Documentary

• Why We Fight | DVD | (24/03/2008) from £5.98   |  Saving you £16.00 (401.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Inspired by Dwight Eisenhower's legendary farewell speech filmmaker Eugene Jarecki surveys the scorched landscape of a half-century's military adventures asking how - and telling why - a nation of by and for the people has become the savings-and-loan of a system whose survival depends on a state of constant war. Why We Fight won the Grand Jury Prize (Documentary) at the Sundance Film Festival. It is an unflinching look at the anatomy of the AMerican War Machine weaving unforgettable personal stories with commentary by a 'who's who' of military and Washington insiders. Featuring John McCain Gore Vidal William Kristol Chalmers Johnson Richard Perle and others.

• Gardening Secrets Revealed : The Lost Gardens of Heligan | DVD | (01/11/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Join the restoration team at the start of the project to transform the stunning gardens at heligan. Experimenting with traditional horticultural processes, both in the amazing Victorian glasshouses and out in the glorious vegetable and flower gardens.

• Taijiquan, Classical Yang Style DVD (YMAA Tai Chi) Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming | DVD | (10/05/2004) from £23.93   |  Saving you £14.06 (58.75%)   |  RRP £37.99

• Karol - A Man Who Became Pope | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  He was marked by history and he changed its course. This remarkable drama reveals the heroic true story of John Paul II a man who ""rose to become a Pope of revolutionary worldwide change."" Before he became Pope Karol Wojtyla's life was a vigorous search for love and freedom. His transformational journey led him to the theatre to profound experiences of love friendship and loyalty to scholarship to the Catholic priesthood. And finally it led him to Rome and the Chair of

• Cave Of Forgotten Dreams | DVD | (17/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Cave of Forgotten Dreams shows the dramatic results of Herzog's exclusive access to the recently discovered Chauvet caves in the South of France, and their truly extraordinary cave paintings, dating back 32,000 years.

• Becoming Zlatan | DVD | (15/08/2016) from £6.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (65.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  BECOMING ZLATAN follows the decisive years Zlatan Ibrahimović, told through rare archive footage from his debut with Malmö FF in 1999, through his conflict-ridden years with Ajax and up to his final breakthrough with Juventus in 2005. Speaking openly about his life and challenges, BECOMING ZLATAN is a coming-of-age film that captures the complicated journey of this young, talented and troubled player as he becomes a superstar in the international football world. Superstar Zlatan Ibrahimović is an enigma, but in this story from his breakthrough years, he gives us a glimpse at who he really is if even just for a moment.

• Mud, sweat & Tractors:The Story Of Agriculture - TV Series - | DVD | (20/08/2012) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-0.19 (-1.20%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The history of modern farming in Britain is presented through individual stories of man's relationship with the land. The series charts the revolution that food production in Britain underwent in the 20th Century, and examines the impact this had on the lives of farmers and consumers alike.With episodes focusing on milk, fruit and vegetables, wheat, and beef, as well as intimate and touching home movies recorded at the time, the series provides an original and largely unseen record of a century of revolution on the land. Episode 1 - MilkAs the 20th Century dawned, 150,000 dairy farmers milked by hand and sold milk door- to-door. By the end of the century, the 15,000 that were left were breeding cows that increased yields by 400 per cent and milk was sold through supermarkets. How and why this occurred is told through the personal home movies and stories of two dairy farmers who survived the revolution.Episode 2 - Fruit & VegThe changing methods of growing, picking and selling produce is told through three staples of the British landscape: apples, strawberries and tomatoes. Home movies and archive footage reveal the extent of the revolution; and the impact supermarkets had on the fortunes of small and medium-sized farmers.Episode 3 - WheatThe working lives and home movie archives of three farming families reveal how wheat farmers progressed from using horse power to machine power, and science and genetics, in their quest to transform the size and yield of their crops - with controversial outcomes for the countryside. Episode 4 - BeefTwo of our finest native breeds of cattle, Hereford and Aberdeen Angus, reigned supreme before the Second World War and helped earn Britain a reputation as the 'stockyard of the world'.

