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11th Hour DVD

Humankind's 11th Hour is here: the last moment when we can change course and halt our demise into global ecological collapse:
Leonardo DiCaprio produces and presents this look at where we’ve been, where we’re going and, most crucially, how we can change. Influential experts from Mikhail Gorbachev to Stephen Hawking, to sustainable design expert William McDonough and dozens more reveal the critical state of life on planet Earth. By bringing us face-to-face with the shocking outcomes of continuing on our current path, they urge and motivate action. Will we employ breakthrough technologies and change our behaviour to save our species? The crisis is upon us now, but so are the solutions to turn humankind's darkest hours into its finest.
  • Produced and presented by: Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Running time: 88 mins
  • Widescreen
  • Subtitle options: English
  • Extras: Nature’s operating instructions and solutions; Solutions we have right now; Wonder of the world; Our reactions in the face of environmental collapse; Religious perspectives.
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    9/11 DVD

    A documentary by Jules and Gedeon Naudet, the two brothers who were making a film about a rookie firefighter on September 11th and were able to follow the NYC firefighters into the heart of Ground Zero. The film is very much a tribute to their courage and compassion. It also contains the only known footage of the first plane crashing into the World Trade Center.
  • A film by Jules and Gedeon Naudet
  • Running time: 120 minutes
  • Widescreen
  • Subtitle option: English
  • Extras: 50 minutes of interviews
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    After The Crash: Bob Dylan 1966 – 1978 DVD

    After The Crash: Bob Dylan 1966 – 1978 mixes historical footage and rare performances with review and criticism from experts, friends, fellow musicians who played with Bob, and even the odd enemy. Writers and critics offer their thoughts on the records and other projects completed by Dylan across this period; musicians talk of their experiences working with Bob Dylan in the studio and on the road. A.J. Weberman, recalls the events and conversations — secretly recorded by AJ — that took place between himself and a somewhat irritated Bob Dylan. An informative, enlightening and entertaining document on this period of Bob Dylan’s life.

    Lots of unseen footage and rare performances: the San Francisco press conference of 1966; Woody Gurthrie Memorial Concert 1968; Johnny Cash TV show 1969; Isle Of Wight Festival 1970; Concert For Bangladesh 1971; Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid film 1972; The John Hammond TV tribute 1975; the Band's Farewell Concert 1976; and much more.

  • Extras: Discography
  • Running time: 120 minutes
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    Age of Stupid (2 discs) DVD

    This docudrama tackles the subject of climate change and the depletion of the earth's fossil fuel supply:
    Pete Postlethwaite stars as an archivist living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, who spends his days looking at old footage from the years leading up to 2015, when a cataclysmic climate change took place. As he sifts through the relics of our lost and misguided civilisation, the archivist asks why Earth's inhabitants did nothing to reverse the effects of climate change while they still had the chance.
  • Directed by: Franny Armstrong
  • Starring: Peter Postlethwaite
  • Running time: 89 mins
  • Subtitle options: Danish, Norwegian, English
  • Widescreen
  • Extras: Making of; Interviews; 8 Climate Films; Launch of the 10: 10 Campaign ... and lots more (6+ hours in all)
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    Aileen DVD

    The story of Aileen Wournos, the woman convicted and executed as America's first female serial killer. Abused as a child, abused as an adult, deeply paranoid Aileen was abused yet again after her conviction by those around her who wanted to make money by selling her story. Don't miss this one!
  • Includes two acclaimed documentaries: Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1991) and Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)
  • Directed: Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill
  • Extras: Documentary material, including "The Death Penalty in the USA"
  • Running time: 82 minutes/89 minutes
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    All White in Barking/Men of the City DVD

    Two documentaries from Marc Isaacs:
    All White in Barking     (2007) examines the attitudes the white citizens of Barking have towards the immigrants living in the area. These attitudes generally involve prejudices which focus on what clothes the immigrants wear, the religion they follow and the food they eat.
    Men of the City (2009) follows a trader, a street-sweeper, an immigrant and an insurance agent in London as they attempt to move forward in the economic crisis and discover their place in the capital city.

    • Director: Marc Isaacs
    • Running time: 133 minutes
    • Subtitle options: none
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    American Civil War DVD

    The story of the conflict which scarred the soul of a nation. Battle reconstructions, dramatised “eye-witness” accounts, period photogarphs, expert commentary and analysis.
  • Starring: Robert Powell
  • Running time: 55 minutes
  • Extras: Test Your Knowledge, Picture Gallery
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    American Dream DVD

    A history of America in the Twentieth Century: Life in 1900 – The Gold Rush – The Klan and the Persecution of the Blacks – The Mafia – The Wall Street Crash – World War II – The Bay of Pigs – The Kennedy Assassination – The Space Race etc.
    • Running time: 60 mins
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    American Legacy DVD

    *NEW IN FEBRUARY 2011*
    Documentary examining the development of the United States as a nation and its far-reaching effect on world politics, culture and economics. Through a quarter millennia of revolution, civil war, great explorations, world wars, industrialization, high civic achievements, political deceptions, historic social upheavals, and great discoveries and inventions, the American nation has continued to grow and flourish. This is its story.
    • Running time: 120 minutes
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    American Teen DVD

    Nanette Burstein directs this documentary tracing a year in the life of five ordinary senior-year students at a small-town Indiana high school. Follow the Prom Queen, the Heartthrob, the Jock, the Rebel and the Geek as they navigate their way through the minefield of life as a teenager: the clique system, applying for college, the jubilation of getting together and the heartbreak of breaking up, and the bitter agonies of a wrongly-forwarded email or a missed jump-shot.
  • Directed by: Nanette Burstein
  • Running time: 97 minutes
  • Widescreen
  • Extras: Interviews with the boys and girls
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    Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain (2 discs) DVD

    These five programmes, written and presented by BBC political commentator Andrew Marr, focus on the key events that have shaped British society since the end of the Second World War, including the collapse of Empire, Britain's uneasy truce with former enemies and allies in Europe, and tensions in the 'special relationship' Britain has with the United States. Episodes are: Advance Britannia, The Land of Lost Content, Paradise Lost, Revolution and New Britannia.
  • Written and presented by: Andrew Marr
  • Running time: 294 mins
  • Widescreen
  • Subtitle option: English
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    The Ascent of Money (2 discs) DVD

