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Great Events of the 20th Century (1999 Video)

aka: Greatest Events of the 20th Century, The

Subject

History

Distribution

DVD

A collection of newsfilm covering 101 newsworthy events of the 20th century. Items are: 1) Opening credits; 2) Queen Victoria’s funeral; 3) Wright brothers’ first flight; 4) Suffragette dies under...

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Private Life of a Masterpiece, Series 1-5 Collection (2007)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 1100 minutes), £69.99

This television series reveals the stories behind famous works of art: how the pieces were created, how they have influenced others and how they have come to have a life of their own in the modern world. All...

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Sncc Fiftieth Anniversary Conference (2011)

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 3120 minutes), $499.00

This 38 volume DVD set is a video recording of the 50+ hours of plenary sessions, panel discussions and cultural programmes that took place at the 50th anniversary conference in 2010 of the Student...

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Early Days of Cinema and the Beginning of Modern Dance, The (1996 Video)

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. st. b&w. 60 min., 1997 sale: NLG 59.00 (inclusive)

Focuses on dance from the early days of cinema 1894-1912, and on the pioneering work of Ted Shawn and Ruth St Denis (1912-1950), who created modern dance, inspired by ethnic theatre traditions and the...

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Imaging the Bible in Wales (2010)

Subject

Art; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (DVD-ROM), £19.50

An interpretive DVD-ROM, Imaging the Bible in Wales, was produced and made available with the book published by Sheffield Phoenix Press, Biblical Art from Wales. The DVD-ROM was written and produced by...

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Unflinching Eye, An (2011)

Director

Richard Woolley

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 450 minutes), £29.99

A compilation of seven films produced between 1970 and 1988 by British filmmaker Richard Woolley. Tackling controversial themes such as class, race, sexuality and the human instinct for violence, Richard...

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Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields (2011)

Subject

Geography; History; Politics & government

Jon Snow presents a forensic investigation into the final weeks of the quarter-century-long civil war between the government of Sri Lanka and the secessionist rebels, the Tamil Tigers. With disturbing and...

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Skirt Through History, A (1994 Video)

Director

Kate Broome; Philippa Lowthorpe; Deborah Wignall; Penny Woolcock

Subject

History; Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £1,170

A drama-documentary series on the lives of ten extraordinary women told through their writings, which offer a woman’s view of history. 1 (director Philippa Lowthorpe): Anne Lister was born in 1791 and...

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638 Ways to Kill Castro (2007)

Director

Dollan Cannell

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 140 minutes), £17.99

Poison pens, lethal noxious gases, deadly model aircraft, toxic cigars, baseball grenades and exploding molluscs - just a sample of the hilariously outlandish 638 plots to kill the charismatic Cuban...

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Age of Stupid, The (2009)

Director

Franny Armstrong

Subject

Energy; Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 92 minutes), £19.99 (retail) £14.00 Spanner direct

Pete Postlewaite stars in this cautionary look at our changing climate, and what could become of our world should we continue to ignore the warning signs and not stop global warming while we still have the...

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