# Digital Classics DVD

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'''Digital Classics DVD Limited''' is a UK-based DVD label which releases titles in the UK and worldwide across a range of genres: music, arts, documentaries, dramas and classic British comedy. Digital Classics DVD is part of [DCD Media](/source/DCD_Media), one of Europe’s leading independent TV production and distribution groups.

On 14 March 2008, Digital Classics launched its classical music video download service from www.digitalclassics.co.uk,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Davis |first=Hazel |date=March 19, 2008 |title=Digital Classics DVD Migrates Online |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/digital-classics-dvd-migrates-online-1311258/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |work=Billboard}}</ref> with videos such as ''[The Peony Pavilion](/source/The_Peony_Pavilion)'', [Peter Greenaway](/source/Peter_Greenaway)'s ''[A TV Dante](/source/A_TV_Dante)'', Arias with [Christine Schäfer](/source/Christine_Sch%C3%A4fer), [Anne Sofie von Otter](/source/Anne_Sofie_von_Otter), [Paul Groves](/source/Paul_Groves_(tenor)), [David Daniels](/source/David_Daniels_(countertenor)), [Thomas Hampson](/source/Thomas_Hampson_(baritone)), [Felicity Lott](/source/Felicity_Lott) and more.

==Comedy titles include==

*''[Futtocks End](/source/Futtocks_End)'' starring [Ronnie Barker](/source/Ronnie_Barker) and [Michael Hordern](/source/Michael_Hordern)  (1969)
*''[Sir Henry at Rawlinson End](/source/Sir_Henry_at_Rawlinson_End_(film))'' written by [Vivian Stanshall](/source/Vivian_Stanshall) and starring [Trevor Howard](/source/Trevor_Howard) (1980)
*''[The Golden Coach](/source/The_Golden_Coach)'' a film by [Jean Renoir](/source/Jean_Renoir) starring [Anna Magnani](/source/Anna_Magnani) (1953)
*''[San Ferry Ann](/source/San_Ferry_Ann)'' starring [Barbara Windsor](/source/Barbara_Windsor), [Joan Sims](/source/Joan_Sims), [David Lodge](/source/David_Lodge_(actor)) and [Wilfrid Brambell](/source/Wilfrid_Brambell) (1966)
*''[Simon, Simon](/source/Simon%2C_Simon)'' starring [Graham Stark](/source/Graham_Stark), [John Junkin](/source/John_Junkin) and [Norman Rossington](/source/Norman_Rossington) with cameos from [Peter Sellers](/source/Peter_Sellers), [Michael Caine](/source/Michael_Caine), [Bob Monkhouse](/source/Bob_Monkhouse), [Ernie Wise](/source/Ernie_Wise), [Eric Morecambe](/source/Eric_Morecambe) and [Tony Blackburn](/source/Tony_Blackburn) (1970)
*''[The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer](/source/The_Rise_and_Rise_of_Michael_Rimmer)'' a cult political satire starring and written by [Peter Cook](/source/Peter_Cook) [John Cleese](/source/John_Cleese) and [Graham Chapman](/source/Graham_Chapman) and also starring [Harold Pinter](/source/Harold_Pinter) (1970)