    A financial history of the world:
    In ths beautifully shot documentary series Harvard professor Niall Ferguson explores the world of finance from the 14th century to the present day. Amongst many other subjects he looks at stock market crashes, inflationary meltdowns, runs on banks and sub-prime loans — terms which are never far from the headlines in today's world. This series provides the historical perspective needed to explain how finance rose to play such a terrifyingly dominant role in our lives.
  • Directed by: Adrian Pennink
  • Presented by: Niall Ferguson
  • Widescreen
  • Running time: 285 minutes
  • Subtitles: English
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    At Home with the Georgians DVD

    Three-part BBC documentary series looking at domestic life in 18th-century Britain. It argues that the British preoccupation with the home as a manifestation of status dates back to the Georgian period, and looks at the processes by which households were set up and maintained during that era. Author Amanda Vickery unlocks the secrets of the Georgian home by investigating the lives of the people who lived in them. She unlocks the doors to a lost world: What sex is a teapot? What does your choice of dwelling reveal about your ambitions to marry? What is the moral significance of wallpaper? In what ways does a house resemble a human body? Who has access to your home? Where can you find privacy? Who really runs the roost? She uncovers fascinating stories of the people in a world we thought we were familiar with through costume dramas, but which only now offers up its secrets.

    • Director: Phil Cairney
    • Running time: 177 minutes
    • Subtitle options: none
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    Barack Obama: His Story DVD

    The race to decide the democratic nominee for the 2008 US Presidential Election was a stirring moment in history. It seemed likely that for the first time ever the nominee would be a woman — but that dream ride to the White House was not to be, because Hilary Clinton had the misfortune to face a politician who is truly one of a kind! So how did a man named Barack Hussein Obama, born to an American mother and Kenyan father get to this position? In three short years as a senator he has made an indelible impression on the world political landscape. This is his story!
  • Running time: 92 minutes
  • Extras: Hilary and Bill Clinton; Black Civil Rights in the USA; Dangers of becoming President; Nixon vs Kennedy; Black Power; Know Your Candidate; Famous Campaigns; First Ladies
  • Subtitle options: none
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    Becoming Jane DVD

    In 1795 twenty-year-old, Jane Austen's future is mapped out for her by her parents — a marriage for money. Then into her life comes trainee Irish lawyer Tom Lefroy. Handsome, intelligent and poor, Lefroy is initially scornful of the unstylish country family, but when Jane begins imposing her independent spirit, the pair soon realise they are falling in love. With her family increasingly concerned about the cost, both personal and financial, of continuing with the liason, Jane must decide between the path of love or honour.
    • Directed by: Julian Jarrold
    • Starring: Anne Hathaway, Julie Walters, James McAvoy, Maggie Smith
    • Running time: 115 mins
    • Subtitle option: English
    • Extras: Commentary and production documentaries
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    Beyond the Movie DVD

    Looks at the background to the film of The Lord of the Rings — both the actual film-making and the myth, history and culture that lie behind the story. 52 minutes
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    Bloody Sunday DVD

    This popular and gripping dramatic reconstruction is now available again:
    On 30th January 1972, British Soldiers shot dead 13 unarmed civilians taking part in an anti-internment civil rights march in Derry, Northern Ireland. This event, Bloody Sunday, was a major turning point in the history of the modern Irish troubles, catapulting the conflict into a civil war, driving many young men into the IRA and fuelling a 25-year cycle of violence. This film tells the story of Bloody Sunday in just one day from dusk till dawn.
  • Starring: James Nesbitt
  • Directed by: Paul Greengrass
  • Running time: 105 mins
  • Subtitle options: none
  • Extras: Interviews, Commentaries and Documentaries
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    Bowling for Columbine DVD

    Michael Moore’s biting enquiry into the climate of fear that lies behind America’s gun culture.
  • Running Time: 114 mins
  • DVD: Wide-screen: Engl. subtitles.
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    Bradford Riots DVD

    Dramatisation of the riots in 2001 from the perspective of a group of young Asian men whose lives, families and community have been defined and decimated by these events. First-hand research within Bradford's Pakistani community examines the Muslim community from the inside to see how it lived and breathed before mass violence blew up on its street. More than a hundred Asian youths were convicted for involvement in the Bradford disturbances. The majority handed themselves in to the police, pleaded guilty and had no relevant previous convictions. Most were sentenced to between four and six-and-a-half years.
    • Director: Neil Biswas
    • Starring: Sacha Dhawan, Haider Mohammed Javed, Victor Banerjee, Manjinder Virk
    • Running time: 75 minutes
    • Widescreen
    • Subtitle option: English
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    Britain in the Fifties DVD

    A kaleidoscope picture of a decade through the eyes of the newsreel cameras and advertising of the time:
    “You've never had it so good” — new consumer gadgets — holidays — motorways — the Mini — teenagers and dance crazes — the last woman to be hanged etc. 
  • Running time: 53 minutes
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    Britain in the Forties DVD

    A kaleidoscope picture of a decade through the eyes of the newsreel cameras:
    Women at war work — austerity and rationing — evacuated children etc.
  • Running time: 53 minutes
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    Bronte Sisters (Classic Literature) DVD

    This documentary profiles three of the most popular and celebrated authors in British literature — the Bronte sisters, writers of much-loved works such as Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey.
  • Director: Liam Dale
  • Running time: 158 mins
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    C.S.Lewis & the Chronicles of Narnia DVD

    Documentary: The life story of C.S.Lewis and the genesis of the Chronicles of Narnia.

  • Running time: 60 minutes
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    Canada Travel Guide (Pilot Guides) DVD

    Ian Wright begines his journey in French-speaking Montreal, then visits Yellowknife before heading north to visit the Inuit of Baffin Island. Zay Harding starts in Saskatchewan, moves on to Albeta's capital, Edmonton, and the Calgary stampede, ending up in Yukon.
  • Starring:  Ian Wright, Zay Harding 
  • Running Time: 190 mins
  • Subtitles: None
  • Extras: Essential travel information
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    Capitalism: A Love Story DVD

    Michael Moore sets out to examine the roots of the financial collapse of the late 2000s. In this outspoken documentary, Moore explores the negative impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans. The film shows how the wages, pensions and healthcare of America's working classes have been undermined in recent years as a result of a huge transfer of wealth to the financial elite, and offers a fierce critique of the conspicuous consumerism that lies at the heart of the American Dream.
  • Directed by: Michael Moore 
  • Running time: 122 minutes
  • Widescreen
  • Extras: A wide range of extra documentary material by Michael Moore
  • Subtitle option: English
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    Charles Darwin DVD

