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Capulet (1946 Radio)

Series

Radio Theatre: Shakespeare’s Characters

Producer

Mary Hope Allen

Radio broadcast which focuses on the character of Capulet played by Carleton Hobbs. Arranged for radio by Herbert Farjeon. With Leslie Stokes as speaker.

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Elements, The (1991 Video)

Director

Ian Duncan

Producer

Ian Duncan

Subject

Chemistry

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1997 sale: £19.95 (+VAT +p&p)

An anecdotal video guide to the chemical elements set to the poetry of Roger McGough. He becomes each element in turn, changing his persona to reflet their unique properties. until he ends up in the ordered...

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A STORY FROM NORTHUMBERLAND

Date released

Apr 1963

Series name

Mining Review 16th Year

Issue no

8

NoS ID

346204

Story no

1 / 1

BFI synopsis: what the building of a new power station, Blyth and B, means for the miners of Northumberland. employing 10,000 men. NCB Commentary - This island of ours has precious few natural resources....

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Dna in the Dock (1995 Video)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 1997 sale: £19.95 (+VAT +p&p)

Explores the civil liberties issues surrounding DNA testing and asks whether DNA should be accepted as authoritative scientific evidence in court cases. Looks at individuals who have been convicted of crimes...

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Dread Command, The (1961 Television)

aka: Shakespeare’s Hamlet

Series

For Schools

Director

Prudence Nesbitt

Television documentary series for schools. Broadcast in five episodes, the series examined Hamlet. Commentary by Martin Worth. Introduced by Ernest Clark.

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King Henry V (1930 Radio)

Producer

E. A. Harding

Radio version of Shakespeare’ s play, produced and presented in 17 episodes by E. A. Harding. Sound effects by Michael Burge. With a cast including Val Gielgud as Henry and Barbara Couper as Katherine.

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Music to Hear, Why Hears’t Thou Music Sadly (1984 Television, Video)

Series

Sonnets of Shakespeare

Sonnet 8 read in costume by Jane Lapotaire, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Martin Best. The sonnet is performed again in light of the commentary.

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Lean Burn Engine, The (1991 Video)

Director

Nick Abson; Simon Broom

Producer

Nick Abson; Simon Broom

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Investigates the case of the catalytic converter, once hailed as the saviour of clean air. Now obligatory for cars in many countries, the ‘greenhouse effect’ theory has raised new concerns about the...

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Graham Greene: The Spoken Word (2007)

Subject

English language and literature; Literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 70 minutes), £9.95

As novelist, essayist, critic and playwright, Graham Greene was one of the leading English literary figures of the twentieth century. This CD provides an overview of Greene’s life and achievements in his...

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Surrealism and Science: The Weird World of Jean PainlevÉ (1995 Video)

Director

Jean Painlevé

Subject

Biology; Media studies

Distribution

Out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 95 min.

A compilation of nine short films relating to surrealism and science made by Jean Painlevé between 1926 and 1976. Trained as a biologist, Painlevé made nearly 200 scientific films, but he soon became...

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