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		Queen Elizabeth In The 1950's Cat No. SN6671 Five classic British Pathe documentaries celebrating the early years of Queen Elizabeth's reign. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929667150 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Exploded Bombs On The British Home Front Cat No. SN6672 A collection of three original wartime instructional films about the hazards faced - and the methods employed - in the identification, reporting and defusing of a whole range of German unexploded bombs in a variety of challenging locations on the British Home Front. The stakes were high - civilians feared for their lives and their homes and one false move by the bomb disposal men could result in instant death and widespread destruction. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929667259 Category: E Price: £10.86 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Nato: From Cold War To Hot War - The First Sixty Years Cat No. SN6667 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (N.A.T.O.) was formed in Rome in April 1949 with 12 member countries. Today, it has 26, with many former Warsaw Pact states from Eastern Europe representing the well-being of nearly a billion people and making it the world's leading peace-keeper. This unique DVD is a compilation featuring a selection of previously unreleased archive NATO documentaries: The Price Of Peace / Four Days In Autumn / Barriers / Skywatch / Citizens Of The World They are all written, produced and directed by award winning British film-maker JOHN EDWARDS, who was NATO's key film-maker for nearly forty years. His insight into the military hardware and political propaganda is unsurpassed and he personally links his own films in this fascinating look at "the most powerful force for peace, and the continuity of Democracy, the World has ever seen"… Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929666757 Category: E Price: £10.86 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Entertaining The Royal Air Force: The ‘Astra Gazette’ Newsreels 1951 - 1959 Cat No. SN6669 The Royal Air Force “Astra Gazette” newsreels were made by Pathé in the 1950’s to be shown to serving RAF personnel in the RAF’s very own Astra Cinemas that were housed on their air bases all over the world! The surviving editions start with the young Princess Elizabeth taking the place of her sickly father, King George VI at the graduation parade at RAF Cranwell way back in 1951. Most of the Astra Gazettes used a newsy format with short items featuring many young ladies in swim suits to keep the lads happy! But it is the Astra Gazette’s ‘insider’ round up of RAF news stories which afford such a fascinating insight into the RAF of the 1950’s and include many of the key service personalities of the time such as Douglas Bader and Bob Stanford Tuck. By 1953, Pathé were filming all the items in full colour such as Ejector Seat Testing, a Sunderland flying boat rescue and the 1955 closure of the famous RAF Fighter Station at Biggin Hill. The reports end with RAF Waddington receiving The Freedom of the City of Lincoln with some stunning shots of the Vulcan in 1959. Film stars of the time also feature heavily including Peter Cushing, Jill Day, Jack Hawkins and Lee Patterson. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929666955 Category: E Price: £10.86 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		F-22 Raptor: America's Fiercest Killing Machine Cat No. SNA6668 The U.S. Air Force Raptor is an aircraft designed to kill. It is the most formidable air superiority fighter in the skies of all time and at nearly £100 million per aircraft, one of the most expensive. It may well also be the last of its kind. The F-22, for all its sophistication, has a direct genesis from the fighters of the First Word War. The young pilots then were told to attack out of the sun, and the pilots of the Raptor still do exactly the same today! Until now, the Raptor has been one of the most closely guarded secret projects of the U.S. Air Force. This DVD presents some never before seen footage of the F-22 at work. Taking the ‘cloak’ off this unique fighter was not easy, but now its story can be told. It is a phenomenal piece of hardware; truly a fifth generation fighter. But for all its sophistication, it is actually an easier plane to fly, and service than its predecessors, thus making deployment in conflict easier and quicker than the F-15 and F-16, which it will ultimately be replacing. Whilst primarily a fighter, the F-22 also has multiple role capabilities that include ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence. Stealth technology allows it to fly virtually unseen by enemy radar. The F-22 is a demanding aircraft; flies very fast, and the physical stresses on the pilots are truly severe. The F-22’s movable engine nozzles, allow it to nearly hover like a Harrier in flight, waiting to pounce on an enemy. While it carries very sophisticated air-to-air missiles, it also, like its forerunners, carries a gun, a weapon that the pilot can himself manually aim and pull the trigger of. So this aircraft, for all of its wonder, remains a lean, mean, fighting machine. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929666856 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		British Steam Railway Disasters 1913 - 1967 Cat No. SNA6670 British Steam Railway Disasters is the definitive DVD collection of newsreel reports covering no fewer than 55 incidents from the steam era between 1913 and 1967 including among them the most notorious at Bourne End (1945), Lewisham (1957), South Croydon (1947), Goswick (1947), Hither Green (1967), Castlecary (1937) and Darlington (1928). Also included is a specially made 15 minute analysis of the greatest tragedy of all - the multiple crash at Harrow And Wealdstone in 1952 which features much rare footage including previously unseen film rushes. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929667051 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Dig For Victory: The Ministry Of Food And The Battle To Feed Wartime Britain 1940 - 1944 Cat No. SND6666 This DVD companion to the Imperial War Museum's Second World War "Ministry Of Food" Exhibition is the definitive compilation of their own film archive's holdings on every stage of the food chain; food production, preparation and consumption. It affords a very detailed insight into the logistical struggle to feed the British during the dark days of war; both fighting servicemen and civilians on the home front. The Ministry Of Food had the unenviable task of keeping the public constantly aware of the shortage of food as ships containing much needed imports were a constant target for the Luftwaffe and the German Navy. It was imperative that the nation endeavored to self-sufficiency as far as was practicable and these films encourage the British public's positive adaptation to the privations of shortages and rationing with an emphasis on how to be frugal and inventive on the 'Kitchen Front', on avoiding waste, on reducing imports through the promotion of 'seasonal' produce and fool-proof instructional films on how to grow one's own food. The WVS and 'Food Flying Squads' leapt into nightly action during the 'Blitz' to feed the wardens, rescue teams, firemen and civilians who had been bombed out of their homes. Communal dining in a chain of 'British Restaurants' helped ration coupons to go further. The Ministry of Information used many star names from the theatre and variety revues of the time such as Tommy Trinder, Ted Ray, Ronald Shiner, Arthur Haynes, Charlie Chester, Jimmy Handley, John Slater, Ralph Richardson, and Hubert Gregg. The Army is commonly said to ‘march on its stomach’, but feeding the forces on the frontline was fraught with challenges. The Ministry of Information commissioned short-form ‘Public Information Films’ on all aspects of the war effort and the finale of this collection is a selection of the very best of these films that make reference to food, helping with the harvest and the famous ‘Food Flashes’ all of which were shown in the cinema’s of the time. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929666658 Category: E Price: £13.58 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		British Military Heritage: The Story Of The Guards Cat No. SN6661 Documentary tracing the history and current role of the Royal Guards regiment, which has played a pivotal part in all aspects of the defence of the realm throughout history and engaged in military encounters from the Battle of Waterloo to Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Format: 1 DVD (Colour / B+W) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929666153 Category: E Price: £10.86 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		British Military Heritage: Pomp, Pageantry And Parade Cat No. SN6662 A collection of archive film capturing an array of British military pomp, pageantry and parades. Events captured include the Changing of the Guard, the Trooping of the Colour, the Armistice Day Parade and the Honourable Artillery Company firing their gun salute, and the Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower of London. Format: 1 DVD (Colour / B+W) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929666252 Category: E Price: £10.86 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		British Motor Shows Of The 1950's Cat No. SNA6663 Format: 1 DVD (B+W) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929666351 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		British Motor Shows Of The 1960's Cat No. SNA6664 Format: 1 DVD (B+W / Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929666450 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Winston Churchill: Churchill The Man Cat No. SNA6665 Format: 1 DVD (B+W) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929666559 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Nuclear War In Britain: Home Front Civil Defence Films 1951-1987 Cat No. SND6660 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). Format: 2 DVD (Colour / B+W) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929666054 Category: E Price: £13.58 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		British Air Traffic Control - 1963 to 1973 Cat No. SNA1003 ~ The Controllers (1963, directed by Peter Watkins, Colour, 26mins) ~ Filmed at the Southern and Scottish Airways Centres, air traffic control operations are explained to four trainees. A BOAC flight from Prestwick to Rome is diverted to London where priority descent is accorded due to a sick passenger on board. The principles of the holding stack and radio beacons are explained. ~ Why Air Traffic Control (1970, directed by Bill Mason, Colour, 13mins) ~ The operations of the National Air Traffic Control Service within the context of an increasing density of commercial, military and private air traffic. It explains their division of airspace into lower, middle and upper and the designation of directed flight corridors for commerical airlines. It demonstrates 'Approach Control', the localised area of control that is specific to a single airfield. Illustrated throughout by aircraft including the Vickers Viscount, the Concorde prototypes, the Vulcan and Harrier. ~ Air Traffic Under Control (1970, directed by Bill Mason, Colour, 15mins) ~ The air traffic control system described in detail, covering airspace layers and zones, local and approach control, and the network of airways. Controllers, receiving the pilot's flight plan and regular radio reports of his position, check the flight on their sector radar display. Stresses civil and military co-operation in the control of flights over the Channel and the North Atlantic. ~ Communication In Air Traffic Control (1970, directed by Bill Mason, Colour, 19mins) ~ Through visits to the London Control Centre, the Prestwick Oceanic Control Centre, the UK Civil Aviation Centre and the RAF Airmove Network the intricacies and complexities of the then range of communications - ground to air, air to ground and ground to ground - at the disposal of Air Traffic Controllers including VHF and UHF radio signals, radar - both primary location and secondary surveillance variants, Flight Plan Processing Computers and Radar Aerodrome Surface Movement Indicators. Includes the Trident and the prototype Concorde aircraft. ~ Radar For Air Traffic Control (1973, directed by Nic Ralph, Colour, 22mins) The sophisticated radar equipment safeguarding all aircraft over Britain is the major component of the air traffic control system. Explaining how radar is used, in relation to the network of airways and control sectors, the film shows in some detail the stages by which two airliners are guided by air traffic control. DVD Special Feature : Volmet (1980, Colour, 5 mins) A brief insight into the work of London Volmet North (Heathrow) as one of a worldwide network of radio stations that transmit meteorological information for aircraft in flight. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626100346 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		The Cool Mikado Cat No. SNFILM1005 Once upon a time, Gilbert and Sullivan wrote their famous comic opera, The Mikado. Any resemblance between their creation and this film is completely accidental! Hank, son of American judge Herbert Mikado, refuses to marry his father’s chosen bride, the vampish Katie Shaw, and joins the army. He is then posted to Japan, where he meets and falls in love with the beautiful Yum-Yum. Unfortunately, she already has an avid suitor: infamous local gangster, Ko-Ko Flintridge… In his first ever musical, Frankie Howerd stars as Ko-Ko alongside Tommy Cooper as incompetent private detective Pooh-Bah and Stubby Kaye as Judge Herbert Mikado in a high-camp reworking of Gilbert and Sullivan’s famous comic opera, directed by Michael Winner. Updated to the Swinging Sixties, The Cool Mikado features a gloriously incongruous soundtrack (with arrangements by John Barry and Martin Slavin), and is possibly the only production to boast a Three Little Maids that breaks into a Cha-Cha-Cha dance routine, a Lord High Executioner chorus with a Tijuana brass backing, and a bagpipe rendition of We are Gentlemen of Japan! Special Features: 1) Short Film - Girls, Girls, Girls 2) Short Film - It's Magic 3) Promotional Stills Image Gallery THE COOL MIKADO FRANKIE HOWERD TOMMY COOPER STUBBY KAYE KEVIN SCOTT MIKE WINTERS BERNIE WINTERS JILL MAI MEREDITH LIONEL BLAIR JAQUELINE JONES And DENNIS PRICE Adapted by MAURICE BROWNING from the libretto by WILLIAM S. GILBERT Original Music written by ARTHUR SULLIVAN Musical Arrangements by MARTIN SLAVIN and JOHN BARRY Produced by HAROLD BAIM Directed by MICHAEL WINNER Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Comedy Barcode: 5027626100544 Category: PG Price: £7.05 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		The World Is Full Of Married Men Cat No. SNFILM1006 The name of the game is sex-cess. And they all know how to play the game... Jackie Collins’ sexually explicit first novel - an instant best-seller on its release in 1968, and initially banned in two countries - is brought vividly to life in a steamy adaptation by acclaimed director Robert Young. The World is Full of Married Men boasts highly charged performances from Anthony Franciosa, Carroll Baker, Gareth Hunt, Sherrie Lee Cronn and singer and actor Paul Nicholas, a classic ‘70s soundtrack, and a fabulously raunchy routine by legendary dance troupe Hot Gossip. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Drama Barcode: 5027626100643 Category: 18 Price: £7.05 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Secrets Of A Door-To-Door Salesman Cat No. SNFILM1007 Lobster fisherman David decides to move to London in search of fame and fortune. Lodging in an all-female boarding house, he finds himself with a rather enviable problem: all the girls fancy him. The bashful David is initially reticent, but soon lands himself a role in a sex film - and after enjoying a series of erotic adventures, returns to his home village older, wiser, and a little more experienced! With a screenplay by Joe McGrath (Morecambe and Wise – Night Train to Murder) and - behind the alias ‘Roy Nicholas’ - veteran TV writer and presenter Dennis Norden, Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman is a riotous romp from the classic age of the British sex comedy that combines nudity, frolics and farce in equal measure. SECRETS OF A DOOR-TO-DOOR SALESMAN BRENDAN PRICE KAREN BOYER STEVE PATTERSON JEAN HARRINGTON CHIC MURRAY VICTORIA BURGOYNE Written by JOE MCGRATH and ROY NICHOLAS Produced by DAVID GRANT Executive Producer MALCOLM FANCEY Directed by WOLF RILLA Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Comedy Barcode: 5027626100742 Category: 18 Price: £7.05 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Concorde - The Early Years 1964 - 1969 Cat No. SNA1011 A celebration of the early developmental years of the Anglo-French Concorde project illuminating the journey of discovery from the initial extensive aerodynamic experiments to the first flights and rigorous testing of the prototypes. These 7 official films are presented uncut, many are previously unseen and all provide an unrivalled insight into the aeronautical marvel of its time. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626101145 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Concorde - The Early Years 1969 - 1976 Cat No. SNA1012 A celebration of the later developmental years of the Anglo-French Concorde project from the flight testing of the prototypes and the first production model's proving flights through to the inaugural scheduled supersonic passenger flights. These 10 official films are presented uncut, many are previously unseen and all provide an unrivalled insight into the aeronautical marvel of its time. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626101244 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Rock You Sinners Cat No. SNFILM1013 Popular London radio DJ Johnny Laurence dreams of hosting his own television show. He meets with little success – until his assistant Pete persuades him that Rock ‘n’ Roll is where it’s at! Rock You Sinners provides a fascinating snapshot of the earliest days of British Rock ‘n’ Roll, with performances by Art Baxter and his Rockin’ Sinners, Tony Crombie and his Rockets, Dickie Bennett, Joan Small, Don Sollash and his Rockin' Horses, ‘Curly’ Pat Barry, George ‘Calypso’ Browne, and Rory Blackwell and the Blackjacks. Jackie Collins and Oh Boy! host Tony Hall also appear in this rare musical feast from 1957. Format: 1 DVD (B+W) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Music Barcode: 5027626101343 Category: U Price: £7.05 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Swinging UK + UK Swings Again Cat No. SNFILM1014 This nostalgic double-bill brings back the sound of the Sixties, as DJs Brian Matthew (host of Radio 2’s ever-popular Sounds of the Sixties), Kent Walton and the legendary Alan ‘Fluff’ Freeman (“not arf, pop pickers!”) introduce some of the biggest stars of the British Beat Boom era. This amazing showcase features, among others, The Animals, The Hollies, Lulu and the Luvvers, The Mersey beats, Millie (My Boy Lollypop), Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, The Tornadoes, The Four Pennies and The Swinging Blue Jeans. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Music Barcode: 5027626101442 Category: E Price: £7.05 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Public Information Films Of The British Home Front 1939 - 1945 Cat No. SND1015 The definitive compilation of Second World War Public Information trailers made for the Ministry Of Information; they encouraged greater effort from those fighting on the Home Front. This 2 disc set includes cinema trailers from famous campaigns like ‘Is Your Journey Necessary’, ‘Dig For Victory’, ‘Make Do And Mend’, ‘Careless Talk Costs Life’, ‘Food Flashes’, ‘Coughs And Sneezes Spread Diseases’, ‘You Can’t Be Too Careful’, and 'Look Out In The Blackout!' along with many trailers promoting the necessity of, and creative adaptation to, food rationing and greater household fuel efficiency. Many household names of the era like Tommy Trinder, Cyril Fletcher, ‘Cheerful’ Charlie Chester, Old Mother Riley, Jimmy Handley, Stanley Holloway, Arthur Haynes, a young George Cole and Alistair Sim amongst others feature in these trailers collected in one massive DVD release, many for the very first time! An exclusive bonus feature 'The Best Of Post-War British Public Information Films 1946 - 1952' gives an insight into the concerns of the post-war world of reconstruction including an emphasis on productivity for the export drive, the much feared spectre of Diphtheria, recruitment into the forces, the continuing importance of National Savings, and the huge danger of unexploded bombs left over from the war. Format: 2 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626101541 Category: E Price: £13.58 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight Cat No. SNFILM1016 Jon Pigeon is lucky enough to work in a sex research institute, but spends far too much of his time lusting hopelessly after pretty office secretary Cheryl. That is, until he invents an amazing machine that emits a powerful sonic aphrodisiac capable of instantly turning any man or woman into a sex maniac! This cheeky ‘70s sex comedy is notable for a raunchy opening sequence featuring British porn queen Mary Millington – credited as "Mary Maxted" – who is now a cult icon. Only previously available in a heavily edited version on VHS with 20 minutes removed, this DVD contains the complete and uncut version, only previously seen in cinemas. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Comedy Barcode: 5027626101640 Category: 18 Price: £7.05 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		The Wrecker Cat No. SN1017 A demented crook organises a series of deliberate train crashes to discredit the railways in favour of a rival bus company. Filmed in 1929 on the soon to be abandoned Basingstoke to Alton line and making extensive use of many other Southern Railway locations, The Wrecker contains the most spectacular staged steam locomotive crash in the history of British Film recorded by no fewer than 22 cameras. This newly restored version features an all-new score composed by celebrated silent film accompanist Neil Brand, extensive viewing notes and bonus features. Format: 1 DVD (B+W) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626101749 Category: U Price: £10.86 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Great British Steam Railway Galas And Anniversaries 1925 - 1980 Cat No. SNA1018 A chronology of the very best British Steam Railway Galas and Anniversaries of the 20th Century, including: 1925 - Railway Centenary Pageant, Darlington 1956 - The Caterham 'Centenarian' and the Centenary Of The Mid-Kent and West End & Crystal Palace Railways 1962 - Centenary Run Of The 'Flying Scotsman' Service 1979 - Paddington Station 125th Anniversary Format: 1 DVD (B+W / Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626101848 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Royal Navy Annual News Reviews 1967 - 1971 Cat No. SNA6505 Royal Navy Annual News Reviews 1967 - 1971, known in the service as the annual "Scranbag", are a unique inside view of Royal Naval action filmed by their own in-service cameramen all over the word. Featuring unprecedented access to all levels of the service, most of the reviews are presented by Lt. Richard Baker, who later found fame as a BBC newcaster. This comprehensive overview of the activities of the Royal Navy during the height of the Cold War includes :- The launch of 'HMS Resolution', The Navy's first 3 Phantom aircraft from the U.S. The scrapped Aircraft Carrier 'that never was', Brand new Polaris submarines, The withdrawl from Aden, The navy bombing the Torrey Canyon, Stunning close-ups of Wessex Helicopters over Tower Bridge, Phantom Tyres exploding on landing in the Daily Mail air race, Royal Navy team on the Cresta Run, Sea King Helicopter testing, The first Harrier deck landings in 1969, Prince Charles joining up in 1971. