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Ever Wondered About Food? Complete Series 3 (2005)

Subject

Catering; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £15.00

The six programmes in this series look at the history and uses of cheese, seafood, eggs, potatoes, chicken and mushrooms.

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Ape-Man - Adventures in Human Evolution (2003)

aka: Apeman - Adventures in Human Evolution

Subject

Anthropology; Archaeology; Biology

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 6 x 50 minutes), £125.00 each £350.00 series

A 6-part documentary series exploring the origins of the human species, combining the archaeological story with insights into what our predecessors were like. The series covers fundamental questions about...

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Chronicle Collection - Archaeology on Television (2010)

Subject

Archaeology

From 1966 to 1990, the BBC’s landmark archaeology series Chronicle took viewers around the world to explore historical excavations and discover long-gone cultures and civilisations. With a mix of live...

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Arrows of Desire (3 Parts) (2002)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 3 x 25 minutes), £19.99 each

Three videos each containing four 25-minute programmes exploring the great diversity of English verse from the age of Chaucer to the present day. Traces the development of English verse through the ages,...

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History of Advertising - Automobiles 1950-1960 (1950)

Subject

Media studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 102 minutes), £18.99

A compilation of classic American advertisements for automobiles from the 1950s, when the suburbs were growing and cars were becoming less of a luxury item and more of a necessity. Movie houses - long a...

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Tribe, Series 1-3 (2007)

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 900 minutes), £34.99

Compiilation of the three series of television programmes in which Bruce Parry goes to live with some of the world’s oldest indigenous people in the most remote parts of the planet, shedding the trappings...

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Black History: From Civil War Through Today (2008)

Subject

History; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 1080 minutes), £39.99

DISC 1 IN THE BEGINNING The Civil War - A vivid dramatization of the war which shaped the social landscape for black Americans for centuries to come. The Plantation System - A stark portrayal of plantation...

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Nation’s Health, The (2005)

Subject

History; Medical sciences; Social Studies

A six part series in which Jonathan Miller examines the development of the nation’s health since the end of the Second World War. Since the war the nation’s health has improved dramatically but the...

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Why Democracy? (Short Films) (2007)

Subject

Development studies; Philosophy; Politics & government

Distribution

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In October 2007, ten one-hour films focusing on contemporary democracy were broadcast in the world’s largest ever factual media event. Running alongside the 10 documentaries, and integral to the outreach...

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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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