==Drama titles include==

* ''[Die Brücke](/source/Die_Br%C3%BCcke_(film))'' (''The Bridge'') a 1959 anti-war film by [Bernhard Wicki](/source/Bernhard_Wicki)
* ''[The Great Silence](/source/The_Great_Silence)'' a highly acclaimed [Spaghetti Western](/source/Spaghetti_Western) by [Sergio Corbucci](/source/Sergio_Corbucci) starring [Klaus Kinski](/source/Klaus_Kinski) and [Jean-Louis Trintignant](/source/Jean-Louis_Trintignant) with a score by [Ennio Morricone](/source/Ennio_Morricone).
*''[Green Mansions](/source/Green_Mansions_(film))'' starring [Audrey Hepburn](/source/Audrey_Hepburn) and [Anthony Perkins](/source/Anthony_Perkins) (1959)
*''[Lisztomania](/source/Lisztomania_(film))'' directed by [Ken Russell](/source/Ken_Russell) and starring [Roger Daltrey](/source/Roger_Daltrey)
*''[Petulia](/source/Petulia)'' directed by [Richard Lester](/source/Richard_Lester) and starring [Julie Christie](/source/Julie_Christie) and [George C. Scott](/source/George_C._Scott)
*''[Just like a Woman](/source/Just_like_a_Woman_(1967_film))'' starring [Wendy Craig](/source/Wendy_Craig) and [Francis Matthews](/source/Francis_Matthews_(actor))
*''[Dice](/source/Dice_(TV_miniseries))'' starring [Aidan Gillen](/source/Aidan_Gillen), [Martin Cummins](/source/Martin_Cummins), [Gina McKee](/source/Gina_McKee) and [Fred Ward](/source/Fred_Ward). Produced by [Box TV](/source/Box_TV_Limited).
*''[Testimony](/source/Testimony_(1988_film))'' The Story of Shostakovich. Starring [Ben Kingsley](/source/Ben_Kingsley).
*''[The 'Human' Factor](/source/The_'Human'_Factor)'' starring [George Kennedy](/source/George_Kennedy), [John Mills](/source/John_Mills) and [Rita Tushingham](/source/Rita_Tushingham)
*''Bon Voyage'' starring [Fay Ripley](/source/Fay_Ripley) and [Ben Miles](/source/Ben_Miles), directed by [John Fawcett](/source/John_Fawcett_(director))

==Documentary titles include==

*''[Last Chance to See](/source/Last_Chance_to_See)'' with [Stephen Fry](/source/Stephen_Fry) and [Mark Carwardine](/source/Mark_Carwardine).
*''[Stephen Fry in America](/source/Stephen_Fry_in_America)''
*[Alan Whicker](/source/Alan_Whicker)'s ''Journey of a Lifetime''
*''The Invincibles'' - The 1974 [British and Irish Lions](/source/British_and_Irish_Lions) Tour of South Africa
*[Stephen Fry](/source/Stephen_Fry): ''HIV & Me''
*''Theatreland'' - Behind the Scenes at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

==Music titles include==

*''[Beats of the Heart](/source/Beats_of_the_Heart)'': 'Roots, Rock, Reggae' with [Lee "Scratch" Perry](/source/Lee_%22Scratch%22_Perry), [Bob Marley](/source/Bob_Marley), [Toots and the Maytals](/source/Toots_and_the_Maytals), [Jimmy Cliff](/source/Jimmy_Cliff) and more
*''[Beats of the Heart](/source/Beats_of_the_Heart)'': [Salsa](/source/Salsa_music) with [Celia Cruz](/source/Celia_Cruz), [Tito Puente](/source/Tito_Puente), [Rubén Blades](/source/Rub%C3%A9n_Blades) and more...
*''[Beats of the Heart](/source/Beats_of_the_Heart)'': Rhythm of Resistance with [Ladysmith Black Mambazo](/source/Ladysmith_Black_Mambazo), the [Mahotella Queens](/source/Mahotella_Queens), [Johnny Clegg](/source/Johnny_Clegg) and more...
*'A Visit To [Ali Farka Touré](/source/Ali_Farka_Tour%C3%A9)' by [Marc Hureaux](/source/Marc_Hureaux)
*'Music by...[Gabriel Yared](/source/Gabriel_Yared)' by [Rani Khanna](/source/Rani_Khanna)
*'The Rocker': [Thin Lizzy](/source/Thin_Lizzy)'s [Phil Lynott](/source/Phil_Lynott)
*[Caetano Veloso](/source/Caetano_Veloso): Un Caballero De Fina Estampa with the singer in concert singing hits such as 'Cucurrucucu Paloma', 'Haiti', and 'O Samba E O Tango'.