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626650544 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Luftwaffe Bombers And Fighters Of World War Two Cat No. SNA6510 Contains TWO Episodes "Luftwaffe Bombers" and "Luftwaffe Fighters" Of World War Two. Hitler’s Luftwaffe seemed invincible in the 1930s with its ‘rehearsal’ in the Spanish Civil War’, and its Blitzkrieg tactics used in overrunning the bulk of Europe at the beginning of the Second World War. German Luftwaffe Bombers with names such as Junkers, Heinkel and Dornier brought fear and trepidation to the hearts and minds of the civilized world. ‘Luftwaffe Bombers’ gives a detailed look at the twin engined Junkers Ju 88. Rarely seen archive gives us a pilot's eye cockpit view during a stunning engine failure sequence. Heinkel’s He 111 bomber also boasts very detailed cockpit sequences. There is extremely rare footage of the He 111 ‘Zwilling’, which was two of the bombers welded togethe! The He 177 and the screaming Junkers Ju 87 ‘Stuka’ dive bomber are also prominently featured. The Dornier Do 17 and Do 217 complete this exceptional look at one of the most feared bomber forces in history. ‘Luftwaffe Fighters’ gives an in-depth look at the ME 109. Unbelievable footage shows the captured German fighter in blistering action. Messerschmitt tried a new concept in fighters with its twin engined ME BF 110. The ME 210 could be converted from fighter to light bomber. It also boasted two remote control rear firing guns either side of the fuselage. There is also rare colour footage of the unique ME 410. The vaults of The Imperial War Museum have provided stunning footage of a captured FW 190 in the hands of the RAF. Special Feature: Quizcraft (1942, 9mins) - World War Two Aircraft Recognition Training Quiz. Format: 1 DVD (B+W / Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626651046 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Luftwaffe Jets, Rockets And Secret Weapons Of World War Two Cat No. SNA6515 ‘Luftwaffe Jets of the Second World War’ traces the evolution of the early jet engines to the Heinkel He178 which first flew as early as 1939, the British Gloster experimental jet did not fly until as late as 1941. The German Luftwaffe was the first air force to boast operational jet fighters. ‘Project 1065’ from Messerschmitt started in 1938 and developed into the first operational jet, the Me262. In 1943 German fighter ace Adolf Galland flew the Me262 saying :”It was as if an angel was pushing him.” The Arado Ar234 Blitz or ‘Lightening’ became the world’s first Jet bomber. The most futuristic aircraft of the war was the German rocket propelled Me163 Komet; it was also the most dangerous! ‘Luftwaffe Jets of the Second World War’ looks in great detail at the highly complicated ritual of re-fuelling and re-arming the temperamental Me163 which took ‘a brave man to fly it!’ ‘Luftwaffe Rockets and Secret Weapons of the Second World War’ traces the evolution of Hitler’s terror weapons unleashed on Britain in a last desperate attempt to win the war in Europe., Between June 1944 and March 1945 the Luftwaffe fired The V-1 Flying Bomb pulse jet missile at south eastern England, London, Belgium and Antwerp. Because of its extraordinary sound it was nicknamed the ‘Buzz Bomb’ or ‘Doodlebug’. The V-1 would fly until its engine cut out then it would randomly dive towards the ground. British countermeasures were difficult as virtually the only aircraft that was fast enough to catch it was the Hawker Tempest. But Hitler’s second missile, the V-2, was altogether different. Travelling faster than the speed of sound the V-2 was the first ballistic missile. The Allies had no answer to the V-2! SPECIAL FEATURES: Oberth's High Altitude Rocket. (2 mins) , ‘Wasserfall' Archive Featurette. (2 mins), ‘The X-4’ Air to Air Rocket. (2 mins), ‘The Hs 298’ Air to Air Missile. (1 min), ‘Missiles, The Technological Breakthrough.’ - The history of American rocketry right up to the 1980’s. (17 mins) Format: 1 DVD (B+W / Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626651541 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Coastal Command 1936 - 1969: A Service Overview Cat No. SNA6520 Coastal Command : 1936 - 1969 : A Service Overview. From its inception in 1936, through the Second World War, the Berlin Airlift and the Cold War to its demise in 1969 - Coastal Command - A Service Overview, is the definitive film history of the 'Cinderella Service' as told through the eyes of four RAF Heroes. One of whom joined up in 1937 and had a massive crash in his huge Sunderland, which was ripped apart leaving him as one of the first men to be put back together at East Grinstead. Using news reviews and official RAF film records of the period, Coastal Command - A Service Overview surveys the seaplanes and flying boats, the missions and the men and women that that protected Britain’s sea lanes and shores from the Nazi onslaught and possible starvation for the British. In a later account about the boredom of long sorties in the Shackleton a pilot explained how he coped, ‘I spend one hour flying, one hour sleeping and one hour contemplating sexual matters!’. Aircraft featured include the Sunderland, B-17, Wellington, Blenheim, Mosquito, Anson, Catalina, Hudson, the very rare Lockheed Neptune and the Shackleton. This highly personal view of Coastal Command is directed by Bryan Wolfe, who was Capital Radio’s original ‘Flying Eye’ and the son of Battle of Britain pilot Winco ‘Ted’ Wolfe, C/O of 141 Squadron. Format: 1 DVD (B+W / Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626652043 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Eartha Kitt Live At The Cheltenham Jazz Festival Cat No. SNCD6525 18 track, 79 minute live recording of Eartha's final UK appearance at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival in 2008, just months before her death. Eartha performs hits and standards from her celebrated cabaret and recording career. Format: 1 CD (n/a) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Music Barcode: 5027626652531 Category: N/A Price: £5.97 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Bluegate Fields - Live At Wilton's Music Hall Cat No. SN6530 A two disc (1 x CD and 1 x DVD) set in CD packaging of Marc's 2008 all new 'Sin Songs, Torch And Romance' set recorded in the most atmospheric venue of his career, 'Wilton's' - a genuine Victorian-era music hall in London's East End. Several numbers are exclusive to this release. The CD runs 74 minutes and the DVD 140 minutes (plus 31 minutes of exclusive bonus features). Format: 1 CD + 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Music Barcode: 5027626653033 Category: N/A Price: £10.86 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Thoroughbreds Of Steam 1963 - 1994 Cat No. SNA6535 From the final years of the steam locomotive hauled rail services of the 1960's through the pioneering enthusiast's specials and mainline steam excursions of the 70's and 80's, Kenneth Oldham MBE chronicled a time of great transition for the railways of Britain including the fledgling days of the railway line preservation movement. Kenneth travelled around Britain to film on 16mm Colour stock some of the most dramatic working steam locations, among them Hellifield, Seahouses, Tyseley and Rainhill as well as Ribblehead, Ais Gill and Dent Head Viaduct on the then threatened Settle And Carlisle line. British Steam Locomotives featured include :- Green Arrow, Duke Of Gloucester, Flying Scotsman, Mallard, Streamlined Pacifcs, Duchess Of Hamilton, Unrebuilt Bulleid Pacific's, Blue Peter, Black Fives, City Of Truro, GWR Castle and King Classes, SR Lord Nelson and Maunsell Classes. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626653545 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		The Battle Of The Somme Cat No. SN6540 The Battle of the Somme (1916) remains one of the most successful British films ever made. It is estimated over 20 million tickets were sold in Great Britain in the first two months of release, and the film was distributed world-wide to demonstrate to allies and neutrals Britain’s commitment to the First World War. It is the source of many of that conflict’s most iconic images. The Battle of the Somme gave its 1916 audience an unprecedented insight into the realities of trench warfare, controversially including the depiction of dead and wounded soldiers. It shows scenes of the build-up to the infantry offensive, including the massive preliminary bombardment, coverage of the first day of the battle -the bloodiest single day in Britain’s military history - and depictions of the small gains and massive costs of the attack. As a pioneering battlefield documentary, the very concept of The Battle of the Somme outraged commentators on its release, inaugurating a debate about the on-screen depiction of combat that continues to this day. Its use of a staged sequence to represent the opening of the assault also set the scene for continuing controversy about the ‘truth’ of documentary. The Battle of the Somme’s importance was recognised in 2005 by its formal inscription in the UNESCO ‘Memory Of The World’ register – the first British document of any kind to be included. CONTENTS • The Battle of the Somme – Full digital restoration, offering a startling improvement on previously released video versions. • The film is available with a choice of three soundtracks in both 5.1and Stereo options: 1. A newly commissioned orchestral score, composed by Laura Rossi and performed by The Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Nic Raine.. 2. A recreation of the medley of light classics, folk tunes, popular songs and military music that was originally recommended as an accompaniment to the film on its first release in 1916, performed by a small ensemble led by Stephen Horne. 3. An audio commentary by Roger Smither, Keeper of the Imperial War Museum’s Film and Photograph Archives. • Extras 1. On-screen interviews with Roger Smither, Laura Rossi, Stephen Horne and Dr. Toby Haggith 2. Five missing scenes and fragments linked to their originally intended position in the film 3. Booklet with information on the film, its restoration and the two musical accompaniments 4. Weblink to downloadable viewing notes, music details, further reading and teaching resources. Format: 1 DVD (B+W) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626654047 Category: E Price: £10.86 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Steam In The Sixties Cat No. SNA6550 Kenneth Oldham M.B.E. and his 16mm camera bore witness to a period of great change on British Railways that included the cessation of scheduled steam services. In this final decade, he filmed a great many working steam types including an impressive array of mainline steam express classes :- Ex-S.R. "Merchant Navy" and "West Country"/ "Battle Of Britain" Class Pacifics, B.R. Standard Class 7 "Britannia's", ex-LNER Gresley deisgned A1's, A3 "Pacifics" (including Flying Scotsman) and A4 "Pacifics" (including Mallard) as well as Black 5's, Green Arrow V2's and ex-Great Western Castles, Manors and Halls. Kenneth also filmed one-off rarities such as "Gordon Highlander" and the last operating 'single' - the Caledonian Railway "No.123". The official 'Steam Ban' provided the impetus for a flurry of privately organised steam-hauled rail tours. The Flying Scotsman was the locomotive of choice for a great many of those featured including the "Great Central Tour", the "Moorlands Special" and the "Pegler Pullman". Also covered are a great many other named tours, the highlights of which are "The Solway Ranger Rail Tour", "The Scottish Lowlander Tour", "The Three Summit Tour", "The Scarborough Limited" and the Gresley Society's "London North Eastern Flier" as well as many 'final runs' of specific loco classes and "Farewell To Steam" specials. Other points of interest include shots at the Dillicar water troughs and scenes on the now defunct Ripon to Northallerton line and the old North British Line at Silloth. Making this programme the definitive visual history of the last decade of mainline steam, many original newsreel stories are also interspersed within the chronology giving insights into locomotives such as the "Dominion Of Canada", "Stepney", "Clun Castle", "Evening Star" and "Invincible" - an industrial tank engine seen at work on the now dismantled Royal Aircraft Establishment railway line through the streets of Farnborough. Format: 1 DVD (B+W / Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626655044 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Hitchcock: The Wartime Resistance Films Cat No. SNA6555 Aventure Malgache (1944, 30mins, French Language with English Sub-titles). A fictional French propaganda film made in England for the Ministry Of Information concerning the brief, heroic career of a Madagascan resister. Using the dressing-room discussion of three members of the Théâtre Molière as a frame, Hitchcock recounts the tale of Jean Michel, the villain of the piece, and of Clarus, the hero. After Pétain's historic broadcast in June 1940, the citizens of Madagascar gather to offer resistance, But Michel persuades them to await Pétain's orders, whereupon many leave the island by night. Clarus, an active resister, is betrayed and sentenced to life imprisonment. Michel attempts to make a deal with him, in order to discover the whereabouts of the resister's transmitter and their code. Clarus refuses. Clarus is eventually freed by a British ship and goes on to broadcast to Madagascan resisters. Newsreel footage is used to show the British liberation of the island - an event portrayed as uncomplicated and peaceful. Michel pragmatically replaces the Vichy paraphernalia in his office with pro-British objects. Bon Voyage (1944, 25mins, French Language with English Sub-Titles) RAF Sergeant Dougall tells a Free French Deuxième Bureau officer in London the story of his escape through France. A fellow escapee, Stephan, contacts the resistance in Rheims; the two are passed through various contacts to a farm where Dougall wins the only available place in a plane pick-up; the entire escape passes impressively smoothly. The officer surprises Dougall by knowing Stephan had asked Dougall to post a letter in London, and asks for the address; Dougall is reluctant to "break a confidence". The officer then reveals that 'Stephan' was in fact a Gestapo agent, willing to use a true escape (and, indeed, to kill a minor collaborationist Service d'Ordre Legionnaire agent) to establish credentials and so uncover real Resistance agents. Telling the other side of the escape, the officer finally reveals that Stephan himself shot the farmer's daughter (for whom Dougall felt some attraction). The Resistance is now in control again in France, but only Dougall knows the address of Stephan's London contact: he willingly hands it over. Bonus Feature : Hitchcock In The News (2008, 8mins) An impressionistic compilation of archive newsreels and interviews with the legendary film director. Format: 1 DVD (B+W) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626655549 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Know Your Enemy: Nazi Germany Cat No. SNA6560 Know Your Enemy - Nazi Germany (1941, 88 mins) is a set of four Army training films made for British