Documentary

• The Great War - World War 1 | DVD | (01/09/2008) from £7.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Our war saga begins in 1914. The world was dominated by the European powers. When the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary was assassinated that spark touched off a catastrophic conflict. Attempts to break the deadlock by frontal machine gun assaults led to enormous casualties and the development of new more horrific weapons. On the battlefield massed artillery gas and the introduction of the tank gave the war a new dimension. In the air the advent of the bomber brought civilians face to face with the realities of a modern war. At sea the submarine disrupted shipping and put entire countries in peril. After two and a half years the war ground to a bloody stalemate. Finally on April 6 1917 President Woodrow Wilson declared war on Germany and the American Expedition Forces (A.E.F.) were on the way 'over there'. By November 1918 about 9 million allied soldiers sailors and airmen had lost their lives. This authentic film documentary gives you a view of the first of the century's truly global wars. Most historians agree that the A.E.F. turned the tide of battle from possible defeat into allied victory on the western front.

• Northumberland - The Lost Frontier | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  One of the few places left in Britain where you can be alone and find yourself - or have time to feel the inspiration of empty landscape - discover the importance of nature and realise the insignificance of materialism. A musical and visual experience includes stunning aerial scenes throughout Northumberland.

• British Steam Classics: Princess Margaret Rose | DVD | (30/01/2012) from £8.56   |  Saving you £4.43 (34.10%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Steam Classics series looks at the power and majesty of some of Britain’s most famous steam locomotives. Each programme covers an individual named locomotive or class and looks into its history, restoration and more recent workings. This ‘Steam Classics’ records the history of Sir William Stanier's first production Pacific locomotive for the LMS railway. After adjust over a quarter of a century’s front line service, ‘Princess Margaret Rose’ was bought by Sir Billy Butlin as a children's amusement in a holiday camp.When the children were tired of her she was rescued once again and restored to main line use by the members of the Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust at Butterley in Derbyshire. This is her story - from Pwellhi to Paddington.

• VW Action: Santa Pod Rally 2009 | DVD | (10/05/2010) from £11.76   |  Saving you £-1.77 (-17.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

  From it inauspicious early days as Hitler's view of transport for the common man to the surfer-dudes ride of choice the VW has come a long way. Enthusiasts gathered at Santa Pod in 2009 to display their beloved vehicles from classic Beetles and split-screen campers to more outlandish and unique designs. Enjoy a weekend of fun colour and eccentric examples... and that's just the owners.

• Steam Classics - 5 DISC SET | DVD | (22/02/2010) from £49.93   |  Saving you £-9.94 (-24.90%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Box set contains 5 disc's from the Steam Classic Series: Duchess of Sutherland City Of Truro Princess Margaret Rose Standard Class 4 Tanks The Flying Scotsman

• Perthshire Panorama | DVD | (01/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Five films about the beautiful historic county of Perthshire. Featuring: The Freedom of Aberfeldy (1943) - Commonwealth troops visit the town on leave. Pitlochry Welcomes You (1958) - a humorous look at the town. The School Master (1953) - a day in the life of a Crieff school master with Walter Carr. Perthshire Panorama (1959 colour) - a tour around the county and its attractions. The Grand Match (1981 colour) - the Royal Caledonian Curling Club Bonspiel of 1979 on the Lake of Menteith the last outdoor Bonspiel to be held.

• Classic Steam Collection | DVD | (25/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Classic Steam Train Collection (8 Discs)

• Learn to in Line Skate | DVD | (24/03/2008) from £32.37   |  Saving you £-12.38 (-61.90%)   |  RRP £19.99

