Michael Wood travels by bus, boat and train from Europe to India, retracing the journey taken by the army of Alexander the Great. Along the way he visits the Khyber Pass, the Indus River and the Makran Desert, investigating the myths which still surround one of the planet's greatest historical figures.

Further archive footage, recently discovered, shot by the Edwardian documentary film-makers Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon. Selected from a total of 28 hours of material, this compilation is grouped into five sections: 'Youth and Education'; 'The Anglo-Boer War'; 'Workers'; 'High Days and Holidays' and 'People and Places'. It includes footage of ordinary people going about their everyday business, from the factory gates to football matches, and is set to a specially commisioned score by the Shieffield-based duo In the Nursery.

Billy Butler presents this documentary chronicling the history of Liverpool. One of the world's premier ports, Liverpool was in fact ignored by the Roman invaders in favour of Chester, and it remains unclear precisely how the city obtained its name. In the second half of the twentieth century the emergence of the Beatles and the whole Merseybeat sound made Liverpool one of England's cultural centres, and the city is also famous for producing two of the country's premier football clubs, Everton and Liverpool FC.

The Ascent of Man is regarded as one of television's greatest acheivements. Dr Jacob Bronowski traces the steps of scientific imagination through history as they happened, where they happened.
This lavish and thought-provoking series tells the story of the ideas that have transformed our lives.
More than three years in the making, with location filming in over 20 countries, this award-winning series remains compelling viewing.

Includes a specially written 48 page illustrated booklet of viewing notes to accompany this DVD.

Documentary by Jihane Noujaim about war, truth and the media, focusing in particular on the 2003 Iraq conflict. Noujaim and her film crew visit the headquarters of Al-Jazeera, the first commercial non-state-owned Arab satellite channel, to find out what the news looks like from the 'other side'. As well as interviewing producers and journalists from Al-Jazeera, Noujaim talks to American correspondents from American news channels NBC and CNN. The resulting documentary raises difficult and disturbing questions about the ethics of a media-managed war, and the function of propaganda in Western society. The film premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.

Study of football hooliganism and male culture in Middle England, based on the novel by John King. The main character, Tommy Johnson (Danny Dyer), is a bright but bored 30-year-old with a steady job and close-knit family, who lives for the weekend life of casual sex, lager, drugs - and violence. Through him we meet three other males in his world: Billy Bright (Frank Harper), a right-wing fascist full of bitterness at a country that he perceives as having failed him; Zeberdee (Roland Manookian), a mouthy hooligan whose life revolves around crime and drugs; and Bill Farrell (Dudley Sutton), a 70-year-old war veteran who tries to enjoy every day to the limit. Shot in documentary style using a handheld camera, the film realistically captures the lure and potency of football violence.

Highlights from the motorcycling world championships between 1949 and 1976. Interviews are included alongside archive footage of such legendary racers as Geoff Duke, John Surtees, Giacomo Agostini and Mike Hailwood, seen in action on the circuits of Nurburgring, Assen, Spa, Monza and the Isle of Man.

Motorcycling doublr bill. 'The Road Racers' features top bike action from the Emerald Isle, with footage from North West 200, Cookstown 100 and the finals at Carrowdore. Riders include Frank Kennedy, Mervyn Robinson and Joey Dunlop. 'V Four Victory' features top action from the 1983 Ulster GP F1 race, plus a feature on that season's Honda v Suzuki 'megabike' challenge. Also included is footage of Joey Dunlop in action on the TT course and at the Dundrod circuit.

Barak and Tomer Heymann direct this documentary following 39-year-old Saar, who is living in London when he discovers he is HIV positive. In light of his diagnosis, Saar travels to his native Israel seeking reconciliation and forgiveness from his family who refused to accept Saar after he came out as homosexual years earlier. Though he lives a quiet and peaceful life in London, kept healthy by medication and happy by his involvement with the London Gay Men's Chorus, his time back in Israel is less comfortable. He is constantly met with concerns about his sexuality, his condition and whether or not his young nephews and nieces are safe in his vicinity. But Saar hopes nonetheless that his family can reconcile themselves with his sexuality and his illness.

