Documentary

• Mercedes Story | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £11.69   |  Saving you £8.30 (71.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  It was Karl Benz who first offered a workable motor car for sale and Gottlieb Daimler the first to manufacture a purpose built automotive engine. In 1926 the two companies merged and Mercedes Benz was born. This is the complete Mercedes story from beginning to the present day looking at every model ever produced....

• The Osbournes - The Second Series | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £35.99

  The modern-day Addams Family returns for a second season of their landmark reality sitcom in The Osbournes. Overexposure quickly wore out the Osbournes' welcome, but the season opener, "What Goes Up", is a reminder of the surreal circus that was their lightning-in-a-bottle 15 minutes of fame. Ozzy and Sharon attend the White House Correspondents' dinner, where Ozzy rates a mention by the president and receives a thundering ovation. Daughter Kelly performs "Papa Don't Preach" at the MTV Music Awards. And son Jack is thrilled that McDonald's has brought back the McRib. The next episode, "Must Come Down", is the reality check, in which Sharon is diagnosed with colon cancer. But the family quickly gets back "to what they usually do", which is drive each other (and anyone who crosses them) crazy. Jack takes special delight in tormenting trespassing tourists by turning the sprinklers on them. When Kelly brings home her first serious boyfriend, a rock singer, it's to her mortified horror that Sharon questions him about his obscene nickname. The season does comes to a poignant end with a lavish New Year's party during which Ozzy and Sharon renew their vows, and ends with Ozzy passed out on the couch (just like their first honeymoon, Sharon sardonically observes). Of course, there is reality and there is reality. Though not dealt with onscreen, it has since been reported that Jack has undergone rehab for a substance abuse problem, a tragic family legacy. This puts something of a damper on watching the "wacky" antics. But as with the first season, The Osbournes is fun to visit, with cameos by, among others, Natalie Portman, Mandy Moore, P Diddy, and Marilyn Manson adding to the cachet. But thank god you don't live there. As with the first year, this two-disc package contains such inspired extras as a translator that provides subtitles for the addled Ozzy's profanity-laced dialogue. --Donald Liebenson

• The Complete Lone Wolf & Cub Boxset | DVD | (21/11/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  At last... the riveting bloody and ultra-stylish Lone Wolf and Cub series together with the classic Shogun Assassin (all based on the perennially popular manga by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima) available together in one boxset officially licenced from Toho fully uncut and freshly remastered. Filled with memorable set pieces iconic characters and violent action this series more than lives up to its reputation as a pinnacle of Japanese exploitation cinema whose musings on the meaning of honour in a lawless world still resonate today. In White Heaven In Hell alone Ogami Itt' kills 150 people onscreen the highest body count for a single character in a single film in cinema history. In America the first two Lone Wolf instalments were re-edited into the legendary Shogun Assassin the film that single-handedly created legions of new fans of Japanese action cinema upon its release. Originally prosecuted as a video nasty in the 1980s this hugely influential thrill-ride is presented here along with the original Lone Wolf and Cub series gorgeously remastered in their original aspect ratio. Discs Comprise: Disc 1: Sword Of Vengeance (1972 Kenji Misumi) Disc 2: Baby Cart At The River Styx (1972 Kenji Misumi) Disc 3: Baby Cart To Hades (1972 Kenji Misumi) Disc 4: Baby Cart In Peril (1972 Buichi Saito) Disc 5: Baby Cart In The Land Of Demons (1973 Kenji Misumi) Disc 6: White Heaven In Hell (1974 Yoshiyuki Kuroda) Disc 7: Shogun Assassin (1980 Robert Houston)

• Lou Reed's Berlin | Blu Ray | (27/10/2008) from £11.49   |  Saving you £13.50 (54.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A legendary figure in comtemporary music Lou Reed's extraordinary career began as a member of the influential group The Velvet Underground. As a slo artist of exceptional creativity and longevity he has crafted a prolific body of work that includes such classic albums as 'Transformer' 'New York' and 'Berlin'. Among many awards and honours Lou Reed was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Lou Reed recorded the album 'Berlin' - a masterwork of love jealousy rage and loss - in 1973. A commercial failure upon its release he never performed the album live until December 2006 when it was magnificantly brought to life for five nights at St Ann's Warehouse Brooklyn and brilliantly captured on film by acclaimed artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel (Before Night Falls The Diving Bell And The Butterfly). Using the divided city of Berlin as a backdrop the devastating yet beautiful story of Caroline and her lovers is told through the emotive and provocative words and performance of Lou Reed with contributions from such artists as Emmanuelle Seigner Antony Hegarty (of Antony And The Johnsons) and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus.

