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A Royal Occasion: From Victoria to Elizabeth II (2012)

Subject

History; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 287 minutes), £19.99

To coincide with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the BFI has put together a collection of films from the the BFI National Archive on a range of royalty-related subjects, beginning as far back as 1896. The...

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Art, Passion & Power: The Story of the Royal Collection (2018)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 200 minutes), £780.00

With over a million works of art and decorative objects which have been collected by kings and queens over the last 500 years, the British Monarchy’s Royal Collection is one of the largest art collections...

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Way we Used to Live, The (2 Parts) (Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 2 x 70 min., 1997 sale: £12.99 (inc. VAT +p&p) each

1: A collection of early films from Victorian times, including Queen Victoria with her family, the Boer War, family life, early cinematograph experiments and theatre and music hall acts. 2: Archive films...

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Library of 20th Century Newsreels, The (1997 Video)

aka: 20th Century Newsreels

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 203 min., 1997 sale: £19.99 (inclusive)

Film footage from British Movietone newsreels of events which made history in the 20th century. Covers a large number of stories world-wide, from the Boer War and Queen Victoria’s funeral through the...

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Film in Victorian Britain (1996 Video)

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min., 2001 sale: £19.99 (inc VAT +p&p)

A video-based package for teaching both Media and the Victorian Britain topic in KS2 history. The video is a compilation of 33 short films made between 1896 and 1905. An emphasis on actuality footage...

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Sculpture 100, The (2005)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 50 minutes), £19.99

A chronological look at 100 20th-century public art works including statues, war memorials, architectural decorations, tombs, murals, earthworks and other objects. Begins with Tohmas Brock’s ‘Queen...

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100 Years of Making the News (1997 Video)

Producer

Kim Lyon; Leon Martindale; James Vollmar

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 55 min., 1997 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

Covers the hundred years of news since the first edition of the Kettering ‘Evening Telegraph’ was published on 3 October 1897. Looks at events of this period - the death of Queen Victoria, the first...

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Ohm KrÜger (1941 Film)

Director

Hans Steinhoff

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A feature film about Britain’s part in the Boer War. Cecil Rhodes, Joseph Chamberlain and Dr Jameson are presented as prominent British villains. Krüger has an audience with a whisky-swilling Queen...

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Weir’s Way: The Highlands and the Hebrides (2008)

Subject

Geography; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 262 minutes), £24.99

A series of walks with climber, naturalist and explorer Tom Weir, along the castle walls, perilous cliff sides, lochs and other landscapes that contribute to the life of Scotland. The settings include:...

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R.W. Paul - The Collected Films 1895-1908 (2006)

aka: R.W. Paul - The Complete Surviving Films 1895-1908

Director

Robert W Paul

Subject

Film Studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 148 minutes), £14.99

Robert W Paul is justly celebrated as the leading pioneer of British film and one of the founders of world cinema. This collection of 62 films brings together for the first time the collected output of R W...

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