Documentary

• Paul Temple | DVD | (06/07/2009) from £8.42   |  Saving you £26.57 (315.56%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The Paul Temple Collection (4 Disc)

• Fahrenheit 9/11 | DVD | (10/07/2006) from £6.95   |  Saving you £9.04 (56.50%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore returns with this scathing examination of George W. Bush and his administraton's actions in the wake of 9/11.

• Great Walks - Yorkshire Dales | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Introducing Ingleborough Swaledale and Wharfedale.

• Senna - Triple Play (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) | Blu Ray | (10/10/2011) from £9.98   |  Saving you £17.01 (170.44%)   |  RRP £26.99

  Senna is the true story of Brazilian motor-racing legend, Ayrton Senna, whom many believe was the greatest driver who ever lived.Spanning Senna's titanic Formula One career, the film charts his physical and spiritual journey, both on track and off; his quest for perfection and his ultimate transformation from a supremely gifted novice, who exploded into F1 in 1984, to myth after the tragic events of Imola in 1994. Made with the full co-operation of the Senna family and Formula One Management, Senna is the first official documentary feature about his life, featuring astounding archive material, much of which is previously unseen.

• Learn To Paint - Watercolour Adventures | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-1.59 (-8.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  To begin painting in watercolour all you need is a few tubes or pans of paint a brush and a sheet of paper. Compared to many other media the process is relatively simple i.e. 'just add water'. This simplicity can lead you to believe that painting in watercolour should be relatively easy but many people find it a difficult medium to get to grips with. Rather than being a relaxing creative pastime the learning process can be full of frustration. This journey of discovery and creation however can be a real pleasure if carried out in a structured and fun way gradually building up the skills and confidence necessary to create those magical atmospheric effects for which watercolour has no rival. The Learn To Paint series will show you how to get there and at the same time enjoy your journey of discovery and creation. Your tutor is David Bellamy the popular and successful painter and author. Tutorial One - Coastal Adventures - David Bellamy's method of working is to sketch and paint outdoors then produce finished work in his studio. David paints along the stunning coastline of Pembrokeshire demonstrating how to capture the mood and atmosphere of a place. Tutorial Two - David Bellamy is renowned for his mountain scenes and particularly the peaks of his native Snowdonia in the blizzaeds and snows of winter. Here David demonstrates what can be achieved in the most extreme of climates and stark contrasting scenery.

• Extreme Fishing with Robson Green | DVD | (06/04/2009) from £6.65   |  Saving you £18.34 (275.79%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This thrilling adventure series takes actor and passionate fisherman Robson Green on the adventure of a lifetime to the greatest fishing destinations ever seen. Robson Green is on a mission to discover the weird the wonderful and the way-off-limits of the fishing world. Chasing some of the most elusive and terrifying fish on the planet Robson learns new tricks hears old stories and eats pretty much everything he catches. From Costa Rica living with the Maleku tribe as they hunt the elusive piranha-like machaca; through Louisiana in search of barracudas; to South Africa to face a hammerhead shark; hunting giant catfish on the Ebro River; and at sea in the Azores attempting to catch a 500lb blue marlin; in all these experiences - and more - Robson Green discovers a world of drama unlike any he has ever experienced before.

• The Weather Underground | DVD | (04/05/2009) from £10.69   |  Saving you £4.30 (28.70%)   |  RRP £14.99

  In this skillfully realized Oscar-nominated documentary the film revisits the lives and times of the radical Weather Underground movement as it emerged out of sixties counter culture intent on overthrowing the U.S. government through violent action.

• Grand Designs - Series 5 - Vol.2 | DVD | (27/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Join Kevin McCloud as he follows the progress of innovative renovations of people's homes.

• Maria Callas - At Covent Garden 1962 And 1964 | DVD | (15/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Maria Calla at Convent Garden 1962 and 1964.

• Slacker Uprising | DVD | (17/08/2009) from £3.89   |  Saving you £6.10 (61.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Michael Moore takes his political message across America during the run-up to the 2004 elections in an attempt to get the youth vote the slacker generation to vote against George Bush. Gaining great momentum the campaign led to a greater number of young voters since 18-year-olds were given the vote.

