Documentary

• Ships That Changed The World | DVD | (04/03/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

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• Born Survivor Bear Grylls Series 1-4 Box Set | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £99.99

  Bear Grylls is no stranger to extremes. As one of the youngest people to climb Everest and one of the few to successfully complete the gruelling training for the French Foreign Legion he has experienced intense cold pain and exhaustion. But now he's up against something a bit different. Born Survivor puts Bear in situations that could happen to anybody anytime and proves how easy it is to be caught by surprise in life and death situations. This set comprises of Series 1 - 4.

• Railways Restored - Wales | DVD | (14/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Wales is the birthplace of railway restoration. The small narrow gauge lines that once carried slate from the mines to the coast led the way in the railway preservation movement. Today the many standard gauge lines make up a comprehensive cross section of railway preservation which caters for railway enthusiasts and tourists alike. From the standard gauge steam train at Llangollen to the wonderful miniature railways of the Conway Valley Railway Museum the marvellous railways of Wales come in all shapes and sizes. In the seaside resort of Llandudno Victorian trams with their all-wooden bodies climb the Great Orme. Having given you a brief introduction to the contents of this programme it's now time for the journey to begin so all aboard for a visit to the preserved railways of Wales.

• Rebellion - The Litvinenko Case | DVD | (30/06/2008) from £8.07   |  Saving you £7.92 (49.50%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This documentary follows ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko from his forced exile from Russia to his death from poisoning in November of 2006. On 1 November 2006 Litvinenko suddenly fell ill and was hospitalised. He died three weeks later becoming a rare victim of lethal polonium-210 radiation poisoning under highly suspicious circumstances. The fact that Litvinenkos revelations about alleged FSB misdeeds were followed two years later by his poisoning led to public accusations that the Russian government was behind his death resulting in worldwide media coverage. A British police investigation resulted in several suspects for the murder but in May 2007 the British Director of Public Prosecutions Ken Macdonald announced that his government would seek to extradite Andrei Lugovoi the chief suspect of the case from Russia. Russia officially declined to extradite Lugovoi citing that extradition of citizens is not allowed under the Russian constitution. Russia has said that they could take on the case themselves if Britain provided evidence against Lugovoi but Britain has not handed over any evidence. According to medical professionals ""Litvinenko's murder represents an ominous landmark: the beginning of an era of nuclear terrorism"". Litvinenko was not the first victim of a radiological attack.

• World War II In Colour - Battleground | DVD | (02/05/2005) from £6.54   |  Saving you £6.45 (49.70%)   |  RRP £12.99

  World War II was truly a global conflict. The fighting raged from the desert sands of Africa to the islands in the Pacific. Allied troops fought in every theatre exposing them to an extraordinary diversity of terrain and climate. Each theatre could produce conditions of dreadful severities. While an infantry man was engaged in combat for an average of one hour each day he was at war with the environment around the clock. Rain mud extreme cold deserts mountains and jungles each pr

• Western European Archives | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (-21.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Firstly we travel to Southern France and take a look at the steam locomotives that are still in operation today. From the Brittany Peninsular along the Channel Coast to Paris to Picardy. We see some fine examples of French steam including the famous Golden Arrow. In Dieppe we see a rail terminal that serves the main port. We take a close look at an extensive network of city trams in Brussels and later move on to a combination of steam electric and diesel used for heavy industry in Luxembourg. We visit E Class locomotives in Denmark and some pre-war designed locomotives in Italy. Three different types of Gauge are on offer in Greece and we also travel to Turkey before finally ending our journey in Portugal.

• Ultimate Crimes - Crime And Prejudice | DVD | (05/09/2005) from £20.98   |  Saving you £-10.99 (-110.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Contains 3 programmes: 'Crimes of Prejudice' is about the murders and suspicious deaths of Civil Rights workers in Mississippi 1964 Klaus Barbie and the torment and torture he dished out during 1942-1945 and Colin Ireland; 'Murder by Decree' relating to the deaths of Martin Luther King Georgie Makov and Joseph Yablonski; 'Murder in High Office' gives details about the cases of Anwar Sadat Yitzak Rabin and Hendrik Vewoerd.

• Double D-Tails | DVD | (10/08/2009) from £4.88   |  Saving you £5.11 (104.71%)   |  RRP £9.99

• Steam Engines of L.M.S | DVD | (25/05/2009) from £8.48   |  Saving you £1.51 (15.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This programme takes a look at the thousands of steam engines operated by the London Midland and Scottish Railway until nationalisation in 1948. The LMS classic designs of locomotive many of which have survived into preservation. The programme includes the Jinty Class 3F small tank locos the Class 7P Royal Scot express passenger locos many members of the once 842-strong Class 5 locos - commonly known as Black 5s. Steam locos from North Yorkshire Moors Severn Valley Great Central and Midland Railways as well as on the mainline are also included in the programme.

• David Beckham - Life of an Icon | DVD | (05/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  David Beckham is a phenomenon the only man on the planet capable of securing a headline grabbing $250m soccer contract when he's supposedly at the end of his career! But being in the news is nothing new to Beckham; ever since he was marked out as a talented youngster he's been in the spotlight. His life has been a rollercoaster ride involving soccer bust-ups a jet-set lifestyle the worlds' most scrutinised celebrity marriage a much publicised affair fashion faux pars and more money than most people can imagine. And that's all before his high profile move to Hollywood has even been mentioned. As well as highlighting some of the most amazing moments in football history this DVD will give the viewer a unique chance to look into the lifestyle of the most famous twosome in the world bringing the story right up to date with all his highs and lows from 2007.

