Documentary

• Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion | DVD | (20/08/2007) from £3.65   |  Saving you £16.34 (81.70%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ten years in the making this award-winning documentary was filmed during a remarkable nine journeys throughout Tibet India and Nepal. Cry Of The Snow Lion brings audiences to the long-forbidden ""rooftop of the world"" with an unprecedented richness of imagery from rarely-seen rituals in remote monasteries to horse races with Khamba warriors; from brothels and slums in the holy city of Lhasa to magnificent Himalayan peaks still traveled by nomadic yak caravans. The dark secrets of Tibet's recent past are powerfully chronicled through riveting personal stories and interviews and a collection of undercover and archival images never before assembled in one film. A definitive exploration of a legendary subject Tibet: Cry Of The Snow Lion is an epic story of courage and compassion.

• Travels With Palin | DVD | (09/11/2009) from £40.06   |  Saving you £29.93 (74.71%)   |  RRP £69.99

  The Michael Palin Collection 2008

• Talk Talk - Live at Montreux 1986 | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Talk Talk were one of the most innovative and original British bands of the eighties. They enjoyed a string of successful albums and singles both in the UK and right across Europe. 1986 was the band's only appearance at Montreux and caught them at the height of their success. With a set list packed with hit singles and lead singer / main songwriter Mark Hollis' charismatic performance they delivered an outstanding concert that draws a great response from the packed Swiss crowd. Line-up: Mark Hollis - vocals Paul Webb - bass Lee Harris - drums John Turnbull - guitar Rupert Black - keyboards Philip Reis - percussion Leroy Williams - percussion. Tracklist: 1. Talk Talk 2. Dum Dum Girl 3. Call In The Night Boy 4. Tomorrow Started 5. My Foolish Friend 6. Life's What You Make It 7. Does Caroline Know 8. It's You 9. Living In Another World 10. Give It Up 11. It's My Life 12. I Don't Believe in You 13. Such A Shame 14. Renee

• The Addiction | DVD | (04/02/2008) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-14.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Filed with the rap-fueled street energy, perverse wit and confrontational force The Addiction chronicles the moral fall and ultimate redemption of Kathleen (Lily Taylor). A philosophy student, Kathleen is desperate to understand how brilliant ideas can exist in a world filled with perverse tragedy. Her abstract contemplation soon turns brutally real when a bite on the neck awakens her own unacknowledged thirst for blood.

• Battlefield - Series 1 | DVD | (02/05/2005) from £49.90   |  Saving you £0.09 (0.18%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Six two hour programmes devoted to World War Two's most momentous battles. Episodes Includes: 1. The Battle Of France 2. The Battle Of Britain 3. The Battle Of Midway 4. The Battle Of Stalingrad 5. The Battle Of Normandy 6. The Battle Of Berlin

• Original Cast Album: Company (1970) (Criterion Collection) UK Only | Blu Ray | (13/09/2021) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This holy grail for both documentary and theatre aficionados offers a tantalizingly rare glimpse behind the Broadway curtain. In 1970, right after the triumphant premiere of the ground-breaking concept musical Company by Stephen Sondheim (West Side Story), the renowned composer, his director Harold Prince, the show's stars, and a large pit orchestra all went into a Manhattan recording studio as part of a time-honoured Broadway tradition: the recording of the original cast album. What ensued was a marathon session in which, with the pressures of posterity and the coolly exacting Sondheim's perfectionism hanging over them, all involved pushed themselves to the limitincluding theatre legend Elaine Stritch (30 Rock), who fought anxiety and exhaustion to record her iconic rendition of The Ladies Who Lunch. With thrilling immediacy, legendary filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker (Dont Look Back) offers an up-close view of the larger-than-life personalities, frayed-nerve energy, and explosive creative intensity that go into capturing the magic of live performance. Special Features New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by Chris Hegedus and Nate Pennebaker, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray New audio commentary by composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim Audio commentary from 2001 featuring director D. A. Pennebaker, actor Elaine Stritch, and Broadway producer Harold Prince New conversation among Sondheim, orchestrator Jonathan Tunick, and critic Frank Rich New interview with Tunick on the art of orchestrating, conducted by author Ted Chapin Never-before-heard audio excerpts from interviews with Stritch and Prince, conducted by Pennebaker and Hegedus in 2000 Original Cast Album: Co-Op, a 2019 episode of the TV series Documentary Now! that parodies the film Reunion of the cast and crew of Original Cast Album: Co-Op recorded in 2020, featuring director Alexander Buono; writer-actor John Mulaney; actors Rénee Elise Goldsberry, Richard Kind, Alex Brightman, and Paula Pell; and composer Eli Bolin English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing An essay by author Mark Harris