• U2 -Achtung Baby( A Classic Album Under Review) | DVD | (12/03/2012) from £6.05   |  Saving you £-0.06 (-1.00%)   |  RRP £5.99

  At the dawn of the 90s, tensions in the U2 camp were fraught. The band fought about the direction they should take for their next project having received some harsh criticism for the backward looking Rattle & Hum a couple of years before. Bono & Edge were keen to tap into Alternative Dance Music and European Industrial landscapes while Mullen and Clayton wanted to continue with the sound that had assured their success for more than a decade already. When solutions were not readily forthcoming, the band even considered splitting up. But a communal belief in the power of the group to overcome such obstacles bought U2 back from this lowest of ebbs, the result of these discrepancies allowed U2 to offer up the strongest statement they had made to date. Changing the entire musical background in which they existed - it may be unfashionable to suggest now, but without this pivotal album laying a fair bit of groundwork for alternative music generally, it would be doubtful if the likes of Radiohead and Coldplay would have achieved quite so much - U2 had triumphed. Recognised today as one of the greatest albums ever produced, the first film in this two disc set looks back at the development, production, reception and aftermath of Achtung Baby and features interviews with the band and those closest to them, plus a host of other features making this programme the finest document yet to chart the album that saved U2 from extinction But this most classic of albums did nothing if not pave the way for what came in its wake, and disc two in the set covers the post-Achtung era - follow up projects, as well as their arrival in the second millennium. Over three hours in length across two discs, completed in digi-style packaging, this visual celebration of 20 years of Achtung Baby will remain the ultimate tribute to a modern classic.

• The American Civil War | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £39.95   |  Saving you £10.04 (25.13%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The most successful public-television miniseries in American history, the 11-hour American Civil War defined what has since become known as the "Ken Burns approach"--voice-over narrators reading letters and documents dramatically and stating the writer's name at their conclusion, fresh live footage of places juxtaposed with still images (photographs, paintings, maps, prints), anecdotal interviews, and romantic musical scores taken from the era he depicts. The American Civil War uses all of these devices to evoke atmosphere and resurrect an event that many knew only from stale history books. While Burns is a historian, a researcher, and a documentarian, he's above all a gifted storyteller, and it's his narrative powers that give this chronicle its beauty, overwhelming emotion, and devastating horror. Using the words of old letters, eloquently read by a variety of celebrities, the stories of historians like Shelby Foote and rare, stained photos, Burns allows us not only to learn and understand history, but also to feel and experience it. --Dave McCoy

• Tornado Steam Engine: BBC Absolutely Chuffed - From Dream to Steam Train - Extended and Updated Edition | DVD | (15/08/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Tornado: Absolutely Chuffed: From Steam to Dream is a brand new extended in-depth film about the amazing story of the 50th Peppercorn Class A1 steam locomotive No. 60163 Tornado. The original double award nominated BBC television programme 'Absolutely Chuffed: The Men Who Built A Steam Engine' was fantastic profile for Tornado and and the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust when it first aired. 'From Steam To Dream' is the film they might have shown if they had more than a 30 minute transmission slot! From the same producers and director it takes the story forward and goes much further - it's been in the works and has come out retooled with plenty of unseen new footage which gives a new insight into the construction of Tornado! From the original inspirational idea to the running of the Royal train this programme delves deeper than ever before into the fascinating story of a steaming success with frank interviews and fly on the wall filming. It was a project that started in 1990 when a group of dedicated people came together with a vision of what seemed at the time an unachievable task. They were united by an extraordinary ambition to construct a brand new steam engine and to bring back to life the Peppercorn class A1 Pacific steam engine. After 18 years of incredible effort and teamwork and at the cost of 3 million their dream became a reality when locomotive No. 60163 Tornado moved under her own power for the first time. Culminating with spectacular footage of the engine in action 'Tornado: Absolutely Chuffed: From Dream to Steam' is the tale of a the project that made the world sit up and watch. A story of skill determination and dedication - steeped in the tradition that made Britain famous!

