"Actor: Gord Burton"

• Treasure Planet (Disney) | DVD | (07/07/2003) from £3.90   |  Saving you £1.60 (41.03%)   |  RRP £5.50

  Disney's next animated feature takes the classic story of 'Treasure Island' and gives it a twenty first century science fiction makeover with alien worlds and other galactic wonders.

• CBS Salutes Lucy - The First 25 Years | DVD | (23/03/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  CBS Salutes Lucy, a 1976 tribute to Lucille Ball, captures prize moments from her three television series (most notably I Love Lucy), highlights from her movie career, and excerpts from numerous other TV appearances. Each segment of the 97-minute special is introduced by famous cohorts, from series regulars such as ex-husband Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and Gale Gordon to sometime co-workers like John Wayne, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dick Van Dyke. Although she lived another 13 years after this special was made and had a fourth go at a TV series, this programme captures the most brilliant moments of her trademark physical comedy. The red-haired queen of American comedy appears at the end when Jimmy Stewart gives her an honorary plaque, making for a nostalgic moment. A short time later the credits roll, revealing that Ball's production company was behind the tribute, reminding viewers that she wasn't a bad businesswoman either. --Kimberly Heinrichs, Amazon.com

• Treasure Planet (Read Along) | DVD | (26/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Treasure Planet, a pet project of Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Hercules codirectors Ron Clements and John Musker, is an ambitious animation hybrid (traditional animation combined with elaborate CGI backgrounds). It was the subject of numerous in-studio battles, but Disney office politics and a poor public reception shouldn't distract one from its many admirable qualities, not the least being its overall fidelity to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel Treasure Island. Curiously revamped as a sci-fi adventure with space-faring galleons, flintlock ray guns and extreme-sports attitude, it caters to a young audience for whom Stevenson's adventure is an undiscovered treasure, revving up the material with arcade-game excitements. It's entertaining, for what it is, and kids will surely enjoy it. Maybe next time, however, Disney will follow its own legacy and properly adapt Stevenson (as they did with their 1950 live-action classic) for a new, and hopefully receptive, generation. --Jeff Shannon

• An Adventure With The Piking Pirate | DVD | (05/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Join swashbuckling pike specialist Gord Burton as he hoists the Jolly Roger and sails off into the wild wastes of Loch Lomond in search of monster pike.

• The Return Of The Piking Pirate | DVD | (04/12/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  In Part One Gard is accompanied by his young son Walker as he scours Loch Ken for predators to spar with. In Part Two Gard is alone on Lake Windermere and uses every trick he knows to raise the pike from their deep cold homes.