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• Breaking Bad - Season 5 | DVD | (03/06/2013) from £17.00  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  With Jesse (Aaron Paul) back on his side, pressure of Walt's criminal life starts to build as Skyler (Anna Gunn) struggles to keep his terrible secrets. Facing resistance from sometime adversary and former Fring lieutenant Mike, Walt tries to keep his world from falling apart even as his DEA Agent brother in law, Hank (Dean Norris), finds numerous leads that could blaze a path straight to Walt.

• Lincoln | DVD | (10/06/2013) from £9.95  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  As with the great John Ford (Young Mr. Lincoln) before him, it would be out of character for Steven Spielberg to construct a conventional, cradle-to-grave portrait of a historical figure. In drawing from Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals, the director instead depicts a career-defining moment in the career of Abraham Lincoln (an uncharacteristically restrained Daniel Day-Lewis). With the Civil War raging, and the death toll rising, the president focuses his energies on passage of the 13th Amendment. Even those sympathetic to the cause question his timing, but Lincoln doesn't see the two issues as separate, and the situation turns personal when his son, Robert (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), chooses to enlist rather than to study law. While still mourning the loss of one son, Mary (Sally Field) can't bear to lose another. Playwright Tony Kushner, who adapted the screenplay, takes a page from the procedural handbook in tracing Lincoln's steps to win over enough representatives to abolish slavery, while simultaneously bringing a larger-than-life leader down to a more manageable size. In his stooped-shoulder slouch and Columbo-like speech, Day-Lewis succeeds so admirably that the more outspoken characters, like congressman Thaddeus Stevens (Tommy Lee Jones) and lobbyist W.N. Bilbo (James Spader), threaten to steal the spotlight whenever they enter the scene, but the levity of their performances provides respite from the complicated strategising and carnage-strewn battlefields. If Lincoln doesn't thrill like the Kushner-penned Munich, there's never a dull moment--though it would take a second viewing to catch all the political nuances. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

• Dexter - Season 7 | DVD | (03/06/2013) from £24.95  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  Everyone's favorite serial killer is back for more in Season 7 of Showtime's wickedly good drama, Dexter. Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall returns as the Miami forensics expert with blood on his hands – only now, he's finally forced to come clean to his sister, Deb, about his deadly ways. Meanwhile, there's a chance for possible romance with a beautiful fellow murderer, Deb learns how difficult it is to keep her brother's secrets, Batista pursues a dream away from the force, Quinn loses his heart, and LaGuerta gets closer to pinning the Bay Harbor Butcher killings on Dexter. Someone's got it coming...

• Doctor Who - Series 7 Part 2 | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £16.97  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  The Doctor kicks off this new run of adventures by searching for his companion Clara - an Impossible Girl he's already lost twice. Together they find themselves battling monsters on distant alien planets trapped in a Russian submarine with a deadly passenger chasing terrifying ghosts delving into the heart of the Tardis facing the Crimson Horror in Victorian Yorkshire and coming face to face with an army of upgraded Cybermen. The action grows and the Doctor's oldest secret threatens to be revealed as the world's longest running science fiction series builds toward its explosive 50th anniversary in November 2013.

• A Good Day to Die Hard | DVD | (10/06/2013) from £9.95  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  Iconoclastic take-no-prisoners cop John McClane for the first time finds himself on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack. With the Russian underworld in pursuit and battling a countdown to war the two McClanes discover their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.

• Wreck-It Ralph | DVD | (03/06/2013) from £10.99  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  Prepare for adventure with one of the very best from Disney Animation Studios (Jonathan Ross). A hilarious arcade-game-hopping journey in Disney's Wreck-It Ralph. For decades Ralph has played the bad guy in his popular video game. In a bold move he embarks on an action-packed adventure and sets out to prove to everyone that he is a true hero with a big heart. As he explores exciting new worlds he teams up with some unlikely new friends including feisty misfit Vanellope Von Schweetz. Then when an evil enemy threatens their world Ralph realises he holds the fate of the entire arcade in his massive hands. Featuring an all-star voice cast and breakthrough bonus features that take you even deeper into the world of video games Disney's Wreck-It Ralph has something for every player. Special Features: Paperman

