Just for reference: this is the contents of the more mad son's Christmas list:
      December 25 2008 Thursday David's Christmas Presents
      Thomas the tank engine Percy and the Signal VHS
      Thomas the tank engine The Runaway VHS
      Thomas the tank engine Escape VHS
      Thomas the tank engine Thomas Gets Bumped Bumper Special VHS
      Thomas the tank engine Thomas's Christmas Party Bumper Special VHS
      Thomas the tank engine Rock n Roll VHS
      Thomas the tank engine Story and Song Collection VHS
      Thomas the tank engine Happy Holidays VHS
      Tots TV Bike Ride Bumper Special VHS
      Fun Song Factory 3 Party time at the Fun Song Factory VHS
      Fun Song Factory 2 VHS
      Tumble Tots Action Song Favourites [1996] VHS
      Tumble Tots The Action-Song Sing-A-Long VHS
      Tweenies Song Time Is Fab-A-Rooney [1999] VHS
      Maisy Maisy's ABC VHS
      Canon Digital Camcorder 35x and 1000x DVD Video
      Nikon Coolpix P50 Digital Camera 8.1 MP 3x optical zoom black (Upgrade with SD)
That's right. Fifteen videos (the "VHS" is not a misconception -- he wants tape cassettes) and two mid-range, top brand cameras.

We got him a Fuji S5700 which is cheap now and has quite a good video function (and is currently the best camera in the house), and Mrs U has had a trawl round the Maidstone charity shops for videos. We'll see how it goes.