Best Selling Non-Fiction DVDs

A World Beyond Imagination. Narrated by David Attenborough Embark on the trip of a lifetime to the frozen wildernesses of the Arctic and Antarctic in the landmark six-part series, Frozen Planet from BBC's renowned Natural History Unit. Ambitious and epic in scale, it is the ultimate close encoun...

**The India Special** - In their most politically perilous overseas adventure to date, the boys defy the Prime Minister by embarking on a trade mission to India armed only with three old British cars, a trouser press and a badly behaved lawnmower. Along the way they attempt a disastrous train-based ...

Peter Elliot, one of New Zealand’s best known actors and presenters, goes on a journey through time to unravel New Zealand’s ancient past and for the first time reveals the surprising origins of our most iconic animals... be prepared to be shocked!

A World Beyond Imagination. Embark on the trip of a lifetime to the frozen wildernesses of the Arctic and Antarctic in the landmark six-part series, Frozen Planet from BBC's renowned Natural History Unit. Ambitious and epic in scale, it is the ultimate close encounter with the polar regions, cap...

Just when you could be forgiven for thinking that the beige brigade have won, just when many of us were on the verge of giving up and abandoning the field to the kind of people who really do think it isn't safe for kids to climb trees and poke each other in the eyes with sticks, and just when you th...

A third instalment of the hugely successful Politically Incorrect Guide series, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Grown Ups, presented by psychologist Nigel Latta, takes us on an investigation of adult life. Nigel explores the complexities of being a grown up - from the biggies - relationships, car...

Watch as pop culture's most baffling urban myths and legends are debunked, decoded and demystified by Mythbusters Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage. Relive the first sixteen episodes of this phenomenally successful series while maintaining a safe distance and leaving the Mythbusters team to blow the li...

It's the perfect formula for mind-blowing entertainment: science, experiments and explosions. The Mythbusters are special effects gurus Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage and their build team, Tory, Kari and Grant. They are out to prove or disprove myths and urban legends that have been part of our s...

Tony Robinson, Professor Mick Aston and the Team investigate their most iconic site so far - Westminster Abbey. Surrounded by the sights and sounds of Parliament Square the archaeologists have three days to pin down the location of a lost sacristy and uncover the Anglo Saxon origins of the Abbey. ...

Following the success of The Politically Incorrect Parenting Show, comes the next series from clinical psychologist Nigel Latta, focusing on the hormone-filled, angst-ridden world of the teenager. The show blends Nigel's irreverent and provocative approach to parenthood, with sound and informed p...

Country Calendar hopes you enjoy some of our favourite episodes from 2011. Some feature young folks - like a female Hawkes Bay farm manager who loves country life, or a woman who enters the madcap Hunterville Shepherds’ Schemozzle. Others are not-so-young - a Northland grandmother holding tight ...

With a budget of $1,000 dollars, each of the team has to buy a car for the epic road trip, stopping along the way to compete in a series of challenges which range from driving across Alabama without getting shot to preparing and eating Road Kill whilst camping out for the night.

TVNZ's hugely popular and much loved series is brought to you again in this wonderful highlights package crammed full with our favourite moments from Series 7 to 9. Trent gets up close to cheetah triplets, an otter goes AWOL, kiwi chicks are introduced to the great outdoors, a baby zebra struggl...

Hot places! Cold places! Places where the temperature is quite pleasant! There's nowhere Top Gear hasn't been in the name of temperature based entertainment. Proper petrol heads reckon you can't have fun in a car unless its rear-wheel drive, so take three rear-wheel drive coupes on a trip across...

"Robson Green is an actor who liked to dabble in a spot of fishing. But over two series of Extreme Fishing his eyes were opened to some of the most mind blowing fishing on the planet. And quite frankly, he’s addicted. Now Robson’s back for more… much more. Yes, it’s time for the Extreme Fishing W...

More extraordinary finds from Classic Car legend Wayne Carini. Ferrari expert and veteran bargain hunter Wayne Carini is back, digging our lost and hidden classic cars and restoring them to glory—and sale! Series 2 of Chasing Classic Cars brings you 4 discs of motoring pleasure!

Follow the unconventional Tweto family as they operate their family-run airline, Era Alaska, and battle unforgiving Alaska weather and terrain to transport life’s necessities to one of the most remote and extreme regions of America. With no freeway system for hundreds of miles, Era Alaska is the lif...

Does the thought of cooking Christmas dinner fill you with dread? Does it bring back memories of dry turkey or burnt carrots!? If the anser is ‘yes’, then don’t worry! This DVD will show you how to prepare in advance and how to cook on the day so that you get everything on the table, piping hot, at ...

Elusive, terrifying, Extreme Fishing! Robson Green UK actor and TV personality is on a mission to discover the weird, the wonderful and the way-off limits of the fishing world. Series 2 finds Robson fishing for elusive and terrifying fish in Canada; singing with the Maori in New Zealand; facing c...

There is one man in New Zealand still passionate enough about our rails and the country they roll through, to put words into action. A train buff himself, Marcus Lush heads OFF THE RAILS, venturing from Bluff in the south to Opua in the North, on a remarkable array of railways - coal, freight, steam...

