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Claude: The Roman Landscape (1994 Video)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., 2006 sale £15.50 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at ways in which Claude Lorraine drew his inspiration from classical and contemporary poetry, the remains of ancient, medieval and Renaissance Rome, and the countryside around the city. Shot on...

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Investigating a Site (1990 Video)

Director

Patrick Redsell

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min.

Archaeologists and historians often work like detectives, looking for clues to the past. Introduces the ARCHAEOLOGICAL DETECTIVES series and explains the ground rules for an active learning method. Three...

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Stalingrad2 (1943 Film)

aka: Story of Stalingrad, The

Director

L Varlamov

Producer

A Ruznetsov; L Varlamov

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Photographed by 15 Russian Army cameramen, the film traces the course of the siege of Stalingrad to the final Russian victory and the surrender of Field Marshal von Paulus. Roman Karmen is reported to have...

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Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities (2013)

Producer

Anna Cox; Jack MacInnes

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £585.00

This series sees historian Simon Sebag-Montefiore exploring the history of the city which has been the capital of three empires: Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman. He examines the faiths and traditions which have...

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Disscovering Ancient Greece (1998 Video)

Subject

Archaeology; History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 35 min., 1999 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p)

Explores the civilisation of Greece throughout the period 1500-100 BC. Live-action photography, combined with architectural reconstructions and ancient works of art are used to show Mycenae, site of the...

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Capital City

Date released

1950

Series name

Cinegazette

Issue no

7

NoS ID

349268

Story no

1 / 1

BTF Summary - "From the top of a bus London is spread out for all to see" ... a single Cinegazette, covering London’s landmarks, areas, activities and personalities. BFI synopsis: Tower Bridge - open. A...

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Passion, The (2008)

Director

Michael Offer

Subject

Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £6.99

It’s the start of Passover week. In the next few days thousands of pilgrims will pour into Jerusalem to celebrate the most important festival in their religious calendar. For their Roman masters, led by...

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This Sceptred Isle: Day Trips in Britain 1940s to 1970s - The Films of Harold Baim (2012)

Director

Harold Baim

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 365 minutes), £15.99

Spanning the 30 years from 1944 to 1974, THIS SCEPTRED ISLE includes over a dozen archive travelogues as filmed by celebrated quota quickie B-movie producer Harold Baim.

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Nottingham’s New Playhouse (1963 Television)

Series

Monitor

Item from MONITOR, the television arts documentary series. A report on the new theatre built in Nottingham including the opening by Lord Snowdon. Features rehearsal footage of Tyrone Guthrie’s production...

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Visit East Lothian (1963)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 67 minutes), £12.99

Three archive films about the historic county of East Lothian, its towns, castles and farms. A VIEW FROM THE BASS (1963, Henry Cooper, Campbell Harper Films). Take a trip to the sunny seaside resort of North...

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