DOCUMENTARIES ON DVD

HIT AND STAY (E) 2013   TROPEA,J/CYZYK, S    £10.99

     With contributions from Bill Ayers, Noam Chomsky, Ramsey Clark and Amy Goodmanthe film looks at  Catholic activists who took a stand  against the Vietnam War.

INSIDE OBAMA'S WHITE HOUSE (12) 2016 £19.99

  Four-part BBC documentary series which examines President Barack Obama's time in office.

THE GREEN PRINCE (15) 2014 SCHIRMAN, NADAV £15.99

   Film about how the son of Hamas founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef was manipulated into becoming a spy for the Israeli security service Shin Bet.

HISTORICAL ICONS: MANDELA - MAN OF VISION (E) 2013   £14.99

    Documentary about South African anti-apartheid politician Nelson Mandela.

HISTORICAL ICONS: MARTIN LUTHER KING (E) 2013  £14.99

    Educational documentary about American civil rights activist Martin Luther King. 

THE FINAL YEAR (12)   2017 BARKER, GREG  £14.99

  American documentary focusing on President Barack Obama's last year in office and the workings of his foreign policy team in preparation of handing over the reins of power to the next elected president.

CINEMA KOMUNISTO (E) 2010    TURAJLIC, MILA        £19.99

    Documentary about the history of Yugoslavian cinema and Marshal Josip Broz Tito's connection to it. A film lover himself, Tito supported the industry and filmmakers, enabling soldiers to work as extras and Hollywood stars and directors to use the country for location shoots. However, following Tito's death the industry went into decline with studios and workers going out of business.

The film features interview footage of Tito's personal projectionist Leka Konstantinovic, as well as other movie professionals from that prosperous time.

CIVILISATION (E) UK 1969  4 DISCS  £49.99

 Scholar Lord Kenneth Clark presents the story of man’s spectacular achievements in art, music, literature and science.

COI COLLECTION: VOLUME 4 - STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! (E)     £19.99

    A collection of short information films made by the Central Office of Information (COI) throughout the latter half of the 20th century. This fourth volume in the series focuses on health, safety and welfare. Films included are: ‘Thirty Miles an Hour’ (1949), ‘A Moment’s Reflection’ (1968), ‘Highway Code - Woodenhead’ (1949), ‘Too Close for Comfort’ (1971), ‘Ending It All’ (1970), ‘Mind How You Go’ (1973), ‘Sewing Machine’ (1973), ‘Drive Carefully Darling’ (1975), ‘Accident in Park Road’ (1988), ‘Look Out for Trouble’ (1980), ‘Joe and Petunia - Coastguard’ (2006), ‘No Short Cut’ (1964), ‘Betcher!’ (1971), ‘Magpies - House’ (1984), ‘I Stopped, I Looked and I Listened’ (1975), ’20 Times More Likely’ (1979), ‘A Game of Chance’ (1961), ‘Apaches’ (1977), ‘Lonely Water’ (1973), ‘Building Sites Bite’ (1978), ‘Never Go With Strangers’ (1971), ‘Absent Parents’ (1982), ‘Searching’ (1974), ‘Every Five Minutes’ (1951), ‘Fire Routine’ (1979), ‘Andy Lights the Fire’ (1980) and ‘Drink Drive Eyes’ (1992).

COI COLLECTION: VOLUME 7 - THE QUEEN ON TOUR (E) 1971        £19.99

    Collection of archive material of Queen Elizabeth II and her family, recorded between 1953 and 1971. The footage sees the Queen carrying out her duties on royal tours and state visits and offers an insight into her life.

COI COLLECTION: VOLUME 8 - YOUR CHILDREN AND YOU (E)         £19.99

    A collection of short information films made by the Central Office of Information (COI) during the 20th century. This volume focuses on issues relating to children including diet, education and artificial insemination.

A COMPLETE HISTORY OF BRITAIN (E)  BOX SET  £59.99

 Eminent historian Simon Schama guides the viewer through over 5000 years worth of history in this epic BBC series. Starting in 3000 B.C. and ending at the turn of the 21th century, the series takes in all the key points in British history.

THE COMPLETE HUMPHREY JENNINGS: VOLUME 1 - THE FIRST DAYS (PG)  (DUAL FORMAT ED)    £19.99

    Collection of 15 documentary shorts from British filmmaker Humphrey Jennings. The films in this volume were made betweenPost Haste (1934), Locomotives (1934), The Story of the Wheel (1934), Farwell Topsails (1937), Penny Journey (1938), Speaking from America (1938), The Farm (1938), Making Fashion (1938), Spare Time (1939), SS Ionian (1939) The First Days (1939), Spring Offensive (1940), Welfare of the Workers (1940)

London Can Take it! (1940)

COMPLETE HUMPHREY JENNINGS COLLECTION, THE: VOLUME TWO: FIRES WERE STARTED (E)  (DUAL FORMAT ED)   £ 19.99 

    This, the second of three volumes which collect together Jennings' entire output, gathers five films from 1941-1943 and shows Jennings at the peak of his tragically short but outstanding career. The film are  The Heart of Britain (1941), Words for Battle (1941), Listen to Britain (1941), Fires Were Started (1943) & The Silent Village (1943)

THE COMPLETE HUMPHREY JENNINGS COLLECTION VOLUME 3: A DIARY FOR TIMOTHY (E)     £19.99

    This Dual Format Edition completes the BFI’s acclaimed Complete Humphrey Jennings Collection, making available all the films directed by Britain’s greatest filmmaker available on Blu-ray and DVD. This volume contains - The True Story of Lili Marlane (1944), The Eighty Days(1944), Myra Hess (1945), A Diary for Timothy (1945), A Defeated People (1946), The Cumberland Story (1947), The Dim Little Island (1949) & Family Portrait (1950)

CONCERNING VIOLENCE (E) 2014    OLSSON, GÖRAN £15.99

   Documentary about Africa's movement towards liberation from colonial rule which took place during the 1960s and '70s.

CONCISE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR 2 (E)  £19.99

 Offers a compact history of the events of the Second World War. This feature focuses particularly on the period between Hitler’s rise to power and the Blitzkriegs of 1939 and 1940.

CONFIDENTIAL FILMS OF WORLD WAR 2 COLLECTION (E)    £24.99

     Classified or confidential films covered an enormous range of subjects.

CUBAN STORY (E) 1959            £12.99

    Documentary exploring the state of Cuba in 1959 during the Fidel Castro revolution. When the uprising broke out, actor Errol Flynn and producer Victor Pahlen were in Cuba and captured the events as they unfolded. The footage, which was rediscovered in the early 2000s after being lost for four decades, shows the brutality of Batista’s regime and Castro’s attempts to overthrow the leader.

CULLODEN/THE WAR GAME (15) 1965 WATKINS,  PETER   £19.99

  Double bill of documentary-style BBC dramas .  'Culloden' (1964) depicts the 1746 Battle of Culloden in which the British Army defeated the outnumbered Scottish Jacobite forces.  'The War Game' (1965) depicts a fictional Soviet nuclear attack against Britain and shows events leading up to and in the aftermath of the devastating attack. Dual format dvd and Blu Ray edition.

D-DAY: BREACHING ENEMY LINES (E) 2014   £19.99

    History Channel documentary blending  archive footage, interviews with veterans and historians to bring to life the events of that day.

D-DAY - THE LOST FILMS (E) 2014 (5055298074092)       £9.99

   Two-part History Channel documentary exploring the previously unknown side of D-Day. Three  units are focussed on -  the American 1st Division at Omaha Beach, the American 507th Paratroopers and the German 352nd Division.

D-DAY: THE TURNING OF THE TIDE (E) 2014    £19.99

    Contains the  History Channel documentaries - : 'Eye On History: D-Day', 'War Chronicles: D-Day - The Normandy Invasion', 'Dangerous Missions: Suicide Missions of D-Day' and 'Dead Men's Secrets: Operation Bodyguard - D-Day Deception'.

DAN SNOW'S BATTLE OF THE SOMME (E) 2014 £8.99

     Dan Snow presents this documentary that explores the digitally-restored film titled 'Battle of Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks' showing a rare glimpse into the front-line of the Battle of the Somme.

THE DARK AGES: AN AGE OF LIGHT (E) 2013        £14.99

    Four-part history documentary presented by art critic Waldemar Januszczak.

DAVID STARKEY: THE DAVID STARKEY COLLECTION (E)   £39.99

    Collection of Channel 4 documentary series by outspoken historian David Starkey. The collection comprises the series: ‘Monarchy (Series 1-3)’ (2005), ‘The Six Wives of Henry VIII’ (2001) and ‘Elizabeth’ (2005).

DE GAULLE - I WAS FRANCE (E) 2000    £12.99

    Biographical documentary about former French President Charles de Gaulle.

EARTH-THE POWER OF THE PLANET (E) UK 2007  £19.99

 Innovative programme that utilises specialist imaging and a compulsive narrative to illustrate the workings of our planet and goes some way into highlighting the reasons why Earth is so special.

EDWARD VIII-KING WHO THREW AWAY A CROWN (E)  £12.99

     The King Who Threw Away A Crown is the real archive history of a man born to be King who refused to behave like one. 

EMPIRE OF THE SEAS (E)   2010        £19.99

    Dan Snow presents this four-part documentary series about the Royal Navy and its role in the development of a modern Britain between the 16th and 20th centuries. 

F.T.A.(E) £14.99

 This documentary chronicles the anti-Vietnam War troupe F.T.A.  led by Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland, as they performed their unique brand of protest around early 70’s America.

FACE TO FACE (E) 1962 UK £58.99

     All 35 episodes of the landmark BBC interview series broadcast between 1959-1962, in which John Freeman, former politician and editor of The New Statesman, asked probing questions to personalities of the day including Dr Martin Luther King, Adam Faith, King Hussein of Jordan, Carl Jung, Evelyn Waugh, Albert Finney and Tony Hancock.

FIRE FROM OLYMPIA (E) 2004        MILES, CHRISTOPHER            £9.99

    Historical documentary that explores the origins of the modern Olympic Games.

FIRST WORLD WAR: AN HISTORICAL INSIGHT (E) 2013   (5027035019178) £19.99

  Based on the book by Hew Strachan, the series covers all aspects of the war and takes a detailed look at how the conflict affected people from all corners of the globe.

THE FIRST WORLD WAR: THE COMPLETE SERIES (E)         £19.99

    The complete series of the critically-acclaimed Channel 4 documentary on the First World War.

FOG OF WAR (PG) 2003      MORRIS ERROL      £19.99 

     Oscar-winning documentary which  interviews and challenges Robert S. McNamara, the former 

US Secretary of Defence during the Vietnam War.

FOUR FILMS AFTER SHOAH (E)  LANZMANN,  CLAUDE   DVD - £39.99   BLU RAY - £69.99

   Collection of documentary films by director Claude Lanzmann. 'A Visitor from the Living' (1997) features an interview with a World War II Red Cross official who wrote a report on the Jewish concentration camps. 'Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4PM' (2001) documents the Sobibór Revolt of 1943, one of only two successful Nazi uprisings.

'The Karski Report' (2010) focuses on the life of Polish resistant Jan Karski who, during the Second World War alerted the allies to the mass genocide that was being committed in German concentration camps. In 'The Last of the Unjust' (2013), Lanzmann explores the involvement of Benjamin Murmelstein, the last president of the Theresienstadt Jewish Council.

FORGOTTEN MEN (12)  1934        £17.99

    General Sir Ian Hamilton, commander of the Gallipoli campaign, introduces this rarity - a documentary on the events of World War One made close to the time of the conflict itself. Unseen for over sixty years, it features interviews with the men who fought in the trenches and lived to tell the tale.

FROM CZARS TO DICTATORS - THE HISTORY OF RUSSIA AND THE SOVIET..(E) £16.99

    Documentary tracing Russia’s history from the first czars, through the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, and on to the fall of the USSR and the disintegration of the Soviet Empire.

FROM SCOTLAND WITH LOVE (E) 2014    £15.99

    Scottish history comprising archive footage of events from Scotland's past.

GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMPS FACTUAL SURVEY (18) DUAL DVD + BLU-RAY RELEASE   £29.99

  Intended to be shown to the German people in 1946 damn the Nazi regime and shame the German people in to acceptance of Allied occupation, a complete rough-cut of this  disturbing documentary revealing the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps was viewed at the Ministry of Information in London and in the end never shown.

GPO FILM UNIT COLLECTION: VOLUME 3 - IF WAR SHOULD COME (E)   £25.99

     A selection of restored vintage shorts made for theatrical release, originally produced by the GPO Film Unit shortly before the outbreak of World War II in September 1939.

THE GREAT WAR POETS (E) 2014   £10.99

      This powerful documentary hosted by Emmy Award  winning writer and film maker Bob Carruthers revisits the battlefields where the war poets found their inspiration and presents a moving and comprehensive survey of their lives and work.

HEARTS AND MINDS (15) USA 1974    DAVIS, PETER   £19.99

     Landmark documentary confronts with stark frankness the United States’ involvement in Vietnam and the development of its foreign policy in the 1970s.

HISTORICAL ICONS: MANDELA - MAN OF VISION (E) 2013   £14.99

    Documentary about South African anti-apartheid politician Nelson Mandela.

HISTORICAL ICONS: MARTIN LUTHER KING (E) 2013  £14.99

    Educational documentary about American civil rights activist Martin Luther King.

THE HISTORY OF ITALIAN FASCISM (E) 4 DISCS £24.99

 Documentary charting the rise of fascism, its effect on Italian life, the outbreak of war and the eventual demise of Benito Mussolini.

HIT AND STAY (E) 2013   TROPEA,J/CYZYK, S    £10.99

     With contributions from Bill Ayers, Noam Chomsky, Ramsey Clark and Amy Goodman

the film looks at  Catholic activists who took a stand  against the Vietnam War.

HITLER'S HOLLYWOOD (E) 2017 GERMANY  SUCHSLAND,  RÜDIGER DUAL FORMAT DVD/BLU RAY  £12.99

 This German documentary takes a closer look at the roughly 1000 feature films made in Germany between 1933-1945, examining how stereotypes of the “enemy” and values of love and hate managed to be planted, into the heads of the German people, through the cinema screens. (Includes the documentary From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses )

HOME FRONT BRITAIN (E)             £12.99

    Six-part Discovery Channel documentary series presented by actor Jim Carter that endeavours to tell the story of World War II on the British Home Front through archive footage.

HOME GUARD & BRITAINS CITIZEN ARMY  (E) UK     £19.99

      Wartime films showing how Britons contributed to the defence of the nation.

