Documentary

• Royal Air Force At War - The Unseen Films 1939-1941 | DVD | (16/01/2006) from £7.84   |  Saving you £5.14 (105.98%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The latest in the bestselling Imperial War Museum Official Collection. For the first time ever the early wartime mute films from the Imperial War Museum have been gathered together revoiced and represented as a continuous story of the Royal Air Force at war during the first two years of the war. Packed with newly transferred archive film of spitfires Hurricanes and Wellingtons it also features many rarely-seen aircraft from that period including Defiants Battles Gladiators Anso

• A Queen is Crowned | DVD | (28/05/2012) from £4.66   |  Saving you £10.33 (221.67%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The only full length Technicolor film of the Queen's coronation.

• Million Pound Note | DVD | (21/05/2007) from £6.99   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Two old, bored and fabulously wealthy brothers, Roderick and Olivier Montpelier, strike up a cruel wager. They draw up a currency note worth £1 million. Roderick believes it would be quite useless for any poor but honest man to use. Oliver however believes that just by possessing the note and never cashing it - any man could live like a lord. To find out who is right, the two old millionaires pick on Henry Adams (Gregory Peck), a young and impoverished American hopelessly adrift in London. Will the £1 million pound note change his life for the better or the worse? This classic, sparkling comedy - an updated version of the riotous short story by Mark Twain sees Gregory Peck giving one of his finest performances aided and abetted by a distinguished cast which includes Joyce Grenfell and Wilfrid Hyde White.

• The Simple Life - Series 2 | DVD | (16/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Paris and Nicole are back- this time on a hilarious cross-country trip! Devoid of mobile phones cash and credit cards pampered pals Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie haul their pink trailer from Miami to Beverly Hills. Never losing their attitude the dynastic duo go from maximum shopping to minimum wage. Whether they're working as maids or shoveling out barns the two rich and sexy blondes leave heads turning and fingers wagging wherever they stop.

• Time Team Digs - A History Of Britain | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £44.99   |  Saving you £-20.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Channel 4's TIME TEAM is without a doubt the most popular and longest-running history programme on television using their own unique and entertaining style to make archaeology popular and accessible. Over the past decade the team have completed more than 130 excavations spanning the history of the British Isles from the Bronze Age up to modern times. 'Time Team Digs: A History Of Britain' includes no less than eight especially made programmes featuring the best and most exciting d

• Vs. The Life and Films of Ken Loach | DVD | (27/06/2016) from £5.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.95%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Louise Osmond (Dark Horse) directs this candid documentary on one of Britain's most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, Ken Loach. Following the director as he prepares to release his final major film I, Daniel Blake later this year, Osmond looks back at the trials and tribulations of Loach's fifty year career, from his roots in television to his award winning features. Featuring interviews his friends and collaborators including Cillian Murphy, Melvyn Bragg, Sheila Hancock and Ricky Tomlinson, this is a funny and provocative account of Loach's life and career. Extras: Bertha DocHouse Q&A with Ken Loach and Louise Osmond Additional Interviews Loach on Location Stills Gallery (Ken's Collaborators) Theatrical Trailer

• The Hunt | Blu Ray | (30/11/2015) from £13.24   |  Saving you £16.75 (126.51%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The Hunt, the new landmark BBC series, captures the dramatic encounters of predator and prey in an entirely new light. Featuring the extraordinary strategies of a huge range of predators, from cheetahs and African wild dogs to killer whales and polar bears, these images and stories will revolutionise what you thought you knew about life in the wild. Whether through speed, stamina or complex subterfuge, each creature’s strategy is honed to its environment – and remarkable adaptations mean that the hunted often can, and do, outwit their hunters. It’s a life-or-death duel where each animal’s skills are stretched to the very limit. From the producers of Frozen Planet and Planet Earth, ¬The Hunt reveals in astonishing detail the most surprising and significant events in the natural world. ‘The duels between hunters and hunted are as dramatic as any event in the natural world.’ David Attenborough

