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Real Dads Army (2002)

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), £16.95

Four films depicting various aspects of recruiting and training the Home Guard (Dad’s Army) during World War 2.

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Dawn Guard, The (1941 Film)

Director

Roy Boulting

Producer

John Boulting

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Two ordinary citizens enrolled in the Home Guard reflect on the war and express their total commitment not only to the defence of Britain, but to the defeat of Fascism.

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Off Guard (1991)

Subject

Agriculture; Civil Engineering & Building; FE

Distribution

Sale, VHS (11 minutes), £40.00

Power take off (PTO) shafts with broken, damaged or badly fitted guards can kill. The programme examines key safety issues including how to select the right guard for a PTO shaft and the importance of...

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Guarda Cuidadosa, La (1965 Film)

Subject

Drama; Spanish studies

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Performance of a complete one-act play by Cervantes. A guard protects the house of the girl he hopes to marry from all other men; the girl chooses to marry another man.

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Troublemakers: Belinda (1983)

Director

Michael Houldey

Subject

Education; Psychology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 52 minutes), £20.00

Belinda Turner, 14, lives in Birmingham and attends a local comprehensive school - sometimes. When she does, her teachers are wary. For Belinda, they believe, is a troublemaker. This fictionalised...

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Son Nica (1986 Video)

aka: Nicaragua: My Country

Director

Walter Marin; Jackie Reiter; Wolf Tirado

Subject

History; Sociology

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 34 min.

Nicaragua’s first free elections were held in 1984 with seven political parties participating. Looks at the new democratic processes by focusing on two women members of the new National Assembly, one an...

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Tumbledown (1988)

Director

Richard Eyre

Subject

Media studies; Military Science; Social welfare

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 113 minutes), £7.00

A BBC drama based on the experiences of the Royal Scots Guard Lieutenant, Robert Lawrence, covering his military training, the fateful action he saw in the Falklands conflict and the aftermath of the...

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Understanding Plagiarism and Its Consequences (2011)

Subject

Law

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 19 minutes), $240.00

Information has never been more accessible than it is today. With millions of people contributing to the Internet, the danger of plagiarism is more pervasive than ever before. This film explores the nature...

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Keep Calm and Carry on: News Reports from the British Home Front 1939-1945 (2011)

Subject

Film studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 482 minutes), £19.99

Compilation of newsreels from the Second World War reporting on the activities on the Home Front. Among the eight hours’ worth of material are items on the evacuation of children, air raids, gas mask...

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Aftermath (1994 Video)

Director

Nancy Diuguid; Jessica Skippon

Subject

Psychology; Social welfare; Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 10 min., 1995 sale £20.00 (+VAT +p&p)

A short drama showing a woman who has been raped weeks, months, years ago. Some days she can live what seems a normal life, but most days she is plagued by terrifying images. In a state of denial, fear and...

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