• World's Greatest Ships Series 2 | DVD | (05/06/2023) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Story of Lovers Rock | DVD | (13/02/2012) from £7.15   |  Saving you £8.84 (123.64%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Story Of Lover's Rock is a feature length documentary that tells the story of a genre of reggae that was created in the UK. It was influential and very successful in the 70s and 80s and still lives on today. Along with the music came the dancing and fashion that created a unique brand of lifestyle. Inspired by female artists Lovers Rock was the first 'girl power' music in the UK at a time of heightened political tension and racial unrest.Menelik Shabazz, (director of Burning An Illusion) charts the rise of Lover's Rock, often dubbed 'romantic reggae'. Through live performances from the leading exponents of the genre along with humorous reflections and interviews the film brings back to life the era when the music was at a highpoint. Lovers Rock gave a voice to many first generation black British young people but not exclusively. Along with the music came a unique fashion style and 'scrubbing' an intimate dance between male and female that defined the Lovers Rock brand. The film consists of memorable live performances, interviews and light-hearted comedic memories that provides an untold portrait of the post Windrush generation. Artists include: Janet Kay, Carroll Thompson, UB40, Jean Adebambo, Maxi Priest, Michael Gordon, Sandra Cross. Also featured are comedians; Angie Le Mar, Eddie Nestor, Robbie Gee, Wayne Rollins & Glenda Jaxson.

• Attenborough - 60 Years in the Wild | DVD | (03/12/2012) from £6.59   |  Saving you £13.40 (203.34%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sir David Attenborough has been at the forefront of natural history film making for over half a century, witnessing an unparalleled period of change in our planet's history. In this unique and important series he delivers his testimony in a trio of spectacular films, focusing on three areas which have transformed most profoundly over his career: film making, science and the environment.

• Yellowstone - Wildest Winter to Blazing Summer | DVD | (30/01/2017) from £11.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Yellowstone is one of the most remarkable places on the planet. It's home to North America's most iconic wildlife, including grizzly bears, wolves, great grey owls, beavers and bison. Every year they must survive extreme weather as the thaw transforms this mountain wilderness from freezer to furnace.

• Battlefield - Series 2 | DVD | (02/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Six two hour programmes devoted to World War Two's most momentous battles. Episodes comprise: 1. The Battle For North Africa 2. The Battle Of The Atlantic 3. The Battle For Russia 4. The Battle For Italy 5. The Battle Of Leyte Gulf 6. The Battle Of The Rhine

• Mahler-Complete Symphonies | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £63.99

• The After Life of Brian | DVD | (13/04/2009) from £4.19   |  Saving you £10.80 (72.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  2009 marks the 30th anniversary of Nottingham Forest's first European Cup triumph masterminded by Brian Clough. A provincial football club broke and slipping towards Football League Division Three when he took charge had conquered England and Europe inside three years.

• The Nine Muses | DVD | (23/04/2012) from £5.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.94%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Twenty-five years after the end of the Trojan War, Odysseus still has not returned home. So his son, Telemachus, sets off an epic journey in search of his lost father. So begins Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey - the most revered of ancient epic poems and narrative reference point for John Akomfrah's unusual and genre defying story about chance, fate and redemption. Structured as an allegorical fable and loosely inspired by existential science fiction, The Nine Muses is a stylized, unusual and idiosyncratic retelling of the history of mass migration to post war Britain through the suggestive lens of the Homeric epic. Divided into nine overlapping musical chapters and mixing a vast array of archival material with shot scenes from the United States and the United Kingdom, The Nine Muses is a modern recasting of Homer's epic as a 'song cycle' on journeys, on migration, on memory and the power of elegy.