HORRIBLE HISTORIES-6 EPISODES VOL.1 (PG)  £9.99

     2-disc collection features  - Rotten Romans, Captivating Columbus, Challenging China, Groovy Greeks, Extraordinary Explorers, Battling Bolivar.

HORRIBLE HISTORIES-6 EPISODES VOL.2 (PG)  £9.99

     2-disc collection features - Terrible Tudors, Rocking Renaissance, Royal Pain, Angry Aztecs,Revolting Revolution, Surprising Samurai.

HORRIBLE HISTORIES-6 EPISODES VOL.3 (PG)  £9.99

     2-disc collection features the fabled Horrible Histories collection - Vicious Vikings, Perilous Plague, Trading Timbuktu, Measly Middle Ages, Stormin’ Scots, Marvellous Marco Polo.

HORRIBLE HISTORIES-6 EPISODES VOL.4 (PG)  £9.99

     2-disc collection features six stories from the fabled Horrible Histories collection - Savage Stone Age, Wild West, Amazing Aussies, Awesome Egyptians, Ingenious Industrialists, Highly Hawaiian.

HÔTEL TERMINUS (PG) 1988  OPHÜLS, MARCEL     £12.99

   Oscar-winning documentary about the life of Nazi SS officer Klaus Barbie. 

I AM BELFAST (12) 2015  COUSINS, MARK DUAL FORMAT DVD/BLU RAY £19.99

 Ode to past and present Belfast in which the director walked every street of the city with his camera.

IN SEARCH OF THE DARK AGES (E) 1981    £24.99

   Historian Michael Wood presents this BBC series about the Dark Age

IN SEARCH OF THE TROJAN WAR (E) £19.99

 Michael Wood's acclaimed series explores the fact and the fiction surrounding the legendary Trojan war. 

IN THE HOUR OF VICTORY (15) 2012  SPURLING, L/KIRKPATRICK, A    £15.99

  Second World War documentary drama. The film retells the story of Bermudian soldier Major Toby Smith (Benjamin Beasley), who died during the Battle of Overloon in the Netherlands, from his own letters that he sent back to his family in Bermuda from the battlefields of Europe.

IN THE NEWS: BRITIH MILITARY TRADITIONS (E) 1969 £14.99

 A collection of cinema newsreel and archive television footage recording official celebrations of Britain’s military traditions.

THE KENNEDYS' IRISH MAFIA (E)   £14.99

 Award-winning documentary about the Irish Mafia who surrounded and advised American President John F. Kennedy.

THE KILLING OF AMERICA (18) 1981  RENAN,S/SCHRADER, L £14.99

  The film examines the senseless violence prevalent in American society between the 1960s and the 1980s and looks at a number of high-profile gun-related deaths.

KING GEORGE & QUEEN MARY FIRST WINDSORS (E)  £12.99

     Using stunning archive film from the early 1900’s this programme shows the sober, awkward couple as King and Queen of Great Britain steering a steady course through the tragedy of World War One, economic recession and, for a time, a genuine republican  threat to the throne.

KOREA 1950-1953 (E)  £24.99

     Collection of newsreels and US Government footage telling  America’s experiences in Korea.

LAND OF PROMISE: THE BRITISH DOCUMENTARY MOVEMENT 1930-1950 (E)   £34.99

  4 discs box set which includes  classic and lesser-known documentaries released between 1930 and 1950.

THE LAST DAY OF WORLD WAR I (E)  2018 (5016641119198)  £12.99

  Michael Palin travels to the battlefields of France and Belgium to see the locations of the final hours of the Great War.

LETTERS FROM BAGHDAD (PG) 2016  KRAYENBUHL,S/OELBAUM, Z   £15.99

   Tilda Swinton voices this documentary of Arabist Gertrude Bell, often referred to as the female Lawrence of Arabia.  She held extraordinary power in the British Empire due to her knowledge and contacts in the  Middle East but seems to have been  written out of history.

LONDON AT WAR (E) UK     £15.99

      Public information films  looking at life in London from the outbreak of war through the Blitz to the V-Bomb menace. Includes Humphrey Jennings’ celebrated film ‘London Can Take It’.

LONDON’S EAST END: 1940S-1970S (E)     £15.99

    Collection of archive footage recounting the lives and lands of times gone by.

LONDON’S EAST END AT WAR (E)     £15.99

    British war documentary on the effects of extensive bombing of the city of London.

LONDON: A TALE OF TWO CITIES (E) 2013        £19.99

    Historian Dan Cruickshank presents this look at 17th century London.

LONG LIVE PAKISTAN (E)  £24.99

     Film celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of the creation of Pakistan.

THE LONG WALK OF NELSON MANDELA (E) 2013        £17.99

    Documentary that examines the remarkable life of Nelson Mandela, the South African civil rights activist and leader who spent over a quarter of a century in prison.

THE LOOK OF SILENCE (15) 2014   OPPENHEIMER,  JOSHUA 

 DVD - £15.99 BLU RAY - £19.99   

 Documentary examining the anti-communist purge that took place in Indonesia between 1965-'66 in which an estimated one million people died at the hands of the military dictatorship.

LOST FILMS: VIETNAM (E) 2012        £19.99

    History Channel documentary that attempts to provide an insight into the Vietnam War through interviews with 13 people who witnessed the conflict first-hand.

LAST VOICES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR (E) 2014   (5055298082806) £14.99

    An Imperial War Museum film that uses archive footage and eyewitness testimony to bring to life the experience of the war for those involved.

MAIDAN  (E)  2014 LOZNITSA,  SERGEI   £14.99

   Documentary centred around the civil uprisings in Ukraine during 2013.

MAKE MORE NOISE! SUFFRAGETTES IN SILENT FILM (PG) £19.99

   A collection exploring the representation of pioneering women in the first decades of the 20th century.

THE MAN WHO SAVED THE WORLD(15) RUSSIA  2014  ANTHONY, PETER £17.99

    Documentary about the life of Stanislav Petrov, who reported a potential missile attack on the USSR as a false 

alarm and  is credited with saving the world from a nuclear war. 

MARY BEARD COLLECTION - ROME (E) 2016 £24.99

   Feature  'Meet the Romans' is a three-part series about life in Ancient Rome and 'Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome - Empire Without Limit' is a four-part series. 

MEDIEVAL DEAD (E) 2014    3 DISCS £34.99

   The programme examines the skeletal remains of humans who lived during the Middle Ages and, using archaeological science, creates dramatic reconstructions of true stories from the era.

THE MEN WHO BUILT AMERICA (E) 2012    DVD    £19.99    BLU-RAY £24.99

    History Channel documentary that explores the growth of American business in the 19th and 20th century and the men whose ambition fuelled the construction of a nation. The names Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P.

MICHAEL WOOD BOX SET (E) UK    £74.99

     Box set containing :In Search of the Trojan War; In The Footsteps Of Alexander The Great; Conquistadors; In Search Of Shakespeare; In Search Of Myths And Heroes.

MONTEZUMA (E)   2009  £15.99

     Presenter Dan Snow traces the history and legacy of the last ruler of the Aztec kingdom.

MCCULLIN (15)   2012   MORRIS, D & J       DVD -  £15.99  BLU RAY - £19.99

    Documentary exploring the work of widely regarded British photojournalist, Don McCullin. Working for The Sunday Times from 1969 to 1984, McCullin gained a unique vantage point from which he could capture his images of war and suffering. Though his shots were shocking and gave a candid look at the effects of war on those involved, he went on to become one of the most acclaimed photojournalists of the 20th century.  

MONS 1914 (E)   2014 (5060247621111)  £16.99

Documentary detailing the events of the Battle of Mons which took place at the beginning of the First World War between British and German forces.

MUSSOLINI - THE HISTORY OF ITALIAN FASCISM (E) 2008   £19.99

    Documentary charting the rise of fascism, its effect on Italian life, the outbreak of war and the eventual demise of Benito Mussolini.

MY FATHER PABLO ESCOBAR (E) 2010    ENTEL, NICOLAS    £19.99

    Profile of  the life and death of the notorious head of the Medelin drug cartel.

NAZI TITANIC (E) 2012            £9.99

    Documentary that explores the Nazi's intention to film the story of the Titanic during World War II. The project was conceived by the Nazi's chief of propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, and was of such a scale that it put a strain on the German war effort.

NÉRY AND THE RETREAT FROM MONS (E) 2014 (5060247621166) £16.99

   War documentary about the British Army's retreat from Mons in France at the beginning of the First World War. 

NIGHT WILL FALL (15) 2014    SINGER, ANDRE £19.99

André Singer’s  documentary tells the extraordinary story of the filming of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps. As the Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the full horror of what had happened.

NUCLEAR WAR IN BRITAIN - HOME FRONT CIVIL DEFENCE FILMS 1951-1987 (E) £24.99  

A collection of archive information films revealing how the British government communicated the nuclear threat to its people over four decades from the 1950s to the 1980s. Films are: 'The Waking Point' (1951), 'Civil Defence Newsreels' (1951/1952), 'Civil Defence Get New Gear' (1955), 'Defence Sense' (1956), 'Atomic Attack' (1958), 'The Warden, His Duties and Training' (1961), 'The Warden and the Householder' (1961), 'Bertrand Russell Has Fear of Nuclear War' (1961), 'Hole in the Ground' (1962), '700 Practice Civil Defence' (1962), 'Seven Civil Defence Warning Films' (1964), 'Care of the Homeless' (1965), 'Sound an Alarm' (1971), 'Protect and Survive' (1976) and 'Should Disaster Strike' (1987).

OLIVER STONE'S UNTOLD HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (E) 2012 4 DVDS £29.99

  Academy Award-winning film-maker Oliver Stone directs and narrates this documentary series in which he presents an unconventional look at the actions of the United States of America in the 20th century. 

The episodes are: 'World War II', 'Roosevelt, Truman and Wallace', 'The Bomb', 'The Cold War: 1945-1950', 'The 50s, Eisenhower, the Bomb and the Third World', 'JFK: To the Brink', 'Johnson, Nixon and Vietnam: Reversal of Fortune', 'Reagan, Gorbachev and the Third World: Revival of Fortune', 'Bush and Clinton: Squandered Peace - New World Order' and 'Bush and Obama: Age of Terror'.

OUR MAN IN TEHRAN (E) 2013   WEINSTEIN,L/TAYLOR, D £15.99

    Documentary chronicling the events of the Iranian hostage crisis in 1980.

THE PLANTAGENETS (E) 2017   £14.99

    Professor Robert Bartlett presents this documentary about England's longest reigning royal dynasty the Plantagenets.

PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS/THE RIVER (E) USA 1936/7  LORENTZ, PARE   £12.99

     Landmark  depression era American documentary films.

POMPEII: THE DOOMED CITY (E) 2013        £19.99

    Collection of three History Channel documentaries exploring the catastrophe that enveloped the Roman city of Pompeii.

PRELUDE TO WAR (E) UK 1942 CAPRA, FRANK    £3.99

     Part of Frank Capra’s WHY WE FIGHT series.

PRINCESS MARGARET: THE REBEL ROYAL (TBA) 2018  £15.99

  Two-part BBC documentary centred on the life of Princess Margaret. Featuring archive footage and interviews with biographers.

THE PROPAGANDA GAME (15) 2015  LONGORIA, ALVARO £19.99

 A look  at the different types of propaganda used by North Korea. Using privileged access provided by insider and communist Alejandro Cao de Benós, the film studies the ways that North Korea manipulates the truth to achieve their desired goals.

PUBLIC INFORMATION FILMS OF THE BRITISH HOME FRONT 1939-1945 (E) £24.99

 Ministry of Information films designed to  encouraging a greater effort from the Home Front.

PUTIN SYSTEM (E)   £12.99

 Putin  biography explores just how his ascension to leader came about.

RAF AT WAR - UNSEEN FILMS - THE COMPLETE SERIES  (U) UK  1957  3 DISCS   £40.99

     A collection of 21 wartime RAF training and information films.

REBELLION: THE LITVINENKO CASE (E) 2007 RUSSIA        NEKRASOV,  ANDREI  £15.99

    Documentary looking at the events leading up the death of Alexander Litvinenko, the Russian ex-spy who passed away under suspicious circumstances in 2066.

REICHSORCHESTER (E)  £19.99

     Unknown story of the Berlin Philharmonic’s history - the years from 1933 to 1945. Financed by the German Reich and answerable directly to the Reich Ministry for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda, the Berlin Philharmonic was not only Germany’s flagship orchestra; it also became an ambassador for the National Socialist regime  on foreign tours.

RISE OF THE NAZI PARTY (E) 2015   (5060294376187)   £14.99

    Ten-part documentary series about Adolf Hitler, Hermann Goering, Heinrich Himmler and Joseph Goebbels; the four men implicit in the rise of the Nazi Party. The episodes are: 'Nazism Is Born', 'Becoming Respectable', 'Seizing Power', 'In Power', 'Preparing for War', 'Hitler's Biggest Blunder', 'The Final Solution', 'Plots and Delusions', 'End Game' and 'Aftermath'.

ROMAN BRITAIN FROM THE AIR (E) 2014 £12.99

  Christine Bleakley and historian Dr. Michael Scott present this ITV documentary

ROME'S INVISIBLE CITY (E) 2015 £12.99

   Alexander Armstrong and Dr Michael Scott present this BBC documentary about the underground secrets of Ancient Rome

ROUNDABOUT - A YEAR IN COLOUR 1963 (E)             £19.99

    This  1963 COI documentary gives a fascinating glimpse of Britain and its place in the world 50 years ago.

A ROYAL OCCASION - FROM QUEEN VICTORIA TO ELIZABETH II (E) 1953 £19.99

    Collection of archive material documenting the history of the royal family from the latter stage of Queen Victoria's reign to Queen Elizabeth II's ascension to the throne. The footage includes Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebration and Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953.

THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION IN COLOUR/FASCISM IN COLOUR (E)     £19.99

    Double bill of colour documentaries exploring two of the most significant political movements in the first half of the 20th century. 'Russian Revolution in Colour' endeavours to tell the story of the 1917 rebellion which landed power in the hands of Lenin and the Russian Communist Party. 'Fascism in Colour' explores the rise to power of the Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini and his relationship with Adolf Hitler.

THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONARIES: STALIN, LENIN AND TROTSKY (E)     £19.99

    Collection of documentaries on the three most influential figures in the Russian Communist Party that ruled over the Soviet Union for much of the 20th century. Valdimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky were the men who helped steer the Communists to power following the overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II in 1917. However, a difference in opinions saw Trotsky exiled to Mexico, where he was murdered in 1940 on the command of Joseph Stalin, the successor to Lenin as Communist Party ruler and the man responsible for the Great Purge that resulted in the deaths of millions.