• Nazis: One People. One Reich. One Fuhrer. 6 DVD Pack | DVD | (01/11/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Documentary looking at the Nazi Party, led by Adolf Hitler, who ruled Germany from the 1930s to the end of World War II and caused untold destruction.Episodes Comprise:The Third Reich - The RiseThe Third Reich - The FallNight of the Long KnivesGestapo - The Sword is ForgedThe Sword UnsheathedGestapo - The Sword is Shattered

• Baby Einstein - Neighbourhood Animals | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £5.38   |  Saving you £6.61 (55.10%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Great Minds Start Little Created by a Mum from a baby's perspective this DVD will captivate and stimulate your child providing numerous opportunities for you and your child to interact with one another! Baby Einstein uses real-world objects music art language science and nature to introduce young children to the world around them in fun facinating ways. All the DVDs are set to music specially reorchestrated for little ears. They encourage you to watch with your c

• Fred Astaire - Swing Time/Top Hat/You'll Never Get Rich/You Were Never Lovelier | DVD | (27/09/2010) from £29.87   |  Saving you £0.12 (0.40%)   |  RRP £29.99

  One of the greatest music and dance stars in the history of motion pictures Fred rose from a fairly inauspicious start where a studio exec remarked: Can't sing. Can't act. Slightly balding. Can dance a little. Well his career and achievements speak for themselves. A remarkable talent this box set features 4 of his most-loved films. Swing Time (Dir. George Stevens 1936): Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers star in arguably their finest film together; packed with exhilarating dance routines and a marvellous score this is an indispensable musical classic! Swing Time is full of magical moments including a complex and delightful routine to 'Pick Yourself Up' a luminous turn to 'Waltz In Swing Time' and Astaire's breathtaking solo to 'Bojangles Of Harlem'. Top Hat (Dir. Mark Sandrich 1935): Following a case of mistaken identity dancer Jerry (Astaire) follows Dale (Rogers) the girl of his dreams to Europe and tries to win her heart through song and dance routines. This most lavish of musicals from Hollywood's golden era features lyrics and music by Irving Berlin. You'll Never Get Rich (Dir. Sidney Lanfield 1941): After his wife discovers a telltale diamond bracelet impresario Martin Cortland tries to show he's not chasing after showgirl Sheila Winthrop. Choreographer Robert Curtis gets caught in the middle of the boss's scheme. Army conscription offers Robert the perfect escape from his troubles - or does it? You Were Never Lovelier (Dir. William A. Seiter 1942): In this lavish Hollywood musical the headstrong daughter (Hayworth) of a powerful Argentine hotelier has to contend with her father's attempts to get her to marry...

• Battle Of The Hood And Bismarck | DVD | (14/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A documentary looking at one of the greatest sea battles of WWII and an underwater expedition to locate the wrecks of HMS Hood and KMS Bismarck.

• First World War - The Complete Series | DVD | (08/03/2010) from £59.99   |  Saving you £-10.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  This documentary attempts to highlight and explain the tactics and strategies employed in the conflict and is both revisionist and traditional in it's interpretation of events. With clever use of letters some previously unseen photographs and diaries of the time the viewer is taken back to the exact time of the war. Thus making this extremely interesting to anyone interested in Military history or even a student currently learning about the great war for the first time....

• King Tut's Curse | DVD | (24/07/2006) from £6.98   |  Saving you £3.01 (30.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  It is perhaps the most intriguing mystery ever to emerge from ancient Egypt - the mystery behind the famed boy-king Tutankhamen. Why did he die so young? Was he murdered? And is there an explanation behind the legendary curse inflicted on those who discovered his tomb? Now for the first time an international team of scientists using state of the art CT-scan technology unveil the truth of what really happened 3 000 years ago and unravel the mystery of King Tut's Curse...

• Diamond Jubilee Package | DVD | (22/10/2012) from £4.79   |  Saving you £20.20 (80.80%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This Collector's Edition DVD brings together an exclusive documentary about the Queen's Jubilee portrait with two beautiful archive films, creating a stunning package fitting of this momentous occasion. Filmed in 2012, 'The Portrait' documents artist Phil Richards as he creates an official portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her Diamond Jubilee. Directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Hubert Davis, The Portrait is joined in this special edition DVD by two classic films about the royal family. The first film shows Princess Elizabeth on her inaugural Royal visit to Canada in 1951. Entitled 'A Royal Journey', this archive film charts the 33 day excursion the made by the 25 year old Princess and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. The second film is a colour broadcast of the Queen's Coronation in 1953, a wonderful record of a historic event. A Royal Journey - The Queen's Diamond Jubilee is created by the National Film Board of Canada in partnership with the Department of Canadian Heritage and Canada Post.