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• Wonders of the Universe / Wonders of the Solar System Box Set | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £13.25   |  Saving you £16.74 (126.34%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Wonders Of The Universe Professor Brian Cox is back with another mind-blowing exploration of the cosmos. This time he shows us our universe as we've never seen it before. With the most profound and elegant scientific ideas at its heart, Wonders Of The Universe reveals how the story of humanity is intimately entwined with the epic story of the universe. 13.7 billion years old, 93 billion light years across, more than 100 billion galaxies, each containing hundreds of billions of stars. This almost infinite, vast and complex universe has been the subject of human fascination and scientific exploration for thousands of years. The wonders of the universe might seem alien to us and impossible to understand, but Professor Brian Cox uses the evidence found in the natural world around us to explain its simple truths. Brian visits some of the most dramatic locations on the planet to explain the fundamental principles that underpin the laws of nature – light, gravity, matter and time. He shows us how the water of Victoria Falls in Zambia behaves exactly as light does around a black hole and how the same laws that govern our lives here on Earth apply across the entire universe. Using 3D CGI imagery, his expert knowledge and his infectious enthusiasm, Professor Cox shows us that by understanding the laws that govern the universe we end up answering the deepest question about our own existence; who we are? Where do we come from? And what will happen to us? Wonders Of The Solar System Professor Brian Cox takes another giant leap for humankind as images of distant alien worlds are brought into breathtaking focus. Giant ice fountains rising over 100km high; an ocean hidden beneath a frozen crust of ice; storms three times the size of Earth coloured blood red by a vortex of dust and gases; immense volcanoes that would put Mount Everest in the shade – this amazing DVD reveals the true and awesome beauty of our solar system. It's an epic journey of discovery, where bizarre worlds become real places we can see, feel and visit. Travelling from the Sun to the far-out reaches of Neptune, Wonders Of The Solar System has at its heart the latest scientific knowledge beamed back from the fleet of probes, rovers and telescopes currently in space. Using the very latest images sent direct from space, and spectacular CGI, the series presents a spellbinding voyage around the natural wonders of the solar system, capturing explosive phenomena in minute detail. Alongside these startlingly authentic images, some of the most spectacular, extreme locations on Earth help to reveal wonders never thought possible. Wonders Of The World explores how these previously unseen phenomena have dramatically expanded our horizons, revealing more about the planets, their moons and how they came to be the way they are. The series also looks at the big picture – how the forces of nature carved out beauty and order from the chaos of space; how our home planet doesn’t sit in magnificent isolation but is intimately connected with the rest of the Solar System; and how these connections have created the haven we call Earth.

• Planet Earth II (4k UHD Blu-ray + Blu-ray) | 4K UHD | (13/03/2017) from £16.29   |  Saving you £8.70 (53.41%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This title includes 4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY Captured in stunning Ultra-high definition detail, Planet Earth II is an immersive exploration of the jungles, mountains, deserts, islands, grasslands and cities of the world. Journey to the four corners of the globe to discover the extreme forces that shape life in each of these iconic landscapes and the remarkable ways animals manage to overcome the challenges of surviving in the wildest places on Earth. From eye-to-eye encounters with incredible creatures to epic journeys through breathtaking wildernesses, experience the wonder of the natural world as never before. Narrated by David Attenborough EPISODES: ISLANDS MOUNTAINS JUNGLES DESERTS GRASSLANDS CITIES Planet Earth II Diaries can be found on the Blu-ray Discs, these were filmed in HD only. ULTRA HD BLU-RAY WITH HDR FEATURES: RESOLUTION FOUR TIMES SHARPER THAN HD HDR (HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE) BRILLIANT BRIGHTS, DEEPEST DARKS COLOUR WIDER COLOUR SPECTRUM

• Canal Boat Diaries: Series 6 | DVD | (22/09/2025) from £23.68   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Secret Army - Series 1-3 | DVD | (01/01/2010) from £31.63   |  Saving you £43.36 (137.09%)   |  RRP £74.99

  The complete classic BBC TV series about the struggles of the Low Countries population during their occupation by the Nazi's during World War II.

