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Big Picture, The (2008)

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 235 minutes), £19.99

The Cold War of the 1950s resulted in many US television programmes produced by government and industry to promote their own interests. The longest running and best received of these was the U.S. Army’s...

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Occult History of the Third Reich, The (4 Parts) (1993 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w 4 x 55 min., 1995 sale: £12.99 each (inclusive)

From the occult origins of the Nazi party to the death of Hitler, the doctrine of Naitonal Socialism created a world of strange rituals and beliefs. This series incorporates rare archive footage to explore...

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Empire Warriors: The British Empire at War 1945-47 (2006)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 369 minutes), £19.99

A documentary focussing on four key wars fought at the end of the British Empire, featuring original archive and news footage together with dramatic reconstructions of key events and first-hand accounts from...

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Disaster Series 3 (6 Programmes) (1999)

Subject

Engineering; Health & safety; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 6 x 30 minutes), £1,170 series or £195 each

The third DISASTER series examines six major technological catastrophes, using original BBC footage, recreations and interviews with key decision-makers. These include: the 1989 sinking of the Marchioness on...

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History of Advertising General : 1950 - 1970 (2005)

Subject

Media studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 120 minutes), £19.99

This 2-DVD compilation of American advertisements from 1950 - 1970 shows how the advent of television altered the advertising landscape, providing a valuable insight into the marketing strategies implemented...

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Strangers Abroad (6 Parts) (1985 Video)

aka: Strangers Abroad: Pioneers of Social Anthropology

Director

André Singer

Producer

André Singer

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (6 x 52 minutes), £60.00 each part or £300 the series

Series on the first anthropologists to go out to live among the peoples who interested them. Retraces the steps of these pioneering anthropologists in the countries where they worked and, through their...

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Ray Mears’ Wild Food (2007)

Subject

Archaeology; Biology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 345 minutes), £24.99

In this series of television programmes Ray Mears journeys back in time to find out what our Stone Age ancestors would have eaten.Ray and archaeo-botanist Professor Gordon Hillman show us how our ancestors...

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Biotechnology in the 21st Century Series (4 Parts) (2010)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 4 x 25 minutes), £249.00 (series)

Biotechnology is revolutionising life in the 21st century, but with every breakthrough comes controversy. Do the benefits of stem cell technology, gene-splicing, and other advances outweigh the risks? Using...

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Richard III [2-Dvd Special Edition] (2013 Film)

Series

Criterion Collection

Feature film version of the play. ‘Building on Olivier’s extraordinary stage creation, the film asks less what the cinema can do for the theatre (as with HENRY V and HAMLET) than what the theatre can...

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Sex and the Silver Screen (1996)

Director

Frank Martin

Subject

Film studies; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 300 minutes), £29.99

Hosted by Raquel Welch, and featuring scores of celebrities (including major Hollywood stars such as Harrison Ford, Dennis Hopper, Dan Aykroyd, Patrick Stewart, Marisa Tomei, Daryl Hannah, Sally Field,...

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