• Nigella Bites | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £21.96   |  Saving you £-8.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Nigella Bites is an indisputably sensual addition to the canon of cookery programmes. After fearsome Fanny Craddock, dowdy Delia Smith, jolly Jamie Oliver, here is naughty Nigella Lawson. For her, the whole point of cooking is the "pleasure" of food. She espouses uncomplicated recipes for a modern generation constantly on the go and gives short shrift to dietary considerations. Her recipes duly come under such categories as "Comfort Food", "Trashy", "Party Girl" and "TV Dinners". While some might query whether recipes such as pumpkin seafood curry or one whose ingredients involve two types of potato and a Greek cheese really constitute quick, easy and convenient cooking, such qualms soon melt into insignificance. As the parodists were quick to point out, there is something of a sexual sub-text to Nigella Bites, as much in the lingering attention on the presenter herself as the unashamed sensuality of its recipes. Watch in rapture as the camera scans up and down Nigella's curvaceous but not too well-nourished figure, zooms in on her luscious lips, follows her into her store cupboard to "see my chocolate stash", or wobbles in sympathetic ecstasy as she applies lashings of cream or expertly spatchcocks a chicken. In short, whether you're an envious female wondering how Nigella manages to juggle a hectic life and still produce such delicious culinary fare, or a couch potato male who can barely boil an egg, chances are you'll find much to delight in here. A companion book is also available. On the DVD: Nigella Bites on disc features numerous extras, including the Christmas special episode, two extra recipes (one for pasta and bean soup, the other an aubergine dish) and, helpfully, full lists of ingredients for each recipe. --David Stubbs

• Geoffrey Jones: The Rhythm Of Film | DVD | (27/06/2005) from £9.02   |  Saving you £10.97 (121.62%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Since the 1950s Geoffrey Jones has been making films that look sound and feel like nothing else. With his extraordinary marriage of images music and rhythm he ranks alongside Len Lye and Norman McLaren and is one of Britain's true film artists. The collection includes a mixture of British Transport Films industrial shorts and personal works. Features: Snow Rail Locomotion Trinidad and Tobago Shell Spirit This Is Shell Seasons Project Chair-a-Plane Kwela and Chair-a-Plane F

• Scotland and the What? - the Final Fling | DVD | (03/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

• Faintheart | DVD | (02/02/2009) from £7.01   |  Saving you £8.98 (128.10%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The story of one hardened 'soldier' who seeks councelling over the breakdown of his relationship with his clan of battle re-enactment friends

• How The Earth Made Us | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £11.28   |  Saving you £18.71 (165.87%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The untold story of history... Our planet has amazing power and yet that's rarely mentioned in our history books. This series tells the story of how the Earth has influenced human history from the dawn of civilisation to the modern industrial age. It reveals for the first time on television how geology geography and climate have been a far more powerful influence on the human story than has previously been acknowledged. A combination of epic story telling visually stunning camerawork extraordinary locations and passionate presenting combine to form a highly original version of human history. Discover why societies have succeeded or failed and how the environment has influenced every aspect of our history from art to industry religion to war world domination or collapse. Visiting some of the most iconic places on Earth How Earth Made Us overturns preconceptions about our civilisations and our cultures to offer a new perspective on who we are today.

• Kochuu, Japanese Architecture | DVD | (22/02/2010) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-5.59 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Winding its way through visions of the future and traditional concepts nature and concrete gardens and high-tech spaces the film explains how contemporary Japanese architects strive to unite the ways of modern man with the old philosophies in astounding constructions. Kochuu which translates as in the jar refers to the Japanese tradition of constructing small enclosed physical spaces which create the impression of a separate universe. The film illustrates key components of traditional Japanese architecture such as reducing the distinction between outdoors and indoors disrupting the symmetrical building with wooden posts and beams rather than with walls modular construction techniques and its symbiotic relationship with water light and nature. The film illustrates these concepts through remarkable views of the Imperial Katsura Palace the Todai-Ji Temple the Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum the Sony Tower numerous teahouses and gardens as well as examples of the cross-fertilization evidenced in buildings throughout Scandinavia and shows how 'invisible' Japanese traditions are evident even in modern high-tech buildings. Kochuu is a compelling illustration of how the aesthetics of Japanese architecture and design are expressed through simple means and also shows that the best Japanese architecture wherever it appears expresses spiritual qualities that enrich human life.