• Cosmos | DVD | (20/07/2009) from £64.99   |  Saving you £-35.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Cosmos (5 Discs)

• Pole To Pole With Michael Palin | DVD | (01/03/2004) from £12.25   |  Saving you £7.74 (63.18%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In Pole to Pole, Michael Palin follows the success of his original global trek, Around the World in 80 Days, with a race against time to get from the North Pole to the South Pole. Palin balks at nothing, tries just about anything and always finds time for a spot of tea. En route Palin stars in a crayfish documentary in Novgorod, attends a baby-rolling ceremony at a Cypriot wedding, gets stuck in a Nile traffic jam, buys chicken in Wadi Halfa, goes camel shopping in Khartoum and is prescribed tree bark by a Mpulugu witch doctor to get rid of his evil shadow. Even when things go according to plan, Palin travels in unusual ways--by dogsled on Spitsbergen, barge down the Dnieper, train roof across the Nubian Desert, van through the Sudan, hot-air balloon over Kenya and down Lake Tanganyika on the "African Queen". With curiosity, courage and his standard aplomb, Palin plunges himself into the local cultures, beating himself with birch branches in a Finnish sauna and wallowing in mud in an Odessa sanatorium. It all makes for an armchair traveller's delight. --Tara Chace

• Frozen Planet - The Complete Series | Blu Ray | (08/12/2011) from £15.39   |  Saving you £19.60 (127.36%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Narrated by Sir David Attenborough and from the award-winning team behind Planet Earth & Blue Planet comes the ultimate portrait of the earth's Polar regions.The Arctic and Antarctic remain the greatest wildernesses on Earth. The scale and beauty of the scenery and the sheer power of the elements - the weather, the ocean and the ice - is unmatched anywhere else on our planet. Yet these harsh environments are teeming with life: home to iconic animals from polar bears to emperor penguins and from killer whales to wandering albatrosses.Using the latest camera technology to film on land, from the air, underwater and below the ice caps, Frozen Planet follows their fascinating lives throughout the seasons as they struggle to survive. With spectacular polar landscapes and amazing animal behaviour, often filmed for the first time, it captures the drama of an extreme natural world.With both Poles under grave threat from climate change, this extraordinary series may be the last chance to witness these great wildernesses before they change forever.

• A Collection of Wonders Box Set | Blu Ray | (04/03/2013) from £23.05   |  Saving you £16.94 (73.49%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Brian Cox is the most popular scientist on our screens. His knowledge, enthusiasm and engaging approach, supported by stunning filming, and CGI as well as a compelling soundtrack, have made compulsive viewing of his Wonders of... series. This collection includes all three of these acclaimed titles. Wonders of the Solar SystemThis breathtaking and visually stunning series reveals the cosmos as we have never seen it before - a place full of the most bizarre and astonishing natural phenomena. Wonders of the UniverseTelling the epic story of our universe, which began 13.7 billion years ago, and now is filled with over 100 billion galaxies, each containing hundreds and billions of stars and a breathtaking array of wonders. Wonders of LifeIn a spectacular, beautifully-shot series, Professor Brian Cox reveals how rules of physics gave birth to the most complex, diverse and unique force in the universe - life.

• The World At War | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £49.95   |  Saving you £50.04 (100.18%)   |  RRP £99.99

  When this epic series was first broadcast in 1973 it redefined the gold standard for television documentary; it remains the benchmark by which all factual programming must judge itself. Originally shown as 26 one-hour programmes, The World at War set out to tell the story of the Second World War through the testimony of key participants. The result is a unique and unrepeatable event, since many of the eyewitnesses captured on film did not have long left to live. Each hour-long programme is carefully structured to focus on a key theme or campaign, from the rise of Nazi Germany to Hitler's downfall and the onset of the Cold War. There are no academic "talking heads" here to spell out an official version of history; the narration, delivered with wonderful gravitas by Sir Laurence Olivier, is kept to a minimum. The show's great coup was to allow the participants to speak for themselves. Painstaking research in the archives of the Imperial War Museum also unearthed a vast quantity of newsreel footage, including on occasion the cameraman's original raw rushes which present an unvarnished and never-before-seen picture of important events. Carl Davis' portentous main title theme and score underlines the grand scale of the enterprise. The original 26 episodes were supplemented three years later by six special programmes (narrated by Eric Porter), bringing the total running-time to a truly epic 32 hours. --Mark Walker