SHADOWS OF PROGRESS - DOCUMENTARY FILM IN POST-WAR BRITAIN...(15) 1977        £29.99

    A collection of post-war documentaries offering a revealing portrait of Britain's social, cultural and industrial development throughout the 1950s, '60s and '70s.

SIMON SCHAMA'S THE FACE OF BRITAIN (E) 2015 £19.99

 The nation through its portraits.  

SOMME  (E) UK     £14.99

     BBC documentary about one of the  bloodiest day in the history of the British Army.

SORROW AND THE PITY (E) FRANCE 1969  OPHULS, M. IN FRENCH £24.99  

    Film combines interviews with archive footage to explore the reality of occupation of the    industrial city Clermont-Ferrand by the Germans in World War Two.

SPANISH ARMADA 1588 (E)  £9.99  

     Peter and Dan Snow present this account of what happened using computer graphics to illustrate, and visiting the sites.

THE SPIRIT OF '45 (E) 2012 LOACH, KEN    £14.99

     An impassioned documentary about how the spirit of unity which buoyed Britain during the war years carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.

SPITFIRE (PG)  2018   FAIRHEAD, D/PALMER, A £14.99

   Film  charts the history of the RAF's most famous fighter plane the Spitfire. The film features contributions from RAF veterans alongside archive footage and CGI reconstructions.

STALIN: MAN OF STEEL (E)         £17.99

    Documentary on the controversial Russian leader who was responsible for the infamous Great Purge in which many dissidents were summarily executed or put in prison camps for their beliefs.

STORY OF IRELAND (E) 2011            £24.99

   Historical documentary series looking back at Ireland’s dramatic past and examining how it has shaped the island of today.

THE STORY OF THE JEWS (PG) 2012                £15.99

    Historian Simon Schama presents this five-part BBC documentary series that traces over 4,000 years of Jewish history.

SWASTIKA (E) 1973 BECKER, LUTZ / MORA, PHILIPPE £17.99

     Controversial documentary, told exclusively through propaganda archive footage and colour home movies made by Hitler’s fiancee Eva Braun.

THEIR FINEST HOUR: COLLECTION (E) 2010            £19.99

    Collection of five documentaries about World War II from a British perspective. The titles are: 'Spitfire Pilot', 'Pilots of the Battle of Britain', 'Aircraft of the Battle of Britain', 'Opposing Genuis' and 'Civilian War'.

THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD (15)  2018 JACKSON, PETER (5051892220729)  DVD -  £19.99  BLU RAY - £25.99

 Amazing World War One documentary which uses state-of-the-art digital technology to brings black and white archive footage to life by adding colour and lip reading what the soldiers are saying.  Makes the horrors of the war accessible to a new generation.

THIRTIES IN COLOUR (E)  £15.99

     BBC documentary series that uses the nascent colour films of the period to provide a snapshot of life in the 1930s.

THREE DAYS IN AUSCHWITZ (E) 2015   MORA, PHILIPPE £12.99

  Director Philippe Mora visits to the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps. Over three visits to the sites in 2010, 2012 and 2014, Mora learns about the fates of many of his family members who were killed at the camps by the Nazi regime.

THROUGH LOTTE'S LENS - THE STORY OF THE HITLER ÉMIGRÉS (E) 2018 BRITTEN, TONY   £12.99

 Told through the portal of Austrian portrait photographer; Lotte Meitner-Graf, we find out about  ‘Hitler Émigrés’, the refugees – mainly Jewish who escaped the Nazi regime in the 1930s and found refuge in the UK.   

Although many of the German speaking Jewish refugees where  interned on the Isle of Man after war broke out in 1939, they eventual went on to enrich the cultural, political and scientific landscape of Post war Britain with a  shared a belief in the power of democracy and a loyalty to the country that had welcomed them.

THE TRUE GLORY (E) 1945    REED,C/GARSON, G   £12.99

    Oscar-winning epic war documentary covering D-Day, 1944, through to the fall of Berlin, 1945.

TWENTY FIVE YEARS(E) 1977    MORLEY, PETER        £9.99

    Documentary commissioned in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977. The film looked back at the Queen's time as monarch following her coronation in 1953, making use of archive footage, including a royal visit to Canada and the US in 1976, to recall the highs and lows of a quarter of a century which saw many social, political and technological changes.

UNKNOWN KNOWN (12A) 2013   MORRIS, ERROL  £14.99

Morris interviews former US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld who has served two presidents throughout his career and was one of the leading figures in the Iraq War.

THE VICTORY FILMS COLLECTION (E)  £29.99

    Documentary collection of four films made by the Allies during the Second World War. Features - 'The True Glory' ,  'Desert Victory',  'Tunisian Victory' and 'Burma Victory'.

VIETNAM: A HISTORY (E) 2014    3 DISCS £34.99

    The film details how the conflict escalated and how the 1968 Tet Offensive forced the American government to reassess their position and withdraw their troops due to a loss of public support.

VIETNAM - THE US GOVERNMENT COLLECTION (E) 4 DISCS   £17.99

  Collection of footage from the US government archives depicting the Vietnam War. 

VOICES OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN - BATTLE FOR THE SKIES (E) 2010 £34.99

   Using archive film and newly shot footage, the programme features the battle's few remaining survivors who discuss their experiences.

THE VIETNAM WAR - A FILM BY KEN BURNS & LYNN NOVICK (E)  £69.99

 Ten-part documentary series, directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, about the Vietnam War. Featuring rare archival footage, the documentary looks at the lives of the people who fought on both sides of the war and examines how the controversial combat altered American history.

VLADIMIR LENIN: REBEL, REFORMER, REVOLUTIONARY (E)       £18.99

    Collection of two documentaries that examine aspects of the life of the Russian communist leader. 'Lenin: An Anatomy of a Legend - Parts 1 and 2' looks at Lenin's legacy. A hero to some, a villain to others, Lenin arguably divides opinion more than any other Russian historical figure.

'Who Shot Lenin?' examines the various assassination attempts on Lenin. Though none were successful initially, it is likely that the wounds he carried from at least one of the attempts contributed to Lenin's death in 1924.

WALKING THE WESTERN FRONT: SOMME - PART 1 (E) 2013        £17.99

    First part of the documentary series about the Battle of Somme which took place in 1916 during World War I. Film-maker Ed Skelding and historian Nigel Cave visit some of the battle's significant locations and explore each stage of the offensive.

WALKING THE WESTERN FRONT: SOMME - PART 2 (E) 2013        £17.99

WAR AND PEACE (E) 2002 INDIA PATWARDHAN, ANAND IN HINDI £12.99

 Film explores the militarisation of India since the death of Mahatma Gandhi and how India has joined the global arms race along with their nuclear-armed and hostile neighbour Pakistan.

THE WERETH ELEVEN (E) 2011            CHILD, ROBERT        £24.99

    Docudrama which weaves archive footage, interviews and drama to tell the  tale of eleven

 African-American soldiers who were executed by the Nazis in one of the lesser known war crimes of WWII.

WHY WE FIGHT (12) USA 2005 JARECKI, EUGENE     £19.99

     Award-winning film of  the US entanglement of business and war from WWII to Iraq.

WINCONSIN RISING (E) 2014    MAYFIELD, SAM   £11.99

   Documentary about protests for worker's rights. In 2011 the largest worker's protests in American history took place after Republican Governor Scott Walker proposed that state employees should lose their collective bargaining rights in the workplace.

WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT WAR (E) UK     £15.99

      Public information films about the contribution made to Britain’s war effort by women and the experiences of evacuee children.

WONDERFUL LONDON (E)         £19.99   

    The BFI presents a unique collection of beautifully restored archival films which offer a fascinating glimpse of life in London during the 1920s.

WORLD WAR II: 1941 AND THE MAN OF STEEL (E) 2011    £19.99 

   Professor David Reynolds examines how Josef Stalin handled the conflict between Germany and the Soviet Union during the Second World War.

WORLD WAR II: 1942 AND HITLER'S SOFT UNDERBELLY (E) 2012   £19.99   

  Professor David Reynolds presents this documentary examining the reasons behind Britain's journey through North Africa and Italy during World War II to ultimately defeat Adolf Hitler in Germany.

WORLD WAR II: D-DAY LANDINGS (E) 2013        £14.99

    In this documentary personal testimonies from war veterans are recounted along with dramatic archive footage showing the harsh reality of what really happened on that victorious day.

WWI: THE SOMME - SECRET TUNNEL WARS (E) 2014 (5060294375647) £9.99

    Documentary revealing the secret tunnels and passageways that lay hidden beneath the Somme.

WWI: COMMEMORATIVE COLLECTION (E) 2014 (5060294375654)    £99.99

    Collection of films made by the Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA) capturing the pain, suffering and misery of the First World War. The films are: 'The Kaiser's Lackey', 'The Girls in Gingham', 'As Long As There's Life In Me', 'In Spite of Everything', 'The Sailor's Song', 'The Woman and the Stranger', 'Farewell', 'Wolz: Life and Illusion of a  German Anarchist', 'When Martin Was Fourteen' and 'Kathe Kollwitz: Pictures from Her Life'.

WWI: FILM COLLECTION (E) 2014 (5060294376071)   £9.99

    Collection of films made by the Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA) capturing the pain, suffering and misery of the First World War. The films are: 'The Kaiser's Lackey', 'The Girls in Gingham', 'Farewell', , 'When Martin Was Fourteen'.

FIRST WORLD WAR DOCUMENTARIES ON DVD

37 DAYS - THE COUNTDOWN TO WORLD WAR I (PG) 2014  (5060352300901)  £10.99

     British miniseries starring Ian McDiarmid, covering the 37 days between the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Britain's declaration of war against Germany in 1914. The episodes comprise: 'One Month in Summer', 'One Week in July' and 'One Long Weekend'.

100 YEARS OF WWI (E) 2014  (5055298074085)   £12.99

     History Channel documentary series exploring the historical importance of World War I.

A SACRED PLACE: TIME FOR REMEMBRANCE (E) 2014   (5020609008936) £10.99

    Documentary about the patriotic significance of remembering fallen soldiers. Featuring first-hand accounts from World War I veterans this documentary explains why we erect monuments, buy poppies and observe a minute's silence in honour of the men and women who fought for our country.

A WAR TO END ALL WARS - WORLD WAR ONE (E)   (0885444177880)  £15.99

    Double bill of documentaries about the First World War featuring re-enactments. 'Murder On the Hill', presented by Robin Thompson, reveals how poor military command led to the deaths of many troops. 'A Soldier's Return' explores the experiences of those who fought in the war and tells the story of the heroic Corporal Robert Beveridge.

ARMISTICE (E) 1914    (5016641119068)    £12.99

    Documentary about the armistice that ended the First World War in 1918. Historian Professor David Reynolds takes a look at how bruised egos and political scheming defeated Germany and ultimately ended the Great War giving us what we celebrate today as Armistice Day.

THE BATTLES OF CORONEL AND FALKLAND ISLANDS (PG) 1927 UK  SUMMERS, WALTER (5035673020258) DVD - £19.99 BLU RAY - £19.99

     Dramatic reconstruction of two key naval battles fought in the early days of the First World War.

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME (E)  (5013929673953)        £22.99

    Imperial War Museum documentary of the Battle of the Somme, in which  60,000 British soldiers fell on the first day alone, and a further 400,000 lives were lost - all in order to gain just six miles of territory.

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME (E) 1990 (5034504705975)        £9.99

    A documentary-reconstruction of World War One's Battle of the Somme

THE BATTLE OF YPRES - THE PATHE COLLECTION (E) (5013929668454) £19.99

    Documentary, originally made in 1925, that re-enacts the major elements of the Battle of Ypres using the original trenches. All four battles are covered, and for the first time the film features a soundtrack constructed from recordings of the period. Also featured are two short films: 'Ypres - The Shell Shattered City of Flanders' (1916) and 'Remembrance Day, Ypres 1922'.

FIRST WORLD WAR: AN HISTORICAL INSIGHT (E) 2013   (5027035019178) £19.99

  Based on the book by Hew Strachan, the series covers all aspects of the war and takes a detailed look at how the conflict affected people from all corners of the globe.

FORGOTTEN MEN (12)  1934    (5055201826558)    £17.99

    General Sir Ian Hamilton, commander of the Gallipoli campaign, introduces this rarity - a documentary on the events of World War One made close to the time of the conflict itself. Unseen for over sixty years, it features interviews with the men who fought in the trenches and lived to tell the tale.

GAS! GAS! QUICK BOYS! (E) 2014  (5020609009636)  £10.99

Documentary inspired by the poem 'Dulce et Decorum Est' by Wilfred Owen. After witnessing the horrific deaths of his fellow comrades on the frontline of the Great War, Owen wrote this moving poem about gas, the most brutal weapon of the war.

GREAT WAR: 1914 - THE OUTBREAK OF WAR (E) (5018755907012)  £9.99

    Film examines the events that led up to the outbreak of the war in 1914, and the initial tactics used by both sides to gain a military advantage in the field.

GREAT WAR: 1915 - THE YEAR OF ILLUSION (E) (5018755907111) £9.99

    1915, the great mobile battles of the previous year had resulted in stalemate following the defeat of Germany's drive towards Paris. Both sides began to dig in, making the first moves towards constructing the vast trench networks that would result in years of attritional warfare.

GREAT WAR: 1916 - THE CRUCIBLE OF ATTRITION (E) (5018755907210) £9.99

    This volume looks at the events of 1916, when the construction of vast trench networks had made it almost impossible for either side to gain the advantage.

GREAT WAR: 1917 - YEAR OF ENDURANCE (E) (5018755907319)    £9.99

    1917, when the Allies launched desperate attacks on the German lines with huge casualties, but with little result.

GREAT WAR: 1918 - CRISIS AND CONCLUSION (E) (5018755907418)   £9.99

    This volume examines the events of 1918, the last year of the war, when Germany was on the verge of starvation following the successful British naval blockade of the North Sea ports.

THE GREAT WAR (E) (5018755902512)    3 DISC   £24.99

    Documentary which tells the story of World War One. With the help of original footage, this film shows the effects of the war on the people involved as well as detailing the political climate of the time.

THE GREAT WAR IN COLOUR (E) 2014 (5020609009643)    £19.99

Using modern technology, historians have turned 100-year-old black and white images into colour so that the modern eye can understand what is being depicted. Featured artists include French brothers Auguse and Louis Lumière and German Hans Hildenbrand.

