Roadshow - January 2012 Releases

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JAMES MAY’S MAN LAB

STUDIO:                ABC
RELEASE DATE:     25 January 2012
STARRING:            James May
RRP DVD:              $19.99

In Man Lab, James May leads a team of today's lost male souls on the slight muddy but invigorating path to enlightenment.

Thirty years ago, men were resourceful, practical and dependable, but not anymore. Today we have lost the once familiar skills all men had - the skills to build things, make things and mend things.

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DOCTOR WHO: U.N.I.T FILES BOXED SET

STUDIO:                BBC
RELEASE DATE:     11 January 2012
STARRING:            John Pertwee, Tom Bake
RRP DVD:              $49.99
NUMBER OF DISCS: 3

This three disc box set includes the six-part Jon Pertwee (third Doctor) story Invasion of the Dinosaurs and the four-part Tom Baker (fourth Doctor) story  The Android Invasion. 

In Invasion of the Dinosaurs the Doctor and Sarah Jane return from their adventure in medieval England, and are bewildered to find London deserted and under marshal law. Even more startling is the sudden appearance of a Tyrannosaurus Rex in the street. When they reach UNIT headquarters, they learn from the Brigadier that the city had to be evacuated when dinosaurs began appearing all over London.

Special Features include:

• Colour-recovered version of Part One, plus the previously-existing black and white version

• Commentary, People, Power and Puppetry (the making of)

• Doctor Who Stories: Elisabeth Sladen Part 1 (2003 interview with Elisabeth Sladen)

• Billy Smart‟s Circus Featuring Jon Pertwee

• Deleted scenes

• Now and Then (Revisiting locations)

• Photo gallery

• Easter egg

• Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

In The Android Invasion, the TARDIS materialises just outside a sleepy English village, it appears the Doctor and Sarah Jane are nearly "home" at last. But all is not as it seems in rural paradise. White-suited, gun-wielding guards stalk the countryside, while the village itself is eerily deserted. As the Doctor and Sarah look on, a UNIT member leaps over a cliff to his death and, as the clock strikes twelve, the local pub is suddenly filled with strange robotic villagers. The UNIT member is amongst them, very much alive. What exactly is happening here?

Special Features include:

• Commentary, The Village That Came to Life (the making of)

• Life After Who (Philip Hinchcliffe recalls his distinguished career)

• Weetabix Advert

• Radio Times listings

• Photo gallery

• Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

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THE HOUR

RELEASE DATE:     11 January 2012
STARRING:             Romola Garai, Ben Whishaw, Dominic Wes
RRP DVD:              $39.99
RRP Blu-Ray:         $44.99
NUMBER OF DISCS:  2

“Sexy stars, clever plots, great sets and sharp dialogue.” Sunday Times

“Terrifically good BBC series.”  Fiona Rae, NZ Listener

Written by Abi Morgan, the award-winning screenwriter of Sex Traffic and Brick Lane and boasting an all-star cast, this gorgeous and thrilling drama set in the 1950s, follows a deadly conspiracy, laced with intense ambition and crackling with sexual tension.

London 1956.  At Lime Grove Studios, the BBC are launching 'The Hour’ a new topical news programme.   At the heart of the show are three contrasting journalists: enigmatic producer Bel Rowley (Romola Garai - Atonement) a spirited woman in a man’s world, her best friend Freddie Lyon (Ben Whishaw  - Bright Star) a brilliant and passionate reporter, and a charming, well-connected front man, Hector Madden (Dominic West –The Wire).

As Freddie moves to cover a significant but controversial breaking story, the trio become entangled in an intense interplay of politics, ambition and romance, ignited by a mysterious murder and chilling conspiracy.

The Hour’s supporting cast includes Tim Pigott-Smith and Juliet Stevenson as Lord and Lady Elms; Anton Lesser as Clarence Fendley, the BBC’s Head of News; Anna Chancellor as Lix, The Hour’s brave and maverick hard-drinking foreign correspondent; Julian Rhind-Tutt as Angus McCain, the Prime Minister’s eyes and ears; and Oona Chaplin as Marnie Madden, Hector’s spoilt beautiful wife.

The Hour explores the ruthless politics behind the polite social facade, and ultimately reveals the secrets that will bring down a British prime Minister and  redefine the world for a new generation.

Special features include:

• Creating The Hour – Set design piece

• Behind the scenes of The Hour

As seen on SOHO - Also available on Blu-ray

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APOLLO 18

LABEL:                 Roadshow
RELEASE DATE:     25 January 2012
DIRECTOR:             Gonzalo López-Gallego
STARRING:             Warren Christie, Ryan Robbins
CATEGORY:           Thriller
RRP DVD:              $39.99
RRP Blu-Ray:         $39.99

Decades-old found footage from NASA's abandoned Apollo 18 mission, where two American astronauts were sent on a secret expedition, reveals the reason the U.S. has never returned to the moon.

Officially, Apollo 17, launched December 17th, 1972 was the last manned mission to the moon. But a year later, in December of 1973, two American astronauts were sent on a secret mission to the moon funded by the US Department of Defence. What you are about to see is the actual footage which the astronauts captured on that mission. While NASA denies its authenticity, others say it's the real reason we've never gone back to the moon.

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NATURAL WORLD COLLECTION 2

STUDIO:               BBC
RELEASE DATE:    11 January 2012
RRP DVD:            $29.99

The Natural World series, the jewel in the crown of the BBC Natural History Unit, features stunning photography and gripping narratives across a diverse array of wildlife stories.

DISC 1

Birds of Paradise: From their treetop base, a zoologist, a wildlife film-maker and an adventurer goes in search of a rare group of monkeys living alongside a host of other wildlife: hippos, herds of forest elephants and the elusive lowland gorilla.

Titus  – The Gorilla King:  This is the tale of the struggle for survival of one abandoned gorilla, who went on to become a famous silverback.

Dolphins of Shark Bay:  This film follows six remarkable months in the life of a family of dolphins led by mother “Puck” and her new born calf “Samu”. A heart-warming and emotional portrayal of one of the ocean's most revered creatures.

Mississippi – Tales of the Last River Rat: This film explores the challenges the last river rat, Kenny Salwey faces to survive the Mississippi through four extremely defined seasons.

DISC 2

Whale Shark: This programme follows a year-long journey with the largest fish in the world, the whale shark and the mystery that sounds their arrival on Australia's Ningaloo Reef.

The Mountains of the Monsoon: Photographer and naturalist Sandesh Kadur visits the mysterious Western Ghats Mountains in India on a personal quest to document the incredible variety of wildlife found there, before it disappears forever.

Snow Monkeys: This rich and varied story, focuses on three very different lives of Japanese Macaques “snow monkey‟s”; one lives in relative luxury; another endures a daily battle for survival deep in the mountains; while a third has taken to raiding local farms.

Moose In the Glen: Paul Lister faces the challenge of convincing local farmers to introduce big predators as the natural way to restore the landscape of the Scottish highlands. Paul believes that once the Highland has started to heal itself, other Scottish wildlife will be brought back. 

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Published 1st Feb 2012

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