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Iraqi National Congress (1995 Video)

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 13 min., Free (+p&p)

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Spirit of ‘45, The (2013)

Director

Ken Loach

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 92 minutes), £9.99

Director Ken Loach uses film from Britain’s regional and national archives, alongside sound recordings and contemporary interviews to present a portrait of the social changes which took place in post-War...

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Personalities of the Thirties (4 Parts) (1937 Film)

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

1 (1935): Stanley Baldwin emphasises the trade revival brought about since 1931 and urges people to continue its support of the National Government in preference to a return to party government so that the...

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Last Party (1993), The (1999)

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, VHS (NTSC, 96 minutes), $9.90

Robert Downey Jr reports on the National Democratic Convention in 1992, with a cautionary message to young Americans to start participating in democracy or get the kind of government they deserve. Features...

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Spear of the Nation: The Story of the African National Congress (1987 Video)

Producer

Ian Stuttard; David Tereshcuk

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min.

Examines the role of the African National Congress in the struggle for liberation in South Africa. Partly filmed secretly in South Africa, includes interviews with ANC President Oliver Tambo, Winnie Mandela,...

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I.O.U.S.A. (2009)

Director

Patrick Creadon

Subject

Economics; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 85 minutes), £12.99

Produced before the global financial meltdown, this documentary examines America’s rapidly growing national debt and the consequences for the country and its citizens. Burdened with an ever-expanding...

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Secrets (1978 Film, Video)

Director

Chris Gilders

Subject

Law

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The expression of ‘open government’ and a relaxation of the secrecy which surrounds much of local and central government is a concept which both major parties have welcomed in theory but have shown...

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Still the Enemy Within (2014)

Director

Owen Gower

Producer

Owen Gower

Subject

Politics & government; Social sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 112 mins), £12.49

The film tells the story of the 1984-85 British miners’ strike. Thirty years on, this is the first-hand experience of those who lived through Britain’s longest strike. In 1984, a conservative government...

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Lloyd George: Politician or Social Reformer? (1980 Video)

Director

John C Wilson

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1997 sale: £14.95 (+VAT +p&p)

A talk John Grigg, who considers the role of Lloyd George in the last Liberal government. Lloyd George’s methods and concerns are illustrated by an examination of the conflict over the 1909 Budget and 1911...

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Death of a Student (1969 Film)

Producer

Brian Armstrong

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The events in Prague following the suicide and funeral of Jan Palach. A movement of national solidarity sprang up and the film portrays the atmosphere at the time.

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