• Secret Gardens / More Secret Gardens | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £20.00   |  Saving you £11.99 (37.50%)   |  RRP £31.99

  In this double DVD pack Alan Titchmarsh travels the land to show us these unique gardens including the spectacular Lake District home of the Victorian author John Ruskin Akenfield a tiny former council house in Suffolk and Gertrude Jeykll's magnificent garden at Hestercombe House in Gloucestershire. We visit cottage gardens in Cumbria and Wales a spectacular hillside garden in Devon the outstanding gardens of an Elizabethan country house and the bizarre Kensington Roof Garden s

• Basic Maths - Multiplication And Division Of Integers | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £15.28   |  Saving you £4.71 (23.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Multiplication & Division Of Integers: This lesson is in two parts. Rather than simply applying a rule for multiplication and division of integers a logical approach uses what we know to develop a method for these computations. The PEMDAS process is applied to integer problems involving all four operations. The second part of this lesson introduces the square root. Various patterns involving square roots are investigated leading to a method of finding the square root of any square number between zero and ten thousand. You Will Learn: 1. The meaning of multiplication by a negative number. 2. To multiply integers and divide integers. 3. To apply the rules of order of operations to various integer problems. 4. To verify if a given number between 0 and 10 000 is a square number and if it is to find the square root.

• John Osborne And The Gift Of Friendship | DVD | (08/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  With his 1956 play 'Look Back in Anger' British dramatist John Osborne renewed the emotional and rhetorical intensity of English theatre. Unfortunately misunderstanding and controversy surrounded most of his career. This program reconstructs Osborne's life and artistic journey using rarely seen archival films and firsthand accounts from the author's inner circle. A veritable who's who of the London stage appears here-including Laurence Olivier Albert Finney Nicol Williamson Rich

• Italy: Venice (Venice City Of Water And Light) | DVD | (01/02/2010) from £7.95   |  Saving you £1.04 (11.60%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Musical Journey (A) - Venice

• Wild West Heroes | DVD | (06/02/2006) from £16.16   |  Saving you £-6.17 (-61.80%)   |  RRP £9.99

  General Custer: 1839-1876 Known as America's Golden Cavalier George Armstrong Custer led a rich and varied life. From his rambunctious youth as one of West Points' most notorious cadets to his glory days in the Civil War as the youngest general in the Union Army Custer rigorously sought greatness. He is most famous however for his legendary last stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn where he and his 212 men fought heroically against 4 000 Sioux and Cheyenne Indians. Cr

• Women At War - On The Battlefield | DVD | (14/06/2004) from £17.79   |  Saving you £-7.80 (-78.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This tells the story of those women who have experienced battle at first hand. Occasionally forced to masquerade as men they fought in the conflicts which have shaped our world from the American and English Civil wars the Napoleonic battles and the two World Wars to Korea Vietnam and the Middle East. Whether a celebrated historical figure such as Boudicca or one of the many unsung fighters on the front line each of their sacrifices made them worthy heroines.

• George Szell - One Man's Triumph (Cleveland Orchestra) | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £12.98   |  Saving you £4.01 (23.60%)   |  RRP £16.99

  George Szell - One Man's Triumph (Cleveland Orchestra)

• Gladiators - Bloodsport Of The Colosseum | DVD | (19/03/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A historically accurate look at the gladiators of ancient Rome is presented in this documentary filmed mostly in Rome and at the famed ruins of Pompeii. The roots of gladiatorial combat is traced to the harshness of Roman culture, and the way fighting between slaves went from casual attractions in town squares to enormous spectacles in specially built arenas throughout the Roman empire is explained by historians. Much of what we know about gladiators emerged from clues found when the buried Roman city of Pompeii was excavated and carefully examined, and drawings of gladiators found on walls in the ancient city are shown. The Roman gladiators became wildly popular cult figures, managed by businessmen and chased by what today we would call groupies. The "sport" of combat became increasingly violent, with each successive emperor raising the stakes until literally hundreds of people were involved in bloody spectacles staged for the entertainment of a screaming crowd. Using films of scholars who faithfully re-enact the roles of gladiators, as well as stock footage from Hollywood productions, this documentary provides a fairly comprehensive introduction to how gladiators lived, fought and died. --Robert J. McNamara

• Steaming Around Britain - The Midlands | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £6.68   |  Saving you £6.31 (48.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This fantastic history of British Steam in the Midlands takes in the highlights of: Wolverhampton to Princess Risborough in the 1960'sLickey Incline in the 1960'sSevern Valley RailwayMidland Railway CentreBarrow Hill RoadhouseGreat Central RailwayLickey Incline - ModernMidland Mainline

• Top Gear Gift Set 2011 - Challenges Volume 3 | DVD | (24/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This Top Gear Gift Set contains Top Gear: The Challenges 3 DVD and Drivers' Handbook.Jeremy, Richard and James embark on yet more ill-advised attempts to out-do each other in a stinky cloud of tyre smoke, rust and over-ambitious mucking about in Top Gear The Challenges 3.Includes:Cheap Alfas, British Leyland Challenge, Race Across Japan, Top Gear Vs The Germans The Lorrying Challenge, Richard's F1 Challenge, Fox Hunting, Bus Racing