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Byron (2 Parts) (2003)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £19.99

A television dramatisation of the life of George Gordon Byron in two parts.

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Cleaning Cleopatra’s Needle

Date released

1952

Series name

Panorama

Issue no

1

NoS ID

349915

Story no

3 / 3

BFI synopsis: the problem of protecting equipment for laid-up ships

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'Perspex’ in Art

Date released

1952

Series name

Panorama

Issue no

1

NoS ID

349913

Story no

1 / 3

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Romantic Poets, The (2000 Video)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2004 sale: £16.90 (+p&p +VAT)

A study of the poets of the Romantic period, focusing particularly on Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron and Keats. Provides an introduction to a movement that reflected the general shift in attitude in the early...

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Winnington Celebrations

Date released

1952

Series name

Panorama

Issue no

1

NoS ID

349914

Story no

2 / 3

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Best (2017)

aka: George Best: All by Himself

Director

Daniel Gordon

Subject

Arts and Humanities; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £9.99

Documentary about George Best, which explores the life of the footballer from his explosive debut as a teenager for Manchester United to his final years as an alcoholic.

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Opening of Parliament

Date released

12 Feb 1920

Series name

Topical Budget

Issue no

442-1

NoS ID

127541

Story no

1 / 5

[1ST SUBTITLE]: "The King, accompanied by the Queen, opens Parliament for the first time in State since 1914." [Opening titles missing from film copy] State coach with King George V and Queen Mary leaving...

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In Memory of Gordon

Date released

30 Jan 1933

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

201

NoS ID

032469

Story no

5 / 6

Duke and Duchess of York attend memorial service to mark centenary of General Gordon, hero-martyr of Khartoum.

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Animal Farm (1954)

Director

John Halas; Joy Batchelor

Subject

English language and literature; Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 69 minutes), £6.98

John Halas and Joy Batchelor’s adaptation of George Orwell’s novel was the first feature-length British animated film to be given a theatrical release. Actor and singer Gordon Heath narrates, and the...

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English Romantic Poets, The (1998 Multimedia)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

CD-ROM

CD-ROM on the English Romantic poets and their world, supported by visual images including Blake etchings and material from the collection of the Wordsworh Trust. Features over 70 poems by William Blake,...

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