• Look at Life: Volume Three - Science | DVD | (26/09/2011) from £16.98   |  Saving you £15.00 (100.07%)   |  RRP £29.99

  45 digitally restored films from the landmark documentary series Look at Life was a regular series of short documentary films produced in the 1960s by the Special Features Division of the Rank Organisation and screened in their Odeon and Gaumont cinemas - replacing the circuit’s newsreel, Universal News, which had become largely irrelevant with the advent of television news broadcasts. Marvellously concise and beautifully shot, these slice of life colour featurettes numbering over 500 episodes in total presented cinemagoers with varied aspects of contemporary British life. Digitally restored from the original film elements, this volume presents 45 memorable films offering fascinating insights into varied aspects of scientific progress and innovation that have benefited the British way of life, with many unseen since their first screening.

• Treasure Gardens - The Gardens Of The Treasure Houses Of England | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £6.85   |  Saving you £12.14 (177.23%)   |  RRP £18.99

  In the company of gardening expert Alan Titchmarsh here is a chance to savour the genius of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown the 18th century landscape artist whose legacy includes the gardens and grounds of both Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire and the magnificent Chatsworth in Derbyshire. There is the famous lakeside Rhododendron Walk at Harewood House in Yorkshire the ancient woodland treasures of Castle Howard nearby and the riverside delights of the Beaulieu Estate in Hampshire. Ala

• Ultimate Crimes - Murder of the Innocents | DVD | (17/11/2008) from £6.95   |  Saving you £13.04 (65.20%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Over 400 mins long this 3 DVD box set documents the worlds most infamous murders as seen on the History Channel.

• The War On Democracy | DVD | (04/02/2008) from £14.73   |  Saving you £5.26 (35.71%)   |  RRP £19.99

  John Pilger looks at the brutal reality of America's notion of 'spreading democracy' in this documentary.

• Cold Case Files | DVD | (29/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A thrilling investigative look into some of the most perplexing murder cases ever known!

• British Transport Films Collection - Vol. 3 - Running A Railway | DVD | (29/05/2006) from £15.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (25.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Running a Railway is the third release in bfi Video's digitally re-mastered double-disc DVD series of British Transport Films combining favourites from the much loved and best-selling video series with additional material. This new collection contains four hours of footage including the multi-award-winning Terminus directed by John Schlesinger. Among these rare gems are: Farmer Moving South (1952): The true story of a Yorkshire farmer who decided to sell his land and move his entire stock - cattle pigs and poultry machinery ploughs and tractors - south to Sussex by rail in December on what was the coldest night of the year. I Am A Litter Basket (1959): Every day the people who use railway stations drop hundreds of tons of litter all over the place while me and my mates have to stand by empty and starving. Until one day we get so desperate we go foraging for ourselves. And what happens? Take a look at this film. It makes me weep to think of it. I nearly gave up all hope until - but wait and see! Modelling for the Future (1961) Visions of an earlier Channel Tunnel scheme and a model of the proposed terminal. This film demonstrates a range of facilities and shows the possibilities of an age-old dream - a dry land crossing between England and France. The Third Sam (1962) - Sam Smith is taught to drive an electric locomotive. He learns the new job without difficulty but one day his train breaks down and Sam summons up three sides of his character to deal with the emergency. With narration in typical rhyming monologue by Stanley Holloway this is an original and amusing approach to instructional filmmaking. E For Experimental (1975): An account of the development of British Rail's experimental Advanced Passenger Train (APT) The film explains in simple terms some of the many novel design features of the APT including the tilt mechanism and the hydro-kinetic brake and shows the train in action during its trials. All these films are now preserved in the bfi National Film and Television Archive. The DVDs are a 'must' not only for the transport enthusiast but also for anyone who enjoys historical documentary films. A booklet containing an introduction and film notes by BTF historian Steven Foxon accompanies the discs.

• A Gentleman's Motor Racing Diary Vol.1 | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Motor racing in the 1950s as told and filmed by a man who was at its very heart - John Tate. This fascinating film contains a combination of race footage from early Grand Prix and Le Mans pit lane close ups and even a driver's eye view as Tate takes us round the track.