• Flight | DVD | (03/06/2013) from £10.00  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  Few directors can meld high-tech whiz-bang with solid narrative values like Robert Zemeckis, a filmmaker whose best work (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the Back to the Future trilogy, Cast Away) stands tall among the blockbusters. Although there have been times when Zemeckis's insistence on pushing the special effects envelope can end up overshadowing the story being told (as in his animated version of A Christmas Carol), his innate gifts persist: when he's in the groove, he can show you something you've never seen before, as well as a reason to care about it. Flight, the director's first wholly live-action film in over a decade, serves as a reminder of just how good he can be, featuring both an exquisitely terrifying crash sequence and a fearless central performance from Denzel Washington. John Gatins's script serves as a bizarro inversion of the Sully Sullenberger tale: when a routine flight over Atlanta goes terrifyingly wrong, the aircraft's pilot (Washington) saves his passengers with a near-miraculous display of skill. As the investigation into the disaster begins, however, it becomes apparent that its hero's impromptu bravery hides a multitude of bad habits. Washington does a brilliant job as a man who is all too aware of his feet of clay, subverting his innate nobility to shattering effect. (As in the earlier Training Day, when he goes to the dark side, the shock ripples the screen.) The strength of his central performance is only amplified by some outstanding supporting work from Kelly Reilly (as a recovering heroin addict), Don Cheadle, Bruce Greenwood, and a scene-stealing John Goodman, who gets a few lines crass enough to remind you that yes, Zemeckis is the same person who once made the low-taste classic Used Cars. Impressive as the cast is, though, it's unlikely that things would work nearly as well without the director's grasp of the material, which shifts between horror, black comedy, and uplifting pathos without missing a beat. In his hands, this potential sap story makes for a smart, worldly addiction saga that blessedly refuses to stay within the usual melodramatic lines. Just don't ever, ever expect to see it as the in-flight entertainment. --Andrew Wright

• Gangster Squad | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £9.99  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and-if he has his way-every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It's enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop... except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O'Mara (Josh Brolin) and Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), who come together to try to tear Cohen's world apart.

• The Great Escape - Limited Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (03/06/2013) from £23.81  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  In 1943, the Germans opened Stalag Luft III, a maximum-security prisoner-of-war camp designed to hold even the craftiest escape artists. In doing so, however, the Nazis unwittingly assembled the finest escape team in military history - brilliantly portrayed here by Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson and James Coburn - who worked on what became the largest prison breakout ever attempted. One of the most ingenious and suspenseful adventure films of all time, The Great Escape is a masterful collaboration between director John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven), screenwriters James Clavell (Shogun) and W.R. Burnett (Little Caesar), and composer Elmer Bernstein. Based on a true story, The Great Escape is epic entertainment that captivates, thrills and stirs (Variety).

• Zero Dark Thirty (DVD + UV Copy) | DVD | (10/06/2013) from £10.00  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  For a decade, an elite team of intelligence and military operatives, working in secret across the globe, devoted themselves to a single goal: to find and eliminate Osama Bin Laden. Zero Dark Thirty reunites the Oscar winning team of director-producer Kathryn Bigelow and writer-producer Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker) for the story of history's greatest manhunt for the world's most dangerous man.

• Doctor Who - Series 7 Part 2 | Blu Ray | (27/05/2013) from £20.16  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  The Doctor kicks off this new run of adventures by searching for his companion Clara - an Impossible Girl he's already lost twice. Together they find themselves battling monsters on distant alien planets trapped in a Russian submarine with a deadly passenger chasing terrifying ghosts delving into the heart of the Tardis facing the Crimson Horror in Victorian Yorkshire and coming face to face with an army of upgraded Cybermen. The action grows and the Doctor's oldest secret threatens to be revealed as the world's longest running science fiction series builds toward its explosive 50th anniversary in November 2013.

• A Good Day to Die Hard (Blu-ray + UV Copy) | Blu Ray | (10/06/2013) from £14.95  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  Iconoclastic take-no-prisoners cop John McClane for the first time finds himself on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack. With the Russian underworld in pursuit and battling a countdown to war the two McClanes discover their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes. Special Features: Feature – Theatrical and Extended Versions Deleted Scenes Making It Hard to Die Anatomy of a Car Chase Two of a Kind Back in Action The New Face of Evil Pre-Vis Segments VFX Sequences Storyboards Concept Art Galleries Theatrical Trailers Audio Commentary by Director John Moore and First Assistant Director Mark Cotone Maximum McClane

