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Battle of the Somme, The 2 (1997 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 55 min., 2000 sale: £29.95 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Uses newsreel footage, contemporary photographs and reconstructions, together with comment and analysis, to tell the story of the World War 1 Battle of the Somme of 1 July 1916, in which there were 60,000...

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Somme 1916, The (4 Parts) (1994 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 4 x 30 min.

Charts the history of the battle of the Somme and and looks at its legacy. Follows the fortunes of various regiments and individuals from Yorkshire and the North East who took part in the 4 1/2...

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Private Joseph Kay (2018)

Director

Matt Kay

Subject

History; Literature

Jackie Kay’s poem Private Joseph Kay is dedicated to her grandfather who fought at the Somme. This short film, made by award-winning director Matthew Kay, responds to the poem and the themes it raises. [7...

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Unknown Soldier, The (1996 Video)

aka: Haig: The Unknown Soldier

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1998 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

On the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, reappraises the character and role of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in the light of new historical evidence. Looks at the battles he fought, and some of...

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Haig: The Unknown Soldier (1996 Video)

aka: Unknown Soldier, The

Producer

Helen Bettinson

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min. Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £12.99 (inclusive) (retail) 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) (BBC)

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Warhorse: The Real Story (2012)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £14.99

Documentary about the horses requisitioned from British farms and country estates during World War I to serve on the front line. Brough Scott tells the story his grandfather Jack Seely and his horse Warrior,...

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Battles of the Somme and Ancre, The (1916 Video)

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 73, 63 min., 1999 sale: £16.99 (inclusive)

2: Official World War 1 film of the Western Front. Actual shots of men in the trenches, with images of rain and mud predominating. Includes footage of the first-ever use of tanks in battle. Piano...

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Battle of the Somme (1916 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 132 minutes), £19.56

Battle of the Somme is a pioneering battlefield documentary that was seen by huge audiences in the UK when it was released in August 1916, barely a month after the events it depicted. Cinema-goers hailed it...

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Battle of the Ancre and Advance of the Tanks, The (1916 Video)

Producer

Geoffrey H Malins

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 67 minutes), £9.99

Official World War 1 film of the Western Front. Actual shots of men in the trenches. No heroics, slow-moving, mundane in style and yet greatly interesting on account of the reality of the situations and the...

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Ww1 Western Front (1999 Video)

aka: Western Front - Ww1, The

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min., 1999 sale: £52.88 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Concentrates on the Western Front where all the major combatants believed the war would be won or lost. After four years of conflict and nine million casualties, it was won by the Entente. Covers: the...

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