Documentary

• Tank Battles Of World War 2 | DVD | (20/07/2009) from £19.05   |  Saving you £15.94 (83.67%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Disc One - Tigers In The Desert: Although they were few in number the legendary Tiger tank carved a reputation which was out of all proportion to its limited numbers. This fascinating film draws on rare archive footage stunning new animation and the views of leading armour authorities and tank veterans from WWII to paint an intriguing picture of the deployment and use of armour in the desert war. Featured is a detailed examination of one of the last remaining Tigers in the world. Disc Two - The Battle For Kursk: Operation Zitadelle the great offensive designed to deliver a knockout blow against the salient at Kursk was to prove the last great armoured clash in the East. New machines such as the Elefant took their bow and the trusty PanzerIII came to the end of the line. Featuring 3D graphics and rare archive footage this film gives a powerful look at the greatest clash of armour in WWII. Disc Three - The Fall Of France: This is a new film which traces the role of the armoured forces in the dramatic battles which led to German victory in France in 1940. Featuring 3D graphics rare archive footage and detailed examination by David Fletcher of the Royal Armoured Corps Tank Museum ay Bovington. Disc Four - Barbarossa: This is the story of how Hitler brought the mighty Soviet Union to its knees through the use of the tank. Features analysis from David Fletcher Gerry Majewski and Bob Carruthers. Disc Five - The Ardennes Offensive: Better known at the 'battle of the bulge' this was Hitler's last great gamble in the West. It was here that the Panzers made their last charge and the mighty King Tigers took their final bow. With full scale reconstructions 3D graphics and detailed analysis from experts in the field this is a comprehensive account of one of the most important battles in history. Disc Six - Blitzkrieg: This is the powerful story of the creation and deployment of the Panzer divisions the chief cog in Hitler's war machine. Features archive film footage of surviving machines and insights from Dr Niall Barr and Professor John Erickson - both leading figures on armoured warfare.

• Man Marked for Death, 20 Years Later | Blu Ray | (06/02/2023) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Eduardo Coutinho's classic Man Marked for Death, 20 Years Later is regarded as a landmark of filmmaking. Voted the greatest Brazilian documentary of all-time in 2017 and the 4th Greatest Brazilian film ever made in 2015 by the Brazilian Association of Film Critics (Abraccine). Part fictionalised true story and part documentary, this extraordinary film sets out to tell the story of João Pedro Teixeira, leader of the Sapé Peasant League in northeast Brazil, murdered on orders from the landowners. Before the film could be completed a right-wing military coup forced the closure of its production and the imprisonment of several members of the crew. Decades later, Coutinho returned to the original film location and using surviving footage alongside interviews with members of the original cast, including João Pedro's wife Elizabeth, he created this compelling commentary on Brazilian history, politics, and class conflict. Product Features Limited Edition Extras with first 3000 copies only Limited Edition numbered Blu-ray Limited Edition O-Card slipcase Limited Edition collector's booklet feat. new writing by Berkeley Professor Natalia Brizuela Limited Edition fold-out poster featuring the original design by Claudius Ceccon Features Optional English Subtitles Specially commissioned interview with the film's producer Zelito Viana (25 mins) Award-winning interview with the director Eduardo Coutinho (12 min) Newly commissioned trailer Region-free Blu-ray (ABC)

• Fred Dibnah's Industrial Heritage | DVD | (11/05/2009) from £13.94   |  Saving you £11.05 (79.27%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Mills and factories; mines and quarries; iron foundries and steel works. Fred had a passion for Britain''s industrial past and he never tired of reminding us of the industrial genius that made Britain the 'workshop of the world.'' Here he tells us the stories of Britain''s biggest industries as he takes us on a tour of his favourite industrial heritage sites. The Industrial Landscape: Fred was born in Bolton Lancashire in 1938 and as a boy he fell in love with the decaying industrial landscape around him. It was a love that was to stay with him for the rest of his life. Fred paints a vivid picture of the Lancashire he grew up in before embarking on a journey around the industrial Britain of yesterday taking in Armley Mills in Leeds North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish Coldharbour Mill in Devon Etruria Industrial Museum Helmshore Textile Museum Hook Norton Brewery Quarry Bank Mill Queen Street Mill in Burnley Tees Cottage Pumping Station Wetheriggs Country Pottery and Wigan Pier. Riches Beneath The Earth: When Fred was a lad coal was king and Britain still had a flourishing mining industry. Mining and all the engineering that was involved always fascinated Fred - not just coal but lead tin iron ore and all the riches from beneath the earth that provided the raw materials for our industrial society. Filmed on location at Big Pit National Mining Museum Geevor Tin Mine Llechwedd Slate Caverns National Coal Mining Museum North of England Lead Mining Museum Scottish Mining Museum Welsh Slate Museum and Wet Earth Colliery Fred gives us his own unique and highly personal history of mining in Britain. Iron And Steel: From Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire often described as the cradle of the Industrial Revolution to a modern forge in Sheffield Fred takes us around the country to tell us about the history of iron and steel making and to have a look at some of the processes. Share Fred''s excitement and watch the sparks fly with him as he visits Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet Independent Forgings and Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield Black Country Living Museum in Dudley Finch Foundry in Devon Ironbridge Gorge Museums and Workington Steel Works.

