinctive elements of the Bangkok world. Malcolm Hossick has had a long association with Thailand; he taught the children of the present king and married a Thai and to this day counts many Thais among his closest friends and sees Thailand as his second home. He learned the craft of Film making in the BBC and this was one of his first efforts to bring a knowledge of Thailand to the outside world.

• George Jones - Same Ole Me: the Official Biography | DVD | (28/01/2008) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-1.59 (-8.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Same Ole Me is the story of George Jones and his devotion to pure down-home country music finally told his way with help from his friends Roy Acuff Tom T Hall Loretta Lynn Buck Owens Ricky Skaggs and the late Johnny Cash. 'People ask me who is my favourite country artist. I say you mean besides George Jones' - Johnny Cash 'As long as there is country music you'll know who George Jones is' - Waylon Jennings 'It's almost like he's lived every minute of every word that he sings and there's very few people who can do that' - Randy Travis 'He can still go out on the stage strap on that guitar start singing and knock you straight out of your seat' - Conway Twitty Featured Tracks: He Stopped Loving Her Today Bartender Blues The Race Is On She Thinks I Still Care White Lightning Why Baby Why Some Day My Time Will Come

• Mayday - Air Crash Investigation | DVD | (03/12/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £25.99

  This DVD features ten of the most notorious aircraft incidents in aviation history. Includes the Tenerife air disaster in 1977 in which 583 people died.

• Aviation At War - B-24 Liberator At War | DVD | (16/05/2005) from £6.13   |  Saving you £3.86 (38.60%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Aviation At War - B24 Liberator At War

• Tab Hunter Confidential | Blu Ray | (19/10/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Darwin The Voyage That Shook The World | DVD | (25/01/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £18.99

  In 1831 a young scientist Charles Darwin boarded the HMS Beagle on an epic five-year voyage of discovery that would shake the world. In this documentary the HMS Beagle once again sets sail as it retraces Charles Darwin's voyage in lavish detail examining his findings and remarkable conclusions-and their implications. Filmed in South America the United Kingdom North America Australia and Europe Darwin: The Voyage That Shook The World features dramatic period recreations and stunning nature cinematography.

• The Czech Dream | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £12.13   |  Saving you £7.86 (39.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Prague Czech Republic 31 May 2003 - its a few minutes before 10 a.m. and there are more than 3000 people jostling on a remote parking place. Many of them are clutching plastic bags in their hands; some of them are armed with trolley bags. Assistants are handing out plastic cups and the moderator on the illuminated stage urges the people to have a drink from the near-by water tankers. The ""hyper-anthem"" of Czech Dream rings out once again from the speakers: ""Try to see

• WWI: The Great War (3-Disc Box Set) | DVD | (17/01/2011) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-7.24 (-55.70%)   |  RRP £12.99

  We are proud to present this definitive collection of documentary programmes on World War One. Experience the world-changing events from the birth of what became known as The Great War to the tragic, final day where over 13,000 men died. In the four-year period from 1914-1918 the war was responsible for over 40 million casualties and over 20 million deaths. Join the brave servicemen on land, sea and in the air as they fight valiantly alongside their Allied brothers in this “war to end all wars”.

• Britains Railways Then & Now - The Big Four | DVD | (22/11/2010) from £21.58   |  Saving you £8.41 (28.00%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Britain's Railways: Then And Now - The Big Four (5 Discs)

• Scotland Revealed | DVD | (15/03/2010) from £12.97   |  Saving you £7.02 (35.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Scotland Revealed

• Story Of the twin towers: 9/11: After The Towers Fell | DVD | (04/06/2012) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (27.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  When the Twin Towers collapsed on September 11, 2001, thousands were feared trapped beneath the tons of steel and rubble. 911 After The Towers Fell is the stories of the rescue workers and civilians who raced to Ground Zero to rescue the buried. Immediately after the collapse, rescue workers were convinced that they would find survivors in the ruins and miraculously, a handful were found. Then, as the last survivors were pulled from the rubble, the rescuers focus shifted to the monumental task to of recovering and identifying the lost amongst the ruins. This superb documentary is the first in-depth look at the aftermath of the Towers’ collapse and the heroes that selflessly took on the monumental task of the rescue and recovery of their fellow New Yorkers.

