Documentary

• Great British Railway Journeys - Series 2 | DVD | (09/01/2012) from £19.98   |  Saving you £22.00 (122.29%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Former Minister of State for Transport Michael Portillo takes to the tracks in the second series of the BBC TV Documentary Great British Railway Journeys.Passionate about trains, Michael Portillo embarks on five epic rail journeys, each split into five legs, travelling the length and breadth of the UK as he retraces routes that were described in his original 1860's copy of Bradshaw's Railway Handbook. This box set features 25 episodes covering 5 different journeys including;Brighton to Cromer Ledbury to Holyhead Newcastle to Melton Mowbray London Bridge to Hastings Ayr to Skye Along the way he witnesses all the things that have changed since the early days of rail transport and what still remains of Bradshaw's Britain, discovering the effect the railways had on the public and finding out how the British love of trains all began. Michael samples some classic Cromer crab, gets a rare chance to drive a heritage diesel and gets up close and personal with a pedigree Hereford bull.He also discovers a secret World War II chemical weapons plant at Rhydmwyn, takes a steam train across the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors, attempts to make an authentic Melton Mowbray pork pie, discovers how the railways turned cricket into a national sport and hunts for gold in Scotland's mountains.

• Around The World In 80 Days | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £9.85   |  Saving you £10.14 (102.94%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In 1989 Michael Palin recreated the famous voyage made in 1873 by Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne's epic Around the World in 80 Days. This 10-part (eight-hour) BBC documentary featured Palin and his passepartout using only the modes of transport available to the novelist's intrepid traveller. Hiring Palin was the masterstroke that ensured the series became a television milestone; despite being one of the comedy-surrealists of Monty Python's Flying Circus and the perpetrator of Ripping Yarns, he proved to be the most amiable travelling companion imaginable. His charm and ingenuity, coupled with the race-against-time format and the opportunity to visit at second-hand places most of us will never see, made Around the World in 80 Days an unmissable television event. So much so that Palin soon returned to the travel format in Pole to Pole (1992), Full Circle (1997) and Sahara (2002). --Gary S Dalkin

• Vikings | DVD | (12/11/2012) from £19.44   |  Saving you £0.55 (2.83%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The accepted history of the Vikings is of a band of blood-thirsty pirates raiding the peaceful monasteries of Christendom… and all of it is completely true. The Vikings took no prisoners, relished cruel retribution and prided themselves as warriors… But this is only a small part of the story. The Vikings themselves did not write their history… so we have to discover it. Presented by Neil Oliver we see the Vikings from their point of view, which reveals an extraordinary story of a people who came back from the brink of destruction and in the course of 200 years reached around a quarter of the globe and built an empire.

• Andrew Marr's History of the World | DVD | (12/11/2012) from £12.04   |  Saving you £-0.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.75

  Andrew Marr sets off on an epic journey through the explosive events, changes, conflicts and triumphs that shaped 70,000 years of human history. From our earliest beginnings in Africa, Marr traces the story of our nomadic ancestors as they spread out around the world and settled down to become the first farmers and townspeople. With spectacular images, compelling characters and incisive narration, this is an epic journey through human history and the story of the world we live in today, featuring dramatic reconstruction, documentary filming around the world and cutting-edge computer graphics.

• Titian | DVD | (23/07/2018) from £7.85   |  Saving you £2.14 (27.26%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Titian is one of the undisputed masters of Western art and his influence has proved to be as long lasting as it is widespread. His fresh interpretations of old stories and constant reinvention of the portrait have inspired artists for over four centuries. Filmed in France and Italy as well as the UK this film explores the reasons for the enduring power and abiding attraction of Titian's paintings. His work and life are investigated by a wide range of enthusiasts: John Berger Charles hope Tom Phillips Katya Berger John Lessore Jill Dunkerton Ray Richardson and Amanda Bradley.