• A Prime Minister On Prime Ministers | DVD | (12/01/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A Prime Minister On Prime Ministers (2 Discs)

• Electric Heart | DVD | (09/02/2009) from £12.29   |  Saving you £3.70 (23.10%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Don Ellis: Electric Heart

• Andrew And Jeremy Get Married | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £5.52   |  Saving you £15.73 (369.25%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This documentary charts the love story and relationship between a pair of middle-aged gay men.

• Yorkshire Ghosts | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The renowned Ghost Hunter and Historian Richard Felix tours England's Largest County Yorkshire; seeking out tales of the supernatural and reports of ghostly experiences and hauntings. The length and the breadth of the county is covered in this video telling stories to raise the hairs on the neck of the most brazen of Yorkshire Men and Women. As the local sites of hauntings and strange unexplainable occurrences are revealed many people throughout the whole of Yorkshire will not feel at ease alone in this great county which is the most haunted in the North of England. Included is the most famous ghost story in the world which is told by Mr. Ray Alexandra from the Original Ghost Walk of York.

• The Y Plan - Before And After Pregnancy | DVD | (26/12/2005) from £2.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (83.40%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The complete pre and post natal fitness plan.

• The Busby Babes | DVD | (28/01/2008) from £11.98   |  Saving you £1.00 (11.12%)   |  RRP £9.99

  On Feb 6 1958 a plane carrying a Manchester United team on the point of ruling European football crashed on a runway in Munich killing 22 people including 7 players. Duncan Edwards perhaps their greatest player became the 8th player to die of his injuries fifteen days later in a German hospital. This DVD tells the full story of the Busby Babes the death of the team and the birth of a legend and the journey they took over the next ten years still managed by Matt Busby to finally become the best team in Europe. This unique documentary features extensive coverage of the 1948 57 58 and 1963 Cup Finals and the 1968 European Cup with action from legends Bill Foulkes Tommy Taylor and Duncan Edwards and the holy trinity of Charlton Best and Law.

• Countryfile: Adam's Farm | DVD | (06/09/2010) from £5.89   |  Saving you £11.10 (188.46%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Countryfile: Adam's Farm

• Music Hall Days | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £6.94   |  Saving you £6.05 (87.18%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Sit back and enjoy yesteryear as this incredible programme guides us through the mystical era of the music hall. Presented by Lionel Blair we trace the origins of the music hall right back to the days of the riotous Bartholomew Fayres of the Middle Ages through to the performance of the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens of the 19th Century.

• Sunshine | DVD | (27/10/2008) from £14.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (33.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sunshine

