Transportation DVDs

In this fascinating documentary produced by the award-winning Memory Line team, we return to the remote and inhospitable Denniston Plateau with some of the miners and men who worked on the Incline. As they tell their story, high quality 35mm archive movie film graphically shows how the coal was take...

A fast-paced and fascinating series with universal appeal combining CGI, archive and actuality footage to show how modern technology has shaped the objects we use, fight with, live and travel in. Find out how and why our 21st century weapons, buildings, superstructures and vehicles have evolved ...

All the Memoryline collection in one box set. Contains: - Main Trunk Century - Total Steam - On Denniston - Rimutaka Incline - Rails In The Wilderness - North Island Main Trunk

From gun powder to the Gatling gun, the first tank to the latest unmanned drones, we review the mechanisms and machinery man has created to wage war. Historical achievements through to modern day technologies journey of war machines. Flint & steel Rifles & machine guns Artil...

Extreme Machines: Jeremy Clarkson takes a look at modified fighter planes and a super-charged V8 jet boat. Motorworld: Jeremy Clarkson finds himself travelling to Iceland, India, Cuba and the USA to sample the different "car cultures" of the world. Speed: Jeremy Clarkson examines ...

100 Years Of Titanic Commemorate a century of Titanic with this double release from NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. Secrets of the Titanic: Join one of the century's most celebrated underwater expeditions with famed oceanographer and explorer Dr. Robert Ballard on his search for the sunken luxury liner R...

Mercedes, Audi, Rolls Royce, Bentley. It's a truly European obsession: the quest to combine the power and precision that is intrinsically linked to high-performance vehicles with the style and elegance synonymous with luxury car makers. Visiting four renowned car manufacturers, we are privy to a ...

Return to the Titanic with James Cameron... In April 1912, after colliding with an iceberg, the RMS Titanic cruise ship slipped beneath the dark icy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean in one of the most notorious disasters in world history. Join Academy Award winning director James Cameron as he ...

MAIN TRUNK CENTURY - The Grand Train Ride. From the team that produced the internationally award-winning Memory Line series comes a new documentary celebrating the centenary of the 1908-2008 North Island, New Zealand Main Trunk Railway, one of the last great engineering triumphs from the frontie...

An in-depth programme about our most incredible, inspiring and varied mode of transport: the Automobile. From the very early years and first developments, through to the most powerful and technologically advanced vehicles of modern day, this is a fascinating look at the history of the Car. If you...

On the 15th of April, 1912, the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the freezing waters of the North Atlantic killing 1,517 passengers and crew. Since that night, Titanic's sinking has fascinated the world like no other tragedy. Even a century later, the events of that night, the people involved ...

Celebrated actor David Suchet sets aside his alter ego Hercule Poirot to step aboard one of the world's most iconic trains the Orient Express. From London, Suchet travels to Calais in northern France to board the Venice Simplon Orient Express, and begins his 2,000-mile journey through six countries,...

This is the story of a tenacious Australian jet pilot, David Mayman, as he strives to achieve his childhood dream of building and free-flying his very own Rocket Belt, only to discover he faces a nearly impossible task. Rocket Compulsion will take the audience on a ride that shows point blank why...

Get set for an adrenaline rush like no other! Jetstream follows the white knuckle trials of an elite group of Air Force pilots struggling to master one of the world’s most advanced supersonic tactical fighter jets, the F-18 Hornet. With unprecedented access, each thrilling episode follows t...

Take a look at the engineering feats that shaped the 20th century. In this new series, Chris Barrie seeks out the great British machines that have changed people’s lives and helped shaped Britain as we know it today. Chris tells the stories of these mechanical icons with passion, wit and a ...

Arguably the most advanced strike aircraft in the world today, the MiG 29's maneuverability and stability at high angles of attack makes it a formidable weapon. Developed in the sinister days of the cold war, the concept behind the MiG was to design an aircraft specifically for both offensive and de...

At the turn of the 20th century, not a single human being had flown a powered aircraft, however by the close of it, flying was a common occurrence for millions of people around the world, with some even lucky enough to enter space. The Iconic Great Planes Collection examines and celebrates the s...

Beloved steeplejack, industrial historian and a man with a passion for steam, the late Fred Dibnah's enthusiasms proved contagious to all who came across them. This collection brings together for the first time ever, previously unseen footage shot for the BBC with Fred at Britain's railway works...

Experience life aboard the HMAS Rankin the newest of Australias Collins Class submarines in this intriguing new six part documentary series, as she undertakes a journey from the West Australian coast to the waters of Korea, Japan and Hawaii. After the political storm and disastrous national headline...

Steam log haulers dragged the felled trees on skylines and through dense undergrowth. Centre stage in this drama were the tramway engines, or lokeys — legendary designs from the USA like Heisler and Climax and New Zealand-built Price and Johnston - hauling the logs out over high timber trestle...

