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Real Dads Army (2002)

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), £16.95

Four films depicting various aspects of recruiting and training the Home Guard (Dad’s Army) during World War 2.

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Dawn Guard, The (1941 Film)

Director

Roy Boulting

Producer

John Boulting

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Two ordinary citizens enrolled in the Home Guard reflect on the war and express their total commitment not only to the defence of Britain, but to the defeat of Fascism.

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Off Guard (1991)

Subject

Agriculture; Civil Engineering & Building; FE

Distribution

Sale, VHS (11 minutes), £40.00

Power take off (PTO) shafts with broken, damaged or badly fitted guards can kill. The programme examines key safety issues including how to select the right guard for a PTO shaft and the importance of...

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Troublemakers: Belinda (1983)

Director

Michael Houldey

Subject

Education; Psychology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 52 minutes), £20.00

Belinda Turner, 14, lives in Birmingham and attends a local comprehensive school - sometimes. When she does, her teachers are wary. For Belinda, they believe, is a troublemaker. This fictionalised...

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Son Nica (1986 Video)

aka: Nicaragua: My Country

Director

Walter Marin; Jackie Reiter; Wolf Tirado

Subject

History; Sociology

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 34 min.

Nicaragua’s first free elections were held in 1984 with seven political parties participating. Looks at the new democratic processes by focusing on two women members of the new National Assembly, one an...

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Keep Calm and Carry on: News Reports from the British Home Front 1939-1945 (2011)

Subject

Film studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 482 minutes), £19.99

Compilation of newsreels from the Second World War reporting on the activities on the Home Front. Among the eight hours’ worth of material are items on the evacuation of children, air raids, gas mask...

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Aftermath (1994 Video)

Director

Nancy Diuguid; Jessica Skippon

Subject

Psychology; Social welfare; Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 10 min., 1995 sale £20.00 (+VAT +p&p)

A short drama showing a woman who has been raped weeks, months, years ago. Some days she can live what seems a normal life, but most days she is plagued by terrifying images. In a state of denial, fear and...

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Nicaragua: Report from the Front (1984 Video)

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 32 min.

American journalists look at United States foreign policy toward Nicaragua particularly along the border between Nicaragua and Honduras. They were able to film the first footage of the secret...

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Mao: Organised Chaos (1978)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 45 minutes), $7.49

Both Episodes Of The 1978 Portraits Of Power television series produced by the New York Times on the life and history of Mao Tse Tung. Concentrates on Mao after he became the effective ruler of China in...

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Sunrise over Tiananmen Square (1998)

Director

Shui-Bo Wang

Subject

Art; History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 29 minutes), Canadian $19.95

Both an autobiographical work and an attempt to portray the new China, this collage film uses original art and family and archival photos to present a personal perspective on the Cultural Revolution and its...

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