Documentary

• Great Fiddle Lessons - Bluegrass And Old-Time Style | DVD | (22/02/2010) from £21.92   |  Saving you £-1.93 (-9.70%)   |  RRP £19.99

  taught by Jim Wood, Kenny Kosek, Vassar Clements, Richard Greene, Brad Leftwich, Bruce Molsky, Jay Ungar, Stacy Phillips The eight lessons on this DVD, compiled from Homespun's incomparable library of music instruction, represent fiddle tuition at its ver

• Position Among the Stars | DVD | (04/06/2012) from £25.63   |  Saving you £-5.64 (-28.20%)   |  RRP £19.99

  For 12 years, film maker Leonard Retel Helmrich followed an Indonesian family from the slums of Jakarta and this resulted in the trilogy ‘Stand van de zon’, ‘Stand van de maan’ and ‘Stand van de sterren’ (“Eye of the Day”, “Shape of the Moon” “Position among the Stars”) Just as in the previous two parts, which received many international prizes, in the third part “Position among the Stars”, the maker shows us the underlying patterns of life in Indonesia. He presents that both literally and metaphorically with his revolutionary camera work. The Indonesian Sjamsuddin family is, in a way, a microcosm in which you can recognise the most important issues of life in Indonesia: corruption, conflict between religions, gambling addiction, the generation gap and the growing difference between poor and rich.

• Rock Hudson's Home Movies | DVD | (01/08/2011) from £9.98   |  Saving you £7.00 (87.61%)   |  RRP £14.99

  It was all up there. Says Rock Hudson (Eric Farr) at the start of this rule-breaking dizzying assortment of clips from Rock Hudson's Hollywood career that make up Mark Rappaport's feature film Rock Hudson's Home Movies. Employing a narrative commentary from beyond the grave the film invests an eclectic form of biography. The closer you look at Hudson's films the more you see the actor is winking at us. An award-winning blend of dozens of clips Rock Hudson's Home Movies sheds a new and provocative light on one of Hollywood's greatest legends. Also featuring Gary Cooper Doris Day James Dean Karl Douglas John Wayne Elizabeth Taylor and more.

• Southampton - Gateway to the World | DVD | (22/11/2008) from £14.56   |  Saving you £-4.57 (-45.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Southampton has always been regarded as the cruise ship capital of England but it also plays a major part in the UK's export and import of commodities and can also be considered as a gateway to the world. In this fascinating programme we bring to you unprecedented scenes of daily port action including the towage of passenger cruise ships liners container ships and tankers. A look at the UK's second largest container terminal will see the unloading of containers by massive cranes and loaded onto trucks and straddle carriers. Join with us as we get up-close and personal to some of the largest ships in the world. See just how Southampton's tugboat crews operate their vessels together with the enormous size of our modern day ships and witness the action as engineers grapple with bow and stern ropes to make safe the passage of ships into Southampton. Southampton has over the years played host to many new ships and has always welcomed them in style. Our cameras were there to record two very spectacular d''buts. These were P&O Cruise's Ventura and Cunard's magnificent new ship the Queen Victoria. We also take you on board the Queen Victoria to see the splendour of her interior and enjoy the pomp and pageantry as the Queen Victoria departs for her maiden voyage through a spectacular fireworks display. Staying with Cunard history was made in April 2008 when Cunard's three serving ships were all seen together at the same time. Our cameras were there to record this historic event as it unfolded and the scenes from our tugboat Svitzer Surrey are spectacular. Other spectacular scenes include Southampton''s boat train a visit to the VTS (vessel tracking services) facility Southampton's grain terminal and lots of tugboat action. This is truly a magnificent programme highlighting major maritime events from this historic port. This amazing production could also be seen as a promotional tool for shipping companies as it is both entertaining and educational.

• Always My Santa | DVD | (02/11/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  An unlucky boy named Santa who happens to be born on Christmas Eve has it tough... He feels like he falls between the cracks of everyone''s holiday happiness and even his parents don''t seem to care! There might not be any mistletoe but good cheer comes down the chimney with a kiss from the crazy young Santa-in-Training named Mai! She has been sent to show sad-sack Santa the true joy of the season'' And if he can quit acting like a bummed-out bump on the Yule log long enough to surrender to her considerable charms the festive fireworks between the two might be hot enough to light up the tree!

• We Are Family | DVD | (01/11/2010) from £14.44   |  Saving you £-2.45 (-20.40%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Maya is the perfect mother. Her live revolves around her three children - Aleya Ankush and Anjali who think nothing less than the world of her. Despite being divorced from her husband Aman Maya has ensured that everything runs smoothly in her house under her watch and that they continue to remain a happy family unit. However when Aman introduces his girlfriend Shreya a career oriented woman who has a lot to learn about children to the family the situation immediately takes an unexpected turn. When an incident changes their lives drastically bringing the two women under the same roof they find themselves putting to test an unusual situation; can two mothers make a home? Forced to make some unorthodox choices for her family Maya must confront her uneasy equation with Shreya and find a way to bring everyone together despite their differences to make them a family once again. Can they make a happy home and proudly say... we are family!?

