Gift Guide – Blu-ray box sets

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy – The Extended Edition

£40, amazon.co.uk

With The Hobbit trailer recently unleashed, it’s time to swot up on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films as soon as possible. A mere two notes with the Queen’s pretty face will get you the full 12-odd hours of Middle-Earth action – with those stunning sweeping shots of the New Zealand landscape in HD, as they were meant to be seen. Warning: this may make the wait until next December for The Hobbit even tougher.