troops as a prelude to their intended invasion of mainland Europe. The four identification films, from the archives of the Imperial War Museum, each focus on a specific area of threat showing graphically what weapons and munitions the British troops were up against :- German Equipment (Parts One And Two), German Aircraft, German Paratroops. Preparedness was everything in the face of the onslaught of German armoured cars, tanks, anti-tank guns, close-support guns, anti-tank guns, mountain guns and railway guns - all of which are featured with tactical suggestions as to their weakest points. There is even a warning about German Cycle Squadrons! The Luftwaffe is closely examined and comparisons made between British aircraft and their German counterparts including the Me-109, Me-110, Ju-87B, Ju-88, Ju-52, He-111 and the Do-17Z. This examination concludes with a massed bombing raid ove enemy territory, followed by the fighters and dive-bombers and then the parachutists and gliders; the message throughout being, "Think of the enemy above you!" Also included is a lesson in how to counter German paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger) and their equipment and a rather optimistic look at the British weapons that would be used in any counter-attack. For comparison, also included as bonus features are the American produced wartime documentaries made for their troops, 'Know Your Enemy - Japan' (1945, 64 mins) and 'Know Your Ally - Britain' (1943, 40 mins) Format: 1 DVD (B+W) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626656041 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		British Phantom Pilot Cat No. SNA6565 One of the most dramatic military jets of the Cold War period was the Mc Donnell- Douglas F-4 Phantom. In the 1960's it provided a much needed replacement for the Royal Navy's ageing Sea Vixens. With the cancellation of the P.1154 project, the British government became involved in discussions with McDonnell in St Louis on their proposal for a version of the F-4 Phantom suitable for the British Navy and the RAF. The first three Royal Navy Phantoms were finally delivered to Yeovilton on April 29, 1968 and 892 Squadron became 'carrier qualified' aboard the American carrier USS Saratoga in the autumn of 1969 with the Saratoga, suffering burnt and buckled deck platings from the higher thrust of the British Rolls Royce Spey engines! In the RAF the Phantom replaced the BAC Lightning. After an introductory overview of the history of the aircraft, three complete and previously unseen Phantom films are included in their entirety :- ‘Phantom Pilot’ (1973, 39 mins) made by Arnold Miller follows a pilot being trained on the Chipmonk basic trainer and follows him through all the stages Jet Provost, Folland Gnat, Hawker Hunter to becoming a Phantom Pilot. ‘Oversight’ (1976, 25 mins) was a training film made for the RAF, based on a true story of how through misunderstanding and bad practice RAF ground engineers made a fatal error and lost a Phantom. ‘Low Flying Training’ (1971, 23 mins) is an exciting 'low-level' look at how navigators were trained to fly ‘under the radar’ and pin-point their targets, sometimes with near disastrous results! Special Feature - 'F-4 Phantom USA' (2008, 13 mins) An impressionistic overview of the F-4 in American service including its famed role as a Vietnam ‘war horse’. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626656546 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		West End Jungle Cat No. SNA6580 Banned on its original release in 1961, West End Jungle gives the definitive insight into the seedy reality and cunning artifice of the sex-workers of early 60's Soho. The Street Offences Act of 1959 cleared the "over painted harridan face of the West End" - the prostitutes - off the streets of Soho. Genuinely seedy and filmed in the private member's clubs, the 'actual places of vice' - that resulted from the change in the law, West End Jungle bears witness to the array of less than salubrious establishments that offered tawdry strip shows for audiences comprised of "bald heads and moist avid eyes". London railway termini are seen as the ideal locale for pimps to secure "ripe plums for the picking" - naive country girls who can be seduced into a life of vice. Within days, the "weak willed glamour-hungry bumpkins become skillful, heartless gold-diggers". The striptease clubs are a battlefield, the punters very much seen as 'mugs' to be reeled in by the "hostesses" for all the money they've got! West End Jungle paints a less than complimentary picture of the men who solicit sex workers in clubs which are little more than "high grade cattle markets", one hooker stating, "One of these days I'm going to burst out laughing in one of their stupid faces!" Shrewd businessmen are reduced to lecherous imbeciles in the company of two giggling working girls. Another man pays a tragically poor Marilyn Monroe look-a-like to 'model' for him "only to be entitled to 5 minutes of peering at a girl who needs a good wash". Format: 1 DVD (B+W) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626658045 Category: 15 Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Bluegate Fields - Live At Wilton's Music Hal Cat No. SN6585 A two disc (1 x DVD and 1 x CD) set in DVD packaging of Marc's 2008 all new 'Sin Songs, Torch And Romance' set recorded in the most atmospheric venue of his career, 'Wilton's' - a genuine Victorian-era music hall in London's East End. Several numbers are exclusive to this release. The CD runs 74 minutes and the DVD 140 minutes (plus 31 minutes of exclusive bonus features). Format: 1 DVD + 1 CD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Music Barcode: 5027626658540 Category: E Price: £10.86 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Eartha Kitt Live At The Cheltenham Jazz Festival Cat No. SN6590 Recorded months before her death in 2008 at her sell-out show at the world-renowned Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Eartha Kitt showcases hits and standards from her celebrated recording and cabaret career. The 84 minute concert includes tracks such as Just An Old Fashioned Girl, How Insensitive and an inspired cover version of the classic I Will Survive. The DVD includes two exclusive bonus features - Eartha's autobiography in song - the self-penned song 'Alone' and an extensive and richly illustrated interview 'Eartha Kitt In Conversation'. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Music Barcode: 5027626659042 Category: E Price: £10.86 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		F-14 Tomcat Cat No. SNA6595 The U.S. Navy's Grumman F-14 Tomcat was without equal among the Free World fighters of its time. Six long-range AIM-54A Phoenix missiles could be guided against six separate threat aircraft at long range. For medium-range combat, Sparrow missiles were carried with Sidewinders and a 20mm cannon available for dogfighting. The Tomcat's variable-sweep wings gave it a combat manoeuvring capability far in excess of a "standard" fixed wing aircraft. Designed in 1968 to take the place of the controversial F-111B, the F-14A used the Pratt & Whitney TF30 engines and AWG-9 system and carried the six Phoenix missiles originally intended for it. The F-14 boasted a completely new fighter system with an emphasis on close-in "claws" and stand-off missile fighting. From its first flight on 21 December 1970, the F-14A went through five years of development, evaluation, squadron training and initial carrier deployment to become the carrier air wings' most potent fighter. The Tomcat was the last of a long line of Grumman 'Cats' that provided the carrier task force with its first-line offence and defence against any enemy air threat. The Tomcat performed admirably during the conclusion of the Cold War in the Middle East, THE YugoslavIAN and First Gulf War conflicts. It flew its last combat missions supporting the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, with a final deployment at the start of the Iraq War in 2003. The F-14 WAS retired IN 2006 but its legacy is celebrated in F-14 Tomcat : The Last Of The 'Cats'. Bonus Features. Enduring Freedom outlines the initial assault on Afghanistan in the wake of 9-11, and the great demands that conflict made on those who fought. Iraqi Freedom outlines the initial thrust made by the Navy and American Marines in Iraq, and the great challenges they faced. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626659547 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		British Railways: The Early Years 1948 to 1961 Cat No. SN6610 BRITISH RAILWAYS : THE EARLY YEARS 1948 - 1961 - The definitive archive-film led history of the early years of Britain’s nationalised railway network. With Colin Divall – Professor of Railway Studies and Head of the Institute Of Railway Studies And Transport History at York University and the National Railway Museum. Post-War, the ‘Big Four’ Railway companies struggled with a backlog of maintenance of permanent way, engines and rolling stock borne of the under-investment and acute demands made on them during the Second World War. Nationalisation as ‘British Railways’ came in 1948 and brought with it steam locomotive standardisation and the beginnings of the wholesale transition to diesel and electric traction as outlined in the 1955 Modernisation Plan. The story of this time of intense change is told in definitive detail with archive film, period newsreels and testimony and interviews with both railwaymen and railway historians. Locomotives featured include the A4 Pacific Class, the First diesel-electric loco no. 10000, the BR standard Britannia class, 9F class ‘Evening Star’, the Deltic prototype, the Peak D1, D.M.U’s, Warships, Westerns, the Blue Pullman and the Glasgow Blue Electrics Topics include :- The formation of the British Transport Commission, A review of post-nationalisation motive power and the locomotive trials, An overview of the resulting BR Standard Class steam locomotives, The 1955 ‘Modernisation Plan’, First generation diesel-electric locomotives, The Western Region diesel-hydraullics, The relative merits of Steam and Diesel traction, Various suburban electrification schemes, Freight, marshalling yards, good depots, mail trains, cars by rail and many, many more...... Interviewees include : Alan Pegler OBE - railway preservation pioneer and saviour of the Flying Scotsman, Jim Rees of the National Railway Museum and engine drivers of the mainline steam era John Fletcher and Ted Abear. Format: 1 DVD (B+W / Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626661045 Category: E Price: £10.86 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		British Railways: Beeching And Beyond 1962 to 1984 Cat No. SN6625 BRITISH RAILWAYS : BEECHING AND BEYOND 1962 - 1984 - The definitive archive-film led history of the modernisation and rationalistion of Britain’s Railway network. With Colin Divall – Professor of Railway Studies and Head of the Institute Of Railway Studies And Transport History at York University and the National Railway Museum. The watershed year in the history of Britain’s railways came in 1963 with the appointment of Dr. Richard Beeching to the British Railways Board and the publication of his controversial ‘Beeching Plan’; its impact and his legacy on the business of railways is investigated in detail in this DVD. Beeching famously brought about widespread railway line closures and the end of steam locomotion but he was also responsible for pioneering and revenue-generating initiatives like the formation of the Inter-City network, the West Cast Mainline Electrification, ‘Merry-Go-Round’ coal trains and the ‘Freightliner’ system of containerised freight. The story of this controversial time of rapid change is told in definitive detail with archive film, period newsreels and testimony and interviews with both railwaymen and railway historians. Locomotives featured include the Gresley ‘A4’ Pacifics, 4472 Flying Scotsman, Deltics, Class 47 and Class 50 Diesel - Electrics, E3001 - Electric Loco the HS4000 Kestrel experimental loco, Class 87 electrics, APT, HST and the Railbus! Topics include :- The Deltic diesel-electric locomotive, Dr. Beeching and his ‘Beeching Plan’, The last years of Steam including the End Of Steam on the Western Region, the Southern Region and on he Somerset & Dorset Line, Railways In Scotland - the Forth Bridge, Edinburgh Waverley and the A4’s, Freight - Motorail, Freightliner, Parcels, Mail By Rail etc, West Coast Main Line Electrification, BR Shipping Services - Sealink Car Ferries and Seaspeed hovercraft, APT - The Advanced Passenger Train, HST - The High Speed Train and many, many more. Interviewees include : Alan Pegler OBE - Railway Preservation Pioneer and the saviour of the Flying Scotsman, Jim Rees of the National Rail Museum, steam-era engine drivers John Fletcher, Fred Andrews and Ted Abear, and Chris Green, Managing Director of B.R. Inter-City. Format: 1 DVD (B+W / Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626662547 Category: E Price: £10.86 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Aircraft Recognition For Royal Navy Gunners 1940 Cat No. SNA6640 AN OFFICIAL WARTIME ADMIRALTY TRAINING FILM - As shown to Second World War Royal Navy recruits! In 1940, the Royal Navy was patrolling the North Sea in readiness for the onslaught of the Luftwaffe, both to defend the homeland and counter-attack. As part of the training of naval crews, it was imperative that the split-second identification of aircraft as either 'friend or foe' had to become second nature. It was the difference between life and death. The films in this compilation are the authentic actual training films from 1940 that would have been part of the education of Royal Navy personnel. They are presented in the original sequence in unabridged form so that you can encounter them as through the eyes of trainee Naval Gunners in 1940. You will experience the very same instructional training films that gave a rookie his first taste of identifying the range of Axis and Allied aircraft that he might conceivably encounter in the early years of World War Two whether they be fighter, bomber or reconnaissance. Aircraft included : Spitfire, Hurricane, Blenheim, Defiant, Whitley, Wellington, Hampden, Anson, Hudson, Sunderland, Skua, Albacore, Swordfish, Walrus, Me109, Me110, Ju-86, Ju-87, Ju-88, Do-17, Do-18, He-111, He-114, He-115, Blohm and Voss. The release ends with an identification quiz in which you too can 'pit your wits' as if you were that young gunner of yesteryear! Format: 1 DVD (B+W) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626664046 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		The RAF Story: The 1930's - A Newsreel History Cat No. SNA6645 This DVD affords a very detailed look at the Royal Air Force through the eyes of newsreel cameramen throughout the thirties - a time of dramatic technological change in aircraft design. Rare footage from British Movietone News, Gaumont British News and the Pathe Gazette whisks us into the skies over the British Empire and beyond. The early thirties saw the Schneider Trophy won outright by the RAF and the air force also broke many long distance records all over the globe. The era covers the retirement of the ‘Father of the Royal Air Force’ - Lord Trenchard, the Coronation of King George VI and the long build-up to the Second World War. A rich variety of aircraft in the frontline included the Hawker Audax, the Hawker Hart, the Hawker Fury, the Gloster Gauntlet, the Bristol Bulldog, the Short Singapore III, the Boulton Paul Overstrand, the Vickers Wellesley and the Gloster Gladiator. We also see the birth of the Hawker Hurricane and early marks of the Supermarine Spitfire, the Westland Lysander, the Fairey Battle, the Bristol Blenheim, the Handley Page