This is a completely original series which will entertain, inform, and almost certainly provoke. The Politically Incorrect Parenting Show is the freshest thing to hit the world of parenting since someone first thought: 'Hey, what about instead of washing cloth nappies all the time, we made dispos...

The Ice Road Truckers return to Alaska, hauling their biggest loads ever across the most dangerous terrain they've faced. But this year, trucking critically needed cargo north to the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay is just the beginning. In season four, the drivers will tackle frozen rivers and swamps ...

Jamie Oliver is back doing what he does best - cooking, at home, with simple, accessible ingredients, including fruit and veg that he recently started to grow in his kitchen garden. Each programme is themed around one primary ingredient, it could be a look at all the different varieites of tomato...

Clarkson, Hammond and May travel to Vietnam and travel the entire length of the country in just eight days, achieving what the American military failed to do in ten years! First they must buy suitable transport for the trip. Despite having several million Dong in their pockets, this is less money...

From the acclaimed producers of the Wild South series comes the 25th Anniversary Edition of Journeys in National Parks presented by Peter Hayden Made in 1987, this original television series tells the story of five of New Zealand’s great National Parks. Our National Parks contain much of the countr...

The most dangerous frontier in history… For more than a hundred years, larger-than-life characters, many of whom are members of logging families that go back to the time when the West was being settled, have spent their days among towering trees and powerful machines and their nights in ou...

In Kiwi Kitchen Series One, Richard Till tours the country seeking out iconic New Zealand food. He discovers local characters who cook dishes we fondly remember, he takes a look at the origins of the food and explores why they have become a part of our cultural identity. In the third part of the sho...

Series 13 of this BAFTA-winning show skids, roars and explodes its way back onto DVD, with man versus machine experiments, exhaustive road tests of the latest models, a look back at the history of motoring, weekly power tests featuring the worlds most exotic super-cars and a surprise revelation. ...

Will Hayden, owner of Red Jacket Firearms, has challenges slung at him in rapid-fire fashion. His mission; to create the most efficient weapons for vastly different situations. From filmmakers to SWAT teams, gunslingers consistently seek out the reputed Red Jacket gunsmiths, whose reputations are te...

With the success opening of her new gallery, 'Wonderland', an assiduous book tour and a surprising engagement to her soul mate, Jesse James, Kat strives in pursuing even more; with a look into the development of her own fashion line. Sparks will fly, with the new-found love between her and Jesse, bu...

World famous Michelin starred chef Heston Blumenthal faces his toughest challenge yet, as he attempts to transform the culinary nightmares of major industrial forces. In this brand new series Heston Blumenthal, holder of 3 Michelin stars, attempts to help four of Britain's biggest brands dramaticall...

Following on from the huge success of the TV Series Intrepid Journeys, various episodes from Series 1 & 2 have been combined onto one unique travel DVD, featuring Marcus Lush in Egypt, Peta Mathias in Bolivia, Tim Shadbolt in Borneo, Kerre Woodham in Cambodia and others. Our intrepid globetrotte...

The Story of Science: power proof and passion; tells the story of the forces that came together to create scientific knowledge; the practical business of making instruments and machines; the great forces of history revolutions voyages of discovery and artistic movements and the dogged determination ...

From the producers of American Chopper comes American Hot Rod, a peek into the life of famous hot-rod builder and designer Boyd Coddington and his crew. This 12-episode series goes behind the scenes to catch all the tension and adrenaline as renowned hot-rod builder Boyd Coddington and his crew of h...

Big, Bigger, Biggest is back - and it's bigger than ever. Six episodes revealing the key inventions that allowed structures to evolve from simple and small into complex and BIG. Each episode opens showcasing the largest example of its kind and asks the question, ‘how did it grow so big?’ Then a ...

Fast-paced, fun-packed series combining entertainment and science in a new ground-breaking format that proves science really can be fun! Brainiac is the show that squares up to science and says, ‘Come and have a go if you think you’re hard enough’. It’s a unique beast - part science, part stunts...

Sister Wendy Beckett, hermit nun with a roguish smile and a most unorthodox passion for art, has been lauded in the press as, "the best talker on art since Lord Clark gave us Civilisation". Her observations are sometimes shocking and candid, sometimes poignant and emotional. She hopes t...

Until recently, Robson Green - a well loved actor and passionate fisherman - thought you couldn’t beat a nice quiet days’ fishing. That was until he went on an extreme adventure - a globetrotting, fish finding mission - in some of the greatest fishing destinations in the world. Robson...

Featuring 26 episodes from this phenomenally successful series, the Mythbusters team blow the lid off that stuff you’ve always wondered about. Watch as pop cultures most baffling urban myths and legends are debunked, decoded and demystified by Mythbusters Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage. ...

From the award‐winning producers of Hunger for the Wild comes this fascinating new 7 x half hour series. COASTERS follows keen fisher, seafood chef and presenter, Al Brown, as he travels the coastline of New Zealand exploring the connection Kiwis have with their coast. There is something very sp...