• Six Centuries of Verse - The Complete Series | DVD | (12/08/2013) from £7.43   |  Saving you £12.56 (169.04%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sir John Gielgud is joined by an outstanding repertory of actors - including Dame Peggy Ashcroft Sir Anthony Hopkins Lee Remick Ian Richardson and Julian Glover - in this pioneering imaginative series demonstrating the immense variety and emotional impact of English-language poetry from the fourteenth century to the contemporary era. Screened in 1984 and compiled by writer and poet Anthony Thwaite Six Centuries of Verse was the first television series to provide a systematic and chronological overview of the art taking in Chaucer the Medieval and Renaissance periods Shakespeare the Metaphysical poets Milton the Romantic period and modernism through to Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes; the chosen poems both classics and overlooked treasures are placed into context historically and geographically and read in richly evocative settings.

• Pompeii Life and Death in a Roman Town - Presented by Mary Beard - As Seen on BBC2 | DVD | (13/05/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Pompeii: one of the most famous volcanic eruptions in history. We know how its victims died, but this film sets out to answer another question - how did they live? Gleaning evidence from an extraordinary find, Cambridge professor and Pompeii expert Mary Beard provides new insight into the lives of the people who lived in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius before its cataclysmic eruption. In a dark cellar in Oplontis, just three miles from the centre of Pompeii, 54 skeletons who didn't succumb to t...

• Citizenfour | DVD | (14/09/2015) from £5.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.95%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In January 2013 filmmaker Laura Poitras was several years into the making of a film about abuses of national security in post--9/11 America when she started receiving encrypted emails from someone identifying himself as "citizen four" who was ready to blow the whistle on the massive covert surveillance programs run by the NSA and other intelligence agencies. In June 2013 Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with the man who turned out to be Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her. The film that resulted from this series of tense encounters is absolutely unique in the history of cinema: a 100% real-life thriller unfolding minute by minute before our eyes.

• FM | DVD | (13/04/2009) from £4.36   |  Saving you £15.63 (358.49%)   |  RRP £19.99

  FM follows the chaotic and rock 'n'' roll lives of the hosts of an Indie music show on Skin FM. Every episode will also feature a band playing a track 'live'' at the studio plus cameo appearances from other guest stars including DJs and music TV presenters. Includes 6 episodes!

• Dreams of a Life | DVD | (19/03/2012) from £6.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (128.76%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Nobody noticed when Joyce Vincent died in her bedsit above a shopping mall in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, surrounded by Christmas presents she had been wrapping, and with the TV still on. Newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.Who was she? And how could this happen to someone in our day and age - the so-called age of communication? Interweaving interviews with imagined scenes from Joyce's life, Dreams of a Life is an imaginative, powerful, multilayered quest, and is not only a portrait of Joyce but a portrait of London in the eighties - the City, music, and race. It is a film about urban lives, contemporary life, and how, like Joyce, we are all different things to different people. It is about how little we may ever know each other, but nevertheless, how much we can love.