• Simba | DVD | (14/03/2011) from £4.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (160.32%)   |  RRP £12.99

  White farmer Dirk Bogarde and his neighbors are targeted for extermination by the zealously nationalistic Mau Maus. Native doctor Joseph Tomelty whose brother had earlier been killed under questionable circumstances endeavors to help the whites escape the hordes only to discover that his own father is the local leader of the insurrectionists. Given the cruelties of colonial rule in Africa it is hard for any film to make the Mau Mau total villains despite their own well-documented brutal treatment of their enemies. Simba downplays side-taking and ideology choosing instead to concentrate on the adventure and suspense elements.

• Best of Steam Trains Gift pack | DVD | (27/11/2017) from £20.98   |  Saving you £-5.99 (-40.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The Best of Steam Trains (6 Discs)

• Victorian Farm & Tales from the Green Valley Collection | DVD | (07/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  This special four disc set contains the BBC series Tales From The Green Valley and its long-awaited sequel the phenomenally successful Victorian Farm.

• Beautiful Losers | DVD | (24/08/2009) from £6.38   |  Saving you £9.61 (150.63%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Featuring some of the most influential artists of today, "Beautiful Losers" tells the inspiring story of likeminded outsiders who subvert convention and inadvertently become leaders of popular culture.

• Tanks! - Michael Wittman - Tiger Ace | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  If we disregarded the politics and the inhumane acts of World War II and looked at an ordinary man like you and I who had the gift of bravery tactics and a knowledge of his task it would be Michael Wittmann for this was truely a gifted man. And if he were a victor like allied heroes he would stand amongst the bravest of the brave. This DVD shows the man and his skill to the full.

• Forbidden History With Jamie Theakston: Series 1-2 | DVD | (22/06/2015) from £12.19   |  Saving you £24.80 (203.45%)   |  RRP £36.99

  Series 1 Join Jamie as he journey’s across 3 continents on the trail of The Lost Treasure of the Templars to France to uncover The Bloodline of Christ and to Portugal to investigate The Third Secret of Fatima. In Sardinia Jamie explores how evolutionary theory is challenged by The Mystery of the Giants goes deep under Jerusalem in pursuit of The Treasure of Solomon and casts back in time to question The Secrets of the Alchemists. Series 2 In The Lost Treasure of Petra Jamie is taken by Bedouin tribesmen to the ‘secret’ sites of the sacred city follows a trail across Europe to reveal The Secrets of the Illuminati and visits the 4 city locations claiming to be the home of The Real Holy Grail. In the Mediterranean Jamie searches for the facts behind the Oracles of the Dead and evidence of supernatural activity surrounding their creation. Then to New York to investigate the mysterious imagination and work that was The Genius of Nicola Tesla and finally underground in Poland Jamie learns just how close The Third Reich was to space travel and the truth about The Secret Nazi UFOs.

• Great Walks 5 - Lake District | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £14.89   |  Saving you £0.10 (0.70%)   |  RRP £14.99

• Gascoigne | Blu Ray | (15/06/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Please note this is a region B Blu-ray and will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play.   

• The Very Best Of British Steam Of Yesteryear | DVD | (02/08/2004) from £10.96   |  Saving you £2.03 (15.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Steam officially retired from daily use in England during August 1968 but thanks to the efforts of a dedicated band of enthusiasts who set out to record this fascinating part of everyday life it's still possible to enjoy the sights and sounds of British steam work. This special programme features a selection of some of the most interesting lines from all around the old British railways.

