Documentary

• The History of Christianity | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £22.93   |  Saving you £7.06 (30.79%)   |  RRP £29.99

  From the beginning of Christianity to the Crusades see how the events of Jesus' life and the lives of his Apostles generated consequences that have rippled through the course of history for over two thousand years. This enthralling collection includes 'In The Footsteps Of The Holy Family' and 'The Apostles' top-selling programs from both HISTORY and A&E that offer a compelling mix of science history faith and scholarship. Using ancient texts the Scriptures commentary from renowned scholars and visits to the multitude of sites where history was made 'Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years' takes a comprehensive look at not just the events and personalities that left indelible marks on the landscape of faith but also the forces behind them. And with breathtaking CGI heart-pounding reenactments and stunning footage from rarely seen locations 'The Crusades: Crescent & The Cross' presents the epic battle between two Middle Age superpowers: the Christian Crusaders and the Muslims.

• Crawshaw Paint's Constable Country | DVD | (19/10/2009) from £15.59   |  Saving you £-0.60 (-4.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Previously broadcast on Channel 4 & Discovery this Is an introduction to the countryside immortalised in paint by John Constable England's best known and most popular painter. Alwyn Crawshaw visits some of the scenes and locations made famous by John Constable and paints the scenes as they are today. The beautiful locations fascinating history and the stories behind Constable's best known paintings make this series delightful to watch. Episode One: Introduction to Constable Country: Alwyn starts the programme in East Bergholt where Constable was born and sketches Constable's first studio. Then walking between East Bergholt and Flatford Alwyn sketches Fen Lane in oils near the site of Constable's inspiration for 'The Cornfield'. Finally Alwyn paints Willy Lot's cottage - the cottage Constable depicted in 'The Haywain'. Episode Two: Sketching: Constable sketched profusely and in this episode Alwyn visits the meadows around Constable Country and Dedham where Constable went to school sketching a stile a wrought iron lamp post and a distant view of Dedham Church. Episode Three: Churches: In this episode Alwyn visits three churches: Dedham Church East Bergholt and St Mary's in Stoke-by-Nayland. He tells the story of Constable's association with the Church - not always a happy one. Episode Four: Trees Meadows and Skies: Alwyn visits the site of 'The Leaping Horse' and sketches a pollarded willow and a group of ash trees. Constable made over 100 cloud studies and Alwyn does one of his own in water-colour. Episode Five: Mills and Water: The area around Flatford Mill has changed remarkably little since Constable's time. Alwyn visits the site of 'Boatbuilding' and paints a watercolour of the Mill as well as an oil sketch of a wooden rowing boat. Episode Six: Landscapes: Constable painted Dedham Mill many times but Alwyn paints a lock-keepers cottage which had not been built when Constable was alive. He also visits Stour House originally owned by friends of Constable's and paints a panoramic landscape of Dedham Vale.

• Love The Beast | DVD | (16/11/2009) from £6.73   |  Saving you £9.26 (137.59%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A treat for fans of motoring and cars everywhere, "Love The Beast" is the ultimate in pure petrol-head entertainment.

• Hitler's Bodyguard | DVD | (25/05/2009) from £16.98   |  Saving you £10.00 (66.71%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Hitler's Bodyguard (4 Discs)

• Martina Col's Lady Killers | DVD | (18/11/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  British crime writer, Martina Cole, examines the life and times of the most notorious female serial killers across history and asks: Why do women kill and why are we surprised when they do? MYRA HINDLEY: The first programme looks at Myra Hindley, who along with Ian Brady was responsible for a spate of child murders in the 1960s, and features interviews with Hindley s lawyer and prison chaplain. Crime writer Martina Cole examines the backgrounds, personalities and behaviour of the notorious female murderer. BEVERLY ALLITT: Profile of nurse Beverley Allitt, dubbed the Angel of Death. She attacked 13 young patients before being arrested and eventually charged for the murders of 4 children in her care and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1993. ROSE WEST: The case of Rose West, who is currently serving a life sentence without parole for 10 separate counts of murder, committed during the 1970s and 80s. Her husband and partner in the sexually motivated crimes committed suicide in prison in 1995. Herself a victim of abuse, Rose directed her appetites toward her own children as well as at least eight other girls. ELIZABETH BATHORY: Born in Hungary in 1560 Countess Bathory was a lesbian who, with her son, two sons-in-law and several female helpers, got young girls to come to her castle on the pretext of finding them work and then tortured and killed them. It is claimed that she killed 600 victims, making her the most prolific female serial killer of all time. MARY ANN COTTON: Mary Ann was a Victorian Black Widow born in the small English village of Low Moorsley in October 1832. She killed for greed and was finally convicted and hanged at Durham County Gaol on 24 March, 1873 for the murders of husbands, step children, her mother and even her own children. AMELIA DYER: Amelia Dyer qualified as a nurse and became a baby-farmer, looking after others babies. After deaths of children in her care she was charged with neglect and served six months in jail and later spent time in a mental asylum but carried on baby-farming. In 1896 she was hanged for the murder of Doris Marmon, a child in her care.

