Documentary

• Stephen Fry & The Gutenberg Press | DVD | (21/03/2011) from £5.27   |  Saving you £9.72 (64.80%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The printing press was the world's first mass-production machine. Its invention in the 1450s changed the world by sparking a cultural revolution which shaped the modern age. In this BAFTA nominated programme Britain's national treasure Stephen Fry investigates Johann Gutenberg the elusive inventor of the printing press. Stephen's investigation discovers the lengths to which Gutenberg went to keep his project secret and uncovers the importance of printing in medieval Europe. To really understand the man Stephen must get his hands dirty assembling a team of craftsmen to build a working copy of Gutenberg's original press. Can Stephen's team match the achievement of Gutenberg's medieval craftsmen?

• The Great War Poets | DVD | (09/06/2014) from £11.49   |  Saving you £-0.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  The shattering experience of the Great War in the trenches took its toll on a generation of men who were called up to fight in the nightmare of the trenches. The experience proved so awe inspiring that for many the experience could only be summed up in verse. Today their work has become famous for its poignancy and sense of loss. Young men such as Wilfred Owen, John McCrae, and Rupert Brooke were cut down in their prime yet their memory lives on in the brief flowering of immortal verse. .

• 20,000 Days on Earth | DVD | (20/10/2014) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  20 000 days on earth is a bold and unique look at one of music’s most mysterious and charismatic figures the iconic musician and writer Nick Cave. Directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard present a vision of an artist in a way that is unconventional yet undeniably intimate while also exploring more universal themes of creativity and how we choose to spend our time on the Earth. The film presents Cave’s personal analysis of his own life and creative processes. He shares humorous tales of times past with bandmate and frequent collaborator Warren Ellis and engages in enlightening discussion with those who have affected his life both professionally and personally including former Bad Seed Blixa Bargeld actor friend Ray Winstone and perhaps most notably Kylie Minogue with whom Cave collaborated on his breakout hit Where the Wild Roses Grow.

• Joanna Lumley's Nile | DVD | (10/05/2010) from £18.54   |  Saving you £1.45 (7.82%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Joanna Lumley's Nile

• The Tarzan Collection 7 DVD BOX - Johnny Weissmuller | DVD | (05/10/2011) from £48.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Irreplaceable | DVD | (06/03/2017) from £11.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  For the past thirty years, Dr. Jean-Pierre Werner has been working as a general practitioner in the countryside, far away from any other medical facility. When he finds out that he suffers from a serious illness, Werner is left with no choice but to find a replacement, although he considers himself irreplaceable French box-office star François Cluzet (Untouchable) headlines this engaging and compelling drama that takes a realistic look at rural medicine.

• Crowded House - Farewell to the World | DVD | (20/11/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  In 1996 Crowded House played to over 120 000 fans at Sydney Opera House in their last ever performance; this is the DVD of that momentous Farewell To The World concert. Disc 1 - Track List: 1. Mean To Me 2. World Where You Live 3. When You Come 4. Private Universe 5. Four Seasons In One Day 6. Fall At Your Feet 7. Whispers and Moans 8. Hole In The River 9. Better Be Home Soon 10. Pineapple Head 11. Distant Sun 12. Into Temptation 13. Everything Is Good For You 14. Locked Out 15. Something So Strong 16. Sister Madly 17. Italian Plastic 18. Weather With You 19. It's Only Natural 20. There Goes God 21. Fingers Of Love 22. In My Command 23. Throw Your Arms Around Me 24. Don't Dream It's Over 25. End Credits - Farewell To The World Concert Disc 2: 1. 'Planning The Event' - Documentary 2. 'The Day They Brought The House Down' Documentary 3. Channel 7 'Witness' 4. Italian Plastic (Photo Gallery Plus Audio) 5. Instinct (Photo Gallery Plus Audio) 6. End Credits - Farewell To The World DVD

• Look Back, Don't Stare - A Film About Progress | DVD | (06/12/2010) from £3.99   |  Saving you £16.00 (401.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This superb DVD features a full DVD about exceptional new album Progress alongside 20 minutes of extra out takes.

