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• Patton 360 | Blu Ray | (18/10/2010) from £28.33   |  Saving you £-3.34 (-13.40%)   |  RRP £24.99

  One of World War II's greatest and most controversial leaders is the focus of Patton 360, a three-disc offering from the History Channel. General George S. Patton, "Ol' Blood and Guts" to admirers and detractors alike, had already served in World War I when, at age 57, he was put in command of Operation Torch, the 1943 Allied campaign to seize North Africa from the pro-Nazi French forces who were occupying the area at the time. That's where Patton 360 begins; subsequent episodes chronicle his incursions into Sicily, Belgium, France (where his Third Army landed just weeks after D-day, and Operation Cobra, described as "the largest carpet bombing mission in military history," helped lead the way to victory in Europe), and finally Germany; it was there, some months after the war ended, that Patton died in a car crash. Scion of a wealthy Pasadena, California, family, Patton was a brilliant military man--his toughness, discipline (he insisted that his men shave every day and observe strict uniform requirements), and willingness to "lead from the front" were unquestioned. But as the series tells it, he was also a foul-mouthed hothead accused of having a "lust for glory" that led to accusations that he put his own reputation before the safety of his soldiers. The fourth episode, "Rogue General," details the infamous incidents (also familiar to fans of the 1970 film Patton, which earned lead actor George C. Scott an Oscar®) in which he slapped two GIs in Sicily, accusing the war-weary men, one of whom also had malaria, of cowardice and forcing Allied leader Dwight D. Eisenhower to temporarily relieve Patton of his command. All of this is presented by way of the same ingredients used in the earlier Battle 360 series, combining file footage (including silent clips of Patton himself), photos, CGI, occasional re-enactments, expert analysis, and reminiscences of several men who fought under Patton. There is plenty of edifying history delivered, as well as detailed descriptions of strategy, tactics, and weaponry, especially tanks and artillery. But the episodes are also loud and kinetic to distraction, with a constant and relentless background of pounding music and sound effects, flashing graphics, and macho voice-over narration. This may prove wearisome to some viewers, but Patton 360 is entertainment, not scholarship, and as such it is undeniably effective. --Sam Graham

• The Dawns Here Are Quiet | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The setting is Karlelia (North-West of Russia near Finland) in 1941 during WW11. Far from the front line action Corporal Vaskov is stationed with a group of young women soldiers to guard an anti-aircraft artillery position. The quiet and serene wilderness is abruptly interrupted when one of the women discovers two German paratroopers nearby. Vaskov decides to take his group of five women to apprehend them but they run into a larger enemy patrol. Now in this deadly fight he must enage the enemy with only his small band of outnumbered patriots. Each heroine has her own story to tell as they fight to save their motherland.

• In Old Caliente | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £8.49   |  Saving you £-6.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  After safely delivering the cash after selling his employer's cattle Roy is blamed when the employer is robbed. Roy and Gabby go off in pursuit of the real robbers even though both sides are out to stop him.

• Beginners Aerobics for All the | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The benefits of aerobic exercise are excellent for your body and your mind and will help to make you live longer stay healthier and feel great with a positive happy attitude - the ideal family exercise workout! Beginners Aerobics For All The Family is a three stage program that all the family can enjoy together at home Beginners Aerobics For Parents & Toddlers Enjoy a gentle range of fun movements and exercises that will work on all areas of you and your toddlers body from gentle jogging on the spot to star jumps lunges twists stretches and tummy crunches. Beginners Aerobics For Kids A more challenging range of aerobic movements and exercises that will work on all areas of your body from gentle jogging on the spot to star jumps lunges twists stretches and tummy crunches to improve your overall fitness and well being. Beginners Aerobics For Men & Women For adults there are different levels of movement. You'll start with gentle low-intensity warm-up exercises including stretches as well as some light jogging and stepping. You'll be taken gradually up to high-intensity exercises that will really help you burn calories. You will get quite out of breath and will feel your heart working and then it is back down through the gears to gradually lower your heart rate. No matter how old or young fit or unfit you are a regular workout will: Strengthen your heart muscle and lungs by making them work harder; with regular exercise you can lower your blood pressure and cholesterol Stimulate the circulation of blood and lymph around your body and so help strengthen your immune system Help you burn calories and reduce your body fat Raise your serotonin levels stimulate your brain to release endorphins and so give you a natural high and easing any stress or anxiety Increase your body strength so you are less prone to injury Iimprove the shape and tone of your body.