  ""Debbie's technique made my skating fun easy and effective for NYPD Blue."" - Kim Delaney. ""Debbie taught me to skate with style and grace."" - former LA Mayor Richard Riordan. This program teaches Debbie's unique Merrill Magic Program - an informative motivational and entertaining way to learn in-line skating. You'll learn the skills and drills to trick your body into a safe fun and exhilarating skating experience. Debbie's dynamic technique will take your mind off your fears freeing your body to skate. In one hour you can teach yourself to skate look and feel great at any age. In-line skating cultivates personal empowerment strength stamina balance coordination weight loss and control. Discover how quickly your skating promotes fitness and fun. Subjects Covered Include: Stretch and warm up exercises. Body alignment and awareness. Gearing up and safety equipment. Basic forward skating. Safe falling techniques. How to use the edges. Stopping heal brake 3 stage stop and snow plow stop. Maintaining control and confidence. Arm movement. Pump turns. Skills and drills including swizzles pumps & 1-2-3's to enhance an easy smooth flowing guide using your skater's edges. Debbie Merrill instructor to the Stars is the founder of the Skate Great USA School of Skating in Santa Monica California. She has successfully trained thousands of students including Steve Martin Melanie Griffith and Kim Delaney. Debbie is an International Figure Skating Star and a USA certified instructor.

• Queen Elizabeth II DIAMOND JUBILEE COLLECTION: THE CHANGING FACE OF THE QUEEN | DVD | (16/09/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  20 million people worldwide tune in to her Christmas Day speech every year. Having lived through and indeed been at the heart of some of the most dramaticevents of the 20th and 21st century: The Second World War, the end of the British Empire, the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II is one of the most iconic women in the world. This film tells the story of an international icon. Featuring interviews with those who know the Queen best, including hercouturier, her hairdresser, photographers, historians and the editor of American Vogue.The Changing Face Of The Queen tells all the most important stories of the Queen's life as never heard before. Using stunning archive footage this special DVD also finds the answers to questions such as what's in the Queen's handbag? What happens to the clothes when she doesn't wear then anymore? Does she ever wear trousers? How does she get her hair like that? And how much does the Queen's wardrobe cost? Making The Changing Face Of The Queen a must-have for all admirers of Queen Elizabeth II.

• Don't Knock Yourself Out | DVD | (21/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Previously only available with the best-selling 40th Anniversary Edition of The Prisoner this highly acclaimed feature-length documentary is the definitive look at the series' production told by those involved in its creation. It includes a combination of archive and newly fi lmed interviews with nearly 40 people including Annette Andre Bernard Williams David Tomblin Derren Nesbitt Peter Wyngarde Anton Rodgers Michael Grade George Baker and Peter Bowles. The final word on the inside story of the coolest series ever made Don't Knock Yourself Out was recently screened to a rapturous reception at the National Film Theatre as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations.

• Wedding Speeches - Getting It Right | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £22.98   |  Saving you £-3.99 (-21.00%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Do you find the prospest of making a speech about as enticing as root canal surgery? If so then fear not help is at hand. This video is the ultimate guide to preparing and delivering a speech using footage taken from over 50 real weddings. You can obtain valuable first hand experience on how others have handled the 'big' occasion. Professional Toastmaster Rodney A. Reid will guide you through the best and the worst moments! Designed to both educate abd inform this video is the perfect weapon for the Groom Best Man or anyone else who has to deliver a speech. With the wealth of information on this DVD you cannot afford not to buy a copy!

• Taarzan the Wonder Car | DVD | (30/07/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Taarzan the wonder car

• Art Hodes - Jazz Alley Vol. 1 | DVD | (12/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £20.99

• On Eagles' Wings: The American Air Force in WWII in Colour (East Anglia) | DVD | (01/01/2007) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-3.19 (-24.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

  December 1941: The United States of America enters WWII. Thousands of young Americans are drafted into the Army Air Force and sent to England. Using airmen's memoirs and diaries and dramatic original colour film, the story of the Mighty Eighth is told as never before

• Gyorgy Cziffra | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Gyorgy Cziffra

• Awakening Apollo - Louvre Museum | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  In the heart of the Louvre Museum the Apollo Gallery offers a dcor of an extraordinary richness. 60 metres long and 12 metres high paintings sculptures and gilded wood join together to celebrate the sun god Apollo. This grandiose dcor conceived by Charles Le Brun to mark the beginning of Louis XIV's reign was finally completed on 1851 on the eve of the Second Empire with the magnificent 'Appolo Slays Python' by Eugene Delacroix. The Apollo Gallery is a stage on which some of t