THE GREAT WAR POETS (E) 2014 (5020609009568)  £12.99

      This powerful documentary hosted by Emmy Award  winning writer and film maker Bob Carruthers revisits the battlefields where the war poets found their inspiration and presents a moving and comprehensive survey of their lives and work.

THE LAST DAY OF WORLD WAR I (E)  2018 (5016641119198)  £12.99

  Michael Palin travels to the battlefields of France and Belgium to see the locations of the final hours of the Great War.

LAST VOICES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR (E) 2014   (5055298082806) £14.99

    An Imperial War Museum film that uses archive footage and eyewitness testimony to bring to life the experience of the war for those involved.

LAST VOICES OF WORLD WAR ONE (E) 2010 (5019322327103)   £19.99

    All six episodes of the History Channel documentary series based around interviews with World War One veterans. The series includes interviews with Harry Patch and Henry Allingham, the two last surviving veterans of the Great War, who died in 2009 aged, respectively, 111 and 113.

LONG SHADOW: THE GREAT WAR (E) 2014 (5019322664512)  £19.99

 Historian David Reynolds presents this BBC documentary about World War I, challenge modern perceptions of the War.

PRIVATE HITLER'S WAR 1914-1918 (E) 2014 (5020609008929)  £10.99

    Film  about the early life of Adolf Hitler. During the First World War, Hitler served under the Bavarian Army in the 16th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment.

THE RED BARON (E) 2010   (4260110583350)   £19.99

    Biographical documentary chronicling the life and times of Manfred von Richthofen, the young German aristocrat who became most feared and celebrated pilot of the First World War.

REVEALING GALLIPOLI (E) 2011 (5019322340058)   FIMERI, WAIN     £13.99

    Documentary telling the story of the doomed landing at Gallipoli in 1915 by Allied forces trying to gain strategic advantage in the First World War.

SOMME  (E) UK (5019322231899)   £14.99

     BBC documentary about one of the  bloodiest day in the history of the British Army.

SOMME 1916 - FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE WIRE (E) 2016 (5060352302752) £19.99  

  Three-part BBC documentary that examines the myths and unknown facts of the Battle of the Somme.

THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD (15)  2018 JACKSON, PETER (5051892220729)  DVD -  £19.99  BLU RAY - £25.99

 Amazing World War One documentary which uses state-of-the-art digital technology to brings black and white archive footage to life by adding colour and lip reading what the soldiers are saying.  Makes the horrors of the war accessible to a new generation.

TRENCHES (E)   (5060082511189)    £24.99

    Documentary series on the history of the First World War, from the causes that led to its outbreak, through the horrors of trench warfare to the jubilant celebration of the armisitice. Featuring over seven hours of footage from news bulletins and military archives plus interviews with surviving veterans from both sides, the film offers a valuable insight into life and death on the battlefields of World War 1.

WALKING THE WESTERN FRONT: SOMME - PART 1 (E) 2013 (5060247620244)       £17.99

    First part of the documentary series about the Battle of Somme which took place in 1916 during World War I. Film-maker Ed Skelding and historian Nigel Cave visit some of the battle's significant locations and explore each stage of the offensive.

WALKING THE WESTERN FRONT: SOMME - PART 2 (E) 2013   (5060247620268)     £17.99

THE WAR FILE: WAR IN THE TRENCHES (E) (5022802211465) £9.99

    Documentary examining the nature of trench warfare in the First World War, and the ways in which the armies of the time were not prepared for the effects of modern, industrialised conflicts. Featuring archive footage, photographs, and dramatised reconstructions and 'eyewitness' reports. Narrated by Terry Molloy.

THE WAR FILE: WORLD WAR ONE - THE TERRIBLE STORY OF THE GREAT WAR (E) (5022802211489) £9.99

    Documentary looking at the history of the First World War, from the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914 to Armistice Day in 1918. Featuring archive footage, computer-generated maps and images, as well as expert analysis and commentary. Narrated by Michael Leighton.

WAR HORSE - THE REAL STORY (E) 2012   (5016641118313)    £12.99

    Brough Scott presents this documentary about the horses that served in the First World War.

WARRIOR - THE REAL WAR HORSE (E) 2012    (5055298035307)         £9.99

    Celebrating the remarkable life of 'Galloper' Jack Seely who after a political career enlisted to serve in WWI and took his thoroughbred horse, Warrior, with him.

THE WIPERS TIMES (PG) 2013    DE EMMONY, ANDY  (5016641118870)  £12.99

    Drama about the soldiers who produced their own magazine in the trenches of World War I.

WORLD WAR 1 (E)  4 DVDS  (5024952866113)   £19.99

    Four-volume collection of WWI documentaries that examine the war from its beginning until its end.

WORLD WAR 1: THE CENTENARY COLLECTION (E)  9 DVDS  (5051561039768)   £34.99

    Documentaries featured in the collection are: 'Great War Diaries', '14 Diaries of the Great War', 'Royal Cousins at War', 'I Was There - The Great War Interviews and Churchill's First World War', 'The World's War', 'Our World War' and 'Kate Adie's Women of World War One and Niall Ferguson's The Pity of War'.

WORLD WAR 1: THE WAR TO END WAR (E)   (5016641117439)   £19.99

    Documentary about the First World War. The film includes rare footage of battle scenes and revealing interviews with war veterans, allowing the viewer to gain insight into the four-year conflict. The film also examines the destruction that took place on the battlefields of Europe and Russia.

WORLD WAR 1: THE GREAT WAR (E)  (5055298042015)   £24.99

    Collection of documentaries exploring some of the key events and battles from the First World War. The documentaries included are: 'Concise History of WW1', Battle of the Somme/Gods of War', 'Gallipoli' and 'Anzacs'.

WORLD WAR 1 IN COLOUR (E) (5030697007094) £24.99

    Kenneth Branagh presents this six part guide to World War I. Using computer aided technology, this colour series reveals the true reality of the destruction and chaos of the war.

WORLD WAR I: THE GREAT WAR (E) 2014     4 DISCS (5060294373681)   £19.99

    Documentary exploring stories of courage dating from the First World War, which tore Europe apart  between 1914 and 1918 and led to millions of deaths.

WWI: COMMEMORATIVE COLLECTION (E) 2014 (5060294375654)    £99.99

    Collection of films made by the Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA) capturing the pain, suffering and misery of the First World War. The films are: 'The Kaiser's Lackey', 'The Girls in Gingham', 'As Long As There's Life In Me', 'In Spite of Everything', 'The Sailor's Song', 'The Woman and the Stranger', 'Farewell', 'Wolz: Life and Illusion of a German Anarchist', 'When Martin Was Fourteen' and 'Kathe Kollwitz: Pictures from Her Life'.

WWI: FILM COLLECTION (E) 2014 (5060294376071)   £14.99

    Collection of films made by the Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA) capturing the pain, suffering and misery of the First World War. The films are: 'The Kaiser's Lackey', 'The Girls in Gingham', 'Farewell', , 'When Martin Was Fourteen'.

YPRES - THE IMMORTAL SALIENT: PART 1(E) (5060247620046)   £16.99

    Ed Skelding presents this documentary about the first two battles of Ypres during World War I. The programme takes a look at key locations including Hooge Chateau, Langemark and Gheluvelt and features input from author and historian Nigel Cave.

POLITICS  DOCUMENTARIES ON DVD

3 1/2 MINUTES, TEN BULLETS (15) 2015   SILVER, MARC   £15.99

   US documentary examining the aftermath of the 2012 murder of Jordan Davis in Jacksonville, Florida which explores Florida's contentious stand-your-ground law.

25 YEARS GERMAN REUNIFICATION (E) 2009 GERMANY  ZINTL, T.  £19.99

  Documentary used to advertise the merits of the East German classical music and culture-loving population in direct contrast to the 'decadent', western pop music.

5 BROKEN CAMERAS (E)   2011        EMAD BURNAT,E./DAVIDI G.    £15.99

    Documentary chronicling one Palestinian farmer's non-violent resistance to the incursions of the Israeli army. In 2005, when his son Gibreel is born, Emad Burnat, a Palestinian man living in the small farming village of Bil'in, buys his first video camera in order to keep a record of his son's childhood. However, on the day of Gibreel's birth, the Israeli army erects a fence along the Israeli-Palestinian border, cutting right through Bil'in.

Over the next five years Burnat risks life and limb to capture the resulting land dispute between the villagers (led by two of his closest friends) and the Israeli armed forces, as well as documenting his son's childhood, which is inescapably affected by the conflict and violence that has surrounded him from birth.

9/11 - PRESS FOR TRUTH (E) USA 2006  NOWOSIELSKI,  RAY     £9.99

     Why did the White House stonewall the 9/11 investigation? Following the 9/11 attacks, a small. group of grieving families waged a tenacious battle against those who sought to bury the truth about the event.

9/11 TRILOGY (15)  POITRAS, LAURA   £28.99

  Collection of documentaries about America's War on Terror. The award-winning 'Citizenfour' (2014) focuses on former CIA and NSA employee Edward Snowden.   'The Oath' (2010) focuses on two men who were involved in Al-Qaeda.   'My Country, My Country' (2006) documents life for the average citizens of Iraq living under US occupation.

A SYRIAN LOVE STORY (15) 2015   MCALLISTER,  SEAN £15.99

  Filmed over five years, the film follows Amer and Raghda, two former political prisoners who communicated with each other through a hole in their cell wall and eventually fell in love. Now, after 15 years, Amer and Raghda have escaped their native Syria to secure a future for their two young children.

However, being under great stress, Raghda's mental health begins to suffer.

AVENGE BUT ONE OF MY TWO EYES (E)            £12.99

     Documentary shot in the Occupied Territories that draws parallels between the current Israeli-Palestine situation and the myths of Samson And Masada.

BEHIND THE WALL (E) 2011  KELLY, MICHAEL PATRICK        £15.99

     With real-life accounts the film tells the story of  Berlin Wall and the people living on either side of it.

BEST OF ENEMIES (15) 2015   NEVILLE, M/GORDON, ROBERT £15.99

   A look at  the  American TV debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr.

BETTER THIS WORLD (E) 2011  GALLOWAY, LATIE   £14.99

    Documentary following two 20-something Americans arrested on terrorism charges in the wake of the events of 9/11. David McKay (22) and Bradley Crowder (23) are childhood friends from Midland, Texas who are arrested at the 2008 Republican National Convention. The men are accused of being domestic terrorists, with the authorities placing particular emphasis on their relationship with a charismatic radical activist mentor.

CARTEL LAND (15) 2015  HEINEMAN, MATTHEW £15.99

 A look at the  Mexican Drug War on both sides of the US-Mexico border, the feature follows two groups of vigilantes caught up in Mexico's war on drugs and the country's corrupt government. 

CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION (E) 2010    O'SULLIVAN, SHANE    £15.99

    Documentary in which the daughters of revolutionary leaders Ulrike Meinhof and Fusako Shigenobu reflect on their mothers' lives.Enraged by the killings in the Vietnam War, Meinhof and Shigenobu became determined to bring down capitalist power, training in the Middle East and ultimately becoming two of the most infamous terrorists of their time. Their daughters, Bettina Röhl and May Shigenobu, now look back on their mothers' activities, discussing what they were fighting for and the lessons learned from their actions.

CITIZEN JANE (TBA) 2016   TYRNAUER,  MATT £15.99

 Film of  journalist and urban activist Jane Jacobs and her opposition of New York city planner Robert Moses who she saw as a destroyer of neighbourhoods and their communities.

CITIZENFOUR (15|) 2014  POITRAS, LAURA   £15.99

  Award-winning documentary about former CIA and NSA employee Edward Snowden.

CITY OF GHOSTS (18) 2017  HEINEMAN,  MATTHEW   £15.99 

  Documentary about the resistance group known as Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) and their fight against Islamic State.

CONCERNING VIOLENCE (E) 2014    OLSSON, GÖRAN £15.99

   Documentary about Africa's movement towards liberation from colonial rule which took place during the 1960s and '70s.

CUBA: AN AFRICAN ODYSSEY (E) 2007  TAHRI, JIHAN EL         £24.99

    From 1961 to 1991, Africa was the battleground for a war between four competing and opposing interests: the Soviet Union which sought to extend its influence; the U.S. who were intent on capturing Africa’s natural resources; former European colonial empires; and young African nations trying to defend their newly-won independence. Called on to help these new nations in their revolutionary struggle, Cuba played a central, yet little known, role in supporting African national liberation.

CUBAN AMERICA (E) 2014    GASANA, ADELIN    £14.99

    Documentary detailing the Cuban emigrant experience in the United States.

DETROPIA (E) 2012   EWING,H/GRADY, R    £15.99

   Three working residents of Detroit, video blogger Crystal Starr, nightclub owner Tommy Stephens and United Auto Workers local President George McGregor,  each give their own view on the decline of the city and its potential hopes for a radically different future.

THE DIVIDE (E) 2016 ROUND, KATHARINE £14.99

Examining current economic and social trends in the context of real lives from a variety of backgrounds, the documentary follows a Wall Street psychologist, a woman on a zero-hours contract and the resident of a neighbourhood in which violent crime is escalating.

DISARM (E)  £14.99

 Focusing on Nobel Peace Prize winner and courageous landmine activist Jody Williams, this acclaimed documentary provides a hard-hitting look at the global landmine issue.

DREAMS FROM MY REAL FATHER (E) 2012    GILBERT, JOEL     £15.99

    A documentary that explores American President Barack Obama's early life and political ideology. Offering an alternate vision from the 'official' line, the film examines the issues and influences that affected the future President's political leanings, including the 18-year-old Obama's much publicised dabbling with Marxism.

CHURCHILL AND THE GENERALS (E) 2013      £34.99

      Features 'A Giant in the Century - His Life in Colour' (2013), follows Churchill's private life and political career. The short documentary 'Churchill's Island' (1941), chronicles the events of the Battle of Britain during the early days of the Second World War.

A CENTURY OF WARFARE (E) 2014      £24.99

   Military documentary focusing on all of the wars fought thoughout the past century.

CODEBREAKER - THA ALAN TURING STORY (E) 2011 BEAVAN, C/STACEY, C    £15.99

    Documentary drama about British codebreaker and computer scientist Alan Turing.

THE CHARISMA OF ADOLF HITLER - LEADING MILLIONS INTO THE ABYSS (12)   £19.99

    Historian Laurence Rees presents this three-part documentary series examining how the Nazi leader came to subjugate a nation. By looking at the major decisions taken by Hitler during WWII, the series sheds light on why others found it necessary to further his aims, examines how Hitler coerced the German population to his will, andexplores why his personality and oratory cast such a spell on the German nation.