• Ancient Egypt - The Pyramid Code | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-6.29 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The Pyramid Code is a series of five programmes that explore the pyramid fields and ancient temples in Egypt and ancient megalithic sites around the world looking for clues of sophisticated technology. The series is based on the extensive research done in Egypt and around the world by Dr Carmen Boulter of the University of Calgary. The Pyramid Code features interviews with geologists physicists archaeologists engineers and authors and explores the following question: Who were the ancients and what did they know? Could the pyramids be much older than traditional Egyptology would have us believe? Could it be that the ancients were more technologically advanced than we are today? Why do we have so little understanding of the ancient Egyptians?

• D. Gray Man - Series 2 Vol.2 | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £12.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (77.12%)   |  RRP £22.99

  D Gray-Man: Series 2 Part 2 (2 Discs)

• Graham Norton - Live At The Roundhouse - Comedy Gold 2010 | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £6.98   |  Saving you £3.00 (60.12%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Comedy Gold: Graham Norton - Live at the Roundhouse

• National Geographic - Ultimate Factories - Porsche | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £10.78   |  Saving you £-2.79 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £7.99

  National Geographic: Ultimate Factories - Porsche

• Ulster GP 2010 DVD | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £14.35   |  Saving you £5.64 (39.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The 2010 Ulster Grand Prix saw some of the most competitive - and fastest - racing ever seen around the legendary 7.4-mile circuit. The Official Review brings you all the vital action-packed highlight from every race as the finest road racers go head-to-head on superbike supersport superstock supertwin and 250cc machines. Stunning trackside aerial and on-board footageand interviews with all the winners put you at the heart of the World's Fastest Road Race as the drama unfolds. Ian Hutchinson and Keith Amor were the class of the field duelling for victory in almost every race. However they were pushed all the way by William and Michael Dunlop Ryan Farquhar Ian Lougher Cameron Donald Guy Martin and the incredible Bruce Anstey who's record-breaking final lap of the day not only saw him snatch an unlikely win but also become the fastest road racer on Earth!

• National Geographic - Ultimate Factories - Audi | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £6.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  National Geographic: Ultimate Factories - Audi

• America's Music Legacy | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £8.73   |  Saving you £6.26 (41.80%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Today America's Music does what it has always done bring people together. In American Music every aspect of life ethnicity and culture is merged mixed and highlighted. The rich diversity of American culture and life is reflected in its lively beat filled rhythms. American music is the story of the country a reflection of a nation alive with change filled with curiousity and led by hope and excitement. America's music legacy be it Blues Jazz Country Rock R&B or Folk are the songs and artists who have a special power to express what words alone cannot: hopes fears dreams love hate anger pride aspirations and disappointments. Because songs span the breadth of human experience they are uniquely able to communicate across time and space the beliefs and ideas held by their composers performers and listeners. The blues genre is based on the blues form but possesses other characteristics such as specific lyrics bass lines and instruments. Blues can be subdivided into several subgenres ranging from country to urban blues that were more or less popular during different periods of the 20th century. Best known are the Delta Piedmont Jump and Chicago blues styles. World War II marked the transition from acoustic to electric blues and the progressive opening of blues music to a wider audience. In the 1960s and 1970s a hybrid form called blues rock evolved. America' Music Legacy showcases the musical legends performing the songs that continue to attract and entice the whole world because they truly are the best of all that is America. Tracklisting: Bessie Smith film clip Linda Hopkins: St Louis Blues - Born On a Friday B.B. King: Payin' the Cost To Be The Boss - How Blue Can You Get - All Over Again Leata Galloway: Fine and Mellow - Stormy Monday Jimmy Rushing film clip Ernie Andrews: Ernie's Blues Eddie Cleanhead Vinson: Cleanhead Blues Linda Hopkins and B.B. King: Everyday I Have the Blues Linda Hopkins and Vi Redd: St. Louis Blues Pee Wee Crayton: After Hours All-Star Band Gerald Wiggins Teddy Edwards Andy Simpkins Paul Humphrey and Harry Sweets Edison: Jammin' the Blues Joe Williams: Come Back - Tell Me Where to Scratch Mamie Smith film clip Paula Kelly: Ain't Nobody's Business Esther Phillips: Early In the Morn - Cherry Red Brownie McGhee: Life Is a Gamble Buddy Guy and Junior Wells: Who's Lovin' You Tonight? Dorothy Donigan: After Hours Count Basie film clip Big Joe Turner film clip Joe Williams and Esther Phillips: Nobody Knows You When You're Down

