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War on Democracy, The (2008)

Director

John Pilger; Chris Martin

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 95 minutes), £19.99

Focusing on the political state of Latin America, the film is a rebuke of both the United States’ intervention in foreign countries’ domestic politics, and its war on terrorism. John Pilger’s 2007...

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Shadows of Liberty (2013)

Director

Jean-Philippe Tremblay

Producer

Jean-Philippe Tremblay; Dan Cantagallo

Subject

Media studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 93 minutes), $295.00

SHADOWS OF LIBERTY examines the power a handful of powerful corporations has over the US news media, exposing how the influence of vested interests and commercial imperatives has distorted news journalism...

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Birth of Israel, The (2008)

Director

Toby Sculthorp

Producer

Toby Sculthorp

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £195.00

May 14th 1948: Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion announced the establishment of the state of Israel in the portion of Palestine which the UN had allocated for a Jewish state. Within twenty four hours the...

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Alistair Cooke: The Essential Letters from America: 2000 - 2004 (2010)

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 300 minutes), £18.35

This last selection of Cooke’s letters focuses on the turbulent times in the US in the first years of the new millennium, covering the famously controversial 2000 election, in which George W. Bush narrowly...

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Hidden Wars in the Middle East (2003)

aka: Hidden Wars of Desert Storm

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Sale Hire, VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), £14.99 (sale) £7.00 + £20 deposit hire (OPC)

A documentary offering insights about the history of Western involvement in the Middle-East, about the situation that led to the Gulf war after Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait, about the hidden US...

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John Pilger: Documentaries That Changed the World (2007)

Director

John Pilger

Subject

Media studies; Politics & government

Distribution

DVD (Region 2 PAL, 644 minutes), £12.00

DVD set brings together twelve of John Pilger’s most hard-hitting and inspirational films. Drawing extensively on eye-witness testimony, Pilger has been a foreign correspondent and a front-line war...

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Yes Men Fix the World, The (2009)

Director

Mike Bonanno; Andy Bichlbaum

Subject

Media studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 87 minutes), £5.99

THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD is a screwball true story that follows a couple of gonzo political activists as they infiltrate the world of big business and pull off outrageous pranks that highlight the ways that...

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Heroes: The Films of John Pilger 1970 - 2007 (2008)

Subject

History; Media studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 2538 minutes), £30.00

"HEROES..." is the first, definitive collection of ground-breaking documentaries from John Pilger’s career as a world renowned film-maker, author and investigative journalist. The title, Heroes, is taken...

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World in Action: Volume 4 (2014)

Subject

Media studies; Politics & government; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 628 minutes), £14.40

This DVD collects a number of notable episodes from the ITV current affairs series which ran from 1963-1999. The Granada-produced series was trailblazing and hard-hitting, choosing subjects that other...

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