Documentary

• Etre Et Avoir | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £9.16   |  Saving you £10.83 (118.23%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Charting the events within a small single-class village school over the course of one academic year 'Etre Et Avoir' takes a warm and serene look at primary education in the French heartlands. A dozen youngsters aged 4-10 are brought together in a rural classroom and taught every subject by a single teacher. A master of quiet authority he patiently navigates the children towards adolesence cooling down their arguments and listening to their problems with extraordinary dedication.

• Blood, Sweat And Gears | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £8.39   |  Saving you £11.60 (58.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Blood Sweat & Gears

• Timothy Spall - Somewhere at Sea | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £25.63   |  Saving you £-5.64 (-28.20%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Shane Spall: 'Tim and I both understood we had done something really stupid. We had underestimated the danger involved in going out to sea. We had no radio, compass, life raft or flares. In other words, we were a couple of idiots.' The best selling book, The Voyages of the Princess Matilda, is the story of Shane and Timothy Spall and their Dutch barge The Princess Matilda, named after their grand daughter. After a summer on the Thames they head out to sea with only a road atlas and a vast a...

• Yorkshire Crafts And Traditions - Vol. 1 | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £7.50   |  Saving you £8.49 (113.20%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Yorkshire is a country steeped in tradition. Right across the county - from the rugged coastline and wind-swept moors to the world famous Dales and bustling cities - there are people dedicated to the arts and crafts which have long been associated with Yorkshire. This DVD celebrates those traditions of diversity and customs which are still thriving in Yorkshire to this day just as they have done for centuries. Along the way you'll get to meet: the talented young shepherd who is following in his father's footsteps; the drystone wallers who build and maintain hundreds of miles of farming boundaries; Dobson's sweet-makers whose mouth-watering methods have barely changed for 150 years; Tom Harland the artist dedicated to the beautiful Yorkshire landscape; Swalesdale cheese-makers who successfully rescued an ancient recipe; the lady who brews award-winning beer in her back yard ; and Keith the 'stick man' who keeps walkers on their toes with his hand-crafted creations.

• Missile From the East | DVD | (21/03/2022) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Man on Wire | DVD | (26/12/2008) from £3.25   |  Saving you £0.12 (3.69%)   |  RRP £3.37

  August 7, 1974 -- A young Frenchman named Philippe Petit steps out on a wire suspended 1,350 feet above ground between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center for the 'artistic crime of the century'!

• Sacred Music (The BBCs Groundbreaking TV Series) | DVD | (01/02/2010) from £13.00   |  Saving you £11.99 (92.23%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music in this four-part BBC documentary series. Each episode features music performed by 'The Sixteen' choir conducted by Harry Christophers in sumptuous architectural settings. Episodes are: 'The Gothic Revolution', 'Palestrina and the Popes', 'Tallis, Byrd and the Tudors' and 'Bach and the Lutheran Legacy'. The release also includes a 90-minute concert performed by Harry Christophers and 'The Sixteen' at...

• Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection | DVD | (04/08/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Fred Dibnah first came to our TV screens in 1979 and still proves to be a hugely popular presenter. With brand new programming produced from the footage filmed over the years Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection brings to you previously unseen footage of fascinating railways.

• Blood Out | DVD | (26/09/2011) from £20.88   |  Saving you £-3.63 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When big city detectives refuse to further investigate his kid brother's gang related murder small town Sheriff Michael Spencer drops the badge and goes undercover to find his brother's killer and avenge his death.

• Hitler's Henchmen: Volume 2 | DVD | (21/11/2011) from £18.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Hitler's Henchmen Volume 2 is a six-part sequel to Hitler's Henchmen Volume 1. Portraying the men who aided Adolf Hitler in his rise to power and serviced the infernal machinery of the Third Reich. They were the men who consolidated Hitler's reign and turned his plans into action. Hitler's Henchmen wove the complicities and plots without which Hitler could have never perpetrated the crime of the century. They helped to sway the judges and the bureaucrats, the armed forces and the police, the scientists and the industrialists, the students and their teachers to the regime's ways of thinking. What kind of men were they? What inspired them to serve a corrupt administration with such enthusiasm and devotion? How did their careers unfold and their fates end?This fascinating series answers all these and other burning questions by examining six of Hitler's most infamous cohorts. With the use of newly discovered film clips and sound recordings from international archives, the portraits of these aides-de-camp provide viewers with a revealing psychogram of 'Hitler's most willing executors', making it a must-have for anyone interested in military history.

