Documentary

• History's Greatest Wars | DVD | (18/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  VOLUME 1 - THE ZULU WARS 1879The Redcoat campaign in Zululand in 1879 holds a special place in the pantheon of military history. Its two most famous battles - the dreadful slaughter at Isandlwana and the heroic defence of Rorke's Drift, still hold an enduring fascination. These epic encounters are laced with tales of courage and valour on both sides. The incredible determination of the Zulu warriors and the sheer professionalism and bravery of the British soldiers ensures that the Zulu Wars m...

• John Pilger - The War You Don't See | DVD | (17/12/2010) from £8.43   |  Saving you £6.56 (77.82%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Following his award-winning documentary The War on Democracy John Pilger's new film is a powerful and timely investigation into the media's role in war. The War You Don't See traces the history of 'embedded' and independent reporting from the carnage of World War I to the destruction of Hiroshima and from the invasion of Vietnam to the current war in Afghanistan. As weapons and propaganda are ever more sophisticated the very nature of war has developed into an 'electronic battlefield'. But who is the real enemy today?

• Flee | Blu Ray | (11/04/2022) from £13.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Flee tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. For the first time, he's ready to open up to his close friend, Jonas Poher Rasmussen, whose beautiful film recounts Amin's extraordinary story through the lens of animation.Product FeaturesTrailerDirector Q&A

• Jimmy's Farm - Series One | DVD | (08/03/2010) from £20.13   |  Saving you £-0.14 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  28 year-old Essex boy Jimmy Doherty wants to be a pig farmer and make the best sausages money can buy. But he knows less about farming than pigs know about flying. The closest he's been to animal husbandry is studying insects at university. Undaunted he's chucked in city life borrowed ''55 000 and bought a derelict farm in Suffolk. His parents aren't pleased. His girlfriend Michaela thinks he's mad. It's the start of the summer and Jimmy is about to find out just what it takes to bring home the bacon... As seen on the BBC.

• Great Canal Journeys with Gyles Brandreth & Sheila Hancock | DVD | (04/10/2021) from £15.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Brand new boaters Sheila and Gyles embark on their tour of London's waterways, starting on the upper reaches of the River Thames - a paradise of unspoiled nature, royal retreats and river regattas.Sheila and Gyles also take a trip along the Lee Navigation, tackle their first manual lock and some terrifyingly tight turns, and visit the Royal Gunpowder Mills.

• Ultrasuede - In Search of Halston | DVD | (07/11/2011) from £11.25   |  Saving you £4.74 (42.13%)   |  RRP £15.99

  No one represented the 70s quite like legendary designer Halston and, in his new documentary, Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston filmmaker Whitney Sudler -Smith takes us on a fabulous fun-and-fact filled journey through that man's life and times.Smith has had a lifelong fascination with the 70s look and lifestyle and, using his self-confessed era envy to great effect, he reconstructs, recaptures, and revels in the glories of this truly great American artist.

• American Masters: Mae West: Dirty Blonde DVD | DVD | (11/08/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Ennio | Blu Ray | (27/06/2022) from £14.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From Oscar®-winning director Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso), ENNIO celebrates the life and legacy of the legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who passed away on 6 July 2020. Through interviews with directors, screenwriters, musicians, songwriters, critics and collaborators, Tornatore's documentary retraces the life and works of the cinema's most popular and prolific 20th century composer - who wrote over 500 scores for film & television and sold over 70 million records - from his cinema debut with Sergio Leone, to winning an Academy Award for The Hateful Eight in 2016. The disc will include Guiseppe Tornatore discusses the making of Ennio .

• Sas Survival Secrets - Guardians Against Terror | DVD | (01/01/2008) from £6.98   |  Saving you £9.00 (225.56%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Using ex-SAS men this title is a vividly detailed recreation of a typical close protection mission. A four man SAS team is assigned to protect an uncooperative British minister on a foreign state visit. At first the team's meticulous planning pays off but they are overruled on security by local forces. When the Minister and foreign leaders are kidnapped and held hostage the team must don their 'Black Kit' and launch a rescue mission...On the mission Eddie Stone is joined by John McAleese MM a real life veteran of the Iranian Embassy assault team and a man with over twenty years of experience of providing close protection services to both the British PM and members of Royalty. Together they reveal both the secrets of successful close protection and the SAS techniques for hostage rescue.

