Directors: Martin Scorsese   |   Publisher: Snapper Music   |   Release Date: 18 October 2004

It may have been underrated when first broadcast, but executive producer Martin Scorsese's homage to the blues is a truly significant, if imperfect, achievement. "Musical journey" is an apt description, as Scorsese and the six other directors responsible for these seven approximately 90-minute films follow the blues--the foundation of jazz, soul, R&B, and rock & roll--from its African roots to...

Directors: Unknown   |   Publisher: Delta Music Plc   |   Release Date: 18 October 2004

A nostalgic look at the trains of yesteryear including: NE A4's Class 78 Electrics Class 52 Westerns Deltic diesels A4's A2's N2's Class 76 Electrics coverage of the re-opening of the Isle Of Man Steam Railway the Longmoor Military System the Derwent Valley Preservation Railway Swindon Works and the 150th Anniversary of Festiniog Railway. Trains Remembered - Vol. 1: A look at the great...

Directors: Unknown   |   Publisher: Woodlore Ltd   |   Release Date: 01 August 2005

The master of survival Ray Mears takes us on another journey..... Topics include: 1. Sharpening an axe at camp. 2. Looking after your axe. 3. Choosing and using an axe. 4. Splitting wood with a saw. 5. How to light a fire. 6. Safe water. 7. The birch bark canoe. 8. Making a container from birch bark. 9. Making a matchbox from birch bark. 10. Making a container from cedar. 11. Making a container...

Directors: Unknown   |   Publisher: Bfi Video Publishing   |   Release Date: 28 November 2005

Following the nationalisation of transport in 1948 the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house film production and distribution unit headed by Egar Anstey OBE one of the pioneers of British documentary films. The unit produced hundreds of travelogues promoting travel on Britain's railways and other forms of transport. Consistently winning top awards at film festivals including an...

Directors: Jeff Feuerzeig   |   Publisher: Tartan Video   |   Release Date: 21 August 2006

The Devil and Daniel Johnston is a stunning portrait of a musical and artistic genius who nearly slipped away. Director Jeff Feuerzeig exquisitely depicts a perfect example of brilliance and madness going hand in hand with subject Daniel Johnston. As an artist suffering from manic depression with delusions of grandeur Daniel Johnston's wild fluctuations numerous downward spirals and periodic...

Directors: Unknown   |   Publisher: Bfi Video Publishing   |   Release Date: 29 May 2006

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...

Directors: Unknown   |   Publisher: Pinnacle Vision   |   Release Date: 29 October 2007

The dramatic rise and fall of history's most powerful empire! The latest archaeological research and stunning visual effects combine to reveal the secrets of Rome the greatest city of antiquity.

Directors: Metin Huseyin   |   Publisher: ITV DVD   |   Release Date: 10 March 2008

Meet the most famous family on earth. After the sudden and unexpected death of his father Richard has become King at the tender age of 24. Dearly loved by the nation King James III left behind his devoted wife Her Majesty Queen Charlotte and three other children: Princess Eleanor Prince George and Princess Isabelle. King Richard IV now resigns over us. He is a young free-spirited individual...

Directors: Unknown   |   Publisher: Acorn Media UK Ltd   |   Release Date: 27 December 2004

Seven Wonders Of The Industrial World uncovers the truth behind the epic monuments of the Industrial Revolution from Isambard Kingdom Brunel's 'great ship' the SS Great Eastern to the Panama Canal that linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans more than half a century later. These are stories driven by burning ambition extravagent dreams passion and rivalry of great minds. Each film uses dramatic...

Directors: Jonty Claypole   |   Publisher: Contender Entertainment Group   |   Release Date: 28 November 2005

David Dimbleby's BBC TV series is brought to DVD. Tapping in to the love of landscapes that is a fundamental part of the British character we follow Dimbleby in six programmes that take him around the country covering the North South East and West of Britain the Heart of England and the Highlands and Glens. By exploring the artistic response to the landscape A Picture of Britain contemplates...

Directors: Unknown   |   Publisher: Network   |   Release Date: 11 September 2006

A dozen award-winning documentaries that had a far-reaching and lasting influence on the world around us.

Directors: Unknown   |   Publisher: Bfi Video Publishing   |   Release Date: 27 June 2005

In 1949 the British Transport Commission established a films section to to enable it to use film as a tool for internal training and external promotion. Some of the greatest English creative worked on these documentaries including: Sir John Betjeman Michael Redgrave and John Schlesinger.