• Beyond River Cottage | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £6.69   |  Saving you £18.30 (73.20%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Are you ready for a 10-bird roast with lashings of mulled cider? Then join your favourite country cook and rustic companion Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in his latest River Cottage adventures. Hugh has expanded his holding to 44 acres and with more land and livestock he is producing even more food. He grasps the opportunity to set up a culinary HQ - in a ramshackle cluster of old farm buildings where he can prepare his products for market and host seasonal dinners for paying custome

• Auschwitz - The Nazis And The Final Solution | DVD | (14/02/2005) from £6.89   |  Saving you £13.10 (190.13%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Auschwitz: the site of the largest mass murder in the history of the world. However few know the true and surprising history of this most infamous place nor how it fitted into the Nazis' overall plan for the mass extermination of the Jews what was termed 'Final Solution'. For Auschwitz via its destructive dynamism became both a microcosm of the Nazi State and the logical consequence of Hitler's warped view of the world. Combining rare archive footage CGI illustrations of the c

• Great British Railway Journeys: Series 3 | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £18.85   |  Saving you £21.14 (112.15%)   |  RRP £39.99

  All 25 episodes from the third series of the documentary in which Michael Portillo traces historic rail journeys across Britain taking as his guide 'Bradshaw's Handbook'.;The episodes are: 'Great Yarmouth to Beccles' 'Darsham to Felixstowe' 'Sudbury to Southend' 'Epping to Hackney' 'Fenchurch to Embankment' 'Windsor to Didcot' 'Reading to Alton' 'Winchester to Isle of Wight' 'Brockenhurst to Poole' 'Wareham to Portland' 'Oxford to Pershore' 'Hartlebury to Great Malvern' 'Lydney to Newport' 'Cardiff to Brecon' 'Port Talbot to Milford Haven' 'Berwick-Upon-Tweed to Morpeth' 'Bardon Mill to Wigton' 'Cockermouth to Eskdale' 'Kirkby-in-Furness to Lancaster' 'Heysham to Snaefell' 'Bray to Dublin' 'Enfield to Drogheda' 'Dundalk to Portadown' 'Belfast to Whitehead' and 'Ballymoney to Derry'.

• Andrew Marr's Box of Britain | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £35.97   |  Saving you £-0.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Andrew Marr's Box Of Britain

• Glastonbury - 2 Disc | DVD | (17/07/2006) from £5.55   |  Saving you £14.44 (260.18%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This documentary follows 30 years of Britain's best loved music festival and features Coldplay, Blur, David Bowie and many more.

• Danny, The Champion Of The World / The Witches / Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory | DVD | (12/07/2010) from £11.96   |  Saving you £18.03 (150.75%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (Dir. Mel Stuart 1971): It's everybody's non-pollutionary anti-institutionary pro-confectionery factory of fun! Thirty-five years after this merry movie charmed audiences with a colourful mix of song humour and life lessons the Candy Man still wields magic especially now in a vibrant new print with a soundtrack in true stereo. From the classic Roald Dahl story comes a lip-smacking delight with jolly tunes among them 'The Candy Man' and 'Pure Imagination'. With a golden ticket young Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) wins a tour of the factory of wily mogul Wonka (Gene Wilder) and run by his Oompa-Loompa crew. There Charlie his Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson) and others discover a kind heart is a finer possession than a sweet tooth. Don't let the tour leave without you! Danny Champion Of The World (Dir. Gavin Millar 1989): In a small English town a widowed father and his son own and operate a gas station that rests on land coveted by a local developer. They must fight to keep their land and retain the traditional values they have come to live by against harsh government inspectors who are privately in league with the developer. The Witches (Dir. Nicolas Roeg 1990): Saving the world from witches is a tall order for a boy they've turned into a mouse! Luke a young boy recently orphaned is brought to England by his grandmother. At a hotel in which they are staying a group of witches have gathered to prepare a plot to rid the world of all children!

