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  1. John Cage (1984)

    Director
    Peter Greenaway
    Producer
    Revel Guest
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Documentary on the avant-garde composer John Cage. Includes a postcript by Peter Greenaway in which he discusses some of the issues raised.

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  2. Midlands Enlightenment, The (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Robert Philip
    Subject
    Science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Looks at the Lunar Society of Birmingham, which flourished from the 1760s until 1810. The society was characterised by an interest in scientific progress with a strong element of radical politics and...

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  3. Mantegna: The Triumph of Caesar (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Robert Philip
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Examines ‘The Triumph of Caesar’, a series of nine canvases painted in the late 15th century by Andrea Mantegna. They were painted for the Gonzaga family in Mantua and are now in the British Royal...

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  4. Meredith Monk (1984)

    Director
    Peter Greenaway
    Producer
    Revel Guest
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Discusses Meredith Monk’s achievements as singer, dancer, performance artist, composer and filmmaker. Includes a postcript by Peter Greenaway in which he discusses some of the issues raised.

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  5. William Faulkner’s ‘As I Lay Dying’: Two Versions

    Subject
    Dance; Drama; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 55 minutes), £95.00

    Written in 1930, William Faulkner’s novel tells the story of a poor Mississippi farm woman whose family’s innermost thoughts come alive in the days of her death. It unfolds in a stream of consciousness...

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  6. Pieter Bruegel and Popular Culture (1990 Video)

    Producer
    Robert Philip
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Discusses paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder: ‘The Gloomy Day’, ‘The Return of the Herd’, ‘The Hunters in the Snow’, ‘The Battle between Carnival and Lent’, ‘The Peasant Wedding’ and...

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  7. Control in the Community (1995 Video)

    Producer
    Robert Philip
    Subject
    Architecture; History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at a selection of almshouses, hospitals and churches built in France, England, Scotland and Ireland in the 17th century, examining the role played by patrons and ocmmunities in their construction, and...

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  8. Ferrara: Planning the Ideal City (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Robert Philip
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    In 1492 Duke Ercole I of Ferrara began a major extension of the city, designed by his court architect Biagio Rossetti. Examines this extension, and its relationship to the history of Ferrara. Shows how the...

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  9. Royal Palaces: Images of Power (1995 Video)

    Producer
    Robert Philip
    Subject
    Architecture; History
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Examines six royal palaces built in the 17th century, looking at the symbolic purposes for which they were constructed - as expressions of authority and power and to strengthen the realm. Shows the...

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  10. Greatest Paper in the World, The (1984 Video)

    Producer
    Robert Fleming
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min.

    Surveys the history of ‘The Times’ from the early influential editors to the strike in the late 1970s. The second half of the programme concentrates on Rupert Murdoch’s policies in running a paper and...

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