When this epic series was first broadcast in 1973 it redefined the gold standard for television documentary; it remains the benchmark by which all factual programming must judge itself. Originally shown as 26 one-hour programmes, The World at War set out to tell the story of the Second World War through the testimony of key participants. The result is a unique and unrepeatable event, since ...

Manufacturer: Fremantle Home Entertainment
Starring: Laurence Olivier

The hugely acclaimed series from Sky makes its way to DVD, and if you haven't checked in with it already, then this is the ideal opportunity to see what the fuss surrounding Ross Kemp in Afghanistan is all about. Kemp, of course, is still primarily known for playing Grant Mitchell in EastEnders. But here there's no fiction: Ross Kemp in Afghanistan sees him joining his ...

Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
Starring: Ross Kemp

Ron Fricke, the cinematographer on the trippy Koyaanisqatsi, made this similarly impressionistic, dialogue-free photo exhibition come to life. Shot in 24 countries and at all sorts of locations (ancient temples, Auschwitz, a chicken-processing plant), the film attempts to make a subconscious or poetic point about the relationship between living creatures (particularly humans) and their ...

Manufacturer: Second Sight
Directed By: Ron Fricke

Like Sin City before it, 300 brings Frank Miller and Lynn Varley's graphic novel vividly to life. Gerard Butler (Beowulf and Grendel, The Phantom of the Opera) radiates pure power and charisma as Leonidas, the Grecian king who leads 300 of his fellow Spartans (including David Wenham of The Lord of the Rings, Michael Fassbender, and Andrew Pleavin) into a battle ...

Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West, Vincent Regan
Directed By: Zack Snyder

Manufacturer: Revelation Films Ltd
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Ali McGraw
Directed By: Dan Curtis

Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
Directed By: Dominic Sutherland, Martina Balazova, Detlef Siebert

Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video

Manufacturer: Strike Force Entertainment

Manufacturer: ITV DVD
Directed By: Chris Terrill

Combining unseen archive footage and a wealth of interview material with "ordinary" people who witnessed or even participated in Hitler's reign, this eight part 1997 documentary brought fresh light to bear on the rise and fall of The Third Reich. Inevitably, the episode dealing with the Holocaust immobilises the viewer in its harrowing detail and a further blow against that rump of humanity who ...

Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
Starring: Samuel West