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  1. Magna Carta (1992 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 22 min., £12.95 (inclusive)

    Looks at the British Library’s two surviving copies of Magna Carta, as well as other medieval documents and footage of the places central to the story of Magna Carta, including Canterbury, Dover castle,...

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  2. Nine Muses, The (2010)

    Director
    John Akomfrah
    Subject
    Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 96 minutes), £15.99

    An impressionistic, semi-documentary by John Akomfrah which uses archival footage of the arrival of immigrants in Britain as well as clips illustrating the difficulties of integration faced by people once...

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  3. Metaphysical Poets, The (1999 Video)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2004 sale: £19.90 (+ VAT +p&p)

    Examines the work of the metaphysical poets as exemplified by John Donne. The work of the metaphysical poets was characterised by ingenious, often highly intricate wordplay. The video includes period...

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  4. Banana Blush (1994)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD), £6.99

    A series of John Betjeman’s poems read by himself with musical accompaniment by Jim Parker. The musical style varies from 1920’s pastiche on ‘Agricultural Caress’ to flute and strings on ‘Age and...

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  5. For Your Pleasure (1970 Film)

    Director
    Derek Phillips
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 4 minutes), £9.50

    Animated film showing how ‘progress’ comes to rural England. Constable’s painting of Willie Lot’s cottage is gradually turned into a super-motorway.

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  6. English Garden, The. Part 5: The Picturesque Paradise (1785-1840) (1980 Video)

    Subject
    Architecture; Biology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min.

    After the death of Capability Brown in 1783, Humphrey Repton became recognised as his natural successor and used visible terraces and flowers to decorate the landscape. However, both Brown and Repton were...

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  7. Sense and Sensation: English Culture in the Eighteenth Century (2002)

    Subject
    Arts and Humanities; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 50 minutes), £!6.99

    An exploration of the arts in eighteenth-century London, written and presented by historian John Brewer. The film considers the world of commerce and celebrity in which Georgian culture was created. A world,...

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  8. Plenty (1985 Video)

    Director
    Fred Schepisi
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 119 min.

    Feature film adapted by David Hare from his stage play in which a courageous and impulsive young Englishwoman returns home after fighting in the French Resistance to encounter the apathy of post-war England.

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  9. Four with Betjeman: Victorian Architects and Architecture (2011)

    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £6.99

    Four part series narrated by the poet John Betjeman which looks at the work of influential Gothic architects in 1850s England. The buildings considered by Betjeman include the Houses of Parliament, the...

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  10. Final Reel, The (2016)

    aka: The Final Reel: The Story of Our Love Affairs with Cinemas

    Director
    Jonathan Blagrove
    Subject
    Film studies; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £10.99

    From the early days of silent cinema, through the golden age of the picture palace to the modern multiplexes and beyond, this documentary takes an affectionate and entertaining look at Britain’s obsession...

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