• Doctor Who: The Mind Of Evil | DVD | (03/06/2013) from £13.12  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  Professor Keller has created a machine that can pacify even the most dangerous of criminals. But when the Doctor and Jo arrive at Stangmoor Prison for a demonstration things start to go horribly wrong - especially when they discover that the Doctor's old enemy Master is responsible for the machine. What could he possibly want from the criminals? And what connects him with an impending World Peace Conference? Special Features: Commentary with actors Katy Manning (Jo Grant) Pik-Sen Lim (Chin Lee) and Fernanda Marlowe (Corporal Bell) director Timothy Combe producer Barry Letts script editor Terrance Dicks and stunt arranger Derek Ware. Moderated by Toby Hadoke. The Military Mind A look at the making of the story. Featuring actors Nicholas Courtney Pik-Sen Lim and Fernanda Marlow director Timothy Combe producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks. Now and Then The latest in our long-running series visits the filming locations used in the story to see how they have changed over the years. Behind the Scenes: Television Centre Back in 1971 presenter Norman Tozer visited BBC Television Centre to find out what went on over 24 hours in the life of what was then an incredibly busy 'television factory'. Radio Times listings (DVD-ROM) 1971 Kellogg’s Sugar Smacks promotion (DVD-ROM) Programme subtitles Production information subtitles Photo gallery Coming soon trailer Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

• The Last Stand | Blu Ray | (27/05/2013) from £12.95  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  Any movie that heralds the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger to movie star action hero-dom after his foray into politics was going to bear the dubious honor of being auspicious. For better or worse, The Last Stand takes that honor right down the middle of the road, being neither overly ambitious nor groaningly silly in letting this 66-year-old man mug, grunt, punch, and shoot his way back into our hearts and minds as the Ah-nold screen character for which we had such affection.Schwarzenegger plays Ray Owens, the sheriff of a tiny Arizona border burg who likes the peace and calm of his job and his townsfolk friends. When the FBI informs him that an escaped Mexican drug kingpin is barreling straight toward all that calm in a supercharged custom car, he sighs and saddles up, locking and loading with his wacky friends and deputies by his side for the inevitable stand. In fact, one might well call it a last stand. There are very few surprises in how it's all going to play out, right down to the bone-crunching mano a mano fistfight between Ray and the kingpin (Eduardo Noriega) on a makeshift bridge over the border. Ray has a history as a savvy big city cop, and he smells and foresees all the trouble coming his way, even though no one expects him to do much in the way of making any kind of last stand. That includes Forest Whitaker as the flummoxed FBI agent whose screwup sets the stage for the bloody showdown. Others who are surprised at Ray's chutzpah and ingenuity are Peter Stormare (sporting cowboy boots and a weirdly drawling accent) as the kingpin's sadistic lieutenant, and Luis Guzmán as Ray's bumbling sidekick, who unexpectedly pulls out all his stops at just the right moment. Also on hand is Johnny Knoxville as another town weirdo who happens to own an arsenal of antiquated weaponry that's drafted into action for the fiery climax. Like most of the cast--Schwarzenegger included--these guys are pretty much playing it for laughs even though the body count is exceedingly high among the gangs of henchmen and lawmen alike. The violence is also exceptionally gruesome, whether caused by vehicles, firearms, knives, explosions, or fisticuffs, with loving, lingering shots of spouting blood and severed body parts that were clearly designed to prompt cheerfully vocal responses from the audience. This is the first American film directed by Kim Jee-woon, one of the top names from a booming contemporary South Korean cinema machine, and he has brought an outsider's sensibility and stylistic flourish along with the gory details. People who care about such things might have hoped for a little more auspiciousness from him than Ah-nold's comeback (if it turns out to be that). Otherwise The Last Stand is pretty much exactly what most people would expect from such a thing, and there's certainly nothing wrong with that. --Ted Fry

• Wales - RBS 6 Nations 2013 Champions | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £8.99  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  Relive Wales' incredible defence of their RBS 6 Nations crown. When the final whistle blew at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday 16th March 2013 70 000 joyous Welsh fans were sent into raptures having witnessed their side crush England by 30 points to 3 – achieving their biggest ever winning margin over England – to retain the RBS 6 Nations title and deny their oldest enemy a first Grand Slam in 10 years. It was a truly magnificent performance as 23 Welsh dragons outthought and out-fought their opponents in every area of the field to roar to an incredible victory. Coming into the tournament Wales were out of form and without a win since the 2012 RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam. Defeat at home to Ireland in their opening 2013 fixture left Wales with a mountain to climb particularly with three successive trips away to come before their final game against a resurgent England at home. But a deserved if perhaps unexpected win in the Stade de France against Les Bleus was followed by victories at the Stadio Flaminio and Murrayfield against Italy and Scotland respectively leaving Wales needing to defeat unbeaten England by seven points to complete a miraculous defence of their RBS 6 Nations crown. And win they did thanks largely to two magnificent second half tries from Alex Cuthbert to seal a remarkable victory and ensure the RBS 6 Nations trophy stayed in Wales for another year. Special Features: Behind the Scenes Footage Exclusive Interviews Tournament Highlights