• Exquisite Corpse | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £6.46   |  Saving you £-0.47 (-7.80%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Exquisite Corpse

• Best of 17th Raindance Film Festival Shorts | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-9.29 (-62.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Best Of The 17th Raindance Film Festival Shorts

• Inspired Block Printing | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Create your very own unique fabrics with Jamie Malden as she shares with you the secrets to successful fabric design. Using the age-old technique of block printing Jamie demonstrates how to achieve stunning results. Learn how patterns can be created using motifs and ways of adding depth to your designs. Each chapter introduces a simple element of pattern theory which by the end will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to produce fabrics to be proud of. Finally see how to use your fabrics and be inspired by the many products you can create.

• Killer Whales | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £10.78   |  Saving you £4.21 (28.10%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Orcas rule their world with incredible strength speed and above all intelligence. Not even the great white shark is safe when a killer whale is on the hunt. Now new research looks at this mastermind beneath the waves including new evidence that killer whales are evolving right before our eyes. It's time to meet the ocean's greatest predator.

• The Douglas Fairbanks Collection | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  One of the first swashbuckling heroes of the film world Douglas Fairbanks set the tone that others would try and emulate. Not for nothing was he known as 'The King Of Hollywood' a tag that referred not only to his acting but also his writing production and directorial roles and along with DW Griffith Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford his creation of the studio United Artists. The films in this collection see the hero at his swashbuckling best in The Thief Of Bagdad The Iron Mask and The Black Pirate.

• Dead Of Winter | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (37.75%)   |  RRP £12.99

  New Years Eve 2004: Kevin Healy (Santos) and Tiffany Matthews (McCoy) head out to celebrate the New Year and a new beginning in their 7-year relationship. In the midst of the celebration the young couple decide to mark the occasion by experimenting with Crystal Meth. Unbeknownst to them town bad boy Randy Martin slips LSD in their drinks setting into motion a night of life altering events which will leave one almost dead and the other forever scarred. The young couple leaves the party and quickly begins to realize that they are not alone or so they think. After a car accident the two run into the woods to escape their stalker with no protection from the elements. Attempts to call for help are futile when they realize that their cell phone signal is lost. Alone in the woods with the delusions of being chased the couple slowly begins to turn on each other. On the verge of being rescued everything falls apart in this fast paced psychological thriller leaving the audience on the edge of their seats. Based on true events!

• Omen | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £5.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.95%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Omen

• Richard Felix's Halloween | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-3.19 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Richard Felix's Halloween the night on which the Devil opens the gates of hell to let out all the evil spirits for the night but they have to be back by dawn. Any spirits not back are forced to roam the earth. The National Ghost tour of Great Britain by Ghost Hunter General Richard Felix has visited many different counties in England seeking out stories of paranormal activities supernatural sightings and occurences. This DVD is a compilation of the most haunted places in the country from London's Highgate Cemetary where a Vampire haunts the tombs of the dead; to Derbyshire whre ghosts of white monks haunt an escape tunnel built to help free Mary Queen of Scots. You will discover some ghostly stories and never see England in the same light again.

• Inspired Textile Techniques | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Join in and relish in the quirks and qualities of textiles as fabric artist Marilyn Pipe guides you through 10 simple mixed media techniques that lead to surprising results. Marilyn lets you in on her secrets; sharing with you many creative processes that produce new and exciting surfaces. Using sumptuous sari silks and shimmering sheers illusive Tyvek and hand embellishing Inspired Textile Techniques will give you new ideas to explore in your own work. Learn how to produce antiqued fabrics with rust and be introduced to dissolvable fabrics. Marilyn even shows you step by step how to create her infamous soluble scarf.