TELEVISION - 2025
Top Guns : Inside the RAF - Against the back-drop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and unsettled times in the Middle East, the documentary tells the story of the personnel at RAF Coningsby and RAF Waddington and the forward air-base in Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri. Includes actual in-flight footage of missions in the Middle East and in the North Sea (9, 6 episodes of 45 minutes each, 3 Discs, Channel 4, PAL)
EastEnders : The Lock-In - Actor and presenter Joe Swash hosts a live show where actors involved in the 40th anniversary show give behind the scenes insights into Cindy Beale’s attacker reveal, Denise, Jack and Ravi’s interactive love triangle and details about the "Live" episode (9, 44 minutes - On the same disc as EastEnders Live - 20.02.25, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
EastEnders Live - 20.02.25 - To celebrate their 40th year, EastEnders broadcast live. The episode dealt with the aftermath of the explosion in the Queen Vic pub and the impending birth of Sonia Fowler's baby (9, 30 minutes - On the same disc as EastEnders : The Lock-In, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special - To celebrate 50 years since the start of NBC's Saturday Night Live, the show invited back past cast members to perform in sketches. Sketches include Black Jeopardy !, Scared Straight, Debbie Downer, Bronx Beat, Weekend Update and Close Encounters. Returning cast members included Steve Martin, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Martin Short, Garrett Morris, Molly Shannon and Adam Sandler (9, Copied from the internet - 2.5 hours, 2 Discs, NBC, PAL)
Tribe - Bruce Parry, an English indigenous rights advocate, visited 3 tribal groups to live with and learn how they go about their lives so as to better understand their culture. Episode 1 he lived with the Waimaha people, who live on a remote tributary of the Amazon. Episode 2 he lived with the Mucubal people in the Namib desert in Africa. And in episode 3 he lived with the Marapu people on the island of Sumba in Indonesia (9, episodes of 1 hour each, 2 Discs, BBC, PAL)
25 Years of Location, Location, Location - Presenters Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer look back on 25 years of house-hunting high jinks, from successful searches and new-home happiness, to turbulent times and behind-the-scenes bloopers (9, 46 minutes - On the same disc as 2025 Kirstie and Phil : Bleeps, Bloops and Best Bits, 1 Disc, Channel 4, PAL)
Kirstie and Phil : Bleeps, Bloops and Best Bits - Presenters Kirstie and Phil share their favourite moments from their 25 years together, from outrageous stories to borderline scandalous revelations, with some bleeps and bloopers thrown in for good measure (9, 23 minutes - On the same disc as 2025 25 Years of Location, Location, Location, 1 Disc, Channel 4, PAL)
At Home with Katharine Ryan - Comedian Katherine Ryan, a working mum of 3, allows special access to her own family life, which shows how she juggles being a wife and a mother with being a breadwinner and a top comedian (9, 4 episodes of 45 minutes, 2 Discs, W Channel, PAL)
Live Aid at 40 : The Concert - 2025 re-broadcast of the 1985 Live Aid charity music concert which brought together the big stars of the time to raise money for Ethiopian Famine Relief. Stars include U2, Dire Straits, David Bowie, Elton John, The Who and Queen with their iconic 6-song set (9, 7.5 hours, 4 Discs, BBC, PAL)
Bryan Adams : Radio 2 in the Park - Live performance from Chelmsford, UK. Songs featured are Kick Ass, Run to You, Somebody, Roll with the Punches, 18 'til I Die, Shine a Light, Heaven, Make up your Mind, You belong to Me, When you're Gone, The only thing that looks good on me is you, Never ever let you go, (Everything I do) I do it for you, Back to you, So happy it hurts, Cuts like a Knife, Summer of '69 (9, 1 hour 16 minutes, BBC, PAL)
Apollo 1 : Destination Moon - Documentary looking back at the birth of the race to the moon in the 1960's, focusing on the lives of Apollo 1's prime crew ; Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Ed White II and Roger Chaffee. Includes interviews with NASA employees at the time and family members of the crew (9, 1 hour 10 minutes, 1 Disc, Channel 4, PAL)