• Wonders of the Universe / Wonders of the Solar System Box Set | Blu Ray | (04/04/2011) from £20.35   |  Saving you £19.64 (96.51%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Wonders Of The Universe Professor Brian Cox is back with another mind-blowing exploration of the cosmos. This time he shows us our universe as we've never seen it before. With the most profound and elegant scientific ideas at its heart, Wonders Of The Universe reveals how the story of humanity is intimately entwined with the epic story of the universe. 13.7 billion years old, 93 billion light years across, more than 100 billion galaxies, each containing hundreds of billions of stars. This almost infinite, vast and complex universe has been the subject of human fascination and scientific exploration for thousands of years. The wonders of the universe might seem alien to us and impossible to understand, but Professor Brian Cox uses the evidence found in the natural world around us to explain its simple truths. Brian visits some of the most dramatic locations on the planet to explain the fundamental principles that underpin the laws of nature – light, gravity, matter and time. He shows us how the water of Victoria Falls in Zambia behaves exactly as light does around a black hole and how the same laws that govern our lives here on Earth apply across the entire universe. Using 3D CGI imagery, his expert knowledge and his infectious enthusiasm, Professor Cox shows us that by understanding the laws that govern the universe we end up answering the deepest question about our own existence; who we are? Where do we come from? And what will happen to us? Wonders Of The Solar System Professor Brian Cox takes another giant leap for humankind as images of distant alien worlds are brought into breathtaking focus. Giant ice fountains rising over 100km high; an ocean hidden beneath a frozen crust of ice; storms three times the size of Earth coloured blood red by a vortex of dust and gases; immense volcanoes that would put Mount Everest in the shade – this amazing DVD reveals the true and awesome beauty of our solar system. It's an epic journey of discovery, where bizarre worlds become real places we can see, feel and visit. Travelling from the Sun to the far-out reaches of Neptune, Wonders Of The Solar System has at its heart the latest scientific knowledge beamed back from the fleet of probes, rovers and telescopes currently in space. Using the very latest images sent direct from space, and spectacular CGI, the series presents a spellbinding voyage around the natural wonders of the solar system, capturing explosive phenomena in minute detail. Alongside these startlingly authentic images, some of the most spectacular, extreme locations on Earth help to reveal wonders never thought possible. Wonders Of The World explores how these previously unseen phenomena have dramatically expanded our horizons, revealing more about the planets, their moons and how they came to be the way they are. The series also looks at the big picture – how the forces of nature carved out beauty and order from the chaos of space; how our home planet doesn’t sit in magnificent isolation but is intimately connected with the rest of the Solar System; and how these connections have created the haven we call Earth.

• Julia Bradbury Railway Walks & Canal Walks | DVD | (19/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  This special Julia Bradbury Collection brings together two of the presenter's most popular walking titles Canal Walks and Railway Walks. Canal Walks: The seasoned stomper follows a hidden network of locks bridges aqueducts and tunnels. They all offer a fascinating insight into Britain's industrial heritage cutting a sedate path through some of the country's finest scenery. The Walks: 1.Highlands: Calendonian Canal 2.Birmingham: Worcester and Birmingham Canal 3.Bath: Kennet and Avon Canal 4.North Wales: Llangollen Canal Railway Walks: Julia explores lost railways lines many of which have become the legacy of 'The Beeching Axe'. The Walks: 1.Derbyshire: The Monsal Trail 2.Wales: The Mawddach Trail 3.Cornwall: The Mineral Tramways 4.Speyside: The Strathspey Railway 5.Weymouth: The Rodwell Trail and Portland 6.Callander: Callander to Loch Tay

• X-Files - I Want To Believe (1-Disc Edition) | DVD | (24/11/2008) from £6.92   |  Saving you £13.07 (188.87%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The famed investigators of the paranormal return in a new feature-length outing, coming in from the cold and uncovering a deadly mystery.

• Pathe Collection -A Year To Remember - The 1950s | DVD | (31/01/2011) from £22.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (8.70%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Using rare news footage and interviews from the incredible British Path archive this extraordinary series provides a unique year by year look at what made the news of yesteryear. With a comprehensive hour long programme on each year of the 1950s this 3 disc - set package provides the definitive insight into the decade that took us from post-war austerity to consumer boom. The morale-boosting Festival of Britain in 1951 was held to encourage commerce in challenging times - rationing was still in effect and the post-war baby boom come to fruition in the birth of 'teenage' culture. This sizeable younger population wasmaking its new found spending power felt with the rise of 'Rock n Roll' and the emergence of coffee shops on street corners. Although the decade began with a Labour government with Clement Attlee as Prime Minister the Conservatives would dominate the decade with Winston Churchill Anthony Eden and Howard Macmillan all taking residence at 10 Downing Street. It was a challenging time for the politicians as they dealt with the Suez Canal Crisis the Soviet invasion of Hungary further H-Bomb testing and closer to home the horrific Harrow and Wealdstone train disaster. The whole country was also united in grief with the passing of KingGeorge VI and then with pride as the masses witnessed the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. It was also a period marked by scientific and technological progress; the first Sputnik Satellite the last ride on the London Tram the Polio vaccination and much to the dislike of motorists everywhere the introduction of the parking meter. This collection also features some of the more light hearted events of the decade such as Bing Crosby playing golf in Scotland Bolton Wanderers beating Manchester United to lift the FA Cup and the 100th Varsity Boat Race. Relive all these events and many many more with A Year To Remember: The 1950s.