    This profile of Charles Darwin, the ground-breaking scientist responsible for the theory of evolution, traces the influences on his life and career. The programme explores Darwin's personal life, looks at the impact of his work in his own time and on the modern world, and shows how both his life and work were profoundly influenced by his surrounding. Also included is analysis by Darwin experts Professor Richard Dawkins, Nino Strachey, Canon Vincent Strudwick, Henry Wansbrough and Randall Keynes, Darwin's great-great-grandson.
  • Scenes: Voyage of Discovery; Emma Wedgewood; Origin of Species; Daily Routine; Darwin v Religion.
  • Running time: 50 minutes
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    Charles Dickens (Classic Literature) DVD

    This documentary profiles one of the leading figures of British literature — Charles Dickens, writer of much-loved works such as Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and David Copperfield. Learn about his life, times and works.
  • Director: Liam Dale
  • Running time: 58 mins
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    Charles Dickens: A Biography of the Classic Novelist DVD

    A biography of the classic novelist. An insight into the life of Charles Dickens and his work. This shows his life from his humble beginnings to the luxuries he later enjoyed in life and what really made him one of the greatest writers in history.
  • Running time: 59 minutes
  • Subtitle options: none
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    Charles Dickens's England (2 discs) DVD

    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 as he exposed the iniquities of Victorian England.
  • Directed by: Julian Richards
  • Presented by: Derek Jacobi
  • Running time: 120 minutes
  • Extras: Extra interviews, scenes and readings – 170 minutes
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    Chicken Ranch DVD

    The classic, prize-winning documentary from 1983 (made by Nick Broomfield) which centres on the Chicken Ranch, a drive-in whorehouse located in Pahrump in the desert near Las Vegas. A study of the girls, their bible-quoting boss and the customers. This film depicts the Madam and her girls talking about, amongst other things, sex and often looking for a way out of the remote location where the brothel is situated.

    • Director: Nick Broomfield
    • Starring: Claudia, Connie, Fran
    • Running time: 74 minutes
    • Subtitle options: none
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    Cinema 16: American Short Films DVD

    Over 3 hours of short films — early works from some of America's greatest directors as well as award-winning films from the country's most exciting new filmmakers.
  • Directed by: George Lucas, Tim Burton, Gus Van Sant, Mike Mills, Todd Solondz, Andy Warhol, Alexander Payne and many more
  • Starring: Various
  • Running Time: 209 mins
  • Widescreen and 4:3
  • Subtitles: None
  • Extras: All films accompanied by audio commentaries
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    Cinema 16: British Short Films DVD

    Over 3 hours of short films — classics from the biggest names in British films as well as award winning films from new talent.
  • Directed by: Ridley Scott, Chris Nolan, Mike Leigh, Jim Gillespie, Martin Parr, Stephen Daldry and many more.
  • Starring: Various
  • Running Time: 210 mins
  • Widescreen and 4:3
  • Subtitles: None
  • Extras: All films accompanied by audio commentaries
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    Classic Pepsi TV Commercials 1946-1984 DVD

    Pepsi Cola have been renowned for making some of the most memorable commercials in television advertising. This DVD tells the story up to 1984 and includes the first ever Pepsi commercial broadcast in 1946.
    • Running time: 120 mins
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    Complete History of Britain DVD

  • Running time: 940 minutes
    The complete 15-part epic BBC series, presented on six DVDs – the same contents as both sets of videos. The history of Britain from 3100 BC to 2000 AD.
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    Crips and Bloods — Made in America DVD

    This documentary charts the history of the deadly feud between two of Los Angeles' most notorious gangs — The Crips and The Bloods. Tracing the history of gang society in the city, this film goes on to examine the four decade-old feud itself, along with the heirarchy of the gangs, the territoriality and the strict codes of conduct members must not break. Using interviews with members past and present, the film highlights the devastating social issues that have arisen as a result of the feud, and asks if there is any hope for future generations of African-Americans in the city. It finds promising solutions in the neighborhoods themselves.
  • Presented by: Forest Whitaker
  • Directed by: Stacy Peralta 
  • Running time: 77 minutes (main feature) 
  • Widescreen
  • Extras: Making of; Interviews; Conditioning; The Penal System; Fatherhood; Shame, Self-Hatred and Violence; Gangasta Rap; Slavery
  • Subtitle options: none
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    Crude Awakening DVD

    A documentary that warns that the age of abundant oil is over. Taking a similar line to Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, the premise behind this documentary is that we're all drinking in the last chance saloon. Featuring testimonies from the world's top experts, the film reaches an ominous yet logical conclusion — the Earth's oil supplies are peaking and a crisis of global proportions looms. Even more alarmingly, industrial societies don't have any plans on how to deal with the shortage, threatening the future of our post-industrial fossil fuel-addicted civilization with disaster. Unless western society re-invents its relation to energy needs, economic meltdown is inevitable.

  • Directed by: Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack
  • Running time: 82 mins
  • Widescreen
  • Subtitle options: none
  • Extras: Interviews, “Petrostates” etc.
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    D.H.Lawrence (Classic Literature) DVD

    This documentary profiles one of the leading figures of British literature — author, playwright, poet and artist D. H. Lawrence. It explores the man behind the myth and the context in which works such as Lady Chatterley's Lover and Sons and Lovers were written.
  • Director: Liam Dale
  • Running time: 60 mins
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    Dangerous Minds DVD

  • Directed by: John N. Smíth
  • Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer
  • Running time: 95 minutes
  • Widescreen
  • Subtitle options: English
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    David Starkey's Elizabeth DVD

    In this four-part Channel 4 series, historian David Starkey tells the remarkable life story of the Virgin Queen, who reigned England for more than 40 years. Elizabeth's childhood and adolescence were dramatic and fraught with dangers including a sexually abusive father, a sister who wanted her dead, and a father who had her mother killed. The survival instincts she developed in her early years would become invaluable later when she succeeded to the throne. As queen Elizabeth managed the warring factions at court, founded a national chuch, defeated the Spanish Armada and turned an insignificant country into a great European power.
  • Presented by: David Starkey
  • Directed by: Mark Fielder and Steven Clarke
  • Running time: 197 mins
  • Subtitle option: English
  • Widescreen
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    Day After, The DVD

    A drama about the unthinkable. The horrors of nuclear holocaust are illustrated here by the effect they have on the lives of everyday Americans in the Midwest.
  • Directed by: Nicholas Meyer
  • Starring: JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Lithgow, Jason Robards
  • Running time: 122 minutes
  • Subtitle options: none
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    Day in the Life (2 discs) DVD/Blu-Ray

    These four short documentaries by filmmaker John Krish offer an affecting portrait of life in post-war England in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The Elephant Will Never Forget (1953) is an elegy to London's once-thriving tram system. They Took Us to the Sea (1961) looks at the experiences of children in a post-war nation slowly emerging from years of austerity. Our School (1962) explores the opportunities available to school-leavers in the post-war years. I Think They Call Him John (1964) is a touching portrait of the lonely life of an elderly widower.