• We Are Many | DVD | (01/08/2016) from £4.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (61.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

  15 million people, 800 cities, all marching as ONE. On February 15th, 2003, over 15 million people marched through the streets of cities on every continent to voice their opposition to the proposed war in Iraq. Eight years in the making, filmed in seven countries, and including interviews with Damon Albarn, Danny Glover, Mark Rylance, Richard Branson, Hans Blix and Ken Loach amongst others, We Are Many charts the birth and rise of the people power movements that are now sweeping the globe. This remarkable and moving true story brings to life the biggest demonstration in human history, and how it forever changed the world. Bonus Features: 46 mins approx: Filmmaker Q&A & Panel Discussion Filmed at Curzon Mayfair Click Images to Enlarge

• Gallivant | DVD | (23/05/2005) from £8.45   |  Saving you £11.54 (136.57%)   |  RRP £19.99

  To gallivant is according to its dictionary definition ""to wander about seeking pleasure or diversion; to go about with members of the opposite sex"" and this is just what artist turned filmmaker Andrew Kotting set out to do on this zig-zagging six thousand mile trip around Britain's coastline. Part home movie part road movie Kotting's riveting and eccentric film stars his 85-year old grandmother Gladys - opinionated bursting with anecdotes and contradictory reminisences and his eight year old daughter Eden. Kotting uses 16mm and Super 8 filmstock found footage timelapse photography and much non-synchronous sound to reveal a wonderland of bizarre traditions and quirky strangers

• Survivors - Series 1 | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £26.00   |  Saving you £3.99 (15.35%)   |  RRP £29.99

  A chilling reinvention of the unforgettable 1970's series - written by Primeval writer Adrian Hodges and based on Terry Nation's original novel. Left bewildered and numb untouched by a virus that had swept across the world destroying all but a random selection of desperate souls these are the 'lucky ones' left alive when so many died. This lonely few now have to step into a strange new world where everything that was once safe and familiar is now strange and dangerous. Among those struggling for survival are Abby a devoted mother with a missing son; Greg a loner hiding the pain of his past; Anya a doctor who has seen too much; Al a playboy who becomes surrogate father to Najid; and Tom Price handsome dangerous and a high security prisoner before the virus hit. In the ghost cities and empty fields power water and food supplies are scarce. Just to stay alive they will have to band together utilise their talents and learn new skills. But can they all be trusted? And what new trials await those trying to rebuild a dead civilisation?

• Sophie Scholl - The Final Days | Blu Ray | (27/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Echoing Downfall's contemplation of the darkest period in Germany's history, Sophie Scholl is a heartbreaking drama based on real life events and the activities of the White Rose resistance group.Munich, 1943. A group of students, including siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl, instigate passive resistance in an attempt to overthrow the Nazi regime. Sophie and Hans are arrested for disturbing leaflets and an intense psychological duel ensues in the interrogation room between Sophie and Gestapo officer Mohr; she lies and denies, then schemes and challenges. Ultimately crushing evidence is presented and though forced to confess Scholl fights to save the lives of her brother and friends.

• Secret City | DVD | (15/04/2013) from £12.93   |  Saving you £2.06 (13.70%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Secret City investigates the City of London, the Corporation that runs it and its role in the economic crisis. The film exposes the Corporation's anti-democratic constitution; the ancient laws which allow it function as a state within a state, and the power wielded by the Corporation over British economic policy, through which it sustains London's prime position at the hub of global finance capital, not least through control of the majority of the world's tax havens. But this film is not just for Londoners - the role of the City concerns everyone everywhere.

• Dinosaur Planet | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £12.84   |  Saving you £2.15 (14.30%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Witness the awesome and destructive power ofnature at its most ferocious

• The Cove | DVD | (04/01/2010) from £5.60   |  Saving you £14.39 (256.96%)   |  RRP £19.99

  "The Cove" begins in Taiji, Japan, where former dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry has come to set things right after a long search for redemption and bids to put a stop to the underhand and dangerous hunts that take place here.