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  1. Robert Graves: The Spoken Word (2009)

    Subject
    English language and literature; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 68 minutes), £10.00

    Over a long career Robert Graves proved a prolific writer across a variety of genres, producing historical novels, classical translations and criticism, but he regarded himself as primarily a poet. Drawing...

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  2. Alan Sillitoe: A Writer in His Place (1980 Multimedia)

    Director
    T Evans
    Producer
    T Evans
    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    out of distribution, 145 slides. col.

    Illustrates the close identity between the social purpose of Alan Sillitoe’s proletarian novels and their actual location in the city of Nottingham.

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  3. Iris Murdoch (1978 Audio)

    Producer
    David E Gerard
    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Audiocassette. 60 min.

    Iris Murdoch discusses the ideas behind her novels and the subjects which have prompted her to write imaginatively about them. She relates her interest in philosophy to her interest in the creative process...

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  4. Virginia Woolf: A New Kind of Novelist (2 Parts) (1974 Audio)

    Director
    N.C. Collins
    Producer
    N.C. Collins
    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Audiocassette. 40, 43 min.

    An introduction to the novels of Virginia Woolf. In Part 1 Professor Brooks treats the writer’s special gifts in this literary genre, and her vision of experience. In Part 2 he considers Virginia Woolf’s...

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  5. Mystery of Charles Dickens, The (2002)

    Subject
    Drama; English language and literature; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 90 minutes), £16.99 (inclusive)

    A recording of Simon Callow’s one-man show at the Albery Theatre, London, which ran from 2000 to 2002. The play was written by Peter Ackroyd. As well as recreating scenes from Dickens’ novels, Ackroyd...

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  6. Future of Print, The (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Geoff Wheeler
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    What future is there for the printed word?. By looking at the impact of the printing press in the 15th century, we can get some clues to the future. Presents a brief history of printing and literacy using...

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  7. Aldous Huxley: The Spoken Word (2010)

    Subject
    English language and literature; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 74 minutes), £9.95

    This CD contains recordings from the BBC archives spanning nearly thirty years. On it, Aldous Huxley discusses a range of topics, including the causes of war and the effects of drug-taking on the writing...

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  8. Audience with Charles Dickens, An (1996 Video)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (125 minutes)

    Simon Callow re-enacts the public readings given by Charles Dickens, reading extracts from five of the most popular Dickens novels. The readings aim for an accurate re-creation of Dickens’s style - costume...

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  9. Graham Greene: The Spoken Word (2007)

    Subject
    English language and literature; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 70 minutes), £9.95

    As novelist, essayist, critic and playwright, Graham Greene was one of the leading English literary figures of the twentieth century. This CD provides an overview of Greene’s life and achievements in his...

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  10. Looking into Paintings (6 Parts) (1985 Video)

    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 6 x 25 min.

    Part 1 investigates how paintings have been interpreted and re-interpreted through the ages, beginning with Leonardo’s ‘Mona Lisa’. Shows that we have expectations about paintings and painters based on...

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