Documentary

• The Real Godfathers - Frank Costello | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £7.97   |  Saving you £7.02 (46.80%)   |  RRP £14.99

  From running booze to avoiding death this is the thrilling story of the ""Prime Minister of the Underworld"". With the imprisonment of ""Lucky"" Luciano Frank Costello became the boss of the most powerful crime family in New York. Costello made the most of his opportunity but considered the job a burden and longed to escape the stigma of his criminal roots for the world of legitimate business. Frank Costello profiles the life of the reluctant gangster through period accounts historic f

• British Girls at School | DVD | (16/11/2009) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Up The Yangtze | DVD | (18/08/2008) from £10.69   |  Saving you £4.30 (28.70%)   |  RRP £14.99

  In the largest engineering project since the Great Wall China has set out to harness the power of the Yangtze an endevour that provides the epic and unsettling backdrop for a dramatic and disquieting film on life inside the Chinese dream. Among the two million losing their livelihood to the dam the Yu family must send their daughter off to work. In a bitter irony she's been hired into a strange apocalyptic tourist trade that thrives along the river offering a glimpse of a legendary world before it disappears forever. Stunningly photographed and beautifully composed Up the Yangtze juxtaposes the poignant and sharply observed details of Yu Shui's story against the monumental and ominous forces at work all around her. Where Western passengers take in the spectral views consuming entertainment on the spacious upper decks while Yu Shui toils in the galley down below vying with workmates for the few permanent positions. All the while the ship charts a course towards its controversial destination traveling upriver through a landscape of unprecedented upheaval as ancient and revered sites give way to the burgeoning candy-coloured towers of China's neon future. Back at the river's edge far from the bright lights Yu Shui's parents assemble their humble possessions as the floodwaters rise.

• World War Ii -D Day To Paris | DVD | (22/03/2010) from £6.26   |  Saving you £4.73 (43.00%)   |  RRP £10.99

  WWII From Primary Sources D-Day to Paris This is the comprehensive review of the Allied campaign in Normandy from primary sources including extensive eyewitness accounts Allied plans intelligence reports historical documents and combat reports. The Allied campaign in Normandy is one of the most spectacular unusual military campaigns ever undertaken. The successful implementation of the Normandy Campaign required a vast assembly of men and machines detailed planning at every level and raw courage to carry out the plans. What is astonishing is that the entire operation proceeded almost exactly according to the plans laid down by the Allied High Command. The River Seine was reached by D-Day plus 90 and Paris was soon in Allied hands.

• 80 Blocks From Tiffanys - A Film By Gary Weis | DVD | (15/11/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The history of cinema includes countless films that have remained, for a variety of reasons, in total obscurity. Sadly, many of the films that get lost are the ones that really need to be found, and 80 Blocks from Tiffany s is one such film. Here is a film that has been marooned in an archive for 30 years and, despite a brief educational VHS release in 1985, it has gone largely unseen. Until now. Inspired by journalist Jon Bradshaw s Esquire Magazine article, Savage Skulls, Gary Weis, a filmmaker for Saturday Night Live, convinced SNL creator Lorne Michaels to help turn the concept into a feature-length documentary. Documenting the everyday activities of two South Bronx street gangs, the Savage Nomads and the Savage Skulls, the film is a glimpse into a different time, when the South Bronx was considered a land of nowhere.

• Chasing Sound! - The Les Paul Story | DVD | (19/05/2014) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Portrait of musician and guitar designer Les Paul, known in the music world as the 'Architect of Rock 'n' Roll'. As a young man, Paul played guitar for Bing Crosby and other jazz greats. Throughout the 1940s and 50s he had a string of hits in partnership with his wife, Mary Ford. At the same time he was designing what would become one of the greatest of all rock icons: the Gibson Les Paul guitar. He also pioneered the art of multitrack recording and overdubbing, and was responsible for techni.

• Best Of British Steam - Scotland | DVD | (04/03/2008) from £9.97   |  Saving you £0.02 (0.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Scotland has a proud railway tradition and its steam heritage has been kept alive by a number of preserved railways. This DVD take sthe viewer on a journey through the industrial steam railways to the commemoration of the Glasgow tram.

