Documentary

• P-51 Mustang | DVD | (21/11/2011) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The North American P-51 Mustang was designed and built for Britain's Royal Air Force and the first production aircraft was flown in May 1941. Originally powered by a single Allison engine, the power plant was replaced by the British with the excellent Merlin engine. So successful was the upgrade that, when the U.S. itself ordered the P-51, the Army Air Forces adopted the Merlin and so was born what became probably the finest single-engined fighter aircraft series of the war. As the long-range component for the bomber escort mission, supported by the P-38 Lightning and P-47 Thunderbolt, the Mustang served throughout the European and Mediterranean theatres. Following the capture of Iwo Jima in the Pacific, the Mustangs partnered the massive B-29 Superfortress bombers in the skies over Japan. And, as enemy air-opposition over both Europe and Japan was whittled away, the P-51 Mustangs were released for attack against all types of ground targets with devastating results.

• Burma - Railway Of Death | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A frightening and inspiring documentary detailing the horrific story of the building of the Burma-Thailand Railway by British prisoners of war during WWII. This film is built around the recollections of ex-prisoners who were involved in the terrible task coupled with contemporary Japanese propaganda footage.

• Diana - Story Of A Princess | DVD | (05/12/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Take an intimate look at the beautiful shy and courageous woman we all came to know and love - Diana Princess of Wales. On the surface it looked like Diana Spencer made her fairy-tale dreams come true but the reality behind the glamorous facade was a life filled with heartache struggle and triumph. Hear her story from the people that knew her best - from teachers and nannies to ex-lovers advisors friends and bodyguards that had an intimate view into her experiences. A fascin

• British Sign Language Level 2 | DVD | (23/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £58.99

  British Sign Language Level 2 is split into sections that covers the same topics needed for Level 2 in British Sign Language. There are sections teaching you the vocabulary, question and answers, phrases and story receptive skills practise. Level 2 is a 3 disc DVD set and has one disc dedicated purely for Level 2 Topic vocabulary enabling you to refresh your memory whilst building up your conversational skills. Disc 1 and 2 cover: Topic 1: about you and everyday conversations, introductory phrases, describing people, activities at school, jobs and activities at work, attitudes and opinions, time vocabulary, activities in the home, leisure activities, opinion/likes and dislikes and illness and health. Topic 2: Eating and drinking contains story practise and Q&A sections for ordering food and drink, offering opinions, describing preparation of food, comparing foods and explaining your views. Topic 3: Shopping and spending contains story practise and Q&A sections on paying for services, different types of shops and payments, shopping experiences and comparing items that you have bought. Topic 4: Travel and holidays contains both stories and Q&A about countries, places in England, booking a holiday and a camping experience. Topic 1: About you and everyday conversations - Vocabulary. Disc 3 covers vocabulary for Eating and drinking, Shopping and spending, Travel and holidays. The Learn Sign Language Level 2 DVD also includes our unique downloadable workbook covering Negation in BSL, grammar rules, indicating plurality, question structure, marking time and quality in BSL.

• Destination Canada | DVD | (08/08/2005) from £14.56   |  Saving you £1.43 (8.90%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Destination Canada (Travel)

• Heyday Of British Steam | DVD | (03/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Video technology came too late to record the golden years of Britain's railways during the steam era but thanks to a handful of amateur cameramen armed with 8mm cine cameras many images of the 'Iron Horse' have been saved for posterity. All the shots taken in the 1950s and 1960s are totally original and are in full colour with sound track and commentary. Disc One: The East Midlands/The North East Of England: This DVD covers the East Midlands and the North East of England. We begin at Leicester at the Great Central Station where experimental gas turbine locomotive GT3 is seen in the shed. Then it's north to Derby via Loughborough and Nottingham. From Nottingham we join the East Coast main line at Grantham and experience the majesty of the Gresley Pacifics at work before moving north to Doncaster and York. A brief visit to the Thirsk and Darlington area and then we cross to West Yorkshire for some steam trains on the magnificent Settle and Carlisle Line. Disc Two: Birmingham/The North Midlands/Wales This DVD covers the Birmingham area and the North Midlands and Central Wales. We begin at Nuneaton and Coventry witnessing both areas before the erection of overhead wires. From Coventry we move to Birmingham and see New Street Station pre-rebuilding. A brief visit to Saltley Station and the Camp Hill gradient is followed by a compilation of trains filmed at Birmingham's other main line station Snow Hill. From Birmingham we move north to Stafford on the West Coast Main Line and then west to Shrewsbury. We conclude with some hard working steam hauled trains on Talerddig bank in mid Wales. Disc Three: The West Midlands/The North/The North West This DVD covers the West Midlands and the North of England. We begin at Gloucester where the diminutive former G.W.R. 0-4-2 tank engines were still working 'push and pull' trains. From Gloucester we head to the western suburbs of Birmingham via the famous Lickey Incline where heavyweight expresses could be seen struggling with the 1 in 37 gradient. A look at Wolverhampton's Low Level Station before it closed is followed by a journey to Manchester via Stoke On Trent Crewe and Stockport. After Manchester we cross the Pennines and end our journey at Sheffield's Victoria Station where 'Directors' '04's' and 'K' class moguls were still hard at work.