CHEVOLUTION (15)   2008 LOPEZ, LUIS   £12.99

 Documentary that traces the history of one of the most iconic images of the 20th century - the photo of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara taken by photographer Alberto Korda. Since then, the bereted head of the martyred leader has appeared on everything from protest banners to t-shirts, becoming the image of choice for both revolutionaries and advertisers alike.

CHRONIQUE D'UN ÉTÉ /CHRONICLE OF A SUMMER (12) FRANCE 1961    ROUCH, JEAN/MORIN, EDGER    £19.99

    Groundbreaking documentary that is a sociopolitical diagnosis of the early sixties in France.

THE CELTS (E) 2015    £14.99

   Archaeologist Neil Oliver and anthropologist Alice Roberts present this three-part series that looks at the epic story of the Celts.

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (E) USA 2001 BURNS, KEN £49.99

    Definitive account taking five years of comprehensive research to make and using a wealth of material. 690 Minutes long.

ANDREW MARR’S HISTORY OF MODERN BRITAIN (12) 2009 UK    £19.99

    Covers key events that have shaped British society since the Second World War.

APOCALYPSE (E)       DVD - £19.99   BLU RAY - £29.99

    World War Two footage which has been taken from over 60 different archives around the

world and details the experiences of the war’s heroes and victims.  

APOCALYPSE HITLER (E) 2011 £17.99

      Channel 4 documentary chronicling the life of Adolf Hitler up to his election as German Chancellor in 1933. 

ASSAULT ON NORMANDY: GOLD BEACH - BATTLE FOR THE BEACH (E) 2014   £16.99

    This programme focuses primarily on the efforts of the 50th Infantry Division to establish a beachhead before advancing further into enemy territory.

BATTLE COMPANY: KORENGAL (15) 2014 JUNGER,S/HETHERINGTON, T  DVD -  £17.99    BLU RAY - £19.99

    On-the-ground Afghan war documentary by American journalist Sebastian Junge

THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE (E) 2013        £9.99

    Five propaganda shorts produced by the USA during World War II which cover the Battle of the Bulge.

THE BATTLES OF CORONEL AND FALKLAND ISLANDS (PG) 1927 UK  SUMMERS, WALTER DVD - £19.99 BLU RAY - £19.99

     Dramatic reconstruction of two key naval battles fought in the early days of the First World War.

BEHIND THE WALL (E) 2011  KELLY, MICHAEL PATRICK        £15.99

     With real-life accounts the film tells the story of  Berlin Wall and the people living on either side of it.

BERLIN AIRLIFT (E)     £12.99

     The complete story of the 1948 blockade of Berlin by the Soviet Union.

BEYOND THE BARBED WIRE - AN ARTIST'S VIEW OF THE HOLOCAUST (E) 2013      WEBBER MATTHEW  £15.99

    Documentary about one man's experience of Nazi concentration camps and how creative endeavours help him deal with the evil he has experienced.

BLIZZARD: RACE TO THE POLE (12) UK 2006       £19.99

     BBC2 series in which two modern-day teams reconstruct the famous 1911 race to the South Pole by the explorers Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen

BLOCKADE/LANDSCAPE/REVUE (E)       LOZNITSA, SERGEI    £19.99

    Collection of three documentaries.  In 'Blockade' (2006), archive images of Hitler's siege of Leningrad show how the city became victim to a blockade, 'Landscape' (2003), records the inhabitants of the Russian village Okulovka while they wait at a bus stop in the middle of winter and in  'Revue' (2008), the director pieces together a collection of archive propaganda material produced in the Soviet Union during the 1950s and 60s. Giving an insight into the mindset of the people at the time, the film shows both sides of the communist ideology from grand images of the Socialist realism art form to the harsh realities of human suffering and poverty.

BRAD MELTZER'S DECODED: SEASON 1(E)         £19.99

    The first series of the History Channel documentary following thriller author Brad Meltzer as he attempts to identify historical conspiracies and secrets. The episodes are: 'The White House', 'Secret Presidential Codes', 'Statue of Liberty', 'The Lincoln Assassination', 'Confederate Gold', 'D.B. Cooper', '2012', 'The President's Inner Circle', 'Secret Societies' and 'Apocalypse in Georgia'.

BRITAIN FROM ABOVE  (E)  2008     £29.99

     Landmark series from the BBC that sets out to investigate Britain’s past and show how analysing the country from an aerial perspective can reveal much about the future.

BRITAIN'S BLOODY CROWN (E) 2014   £15.99

   Four-part   series written and presented by historian Dan Jones and telling the story of the War of the Roses .

BRITISH EMPIRE IN COLOUR (PG)      £19.99

     A look at the British Empire using original film, letters, diaries.

BRITISH GANGSTERS - FACES OF THE UNDERGROUND: SERIES 1 (15)   £19.99

    Documentary, presented by crime author Bernard O'Mahoney, that seeks to provide an insight into some of the most feared criminals in the UK. Men such as the Kray brothers, Paul Ferris, Frankie Fraser and Vic Dark have gained a level of notoriety that sets them apart from their criminal contemporaries. However, to what extent do such 'hard men' - at times referred to as 'faces' - develop a mythical persona that differs from their true character? With the aid of interviews with criminals, many of whom have never spoken on camera before, the documentary aims to provide a more accurate picture of some of the UK's best known underground figures.

ANCIENT INVISIBLE CITIES (PG)  2018 SCOTT,  MICHAEL    £19.99

 Three-part BBC documentary about the underground secrets of Cairo, Athens and Istanbul.

ARMADA - 12 DAYS TO SAVE ENGLAND (E) 2015 £19.99

   Dan Snow presents this three-part historical documentary examining the sinking of the Spanish Armada. 

THE MAN BEHIND THE POSTER (TBA)  2013  SHARKEY, ERIK  £19.99

    Documentary about the legendary movie poster artist Drew Struzan.

MAGICIAN - THE ASTONISHING LIFE AND WORK OF ORSON WELLES (12A) 2014   WORKMAN, CHUCK   £19.99

   Documentary exploring the life and work of acclaimed film-maker Orson Welles. 

MANET - PORTRAYING LIFE (E)     GRABSKY, PHIL/HARDING, BEN

    The film is centred around an exhibition of the painter's work held at the Royal Academy in London called 'Manet - Portraying Life'.

MAPPLETHORPE - LOOK AT THE PICTURES   BARBATO,R/BAILE, F    £15.99

   A look at the life of controversial artist Robert Mapplethorpe .

LIFE ITSELF (15) 2014 JAMES, STEVE    £15.99

    Film-maker Steve James speaks to Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic, author and screenwriter Roger Ebert about various milestones of his career.

LONDON IN THE RAW (15) 1964 COHEN,N./ MILLER,A.L. £17.99

 Cult documentary exploring 1960s London nightlife.

PRIMITIVE LONDON (15) 1964 COHEN,N./ MILLER,A.L. £17.99

   Sequel to 'London in the Raw'  exploring the more explicit side of London life after dark, this time the film centres around events at the Ace Cafe and features interviews with mods, rockers, strippers and beatniks.

THE LOOK (15) 2011  MACCDARONE. ANGELINA  £15.99

    Film exploring the many faces of actress Charlotte Rampling. The film, divided into nine chapters, including 'Exposure', 'Age', 'Beauty and 'Demons', is based around clips from Rampling's films, still photographs and filmed interactions with friends, including novelist Paul Auster and photographer Juergen Teller.

MCQUEEN (15)   2018  BONHOTE, IAN   £16.99

 A look at the Lewisham born  fashion designer Alexander McQueen, from apprenticeship on Saville Row to chief designer at luxury French fashion house Givenchy. 

LA MAISON DE LA RADIO (PG) 2013 FRANCE PHILIBERT, NICOLAS   £15.99

   Documentary which goes behind the scenes of the French public radio broadcaster 'Radio France'. 

MAKING WAR HORSE (E) 2009   PHIL GRABSKY, P./BICKERSTAFF, D.      £10.99

    Channel 4 documentary following the staging by the National Theatre of the celebrated children's novel 'War Horse' by Michael Morpurgo.

LIBERTY OF LONDON: SERIES 1 & 2 (E) 2014    £13.99

    All the episodes from the Channel 4 series that looks behind-the-scenes of the famous London department store Liberty.

THE JAZZ BARONESS (E)  2009   ROTHSCHILD, HANNAH  £14.99

    Documentary that attempts to shed new light on the life of Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter, a well known lover and patron of jazz music. The documentary is narrated by Helen Mirren.

JERRY GARCIA AND THE U.S. COUNTERCULTURE (E) 2017   £15.99

  Documentary focusing on the American counterculture movement of the 1960s. 

JIG (PG) 2010    BOURNE SUE        £15.99

    Feature-length documentary telling the story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships, which were held in Glasgow in 2010. The film follows the personal stories of contestants from around the world as they painstakingly prepare to participate in this most cutthroat of professional dance competitions.

JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI (U)   2011   JAPAN        GELB, DAVID    £17.99

    Japanese documentary about Michelin three-star sushi restaurant Sukiyabashi Jiro, located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, and its 85-year-old owner Jiro Ono. While Jiro works endlessly, committed to producing the perfect sushi, his son Yoshikazu prepares to take over his father's small but world famous restaurant.

JOHN BALDESSARI (E)   2009 £18.49

     Documentary about John Baldessari who revolutionised contemporary art in the 1960s.

KAMPAI!: FOR THE SAKE OF LOVE (PG) 2015   KONISH,I MIRAI   £19.99

 A look at the traditional and secretive world of the Japanese alcoholic drink sake.

KARAJAN: THE SECOND LIFE (E)         £19.99

    Explores the musical vision of the legendary conductor Herbert Von Karajan. 

KEN RUSSELL: THE GREAT COMPOSERS (PG) 1968   £29.99

   This collection brings together three career-defining works by Ken Russell showing him to be an inventive and ground-breaking pioneer. 'Elgar' (1962) dramatises the life of English composer Sir Edward Elgar, 'The Debussy Film' (1965), co-written by Melvyn Bragg, tells the story of a film crew making a film about the life and work of Claude Debussy (Oliver Reed). And  'Song of Summer' (1968) depicts the last five years of Frederick Delius (Max Adrian)'s life as the young composer Eric Fenby (Christopher Gable) aids him in completing his final, unfinished scores.  Dual format dvd and Blu Ray edition.

KEN RUSSELL: THE GREAT PASSIONS (12)   £29.99

   Triple bill of BBC dramas from film-maker Ken Russell. ‘'Always On Sunday' (1965) charts the life of French post-impressionist painter Henri Rousseau (James Lloyd) while 'Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World' (1966) depicts the life of acclaimed American dancer Isadora Duncan (Vivian Pickles). 'Dante's Inferno' (1967) chronicles the complex relationship between the English poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Oliver Reed) and his wife Elizabeth Siddal (Judith Paris). Dual format dvd and Blu Ray edition.

KORDAVISION (PG)  £15.99

     Documentary of photographer Alberto Diaz ‘Korda’, who took the  iconic photograph of Che Guevara.

THE KINGDOM OF DREAMS AND MADNESS (PG) 2013 JAPAN £19.99

     Documentary about Japanese film company Studio Ghibli and three of the men behind its success - directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki.

THE KINGDOM OF ZYDECO (E) 2014 MUGGE, ROBERT    £14.99

    Documentary about the black Creole music scene of Southwest Louisiana which underwent a controversial overhaul after the death of founding father and self-proclaimed King of Zydeco Clifton Chenier.

LEANING INTO THE WIND - ANDY GOLDSWORTHY (PG)  2017  RIEDELSHEIMER, THOMAS £12.99

  Documentary profile of renowned British sculptor Andy Goldsworthy, famed for his work using natural materials, such as ice, stone, leaves, and wood, in natural and urban landscapes.

LEONARD COHEN: BIRD ON A WIRE (E) 1972     PALMER, TONY     £8.99   

    Film documenting Leonard Cohen's 1972 'Bird On a Wire' tour. The 20-city European tour, which began in Dublin on 18 March 1972 and ended on 21 April in Jerusalem, caught Cohen at the pinnacle of his career

IRIS (U) 2014  MAYSLES, ALBERT   £15.99

   A profile the New York fashion icon Iris Apfel.

DANNY SAYS - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DANNY FIELDS (E) 2017 £12.99

    Film about  Danny Fields, one of the most sought after managers and publicists in the music industry. Credited with discovering bands including The Ramones, The Stooges and MC5.

DAVID BOWIE (PG)   £29.99

 Six documentaries focusing on the career of  David Bowie.  The collection includes: 'Inside Bowie and the Spiders - 1969-1972', 'Inside Bowie and the Spiders - 1972-1974', 'Total Rock Review: Bowie and the Spiders - 1969-1974', 'Music in Review', 'Up Close and Personal' and 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust'.

DAVID BOWIE: INSIDE OUT - A RETROSPECTIVE (E)         £24.99

    Triple bill of programmes looking at the career of English rock singer-songwriter David Bowie.

DIARY OF A VAMPIRE - THE LEGACY OF BRAM STOKER (E)         £15.99

    Documentary exploring the world of Bram Stoker and the mystery behind his mythical horror story 'Dracula'.

DESIGN  (E)  £24.99

      Placing the art of design in its sociological and technological context, this collection tells the story of the 20th century.  Objects include the DS19, the Bubble Club sofa, the BIC ballpoint pen, the Akari lamp, the Hoover 150 and the iMac.

DESIGN 2 (E)  £24.99

     Objects include the Bookworm bookshelf, Concorde, the Cafetiere coffee maker, the Leica camera, the lounge chair and the Vespa scooter.

DESIGN 3 (E)  £24.99

     Objects included in this instalment are: the Pouf Sacco chair, the Algol Television, the Fauteuil Paimio chair, the Sony Walkman, the Valentine portable typewriter and the E Type Jaguar.

DANCING DREAMS (E) 2010 GERMANY   HOFFMAN, RAINER/LINSEL, ANNE £17.99

    Documentary that follows the German choreographer Pina Bausch as she stages a ballet using a group of 40 young people.

DANCING FOR MR. B - SIX BALANCHINE BALLERINAS (E) £14.99

    Documentary on the great Russian emigre choreographer, George Balanchine, who revolutionised American ballet in the 20th century

DIOR AND I (12) 2014   TCHENG, FRÉDÉRIC   £15.99

   Film  explores the inner workings of the Dior fashion house founded in 1946 by Christian Dior.