• Jack Cardiff - Cameraman | DVD | (26/07/2010) from £8.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (122.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jack Cardiff: Cameraman

• Jig | DVD | (12/09/2011) from £12.47   |  Saving you £3.52 (28.23%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Jig is the remarkable story of the fortieth Irish Dancing World Championships held in March 2010 in Glasgow. Three thousand dancers their families and teachers from around the globe descend upon Glasgow for one drama filled week. Clad in wigs make up fake tan diamantes and dresses costing thousands of pounds they compete for the coveted world titles. A year of incredibly hard work for just a few tense minutes on stage this feature length documentary was given access for the very first time to the little known world of competitive Irish Dancing.

• The Battle Of Trafalgar - Nelson's Victory | DVD | (16/08/2004) from £7.51   |  Saving you £2.48 (33.02%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Nelson's celebrated signal opened the Battle of Trafalgar the most famous engagement of the age of sail. Tragically he would not live to enjoy his crowning glory. Cut down by a French sniper at the very moment of triumph his greatest victory was also destined to be his memorial for his fleet ended for ever the Emperor Napoleon's dream of an invasion of England. 'The Battle Of Trafalgar' draws extensively on 'I Remember Nelson' and 'HMS Defiant' two of the most accurate reconstruc

• Examined Life | DVD | (12/04/2010) from £6.73   |  Saving you £6.26 (48.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Taking philosophy out of the books and classrooms and putting it back onto the streets, "Examined Life" accompanies some of the world's most influential thinkers in places and spaces that reflect and resonate their ideas.

• The Wild Parrots Of Telegraph Hill | DVD | (26/06/2006) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  San Francisco's Telegraph Hill neighbourhood has become home to a large flock of wild parrots. While no one is certain how the parrots came to be there the birds were left undisturbed until a chance meeting with Mark Bittner. Street musician Bittner had no experience of ornithology prior to his first encounter with the parrots but before long he developed a close bond with them and took it upon himself to care for them. Bittner's friendship with the parrots became a valuable experie

• Place of Execution | DVD | (05/03/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Starring Juliet Stevenson (Truly Madly Deeply and Bend it Like Beckham) and Lee Ingleby (The Last Region) and based on the novel by award-winning author Val McDermid Place of Execution is a taut psychological thriller that explores exposes and explodes the borderline between reality and illusion in a multi-layered narrative that turns expectations on their heads. A modern day story with flashbacks to the tragic events of the past. On a freezing December night in 1963 the worst kind of fear strikes the secluded Derbyshire hamlet of Scardale. Thirteen-year-old Alison Carter has vanished without a trace. Against all their instincts the self sufficient villagers are reluctantly forced to ask the outside world for help. For newly-promoted Detective Inspector George Bennett it's the first chance to show his bosses what he's made of. But in spite of his dogged efforts her disappearance remains a mystery until he uncovers a piece of evidence that turns the investigation on its head and leads him to the gruesome answer and the apparently incontrovertible evidence of Alison's violent death.

• Journey to Le Mans | DVD | (24/11/2014) from £4.95   |  Saving you £13.04 (263.43%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Le Mans the biggest motorsport event in the world, is truly a spectacle like no other. The twenty-four hour race is considered the most physically and mentally demanding race on earth. Man and machine push themselves to the limits of endurance, many never make it past the finish line, and some never make it home. Yet it still impassions men from all over the world to come and take it on. Jota Sport, a small British privateer team know all too well the cruelty of the race, having unsuccessfull.

• Vanishing of the Bees | DVD | (01/02/2010) from £18.88   |  Saving you £-3.89 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  "Vanishing of the Bees" celebrates the ancient relationship between humans and bees whilst highlighting mankind's reliance on the honeybee as the cornerstone of modern agriculture.