• Middle East | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £7.48   |  Saving you £10.51 (58.40%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Known as the cradle of civilisation the Middle East is the meeting point between Africa Europe and Asia and contains some of the most beautiful and mystical scenery in the world. Due to cultural and political complexities only a handful of visitors get to experience the genuine hospitality of the people and see the regions stunning ancient cities. Traveller Ian Wright starts his journey in Jordan's Wadi Rum Desert travelling south past the ruins at Petra and then on to Beirut in L

• Marilyn Horne: A Portrait | DVD | (17/07/2001) from £31.70   |  Saving you £-11.71 (-58.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  As one of America's most treasured and delightful opera singers, mezzo soprano Marilyn Horne was justly lauded in this 1994 profile, originally made for the South Bank Show arts programme. At work as one of the finest bel canto singers of the 20th century or at rest looking poignantly back at her career--the making of the film coincided with her 60th birthday--Horne is splendid company. She was born with singing in her blood, trying her hand at everything from the church choir to jingles, pirate pop singles--she did a mean Kay Starr impersonation--and supplying a singing voice for Dorothy Dandridge in the 1954 film of Carmen Jones before embarking on a career as a classical artist. Horne effectively learned her trade during four years at Gelsenkirchen, going on to form a legendary singing partnership with Joan Sutherland and blazing a trail for the mezzo soprano roles--Arsace in Semiramide has been her signature--through the world's greatest opera houses. But for all her success, Horne has retained a down-to-earth openness which permeates this documentary and has rendered her equally at home on the recital stage or in grand opera costume. She speaks with simple brilliance about the singer's technique and about her desire to broaden the appeal of opera. A fascinating portrait of one hell of a dame. On the DVD: At just 52 minutes, the original programme is too short to do Horne full justice. Even so, the film is packed with enough archive footage to whet the appetite of the novice fan. The sound format is Dolby Digital 2.0--adequate enough to do justice to Horne's extraordinary range and genius for ornamentation, and the picture format can be adjusted from the standard 4:3 to 1.78:1 although both do little more than replicate the look and feel of the original television transmission. Detailed booklet notes compensate for the lack of extras on the DVD itself--a biography or career chronology would have been more than handy. --Piers Ford

• Mondo Cane | DVD | (17/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

• Jet Fighters - The Definitive Guide | DVD | (22/02/2010) from £27.51   |  Saving you £-10.52 (-61.90%)   |  RRP £16.99

  The F5 Freedom Fighter: The need for an inexpensive lightweight supersonic fighter that was easy to maintain and capable of operating from short runways and poor quality airfields was fulfilled when this baby fighter went from the drawing board to become one of the most successful export products of the US military aircraft industry. We also look at the company that produced this little marvel and see how it and other early manufacturers of aircraft have developed. The F104 Star Fighter: We look at one of the many legendary planes designed by one of the worlds most awarded Aviation designers - Kelly Johnson. We follow the path of the much maligned but equally inspiring F104 Lockheed Star Fighter from Kelly's initial concepts in 1952 through the painstaking development and to the last F104 made in 1983 a production run that lasted over 30 years. The F105 Thunderjet: In the annals of aeronautic history the plane that takes the place between Republics classic attack fighters the P47 thunderbolt of the Second World War and their outstanding F105 Thunderchief in the skies of Vietnam is often skipped over. This period of expansion marked the first ventures into jet aircraft and many of the lessons learnt during the development of this series of planes have sired today's generations of fighter aircraft. After the hectic development period of world war 2 and the ensuing rush into jet engine development a successive series of fighter aircraft emerged that made their mark in aviation history. These planes epitomised the shape of the supersonic jet fighter; they were the Century Fighters. The Grumman F14a Tomcat is amongst today's ultimate weapons. It is considered a large fighter and stands at 63 foot long 16 foot high and has a maximum wingspan of 64' 1. The F14 's cruise speed is approximately 610 mph and it has a maximum speed of 1544 mph or nearly mach 2 - twice the speed of sound. VTOL stands for vertical take off and landing. If you are thinking helicopters you are correct. However in this episode we review the development of a plane that has the abilities of a helicopter as well as being a front line fighter plane. The Harrier Jump Jet is the only VTOL with a fighting history and the only VTOL in service today.