Take a nostalgic look back at the days of steam in the British Isles. From the days of steam on the historic Southern line, up to the Midlands and over to the Isle of Wight. This set also takes a look present day Railways with a film about the Channel Tunnel trains. This collection includes all 8...

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...

Since the invention of the wheel man has been obsessed with speed. To out race the limitations of his physical form and engage the adrenalin in his veins. From the first organised auto mobile races in 1894, Grand Prix racing has encapsulated the essence of this obsession. The Drivers is a candid ...

In Empire of the Seas, historian and avid sailor Dan Snow goes beyond the battle tactics to reveal the surprising history of the Royal Navy - a grand tale of the twists and turns which thrust the people of the British Isles into an indelible relationship with the sea and ships.The four-part series o...

Aeroplanes and pilots are critical to life in Alaska but the rugged terrain and extreme weather make flying a dangerous and sometimes deadly proposition. In this season of Alaska Wing Men: a group of climbers gets stranded on the mountain, a veteran pilot hits a dangerous cloud of ice and a chopper ...

This three-part series wonderfully captures the intriguing lives of its cast of characters living alongside the fascinating railway trains of India - enthralling, beautifully filmed and lovingly told, Indian Hill Railways is a meaningful and bold in tales of human interest. The three episodes cov...

The Biggest Recycling Job On The Planet... If you think constructing colossal buildings and mega machines is a challenge, wait till you see the difficulties and danger involved in breaking them down! We’ll join crews from all over the world as they knock down, deconstruct, and recycle some ...

View combat battles from the pilot’s seat! HISTORY™ brings the world’s most intense battles in the history of aerial warfare to life in this riveting documentary series. Narrated by the flying aces themselves, Dogfights is the closest thing to having actually fought in these bat...

Following on from the Emmy® Award-winning WWII Lost Films, WWII Lost Films - The Air War is the next landmark documentary to present visually restored, never-beforeseen archival footage in stunning HD colour. This 2 hour HISTORY™ special travels with 4 US WWII veterans through the history ...

Chasing Classic Cars is a full-throttle, high-definition 26 x 30min series that follows Wayne Carini, Ferrari expert and master restorer, as he takes us on his personal mission to uncover great cars and secret collections. During each 30-minute episode, he scours the countryside for classic auto...

EXPLORE 60 YEARS OF INNOVATION. Holden - Laugh along with them at the early advertising campaigns and celebrate great cars like Monaro, Commodore and Torana with rare never before-seen footage. Meet the people who design, test and build these great cars - people with real passion, dedication and ...

Extreme Machines is dedicated to finding out how machines work. Explore the extreme machines transporting equipment and cargo no other vessel can manage. From the floating fortress John C Stennis that carries in excess of 5000 crew members to the latest US Navy hovercrafts which allowed unparall...

Great planes looks at some of the most influential, innovative and intriguing machines that ever took flight. EVOLUTION OF THE FIGHTER-BOMBER charts the progression of aerial fighter-bombing capability - from the Vietnam era, F-105 Thunderchief (known unofficially as the ‘Thud’ to its cr...

A profile of the Ironclads, the revolutionary naval vessels which helped change the course of the American Civil War. Included are footage of the HMS Warrior in Portsmouth, 3D computer animation sequences, maps, graphics and analysis by leading naval scholars and historians.

This acclaimed documentary, produced and directed by Anthony Buckley in 1974, is a pioneering tribute to the 3801 steam locomotive. We travel along viewing the locomotive and train from all angles, thanks to the matchless photography of Dean Semler (Dances with Wolves). Long shots with the steam lyi...

John Agnew is a crazy New Zealander who has been hunting down the last steam trains in the world. We join John as he tracks down the last Chariots of Fire on the final frontier China, and the remote icy wastes of inner Mongolia. John had heard about the last labyrinth of steam railways but the Ch...

Climb into the cockpit with the men and women who pilot the most impressive military aircraft of the 21st century. From fighters to bombers and giant cargo ships, experience the inside story of nine history-making aircraft. From the maiden flight of the F-22 - the world's most advanced stealth fight...

Some new shapes are appearing in Australian skies... from the 560 tonne Airbus A 3870 to the Global Hawk unmanned spyplane. Jeff Watson looks at the Super Jumbo and its rival, the Boeing 787; mini jets like the Brazilian Embraer E-170, the Boeing Super Hornet, the Wedgetail AWACs aircraft, the Bo...

Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog follows enigmatic airship engineer Dr. Graham Dorrington as he embarks on a trip in the heart of Guyana to test his new helium-filled invention above the rainforest. Dubbed the “white diamond” on account of its unique teardrop shape, the expedition begin...

Monaro. It’s the original Holden performance car, the first Holden V8, the first Holden Bathurst winner and the first Holden to win the Australian Touring Car Championship. And that first HK model Monaro GTS 327 was also the car that lit the fuse to ignite the now famous Holden-vs-Ford war t...