DRIES (E) 2017    HOLZEMER, REINER   £15.99 

  Documentary about the life and career of Belgian fashion designer Dries van Noten. Rarely in the spotlight he has risen to become one of the titans of the fashion world thanks to his championing of cerebral and eccentric styles. 

DRESSED AS A GIRL (18) 2015  ROTHBART,  COLIN   £15.99

   British documentary which follows a group of drag artists. Filmed over five years, the film provides an insight into East London's drag scene by profiling some of its most famous characters .

THE EDGE OF DREAMING (E) 2010        HARDIE, AMY        £12.99

    Documentary by Scottish film maker Amy Hardie who experienced a series of strange, seemingly-prophetic dreams.

EL BULLI - COOKING IN PROGRESS (12A) 2011    WETZEL, GEREON    £15.99

    Culinary documentary following a year in the life of Ferran Adrià, the renowned chef at the world's most famous restaurant, 

Spain's El Bulli on the Catalan coast.

ELECTRIC BOOGALOO - THE WILD, UNTOLD STORY OF CANNON FILMS (18) 2014   HARTLEY, MARK   £19.99

   Documentary about the history of Cannon Films.

ELIANE RADIGUE: VIRTUOSO LISTENING (E) 2012        £17.99

    Documentary about French electronic music composer Eliane Radigue. Composing the majority of her works on a single modular synthesizer, Radigue wrote over twenty pieces between 1967 and 2000, after which she began focusing on acoustic instrumental music. Her work was commended by The Spitalfields Summer Music Festival in June 2011.

EXTREMES (E) 1971     KLINGER,T/LYTTON, M   £10.99

    Documentary about the British counterculture movement in the 1970s. The film-makers travel to London and the Isle of Wight Festival to interview hippies, mods, skinheads, Hell's Angels and drug addicts to find out why so many of them have taken a step back from society and decided to rebel against it.

FRANCESCO’S ITALY - TOP TO TOE (E)  UK  2008  £24.99

     Francesco Da Mosto takes us on a sweeping tour of the  art, history and beauty of Italy.

FRANCESCO’S MEDITERRANEAN VOYAGE (E)  UK  2008  £24.99

     Da Mosto journeys  from Venice to Istanbul, to the cities and islands where western civilisation was born.

FRESH DRESSED (15) 2015 JENKINS,  SACHA £15.99

    The film looks at hip-hop and urban fashion 

FRY’S PLANET WORD (15) 2011            £19.99

    All five episodes from the BBC series in which Stephen Fry explores language.

FUTURE SHOCK! THE STORY OF 2000AD (15) 2014  GOODWIN, PAUL £15.99

    Film about the science-fiction comic '2000AD' which was first published in 1977 and went on to inspire countless films and television shows including 'RoboCop' and 'Alien'.

GOYA: VISIONS OF FLESH AND BLOOD (E) 2016  BICKERSTAFF, DAVID £14.99

   Documentary about Spanish romantic painter Francisco Goya  featuring location footage and explores the artist's best work as well as some of his revealing letters.

GRAZING THE SKY (E) 2013 ALCALA, HORACIO £15.99

 The film follows the lives of circus artists from around the world and  documents their acrobatic rehearsals and performances.

GEORGE MARTIN: PRODUCED BY GEORGE MARTIN (E) 2012        £13.99

    An in-depth profile of the life and work of the Beatles' legendary record producer.

GERHARD RICHTER - PAINTING (E) 2011  BELZ, CORINNA £19.99

     Shot over the course of three years, film charts the creative process of the renowned artist in his studio as he works on a series of large abstract canvasses.

GRAYSON PERRY: ALL IN THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE (E) 2012    £14.99

    Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry as he sets out to explore the links between fashion tastes and social class.

GRAYSON PERRY: WHY MEN WEAR FROCKS/SPARE TIME (E) 2014    £13.99

    Double bill of documentaries in which Perry investigates transvestitism,  In 'Spare Time' the artist looks at the ways we spend our leisure time, contrasting modern pursuits with those from a pre-World War II film called 'Spare Time'.

THE GREAT MUSEUM (PG)  2014 GERMANY JOHANNES HOLZHAUSEN  £15.99

    Behind the scenes look at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

HARRY BENSON - SHOOT FIRST (E) 2017  £12.99

  Documentary about the Scottish photographer who made a name for himself after he accompanied The Beatles on their tour of America in 1964.

HEART OF A DOG (PG) 2015 ANDERSON, LAURIE   £15.99

 Unconventional and philosophical documentary about Laurie Anderson’s  relationship with her late dog, with musings on  topics including Buddhism, surveillance and the limitations of language and verbal expression.

HECKLER (18)  £12.99

 How do stand-up comedians deal with hecklers? That’s the question posed by popular actor/comedian Jamie Kennedy in this documentary, which offers a close-up view of the relationship between fan and performer.

HENRI TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (E) 2009  £18.49

     Profile of the life and work of the great French Post-Impressionist painter.

HOCKNEY (15) 2014 WRIGHT,  RANDALL £19.99

    With unprecedented access to his private archive of photographs and film the film sets about creating a homage to the artist, his life and his work.

I AM (E) 2010        £12.99

    Hollywood director Tom Shadyac asks some of the world's greatest thinkers 'What's wrong with our world, and what can we do about it?'. Contributors including Desmond Tutu, Noam Chomsky and Lynne McTaggart share their own personal views about how to move forward.

I, CLAUDE MONET (E) 2018  GRABSKY, PHIL £12.99

 Based on 2000 letters written by Monet,  this British documentary charts the life and career of  French painter Claude Monet. 

I'M NO DUMMY (E) 2016    SIMON, BRYAN W. £12.99

   Documentary about the modern revival of comedy ventriloquism. Contributing performers include Jeff Dunham, Jay Johnson and Lynn Trefzger.

IN SEARCH OF ROBERT BURNS (E) 2013        £12.99

    David Hayman presents this documentary about Scottish poet Robert Burns.

DANCER (12) 2017  CANTOR,  STEVEN   £15.99

   The story of Sergei Polunin, who became the youngest ever principal dancer for the British Royal Ballet at the age of 19

JERRY GARCIA AND THE U.S. COUNTERCULTURE (E) 2017   £15.99

  Documentary focusing on the American counterculture movement of the 1960s. 

JOE STRUMMER: I NEED A DODGE! (E) 2014    HALL,NICK £19.99

   Documentary attempts to shed some light on British musician Joe Strummer's relationship with Spain.

THE KINGDOM OF ZYDECO (E) 2014 MUGGE, ROBERT    £14.99

    Documentary about the black Creole music scene of Southwest Louisiana which underwent a controversial overhaul after the death of founding father and self-proclaimed King of Zydeco Clifton Chenier.

ECSTASY OF WILKO JOHNSON (15) 2015    TEMPLE, JULIEN   £19.99

    Film captures the guitarist as he begins working on a long talked about project with The Who's Roger Daltrey and his experiences on what he believes will be his farewell tour.

ELIANE RADIGUE: VIRTUOSO LISTENING (E) 2012        £17.99

    Documentary about French electronic music composer Eliane Radigue. Composing the majority of her works on a single modular synthesizer, Radigue wrote over twenty pieces between 1967 and 2000, after which she began focusing on acoustic instrumental music. Her work was commended by The Spitalfields Summer Music Festival in June 2011.

ESCAPE FROM LUANDA (E)  2006  GRABSKY, PHIL    £14.99

 Documentary that follows three students at the only  Music School in Luanda

EXTREMES (E) 1971     KLINGER,T/LYTTON, M   £10.99

    Documentary about the British counterculture movement in the 1970s. The film-makers travel to London and the Isle of Wight Festival to interview hippies, mods, skinheads, Hell's Angels and drug addicts to find out why so many of them have taken a step back from society and decided to rebel against it.

GIL SCOTT-HERON: BLACK WAX (E) 1982   MUGGE, ROBERT   £12.99

   Film about jazz-funk musician and poet Gil Scott-Heron and how he influenced hip hop, rap and R&B artists.

GLASTONBURY THE MOVIE - IN FLASHBACK (E) 1995 £15.99

    Re-working of the 1995 documentary 'Glastonbury the Movie'. The film offers an audience perspective of the event, while following bands both on and off stage

GLASTONBURY  (12) UK 2005  TEMPLE, JULIEN  £19.99

     Documentary of the legendary music festival.

HARRY BENSON - SHOOT FIRST (E) 2017  £12.99

  Documentary about the Scottish photographer who made a name for himself after he accompanied The Beatles on their tour of America in 1964.

HEAVY METAL IN BAGHDAD (E) 2007    SUROOSH ALVI | EDDY MORETTI £14.99

    Feature-length documentary following Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda over the three-year period following the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. Playing heavy metal in a Muslim country was always going to be a tricky proposition, but when Saddam’s regime was toppled, there was a short period when artistic freedom seemed a real possibility for the band. However, that hope was quickly dashed as their country fell into a bloody insurgency.

I DREAM OF WIRES (E) 2013    FANTINATTO, ROBERT       DVD - £22.99 BLU RAY - £23.99

    Film about the modular synthesizer, exploring the obsessions and dreams of people who have dedicated their lives to instrument.

JAZZ: A FILM BY KEN BURNS (E) 2011        £49.99

    Ken Burns directs this documentary series chronicling the history of jazz.

EAT THAT QUESTION (15) 2016  SCHÜTTE, THORSTEN £12.99

  Documentary constructed entirely of archive footage of interviews and performances of  Frank Zappa. 

CALLAS (E)            PALMER, TONY        £6.99

    Tony Palmer profiles the life and legend of Maria Callas.

COLOURS OF THE PRISM, THE MECHANICS OF TIME (E) 2011     CAUX,  JACQUELINE    £15.99

    Documentary charting a section of 20th century music including experimental, minimalist, repetitive, postmodern and techno.

CREAM: FAREWELL CONCERT: EXTENDED EDITION (E) 1968   (DUAL FORMAT DVD - BLU RAY)  £19.99

    Final concert by the 60s super group. 

DANNY SAYS - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DANNY FIELDS (E) 2017 £12.99

    Film about  Danny Fields, one of the most sought after managers and publicists in the music industry. Credited with discovering bands including The Ramones, The Stooges and MC5.

DAVID BOWIE (PG)   £29.99

 Six documentaries focusing on the career of  David Bowie.  The collection includes: 'Inside Bowie and the Spiders - 1969-1972', 'Inside Bowie and the Spiders - 1972-1974', 'Total Rock Review: Bowie and the Spiders - 1969-1974', 'Music in Review', 'Up Close and Personal' and 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust'.

DAVID BOWIE: INSIDE OUT - A RETROSPECTIVE (E)         £24.99

    Triple bill of programmes looking at the career of English rock singer-songwriter David Bowie.

DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON (15) USA 2005   FEUERZEIG, JEFF     £19.99

     Daniel Johnston is a man whose life has been defined not only by his musical talent, but by his struggle with mental illness.

DON'T STOP BELIEVIN': EVERYMAN'S JOURNEY (15) 2013 DIAZ, RAMONA S.  DVD -  £15.99    BLU RAY - £17.99

Arnel Pineda who ,growing up in the Philippines in the 1970s, dreamed of being in the band Journey.  This documentary follows Pineda in 2007 when he  received an email from Journey guitarist Neal Schon who had seen his performance on  YouTube and wanted him to travel to San Francisco to audition for the band.

DR FEELGOOD: OIL CITY CONFIDENTIAL (15) 2009  TEMPLE, JULIEN £9.99

    Film  about pub rock band Dr Feelgood and their formation on Canvey Islands in 1970s.

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB: ADIOS (PG) 2017  WALKER, LUCY  £19.99 

  Film tells the  stories of the local Havana musicians who recorded the highly successful Cuban music album 'Buena Vista Social Club' in 1997. Musicians such as Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo and Manuel Mirabal share some of their favourite memories from their remarkable careers.

BREAKING LOS ANGELES (E) 2013   B, JOSEPH/CHIANG, Y    £10.99

  Through interviews with some of the unsigned bands desperate to get a record contract and a number of industry experts, the film-makers tell of the great difficulties acts face when they come up against an industry that demands marketability over individual creativity.

BLUE SUEDE SHOES (E) 1980 £12.99

  A documentary on 50s rock 'n' roll, including rare footage of Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Eddie Cochran, Bill Haley, Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele. 

BRIAN WILSON: THE SECOND WAVE - AFTER THE SURF (E) 2017  

   The film focusing on the career of Brian Wilson from the 1970s onwards.

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE -COMPLETE SERIES 1(E)  1975  PALMER, TONY £49.99

 Features all 17 episodes of the series ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE, which looked in detail at popular music throughout the 20th century up until the mid 1970s

ALVIN LUCIER: NO IDEAS BUT IN THINGS (E) 2013  RUSCHE,V/HAUKE H.   £21.99

    Documentary about experimental music composer Alvin Lucier

BATUQUE (E) 2006        PAES, MARIE CLEMENCE £15.99

    Documentary about the ‘Batuque’, a dance and music culture unique to Cape Verde.  In Portuguese with English subtitles

BAYOU MAHARAJAH (E) 2013   KEBER, LILY £19.99

   Film examining the life and music of legendary New Orleans pianist James Booker.

THE BEATLES: ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE (E)    PALMER, TONY     £6.99

    Filmed in the late '70s as part of Tony Palmer's series on the history of modern pop music, this particular episode focuses on The Beatles and their contribution to the music of the period.

BEAT CITY  (E) DVD - £12.99

 This hour-long programme explores the Merseybeat phenomenon of the early 60s.

BENDA BILILI! (PG) 2010     BARRET, R/LA TULLAYE, F DE        £15.99

    French filmmakers Renaud Barret and Florent de la Tullaye direct this rags-to-riches documentary telling the story of Benda Bilili, a Congolese band in which four of the seven members are paraplegic.

BENJAMIN BRITTEN: PEACE AND CONFLICT (E) 2013    BRITTEN, TONY    £12.99

    Using a dramatic narrative to explore the development of Britten's pacifist beliefs during the time he spent at the liberally progressive Gresham's School in Norfolk between the years of 1928-1930.

BEWARE OF MR. BAKER (15) 2012   BULGER, JAY   DVD - £15.99   BLU-RAY - £19.99   

    Award-winning documentary about ex-Cream and Blind Faith drummer, Ginger Baker. 

AMY (15) 2015  KAPADIA, ASIF   £13.99

 Chronicles singers Amy Winehouse life using  archive footage and interviews with the artist herself,.

MY LIFE DIRECTED BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN (15) 2014  CORFIXEN, LIV £9.99

   Documentary following the Danish film-maker Nicolas Winding Refn, during the filming and release of his 2013 film 'Only God Forgives'. 

