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Space Race Films 1957-1965 (2006)

Subject

History; Media studies; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 75 minutes), $9.99

14 films, including advertisements, newsreels, depicting the struggle between the US and the USSR to achieve supremacy in space

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History of Advertising, The - Animation 1940 - 1950 (2005)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 62 minutes), £14.99

While today even cigarette billboards generate controversy, in the 1940s it was common to see ads for tobacco on television and in the movies. This DVD contains some of the best cigarette advertising ever...

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You Lucky People (1949 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Retail outlets Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 68 min., 2004 sale: £15.00 (inclusive)

A selection of nine official British government information films portraying Britain in the 1940s: 1) Village School (1940, 11 min): a picture of Ashley Green village school in Buckinghamshire, narrated by...

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11’09"01 - September 11 (2003)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Hire Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 135 minutes), £19.99

11 directors from different countries and cultures were invited by French producer Alain Brigand to each make a short film relating to the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on 11 September 2001....

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James May’s Twentieth Century (6 Parts) (2007)

aka: James May’s 20th Century

Subject

History; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £39.99

Documentary series about 20th century innovations. Separate programmes cover worldwide travel and communications, space exploration, how warfare drives ingenuity, emergence of the teenager, and urbanisation.

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Core Resources for Historians (1998 Multimedia)

Subject

History

Distribution

CD-ROM

Twelve tutorials, each centred around a lecture written by a subject specialist. The lecture introduces the historical issues, evidence and interpretation. The tutorials are supplemented by resources such as...

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Earth - The Power of the Planet (5 Parts) (2008)

Subject

Earth Science; Geography; Geology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 5x50 mins), £625.00

This series uses specialist imaging to tell the life story of our planet, how it works, and what makes it so special. Examining the great forces that shape the Earth - volcanoes, the ocean, the atmosphere...

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History of Football, The: The Beautiful Game (6 Parts) (2002)

Subject

Sports science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 104 min each first 5 parts; 156 min part 6), £19.99 each part

A series with two titles per cassette, except Volume 3 which has 3 parts. Focuses on every aspect of the game from its humble beginnings to the multi-million pound industry it is today. Investigates the...

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Gimme That Old Time Radio! (2003)

Subject

Media studies; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 NTSC, 78 minutes), $9.99

Six US-produced films, produced between 1927 and 1958, about the history and format of radio.

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Itc 50 (2005)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 NTSC, 800 minutes), £24.99

In celebration of ITV’s fiftieth anniversary in 2005, this DVD presents a selection of the best examples of programmes produced by ITC - Lew Grade’s Incorporated Television Company - which produced many...

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