    • Running time: 96 minutes
    • Includes both Blu-ray and DVD versions
    • Subtitle option: English
    • Extras: Interview with John Krish (19 mins); I Want to Go to School (31 mins / 1959); Mr Marsh Comes to School (25 mins / 1961)
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    Deliver Us from Evil DVD

    Amy Berg's shocking Oscar nominated documentary looks at the activities of an American Catholic priest: Father Oliver O'Grady. O'Grady had been identified by the Catholic church as a paedophile, but they allowed him to continue to work and molest children throughout the 1970s. Berg draws on interview footage of O'Grady and his victims to tell the unsettling tale.
  • Directed: Amy Berg
  • Running time: 99 minutes
  • Widescreen
  • Subtitle option: English
  • Extras: Audio commentary; Bible vs Church; Alternate ending
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    Design DVD

    This DVD series looks at the 20th Century industrial objects that have become icons, reflecting their time and anticipating the future.
    This episode includes: The Citroen DS 19, The Bubble Club Sofa, The Bic Ballpoint Pen, The Akari Lamp, The Hoover 150, and The iMac.
    • Running time: 156 mins

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    Design 2 DVD

    *NEW IN FEBRUARY 2012*

    This DVD series looks at the 20th Century industrial objects that have become icons, reflecting their time and anticipating the future.
    This episode includes: The Bookworm bookshelf, Concorde, The Cafetiere coffee maker, The Leica camera, The lounge chair and The Vespa scooter.
    • Running time: 160 mins

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    Design 3 DVD

    *NEW IN FEBRUARY 2012*

    This DVD series looks at the 20th Century industrial objects that have become icons, reflecting their time and anticipating the future.
    This episode includes: The Pouf Sacco chair, The Algol Television, The Fauteuil Paimio chair, The Sony Walkman, The Valentine portable typewriter and The E Type Jaguar.
    • Running time: 160 mins

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    Design 4 DVD

    *NEW IN FEBRUARY 2012*

    This DVD series looks at the 20th Century industrial objects that have become icons, reflecting their time and anticipating the future.
    This episode includes: The Fiat 500, The Chaise Rietveld, The Lego Brick, The Arco Lamp, The Compass Table and The Velosolex.
    • Running time: 160 mins

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    Design 1-3 DVD

    *NEW IN FEBRUARY 2012*

    This discount 3-DVD pack contains the first three volumes of this documentary series which attempts to tell the story of the 20th century through the design of various industrial objects ... all at a great price.
    Volume 1 episodes are: 'The DS 19', 'The Bubble Club Sofa', 'The BIC Ballpoint Pen', 'The Akari Lamp', 'The Hoover 150' and 'The iMac'.
    Volume 2 episodes are: 'The Bookworm Bookshelf', 'Concorde', 'The Cafetiere Coffee-Maker', 'The Leica Camera', 'The Lounge Chair' and 'The Vespa Scooter'.
    Volume 3 episodes are: 'The Pouf Sacco chai r', 'The Algol Television', 'The Fauteuil Paimio' and 'The Walkman'.
    • Running time: 474 mins

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    Diana: Her True Story DVD

    A dramatisation based on the book by Andrew Morton:
    Beginning with her childhood and her parents' troubled marriage, Diana Her True Story traces Diana Spencer's transformation from shy and introverted young girl to public icon and sophisticated beauty who became both wife and mother to England's future kings. Set against her demanding public life, Diana's private emotional conflicts and marital turmoil, long hidden by Buckingham Palace, are revealed.
  • Directed by: Kevin Connor
  • Starring: Sheena Scott Thomas & David Threlfall
  • Running time: 181 minutes
  • Subtitle options: none
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    Diana: Secrets Behind the Crash DVD

    Diana Princess of Wales was an iconic figure for the late 20th century. Tragedy struck when Diana and her lover Dodi Al-Fayed were killed in a car crash. Their Mercedes struck a pillar in a tunnel in Paris and Diana and Dodi both died shortly after the accident. A media frenzy followed along with speculation and theories about how the much loved Diana had met her death. Diana: The Secrets Behind The Crash uncovers the secret life of the driver, Henri Paul, and examines the evidence from witnesses and experts in order to discover what really happened.

    • Director: Laura Gardner
    • Running time: 50 minutes
    • Subtitle options: none
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    Discover Scotland (2 discs) DVD

    Discover Scotland is a truly comprehensive overview of Scotland past and present. The heroes and villains of Scottish history and the villages, towns and magnificent landscapes are all presented. But this film is more than just a picture postcard. We travel across Scotland on an informative journey of exploration. We relive the compelling story of the Birth Of A Nation that takes us to the heart of Scotland and the roots of it's identity. We discover the places, people and events that have endowed the Scots and their homeland with a unique character. We experience the romantic vision of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the poetic inspiration of Sir Walter Scott and Robert Burns and the innovation of James Watt. We take The High Road from the shores of Loch Lomond, through the misty mountains of Skye, pausing amidst the splendour of Deeside, the glorious wilderness of Sutherland to reach the great cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh.
  • Running time: 230 minutes
  • Extras: Discover Tartan; Discover Haggis; Discover Bagpipes; Discover What's Under The Kilts; Tourist Information; The Malt Whisky Trail
  • Subtitle options: none
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    Dr. Martin Luther King DVD

    A documentary which uses rare film footage and photographs to chronicle the life of Martin Luther King and the Civil Right's Movement. Explores how King's ideas, beliefs and methods evolved against the background of the rapidly changing Civil Rights situation.
  • Running time: 60 minutes
  • Extras: Two rare speeches, Civil Rights Timeline etc.
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    Emma (BBC/2 discs)DVD

    The highly praised new BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's classic comic novel.
  • Directed by: Jim O'Hanlon
  • Starring: Romola Garai, Jonny Lee Miller, Loiuse Dylan, Blake Ritson, Robert Bathurst
  • Running time: 228 mins
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    End of the Line DVD