• Beautiful Planet: Croatia - Dubrovnik / Ragusa | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Dubrovnik / Ragusa, one of the most attractive and famous cities of the Mediterranean with natural beauties and well-preserved cultural and historic heritage. DVD includes sections filmed in High - Definition on: The Cathedral, Churches and The Dominican Monastery, The Franciscan Monastery, Panoramic views and Street views, The City Walls, The Sponza Palace.

• Wisdom of Changes by Richard Wilhelm and The I Ching | DVD | (12/11/2012) from £10.53   |  Saving you £11.46 (108.83%)   |  RRP £21.99

  CONFUCIUS, LAO TSE and in particular Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) is regarded as the European who discovered China's spiritual world. Wisdom of Changes is a documentary film about the life and work of the most distinguished translator and mediator of classical Chinese culture to the West. Richard Wilhelm came to China as a young missionary in 1899, a time when the country was under the exploitation of the colonial powers. He lived through revolts against foreigners, the passing of the ...

• Return To Mysterious Island | DVD | (02/04/2007) from £13.55   |  Saving you £-5.56 (-69.60%)   |  RRP £7.99

  An interactive DVD game based on the work of Jules Verne. On an uncharted island anything can happen... After a terrible shipwreck Mina finds herself on a wild and seemingly deserted island. Thus begins her fight for survival in a lush jungle fraught with countless dangers. The young girl quickly discovers that a mysterious shadow is watching her day and night... Accompany Mina on an unbelievable adventure in a beautiful tropical setting! A breathtaking adventure inspired by the

• In The Footsteps Of The Beatles | DVD | (23/09/2013) from £14.83   |  Saving you £0.16 (1.10%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Merseyside: This wide-ranging 2008 programme visits locations up, down and on both sides, of the River Mersey where the Beatles honed their talents. The destinations include localities as varied as Bootle, the industrial town to the north of Liverpool, and New Brighton, the fairground paradise of the Liverpudlian. Along the way, we take our own journey on a ferry across the Mersey, the river whose merchant seamen literally smuggled rock 'n' roll into the UK in the form of vinyl LPs. La...

• Watercolour Flower Painting | DVD | (23/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Part 1 With an enthusiasm and love for life that is infectious, Hazel Soan will prove that you do not need to be a botanist to paint splendid flowers. Using wet on wet and wet on dry techniques Hazel will teach you how to paint a plethora of flowers such as the lily, Gerbera, Rose, Sunflower, Lysianthus Fuchsia Foxglove Anenome and many more. Find out how to create the hidden depths of flowers that truly capture the viewers interest. Part 2 Hazel puts you on the road to successful flower.

• Learn To Paint - Pastels Made Simple | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-5.59 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  How can one paint in pastel when pastel is essentially a medium used for drawing? The answer to this question lies in understanding the richness and versatility of pastel. Versatile quick to use and easy to master pastels have been a medium of choice for many artists. Let us guide you from blank paper to finished painting. Your tutors are Barry Watkin popular British painter and author and Aubrey Phillips member of the Pastel Society and the Royal West Of England Academy and Gold Medal Winner at the Paris Salon. Tutorial One - Filmed in the stunning scenery of Somerset the different aspects of the landscape in conjunction with the sky water and buildings. Tutorial Two - Composition when using pastels outdoors. Tutorial Three - Simplifying the scene. Filmed amongst the breathtaking scenery of the lakes and mountains of mid-Wales.

• Asian / Australian Archives | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £16.16   |  Saving you £-6.17 (-61.80%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In this programme the incredible variety of Asian steam has been captured commencing in India with Bengali broad and narrow gauge steam the exquisite Darjeeling Railway (considered by many to be the world's finest railway) Jaipur's meter gauge system and locomotives ranging from the pacific to a Maharajah's private train. This is contrasted with Japanese preserved steam the wood burning locos of Thailand Indonesian Tank engines and Malaysian light steam while in Australia and New Zealand we find an equally delightful assortment of gauges and rolling stock.

• Flix Mix - Ultimate Fights | DVD | (27/05/2002) from £4.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (100.60%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Fistfights Swordfights Streetfights Gunfights Girlfights Gangfights...And More! A Knockout Collection of 16 Incredible Fights From: 'Blade' 'Scarface' 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon' 'Snatch' 'Fist Of Legend' 'Gladiator' 'Legend Of Drunken Master' 'Black Mask' 'They Live' 'The Killer' 'First Blood' ...And More!