• Diamond Jubilee - Highlights Programme | DVD | (09/07/2012) from £6.18   |  Saving you £3.81 (61.65%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Between 2nd - 5th June 2012, the nation came together to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. This commemorative release contains highlights from the remarkable Jubilee Thames Pageant and the Service of Thanksgiving.The Diamond Jubilee Thames Pageant:To the delight of the crowds lining the banks of the Thames, decorated craft of all descriptions brought the river to life in a joyous and colourful display accompanied by chiming bells, spectacular fireworks and a naval gun salute.Service Of Thanksgiving & Carriage Procession:,/b>Including all the highlights of the service at St Paul's Cathedral as well as the magnificent pomp and pageantry of the royal carriages' return journey, the appearance of the Royal Family on the Buckingham Palace balcony and the RAF flypast.

• The Legendary Willie Nelson - The Man and His Music | DVD | (17/09/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  From this faltering start the road ahead was never going to be a smooth one, but his desire to make music overrode any everyday issues such as earning enough to pay the bills or feed his family. It was this dogged dedication to his music that in 1960 spurred him to drive to Nashville armed with his guitar, a clutch of overdue bills and a 19 year old Buick that was about to push its last piston.Travelling on guts and determination he arrived at his destination and the world began to benefit from his songwriting wizardry with hits recorded by Patsy Kline, Faron Young and Ray Price. But it was his voice that became his passport to fame; he was ranked 25 in an elite list of the 30 bestselling artists shifting a massive 31 million albums worldwide. Not a bad achievement for a guy with a dodgy Buick!

• COI Collection Vol.3 - They Stand Ready | DVD | (19/07/2010) from £9.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (100.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Central Office of Information (COI) was established in 1946 and has produced thousands of films that reflect the changing face of a nation and world in flux. The third volume in the BFI's COI Collection They Stand Ready targets Britain's armed forces and paints a positive picture of life in the Services through morale boosting documentaries propaganda items and numerous recruitment films. Highlights include: Victory Parade (1946) troops from all over the British Empire arrive in London to celebrate victory over the Nazis; Suez in Perspective (1957) the Suez Crisis is given a positive spin; Routine Adventure (1965) and Tornado (1985) big boys' toys on the high seas and in the skies. An accompanying booklet provides comprehensive notes and essays from academics and film historians.

• The Rescue | Blu Ray | (10/01/2022) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THE RESCUE chronicles the dramatic 2018 rescue of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach, trapped deep inside a flooded cave. Academy Award®-winning directors and producers E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin reveal the perilous world of cave diving, the bravery of the rescuers, and the dedication of an entire community that made great sacrifices to save these young boys. An outing to explore a nearby system of caves after soccer practice transformed into a two-week saga of survival and a story that would capture the world's attention. With exclusive access and never-before-seen footage from the rescue, the film tells the story of the imagination, determination and unprecedented teamwork displayed during this heroic edge-of-your-seat mission with life-or-death stakes.

• Miral | DVD | (04/04/2011) from £7.55   |  Saving you £12.44 (164.77%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The true story of Hind Husseini's efforts to establish the Dar Al-Tifel institute and orphanage in Jerusalem after the 1948 partition of Palestine and creation of the state of Israel. Following the death of her mother Miral (Frieda Pinto Slumdog Millionaire) is sent to the Institute and is shielded from the troubles of the outside world as she grows up within its walls. However when she is assigned to teach at a refugee camp Miral is quickly awakened to the reality of her peoples struggle. When she falls for political activist Hani Miral finds herself torn between the fight for the future of her people and Mama Hinds belief that education is the road to peace.

