Documentary

• Cocktail Mixing Made Easy | DVD | (04/12/2006) from £10.99   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In this DVD award-winning cocktail mixologist Paul Martin demonstrates the fine art of blending exotic drinks from around the globe. World speed cocktail mixing record holder Paul leads you on a step-by-step course so that you too can become an expert creating classic favourites and less well known delights. Each mix can be accessed easily to be watched again at any time.Cocktail Mixing Made Easy features 26mixes of delicious cocktails including the Kentucky Breakfast Caipirinha Tequila Sunrise Long Island Iced Tea White Lady Ratch Attack Lynchburg Lemonade and many more. The DVD will also show you how to get the best out of the tools you will need to mix your cocktails as well as how to impress party guests with that professionalbartender presentation.

• Heritage - Featuring Fred Dibnah | DVD | (10/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Heavy Horses - Join equine enthusiast Erica Macy as she chats with horse owners and observes grooming preparations for the Great Dorset Steam Fair. A Festival of Tractors - Nicholas Kitchen narrates a gentle tour around the rural North, a view of tractors that delves deep into both their engines and origins. Fred Dibnah Getting Steamed Up Bolton Steeplejack Fred Dibnah has scaled great heights in his career. And in this fascinating documentary, you'll get to see him climb a 100-foot chimney that he's preparing for steam-powered demolition. Further steamy exploits see Fred behind the wheel of a road roller and fixing a steam engine: part of the average day of an extraordinary man. The Beuatiful World of Mechanical Music - Ted Brown, President of the Music Box Society, never fails to be amazed by the variety of music boxes in his beautifully restored, 20-year-old collection. A Festival of Transport - Filmed at two major UK rallies, A Festival of Transport is a must for any lover of classic vehicles. Model Railway - Enter the miniature world of the scaled-down trains through this filmic tour of the UK's leading model railway clubs.

• The Art Of Helen Chadwick | DVD | (01/05/2004) from £15.86   |  Saving you £9.13 (36.50%)   |  RRP £24.99

• VE Day Commemoration - World War Two - The Final Victory | DVD | (04/04/2005) from £7.95   |  Saving you £5.04 (38.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The story of the final months of the Second World War told entirely through authentic footage from Allied and Axis sources. Featuring dramatic and historic combat footage this is the pefect souvenir for this 60th anniversary year!

• The Welsh Miner - Mining History | DVD | (18/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

• Maria Callas - La Divina - A Portrait | DVD | (05/04/2000) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  It is almost a quarter of a century since Maria Callas died. But the passing years have done little to diminish interest in this most iconic of divas. The debate surrounding the real quality of that voice continues to be fanned by her devotees and detractors, intermittently reaching fever pitch with the arrival of another biography or the commercial release of a newly discovered live recording. Tony Palmer's 1987 film portrait, now available on DVD, towers over the bulk of contributions to the Callas industry because it manages to be both passionate about its subject and objective about the forces that shaped a great musical talent and then left it in ruins. Lengthy interviews with colleagues and confidants embrace both Callas' undoubted theatrical genius and the emotional traumas that propelled her stumbling private life. The scene is set from the moment this documentary's producer John Ardoin, himself a Callas biographer, declares the story of Callas the woman to be one of the great tragedies of our time. From that point, the film forges potent links between the evolution of the diva's artistry through her great performances--Tosca, in particular--and the defiant soul captured in a considerable archive of media encounters that range from the intense and contemptuous to the coquettish. This is 90 essential minutes for anyone interested in the Callas legend. Her story will never be better told. --Piers Ford

• When Holly Went Missing | DVD | (17/05/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This powerful and evocative BAFTA nominated documentary is based on the story of Holly Wells' parents, Kevin and Nicola, who reveal how they coped with the torment of losing their child in one of Britain's most tragic crimes. Their ten year old daughter, Holly, and her friend, Jessica, died in August 2002 at the hands of Ian Huntley, caretaker at their local Soham school. The film follows the full story of the Wells' ordeal from the moment that Holly goes missing. Using exclusive home movie footage and interviews with family and friends, the documentary recreates a detailed picture of the search for their missing daughter, and the terrible grieving process in the sudden death of a beloved child. Using clips from father Kevin's video diary, the film follows the parents over time, as they attempt to move forward positively and to find a way of living with the shadow of the awful tragedy. DVD-R: This title is manufactured-on-demand when ordered from The Canny Store using the highest quality DVD-R discs.

• Nazi War Machines | DVD | (08/06/2009) from £28.33   |  Saving you £21.66 (43.30%)   |  RRP £49.99

  This is the story of the creation of the Nazi War Machine tracing their origins from street thugs battling in the streets of Germany following the First World War. This 8 DVD set focuses on the growth of the Panzer corps the mighty Luftwaffe and the feared SS. This is the most comprehensive look at the Military force that took Europe by a storm of blood and steel.

