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Nelson's Trafalgar, made by the BBC, is a wonderfully authoritative documentary commemorating the 200th anniversary of the naval victory.

For the first time a documentary uses the very latest state-of-the-art CGI to tell the story of the battle and the real story of Horatio Nelson, the man who led the fleet to their famous victory. The DVD also includes highlights from the spectacular 'Trafalgar 200' celebrations here on the UK's south coast.

This DVD chronicles Wyllies life, his arrival in Portsmouth, the docking of HMS Victory and the painting of the Panorama Of The Battle Of Trafalgar by showing many watercolours, oils and etchings alongside documentary material from this period.
Approx length 48 minutes.

Jan Wyllie, the great grandson of W.L Wyllie introduces a talk given by his father the late John Wyllie, at the annual Nelson birthday lecture series in Portsmouth in 1989.
Approx length 45 minutes.

In this three part series, our presenter Colin White follows in the footsteps of Lord Nelson in his native Britain, explaining the influences that shaped his character.
Colin also visits HMS Victory, the ship that become synonymous with Nelsons name.
He also goes to meet one of Nelsons descendants and we see how his life and death were celebrated at his funeral at St Pauls Cathedral.

The name of Britain's most celebrated naval tactician is inextricable linked to "victory". Whether in reference to his famous ship or in memory of his many triumphs, Horatio Nelson lived a charmed existence upon the waves.

His life on dry land, however, was to prove less "victorious" and far more controversial as his personal dealings became something of a scandal. A married man, yet openly flaunting his affair with Lady Emma Hamilton, wife of Lord Hamilton, Nelson caused outrage in both London society and within the higher echelons of the navy.

Also Includes Dramatic Reconstructions, The fall Of Nelson and Expert Analysis.

This CD contains a 25 minutes audio conversation between William Wyllie's daughter and Diana Villar, recorded in 1978. Aileen talks about her father's works, life and the making of the famous painting 'Panorama of the Battle of Trafalgar' where she's been assisting her father.

WAS:£5.99
1 Hour 5 Minutes
When the First World War broke out the life expectancy of a pilot could be as little as 3-6 weeks, 17,000 pilots would die in the air war, earning the aircraft the grim name 'Flying Coffins'.
With rare film footage and the testimony of a WW1 fighter pilot, FLYING COFFINS traces the development of the aeroplane over the course of the war, along with tactics and technology used.
It als features colour and air to air film of the WW1 vintage replicas at Old Rheinbeck Aerodrome including the sopwith camel, nieuport 11, fokker triplane as well as exclusive interviews with the men who restore and fly these magnifcent aircraft today.

It's eight wing-mounted Colt-Brownings spitting flame, the Hawker Hurricane swooped to dispatch over two-thirds of all enemy aircraft destroyed in the Battle of Britain. Courageous squadron commander Douglas Bader, I4 - kill hero Cobber Kain, Ginger Lacey - the top Battle of Britain ace with 18 victims - and many other RAF pilots owed their reputations and their lives to this toughest mount of all. The Hurricane was outnumbered but never outclassed, designed to hit the enemy hard, absorb tremendous punishment yet live to fight another day. Featuring colour footage of the last surviving aircraft, alongside original combat film. This is the definitive documentary of a fighter plane that truly changed the course of history.

BOOK: The Hurricane Story follows the development of the Hurricane from fighter to bomber and from ship-borne fighter to ground-attack specialist, continuing the tale from the Battle of Britain to the end of the Second World War. The book features photographs from all theatres in which the Hurricane fought and details post-war preservations, including the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and a listing of preserved airframes

Playing Time 138 Minutes
Based on the true story of Lord Louis Mountbatten's destroyer HMS Kelly, In Which We Serve is one of the most memorable British films made during World War II. Unfolding in flashback as survivors cling to a dingy, constantly strafed by the Luftwaffe, the film recounts the history of HMS Torrin through various battles to her sinking off the coast of North Africa, interwoven with the onshore lives of her crew. The film was the inspiration of Noel Coward, who desperately wanted to do something for the war effort, and he produced, wrote the screenplay, composed the stirring musical score and starred as Captain Edward Kinross. Coward also officially co-directed, though in reality he soon handed the reigns over to David Lean, whose directorial debut this became. There is a fine performance from Celia Johnson, anticipating her character in Lean and Coward's Brief Encounter (1946) and excellent support from John Mills, as well as a star-making debut from an uncredited Richard Attenborough.

WAS:£7.99
June 1982 saw the final battles of the Falklands War. For the servicemen of the British Task Force, the campaign to defeat a determined enemy had been difficult and costly, but now the capital Stanley, the final prize, lay within their grasp. This progamme tells the stroy of the drive to liberate Port Stanley, during which battles such as those at Tumbledown and Mount Longdon found their way into the pages of British military history.
Running Time: 48 Minutes.

This Box Set contains:

DVD - Your past in newsreel (20mins)

CD - Music And Memories (Over 1 Hour)

24 - Page Illustrated Booklet

The Ultimate Nostalgia Package!!

Before the 1960s, few people in Britain could afford to discard anything that might be repaired and re-used. This brand new ‘Yesteryear Scrapbook’ offers a fascinating insight into how people employed their ingenuity to repair and mend. The 1940s and ‘50s were an era when hats and car tyres were recycled, and aluminium saucepans became fighter-planes! One ambitious gentleman even built an entire house from material salvaged from bomb-sites ...for the meagre price of £82!

DVD, CD & 24 Page Booklet!

On DVD: Children’s Repair Shop - Young Mechanics At Work (1940) • Patching London - Restoring Buildings In The Blitz (1940) • Soling And Heeling Tyres - New Treads For Old (1940) • Handyman Hancock’s £82 House (1945) • Soapbox Derby: Children’s Home-Made Race (1951)...and more!

On CD: Be Like The Kettle And Sing Vera Lynn • I Did What I Could With My Gas Mask George Formby • The Thing-Ummy- Bob (That’s Going To Win The War) Arthur Askey • Albert And His Savings Stanley Holloway • We Must All Stick Together Billy Cotton & His Band...and many more!

CD, DVD And Booklet Set
The British people endured rationing for 14 years. This Yesteryear Scrapbook depicts the people's resentment of the State's control of the post-war world. Clothes, food, furniture and petrol were the main targets of a system of denial. See how little each person had at a time when other countries' shops heaved with food. The 'Yesteryear Scrapbook' Rationing - Britain Can Take It is a revelation to people who have known only plenty. CD:CD Running Time:44.17

Enjoy these familiar and well-loved children's favourites from the war years, including nostalgic songs and stories often played on the radio shows as well as classic tunes from the popular films of the day

This CD presents an account of the battle of Trafalgar written by William Beatty MD who, as a surgeon on board HMS Victory, tended the dying Nelson

'A great and Glorious Victory' and other choral music.
Running time: over 60 minutes