• That Beryl Marston...! - The Complete Series | DVD | (20/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The Classic TV Sitcom Series

• Frank Auerbach - To The Studio | DVD | (23/07/2018) from £14.94   |  Saving you £4.04 (33.81%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This documentary looks at the hard-working artist Frank Auerbach. Auerbach is one of Britain's pre-eminent post-war painters and among the most internationally collected of living artists. This legendary painter rarely leaves his studio: he works 365 days a year from sun up to sun down in a furious race against time. There is not a minute to waste. His main links with the outside world are the models who've sat for him between ten and forty two years. They are from diverse backgrou

• The Who - Who's Next (Classic Album) | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-3.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  The songs and story of The Who's classic album. Who's Next is viewed by many as the greatest testament to the songwriting talent of Pete Townshend and the musical power of The Who. When the album was released in 1971, it climbed to the Top Five on the Billboard chart and remained in the Top 40 for five months. The story of how The Who came to record the album is told by group members Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle, together with contributions by those who were close to the group during this recording, also providing insight into the importance of the late great Keith Moon to the success of The Who. The songs recorded for the Who's Next album are featured here, including such classics as "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Baba O'Riley" and "Behind Blue Eyes". Included in this documentary programme are previously unseen performances of songs from the album that prove the longevity and lasting appeal of Who's Next, a true classic album. (61 minutes.)

• World In Action - Vol. 2 | DVD | (05/10/2009) from £9.19   |  Saving you £10.80 (117.52%)   |  RRP £19.99

  World In Action: Vol. 2 (2 Discs)

• X Factor - - The Greatest Auditions Ever | DVD | (28/11/2005) from £9.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (40.04%)   |  RRP £13.99

  The most talked about TV show of 2005 now brings you The X Factor: The Greatest Auditions Ever exclusively on DVD. Millions of TV viewers have watched the UK's biggest ever talent search on Saturday nights to find the Nation's brightest singing talents. Now it's your chance to relive all the best and worst moments from the X Factor auditions. In the summer of 2005 75 000 contestants from all over the UK came face to face with three of the most powerful people in the music industry - Simon Cowell Sharon Osbourn and Louis Walsh. They decided the fate of each auditionee whether talented talentless or downright bonkers. Watch as the judges argue between themselves about who is good enough to go through to the next round relive Simon's most outrageous comments and rejections and see for the first time exclusive unseen footage of the contestants and judges. The Greatest Auditions Ever relives the highs and lows with clips that made you both laugh and cry. Who can forget such characters as Justin or should we say Justine the Vicky Pollard look-a-like from Total Eclipse and you'll find out if Della ever got to sing another song. If all this isn't enough let's take a trip down memory lane to the very first series of X Factor. See all the best and the worst auditions from the chicken plucker's rendition of the Bee Gee's 'Tragedy' to the Leeds rapper and his version of 'Eminem's Stan'. All these and many more on The X Factor: The Greatest Auditions. So without further ado' It's Chico time!

• British Transport Films: Collection 11 - Experiment Under London | DVD | (19/08/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Following the nationalisation of public transport in 1948, the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house film production unit. Launched on 1st May 1949, British Transport Films was led for 25 years by Edgar Anstey - a founding father of the British documentary movement -and became one of the largest industrial film units in Britain. Marking London Underground's 150th anniversary, Volume 11 in this hugely successful series of double-DVD sets presents five films, known collectively as The Victoria Line Reports, which were produced by British Transport Films for London Transport. Made between 1961 and 1968 this fascinating series documents in meticulous detail the mammoth undertaking of building the Victoria line from the initial design stages through to the tunnelling and its Royal opening. This digitally mastered collection is a must, not only for the Transport enthusiast, but also for the documentary aficionado. Special Features: Illustrated booklet with essays from BFI curators

• IMAX Mummies-Secrets of the Pharoahs (2D/3D Blu-Ray) | Blu Ray | (25/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Mummies: Secrets of the Past follows researchers and explorers as they piece together the archaeological and genetic clues of Egyptian mummies. These relics of the past create a window into the fascinating and mysterious world of the pharaohs. In addition to increasing our understanding of the culture, religion, medicine, and daily life thousands of years ago, scientists today are reconstructing mummy DNA and deciphering ancient texts to gain insight into modern human genetics and advance medical treatments. To unwrap the secrets of the pharaohs is to perhaps glimpse the future of our own civilization. Narrated by actor Christopher Lee , Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs explores the mysterious world of ancient Egypt through the fabric of its ancient mummies.