• Ryuichi Sakamoto | OPUS | DVD | (09/12/2024) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  20 pieces, 5 decades, 1 performance. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO | OPUS features award-winning music from Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence and The Last Emperor, amongst other seminal scores and piano compositions, in his last performance. Filmed by his son, Neo Sora, it conjures emotions we don't have names for. IndieWire On March 28th, 2023, legendary composer Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away after his struggle against cancer. In the years leading up to his death, Sakamoto could no longer perform live. Despite this, in late 2022, Sakamoto mustered all his energy to leave the world with one final performance: a concert film, featuring just him and his piano. Curated by Sakamoto himself and presented in his chosen order, the twenty pieces performed in the film wordlessly narrate his life through his music. The selection spans his entire career, from his popstar Yellow Magic Orchestra period, to his magnificent Bertolucci film scores, to music from his meditative final album, 12. Intimately filmed in a space he knew well, surrounded by his most trusted collaborators, Sakamoto bares his soul through his music, knowing this may be the last time that he can present his art. A celebration of an artist's life in the purest sense, Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus is the definitive swan song of the beloved maestro.

• Post Tenebras Lux | Blu Ray | (22/07/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Juan (Adolfo Jiménez Castro) is a wealthy industrialist who has chosen to live with his wife and two children away from the trappings of wealth and the city. Yet isolation in this superficially idyllic rural landscape seems to have brought little peace to his world. Juan's marriage to Natalia (Nathalia Acevedo) is suffering under the strain of sexual ennui the banal rigors of bringing up young children and living in a community where he is clearly an outsider. The morality of family life is further complicated by Juan's post-colonial Mexican ethnicity and position as an employer and elite landowner in a country with an increasingly divergent wealth divide. Carlos Reygadas' (Battle in Heaven Silent Light) latest won Best Director in Cannes 2012. It's a gorgeous allusive masterpiece examining marriage poverty class gender our place in nature and how evil lives with us in the most intimate and ordinary of places. It's a wonder. Special Features: Trailer Interviews

• Janis: Little Girl Blue | DVD | (09/05/2016) from £6.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (128.76%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Janis Joplin is one of the most revered and iconic rock & roll singers of all time, a tragic and misunderstood figure who thrilled millions of listeners and blazed new creative trails before her death in 1971 at age 27. With Janis: Little Girl Blue, Oscar-nominated director Amy Berg (Deliver Us from Evil, West of Memphis) examines Joplin's story in depth for the first time on film, presenting an intimate and insightful portrait of a complicated, driven, often beleaguered artist. Click Images to Enlarge

• Jamie Oliver - Jamie At Home | DVD | (29/10/2007) from £5.98   |  Saving you £14.01 (234.28%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In this series Jamie Oliver goes back to his roots -A proper cooking show for modern-day people (BOSH!).

• McLibel | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The true story of the people who refused to say McSorry, and in doing so, changed the world.

• Marc - Complete Series | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £11.98   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Marc Bolan's much-sought-after and little-seen special available on DVD for the first time. The Marc Bolan series was a TV showcase for the former T-Rex frontman to perform music present new talent and chat to some very famous guests! Made in the summer of 1977 just before his tragically early death Marc showcases the songs of Marc Bolan and T-Rex sung live by Bolan in the Granada studios. Tracklist: 1. Sing Me A Song 2. I Love to Boogie 3.Celebrate Sum

• Plastic Man - The Complete Series | DVD | (01/06/2009) from £9.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (30.03%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A seemingly happily married man embarks on an affair with devastating consequences.