NIGHT WILL FALL (15) 2014    SINGER, ANDRE  £19.99

André Singer’s  documentary tells the extraordinary story of the filming of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps. As the Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the full horror of what had happened.

NORMAN MCLAREN:  THE MASTER’S EDITION (E.) USA  1930-70            £79.99

     Norman McClaren is one of the leading figures in the genesis of animation

ON YER BIKE - A HISTORY OF CYCLING ON FILM (E) 1983    £22.99

   History of cycling on British film. Featuring archive footage from short films, animations, advertisements, newsreel items and public information broadcasts, the programme follows the history of cycling on film in Britain between 1899 and 1983.

OUTFOXED: RUPERT MURDOCH’S WAR ON JOURNALISM (E)  USA 2004   £12.99

     Documentary on FNC, the news channel owned by Rupert Murdoch.

PAGE ONE - A YEAR INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES (E) 2011 ROSSI, A.    £14.99

    Documentary that makes use of unprecedented access to follow life in the New York Times newsroom for a year.

PERVERT’S GUIDE TO CINEMA (18) 2006  FIENNES,SOPHIE    £21.99

    The film  takes the viewer on an exhilarating ride through some of the greatest movies ever made. Serving as presenter and guide is the charismatic Slavoj Zizek, the Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst. With his engaging and passionate approach to thinking, Zizek delves into the hidden language of cinema, uncovering what movies can tell us about ourselves.

PIONEERS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN CINEMA(E) 5-DISC DVD SET - £49.99  5-DISC BLU-RAY SET - £69.99

 Extensive look at the  the landmarks of early African-American cinema,  with this newly restored  collection of features and shorts.

PUBLIC INFORMATION FILMS OF THE BRITISH HOME FRONT 1939-1945 (E) £24.99

 Ministry of Information films designed to encourage greater effort from those on the Home Front.

RAY HARRYHAUSEN - SPECIAL EFFECTS TITAN (PG) 2011  PENSO, GILLES    £17.99

    Documentary which looks at the life, career and influence of Ray Harryhausen, a man deemed the grandfather of stop-motion animation.

ROMAN POLANSKI - A FILM MEMOIR (15) 2011 BOUZEREAU, LAURENT £14.99

Award-winning director Roman Polanski talks candidly about his life and career.

ROOM 237 (15) 2012        ASCHER,  RODNEY         £19.99

    Documentary examining the numerous theories that have arisen over the years about the hidden meanings within Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror film 'The Shining'.

SCI FI SCIENCE (E)     £24.99

    Theoretical physicist Dr Michio Kaku examines the viability of pieces of technology imagined by science fiction authors and filmmakers. From warp drives and time travel to lightsabers and force fields, authors of speculative fiction have imagined numerous technological marvels. Kaku talks to a number of sci-fi fans and uses his own knowledge to comment on the possibilities of future technological design.

SEX AND THE SILVER SCREEN (18)        £29.99

     Six part study of sex and censorship during a century of cinema.

SHADOWS OF PROGRESS - DOCUMENTARY FILM IN POST-WAR BRITAIN...(15) 1977        £29.99

    A collection of post-war documentaries offering a revealing portrait of Britain's social, cultural and industrial development throughout the 1950s, '60s and '70s.

SHOT! THE PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL MANTRA OF ROCK (TBA) 2016  CLAY,  BARNEY   £12.99 

  Film about photographer Mick Rock, who charted the rock and roll legends such as Iggy Pop, Lou Reed and Queen, as well as personal photographer to David Bowie.

SIDE BY SIDE (15) 2012    KENNEALLY, CHRIS        £15.99

    Explores the ongoing debate between traditional celluloid and digital film.

SILENT BRITAIN  (E) UK        £19.99

      Pioneering BBC4 documentary, Matthew Sweet takes us on a journey through the first three decades of British cinema.

THE SOVIET INFLUENCE: FROM TURKSIB TO NIGHTMAIL (E)     1929    £19.99

    This film analyses the importance of early Russian films in shaping British documentaries by comparing and contrasting Viktor Turin’s 1929 ‘Turksib’ with subsequent British documentaries, including ‘Night Mail’ 1936, and the work of such filmmakers as John Grierson, Paul Rotha, Harry Watt and Basil Wright.

STARSUCKERS (12) UK 2009    ATKINS, CHRIS  £14.99  

    Documentary looking at the often devious ways the media machine works both to fuel and to feed off an increasingly celebrity-obsessed culture.

STEPHEN FRY AND THE GUTENBERG PRESS (E) 2008        £14.99

   Stephen Fry presents this documentary about Johann Gutenberg, inventor of the printing press.

A STORY OF CHILDREN AND FILM (E) 2013  COUSINS, MARK   £14.99

    Documentary examining the relationship between film and childhood. Director Mark Cousins uses excerpts from movies made over the years to highlight the way children have informed and inspired certain film-makers in their work and what this means for the art form itself.

THE STORY OF FILM - AN ODYSSEY (15) 2011  COUSINS, MARK   5 DISCS £49.99

    Documentary series, from director and film expert Mark Cousins, which takes an in-depth look at the evolution of movies, from their tentative first steps to the multi-million dollar bluster of modern blockbusters. 

TABLOID (E) 2011 UK        MORRIS, ERROL        £14.99

    Documentary looking into the stranger-than-fiction life of Joyce McKinney, an American beauty queen with an exceptionally high IQ who, over the course of four decades, has generated a multitude of bizarre and sensational tabloid headlines.

THAT SUMMER (PG) 2017 OLSSON, GÖRAN   £13.99

 The film charts the making of the documentary film 'Grey Gardens' in 1975, which in turn records the life of an eccentric mother and daughter living together in East Hampton, New York.   Previously unseen footage captures Andy Warhol, sister of Jackie Onassis Lee Radziwill and artist Peter Beard as they capture the ladies' finest moments in their quirky home.

THIRTIES IN COLOUR (E)  £15.99

     BBC documentary series that uses the nascent colour films of the period to provide a snapshot of life in the 1930s.

THROUGH LOTTE'S LENS - THE STORY OF THE HITLER ÉMIGRÉS (E) 2018 BRITTEN, TONY   £12.99

 Told through the portal of Austrian portrait photographer; Lotte Meitner-Graf, we find out about  ‘Hitler Émigrés’, the refugees – mainly Jewish who escaped the Nazi regime in the 1930s and found refuge in the UK.   

Although many of the German speaking Jewish refugees where  interned on the Isle of Man after war broke out in 1939, they eventual went on to enrich the cultural, political and scientific landscape of Post war Britain with a  shared a belief in the power of democracy and a loyalty to the country that had welcomed them.

TWO IN THE WAVE(E) 2010        LAURENT, EMMANUEL           £15.99

    Film about the friendship between Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut.

VAMPIR CUADECUC (E) 1971 SPAIN  PORTABELLA, PERE IN CATALAN DVD -   £12.99   BLU RAY - £17.99

 Experimental documentary that  follows the shooting of Jesús Franco's 'Count Dracula' (1970) starring Christopher Lee, featuring behind-the-scenes footage of the production process accompanied by a soundtrack from Catalan artist and musician Carles Santos

VISIONS OF LIGHT: THE ART OF CINEMATOGRAPHY  (PG) 1992 GLASSMAN, A.     £19.99

     Award-winning documentary celebrating of one of the most vital - yet frequently overlooked - contributors to the art of filmmaking: the Cinematographer.

VERSUS - THE LIFE AND FILMS OF KEN LOACH (12) 2016  OSMOND, LOUISE £15.99

 Marking his 80th birthday,  British film-maker Ken Loach  discusses his life and career.

VOYAGE À TRAVERS LE CINÉMA FRANÇAIS/A JOURNEY THROUGH FRENCH CINEMA (15) 2016 FRANCE  TAVERNIER,  BERTRAND £18.99

  Bertrand Tavernier  profiles a number of renowned directors, actors and writers as he discusses the influence they have had on his own career and also the role each has played in French cinema history. 

THE WAR YOU DON’T SEE (E) 2010    PILGER, JOHN    £14.99

    John Pilger examines the role of the media in wars, and champions the right of the public to know the truth.

WEAPONS OF MASS DECEPTION (E) USA 2006 SCHECHTER, DANNY     £14.99

      Emmy-award winning TV journalist Danny Schechter turns the cameras on the role of the media in the Iraq War.

WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT WAR (E) UK     £15.99

      Public information films about the contribution made to Britain’s war effort by women and the experiences of evacuee children.

WOMEN MAKE FILM: A NEW ROAD MOVIE THROUGH CINEMA (PG) COUSINS, MARK BLU RAY 4 DISC BOXSET  £44.99

Women Make Film: A Road Movie Through Cinema follows in the footsteps of Mark Cousins’ The Story of Film: An Odyssey, to give us a guided tour of the art and craft of the movies.

Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, Cousins asks how films are made, shot and edited; how stories are shaped and how movies depict life, love, politics, humour and death, all through the compelling lens of some of the world’s greatest directors?—?all of them women.

This epic, five years in the making, is made up of forty “chapters” narrated by Tilda Swinton, Jane Fonda, Adjoa Andoh, Sharmila Tagore, Kerry Fox, Thandie Newton and Debra Winger.

Released on BFI Player and other digital platforms and in a 4-disc Blu-ray box set on 18 May 2020.

We hope that a screening of Women Make Film will take place at BFI Southbank later this year alongside a season of films by some of the women featured within the documentary. Please check for updates.

LITERATURE DOCUMENTARIES ON DVD

AUTHOR - THE JT LEROY STORY (15) 2016   FEUERZEIG, JEFF £15.99   

  Film about  elusive author Laura Albert,  who under the pseudonym JT LeRoy has written the  successful novels, 'Sarah' (2000) and 'The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things' (2001). Albert tells her version of how and why she was able to deceive the literary world for so long before the truth ultimately came out.

BY OUR SELVES (15) 2015    KOTTING, ANDREW    £22.99

    Documentary drama which follows Toby Jones, Iain Sinclair and a straw bear as they retrace the footsteps of poet John Clare on an 80-mile walk from Epping Forest to Helpston.

CHARLES DICKENS’S ENGLAND (E) 2009   £15.99

     Derek Jacobi presents this documentary exploring the towns, villages and rural locations where novelist Charles Dickens lived

and worked, and looking at how he went on to use these places in his novels and stories.

CLASSIC LITERATURE - D.H. LAWRENCE (E)    £4.99

 Exploring the man behind the myth and the context in which works such as LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER and SONS AND LOVERS were written.

CLASSIC PEPSI COLA TV COMMERCIALS  (E)     £14.99

CLASSIC LITERATURE - CHARLES DICKENS  (E)    £12.99

CLASSIC LITERATURE - JANE AUSTEN  (E)    £12.99

CLASSIC LITERATURE - THOMAS HARDY  (E)    £12.99

DIARY OF A VAMPIRE - THE LEGACY OF BRAM STOKER (E)         £15.99

    Documentary exploring the world of Bram Stoker and the mystery behind his mythical horror story 'Dracula'.

FILM/NOTFILM (PG) 2015   LIPMAN, ROSS DUAL FORMAT BLU RAY/DVD £23.99

 Experimental documentary about the silent short 'Film' (1965), written by Samuel Beckett. The feature chronicles the making of Beckett's only movie which left its star Buster Keaton confused and its writer deriding it as a failure.

GEORGE ELIOT - LIFE AND LITERATURE  (E)     £10.99

GAS! GAS! QUICK BOYS! (E) 2014    £10.99

Documentary inspired by the poem 'Dulce et Decorum Est' by Wilfred Owen. After witnessing the horrific deaths of his fellow comrades on thefrontline of the Great War, Owen wrote this moving poem about gas, the most brutal weapon of the war.

GONZO - THE LIFE AND WORK OF DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON (15) USA 2008  GIBNEY, ALEX £17.99

 Portrait of one of journalism’s most controversial and talented superstars.

THE GREAT WAR POETS (E) 2014   £10.99

      This powerful documentary hosted by Emmy Award  winning writer and film maker Bob Carruthers revisits the battlefields where the war poets found their inspiration and presents a moving and comprehensive survey of their lives and work.

INNOCENCE OF MEMORIES (12) 2015 TURKEY    GEE, GRANT   £17.99

  Film of  the construction of a museum by author Orhan Pamuk which catalogues the artefacts of an unrequited love in 1970s Istanbul, the subject of his novel, 'The Museum of Innocence'.

JUST THE FACTS: UNDERSTANDING LITERATURE - THE ELEMENTS OF DRAMA (E)   £14.99

    Educational documentary which introduces students to the many elements of literary drama.

MUSE OF FIRE - A SHAKESPEARE ODYSSEY (12) 2013   POOLE,D/TERERA, G £17.99

   The directors travel the globe to discover everything they can about Shakespeare and talk to Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, James Earl Jones, Tom Hiddleston, Jude Law and Baz Luhrmann.

PLAYING SHAKESPEARE (E)   1984  3 DISCS    £24.99

    Produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Divided into nine lessons,  features such actors as Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen, and Patrick Stewart offering their insights on performing works by The Bard.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - HAVING A BALL (E) 2013        £19.99

    Film offer new insight into Jane Austen's novel 'Pride and Prejudice' by recreating the Netherfield ball which provides the setting for the two lead characters' first meeting. Amanda Vickery and Alastair Sooke, along with a team of professionals, put on a regency ball at Chawton House, taking into account various aspects including music, dance, food and clothing.

THE SEASONS IN QUINCY - FOUR PORTRAITS OF JOHN BERGER (12A) 2016 £15.99

  Split into four segments, directed by Bartek Dziadosz, Christopher Roth, Colin MacCabe and Tilda Swinton respectively, the film explores various aspects of Berger's life.

SHAKESPEARE AND THE SPANISH CONNECTION (E) 2011   £24.99

    Documentary examining the relation of traditional Spanish theatre to the work of William Shakespeare. It is widely known that Shakespeare adapted his plays from a variety of sources and cultures. The Theatre Department of the University of California sets out to trace the influence of traditional Spanish theatre on Shakespeare's plays.

SHAKESPEARE CONSPIRACY (E)  £19.99

     Who was the man who wrote these plays and poems?

SIMON SCHAMA'S SHAKESPEARE (E) 2012            £19.99

    Schama looks at the time period Shakespeare lived in to help us understand his works.

MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES ON DVD

20 FEET FROM STARDOM (12) 2013  NEVILLE, MORGAN   

    DVD - £19.99 BLU RAY - £24.99

    Oscar-winning documentary exploring the often neglected role of backing singers in rock and roll history. 