• The Victorians | DVD | (15/06/2009) from £11.57   |  Saving you £8.42 (72.77%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jeremy Paxman takes his love of Victorian paintings as the starting point for a journey into Victorian Britain. Such pictures may not be fashionable today but they are a goldmine of information about the most dynamic age in British history. He investigates the most dramatic event of Victorian Britain: the explosion of great cities. At first the Victorians feared these new monsters in their midst but then grew to love and transform them. Jeremy explores the canals and sewers suburbs and back streets workhouses and magnificent buildings of the great Victorian city while also picturing the fun-filled chaos of Derby Day.

• The Bee Gees - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (14/12/2020) from £16.15   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART takes audiences on a unique cinematic journey through the brotherhood of the Bee Gees and their ever-enduring musical accomplishments. The story of Barry, Maurice and Robin is one of phenomenal success, of loss and heartbreak, and a continual spirit of creative reinvention. From the award-winning producers behind The Beatles: Eight Days A Week and Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All, How Can You Mend A Broken Heart features newly shot interviews, rarely seen archive and remastered performances across the Bee Gees' five-decade long career.

• The Story of Film: A New Generation | Blu Ray | (14/02/2022) from £14.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A decade after The Story of Film: An Odyssey, an expansive and influential inquiry into the state of moviemaking in the 20th century, filmmaker Mark Cousins returns with an epic and hopeful tale of cinematic innovation from around the globe. In The Story of Film: A New Generation, Cousins turns his sharp, meticulously honed gaze on world cinema from 2010 to 2021, using a surprising range of works including Joker, Frozen and Cemetery of Splendor as launchpads to explore recurring themes and emerging motifs, from the evolution of film language, to technology's role in moviemaking today, to shifting identities in 21st-century world cinema. Touching on everything from Parasite and The Farewell to Black Panther and Lover's Rock, Cousins seeks out films, filmmakers and communities under-represented in traditional film histories, with a particular emphasis on Asian and Middle Eastern works, as well as boundary-pushing documentaries and films that see gender in new ways. And as the recent pandemic recedes, Cousins ponders what comes next in the streaming age: how have we changed as cinephiles, and how will moviegoing continue to transform in the digital century, to our collective joy and wonder.pandemic, Cousins spins an epic and hopeful tale of cinematic innovation from around the globe as he helps to uncover new ways of seeing and being in our eclectic and voluminous digital age.

• Earth's Wild Ride | DVD | (26/03/2012) from £8.40   |  Saving you £11.59 (137.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Every step of the Earth's 940 kilometre, one-year journey around the sun is essential to maintaining life as we know it, giving us the ever-changing weather and seasons that transform our planet. In terms of maintaining life on our planet, 23 is truly the magic number. Without this unique tilt, our world would never experience climatic change - the equatorial regions would eternally roast, while the poles would be frozen solid. For the first time ever, this astonishing film charts the entire progress of Earth as it undertakes it's incredible annual journey. From stunning space imagery to in-your-face storm chasing, this series will showcase the incredible power of our seasons and weather, and what drives them to both incredible creation and devastating destruction.

• Jennie - Lady Randolph Churchill - The Complete Series | DVD | (27/07/2009) from £12.94   |  Saving you £7.05 (54.48%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jennie - Lady Randolph Churchill: The Complete Series (2 Disc)

• Pink Floyd - Behind the Wall - Inside the minds of Pink Floyd - Roger Waters, Syd Barrett , David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason | DVD | (11/04/2011) from £18.15   |  Saving you £-3.16 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This documentary looks at the conception, design and live shows of The Wall performed by Pink Floyd in 1980 and 1981. It features in-depth 1980’s era interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason and shows footage of The Wall performed at Earl’s Court in 1980. It also features archival footage of the Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd and discusses how David Gilmour was brought into the band to initially augment their live shows when Syd became unreliable due to his drug problem and how Gilmour ultimately replaced him. A short retrospective of Pink Floyd post-Syd is included. The documentary also discussed how Roger Waters’ concept of The Wall came about and how Pink Floyd, the band, were on the verge of breaking up while performing The Wall concerts. Included are interviews with Mark Fisher (stage designer), Jonathan Park (stage designer), Gerald Scarfe (animation designer and director) and Bob Geldof and Alan Parker in relation to the making of The Wall Movie.