• Chatsworth | DVD | (25/03/2013) from £4.76   |  Saving you £6.99 (233.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  An extraordinary access-all-areas documentary inside one of Britain's most majestic stately homes. Chatsworth House is a view into a past world as we see what really goes on behind closed doors. What is life like today for the 12th Duke of Devonshire who inherited the estate which has been in his family for 450 years? We also witness just what it takes to run such a huge property with fascinating personal stories from some of the 700 staff. With all the characters you'd expect to find in a great house, like the head housekeeper who maintains the 300 rooms, and the gamekeepers whose pheasants end up on the dining table, Chatsworth is a fascinating look at class and tradition in a modern world.

• Kingdom of Plants 3D - with David Attenborough | DVD | (16/07/2012) from £24.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In this sensational series, shot over the course of a year, Sir David Attenborough explores the lives of plants and their fascinating world, from the most bizarre to the most beautiful.Using beautifully shot footage to illustrate his own inimitable narrative style, David traces them from their beginnings on land to their vital place in nature today, exposing new revelations along the way. He moves from our time scale to theirs, revealing the true nature of plants as creatures that are every bit as dynamic and aggressive as animals.And he does all this in one unique place, a microcosm of the whole plant world where some 90% of all known plant species are represented: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This spectacular adventure through the Kingdom of Plants is so immersive and compelling it has the capacity to amaze even the least green fingered.

• A Technicolor Dream | DVD | (19/05/2014) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Story of the underground movement in the UK during the sixties, leading up to its culmination at the Technicolour Dream, an all night musical event held at Alexandra Palace in 1967. The story takes in CND marches in the early sixties, the foundation of the London Free School, the International Times, the UFO Club and the Notting Hill Carnival. The programme features interviews with Roger Waters and Nick Mason from Pink Floyd, John Hopkins, Joe Boyd, Kevin Ayers, Barry Miles, Arthur Brown, Phi.

• The Human Body | DVD | (17/09/2012) from £39.99   |  Saving you £-20.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An incredible journey through the most complex biological mechanism on earth, from conception to the uncharted territory of death and beyond.Life Story: Every second, a world of miraculous microscopic events take place within the body, making the difference between life and death.First Steps: In four short years the new-born child learns every survival skill - from walking and speech to self-awareness.Raging Teens: The biological revolution of adolescence is a hormone-driven roller coaster, transforming both our bodies and minds.Brain Power: After four million years' evolution, the adult human brain is the most complicated - and mysterious - object in the universe.As Time Goes By: Aging is far more complex - and fascinating - than mere decline.The End of Life: Death is the ultimate enigma, but the body can still reveal remarkable secrets.

• Earth's Great Rivers: Series 1 & 2 | DVD | (07/11/2022) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• He Named Me Malala | DVD | (29/02/2016) from £6.09   |  Saving you £13.90 (228.24%)   |  RRP £19.99

  HE NAMED ME MALALA is an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The then 15-year-old (she turns 18 this July) was singled out, along with her father, for advocating for girls' education, and the attack on her sparked an outcry from supporters around the world. She miraculously survived and is now a leading campaigner for girls' education globally as co-founder of the Malala Fund. Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting for Superman) shows us how Malala, her father Zia and her family are committed to fighting for education for all girls worldwide. The film gives us an inside glimpse into this extraordinary young girl's life from her close relationship with her father who inspired her love for education, to her impassioned speeches at the UN, to her everyday life with her parents and brothers.

