Duke Video

The company employs 50 people (more at peak periods) and publishes sport and special interest DVDs, with motorsport as the core activity, including official reviews of leading international championships and events, including MotoGP, the World Rally Championship and the Le Mans 24-hours. The company has strong motorsport ties, particularly with the Isle of Man TT races. Not only is founder Peter Duke's father Geoff Duke OBE - winner of six TTs and motorcycle World Champion six times - but Duke has produced VHS and DVD reviews of the TT throughout the company's history. Having started trading as a mail order company, Duke evolved during the 1990s into a video publisher with extensive distribution, including HMV and Virgin, and a retail presence in 400 Halfords stores. Photograph of Peter Duke