    Documentary about the devastating effects of over-fishing the world's oceans. If fishing is continued at the current rate, the planet will run out of seafood by 2048 with catastrophic consequences. This film confronts politicians and celebrity restaurateurs who show little regard for the damage they are doing to the oceans.
  • Presented by: Ted Danson
  • Running time (main feature): 85 minutes
  • Widescreen
  • Subtitle options: none
  • Extras: The Coral Triangle; The Biggest Problem You've Never Heard Of; The European Union; The Future of Fishermen; The Future of Protection; The Future of Seafood; The Future of Fish.
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    Fahrenheit 9/11 DVD

    Michael Moore's frontal assault on George Bush, blaming him for corporate corruption, unnecessary war and collusion with Osama Bin Laden's family. Immensely entertaining and provocative.
  • Directed by: Michael Moore
  • Running time: 122 minutes
  • Extras: Disk with extra documentary material
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    Fast Food Nation DVD

    A fictional condemnation of fast-food consumerism based on the book Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser. Through the stories of several individuals in one small town, the hypocrisy and big business mentality of the burger industry is laid bare: under-paid ranchers, exploted migrant workers working on the counters etc.
  • Directed by: Richard Linklater
  • Starring: Bruce Willis, Kris Kristofferson, Avril Lavigne, Ethan Hawke
  • Running Time: 108 mins
  • Widescreen
  • Subtitles: None
  • Extras: Interviews with director, author and cast
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    Fight for the White House (3 discs) DVD

    A great source of material about recent American political history — presidential campaign commercials, debates and speeches.
  • Running time: 498 minutes
  • Extras: Campaign Galleries
  • Subtitle options: none

    Disc 1 – The Early Years: 1950's
    A retrospective on the early years of televised campaigns and debates, as presidential politics emerged into the living rooms of America for the first time ever.
    Eisenhower v Stevenson (twice).

    Disc 2 – Change Begins: 1960s and 70s
    The influence of television grows — politicians and their advisors hone their TV media skills, reaching out to voters during the tumultuous decades of the 60s and 70s.
    Kennedy v Nixon; Johnson v Goldwater; Nixon v Humphrey; Nixon v McGovern; Carter v Ford.

    Disc 3 – Refining the Process: 1980s to Today
    The new world of presidential campaigns, in which writers, camera men, stylists, marketing experts and others play an integral role in selling the president on TV.
    Carter v Reagan; Reagan v Mondale; G.H.W.Bush v Dukakis; Clinton v G.H.W.Bush; Clinton v Dole; Bush v Gore; Kerry v Bush; 2008 primary commercials: Obama/Clinton/McCain.

    • BDV172

    First Black Britons DVD

    This BAFTA nominated historical documentary (timed to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery) is a contribution to the understanding of the legacy of Britain's black population and  the changing notion of Britishness — from the earliest days of slavery in colonial plantations to today's mulicultural Britain. In particular this DVD explores the hidden history of The British West India Regiment which was formed to defend the empire during the Napoleonic Wars and established by a special act of Parliament as a new class of citizen — ‘Black British’. They became imperial heroes — only to be summarily disbanded in 1927.

  • Directed by: Cath Sheehan 
  • Starring: Patrick Stewart, Joel Grey
  • Running Time: 60 mins
  • Widescreen
  • Subtitles: none
    • BG7913

    Gandhi (documentary) DVD

    *NEW IN MARCH 2012*

    Documentary about the political and ideological leader of India. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, born in October 1869, led an eventful life. In 1919, British plans to intern people suspected of sedition - the Rowlatt Acts - prompted Gandhi to announce a new satyagraha and by 1920 he was a prominent politcal figure. When violence broke out during the formation of the independent states of India and Pakistan in 1947, Ghandi attempted to bring peace to Calcutta and Delhi. The following year he was shot by a Hindu nationalist during a prayer meeting.

    • Running time: 50 minutes
    C8228589

    Girl Interrupted DVD

  • Directed by: James Mangold
  • Starring: Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie
  • Running time: 127 minutes
  • Widescreen
  • Subtitle options: English / Danish / Norwegian
  • Extras: Director's commentary
    • PHE9354

    Goodbye Bafana DVD

    South African film based on the memoirs of Nelson Mandela's prison guard on Robben Island. James Gregory is a Xhosa-speaking Afrikaaner with the usual distaste for blacks, especially political blacks. When he's told to guard Mandela, he's less than enthusiastic. The two gradually come to an understanding due especially to Mandela's stoic belief that he is right – that Apartheid can never and should never work. This is a tough and claustrophobic picture of a man in ideological change.
    • Directed by: Billie August
    • Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert
    • Running time: 113 mins
    • Subtitle option: English
    86240

    Great Indian Wars 1540-1890 (3 discs) DVD

    In 1540 The Great Indian Wars were started by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado when his expedition to the Great Plains launched a 350 year struggle between the white man and the American Indians that ended with the last massacre at Wounded Knee.
    • Running time: 235 mins
    • Extras: Gallery of photographs and maps; Interactive Timeline; Biographies
    PEGDVD1047

    Great War DVD

    A good introduction to the First World War. A riveting storyline, lots of newly gathered information and devastating pictures of the landscape of war. 96 minutes
    GOHCSL5751

    Great Writers: Dickens, Poe, Joyce, Wells (3 discs) DVD

    Biographical documentaries on four of the 19th and 20th centuries' most famous authors. The programmes cover the lives and works of Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, James Joyce and HG Wells. Unique archive footage and contributions from a panel of experts.

    • Running time: 180 minues
    JRDVD8801

    Greatest Speeches of All Time (3 discs) DVD

    Original footage of some of the most important and well-known speeches from the past 75 years.  44 keynote speeches are featured, including: John F. Kennedy introducing the US Civil Rights Legislation, July 14th, 1963; Huey Long on the redistribution of wealth, December 11th, 1934; Barbara Jordan speaking during the impeachment hearings of Richard Nixon, July 14th, 1974; Franklin D. Roosevelt following the bombing of Pearl Harbor; Robert F. Kennedy delivering a eulogy to the late Martin Luther King; Attorney Joseph Welch addressing Senator Joseph McCarthy, April 22nd, 1954; and Malcolm X delivering a speech in Harlem. Also Jesse Jackson, Ronald Regan, Winston Churchill, Geroge S. Patton and many others.
  • Running time: 215 minutes
    • 1079DC