• Britain's Home Front At War - London Can Take It | DVD | (12/02/2007) from £7.40   |  Saving you £5.59 (75.54%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This collection features seven different wartime films looking at life in London from the outbreak of war through the Blitz to the V-Bomb menace. London Can Take It! (1940): This celebrated film co-directed by Humphrey Jennings was aimed at American audiences with reporter Quentin Reynolds praising the courage and resilience of Londoners during the Blitz. The First Days (1939): A quiet portrait of London in the first days after war had been declared awaiting the inevitable onslaught. Neighbours Under Fire (1940): This inspiring short film shows Londoners rallying around to help one another during the fury of the Blitz when - in just one night alone - 1200 people suddenly found themselves homeless. Christmas Under Fire (1941): A moving and vivid portrait of Christmas 1940 when Londoners swapped the intimacy of the fireside for shelter in the capital's tube stations. Ordinary People (1942): A day in the life of ordinary Londoners trying to get on with their lives and contribute to the war effort - and waiting for the seemingly inevitable air raid sirens to sound again. London Scrapbook (1942): Bessie Love Basil Radford & Leslie Mitchell star in this vivid portrait of London at war intended for American audiences to help them appreciate the experience of living in a war-torn city. Second Battle Of London (1944): A tribute to the work of Anti-Aircraft Command under General Sir Frederick Pile in defending London against waves of German V-1 Flying Bombs.

• DVD DANCING-TAP DANCING Parts 1,2,3 & 4 | DVD | (13/07/2009) from £12.31   |  Saving you £5.68 (31.60%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Hot Tap 1: An introduction to some of the basic single sounds from which tap is built. From walking and stamping through to a short tap dance routine. Hot Tap 2:This programme demonstrates how steps build in complexity and takes you through a series of ten lessons. Hot Tap 3: Timesteps are traditional tap steps that have been handed down from generations and have been collected from the simplest to the trickiest. Hot Tap 4: Features ten lessons that show you how to use rhythm from missing beats to using repeated patterns in fun ways.

• IMAX: Born To Be Wild | Blu Ray | (19/08/2013) from £18.88   |  Saving you £1.11 (5.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Narrated by Academy-Award® winner Morgan Freeman Born to be Wild 3D is an inspiring story of love dedication and the remarkable bond between humans and animals. This film documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue and raise them—saving endangered species one life at a time. Stunningly captured in IMAX 3D Born to be Wild 3D is a heartwarming adventure transporting moviegoers into the lush rainforests of Borneo with world-renowned primatologist Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas and across the rugged Kenyan savannah with celebrated elephant authority Dame Daphne M. Sheldrick as they and their teams rescue rehabilitate and return these incredible animals back to the wild. Born to be Wild 3D is a presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Filmed Entertainment. Directed by David Lickley and written and produced by Drew Fellman the behind the scenes team includes supervising line producer Diane Roberts associate producer Jill Ferguson director of photography David Douglas and editor Beth Spiegel. Music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh.

• Monty Don's Italian Gardens | DVD | (23/05/2011) from £15.17   |  Saving you £4.82 (31.77%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Garden God Monty Don, the first ever amateur gardener to host BBC’s Gardeners’ World, journeys from the south of Italy to the north, visiting some of the country's most beautiful, impressive and interesting gardens along the way in Monty Don's Italian Gardens. Complete with picturesque views and stunning scenery.Italy boasts some of the finest gardens in the world. Join Monty on a voyage of discovery as he explores the magnificent formal gardens for which Italy is famous, and seeks out some less well-known romantic hideaways and luxuriant semi-tropical creations, unravelling the story behind each to explain its history, drama, romance, intrigue and beauty. From the lemon growers of Amalfi, to the bolthole that once played host to Greta Garbo and her lover; from the creations of the Medicis’ greatest garden-maker - and ruthless ruler - Cosimo 1 to the Baroque lakeside exuberance of Isola Bella, this four-part series is bursting with great characters, compelling stories and captivating insights.

• Thank You Skinhead Girl -Thank You Skinhead Girl | DVD | (04/06/2012) from £16.59   |  Saving you £1.40 (8.44%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Thank You Skinhead Girl is an independent documentary made with detailing the filmmakers experience of being in care and becoming a skinhead girl during that time. It gives insight through a female perspective into a sub-youth culture that has been one of the most misunderstood, of the youth groups. Through the voice of the filmmaker, interviews, poetry and archive footage we are taken into the personal reflections of that time, documenting the local Oxford Skinhead scene from 1969-89.Starring Roddy Moreno from Opressed, Gimp fist, music by Mr Symarip, Inflatables & Opressed,...