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In Search of Beethoven (2009)

Director

Phil Grabsky

Subject

Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 139 minutes), £40.00

Juliet Stevenson narrates a documentary account of the life of Ludwig von Beethoven, from his birth in 1770 until his death in 1827. Writer-director Phil Grabsky gives an impressionistic approach, building...

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Joe Tilson (2004)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 26 minutes), £13.99

Since the 1960s, when he was associated with British Pop Art, Joe Tilson has enjoyed international acclaim for the individuality and originality of his paintings, constructions, prints and multiples. His...

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Examination of the Newborn 1 (1979 Video)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Hire (Graves), Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min.

Demonstrates the technique of examination of the newborn infant, including the preliminary assessment that is carried out immediately after delivery, and the more detailed examination that is performed...

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Alice - A Look into Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (2010)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 80 minutes), £9.99

'Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ was published in 1865, and revolutionised children’s writing. It made a mockery of much that had preceded it; the cautionary tale where young mischievous children...

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Screening for Congenital Dislocation of the Hip (1987 Film, Video)

Director

Colin Gregg

Producer

Colin Gregg

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Congenital dislocation of the hip occurs in 15 children in every 1,000 live births. If identified within the first month, then by simply splinting the babies hip in abduction, the dislocation can be...

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Watson-Watt Centenary, The (1993 Video)

Director

Douglas Fisher

Producer

Douglas Fisher

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 37 min., 1995 sale: £12.00 (+p&p)

A video of a lecture given by Professor R Hanbury Brown at the Institution of Electrical Engineers in London on 22 February 1993 to commemmorate the centenary of the birth of Sir Robert Watson-Watt...

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Baka, People of the Rain Forest (4 Parts) (1987 Video)

Director

Phil Agland

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Hire, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 104 min.

About the Baka ('Pygmy’) people and their life in the tropical rainforest. Offers no analysis but sets out to show the Baka through the strong personalities of three central characters: Licano, a man in...

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Tales out of School: Four Films by David Leland (2011)

Director

Alan Clarke; Edward Bennett; Jane Howell; Mike Newell

Subject

Drama; Education

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 300 minutes), £14.40

This anthology brings together the four films written by David Leland and screened originally in 1983 - the films are: BIRTH OF A NATION, FLYING INTO THE WIND, R.H.I.N.O. and MADE IN BRITAIN, all of which...

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Britain in the Thirties (1939 Video)

aka: British Avant-Garde: The Thirties

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. silent/sound. 177 min., 2000 sale: £19.99 (inclusive)

A compilation of short British avant-garde films from the 1930s - a decade marked by both the birth of British realism, and a surrealist influence from Europe.

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Bacon’s Arena (2009)

Director

Adam Low

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 95 minutes), 17.05 euros (EFB)

BACON’S ARENA is widely acclaimed as the definitive documentary on the life of Francis Bacon. This special edition DVD which includes special features has been created to mark the centenary of his birth...

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