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Date released

1947

Series name

Shell Cinemagazine

Issue no

10

NoS ID

349959

Story no

1 / 3

BFI synopsis: The Great Hundred Inch Cornish Engine at Kew had its last run in May 1941. It is an example of the engines used for pumping water out of mines in Cornwall.

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War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death (2007)

Subject

Media studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 45 minutes), $195.00

Norman Solomon analyses the strategies used by US administrations, both Democratic and Republican, to promote their agendas for war, from Vietnam to Iraq. By highlighting the techniques of war propaganda,...

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Harriet Walter ‘Performing Shakespeare’ (2007 Audio)

Harriet Walter reads an amended version of her contribution to the book Performing Shakespeare. This was the version intended by Walter for publication; the published book used an earlier, edited, verbatim...

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African Encyclopedia

Date released

1976

Series name

London Line

Issue no

534

NoS ID

326824

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: Some tasks seem too big to handle. An Encyclopedia of Africa has often appeared to be one of them, despite the obvious need for an entirely reliable and comprehensive book of reference for the...

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Do You Know? How to Draw

Date released

1 Jan 1931

Series name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue no

500

NoS ID

332618

Story no

6 / 6

NoS Summary - Stop frame animation is used to demonstrate drawing and cartoon techniques. British Pathe synopsis: Film begins with a C/U of an autograph book. Above the book is written: "A peep in the...

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Shakespeare’s Pronunication (1954 Audio)

Sound recording. A selection of readings by Helge Kökeritz from his book of the same name. "This record is an attempt to reconstruct the pronunciation used by William Shakespeare at the height of his...

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Normans, The (2010)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £19.99

Professor Robert Bartlett embarks on an ambitious journey deep into the hearts and minds of a band of warriors who transformed medieval Europe. Bursting with colourful characters and illuminating detail,...

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Teenage English (2 Parts) (2002)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL NTSC, 35 mins each part), £27.50 (each part)

A series of short lifestyle documentaries offering authentic English at intermediate level. Consists of a series of video ‘essays’ by teenagers that illustrate their lives in Britain today. Topics...

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Aerial Photography (2002)

Subject

Geography; History

Distribution

Sale, CD-ROM (PC Version), £8.99 (+p&p))

A book and accompanying CD-ROM of images showing teachers how aerial photographs can be used as a rich primary source for history and geography lessons, for illustrating how communities and landscapes have...

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Teaching Adults to Read (1977 Film, Video)

Director

Tony Othen

Subject

Education

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Based on Tom MacFarlane’s book of the same title, the film sets out to demonstrate the wide range of reading activities that can be used.

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