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George Bernard Shaw (1956 Film)

Director

Theodora Olembert

Producer

Theodora Olembert

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A documentary compilation on the life and works of Shaw. Shows Shaw’s Corner, Shaw’s house at Ayot St Lawrence, Bucks; the studio of the artist Topolski who designed many sets for Shaw’s plays, and...

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Pygmalion (1981 Video)

Director

John Glenister

Producer

Pat Sandys

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 78 min., 2001 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

A television production of George Bernard Shaw’s ‘Pygmalion’ with Twiggy (Leslie Hornby) as Elisa Dolittle.

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Simon Schama’s John Donne (2009)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £195.00

Simon Schama celebrates the life and work of one of Britain’s greatest love poets, John Donne. For Schama, Donne is the poet who transformed English poetry through his emotional honesty and skilled use of...

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Numbat, The (1970 Video)

aka: Marsupials Naturally: The Numbat

Director

John Shaw

Producer

David Bairstow

Subject

Biology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 14 min.

Wildlife study of the numbat, a small marsupial that eats termites.

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Pathology: The Hidden Science That’s Saving Lives (1993 Video)

Producer

Alec Hall-Shaw

Subject

Education; Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 14 min.

An overview of the wide range of activities that come under the heading of pathology, including cause and efffect of disease, AIDS research, organ transplantation, blood transfusion, causes of heart disease,...

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Man for All Seasons, A (1966)

Director

Fred Zinnemann

Producer

Fred Zinnemann

Subject

Drama; History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 116 minutes), £19.99

A film based on Robert Bolt’s play about Sir Thomas More’s personal conflict when King Henry VIII asks his support in breaking with Rome and forming the Church of England.

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Restoring the Balance (1991 Video)

Producer

Rissa de la Paz

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at a problem most of us take for granted - the need to balance our blood sugar. Mike Shaw has type 1 or insulin-dependent diabetes requiring regular injections of insulin to maintain a constant level...

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It Happened Here (1964 Video)

Director

Kevin Brownlow; Andrew Mollo

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 100 minutes), £14.99

A semi-professional production that tells of life in England under a supposed German occupation if the Nazis had invaded in 1940 as planned. A chilling reminder of what might have been had Nazism not been...

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Wartime Britain (2002)

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 60 min), £14.95

A collection of five short films reflecting life in Britain during World War II.

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Jazz - A Film by Ken Burns (3 Vols) (2001 Video)

Director

Ken Burns

Subject

Music

Distribution

DVD

A comprehensive history of jazz, from its roots in the early 19th century to today. Features hundreds of rare and classic recordings and live performances from a century of jazz music, supported by...

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