• Wish Me Luck - Complete | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £38.72   |  Saving you £-8.73 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The history of a country under siege is the backdrop for this story of Liz Grainger an Englishwoman who is being recruited by a British intelligence agency during the height of World War II. Since the Armed Forces have been reduced by German counter-intelligence activities it has become imperative to gather civilian volunteers to work with the Resistance forces in occupied France. The agents are trained and deployed into service by Colonel James Cadogan who will use any means necessary to meet the primary needs of his organization: to transmit vital information on German activities to the intelligence network in London. Liz in her role with the Resistance finds espionage romance intrigue suspense. This superb box set features the entire three season of Wish Me Luck

• Soul Eater | DVD | (14/03/2011) from £16.59   |  Saving you £43.40 (72.30%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Set in the Shinigami technical school for weapon meisters the series revolves around 3 groups of each a weapon meister and a human weapon. Trying to make the latter a Death Scythe and thus fit for use by the Shinigami they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and 1 witch. Soul Eater is an anime that centers around meisters and their weapons and their mission to collect 99 evil souls and 1 witch soul. Upon doing that the meister's weapons will become a Deathscythe which is the highest title for a weapon. Maka Soul Eater Black Star Tsubaki Death the Kid and Patty and Liz Thompson are the characters Soul Eater revolves around. Besides taking the time to gather souls these students of Shibusen defend Death City from some of the most powerful of creatures while still attending school and trying to become stronger. Contains episodes 1 - 51.

• Wonders of Life Box Set | DVD | (04/03/2013) from £15.96   |  Saving you £19.03 (119.24%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Brian Cox is the most popular scientist on our screens. His knowledge, enthusiasm and engaging approach, supported by stunning filming, and CGI as well as a compelling soundtrack, have made compulsive viewing of his Wonders of... series. This collection includes all three of these acclaimed titles. Wonders of the Solar SystemThis breathtaking and visually stunning series reveals the cosmos as we have never seen it before - a place full of the most bizarre and astonishing natural phenomena. Wonders of the UniverseTelling the epic story of our universe, which began 13.7 billion years ago, and now is filled with over 100 billion galaxies, each containing hundreds and billions of stars and a breathtaking array of wonders. Wonders of LifeIn a spectacular, beautifully-shot series, Professor Brian Cox reveals how rules of physics gave birth to the most complex, diverse and unique force in the universe - life.

• Paranoia Agent Collection | DVD | (07/02/2011) from £26.98   |  Saving you £5.00 (20.01%)   |  RRP £29.99

  All 13 episodes of the intricately plotted Japanese anime series, following two detectives on the trail of a mysterious young boy who has been attacking complete strangers with a golden bat. As the detectives investigate, they learn more about the boy's strange history. Episodes Comprise: Enter Lil' Slugger The Golden Shoes Double Lips A Man's Path The Holy Warrior Fear of a Direct Hit MHz Happy Family Planning ETC Mellow Maromi No Entry Radar Man The Final Episode

• Great British Railway Journeys - Series 2 | DVD | (09/01/2012) from £19.98   |  Saving you £22.00 (122.29%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Former Minister of State for Transport Michael Portillo takes to the tracks in the second series of the BBC TV Documentary Great British Railway Journeys.Passionate about trains, Michael Portillo embarks on five epic rail journeys, each split into five legs, travelling the length and breadth of the UK as he retraces routes that were described in his original 1860's copy of Bradshaw's Railway Handbook. This box set features 25 episodes covering 5 different journeys including;Brighton to Cromer Ledbury to Holyhead Newcastle to Melton Mowbray London Bridge to Hastings Ayr to Skye Along the way he witnesses all the things that have changed since the early days of rail transport and what still remains of Bradshaw's Britain, discovering the effect the railways had on the public and finding out how the British love of trains all began. Michael samples some classic Cromer crab, gets a rare chance to drive a heritage diesel and gets up close and personal with a pedigree Hereford bull.He also discovers a secret World War II chemical weapons plant at Rhydmwyn, takes a steam train across the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors, attempts to make an authentic Melton Mowbray pork pie, discovers how the railways turned cricket into a national sport and hunts for gold in Scotland's mountains.