Documentary

• Hitler's Lost Sub | DVD | (20/11/2017) from £14.56   |  Saving you £-4.57 (-45.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

  1941. America had just entered the war. But terrifying unseen weapons were stalking US targets, sinking over 400 ships just miles from American shores in the worst naval defeat in United States history. The stealthy predators were German U-boats, Hitler's deadly warships of the deep. It was cataclysmic, with bodies and wreckage washed ashore on the eastern seaboard. But the Allies ultimately triumphed, sinking over 700 enemy subs. Fifty years later, the drama behind this wartime state of siege resurfaced when a team of divers discovered an unidentified German U-boat off the New Jersey coast. What boat was it? And what secret mission brought it there? Discover the identity of this mysterious sub, trace the history of undersea warfare and travel to Germany to see World War II history rewritten in this incredible programme that goes in search of Hitler's Lost Sub.

• The Welsh Great Escape | DVD | (14/05/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  DVD-R: This title is manufactured-on-demand when ordered from The Canny Store using the highest quality DVD-R discs.

• The Darkness - Shadows And Lights | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  The Darkness have stormed onto the music scene with a fresh new attitude and injected the true meaning of 'rock' back into the 21st Century. Now for the first time 'The Darkness: Shadows and Light' goes behind the scenes and reveals the truth about the biggest Rock band we've seen this decade. From penniless to millionaires from playing to an audience of 8 to crowds of 375 000. A debut album that topped the charts and a string of awards to their name this DVD tells the real story

• Harrier | DVD | (23/05/2011) from £4.85   |  Saving you £5.14 (105.98%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Harrier the World's first vertical take off fighter evolved from the P.1127 project and the follow on from this the Kestrel. The Harrier gradually evolved through the GR1-GR3 and the AV-8A the American version. Later Aircraft were upgraded to the GR5 GR7 and the Mk GR9. Other Mks of Harrier were also operated by the Indian Navy and in Spain. The Harrier had a long and successful detachment of several years operating in Afghanistan and was unrivalled throughout the World and playing a major part both on land and sea.

• Marlene | DVD | (20/07/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Marlene is no standard movie star documentary. It is a mystery story a discourse on truth and fiction a battle with a sacred monster a caustic comedy of errors and the story of the making of a film all rolled into one. Despite personally selecting Schell to make the film about her Dietrich soon fell out with the director but rather than be a liability to the film it is its saving grace rescuing it from conventionality and turning it into a unique and richly entertaining record of an encounter with a real-life legend.

• Todd Sucherman - Methods And Mechanics For Useful Musical Drumming | DVD | (18/05/2009) from £32.37   |  Saving you £-12.38 (-61.90%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Techniques to improve your drumming.

• La Ville Louvre | DVD | (23/05/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This portrait of the venerable stone corridors, galleries and chambers of Paris’s Louvre Museum and its city of inhabitants shows the director’s fascination with work in all its wondrous detail.Nicolas Philibert has a keen sense of how man’s artifacts comment on him differently when estranged from their habitual context.

• WW2 9 - Nazi concentratiojn camps liberated, Mussolini executed, Germany Surrenders | DVD | (01/08/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  WW2 9 - Nazi Concentration Camps Liberated Mussolini Executed Germany Surrenders

• Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: A Self-Portrait | DVD | (29/09/1998) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  One of the finest singers of the twentieth century, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf performed with the greatest names in the field of classical music and characterised such roles as Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), the Marschallin (Der Rosenkavalier) and the Countess (Le nozze die Figaro). In this captivating film she looks back on her career at the age of eighty and tells her life-story in her own words.

• Aircraft Carriers | DVD | (22/02/2010) from £21.02   |  Saving you £-8.03 (-61.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Aircraft carrier development started as soon as the Wright brothers took to the air. However it wasn't until WWII that the practice of using planes off floating platforms was tested in combat conditions. In today's world the embodiment of military might is the American aircraft carrier. These monoliths personify the essence of power and technical achievement. The weapons they have carried over the years have always been at the edge of industrial and scientific achievement and many of the planes used have become icons of aeronautic history. However the planes that perform protection and surveillance duties for these symbols of conflict seldom gain public notoriety. Bonus Play: The Grumman Hellcat whose military record stands alone. This plane was one of history's best ever fighters - it had speed and manoeuvrability and it was extremely sturdy.

• The Story of Shap - The Road with the Most Stories to Tell | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The road with most stories to tell and notorious as one of the most hazardous in the kingdom is the A6 over Shap Fell in Westmorland (now Cumbria). Shap has become a legend - from John'0'Groats to Land's End. The section of the A6 northwards from Kendal to Shap village a matter of some 16 miles began as a drover's trail then a pack horse track - and subsequently a road of major strategic importance. Nowadays following the opening of the M6 in 1970 it has become a backwater and a tourist route. In this DVD we trace the history of the road using rare archive film Hear reminiscences of the old days from drivers and residents and follow a convoy of historic vehicles as they relive the journey northwards from Kendal up to Shap.