Swedish documentary director Göran Olsson compiles this feature-length collection of archive footage chronicling the US Black Power movement, originally shot by a group of Swedish television journalists during the 1960s and 70s. Despite its geographical and cultural distance, the Swedish media observed the unfolding events of the Black Power movement in the United States with avid interest, which is arguably more than can be said for the mainstream media in the United States itself.

Award-winning documentary about ex-Cream and Blind Faith drummer, Ginger Baker. Over his tumultuous career in the music industry, Baker has lost as much as he has gained. Credited with introducing African beats and world music to Western audiences, he has become one of the most influential musicians of all time due to an unparalleled ability on the drums. Writer and filmmaker Jay Bulger speaks to the man himself and is granted access to the 80-acre property in the South African compound he now shares with his present wife. He also speaks to Baker's ex-wives, his children and many of the musicians he has worked with and influenced over the years, gaining an insight into the legend of a man as much hated as he is loved.

Award-winning documentary charting the events within a small single-class village primary school in the Auvergne region of France over the course of one academic year. A dozen children aged 4-10 are brought together each day in a rural classroom and taught all their subjects by a single teacher, Monsieur Georges Lopez. A master of quiet authority, he patiently navigates the children towards adolesence, cooling down their arguments and listening to their problems, while trying to balance the varying needs of the disparate age groups for whom he must provide.

In 1962 four young men John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr came together to form the 20th century musical phenomenon known as The Beatles.

The band stormed Europe in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth culture forever and, arguably, invented mass entertainment as we know it today. All the while, the group were composing and recording a series of extraordinarily successful singles and albums. However the relentless pressure of such unprecedented fame, that in 1966 became uncontrollable turmoil, led to the decision to stop touring. In the ensuing years The Beatles were then free to focus on a series of albums that changed the face of recorded music.

Master storyteller and Oscar winner, Ron Howard, explores this incredible journey in his own unique way: How did The Beatles do this? How did they cope with all the fame and pressure? How did they not only survive, but go on to revolutionise popular music?

With original interviews, footage, staggering live performances, and the intimate study of character that Ron Howard is known for, he puts us right inside this extraordinary adventure, answering the question everyone always wants to know: What was it like to be there?!!

Documentary which tells the extraordinary stories of South Korean director Shin Sang-ok and his actress wife Choi Eun-hee, who were kidnapped by North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il in 1978. After becoming two of the biggest stars in Korean cinema, Shin and Choi were abducted by North Korean agents as part of Kim Jong-il's plan to revolutionise the North Korean film industry. While there, they were befriended by Kim and provided with all the resources needed to make a number of new movies. However, with the rest of the world unaware of the real circumstances which led to their sudden move to the communist state, the desperate couple eventually plot a daring escape attempt while on a trip to Vienna.

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.

Lauded 1936 documentary, showing the various stages and procedures of the operation of the Royal Mail train delivery service, that remains one of the most instantly recognised films in British film history.

It begins with a voiceover commentary describing how the mail is collected for transit. Then, as the train proceeds along the course of its journey, we are shown the various regional railway stations at which it collects and deposits its cargo. Inside the train the process of sorting takes place.

As it nears its destination there is a sequence - the best known in the film - in which WH Auden's spoken verse and Benjamin Britten's music are combined over montage images of racing train wheels.

Over two hours of exclusive music on two discs from Coldplay, Radiohead, Bjork, Morrissey, Faithless, The Prodigy, Babyshambles, Pulp, Chemical Brothers, Joe Strummer, Orbital and more. This is the soundtrack to the 2006 film about the legendary Glastonbury annual UK music festival. England is known for having some of the greatest music festivals in the world, with Glastonbury definitely on top of the list. Over the years, this festival has been responsible for making (and occasionally breaking) a band's career. This is the first release on the Glastonbury Phonographic Society label, to be followed by legendary live sets from the festival history.