==Classical titles include==

*'The [Salzburg Festival](/source/Salzburg_Festival)' historical documentary with [Plácido Domingo](/source/Pl%C3%A1cido_Domingo), [Maximilian Schell](/source/Maximilian_Schell), [Herbert von Karajan](/source/Herbert_von_Karajan), [Lang Lang](/source/Lang_Lang), [Anna Netrebko](/source/Anna_Netrebko), [Valery Gergiev](/source/Valery_Gergiev) and [Simon Rattle](/source/Simon_Rattle)
*''[Powder Her Face](/source/Powder_Her_Face)'' by [Thomas Adès](/source/Thomas_Ad%C3%A8s)
*''The Creation'' with the [Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra](/source/Bavarian_Radio_Symphony_Orchestra) conducted by Sir [Georg Solti](/source/Georg_Solti)
* ''Aria: [La Traviata](/source/La_Traviata)'' the story of the opera with [Kathleen Cassello](/source/Kathleen_Cassello), [Leo Nucci](/source/Leo_Nucci), [Roberto Alagna](/source/Roberto_Alagna), [Gianluigi Gelmetti](/source/Gianluigi_Gelmetti) and [Angela Gheorghiu](/source/Angela_Gheorghiu)
* ''[Julia Migenes](/source/Julia_Migenes): Diva on the Verge'' - the one woman show from the irrepressible [soprano](/source/soprano).
* '[Georg Solti](/source/Georg_Solti) and [Murray Perahia](/source/Murray_Perahia) Play [Bartók](/source/Bart%C3%B3k)'s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
*''[Stravinsky](/source/Stravinsky): Once at a Border'' by [Tony Palmer](/source/Tony_Palmer_(director))
*'[Joan Sutherland](/source/Joan_Sutherland): ''The Reluctant Prima Donna'' by [Iambic Productions](/source/Iambic_Productions)

==Dance titles include==
*[DV8 Physical Theatre](/source/DV8_Physical_Theatre): ''[The Cost of Living](/source/The_Cost_of_Living_(2004_film))''
* ''[Hans van Manen](/source/Hans_van_Manen) Festival'' starring the [Dutch National Ballet](/source/Dutch_National_Ballet), [Kirvo Ballet](/source/Kirvo_Ballet), [Bayerisches Staatsballet](/source/Bayerisches_Staatsballet), and [Nederlands Dans Theater](/source/Nederlands_Dans_Theater)
*''[The Nutcracker](/source/The_Nutcracker)'' starring [Mikhail Baryshnikov](/source/Mikhail_Baryshnikov) and [Gelsey Kirkland](/source/Gelsey_Kirkland)
*''Margot'', the story of [Margot Fonteyn](/source/Margot_Fonteyn) by [Tony Palmer](/source/Tony_Palmer_(director))
*''Dancing for Mr. B: Six [Balanchine](/source/Balanchine) Ballerinas'' with [Maria Tallchief](/source/Maria_Tallchief), [Mary Ellen Moylan](/source/Mary_Ellen_Moylan), [Melissa Hayden](/source/Melissa_Hayden_(dancer)), [Allegra Kent](/source/Allegra_Kent), [Merrill Ashley](/source/Merrill_Ashley) and [Darci Kistler](/source/Darci_Kistler)

==Other==
In June 2006 ''[Futtocks End](/source/Futtocks_End)'' was shown on the big screen in [Trafalgar Square](/source/Trafalgar_Square) in London for the [St. George's Day](/source/St._George's_Day) celebrations, prior to ''[Monty Python and the Holy Grail](/source/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail)''.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.digitalclassicsdvd.co.uk Digital Classics DVD]
*[http://www.dcdmedia.co.uk DCD Media] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012221607/http://www.dcdmedia.co.uk/ |date=2007-10-12 }}

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