• Vera: Series 1-13 | DVD | (26/02/2024) from £100.65   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Marilyn Monroe: The Marilyn Collection - 17 Fabulous Films | DVD | (18/02/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £45.67

  Titles Comprise: All About Eve As Young As You Feel Bus Stop Don't Bother to Knock Gentlemen Prefer Blondes How to Marry a Millionaire Let's Make it Legal Let's Make Love Love Nest The Misfits Monkey Business Niagara River of No Return The Seven Year Itch Some Like it Hot There's No Business Like Show Business We're Not Married

• Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (Repackaged) | DVD | (24/09/2012) from £12.84   |  Saving you £7.15 (55.69%)   |  RRP £19.99

  'Nothing in the natural world makes sense - except when seen in the light of evolution.' David Attenborough A personal insight from the world's favourite naturalist into Darwin's theory of evolution. This special documentary was made to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of 'On The Origin Of Species'. Darwin's great insight - that life has evolved over millions of years by natural selection - has been the corne...

• Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience - Series 1-2 | DVD | (21/05/2012) from £13.98   |  Saving you £8.00 (66.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The series follows award-winning stand-up comedian Rhod Gilbert as he tries out all manner of different day jobs. The series’ sees him try his hand at being a farmer, a fireman, a tattoo artist, and a bin man among others

• Classic Albums - Def Leppard - Hysteria | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £21.24   |  Saving you £-8.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Def Leppard wowed audiences on both sides of the Atlantic and achieved phenomenal album sales. Hysteria was the album that broke the band in the US and is filled with massive rock numbers including 'Women' and `Pour Some Sugar On Me'.

• Baraka (DVD & Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (14/01/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A stunning collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life, the majority of which involve humanity's many religions.

• Through the Garden Gate - A Diary of the English Countryside with Wildlife Cameraman Stephen de Vere | DVD | (01/05/2010) from £10.49   |  Saving you £2.50 (23.83%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Wildlife cameraman Stephen de Vere, who worked on the BBC's Life and Frozen Planet series, turns his camera on the natural world discovered in his own backyard - the British countryside. Through the changing seasons of a year Stephen observes and films the animals and birds hidden in hedgerows, woods and fields beyond his garden. Hearing only the sounds of the wild and the cameraman's narration, we re-live his experiences of being there to capture month-by-month highlights such as hares boxin...

• Parky's Picks | DVD | (26/11/2012) from £4.47   |  Saving you £20.52 (459.06%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This collection celebrates the great talkers and demonstrates what the Parkinson show was all about. By concentrating in greater depth on individuals who remain fresh in the memory and high in my esteem you'll be entertained, informed and reminded that the show gave time and space for the guest to talk on whatever subject took their fancy. So sit back and enjoy the likes of Oprah Winfrey on her extraordinary childhood, Michael Caine on learning to drive Hollywood Style, Dr Jacob Bronowski’s thoughts on the morality of science, Jonathan Miller's chicken impressions, Peter Ustinov's ordeal at the hands of Japan's answer to Michael Parkinson, Dame Judi Dench on Shakespeare in the nude, Don McCullin on war photography and Bette Midler on performing in Turkish Baths.

• Tim's Vermeer | DVD | (26/05/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The film follows Tim Jenison a Texas based inventor as he attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all of art: How did 17th century Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer (Girl with a Pearl Earring) manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography?

• Koyaanisqatsi | Blu Ray | (15/02/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  KO YAA NIS QATSI ko?yaa?nis?qatsi (from the Hopi language) n., 1. crazy life 2. life in turmoil 3. life out of balance 4. life disintegrating 5. a state of life that calls for another way of living Told without dialogue, narration, cast or characters, Koyaanisqatsi is a dizzying, hypnotic example of cinema set to an extraordinary score by Philip Glass. It contrasts natural beauty with a population ever more dependent on modern technology. Shot on a low budget in New York City and the American South West, the film found support from Francis Ford Coppola where it found a larger audience and has gone on to become a cult classic. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Restored digital transfer, approved by director Godfrey Reggio, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio Introduction by filmmaker and composer Gary Tarn (Black Sun, The Prophet) Essence of Life Interviews with Reggio and composer Philip Glass Theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork