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Celebrating Dickens (2012)

Subject

English language and literature

This documentary, presented by Professor John Mee, explores the life and career of Charles Dickens in his various guises: the author, the public performer, the philanthropist, the celebrity, the boy and the...

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Daughters of the Dust (1991)

Director

Julie Dash

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 112 minutes), £14.99

Feature film. In South Carolina’s Sea Islands at the dawn of the 20th century, a multi-generational family of the Gullah community - former west-African slaves who adopted many of their ancestors’ Yoruba...

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Kuhle Wampe (1932 Video)

aka: Wither Germany?

Director

Slatan Dudow

Producer

Georg M Hoellering; Robert Scharfenberg

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 68, 48 min., 2004 sale: £15.99 (inclusive)

A 68-minute feature film written by Berthold Brecht, focusing on the fortunes of a working-class family in depression-era Berlin and the disastrous consequences of poverty and mass unemployment which forced...

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Working with Groups (1982)

Subject

Mental Health and Counselling; Psychology; Social welfare

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 48 minutes), £30.00

This film, although made some time ago for the then existing Health Education Council, provides excellent examples of firstly, how not to run a discussion group, and then a correct way to run a group and to...

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This Sceptred Isle - Yorkshire (1999 Video)

Director

Ronald Craigen; J.B. Holmes; Ralph Keene; Charles de Lautour; John Taylor; Tony Thompson

Producer

Edgar Anstey; Ian Ferguson

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 92 min., 1999 sale: £15.99 (inclusive)

A British Transport Films compilation video made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the film unit of the British Transport Commission. All but FULLY FITTED FREIGHT were produced by Edgar Anstey. 1...

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Buckminster Fuller: The Lost Interviews (2002)

Subject

Philosophy; Science

Distribution

Sale, VHS (NTSC, 180 minutes), $49.93 (set)

Buckminster Fuller described himself as a "living verb." Holder of 48 honorary doctorate degrees, born in the 1890s, he was a philosopher and engineer whose experience and global view of humanity and science...

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Unknown White Male (2006)

Director

Rupert Murray

Subject

Psychology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 105 minutes), £14.99

A disquieting documentary which presents a thoughtful reflection on identiry. It follows the life of a former stock trader who suffered a bout of amnesia on the New York City subway in 2002 and never fully...

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When the Wind Blows (1986)

Director

Jimmy Murakami

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 84 minutes), £14.99

Jim and Hilda Bloggs are a middle-aged couple who put their faith in the government as they prepare for nuclear war. When the countdown begins, they roll up their sleeves and follow the advice contained in...

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Disaster Series 2 (5 Programmes) (1998)

Subject

Engineering; Health & safety; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 5 x 30 minutes), £195 each or £625 the series

The second DISASTER series examines five major technological catastrophes, using original BBC footage, recreations and interviews with key decision-makers. Their powerful and detailed approach provides an...

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Employment Law Update (4 Parts) (1998 Video)

Subject

Business studies; Law

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25, 19, 25, 18 min., 1999 sale: £75.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) each

4 (1998): A studio interview looking at the amendments to the Acquired Rights Directive, considering the main provisions and discussing the implications for TUPE.

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