• Hitler's Secret Weapons Laboratory Peenemunde & The V2 | DVD | (27/04/2009) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-4.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The landing on the moon by the crew of Apollo 11 in July 1969 was one of mankind's greatest achievements. But the roots of this fantastic technological feat lie in a little German fishing village called Peenem''nde on the northern coast of the island of Usedom in Northern Germany. This was the site of a secret weapon development establishment which was the cradle of technology which made manned space flight possible in later years. Yet the legend that surrounds Peenem''nde is closely tied to death and destruction. It was on the 3rd October 1942 that the 'Aggregat 4' rocket - later called the V2 by Nazi propaganda officials - was successfully launched. It flew the distance of 147 kilometers and became the first man-made device to actually reach the borders of space. This programme uses imposing film material and exciting interviews to tell the story of the development work that was done in Peenem''nde and how the people close to Wernher von Braun and Walter Dornberger lived and worked. How did the Allies manage to discover some of the secrets of the weapons developed in Peenem''nde? Just how much influence did Hitler and Himmler have on the project? Which secret projects were still under development in spring 1945. and which weapon systems continued to be developed by the Americans after the war.

• F-16 Falcon | DVD | (21/07/2003) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (-21.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A profile on the F16 Falcon with a look at the weapons and a view from the cockpit. Also news of the F-16N and its computerised 'Air Combat Evaluation System'.

• F-15 Eagle | DVD | (21/07/2003) from £9.52   |  Saving you £0.47 (4.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Experience the G force in an F-15 Eagle. Witness the pilots discussing tactics and mid-air refuelling.

• Michael Lawson - India's Hidden Slavery | DVD | (28/04/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  India's Hidden Slavery is a revealing documentary featuring Rev Michael Lawson whilst he investigates the hidden slavery still taking place in India.

• Both Feet in the Army! | DVD | (22/07/2013) from £5.00   |  Saving you £2.99 (59.80%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Former National Service Conscript - actor, Richard Wilson - takes a light hearted look at this taste of the army, experienced by so many young men after the war. 'Both Feet In The Army' illustrates the trials and tribulations, the laughs and lunacies, of post-war National Service, through excerpts from sitcoms such as 'Get Some In' and from films such as 'Carry On Sergeant' and 'Privates Progress', to name just a few. During the peak years of the 1950s, over a quarter of a million youngster...

• 20th Century Newsreels | DVD | (11/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Stories from the last century as seen through the lenses of British Movietone. Including; The Boer War Queen Victoria's Funeral The Wright Brothers First Flight San Francisco Earthquake and more.

• London - City Of Majesty | DVD | (20/08/2007) from £18.98   |  Saving you £1.01 (5.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From the grandeur of the Tower of London to high tea at Buckingham Palace London: City of Majesty is an instrumental resource for first time travelers or those studying London's storied past and it unquestionable influence on Western Civilization.

• Second World War - Vol. 7 - Snipers / The Fallschmirmager | DVD | (21/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Snipers focuses on the USA Snipers during the war including battlefield tactics and a comparison with their British and German counterparts. Also features The Fallschmirmager which is a revealing documentary on the most prolific exploits of the German 'Fallschmirmager' during World War II including training and selection first hand battlefield accounts the invasion of Norway the assault on Rotterdam attacks on the Albert Canal the rescue of Moussolini and Invasion

• Discovering France - 3 | DVD | (27/05/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This series is a guide to the most beautiful regions of France presenting all its diversity of culture natural treasures and landscapes. This lavish production made by France's national broadcaster TF1 features the Loire Valley and Acquitaine.

• World War II 360° | Blu Ray | (18/07/2011) from £39.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (-14.30%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Relive some of the most deadly battles of World War II with a 360 view from the heart of the action. Histoy puts viewers in the middle of the action with two revealing series that use cutting-edge computer graphic animation and the latest technology to bring a 360 view of the Second World War. In Battle 360 follow the only carrier to be front and centre in every major sea conflict in the Pacific - the USS Enterprise. Then travel with Gen. George S. Patton Jr. as he leads his heroic soldiers in North Africa in the invasion of Sicily and in the charge across Europe to defeat Hitler's Third Reich.

• Bertie And Elizabeth | DVD | (14/01/2008) from £6.55   |  Saving you £6.44 (49.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Bertie & Elizabeth tells the story of the reign of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth from its difficult beginnings after the Abdication crisis of 1936 focusing on the unique relationship of a King and Queen whose great love for each other and strong sense of duty won the hearts of a nation. This programme presents a fascinating insight into their reign (through the original archive film) and a unique glimpse of their happy partnership.

• The Executioners | DVD | (25/03/2013) from £9.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (50.05%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Meet a selection of the deadliest men in history as this spinechilling double DVD recalls the haunting history of The Executioners. From the hangmen who plied their trade in Britain well into the 1960s, to the infamous 'Bourreaux' of France who killed over 1,000 people between them, and the shadowy figures operating in the United States, learn the truth behind the men who acted as the final barrier between life and death. Part 1 - The HangmanWhat did they do? Why did they do it? And what did it do to them? This is the story of the private executioners, a unique history of British capital punishment, seen through the eyes of those who dispensed it. Part 2 - Dynasties of DeathThey were not criminals, nor were they soldiers. They killed for money, but were not volunteers. Theirs was a grim and inescapable inheritance. They were the 'Bourreaux' - the executioners of France. Part 3 - States of DeathPerhaps the most overlooked aspect of American execution protocol is the role of the executioner, who (with few notable exceptions) have been altogether more shadowy figures than their European counterparts.

• The Academy of Plastic and Rubber DVD | DVD | (25/10/2010) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

• Flying Legends 2006 | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £9.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (30.03%)   |  RRP £12.99

  One of the world's truly great warbird air shows! Every year for 2 magical days in July many of the world's finest surviving examples of classic fighters and bombers gather at Duxford to thrill the crowds - and the 2006 show was magnificent! Featuring WWI vintage Bristol Fighters (probably the first-time such a formation has been seen in public for many decades) six P-51 Mustangs Spanish-built Me109 tail chasing with a Hurricane twelve surviving Spitfires Lufthansa's rarely seen Ju52 two Catalina's two B-17 Flying Fortresses and a thirty aircraft Balbo - the largest and most spectacular finale in recent years.