• A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies | DVD | (05/06/2000) from £17.13   |  Saving you £4.62 (30.06%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Scorsese's invigorating history of American movies avoids the straitjacket of chronology. Although he makes dutiful nods in the direction of Edwin S. Porter, D.W. Griffith and Orson Welles, he is equally interested in figures working at the margins, film-makers such as Andre De Toth, Ida Lupino, Sam Fuller and Edgar Ulmer, "who circumvented the system to get their vision onto the screen". He describes them as "illusionists", "smugglers", con artists who managed to hoodwink the money men into allowing them to make the films they wanted. Some worked in B-movies ("less money, more freedom") others (like Scorsese himself) struck their own Faustian bargains with the studios, making "one movie for them, one for yourself"His heroes are the outsiders, the film-makers who chafe against the assurances of the American dream. He offers a vivid, guilty vignette of himself as a four-year-old child, sitting in a darkened auditorium watching in amazement as Gregory Peck overpowers Jennifer Jones in Duel in the Sun, one of the first films his mother took him to. "The savage intensity of the music, the burning sun, the overt sexuality ... it seems that the two could only consummate their passion by killing each other". There's a certain irony in Scorsese, who once seriously considered becoming a priest, succumbing to a David O. Selznick Technicolor extravaganza which had already been condemned by the church.While often sounding like a serious-minded apprentice who watches old movies to pick up tips which will help him in his own work ("study the old masters, enrich your palette, expand the canvas-there's always so much more to learn") he never overlooks the illicit pleasure that cinema can bring. "I don't really see a conflict between the church and the movies, the sacred and the profane". --Geoffrey Macnab

• When You're Strange | DVD | (30/08/2010) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A look at the late '60s and early '70s rock band The Doors including rare exclusive footage.

• Frozen Planet II | DVD | (31/10/2022) from £10.38   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In 2011, Frozen Planet gave BBC viewers an unprecedented insight into life in the Poles. Now, 11 years later, Frozen Planet II - presented by Sir David Attenborough returns to the Arctic and Antarctic to observe the amazing species that thrive there. But, going further than Series 1, it also explores life beyond the Poles witnessing the wildlife dramas that play out in all the world's coldest regions: our high mountains, frozen grasslands, snowbound forests, and ice-cold oceans. These are the last true wildernesses on earth; places so challenging for survival that only a heroic cast of animals can live here. From polar bears to penguins, Siberian tigers to snow monkeys, each species must overcome unique challenges to survive their extreme environments.

• McQueen | DVD | (22/10/2018) from £8.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Mirroring the savage beauty, maverick originality and vivacity of his design, McQueen is an intimate revelation of Alexander [Lee] McQueen's own personal and professional world, both tortured and inspired. It is a film which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence and shows his rags-to-riches story as a modern-day fairy tale laced with the gothic.

• D-Day To VE-Day - From Paris To The Rhine | DVD | (19/03/2005) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (-21.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Witness momentous WWII events! We have delved in to the Imperial War Museum archives to bring you the story of Europe as it was actually reported in the cinemas of the day. Filmed by frontline cameramen many of whom became casualties themselves these newsreels are a fascinating look at how WWII was fought and how it was reported at home. The celebrations in newly freed France contrasts strakly with the grom events of autumn and winter of 1944-45 as the German Reich convulses in its final death throws. This film takes you through some of the bloodiest battles of the war the hideous first discovery of the concentration camps the Battle of the Bulge and the first plans for peace at Yalta.

• Patagonia | DVD | (05/12/2022) from £13.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Ewan McGregor And Charley Boorman - Long Way Round | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £14.89   |  Saving you £3.10 (20.82%)   |  RRP £17.99

  This is the special extended edition DVD release of Long Way Round. This 3 disc set compiles all 10 of the extended series episodes and contains a number of never before seen extras. One of the successes of 2004 Long Way Round tells the story of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's extraordinary journey around the world the ""Long Way Round"". Departing from London on 14th April 2004 the pair travelled through Europe Ukraine Russia Kazakhstan Mongolia Siberia Alaska C

• The Rescue | DVD | (10/01/2022) from £8.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £4.75   |  Saving you £15.24 (320.84%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A new feature documentary from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Passion Pictures and Red Box Films, Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007. Directed by Stevan Riley (Fire In Babylon),Everything or Nothing focuses on three men with a shared dream - Bond producers Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman and author Ian Fleming. It's the thrilling and inspiring narrative behind the longest running film franchise in cinema history which began in 1962.