Documentary

• Shockwave - History Caught on Tape | DVD | (09/07/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Awe-inspiring man-made and natural catastrophes unfolding before your eyesFrom a catastrophic bridge collapse in Minneapolis to a tourist in Oahu being dragged out to sea, headline-making events around the world are increasingly caught on tape, by cell phone, on surveillance systems, or by the occasional lucky news cameraman. Shockwave, a groundbreaking new series, reveals the best of this raw footage. Using the latest digital technology to analyse these shocking videos and creates astonishing three dimensional models that help us understand how and why some of the world's most awe-inspiring catastrophes happened.From airplane collisions to erupting volcanoes, Shockwave: presents 13 episodes of the footage behind the headlines, and exposes the stories behind the world's most shocking moments.

• Sarah Palin: You Betcha | DVD | (15/10/2012) from £6.73   |  Saving you £6.26 (93.02%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Nick Broomfield's quest for the real Sarah Palin involves battling the icy snows of Alaska in mid-winter, the school friends, family and Republican colleagues that in previous days gave their heart, soul and belief ot the charismatic, charming and intoxicating ex-hocxkey mum. But it's not all plain sailing. people are frightened to talk, and Wasilla makes Twin Peaks look like a walk in the park - a devout evangelical community of 6,000 people and the crystal meth capital of Alsaka.

• Glory Of Steam On The Southern Lines | DVD | (18/09/2006) from £7.51   |  Saving you £8.48 (53.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Southern Railway was the smallest of the four railway companies formed in 1923. However it carried the largest passenger traffic of all with its enormous suburban system which was rapidly electrified. By contrast its rural branch lines which proliferated all along the South Coast of England and the main lines from which they sprang were worked by a wide variety of steam locomotives right up to the end of main line steam. Many of these branches survive today forming the basis of numerous preserved railways and the rich variety of Southern seam locomotion is still well represented. Recorded throughout the last decade this film recreates the experience and the Glory of Steam on Southern Lines.

• The Peasants' Revolt 1381 | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £14.56   |  Saving you £-4.57 (-45.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

  From the towns and villages they came fortified by the words of John Ball and fired by an anger borne of crippling poverty and unjust taxes. Driven on by the charismatic but mysterious Wat Tyler the peasant army stood at the very gate of London only to see their prize snatched by the treachery and false promises of King Richard II and his government. This DVD features atmospheric re-enactments dramatised ""eye-witness accounts"" expert historical analysis and period imagery to pain

• Glory Of Steam On GWR Lines | DVD | (18/09/2006) from £6.39   |  Saving you £9.60 (60.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Great Western Railway's publicity machine was one of the most effective railway promotional organisations ever. Long after the GWR had ceased to exist it continued its pull on the imagination on both enthusiast and general traveller alike ensuring that most of the system has seen its magnificent Brunswick Green locomotives from Pannier Tanks to Kings continue to work throughout the last decade. Today it is possible to travel over almost the whole of the Great Western Railway with a great variety of its original locomotives.

• Scotland Revealed | DVD | (15/07/2013) from £14.56   |  Saving you £-4.57 (-45.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This beautifully shot series is a celebration of the landscape of Scotland. Each episode takes to the skies and travels by helicopter across Scotland capturing its beauty its past and the wildlife that flourishes there. Vanessa Collingridge presenter of British Isles - A Natural History and The People's Museum hosts three programmes: 'The Cities and the Lowlands' 'The Western Highlands and Islands' and 'Cairngorns and the East'. Each offers a fresh and spectacular look at the country's most dynamic landscapes landmarks and cityscapes. Along the way she talks to celebrities locals and historians about what these areas have inspired what they have witnessed and how they have been shaped over the centuries. Combining geography and history to provide a unique insight into the ever changing landscape Scotland Revealed is a truly celebratory series showcasing Scotland's beauty.

• The Who - Who's Next | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The songs and story of The Who's classic album. Who's Next is viewed by many as the greatest testament to the songwriting talent of Pete Townshend and the musical power of The Who. When the album was released in 1971, it climbed to the Top Five on the Billboard chart and remained in the Top 40 for five months. The story of how The Who came to record the album is told by group members Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle, together with contributions by those who were close to the group during this recording, also providing insight into the importance of the late great Keith Moon to the success of The Who. The songs recorded for the Who's Next album are featured here, including such classics as "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Baba O'Riley" and "Behind Blue Eyes". Included in this documentary programme are previously unseen performances of songs from the album that prove the longevity and lasting appeal of Who's Next, a true classic album. (61 minutes.)

• Circo | DVD | (12/09/2011) from £8.84   |  Saving you £4.15 (31.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A hardscrabble traveling Mexican circus troupe has lived and performed on the road since the 19th Century but will their art survive into the 21st?

• Birdy The Mighty - Decode 1 | DVD | (11/07/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Birdy is an interstellar space agent sent to Earth to investigate the appearance of aliens under the secret identity of a popular Idol. A frantic late night mission causes her to catch an innocent schoolboy in her deadly line of fire. Thanks to a special space technology, Birdy knows a way to restore his life by joining their two bodies into one. Now Tsutomu and Birdy must share the same body, mind and adventures while his broken flesh slowly heals.