• The Yorkshire Vet: Series 11 & 12 | DVD | (14/11/2022) from £11.77   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Grizzly Man | DVD | (01/05/2006) from £4.89   |  Saving you £15.10 (308.79%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In this mesmerizing documentary acclaimed director Werner Herzog explores the life and death of amateur grizzly bear expert and wildlife preservationist Timothy Treadwell. Treadwell lived unarmed among the bears for thirteen summers and filmed his adventures in the wild during his final five seasons. In October 2003 Treadwell's remains along with those of his girlfriend Amie Huguenard were discovered near their campsite in Alaska's Katmai National Park and Reserve. They had bee

• Roll Out the Barrel: A History of the British Public House on Film | DVD | (11/06/2012) from £11.45   |  Saving you £11.54 (100.79%)   |  RRP £22.99

  This fascinating 6-hour collection of entertaining short dramas, humorous trade films, perceptive documentaries and archival newsreel items is an essential history of the British boozer on film. From Arnold Miller’s swinging Under the Table You Must Go, Philip Trevelyan’s beautifully expressionistic The Ship Hotel – Tyne Main and German director Peter Nestler’s Workingmen’s club in Sheffield to the local quirks and characters of Richard Massingham’s wartime Down at the Local, the whirlwind regional tour of A Round of Bass and Michael Palin and Terry Jones’ humorous trade film Henry Cleans Up, this must-have double measure of DVDs is full to the brim with the sights and sounds of the great British pub, exploring its role as a place of communal gathering, game playing and opinion debating throughout the ages.

• Giggs Fitness: Power & Strength Through Yoga | DVD | (17/01/2011) from £7.03   |  Saving you £6.96 (99.00%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Ryan Giggs presents Giggs Fitness - a refreshing new personal training DVD that offers clear expert advice guidance and comprehensive workout routines to aid and maintain fitness levels; with particular emphasis on yoga-inspired exercises to help maintain flexibility and prevent injury. 'There is a very good reason as to why I have managed to maintain my level of fitness and continue playing at premiership level for so long' says Ryan. Inspired by the well documented benefits of Yoga Ryan has been a convert of the discipline for years and together with his enthusiastic and experienced instructor Sarah Ramsden they have developed an exciting and rewarding combination of exercises that help reach and maintain a good level of fitness whatever the entry level. The DVD features a number of generic conditioning circuits focusing on the main musculo-skeletal issues predominant in football and running sports combined with yoga-inspired excercises used to develop flexibility maintain stamina core stability and speed and prevent injury. 'Giggs Fitness is a comprehensive guide to the secrets of my strength and fitness and is the perfect total body workout' says Ryan. Therefore the following sequences have been developed with this focus in mind and Ryan and Sarah present a motivating achievable but challenging workout that delivers a perfect personal training manual to the masses. Main circuit 1 x 40 mins: Including warm-up standing core chest and thoracic spine passive flexibility. Sub-circuit 5 x 10 mins: Based on common issues and restrictions.

• A Picture Of Britain | DVD | (28/11/2005) from £7.19   |  Saving you £19.06 (321.42%)   |  RRP £24.99

  David Dimbleby's BBC TV series is brought to DVD. Tapping in to the love of landscapes that is a fundamental part of the British character we follow Dimbleby in six programmes that take him around the country covering the North South East and West of Britain the Heart of England and the Highlands and Glens. By exploring the artistic response to the landscape A Picture of Britain contemplates subjects such as travel nationhood and romantic yearning.

• London in the Fifties Part 2 | DVD | (01/10/2009) from £8.96   |  Saving you £4.03 (31.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Life in London becomes easier with the end of rationing, full employment and the capital's first electronic computer exhibition