    The Heart Is a Drum Machine DVD

    Documentary about how music affects its listeners. Through interviews with stars including John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips, Matt Sorum of Velvet Revolver and Maynard James Keenan of Tool, the film explores how people connect with music and why some are so obsessed with it. The film features a soundtrack by Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips, and a new cover of Elton John's 'Rocket Man' by Maynard James Keenan.
    • Directed by: Christopher Pomerenke
    • Running time: 73 minutes
    • Widescreen
    • Extras: 45 minute interview with John Frusciante
    • Subtitle options: none
    82650

    Hip Hop Story – Tha Movie DVD

    Hip Hop Story – Tha Movie deals with the trials, tribulations and triumphs of Hip Hop. Since the mid-70's, hip hop music has evolved from a street corner phenomenon based in New York City to a sound and style that has made its mark on nearly every level of popular culture around the world. With footage of many of the major hip-hop artists of the past decade, Hip Hop Story – Tha Movie looks into the lives of the major players in what has become a multi-billion dollar industry. The film also focuses on how the genre changed following the deaths of the two great Hip Hop poets Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. There are tales of the legendary godfather of gangster rap Eazy-E, and of the movement to unify Hip Hop.
  • Directed by: Sal Martino
  • Featuring:  DMX, Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur, Master P, Ice Cube, 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G., Bone Thugs, Puff Daddy, Krazie Bone etc.
  • Running time: 90 mins
  • Subtitle options: none
    • LDBNY111008

    History of Black New York DVD

    This documentary examines the history of New York's African-American citizens and culture from the early 1600s through today. There are segments on civil rights, politics, business, military heroes, the Harlem Renaissance and much more. In addition to examining the social and cultural contributions of African-Americans such as Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey, and Count Basie.

    • Director: Marino Amaruso
    • Contributors: Colin Powell, Malcolm X, Jackie Robinson, Cab Calloway, Adam Clayton Powell
    • Running time: 50 minutes
    • Subtitle options: none
    BBCDVD2941

    History of Scotland (5 discs) DVD

    Neil Oliver, archaeologist and broadcaster, charts the birth and growth of the Scottish nation in a comprehensive series:
    In ten episodes Neil Oliver brings a fresh perspective to Scotland’s past and challenges many of the perceived notions of Scottish history. With stunning cinematography the series tells of battles and allegiances, political intrigue and religious conflict. The series charts the journey from the diverse tribes’ first stirrings of identity around 2,000 years ago through to devolution and the reopening of the Scottish Parliament. It reveals the struggles, power brokers, incidents and characters across the years from William Wallace, Robert the Bruce and Sir Walter Scott to the Highland-lowland rivalry, the Covenanters, the Darien disaster and the tobacco lords. Using the very latest in historical research, this is a sweeping and insightful chronicle of an often turbulent, but continuingly fascinating, nation.
  • Presented by: Neil Oliver
  • Directed by: Andrew Downes, Bill MacLeod, Tim Neil
  • Running time: 581 minutes
  • Widescreen
  • Extras: How the Celts Saved Britain — a two-part documentary
  • Subtitle option: English
  • Includes a 24-page booklet containing historical facts and photos of Scottish landmarks.
    • EDV9314

    Hotel Rwanda DVD

    The screenplay by Keir Pearson and Terry George is available:
    1994. Outside the Rwandan city of Kigali, Hutu extremists are slaughtering their Tutsi neighbours along with any Hutu moderates who may get in their way. Despite the fact that his wife, Tatiana and her family are Tutsis, Hutu Paul Rusesabagina — the manager of the luxurious Mille Collines Hotel — is still trying to do his job. As the violence escalates, guests and staff are evacuated and Red Cross workers deliver more and more ophans to the hotel. Rusesabagina resoolves to do everything in his power to keep the Hutu forces as bay ...
  • Directed by: Terry George
  • Starring: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo & Nick Nolte 
  • Running time: 117 minutes
  • Subtitle option: English
  • Widescreen
  • Extras: Commentaries, “A Message for Peace”
    • SODA130

    Howl DVD

    Drama, set in 1950s San Francisco, based on the obscenity trial faced by Beat poet Allen Ginsberg following the publication of his poem 'Howl'. Psychedelic animation sequences illustrating the poem are interspersed with courtroom scenes in which the opposing lawyers battle over the slippery question of whether or not the poem has sufficient literary merit to redeem its profane content.

    • Directed by: Rob Epstein
    • Starring: James Franco, Todd Rotondi, Jon Prescott
    • Running time: 85 minutes
    • Widescreen
    • Subtitle options: none
    • Extras: Commentaries; Holy! Holy! Holy! The Making of Howl; Allen Ginsberg's reading of Howl" at the Knitting Factory etc.
    MERC002

    I.O.U.S.A. DVD

    The accompanying book with the same title is available from Futurum:
    Independent filmmaker Patrick Creadon details the enormous financial problems America is storing up for itself, as years of mismanagement and fiscal incompetence come home to roost. After years of ever-increasing spending on government and the military, over-generous welfare programmes, and runaway borrowing, Creadon argues that America faces an economic meltdown unless it adopts a sea-change in its approach to its finances. He cuts through the jargon to show where the problems have arisen, and, unusually for this type of film, offers plausible solutions for creating a fiscally sound future nation for future generations.
  • Directed by: Patrick Creadon
  • Running time: 85 mins
  • Widescreen
  • Extra: New updated international version, produced with the BBC
    • BBCDVD1299

    In Search of Shakespeare (2 discs) DVD

    A magnificent BBC production unravelling the story of Shakespeare's time, his politics, his youth, his loves, his ‘lost years’, his career, his plays and his theatre.
  • Directed: Gregory Doran
  • Starring: Michael Wood and the Royal Shakespeare Company
  • Widescreen
  • Running Time: 235 mins
    • 7953455

    In the Land of the Free DVD

    In the Land of the Free is a documentary that examines the story of Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King, three members of the Black Panther movement. They are known as the Angola 3 and have spent almost a century between them in solitary confinement in Angola, the Louisiana state penitentiary. Herman and Albert are still held in solitary confinement after thirty seven years, accused of a murder it has never been proved they committed, while Robert campaigns tirelessly for their release. In America ... today. How could this be?

    • Director: Vadim Jean
    • Narrated by: Samuel L. Jackson
    • Running time: 84 minutes
    • Subtitle options: none
    PHE9265

    Inconvenient Truth DVD

    Documentary following Al Gore as he attempts to make the world aware that global warming is a very real threat to mankind. An impassioned Al Gore trots the globe giving talks to anyone who'll listen on the only topic he's interested in — the environmental consequences of global warming. Footage from the hundreds of speeches Gore delivers on this matter in a year are interspersed with candid interviews with himself and many other authorities on the subject. Steering clear of judging any of the responsible powers, Gore simply puts forward reams of irrefutable facts about how we are harming the environment. This is a rallying cry to protect the one earth we all share.