• The Travel Collection with Trevor Macdonald | DVD | (10/09/2012) from £11.99   |  Saving you £28.00 (233.53%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The Secret Caribbean In this epic series legendary newsreader Trevor McDonald travels two thousand miles across the Caribbean experiencing the incredible extremes that make this region so unique. From Sir Richard Branson’s beautiful private island resort of Necker to Havana the vibrant capital of communist Cuba Sir Trevor’s journey takes in rare sightings of giant turtles on Grenada the aftermath of violent volcanic eruptions on Montserrat the world’s finest coffee beans in the Blue Mountains and Fort Augusta a notorious women’s prison holding British citizens convicted of drug smuggling. Finally Trevor returns home to Trinidad the island of his birth for the most spectacular day of the year carnival. This unmissable series is a rich and beautiful voyage of discovery. The Secret Mediterranean Spanning 3 continents and 21 countries – the Mediterranean has nurtured some of the most dazzling civilisations of antiquity and is home to an intoxicating mix of cultures bound together by a sea unlike any other. In this epic and beautiful series legendary broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald embarks on a journey to discover the unexpected and the forgotten the extraordinary and the bizarre. From a trip aboard one of the world's most luxurious and spacious private yachts to meeting the movie mogul who brought Star Wars to Tunisia Trevor goes behind the scenes in locations that the average visitor could only dream of experiencing. Taking in Venice Istanbul the glamorous French Rivera and many more of the Mediterranean’s stunning locations this is the Mediterranean in all its glory and its infinite variety. The Mighty Mississippi Trevor McDonald embarks on a majestic 2 000 mile journey along the great Mississippi River to discover why it is the most important river in the United States. His journey begins in the Gulf of Mexico where the river flows into the sea and ends at the river’s source near the Canadian Border. Throughout his voyage Trevor uncovers how the river has helped define America.

• Monarchy - Series 3 | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £5.98   |  Saving you £14.01 (234.28%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Dr. David Starkey continues his epic journey through the history of the British monarchy.

• London 2012 Paralympic Games | DVD | (29/10/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Returning to the country where they began more than 60 years ago, the London 2012 Paralympic Games placed London and the UK on the world stage hosting 11 days of fierce competition for 4,200 athletes from 166 countries, (including more than 300 GB athletes). Hailed an absolute triumph, these games shed a light on the superhuman capabilities of the world's Paralympians who, like their able-bodied sporting counterparts, are set apart from the rest of us by their staggering ability, not their disability. With more than 2.7 million tickets sold, and combined television audiences of more than 39 million, these games brought disability into the mainstream - marking them as one of the most significant and influential sporting events to be staged in Britain for many years. Clare Balding presents the most awe-inspiring moments from each day of the Games. Special Features: Lexi Classification Guide Channel 4 Meet the Superhumans Promo (TBC)

• Perlasca: The Courage Of A Just Man | DVD | (08/04/2013) from £12.45   |  Saving you £0.54 (4.34%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Luca Zingaretti stars in this made-for-TV Italian-language drama which brings to life the true story of Giorgio Perlasca, an Italian who risked his life to save Jews in Second World War Hungary. Though Perlasca (Zingaretti) was initially a supporter of Italian fascism and fought for Mussolini in East Africa during the Italo-Abyssinian War, he became increasingly disenchanted with the doctrine as it merged with Hitler's anti-Semitic vision. In 1944, while based in Budapest for the purposes of ...

• Convoy | DVD | (13/08/2012) from £14.98   |  Saving you £1.01 (6.74%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A tale of the highs and lows of life protecting the vital convoys between America & England during WWII.

• Ken Burns - The Civil War Commemorative Edition | DVD | (19/11/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The Civil War: Commemorative Edition is a remarkable series directed by Emmy Award-winner Ken Burns, telling the dramatic story of America's struggle to preserve democracy by erasing the stain of slavery: but at a cost of 620,000 lives. Over 11 gripping hours Burns traces the course of the U.S. Civil War, from the abolitionist movement through all the major battles to the death of President Lincoln and the beginnings of Reconstruction.

• The Eye Has To Travel: Diana Vreeland | DVD | (29/10/2012) from £9.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Eye Has To Travel is an intimate portrait and a vibrant celebration of one of the most influential women of the 20th Century, Diana Vreeland, an enduring icon whose influence changed the face of fashion, beauty, art, publishing and culture forever. During her fifty year reign as the “Empress of Fashion,” she established herself as a controversial visionary who had an astonishing ability to invent and discover fashion ideas, designers, personalities and photographers.

• Pub Quiz Vol.2 | DVD | (18/12/2006) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-0.74 (-12.40%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Pour yourself a drink and get ready to enjoy the ultimate pub quiz in your own living room. You'll have just 10 seconds to answer each multiple choice on-screen question. There are 500 questions some easy some frustratingly tricky. Test your wits in rounds such as: general knowledge science & nature geography art & literature pop music entertainment and history. You can have as many players as you like - all you'll need is a pen and piece of paper. Cheers!