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  1. Lewis Chessmen, The (2006)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Art; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 minutes), £9.99

    This 30 minute film looks at the well-known chess pieces, their mysterious discovery, and discusses their place within the history of the ancient game of chess and the feudal society of the time. The DVD...

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  2. Laurence Olivier (1992 Television)

    aka: J’Accuse: Laurence Olivier

    Series
    Without Walls
    Director
    Jeff Morgan
    Producer
    Jeff Morgan

    Television polemic. Russell Davies questions Laurence Olivier’s position as the pre-eminent Shakespearean actor, arguing that his performances are all show and no substance. This belief is compromised by...

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  3. Dürer’s Rhinoceros (2006)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 minutes), £9.99

    A 30 minute film which attempts to analyse the lasting appeal and influence of Albrecht Dürer’s ‘Rhinoceros’ and shows how his sophisticated development of the woodcut technique introduced the idea of...

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  4. Aztec Double-Headed Serpent, The (2006)

    Subject
    Art; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 minutes), £9.99

    This film takes as its focus the turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent from the British Museum’s Mexican Gallery, and examines in detail the method of craftsmanship, the tools and materials of its...

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  5. Head of an Ife King from Nigeria (2006)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Archaeology; Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 30 minutes), £12.99

    An 800-year-old brass head with a beaded crown and plume is one of the most famous objects in the British Museum’s African collections. Incredibly naturalistic, it is a masterpiece that has helped to...

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  6. Shiva and Parvati Seated on a Terrace (2007)

    Subject
    Art; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 minutes), £12.99

    The great Hindu god Shiva is worshipped and depicted in a multiplicity of forms - yogi, hunter, destroyer, lord of the cosmic dance. But one exquisite picture in the British Museum shows this wild deity in a...

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  7. Assyrian Lion Hunt Reliefs, The (2006)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Art; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 minutes), £9.99

    This DVD examines the lion hunt reliefs in the British Museum which were created around 645 BC, when the Assyrian empire was at its height and once decorated the walls of King Ashurbanipal’s palace in...

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  8. Great Stupa Sculptures, The

    Subject
    Archaeology; Art; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 30 minutes), £9.99

    The 2000-year-old sculptures from Amaravati are among the greatest treasures at the British Museum. Depicting Buddhist themes and events in the life of the Buddha, they once embellished the Great Stupa at...

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  9. Sutton Hoo Helmet, The (2006)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 minutes), £9.99

    Documentary about the Sutton Hoo helmet and the other treasures which were found when the Anglo-Saxon ship burial was excavated near Woodbridge in Suffolk on the eve of World War II. The film includes...

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  10. For Whom the Road Tolls (1994 Video)

    Director
    Richard Klein
    Producer
    Richard Klein
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., £20.00

    Examines the issues surrounding the introduction of tolls for motorists and looks at the competition to develop the system that can provide the technology to monitor the counting and deduction of fees from...

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