• No Impact Man | DVD | (15/11/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Colin Beavan decides to completely eliminate his personal impact on the environment for the next year. It means eating vegetarian buying only local food and turning off the refrigerator. It also means no elevators no television no cars busses or airplanes no toxic cleaning products no electricity no material consumption and no garbage. No problem - at least for Colin - but he and his family live in Manhattan. So when his espresso-guzzling retail-worshipping wife Michelle and their two-year-old daughter are dragged into the fray the No Impact Project has an unforeseen impact of its own. Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein's film provides an intriguing inside look into the experiment that became a national fascination and media sensation while examining the familial strains and strengthened bonds that result from Colin and Michelle's struggle with their radical lifestyle change.

• Fighters Of World War 2 | DVD | (03/03/2003) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (-21.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The development and operational history of the best and most famous fighter aircraft of World War II. Some of the fighters in this DVD changed the course of the conflict others gained spurious fame through the propagandists some marked the end of an era in fighter design whilst others signified the beginnings of a new era.

• DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist - Hard Sell | DVD | (31/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

• Glory Of Steam In The South East | DVD | (18/09/2006) from £6.18   |  Saving you £9.81 (61.40%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Steam railways south of the River Thames and East of Southampton have left us as their legacy one of the richest veins of preserved steam in Great Britain today. The railways of the area have unlike their Northern cousins always had the carriage of passengers as their top priority and the diversity of locomotives as their top priority and the diversity of locomotives and the routes covered is immense. This DVD filmed over the last decade captures this variety from heavy express locomotives to small shunting engines including many notable visitors to the area. On private lines and those of what was the Southern Railway from Hampshire through Surrey Middlesex Sussex and Kent - join us as we revel in all of the magic and the Glory of Steam in the South East.

• The Time Of Your Life - 1955 | 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 1955 ; Frank Sinatra starre

• The Legend of the Tour De France | Blu Ray | (24/06/2013) from £17.79   |  Saving you £-1.80 (-11.30%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Legend of the Tour De France celebrates the last 100 editions of the Tour one of the world's most popular sporting events. The Tour has lived through over a century of rich history with ups and downs triumphs and scandals continually evolving with the times. Throughout it all one key characteristic has remained the incredible connection the public has with the Tour cyclists mythical figures that seem accessible and inaccessible at the same time. This film tells its story through a selection of its emblematic heroes embodying their generation: Coppi Bobet Anquetil Poulidor Merckx Hinault Indurain Wiggins Armstrong... Fully archive-based and colorized the film weaves together these individual stories with the story of the Tour de France itself creating a timeless and epic sports saga.

• Eurostar - London To Paris In 10 Minutes | DVD | (05/11/2007) from £8.94   |  Saving you £1.05 (10.50%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This is a unique record of the EUROSTAR train on its first ever Channel Tunnel route- an epic journey which marks the advent of a new era for British railways.

• Lakeland's Little Gems - Discovering The Lake District | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Lakeland's Little Gems Part One is a series of four walks around some of the loveliest and best loved scenery in the British Isles. Your walking companion is former teacher and Lake District Osprey Project information officer Brian Nicholls. Brought up in Cumbria Brian has roamed these beautiful hills and valleys since childhood. His local knowledge combined with his obvious love for the wildlife history and beauty of the Lakes shines through to light your path and add to y

• Unsolved Mysteries Of The Second World War - The Enigma Of Swastika / The Eagle And The Swastika | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Enigma Of The Swastika: What are the origins of this dreaded symbol of National Socialism. How did the Swastika evolve from a Buddhist sign of good fortune to the Nazi emblem which would strike terror into the hearts of millions? Research traces the history of the Swastika through a network of shadowy occultist groups to the secretive Thule Society and Hitler's infant Nazi party? The Eagle And The Swastika: Four days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour Adolf Hitler declared was on the US. This was the only declaration of war he ever made and was to save US President privately intent on a war with Germany but hampered by public opinion for a war of retribution on Japan. Why Hitler declared war on the most powerful neutral nation on earth is a mystery that has never really been resolved a mystery compounded by Hitler's own observation that 'this war with America is a tragedy illogical and devoid of fundamental reality'.

• The Ynys Mon Express Main Line Steam | DVD | (14/08/2006) from £11.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (-19.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Up to five broadcast quality cameras followed 'BAHAMAS' 'DUCHESS of HAMILTON' 'OSPREY' 'TAW VALLEY' and 'CLAN LINE' between CREWE and HOLYHEAD from February to May in 1991. On the day that 'DUCHESS of HAMILTON' made its first appearance on the North Wales Coast as a preserved locomotive Hertfordshire Rail Tours laid on the first 125 to HOLYHEAD. The 125 and 46229 are seen together at LLANDUDNO JUNCTION representing the 'Ancient' & 'Modern' later the 125 is seen returning from HOLYHEAD. This DVD is a unique record of the 'YNYS MON EXPRESS' using up to five cameras on any one day. This is a professional production by enthusiasts for enthusiasts quality pictures and natural sound without commentary and music.

• Evolving Railways | DVD | (09/08/2004) from £8.93   |  Saving you £1.06 (10.60%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This programme looks at the evolving railways showing the changes made in both freight handling and passenger services. Going into the 21st century there have been many changes on the railways and this DVD includes shots from August and September 2001 to give an up to date view.