  • Directed by: Davis Guggenheim 
  • Starring: Al Gore 
  • Running Time: 93 mins
  • Widescreen
  • Subtitles: English
  • Extras: Making Of, Update with Al Gore, Commentaries etc.
    • EMBV2283

    India Travel Guide (Pilot Guides/2 discs) DVD

    India is a land of unparalleled contrasts as Daddo discovers when he travels from northern India, from the holy river Ganges in Varanasi to the lost city of Leh. Morris visits Darjeeling and Calcutta and then the Andaman Islands. Shapiro visits Madras, the lakes and waterways of Kerala's coast while McCormick travels through Goa, Bombay and Mumbai.
  • Starring:  Andrew Daddo, Holly Morris, Justine Shapiro, Megan McCormick
  • Running Time: 220 mins
  • Subtitles: None
  • Extras: Essential travel information
    • AR146D

    Inside “His Dark Materials” DVD

    Critic Nicholas Tucker hosts a  tribute to Philip Pullman, and his great trilogy: “His Dark Materials”. It features a rare interview with the writer himself, interviews with teachers, friends and admirers, 3D animation and 3D illustrations, lots of location shooting and much more.
  • Running time:109 minutes
  • Subtitle options: none
    • CDR69053

    Inside Job DVD

    Oscar-winning muckraking documentary analysing the global financial crisis of 2008, which plunged America and many other First World countries into recession. Based around interviews with politicians, journalists, academics and financial insiders, the film chronicles the rise of a largely unregulated financial services industry that eventually imploded, bringing the economy to its knees. The film is narrated by actor Matt Damon and won the 2011 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.

    • Directed by: Charles Ferguson
    • Narrator: Matt Damon
    • Running time: 104 minutes
    • Widescreen
    • Extras: Commentary; “Making-Of”
    • Subtitle options: Danish, Norwegian, English
    GRD2480

    Ireland (6 discs) DVD

    The People and Events that Shaped the Emerald Isle

    6 History Channel documentaries  (5 hours 50 mins):

    Disc 1:  Cromwell — Conquering The Emerald Isle (45 mins)

    Disc 2:  Famine to Freedom (50 mins)

    Disc 3:  The Irish in America (96 mins)

    Disc 4:  James Joyce (44 mins)

    Disc 5:  Curious Journey — The 1916 Easter Rising (65 mins)

    Disc 6:  J.P Donleavy's Ireland (50 mins)

    1073DC

    It Could Never Happen to me DVD

    A documentary examining the impact of HIV/AIDS:
    HIV/AIDS first made an impact on human society in the 1980’s, causing a hysterical reaction. Since the early 1980’s knowledge has grown around the world, and charities such as Nelson Mandela’s 46664 continue to raise awareness. This film addresses the problems facing young people and takes a look at human sexuality and drug use. It follows the struggle of those infected with the disease; those who help the people most at risk; and the efforts of the people who strive to spread the word of prevention to generations and cultures across the world.

    • Directed by: Aubrey Powell
    • Running time: 53 minutes
    • Subtitle options: none
    GUDVD6784

    Jane Austen (Classic Literature) DVD

    This documentary takes an in-depth look at the life and work of author Jane Austen, writer of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility — an author as popular today as she was 200 years ago.
  • Director: Liam Dale
  • Running time: 60 mins
    • AR127D

    Jane Austen's Society DVD

    Jane Austen's novels have a background steeped in Regency atmosphere. This documentary explores the society which Jane Austen was very happy to be part of and give us Jane's personal impression of life at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth century. The growth of Bath and Brighton are examined together with the architecture of the time. An overview is taken of developments in the fields of medicine, religion, politics, painting and literature. The programme visits the places and discovers the people who may not have appeared in Jane Austen's novels but are fundamental to an understanding of her work and the place which her novels hold in the world of literature.
  • Runing time: 60 mins
    • ICA006DVD

    Jesus Camp DVD

    A documentary that gives a fascinating insight into the roots of Christian fundamentalism in the USA:
    A growing number of evangelical Christians believe there is a revival underway in America that requires Christian youth to assume leadership roles in advocating the causes of their religious movement.
    Jesus Camp follows Levi, Rachel and Tory to Pastor Becky Fischer's “Kids on Fire” summer camp in Devil's Lake, North Dakota, where kids as young as six are taught to become dedicated Christian soldiers in “God's army”. The film follows these children at camp as they hone their “prophetic gifts” and are schooled in how to “take back America for Christ”. The highly praised documentary is a first-ever look into an intense training ground that recruits born-again Christian children to become an active part of America's political future.
  • Directed by: Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
  • Running time: 87 mins
  • Subtitle options: none
    • 2531

    JFK: The Day the Nation Cried DVD

    This documentary is an insight into John Fitzgerald Kennedy who was assassinated on 22 November 1963 — his triumphs, his failures, his inspiration and contribution to history. It features people who knew him or whose lives were touched by him.
  • Narrator: James Earl Jones
  • Running time: 52 mins
  • Subtitle options: none
  • Extras: JFK Biography; footage from 21 Speeches and Press Conferences etc.
    • JRDVD8807

    Kennedy's (3 discs) DVD

    Three documentaries about America's foremost political family. The films are:

    JFK: The Presidential Years 57 minutes
    Robert F. Kennedy: Legacy 50 minutes
    Edward M. Kennedy: Lion of the Senate 65 minutes

    Contents: Highlights of major speeches, debates, campaign appearances.

