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Fifth Gear: The Supercar Collection
Before you read this, it's probably a good idea to put a disclaimer about this reviewer being neither a fan of cars, TV shows about cars or people with names like Jeremy, Tiff or Quentin. Hence, this review may offend if you are fond of such things.
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Jimmy Doherty: 'A Taste Of The Country'
Part cookbook, part memoir of Jimmy Doherty’s journey from city boy to farmer, this book is filled with gorgeous photos - brown and white piglets, shy cows, and surprisingly intelligent-looking chickens - generally followed by a selection of recipes on how best to chop and fry them up.
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John Pilger: Reporting The World
John Pilger is one of the UK's most well-known and respected journalists, authors and documentary makers. His approach is a factual one and as such he seems to be able to find a way behind the façade of his subject and get to the heart of the matter.
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In The Shadow Of The Moon
Between 1968 and 1972, nine American spacecraft voyaged to the moon and 12 men walked upon its surface.
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Stephen Hawking & The Theory Of Everything
Originally shown in two parts on Channel 4 entitled "Stephen Hawking: Master Of The Universe", this exact amalgam of both episodes makes for a fascinating, if slightly ill-presented, 90 minutes which delves into the complexities of the universe with one of the greatest minds of all time.
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A Very British Gangster
Donal MacIntyre's reverential documentary on the self-professed kingpin of Manchester, Dominic Noonan, is a worryingly close-up examination of the dangerous underworld of Britain that exists after dark.
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Real Outlaws
Britain is in trouble! Gangs, thieves and hoodies run the streets - who is going to stop them? No, this isn’t a headline from The Sun, but rather the basis of this slice of paranoia.
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Monarchy: The Complete Third Series
The highly respected academic Dr David Starkey is back, educating us yet again on our own history - something we can’t always be relied upon to learn about at school.
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Gary Lineker’s Action Replay
Crisp-touting former footballer and telly pundit Gary Lineker hosts this action-packed DVD release that seems destined for many men’s Christmas stockings this year.
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Go, Go LazyTown!
No one’s lazy in LazyTown. Which is quite a feat considering only three of the characters appear to have legs. Each slightly eerie episode of this propaganda fest extolling the virtues of hyperactivity runs for a full 25 minutes, requiring a good sit down from its viewers.