• Prohibition | DVD | (29/10/2012) from £19.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (25.01%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This remarkable five-part series, directed by the legendary documentary maker Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, tells the story of Prohibition's rise and fall. It is a compelling saga that goes far beyond the oft-told tales of gangsters, rum runners, flappers and speakeasies, to reveal a complicated and divided nation in the throes of momentous transformation. The film raises vital questions that are as relevant today as they were 100 years ago – about means and ends, individual rights and responsibilities, the proper role of government and finally, who is - and who is not - a real American.

• Marilyn Monroe - Beyond The Legend | DVD | (02/08/2004) from £14.09   |  Saving you £0.90 (6.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Released to coincide with the anniversary of Marilyn's death on August 5th. Interest in Marilyn Monroe is as high today as it has ever been and this programme is a unique insight into the life and loves of one of the greatest screen icons of our time. Includes footage from Gentleman Prefer Blondes How To Marry A Millionaire The Seven Year Itch Some Like It Hot Bus Stop The Misfits as well as footage from her earlier films and home movies. Also includes rare footage of Marilyn s

• The Impressionists | DVD | (03/06/2013) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Titanic Gift Pack | DVD | (23/11/2009) from £16.96   |  Saving you £-1.97 (-13.10%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Disc 1 - The Investigation Begins: In April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg the RMS Titanic cruise ship sunk into the North Atlantic ocean in one of the most notorious disasters in world history. This special one-hour program documents an unprecedented August 1996 research and recovery expedition during which a section of the Titanic's hull is raised briefly before returning to the ocean floor. Disc 2 - Anatomy of a Disaster: Touted as unsinkable before its maiden voyage the manner in which the Titanic sunk has long been a mystery and source of debate. Scientists and researchers combine underwater archaeology forensic science metallurgy microbiology and sonar imaging to present a complete investigation of the sinking and attempt to answer puzzling questions about the wreck. Computer graphic animation will create important aspects of the sinking. In addition to interviews with scientists survivors will share their thoughts and dramatic recreations will offer a view into the history as it was happening. Disc 3 and 4 - Answers from the Abyss - Volumes 1 and 2: Groundbreaking deep-water tests show what's never been seen Titanic's fate once she slipped out of sight beneath the chilly ocean waves. New photo mosaics images show stunning views of new pieces of the submerged hull. Disc 5 - Deep Inside the Titanic: The Discovery Channel uses its special remote submersibles to glide through the living spaces of this famous ship. Viewers witness the current condition of the ballrooms hallways and living quarters of the vessel while the program reveals what each was like before the tragedy. On a guided tour of the ship the stories of the inhabitants of each room are told. Around each corner the grandeur that made this ship the pride of the White Star line brings home the poignant story of those who spent their last moments aboard. Disc 6 - Untold Stories: The personal account of the people and the tragedy. In never-before-seen footage we journey with historian Charles Haas as he descends the depths of the North Atlantic and guides us on a tour of the Titanic. While recounting tales of triumph and struggle we see among the many sites the doors where all passengers would have entered peer through the porthole of a first class cabin see the davits where the too few lifeboats hung pause by the mailroom where the postal workers heroically died. With this unique footage plus letters old stills artifacts and new recreations we tell the human stories of this famous ship as never before.