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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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Nobel Scientists: Interviews with Nobel Prize Winning Scientists (2010)

Subject

Science

The 20th Century was a time that saw significant advances in all branches of science. In the 1980s, the BBC decided to preserve a record of some of the great minds behind these remarkable developments and...

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Hospital Post-Mortem, A (2 Parts) (1985 Video)

Director

R B Goudie

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 10, 20 min.

1: Discusses autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and thyratoxicosis and fatal drug-induced immunosuppression. The post-mortem shows jaundice, obesity and striae in Cushing’s syndrome, Erythropoietic hyperplasia...

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Cold War (6 Parts) (1998 Video)

Producer

Jeremy Isaacs; Pat Mitchell; Martin Smith

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 6 x 180 min., 1998 sale: £19.99 (inclusive) each

Documentary series recounting the 45 years of the postwar era from the end of World War 2 to the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. Includes footage distilled from over 1000 hours and more than 600...

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Ultimate Battles: Alexander the Great, Battle of the Bulge, Waterloo (2007)

Subject

History; Military Science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £19.99

Shot in High Definition and using cutting-edge computer generated effects, together with stunningly detailed recreations and interviews with noted historians and military experts, the three documentary films...

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Audio History: The Digital Record - Mp3 Broadcasts and Speeches

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD), $9.99

A collection of speeches and broadcasts recording key moments of the twentieth century, preserved, restored and digitally enhanced on MP3 audio. Includes Alger Hiss "I am not, and never have been, a member...

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Labor Union Films (2011)

Subject

History; Politics & government; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC), $14.99

A 2-DVD set comprising 15 short films made between 1917 and 1951 dealing with US labour history and America’s struggle to ensure a decent life for all its citizens. Contents: 17 DAYS: THE STORY OF...

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Frank Capra’s Why we Fight (1942)

Director

Frank Capra

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 403 minutes), £24.99

Forceful propaganda on the aims of democracy contrasted with fascism. Liberties are taken with the material but a good example of the best resources of Hollywood directed towards propaganda and patriotic...

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Vietnam: The 10,000 Day War (Parts 14-26) (1980 Video)

Producer

Ron Kelly; Paul Lang; Michael Maclear; Don North

Subject

History

Distribution

Hire (U-matic - HEFVL) Sale (VHS - retail), Videocassette. U-matic. col. 13 x 30 min (HEFVL). Videocassette. VHS. 6 x ? min (retail).

Part 14: The 77-day siege of US Marines at Khe Sanh which intensifies anti-war sentiment in America. The day-by-day drama of the most widely debated battle of the Vietnam war. Part 15: The Tet Offensive as...

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Advertising on TV (Vols 1-26) (2005)

Subject

Business studies; Media studies; Politics & government; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, VHS (NTSC, 55 mins each vol), $20.00 each vol

A 26-part series covering in detail, with many examples, the theory and technology behind the development of television advertising in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s. Many of the films were...

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