Hampden, the Vickers Wellington, the Avro Anson, the North American Harvard, the Lockheed Hudson, the Boulton Paul Defiant and many more. The 1930s saw early ‘mock battles’ in preparation for the air defence of London and many crashes! There are many visits by royalty and dignitaries to the RAF College Cranwell, which boasted its own pack of Beagles for fox-hunts in the 1930s! We see the frantic recruiting methods used to attract more than 2,000 pilots as war approached. Our round-up of this amazing decade is completed with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s declaration of war on September 3rd 1939, the BEF on the Western Front in France and the RAF’s first real aerial battles. Format: 1 DVD (B+W) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626664541 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Concorde - 24 Hour World Cat No. SNA6655 ~ CONCORDE 24 HOUR WORLD (1973, 28 mins directed by John Costello and Terry Hughes) ~ Concorde, the head turning supersonic airliner only entered commercial service in January 1976 and although ‘Concorde 24 Hour World’ was made some years previous to that in 1973, it remains the definitive documentary to chart the optimism and weight of expectation this stunning aircraft carried. Its Anglo-French design and development was an enormous technological and logistical effort with the nose, tail and part of the fuselage being built in Bristol and its body and wings in Toulouse. The film focuses on Concorde 002, the British test aircraft that was to spend “most of its flying hours at the edge of the stratosphere” and which was “the most thoroughly tested civil aircraft ever”. Built to be tested to the limits, 002 was never to see public service. We see the test pilot John Cochrane in a pre-flight briefing, in the cockpit and this beautiful aircraft in stunning taxiing, take-off, air-to-air, descent and landing shots, as well as at various locations on its 1972 World Tour visiting places as diverse as Athens, Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo, India, Beirut and Iran in order to encourage vital orders from foreign airlines. ~ CONCORDE (1976, 21mins, directed by Arnold L. Miller) ~ Is a celebration of Concorde in the year it entered commercial service. This film shows Concorde in its early British Airways livery at Heathrow. We also get an insight into the construction process through scenes at the British Aircraft Corporation factory in Weybridge and Filton, and the unbelievably rigorous developmental testing procedures of the airframe at Farnborough, including the C.A.A. certification for rain. At Fairford we see the latest production Concorde undergoing testing and shots of early Concorde flight simulators, with a voice-over by John Cochrane. We see the pre-production Concorde 001 and the final shots of 002 at Fairford before its final flight to the Fleet Air Arm Museum where it remains as an exhibit to this day. DAY OF THE CONCORDE (1976, 14mins) ~ “The most beautiful aircraft ever to evolve from the mind of man”. Another film celebration of Concorde covering an early return proving flight from London Heathrow to Gander in Newfoundland. With an emphasis on the superb in-flight service and the ‘Concorde experience’ of the customer at 55,000 feet, flying at Mach 2 - twice the speed of sound. The success of the flight was a pre-cursor to a presentation of the CAA’s certificate of airworthiness and the celebrations surrounding the inaugural commercial flight to Bahrain on 21st January 1976 - the ‘Day Of The Concorde’. ~ DVD BONUS FEATURES SUPERSONIC HYPERSONIC FLIGHT (1962, 14mins) ~ This film shows early research into supersonic and hypersonic flight as it stood in the pioneering days of the early 1960’s. Military jets had already left the sound barrier behind and the next leap forward was to be the supersonic passenger airliner known as Concorde. Using laboratory scenes, wind tunnel tests and shots of the Handley Page 115 and BAC 221, a trio of scientists explain the aerodynamics of the ‘delta wing’ and the proposed "wave rider" air shapes and they demonstrate an experimental silicon nitrite metal strengthener before concluding with speculations as to the future development of hypersonic airframes. ~ CLIP FROM ‘EUROPEAN NEWS’ (1980, 1min) CLIP FROM ‘TEST PILOT’ (1972, 2 mins) ~ A silent take-off and landing sequence of the prototype Concorde followed by an interview with test pilot, John Cochrane. CONCORDE AT THE PARIS AIRSHOW (1968, 30 seconds) INTERVIEW WITH ARNOLD L. MILLER, DIRECTOR OF THE 1976 FILM ‘CONCORDE’ (2008, 3 mins) Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5027626665548 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Curse Of The Swastika Cat No. SNA6673 The Curse of The Swastika’, a classic British Pathe documentary from 1940, illustrates the insidious rise of the Nazi Party from its post World War One origins through Adolf Hitler’s conniving to become the leader of the party and eventual dictator of his self-styled Third Reich. The twisted logic of scapegoating of the Jews, the development of the dreaded Nazi concentration camps, the construction of the Siegfried Line and the dynamic tensions and botched compromises of European inter-war politics that led to the annexation of Austria and the Sudetenland before the eventual declaration of war with the invasion of Poland are all explored. The Battle of the River Plate in December 1939, the preparedness of French troops for the Battle For France and the sinking of the Graf Spee by Admiral Harwood and the British Navy feature heavily in this call to arms giving us a unique slant on the reasons for the start of the Second World War and The Curse of The Swastika. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929667358 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		British Tanks of the Second World War Cat No. SNA6674 Documentary tracing the development of British military tanks from the Tog 1 at the outset of the Second World War to the Comet, which was developed towards the end of hostilities. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929667457 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Speeches That Changed The World Cat No. SNFILM6678 A collection of some of the most powerful speeches of the modern age, including famous oratories by Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, Emperor Hirohito, Vyacheslav Molotov, Mahatma Gandhi, Ronald Reagan, Kevin Rudd, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Richard Nixon. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929667853 Category: E Price: £7.05 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Britain By Jove Cat No. SNA6676 All four episodes of the 1960s comedy travelogue produced by British Pathe to promote holidays in Great Britain. Presented by ventriloquist Ray Alan and his companion Lord Charles, the films take a whistlestop tour of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in the company of Lord Charles's erstwhile chauffeur Cavendish (Roddy Maude-Roxby). Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929667655 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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		Heights Of Danger Cat No. SNA6677 British motor racing drama made by Peter Bradford for the British Pathe Documentary Unit in 1953, showcasing the performance and reliability of the MG TD sports car. A villainous motor trade profiteer seeks to sabotage a British family's chances of winning an Alpine motor car rally, the prize money from which would secure the future of their struggling garage business. Format: 1 DVD (Colour) Label: Strikeforce Entertainment Genre: Special Interest Barcode: 5013929667754 Category: E Price: £8.15 (Excluding VAT at 17.5%)
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Unit 1 Georges Farm, Hillesden Road, Gawcott, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 4JF