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Gale is Dead (1970 Film)

Producer

Jenny Barraclough

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Traces, in retrospect, the short life of a 19-year-old girl (Gale) from her abandonment by her mother at 6 months to her death in the basement of a derelict house in Chelsea from an overdose of drugs. Gale,...

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Don Armado (1943 Radio)

Series

Radio Theatre: Shakespeare’s Characters

Producer

Mary Hope Allen

Radio broadcast that focuses on the character of the ‘fantastical Spaniard’ a the court of Ferdinand, King of Navarre in Love’s Labour’s Lost. Produced by Mary Hope Allen with commentary by Herbert...

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World War II: Global Conflict (1995 Multimedia)

Subject

History

Distribution

CD-ROM

A multimedia encyclopaedia of World War 2 covering the conflict in Europe and the Far East, its origins and effects. Contains 45 minutes of archive footage, photographs, and various user tools.

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Road, The (1980)

Director

Peter Mills

Subject

Archaeology; History

Distribution

Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 26 min.

Traces the history of the evolution of the English road since its prehistoric beginnings - from the time when the Ridgeway Path was the trunk route between the Bristol and English Channels; through the Roman...

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Paradise Lost 2 (1997 Multimedia)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

CD-ROM

An interactive guide to ‘Paradise Lost’, incorporating the complete text with notes and glossary; interactive tutorials with Dr Robert Wilcher and Dr Tom Winnifrith; Milton’s life and works;...

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People’s Century (Parts 13-15) (1996 Video)

Producer

Jennifer Clayton; Charles Furneaux; Bill Treharne Jones

Subject

History

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 165 min.

A history of 20th century in 26 parts as seen from the point of view of ordinary people who have lived through the events. Includes interviews and extensive archive footage. 13 (producer: Jennifer Clayton):...

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American Writers: The Spoken Word (2008)

Subject

Drama; English language and literature; Literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 210 minutes), £19.50

This three-CD set includes recordings of 27 celebrated American writers, starting from the earliest generation whose voices survive. The majority of the recordings derive from BBC radio broadcasts, in which...

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Empires of the Mind (1992 Video)

Subject

Education

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Phil Cohen is shown working with a group of white 14-and 15 year olds looking at images of Empire and how they reflected the historical conceptions of ‘race’, many vestiges of which still exist. The...

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Books Worth Reading (1928 Radio)

Radio broadcast for schools. As part of this series of talks, two Shakespeare plays are used as the basis of an English literature lesson for 12-14 year old pupils: The Merchant of Venice and Julius Caesar....

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From Anger to Action: Advocacy, Empowerment and Mental Health (1992 Video)

Director

Jim Green

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Examines self-advocacy and empowerment from the point of view of the service user. In 3 parts: 1) Ex-psychiatric patients voice their criticisms of mental health services and suggest more helpful approaches;...

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