• The American Civil War - Blood And Honour | DVD | (22/05/2006) from £16.95   |  Saving you £3.04 (15.20%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The American Civil War is one of the most studied military conflicts the world over. There have been numerous books films and documentaries that have looked at almost every aspect of the war yet none have taken you directly to the battle line to see the action from the soldier's point of view. With the help of several thousand living history re-enactors this three DVD package goes beyond the fog of war and allows you to experience the glory and heartache of the battles that changed

• World Class Trains - The Train De Luxe Rail Safari | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £5.47   |  Saving you £4.52 (45.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A Luxury train journey through Zimbabwe from Johannesburg to one of the natural wonders of the world Victoria Falls. Reliving the golden age of the steam train the route snakes through some of the continent's wildest National Parks. The railway was a central port of a planned British colonisation of the entire African continent by Cecil John Rhodes and the route is risch in historical traditions.

• Kamasutra 3D (Blu-ray 3D + Blu Ray) | Blu Ray | (23/04/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Britain At War - Under Fire | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £25.90   |  Saving you £-9.91 (-62.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Story Of An Air Communique (1940): with men of the Royal Air Force. Processing the figures for destoyed enemy aircraft. Britain Can Take It (1940): directed by Humphrey Jennings and Harry Watt. Presented by US journalist Quentin Reynolds. Used by President Roosevelt to help swing US opinion behind Britain. Britain At Bay (1940): commentary by J.B. Priestley. Czechoslovakia Poland Norway Holland and Belgium have fallen ... Men of the Lightship (1940): directed by David MacDougall. The Luftwaffe bombing of the East Dudgeon Lightship. Christmas Under Fire (1941): directed by Harry Watt. A Quentin Reynolds despatch from London to America showing Christmas in the Blitz.

• Teens Learn To Knit - Starter Kit Gift Box | DVD | (21/09/2009) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Leisure Arts DVD's-No Rules Knitting Starter Kit

• The Merchant Navy | DVD | (26/07/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Filmed over several months this remarkable observational documentary series follows a diverse group of seafarers with different careers in the Merchant Navy. The Merchant Navy's men and women traverse the world's oceans in every conceivable corner of this incredible planet. In some of nature's most brutal environments they carry out an array of remarkably diverse jobs: from the glamour of floating five-star resorts to the great engineering feats of the vast container ships; from exploring and delivering natural resources and providing critical support to the Royal Navy. It is in short one of the most important exciting and rewarding careers on the planet. But the work of the Merchant Navy has never before been fully explored...until now. In this series cameras follow the lives and work of an exceptional group of men and women featuring the voyages of crew members on petroleum tankers Maersk container ships and North Sea supply vessels as well as potential new recruits put through their paces at one of the UK's elite training colleges. We'll also be witnessing the birth of one of the biggest cruise ships in the British fleet: the colossal P&O super liner Ventura. We'll follow her in the build-up to her maiden voyage as the painstaking finishing touches to her five-star d''cor are added and a peerless crew is selected to help run an amazing vessel. The series celebrates the work of the men and women who keep our ships sailing across the world's oceans. The Merchant Navy is full of tradition but it's also a modern dynamic hi-tech career and the programmes provide an insight into the work of the men and women who form Britain's maritime workforce. At sea and on land the programmes throw open their life and work in all its infinite variety: veteran sea dogs to college trainees; captains and engineers to cruise liners and cargo ships. Filming simultaneously aboard a number of different vessels our cameras follow the experiences of a selection of core characters through laughter and tears fair weather and foul as we follow the extraordinary story of life in The Merchant Navy.

• Lords Of The Mafia - Chinese Triads | DVD | (11/10/2010) from £5.98   |  Saving you £4.01 (40.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Black Dragon: The Triads of China. With roots in ancient Chinese dynasties the triads of today are still secret societies and also among Asian's most feared criminal organizations running illegal operations throughout the Pacific rim. It was during the roaring days of Prohibition that gangsters in America first united to form a national crime syndicate. Since that time organized crime has grown to become a worldwide menace. In Lords of The Mafia we look not only at the crime families and bosses of the Cosa Nostra in the U.S. but also at the most notorious and ruthless criminal organizations around the globe. In this DVD we expose the violent and profitable Chinese Triads.

• Origami For Beginners | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £10.37   |  Saving you £6.62 (39.00%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Origami: For Beginners is an easy to follow and entertaining introduction to the ancient art of paper folding with clear and simple demonstrations for you to create your Origami masterpieces. In no time at all you'll be folding with the best of them and creating impressive pieces such as the 'Flapping Bird' the 'Tulip and the Stem' the 'pop Star' the 'Backward Aeroplane' and the 'Hopping Bunny'.

• World War II In Colour - The Price Of War | DVD | (02/05/2005) from £8.48   |  Saving you £6.51 (43.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  In 1945 the Second World War continued with undiminished ferocity. The forces of Germany and Japan were in retreat and as the fighting neared their homelands they contested every foot of ground with a new and furious intensity. By the end of the war more than 400 000 allied servicemen had died in action. More than one million more were wounded while hundreds of thousands suffered painful debilitating injuries. However the tragedy of this enormous number of casualties could have been