20,000 DAYS ON EARTH (15) 2014 UK  FORSYTH, I/POLLARD, J £19.99

  Documentary about Australian musician, songwriter and author Nick Cave.

25 YEARS GERMAN REUNIFICATION (E) 2009 GERMANY  ZINTL, T.  £19.99

  Documentary used to advertise the merits of the East German classical music and culture-loving population in direct contrast to the 'decadent', western pop music.

A LONDON TRILOGY - THE FILMS OF SAINT ETIENNE 2003-2007 (PG)    £19.99

    Three documentaries about London set to music by electronic band Saint Etienne.  Features -  'Finisterre' (2003),  'What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day?' (2005) & , 'This Is Tomorrow' (2007) .

ACOUSTIC ROUTES (E) 1992        LEMAN ,JAN     £14.99

    Documentary that sets out to tell the story of the influential Scottish folk singer-songwriter Bert Jansch.

MINUTE BODIES (U) 2016   STAPLES, S/REEVE, D   DUAL FORMAT DVD-BLU RAY £19.99

 The film is a tribute to the astonishing work and achievements of naturalist, inventor and pioneering filmmaker F Percy Smith. Smith worked in the early years of the 20th century, developing various cinematographic and micro-photographic techniques to capture nature’s secrets in action.

MY FATHER AND THE MAN IN BLACK (15) 2015   HOLIFF,  JONATHAN £14.99  

  After the suicide of Johnny Cash’s manager, Saul Holiff, Sauls son  discovers  that his father had left behind a plethora of material, including letters and audio diaries, which offer an insight into his relationship with Cash .

A FLICKERING TRUTH (12A) 2015 AFGHANISTAN BRETTKELLY, PIETRA £19.99

  This Dari-language documentary  follows a group of Afghan film enthusiasts as they attempt to recover over 8000 hours of film footage which had been concealed during Taliban rule.

A GOOD DAY TO DIE (E) 2016   £13.99

 Film about  British war photographer Jason P. Howe, from  capturing images of the Colombian conflict between FARC guerrilla fighters as well as photographing  front line British troops in Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan, before he was banned from the front line by the British Ministry of Defence.

A MOVIE LOVER’S GUIDE TO FILM LANGUAGE  (E)   £19.99      

    General introduction to film language and five “lessons” covering: LIGHTING, CAMERA, MISE EN SCENE, SOUND and EDITING.

ACQUA E ZUCCHERO: CARLO DI PALMA, I COLORI DELLA VITA/WATER AND SUGAR - CARLO DI PALMA, THE COLOURS OF LIFE (EX)  2016  ITALY  KAMKARI ,  FARIBORZ  15.99  

 Documentary focusing on the career of Italian cinematographer Carlo Di Palma. The son of a film camera operator and a flower seller on the Spanish Steps, Di Palma developed an interest in films at an early age and, despite his poor background, went on to work with influential directors including Michelangelo Antonioni, Woody Allen and Vittorio De Sica. 

ALISTAIR COOKE'S AMERICA (E)  £49.99

     First transmitted in 1972, 'Alistair Cooke's America' is a series of thirteen films documenting his personal views of  the history of the USA from the early settlers, to the present day.

ANIMAL HOUSE OF BLUES (E) 2014    RICHARDSON,J/LEAKE,M £12.99

   Documentary about the 1978 college comedy 'Animal House'. Focusing on the contributions of American author and countercultural figure Ken Kesey and blues and soul singer-songwriter Curtis Salgado.

ANSEL ADAMS (E)    2002    BURNS, RIC        £12.99

    Look at the life and work of award-winning American photographer and environmentalist Ansel Adams. Best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American West, Adams' work has become widely recognised and admired by many as being visionary in technique and contributing towards a better understanding of the environment and man's place within it.

ALTMAN (15) 2014  MANN,  RON £17.99

 Film  about American film-maker Robert Altman.

AROUND CHINA WITH A MOVIE CAMERA (U) 2015   £15.99  

 Taken from a variety amateur and professional footage in the BFI National Archives, the films cover the years 1900-1948.

AROUND THE WORLD WITH ORSON WELLES (E) 1955 £22.99

   Orson Welles writes, directs and presents this British TV series in which he travels around Europe. 

BACK IN TIME (E) 2015  ARON, JASON £15.99

  Documentary about the cultural impact of the 'Back to the Future' film series. 

BEFORE THE NICKELODEON: THE EARLY CINEMA OF EDWIN S PORTER (E) USA 1982  MUSSER, CHARLES             £19.99

      Documentary about the early cinema pioneer:  Edwin S Porter.

BIRTH OF THE LIVING DEAD (15) 2013   KUHNS, ROB  DVD - £15.99   BLU RAY - £19.99

Documentary about George A. Romero the seminal 1968 zombie film 'Night of the Living Dead'.

CAMERAPERSON (15) 2016  JOHNSON, KIRSTEN   £15.99

   Kirsten Johnson directs this reflective documentary which showcases her career in film-making and cinematography. She has made films as diverse as 

examination of Jacques Derrida's philosophy, Osama bin Laden driver,  Edward Snowden's revelations, post-war Bosnia Herzegovina, abortion laws in the United States and hospitals in Nigeria. 

CINÉMA VERITÉ-DEFINING THE MOMENT(E) CANADA WINTONICK, P.    £15.99

 Comprehensive history of the documentary.

CONTROL ROOM (12) 2003   NOUJAIM, JEHANE  £19.99

     Film about Al-Jazeera, the first commercial non-state-owned Arab satellite channel. Demonstrating how radically different versions of “the truth” of the Gulf War conflict have been told to viewers the world over, this extraordinary film raises difficult and disturbing questions about the function of propaganda in Western society.

CREATURE DESIGNERS - THE FRANKENSTEIN COMPLEX (12) 2015   PENSO, G/PONCET, A £15.99    

  Documentary about the processes involved in bringing creatures to the big screen, with interviews with film-makers and the designers behind the monsters.

DAVID LYNCH - THE ART LIFE (15) NGUYEN, JON    £18.99

 Film exploring the life and career of renowned film-maker and screenwriter David Lynch.

DEREK (18) UK 2008  ISAAC, JULIAN £19.99

 Narrated and written by Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton, Derek combines rare archival footage and interviews to create a deeply personal portrait of the film maker Derek Jarman.

EASY RIDERS, RAGING BULL (15)  USA  2003   £5.99

     Documentary about the new breed of actors and directors from the late 60’sand early 70’s. Adapted from Peter Biskind’s book which traced the highs and lows, the scandals and celebrations, the tragedies and triumphs that shaped this period in cinema history.

ELECTRIC BOOGALOO - THE WILD, UNTOLD STORY OF CANNON FILMS (18) 2014   HARTLEY, MARK   £19.99

   Documentary about the history of Cannon Films.

THE ELSTREE STORY (12) 1952        £9.99

    Actor Richard Todd presents this documentary on the iconic Elstree Studios, where many classic English films were made between 1927 and the programme's recording in the 1950s.

ELSTREE 1976 2015  SPIRA, JON £15.99

 Film  which tells the stories of some of the actors and extras who held minor roles in the acclaimed sci-fi film 'Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope' (1977).

EUROCRIME! THE ITALIAN COP AND GANGSTER FILMS THAT RULED THE '70S (18) 2012  MALLOY, MIKE £12.99

 Documentary exploring the violent Italian crime films of the 1970s. Actors from the films talk about the  infamous productions including the problems they faced due to rushed shooting schedules, dangerous stunts and brutal action sequences. They also share their view of the violence prevalent in Italian society during the decade which the genre of films sought to represent.

THE EYES OF ORSON WELLES (12A)  2018  COUSINS, MARK £12.99

   Mark Cousins explores Welles' work by examining his art and revealing a previously unknown interpretation of his life.

EXOTIC EUROPE, JOURNEYS INTO EARLY CINEMA (E)         £25.00

    A selection of 15 restored documentary films from 1905-1926.

FILM/NOTFILM (PG) 2015   LIPMAN, ROSS DUAL FORMAT BLU RAY/DVD £23.99

 Experimental documentary about the silent short 'Film' (1965), written by Samuel Beckett. The feature chronicles the making of Beckett's only movie which left its star Buster Keaton confused and its writer deriding it as a failure.

FILMED IN SUPERMARIONATION (PG) 2014    LA RIVIÈRE, STEPHEN      £14.99

  Documentary about the puppet and animation techniques devised and utilised by husband and wife production duo Gerry and Sylvia Anderson.

FILMWORKER (15) 2017  ZIERRA, TONY   £13.99

 A look at the life and career of actor Leon Vitali and his working relationship with film director Stanley Kubrick. 

FINDING VIVIAN MAIER (12) 2013   SISKEL,C/MALOOF , J   DVD - £17.99 BLU RAY - £21.99

   Critically acclaimed documentary about a mysterious nanny who spent all her spare time taking photographs.  Decades after her death over 100,000 of her photographs were discovered in storage lockers and she is now being acclaimed as one of the  20th century’s greatest photographers.

FUTURE SHOCK! THE STORY OF 2000AD (15) 2014  GOODWIN, PAUL £15.99

    Film about the science-fiction comic '2000AD' which was first published 

in 1977 and went on to inspire countless films and television shows including 'RoboCop' and 'Alien'.

HARRY BENSON - SHOOT FIRST (E) 2017  £12.99

  Documentary about the Scottish photographer who made a name for himself after he accompanied The Beatles on their tour of America in 1964.

HEARTS OF DARKNESS (15) 1991 USA    FAX BAHR, F/HICKENLOOPER G. £15.99

    Documentary film about the making of ‘Apocalypse Now’ in February 1976.

HELVETICA  (E) USA 2006     HUSTWIT, GARY   £17.99

     Documentary celebrating 50 years of Helvetica, the film provides an invaluable insight for those interested in typography, graphic design, and global visual culture.

HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT (12A) 2015     JONES, KENT   £15.99

 Film-makers including Wes Anderson, David Fincher, Martin Scorsese and Richard Linklater come together to discuss the influence of Truffaut's book on modern cinema.

HITLER'S HOLLYWOOD (E) 2017 GERMANY  SUCHSLAND,  RÜDIGER DUAL FORMAT DVD/BLU RAY  £12.99

 This German documentary takes a closer look at the roughly 1000 feature films made in Germany between 1933-1945, examining how stereotypes of the “enemy” and values of love and hate managed to be planted, into the heads of the German people, through the cinema screens. (Includes the documentary From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses )

THE HOLLYWOOD BANKER (TBA) 2014  AFMAN, ROZEMYN £15.99

   Look at financier Frans Afman, who created a new financing system that revolutionised Hollywood film-making. Together they were responsible for financing 'Platoon' (1986), 'Terminator' (1984) and 'Superman' (1978).

INGRID BERGMAN IN HER OWN WORDS (15) 2015  BJÖRKMAN, STIG £19.99 

  Behind-the-scenes look at her life and career of Ingrid Bergman using home movies, personal letters and diary entries.

INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO BOX SET (E)  £19.99

     Featuring several acting legends : - Robert De Niro and Al Pacino and Russell Crowe.

JOHN PILGER: BREAKING THE MIRROR (E) 1997    MUNRO, DAVID    £9.99

     Film documenting the downfall of the British media following The Sun's move to Wapping in 1986.

THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE (15) 2002     £14.99

    Candid and colourful documentary about the life and times of legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans. 

THE KINGDOM OF DREAMS AND MADNESS (PG) 2013 JAPAN £19.99

     Documentary about Japanese film company Studio Ghibli and three of the men behind its success - directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki.

THE LAST IMPRESARIO (E) 2013 OTTO,GRACIE     £15.99

   Documentary about the life of film and theatre producer Michael White.

LISTEN TO ME MARLON (15) 2015  RILEY, STEVAN   £19.99

 Documentary film about the life and career of American actor, director and activist Marlon Brando. 

LOOKING FOR LIGHT - JANE BOWN (E) 2014   DODD, L/WHYTE, M   £17.99

Documentary about British photographer Jane Bown. Bown began working as a photojournalist for The Observer newspaper in 1949 and has since taken portraits of countless well-known subjects.

LOST  CINEMATOGRAPHY TEAM WITH CD ROM GUIDE  F1194DVD (E)  £24.99

     Featuring the Directors of Photography and their entire team as they shoot the primetime ABC series ‘Lost’ on the beaches and the jungles of Hawaii.   Special Features   Bonus material and a CD-ROM guide for students.

LOST WORLD OF FRIESE-GREEN  (E) UK  1924-26   £19.99

     Footage of  early colour film of life in the UK in the 1920s.

LOST WORLD OF TIBET (E) UK     CRUICKSHANK, DAN   £19.99

      Early colour footage from the 1930s, 40s and 50s.

LOVE IS ALL (U) 2014   LONGINOTTO, KIM   £19.99

    Using archive footage from the British Film Institute to document how the theme of love has been displayed throughout the ever-changing twentieth century as it witnessed the break-out of war and the birth of youth culture.

THE LOVERS AND THE DESPOT (15) 2016  ADAM,R/CANNAN, R £17.99

  In 1978 two of the biggest stars in South Korean cinema, Shin and Choi,  were abducted by North Korean agents.  This documentary looks at how  this abduction was part of Kim Jong-il's plan to revolutionise the North Korean film industry. While in North Korea, Shin and Choi  were befriended by Kim and provided with all the resources needed to make a number of new movies.

LUCK, TRUST AND KETCHUP (15) 1993  KAPLAN, MIKE £15.99

 Documentary about the making of Robert Altman’s film ‘Short Cuts’, based on stories by Raymond Carver. Includes appearances by the entire 22-member cast.

MAGICIAN - THE ASTONISHING LIFE AND WORK OF ORSON WELLES (12A) 2014   WORKMAN, CHUCK   £19.99

   Documentary exploring the life and work of acclaimed film-maker Orson Welles. 

LA MAISON DE LA RADIO (PG) 2013 FRANCE PHILIBERT, NICOLAS   £15.99

   Documentary which goes behind the scenes of the French public radio broadcaster 'Radio France'. 

MARLENE DIETRICH - THE TWILIGHT OF AN ANGEL (E) 2012  LEEB, DOMINIQUE IN FRENCH         £12.99

    Documentary about the legendary movie star and singer, Marlene Dietrich

MICHAEL H - PROFESSION: DIRECTOR (18) 2013    MONTMAYEUR, YVES  £15.99

    Documentary about award-winning film-maker Michael Haneke.

MILIUS (15) 2013    JOEY FIGUEROA, J/KNUTSON, Z    £19.99

    Profile of screenwriter and director, John Milius.