    GUDVD5298*

    Lake Poets DVD

    The term “Lake Poets” was first used in the August 1817 Edinburgh Review to describe Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey in a derogatory manner. History now regards the work turned out by these poets between 1797 and 1807 as forming a defining era in English literature. Their works are discussed in this documentary by such critics as Robert Woof, Jonathan Wordsworth, Grevel Lindop, Molly Lefebure and Pamela Woof. In addition, several of William Wordsworth's “lake” works are read by the late Ted Hughes.
  • Directed by: Stephen Grammond
  • Running Time: 60 mins
  • Subtitles: None
  • Extras: Stills Gallery
    • BBCDVD3027

    Law and Disorder (Louis Theroux) (2 discs) DVD

    A series of four documentaries with the wide-eyed, inquisitive broadcaster examining different approaches to law and order:
    In Law and Disorder in Johannesburg he travels to one of the most dangeous cities in the world to see how the residents and authorities cope with the rising violence.
    In Law and Disorder in Philadelphia he joins the local police department as they patrol the streets where spiralling drug use and violent crime account for 400 murders a year.
    In A Place for Paedophiles he visits the Coalinga Mental Hospital in California, where 500 convicted paedophiles are housed and talks to offenders and therapists.
    In The City Addicted to Crystal Meth he examines the history of this highly addictive drug and the debilitating effect it has on communities by visiting California's Central Valley.
  • Presented by: Louis Theroux
  • Running time: 235 mins
  • Widescreen
  • Subtitle option: English
    • 0643068627

    Life and Living DVD/DVD-Rom

    In the same series as New Technology, which has already proved very popular.
    This Australian-made DVD contains 37 short high-quality video units about a multitude of aspects of life sciences. Great for introducing new topics, starting class debates etc.
    Subjects include: nutrition and food technology (replacing the fat in cold meats, experiments to lower the saturated fat content of milk, an investigation of the connection between high protein diets, weight gain and health etc.), psychology (how vitamins affect thinking, memory and mood), health (new treatments for cancer, transmitters that monitor the vital signs and movements of elderly patients etc.) and biology (many units).
    A booklet is included with details of all the units.
    Smart detail: The DVD also includes all the videos as QuickTime files, which can be distributed on your school's network to the individual PCs and played in any Player (Real/Windows Media/QuickTime). This means that the individual students can do written work or vocabulary work on the units in their own time.
    Level: GYM esp. HTX B+ og studieområdet

    CROMDVD1150

    Life in Medieval Britain DVD

    An introduction to daily life during the Middle Ages in Britain. Reconstructions — including a working medieval village — bring to life the details of everyday existence. Authoritative commentary (by scholars from the University of Warwick, the University of Birmingham and Keble College, Oxford) illuminates the period's history.
    Contents: 1. Introduction  2. Society  3. Agriculture  4. Recreation  5. Education  6. Clothes  7. The Church  8. Warfare  9. The Wars of the Roses
  • Running Time: 55 mins
  • Level: C+
    • CROMDVD1152

    Life in Victorian Britain DVD

    A documentary about the growth of the great cities and the Empire, and the huge advances in transport, medicine, education etc. — but also about a time when conditions for the bulk of the population were at their lowest. This DVD uses rare contemporary film, expert comment and extensive period imagery.
    Contents:  1. Introduction  2. The Lower Classes – Rural Conditions  3. The Lower Classes – Urban Conditions  4. The Workhouse  5. The Middle Classes  6. The Upper Class  7. Innovation and Invention  8. Europe and the Empire  9. The End of an Era
  • Running Time: 55 mins
  • Level: C+
    • EMBV2115

    London City Guide (Pilot Guide) DVD

    A guide to London, exploring the multi-cultural, historical, city.
  • Running Time: 60 mins
  • Extras: Round the World Tour, Travel Information
    • B407DVD

    Macbeth: The Tragic Pair DVD

    Shakespeare scholars present a literary and dramatic analysis of the key elements in the dark tragedy of Macbeth:
    Historical, literary and dramatic analysis of the essence of Macbeth showing how the significant parts of the drama tie together with scenes from the play. Rebecca Flynn and Gary Taylor introduce Macbeth using scenes shot in the Scottish Highlands to lift the veil covering the language, plot, themes, and geographical and historical background.  Each DVD Chapter is a short unified video clip, allowing teacher and student instant and intelligent interaction.

    • Extras: Gary Taylor discusses the soliloquy, general text challenges, the authenticity issue etc.
    • Running time: 60 minutes
    PALMDV3132

    Mandela DVD + CD + Book

    “Mandela – Son of Africa”: Filmed over the seven months leading up to the historic 1994 presidential elections in South Africa, this Oscar-nominated documentary looks at both the life of Mandela the leader, and the spirit of Mandela the man. There are interviews with and narration by Mandela himself. Chapters: Growing Up Xhosa — Rite of Passage — Escape to the Big City — Political Awakening — Rise to Leadership — On Trial /Armed Resistance — Robben Island — Winnie Banished — The World Takes Notice — Release — Transition to Democracy — Black President.
  • Directed by Jo Menell & Angus Gibson
  • Running time: 118 mins
  • Subtitle options: none
    Also in the box:
  • A CD “The Essential Music of South Africa” (Vusi Mahlasela, The Manhattan Brothers, Brenda Fassie, Johnny Clegg, The ANC Choir, The Special AKA etc.)
  • A booklet by Robin Denselow about the life of Mandela (illustrated with dozens of photos etc.)
  • A National Geographic poster/map illustrating the life of Mandela
    • LIB6121

    Manufacturing Dissent DVD

    This is a documentary that seeks to separate fact, fiction and legend. Two Canadian filmmakers track Michael Moore during the release of Fahrenheit 9/11, chronicling his transition from filmmaker to icon of the political left. The film raises questions about Moore's research, filmmaking and presentation of the truth. Contains previously unseen material and includes a section on “TV Nation”, Moore's TV show from the 1990's.
    • Directed by: Debbie Melnyk, Rick Caine
    • Featuring: Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky, Ralph Nader, Christopher Hitchens
    • Running time: 96 mins (main feature)
    • Subtitle options: None
    • Widescreen
    • Extras: Documentary discussion

    JRDVD8002

    Martin Luther King Jr.: I Have a Dream DVD

    Excerpts from the most famous modern African-American Civil Rights spokesman's best-known speeches, including King's Selma speech (March 8, 1965); his renowned Lincoln Memorial “I Have a Dream” address (August 28, 1963); his eloquent eulogy for Bobby Kennedy (April 4, 1968); and King's prescient last speech (April 3, 1968), in which he seemed to speak of his own impending death.

  • Running time: 71 mins
  • Subtitle options: none
    • 8285163

    Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon (2 discs) DVD

    Documentary about the life of Jackson. David Gest presents this intimate portrait of the entertainer, with interviews with over 50 of his closest friends and colleagues including Dionne Warwick, Smokey Robinson, and Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson. With contributions from Michael's mother Katherine, and family members Tito and Rebbie, the film traces the life of Jackson from his early success in the Jackson Five, to the criminal case which threatened to destroy his legacy.

    • Directed by: Andrew Eastel
    • Widescreen
    • Running time: 148 minutes (+ Extras: over 90 minutes)
    • Subtitle options: English, Danish, Norwegian
    • Extras: Lots of extra interviews and documentary material