• Classic Artist And Composers - Gainsborough | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £5.13   |  Saving you £4.86 (48.60%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A profile of the English landscape artist Gainsbourg.

• Nottingham on Film (1920 to 1980) | DVD | (12/12/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Known as "The Queen of the Midlands", Nottingham is an ancient city with a rich cultural and industrial history. The twentieth century saw rapid change for Nottingham, in the market square - the largest in England outside the capital and scene of many civic celebrations, in industry and transport, as well as in everyday life - and the new medium of film was there to record this change. Nottingham on Film, produced and edited by acclaimed filmmaker Andy McKay and his team at the University of Lincoln's School of Media, pieces together rarely seen and newly restored film preserved at the Media Archive for Central England (MACE) from 1920 to 1980. These hidden gems have been arranged into ten themes so you can choose how you want to make your exploration of twentieth century Nottingham, to better understand the city as it is today. Amongst the films are scenes of enjoyment at the Goose Fair, coronation celebrations, life on the shop floor in knitwear, lace, bicycles and tobacco; trade on the River Trent, and a wealth of news reports from ITV's regional news magazine programme, ATV Today. These include the opening of the Nottingham Playhouse and building work at the 'new 'Victoria Centre, both in 1964.

• The Battle Of Britain | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £6.98   |  Saving you £3.01 (43.12%)   |  RRP £9.99

  ""Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."" This DVD tells the story of those referred by Winston Churchill as 'the few' the handful of courageous young Allied fighter pilots who flew time and time again to defy the mighty Luftwaffe. At a time when Nazi Germany had swept away all before it and Hitler's eyes were fixed firmly on British shores the remarkable men of the RAF formed an impenetrable line of defence risking all to protect our bor

• Classic Train Journeys - Wales | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Take your seat for this Welsh railway spectacular With cameras placed inside the driver's cab you can enjoy the splendour of Wales from a truly privileged seat. Filmed in the summer sunshine this film takes you on a gentle meander through the heart of Wales on board a modern Sprinter train. Highlights include: The Heart of Wales line through Llandrindod Wells; the Cambrian coast line to Barmouth; the Talyllyn Steam Railway and Fairbourne Miniature Railway; an evocative steam trip on the Ffestiniog - one of the 'Great Little Trains of Wales'; the beautiful Conwy Valley line to Llandudno and much much more! So sit back let the train take the strain and enjoy this magic carpet ride on some of the world's most beautiful railways.

• The Outsider - A Film About James Toback | DVD | (30/03/2009) from £6.93   |  Saving you £3.06 (44.16%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Featuring an all-star cast including Woody Allen Robert Downey Jr. Mike Tyson Harvey Keitel Neve Campbell and Woody Harrelson The Outsider is an intriguingly dark look at the obsessive world of filmmaking. Shot over 8 months the film follows legendary filmmaker James Toback during the making of his critically acclaimed film When Will I Be Loved starring Neve Campbell.

• A Romance of Engineering | DVD | (08/06/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A DVD selection of promotional films by Stanley Russell industrial film-maker for Scottish engineering companies.

• Trains Remembered - Vol. 1 | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £5.95   |  Saving you £1.30 (27.72%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A look at the great days of British railways includes rare footage from the 1930's to 1950's. Every railway enthusiast will enjoy this programme which lovingly captures steam and diesel engines dating as far back as the 1930's. There's steam traction on its way out and early green DMU's coming in. Then a flashback to the 30s little tank engines hauling 4 and 6 wheel coaches local passenger trains in Silloth and Coronation Scotts and Carlisle (rare early colour film). Liverpool Street Station in 1932 with commuter trains moving in and out. Next to wartime NEA's in black livery Class 78 Electric.

