"Director: Herbert Ponting"

• The Epic of Everest & The Great White Silence | Blu Ray | (27/01/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Two Stunning Restorations by The BFI National Archive. This limited edition box set contains DVD and Blu-ray versions of two of the most breathtaking and awe-inspiring documentaries ever made. Herbert Ponting's The Great White Silence is the official record of Captain Scott's heroic journey to the South Pole and Captain John Noel's The Epic of Everest is the official record of Mallory and Irvine's fateful 1924 expedition. Capturing vast and extreme landscapes the beauty and savagery of nature and the endurance of the human spirit these remarkable films have been restored by the BFI National Archive and feature stunning new soundtracks by the acclaimed film composer Simon Fisher Turner. Special Features: Both films presented in both High Definition (Blu-ray) and Standard Definition (DVD) 90º South (1933 72 min): Herbert Ponting's final sound version of Great White Silence The Great White Silence: How Did They Did Do It? (2011 23 min): the Discovery Channel's documentary Archive newsreel Items (1910-1925 5 min DVD only) The Sound of Silence (2011 12 min): documentary about Simon Fisher Turner's Great White Silence score Three documentary featurettes: Introducing The Epic of Everest (2013 9 mins); Restoring The Epic of Everest (2013 8 mins); and Scoring The Epic of Everest (2013 6 mins) Alternative score for The Epic of Everest: a reconstruction of the 1924 accompaniment' Additional musical pieces which accompanied original Epic of Everest screenings Fully illustrated booklets with essays and complete film credits

• Great White Silence (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (20/06/2011) from £18.98   |  Saving you £3.00 (17.66%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The official record of Captain Scott's legendary expedition to the South Pole fully restored by the BFI and featuring a with new musical score by Simon Fisher Turner. Released on DVD & Blu-ray for the first time ever. Scott described Herbert Ponting as 'an artist in love with his work' and after the Antarctic expedition's tragic outcome Ponting devoted the rest of his life to ensuring that the grandeur of the Antarctic and of the expedition's heroism would not be forgotten. The images that he captured have fired imaginations ever since. Now the BFI National Archive - custodian of the expedition negatives - has restored the film using the latest photochemical and digital techniques and reintroduced the film's sophisticated use of colour. The alien beauty of the landscape is brought dramatically to life showing the world of the expedition in brilliant detail.