• Vietnam 1967 To 1969 | DVD | (23/05/2005) from £14.80   |  Saving you £-4.81 (-48.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Vietnam War - Almost 60 000 Americans were killed in combat action but what the war did to Vietnam and to the Vietnamese people was even more drastic. By the time Saigon fell to invading North Vietnamese forces on April 29the 1975 close to 2 million Vietnamese had died. Countless other perished or disappeared later in Cambodia during the carnage perpetuated by the Khmer Rouge. The Vietnam conflict was a war whose origins many did not understand that seemed an exercise in futili

• Narrow Escapes Of Wwii | DVD | (01/01/2020) from £18.86   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Dark Days In Monkey City | DVD | (22/02/2010) from £12.13   |  Saving you £17.86 (59.60%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Dark Days in Monkey City is a new series by Animal Planet that takes the style of graphic novel animation and live action along with star voice-over talent bringing a wholly unique primate drama to the smallscreen. Once ruled by Buddhist and Hindu kings the temple city is now home to myriad monkey gangs that fight for supremacy to survive in this abandoned city where food is scarce and the drama is plentiful. The weak will be banished from Monkey City and sent into the Badlands or worse the human hell that lies across the river where human civilization continues to expand into the habitat of many populations of wildlife. This incredible series is a fantasy world reminiscent of epic stories of antiquity but very much relatable to modern audiences.

• Women At War | DVD | (08/11/2004) from £27.51   |  Saving you £-7.52 (-37.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Disc One - On The Battlefield: This tells the story of those women who have experienced battle at first hand. Occasionally forced to masquerade as men they fought in the conflicts which have shaped our world from the American and English Civil wars the Napoleonic battles and the two World Wars to Korea Vietnam and the Middle East. Whether a celebrated historical figure such as Boudicca or one of the many unsung fighters on the front line each of their sacrifices made them worthy heroines. Disc Two - Spies And Angels: This tells the story of those women who have experienced battle at first hand. Occasionally forced to masquerade as men they fought in the conflicts which have shaped our world from the American and English Civil wars the Napoleonic battles and the two World Wars to Korea Vietnam and the Middle East. Whether a celebrated historical figure such as Boudicca or one of the many unsung fighters on the front line each of their sacrifices made them worthy heroines. Disc Three - Workers Unite: Since the horrors of tribal assault and massacre women have carved out an important wartime role often having to fight their own male establishment as well as the enemy to do so. More recently they have led protests against war. How successful have women been in destroying the 'no job for a woman' labels and how successful have they been in holding on to these roles when the guns fall silent?

• Seasonal Gardening Solutions | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £6.51   |  Saving you £-0.52 (-8.70%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Take top TV designer Linda Barker and a team of DIY and gardening experts and a huge dose of practical common sense and you'll get Solutions - a series of affordable step-by-step home improvement projects....

• The Adventures Of Shark Boy And Lava Girl | UMD | (27/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Classic - Industrial Engines | DVD | (03/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Gerry Burr takes the viewer on a trip around the country in search of unusual industrial engines. Features engines include: Lister Petters and Villiers.

• Britain's Railway Heritage - Driving And Firing In The North West - Vol. 1 | DVD | (19/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In this first part of two programmes we take a nostalgic look at the railways through the eyes of Albert Rowse who describes his early days working on the London Midland and Scottish Railway from 1941 onwards. He started shovelling ashes in the yard and graduated to driving Royal Scotts Britannias and Princesses on routes such as Settle and Carlisle the Cumbrian Coast the West Coast Main Line over Shap and Carnforth to Crewe.

• Glorious Steam Collection | DVD | (22/11/2004) from £22.98   |  Saving you £-9.99 (-76.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This three DVD collection features the following programmes: Awesome Giants of Steam: 'Giants Of Steam' was made for BBC TV in 1963. The programme looks at the golden years of steam including some of the great locomotives of the time. Working Steam and Locomotives: A nostalgic look at the world of steam locomotives including rare archive footage. Golden Times Of British Railways: Three short films from the British Transport Film archive: 'Train Time' looks at how Britain's predominantly steam railway network of the 50's was controlled while 'Elizabethan Express' pays tribute to the new Elizabethan age which dawned in 1953 and follows the train's journey from London to Edinburgh in six hours and 'Golden Arrow' is a colour film which completes the trilogy promoting the delights of Pullman Travel behind new streamlined express locomotives and aboard the refitted 'Maid Of Kent'.

• The Time Of Your Life - 1943 | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £21.02   |  Saving you £-8.03 (-61.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  'The Time Of Your Life' Series brings an exclusively commissioned documentary featuring the news events personalities and music of the year in question. Take a look back at what happened in the year you were born or simply look back through history enjoying the events that shaped a particular year. In each edition there is a special feature with bonus material covering the classic music movies and television from the period. In this DVD we re-visit 1943 and although WWII is ragin

• The Blenheim Story - Complete History | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In this complete history of Blenheim recordings of memories recalled by members of air and ground crews who served in Blenhain squadrons have been edited together the majority of which have never been seen before.

• Nazi and Gestapo Megaset | DVD | (24/10/2011) from £56.68   |  Saving you £-7.69 (-15.70%)   |  RRP £48.99

  The devastating truth behind Hitler's final solutionThe story of Hitler and Nazi Germany is amongst the most compelling yet abhorrent in the entire course of history. Since the end of World War II countless books and films have covered the topic, ensuring that the atrocities that marked the period are never forgotten.But what was the true story behind the rise of Hitler and the Third Reich? How did the Gestapo come to be one of the most feared organisations in Germany and wider Europe? What was the man responsible for the Holocaust like away from the spotlight?Here, for the first time, HISTORY brings together a collection of fascinating programmes that answer all these questions and many more in detail. From the Night of the Long Knives, to the plot to kill Hitler and the attempt to create a Fourth Reich from the ashes of Hitler's shattered regime, this is the all-encompassing account of Hitler and Nazi Germany.