• World Of Pigeons | DVD | (15/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This special collector's edition DVD is a great program for the pigeon enthusiast. Includes the classic pigeon racing documentary MARATHON IN THE SKY: The Story of Pigeon Racing and the award-winning OLDEST FEATHERED FRIEND: Rediscovering The Ancient Friendship Between People and Pigeons. MARATHON IN THE SKY: Critic's choice as the finest film ever made on pigeons. Marathon In the Sky is a thrilling documentary on the evolution of homing pigeons from vital military messengers to today's thoroughbred racers. Filmed throughout Europe and North America with stunning aerial photography. Narrated by Michael Landon. OLDEST FEATHERED FRIEND: Our gold medal award winner on the world of pigeons. Oldest Feathered Friend documents the many areas in which pigeons have affected human history. It includes eleven chapters that chronicle the evolution of the pigeon, and specifically the Rock Dove, as our oldest domesticated bird. With narration by Jimmy Smits. Added special features include an interview with international award winning writer/director Jim Jenner, plus incredible aerial shots with never before seen footage of racing pigeons in flight. Over THREE HOURS of award-winning documentary material. A must for the pigeon fancier!

• Scotland The Edge of the Land - Series One and Two | DVD | (26/07/2010) from £21.58   |  Saving you £3.41 (15.80%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Series One A spectacular aerial journey up Scotland's western coastline. The edge of the land is where geography becomes history; much of what defines the Scots happened where the Atlantic's long fingers reach into the heart of Scotland. From the air we see where man has patterned the landscape; the great city of Glasgow the fisher towns of the west. We see the marks made by a thousand generations; the stones at Callanish the brochs of Glenelg. The wild margins of Scotland have been shaped by the raw power of the ocean; the cliffs at Cape Wrath the jagged ridge of the Cuillin. We see sea eagles in flight bottle-nosed dolphins at play. We see Scotland from a unique compass perspective until now unavailable to earthbound Scots. Series Two The eastern edge of Scotland - a coastline of great drama variety and historic resonance. From the towering sandstone cliffs of Orkney and Caithness down past the fisher towns of the Moray Firth the long beaches of Kincardine Angus and Fife the seascape around Edinburgh all the way to the City of Berwick-on-Tweed once part of Scotland and now the most northerly outpost of England. This is a shoreline decked out with all the traces of humankind; stone-age burial chambers Pictish brochs land fortresses royal castles millionaire's palaces ancient harbours North Sea drilling rigs soaring bridges medieval churches gun emplacements and the roar and flare of modern petrochemical plants. Yet there are long stretches of gentle woodland mile after mile of gleaming sands tranquil sea lochs sand bars on which hundreds of grey seals sun themselves marshlands used by thousands of migrating birds and dozens of red-roofed fishing villages as picturesque as anything the Mediterranean has to offer. The helicopter-mounted cameras of Edge of the Land reveal the unknown - and endlessly surprising - seascape of the east the other half of Scotland's enchanted shore.

• Clash Of The Dinosaurs | Blu Ray | (17/06/2013) from £4.99   |  Saving you £11.26 (301.88%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The Ultimate Killing Machine Revealed. Dinosaurs were the ultimate prehistoric survival machines ruling the Earth for 120 million years. Hidden inside their bodies are anatomical secrets to surviving prehistoric planet Earth. Combining cinematic photo-real 3D graphics and leading-edge anatomy and palaeontology Clash of the Dinosaurs peels back their skin their muscles and their brains to reveal the unique inner workings of the greatest beasts that ever lived.

• The Panzer | DVD | (03/03/2008) from £14.56   |  Saving you £-4.57 (-45.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Tanks decided many of the crucial battles in WW2. 25 000 were produced by Germany in contrast to some 250 000 by the Allies during the course of the conflict. Despite overwhelming odds the German Panzer divisions became legendary... Panzer crews vividly recall their experiences in their mechanical mounts the smell of oil and fuel the effect they had on opposing tank forces and how the Panzer could become a steel coffin in one blazing moment.

• A Man For All Seasons | DVD | (18/11/2013) from £12.10   |  Saving you £4.89 (40.41%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Description Roger Clark farms his 100 acres in Suffolk using traditional farming methods and the power of the native Suffolk Punch. Credits Director: Alan James Features Rating: (Ex) Genre: General Interest (Leisure/Health) Running Time: 60 min. EAN: 5060058000099

• Jonestown | DVD | (06/04/2009) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The film recounts the horrific suicide of more than 900 followers of the Rev. Jim Jones who had followed him to his self-styled South American Shangri-La. The tragedy following the shooting of California Rep. Leo Ryan who had come to Jonestown to investigate various allegations about mistreatment of cult members.