• A Poet's Guide To Britain | DVD | (21/06/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Acclaimed poet and author Owen Sheers presents this enlightening series in which he looks at six great works of poetry about the British landscape. The poems by William Wordsworth Matthew Arnold Lynette Roberts Sylvia Plath Louis MacNeice and George Mackay Brown explore a sense of place and identity across Britain and open the doors to captivating stories about the lives of the poets themselves.

• National Trust - Calke Abbey | DVD | (11/12/2006) from £7.15   |  Saving you £5.84 (45.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Calke Abbey is a baroque mansion situated near Derby whose construction began in 1701. Set in a stunning landscaped park it has become famous as a graphic illustration of the English country house in decline. Little restored the house contains the spectacular natural history collection of the Harpur Crewe family as well as a magnificent 18th century state bed and interiors that are essentially unchanged since the 1880s. The open parkland is managed for its nature conservation value and the attractive grounds feature a beautiful walled garden including a flower garden physic garden and Auricula Theatre as well as an interesting collection of garden buildings.

• Darwin's Nightmare | DVD | (30/08/2010) from £18.88   |  Saving you £-3.89 (-26.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A harrowing and hard-hitting yet beautifully filmed documentary that shows the devastating effects of the 'globalized' economy on the residents of a fishing village in Tanzania. The story starts four decades ago when a species of huge fish is introduced to Tanzania's Lake Victoria. The fish are now harvested chopped into filets and shipped to European and Japanese consumers while the Africans who catch and process them are left with rotting carcasses and very little else. This film focuses on the fish for gun trade that has arisen and the impact it has had on life in the area.

• Lost Railways of East Anglia | DVD | (01/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Rare footage revisits the Colne and Waveney Valley lines, Wisbech Tramway, March freight yards, Norwich Station's last steam train and much more

• Weir's Way - Three | DVD | (08/08/2005) from £7.98   |  Saving you £9.01 (53.00%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Tom Weir is regarded as one of Scotland's national treasures. His series 'Weir's Way' is one of the most popular and enduring programmes commisioned and broadcast about Scotland. Tom travels around Scotland exploring its landscape natural history and meeting its people. In each half hour programme Tom delves into social history physical geography and the life and times of people in the area - past and present. This is done with the charm and civility that Tom has become known for.

• The Time Of Your Life - 1964 | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £21.02   |  Saving you £-8.03 (-61.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  'The Time Of Your Life' Series brings an exclusively commissioned documentary featuring the news events personalities and music of the year in question. Take a look back at what happened in the year you were born or simply look back through history enjoying the events that shaped a particular year. In each edition there is a special feature with bonus material covering the classic music movies and television from the period. In this episode we re-live 1964 and the rise of Beatle

• Gallipoli 1915 - The Bloody Peninsula | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In a war infamous for its military disasters there are few greater debacles than Gallipoli. Ill-conceived poorly planned and dogged by misfortune the offensive which was supposed to knock Turkey out of the Great War soon subsided into a bloody stalemate. The resulting loss of life at notorious places such as Anzac Cove and Suvla Bay are written large in military folklore. 'Gallipoli 1915: The Bloody Peninsula' features fascinating rarely seen battle footage and haunting photograph

• This Ain't California | DVD | (10/02/2014) from £20.23   |  Saving you £4.76 (19.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: This Ain't California is a celebration of the lust for life. A mind blowing movie that seamlessly mixes archive footage, home movies, animation and recreated scenes from the lives of one group of teenagers and their subversive leader, anti-hero and skateboarding legend Panik, in the last oppressive years of communist East Berlin. This punk fairy tale is a story about the subversive power of fun behind the Iron Curtain, charting the underground following of banned western pop culture - skat-ing, hip-hop and break dancing through the 80's, ending in the last summer of the GDR in 1989, when the wall finally fell, and lives changed forever. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, ...This Ain't California

• Confession | DVD | (16/05/2005) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The stars of an endless night bathe a Russian navy battleship cruising the icy waters of the Barents Sea in a spectral haze. Through the prism of its crew of conscripts their chores their watches and conversations the ship's commander immerses himself in a reflection deepened by loneliness. In a long night time journey punctuated by ghostly apparitions Alexander Sokurov paints a moving human epic revealing the outlines of Russia's historical destiny.