• Zero Dark Thirty (Blu-ray + UV Copy) | Blu Ray | (10/06/2013) from £15.00  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  For a decade, an elite team of intelligence and military operatives, working in secret across the globe, devoted themselves to a single goal: to find and eliminate Osama Bin Laden. Zero Dark Thirty reunites the Oscar winning team of director-producer Kathryn Bigelow and writer-producer Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker) for the story of history's greatest manhunt for the world's most dangerous man. Special Features: No Small Feat The Compound Long Version Geared Up Targeting Jessica Chastain

• Lincoln (Blu-ray + UV Copy) | Blu Ray | (10/06/2013) from £14.95  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  As with the great John Ford (Young Mr. Lincoln) before him, it would be out of character for Steven Spielberg to construct a conventional, cradle-to-grave portrait of a historical figure. In drawing from Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals, the director instead depicts a career-defining moment in the career of Abraham Lincoln (an uncharacteristically restrained Daniel Day-Lewis). With the Civil War raging, and the death toll rising, the president focuses his energies on passage of the 13th Amendment. Even those sympathetic to the cause question his timing, but Lincoln doesn't see the two issues as separate, and the situation turns personal when his son, Robert (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), chooses to enlist rather than to study law. While still mourning the loss of one son, Mary (Sally Field) can't bear to lose another. Playwright Tony Kushner, who adapted the screenplay, takes a page from the procedural handbook in tracing Lincoln's steps to win over enough representatives to abolish slavery, while simultaneously bringing a larger-than-life leader down to a more manageable size. In his stooped-shoulder slouch and Columbo-like speech, Day-Lewis succeeds so admirably that the more outspoken characters, like congressman Thaddeus Stevens (Tommy Lee Jones) and lobbyist W.N. Bilbo (James Spader), threaten to steal the spotlight whenever they enter the scene, but the levity of their performances provides respite from the complicated strategising and carnage-strewn battlefields. If Lincoln doesn't thrill like the Kushner-penned Munich, there's never a dull moment--though it would take a second viewing to catch all the political nuances. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

• Horrible Histories - Series 4 | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £7.00  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  More gory tales, gruesome characters and the silliest stories from the past as the team give the history books another good shake... From the Awful Egyptians and Smashing Saxons to Vile Victorians and the Woeful Second World War, Horrible Histories brings you all your old favourites plus hilarious new sketches such as Historical Dentist, Wonders of the Universe and Historical Apprentice. We learn about Henry VIII's Cash in the Abbey, meet Stone Age geeks and go on a spooky Victorian railway. As usual, the HH house is rocking as the RAF Pilots boy band celebrate feats of derring-do, Charles Darwin sings of the ch-ch-changes of human evolution and Mary Seacole dishes out medical advice Beyonce - style! Special Features: Unseen Sketches Savage Songs Quiz Questions

• House of Cards - Season 1 (DVD + UV Copy) | DVD | (10/06/2013) from £20.00  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  House of Cards is a wicked one-hour political drama series from Media Rights Capital that slithers behind the curtain of power sex ambition love greed and corruption in modern Washington D.C. An uncompromising exploration of power ambition and the American way the series orbits Francis Underwood (Kevin Spacey) the House Majority Whip. Underwood is the politician's politician - masterful beguiling charismatic and ruthless. He and his equally ambitious wife Claire (Robin Wright) stop at nothing to ensure their ascendancy.

• Wreck-It Ralph | Blu Ray | (03/06/2013) from £16.99  |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)  |  RRP £N/A

  Prepare for adventure with one of the very best from Disney Animation Studios (Jonathan Ross). A hilarious arcade-game-hopping journey in Disney's Wreck-It Ralph. For decades Ralph has played the bad guy in his popular video game. In a bold move he embarks on an action-packed adventure and sets out to prove to everyone that he is a true hero with a big heart. As he explores exciting new worlds he teams up with some unlikely new friends including feisty misfit Vanellope Von Schweetz. Then when an evil enemy threatens their world Ralph realises he holds the fate of the entire arcade in his massive hands. Featuring an all-star voice cast and breakthrough bonus features that take you even deeper into the world of video games Disney's Wreck-It Ralph has something for every player. Bring home the ultimate reward on Disney Blu-ray! Special Features: BD-Paperman Bit by Bit: Creating the Worlds of Wreck-It Ralph Alternate and Deleted Scenes Video Game Commercials 3D-Paperman