• Getting Steamed Up | DVD | (23/09/2004) from £25.99   |  Saving you £-13.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Disc 1 - Fred Dibnah Getting Steamed Up: Fred Dibnah is unique he is well known to the British public through BBC television series ""A year with Fred"". This DVD offers an insight into the world of Fred Dibnah from chimney felling to a visit to the world's largest steam rally. You will enjoy Fred's wonderful sense of humour as he takes centre stage and captivates his audience with anecdotes and witty reminiscences. Disc 2 - The Great Dorset Steam Fair: The great Dorset steam fair 1996 got off to a fantastic start with the assistance of one of the hottest summers in British history. What makes the great Dorset steam fair 'great' is that you can see traction engines and mechanical exhibits doing the job they were designed and built to do. It's a museum of British history but here everything is working. Disc 3 - Traction Engines At Work: The trusty traction engine was the workhorse of British agriculture and industry at the turn of the century. We used traction engines for many applications; powering fairgrounds making roads threshing the corn and hauling huge loads all over the country. You might think that the skills of the engine died when they did but this is not the case as you will see in this DVD. 'Traction Engines At Work' is an education in itself as this DVD shows you preserved traction engines doing the job they were designed to do.

• The Bombing of Germany | DVD | (15/10/2012) from £10.98   |  Saving you £-0.99 (-9.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This fascinating film from PBS tells the true story of The Bombing of Germany by the U.S. Air Force. The raids led to the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians and this programme explores at length the moral debate that surrounded the decision to bomb Germany and whether the offensive was the right thing to do. On September 1, 1939 - the first day of World War II - President Franklin D. Roosevelt appealed to the warring nations to under no circumstances undertake the bombardment from the air of civilian populations. Just six years later, British and American Allied forces had carried out a bombing campaign of unprecedented might over Germany's cities, claiming the lives of nearly half a million civilians. The Bombing of Germany examines the defining moments of the offensive that led the U.S. across a moral divide. Weaving together interviews with WWII pilots and historians, and stunning archival footage of the bombing and its aftermath, this film provides a haunting reminder of the dilemma imposed by war's civilian casualties.

• Celtic - The Irish Connection | DVD | (27/11/2006) from £12.54   |  Saving you £2.45 (19.54%)   |  RRP £14.99

  'CELTIC - THE IRISH CONNECTION' begins with the Great Irish famine of 1845-51. In the space of only a few short years, the Famine killed one million people in Ireland and a million more emigrated as refugees. 100,000 of these displaced Irish escaped to a new life in Scotland, mainly to the Glasgow and Lanarkshire areas of the west. For several decades following the Famine, these refugees were joined by thousands more Irish fleeing to Scotland for work and survival.

• Soldier Girls | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £12.60   |  Saving you £-2.61 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Nick Broomfield travels to Fort Georgia where he follows the lives of a number of inductees as they go though Basic Army training. It soon becomes apparent some are far less suited to this rigorous lifestyle than others and in a fashion honed over several subsequent films Broomfield zeroes in on only the most interesting funny sad and strange figures there. Including those in charge!

• Decadent Evil Dead 2 | DVD | (24/11/2008) from £3.99   |  Saving you £0.80 (16.70%)   |  RRP £4.79

  After surviving their encounter with the Queen vampire Morella in Decadent Evil sweet vampire Sugar (Jill Michelle) and her human boyfriend Dex (Daniel Lennox) travel with Marvin the homunculous to Little Rock Arkansas. Their plan: to revive Marvin's dead son the famous vampire hunter Ivan Burroughs (Ricardo Gil) with the life - giving blood of the King Vampire. On a quest to locate the King Vampire Sugar and Dex are drawn into a coven of the wicked creatures that are using a local strip club as cover. When Sugar is kidnapped for sacrifice to the King Vampire Dex manages to revive Ivan as one of the living dead to assist in the rescue efforts. In the middle of the night the two sneak into the King Vampire's hiding place a vast junkyard save Sugar from the clutches of the monstrous creature and destroy his blood-sucking minions!

• Whispering Death - the Cobra Gunship | DVD | (18/07/2005) from £7.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (62.58%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Lockhead C-130 Hercules transport is one of the most successful aircraft ever built. A true 'Workhorse of the Skies' it first flew in April 1954 and looks set to continue in frontline service well into the 21st Century. Over sixty different countries have flown the 'Here' and it has been adapted to serve in many difference capacities.This detailed profile looks at the A-H Variants and many of the different roles the Hercules have been adapted to meet. Included is coverage of RC-130s on drone-launching operations MC-130s with their airborne recovery systems WC-130 'Hurricane Hunters' US Coastguard HC-130s and the odd-looking British C2 Weather Plane. There's also astounding footage of the Hercules making a landing on an aircraft carrier at the South pole on Skis and using dramatic jet-assisted take-offs.The C-130's finest hour probably came during the Vietnam War and there is extensive coverage of the aircraft in its varying roles in-country from troop transport to Khe Sanh re-supplies to medivac ops. In perhaps its most dramatic role there is also detailed coverage of the AC-130 Spectre Gunship version with air-to-air combat film interior film and even gun camera footage of a Spectra taking out NVA cargo bases and tank formations.Packed with rare colour film and interviews with Hercules pilots and crew C-130 Hercules captures this legendary aircraft in all its glory.