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Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea (2000 Video)

Director

Paul Bradshaw; Sian Griffiths; Tim Lambert; Danielle Peck; Mike Rossiter

Producer

Will Aslett

Subject

Archaeology; History

Distribution

Sale, 2 videocassettes. VHS. col. 295 min., 2000 sale: £19.99 (inclusive) set

Series looking at the exploration of shipwrecks. In six parts on two videocassettes, narrated by Ian McShane. Video 1: 1) The Mystery of the M1 (director Tim Lambert): Richard Larn dives to solve the mystery...

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Canadian round-up

Date released

1946

Series name

Britain Can Make It

Issue no

3

NoS ID

352046

Story no

3 / 3

COI synopsis: In order to help feed the millions of starving people in Europe and Asia, Canada is shipping as much meat as she can spare, and to do this the Canadian people have voluntarily rationed...

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Rogue Male (1976)

Director

Clive Donner

Subject

Film studies; Literature; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 NTSC, 100 minutes), £14.99

In early 1939, with the Second World War looming, aristocrat Sir Robert Hunter (Peter O’Toole) attempts to avert the impending catastrophe by assassinating Adolf Hitler. But his mission fails. Captured by...

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Force More Powerful, A: A Century of Non-Violent Struggle (2003)

Subject

HISTORY & POLITICS CATALOGUES; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 6 x 30 minutes), £30.00 (+VAT) each

A series of six half-hour programmes tracing the use of non-violent struggle around the world in the 20th century. Highlighting examples from various countries, the series identifies the elements of...

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David Starkey’s Elizabeth (4 Parts) (2003)

aka: Elizabeth

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 197 minutes), £19.99

Professor David Starkey chronicles the story of Queen Elizabeth I, first broadcast in 4-parts on Channel 4. The series uses a combination of tableaux, testimony from descendants, contemporary documents,...

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World in Action: Volume 4 (2014)

Subject

Media studies; Politics & government; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 628 minutes), £14.40

This DVD collects a number of notable episodes from the ITV current affairs series which ran from 1963-1999. The Granada-produced series was trailblazing and hard-hitting, choosing subjects that other...

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a boy in toy town

Date released

1946

Series name

Britain Can Make It

Issue no

5

NoS ID

352050

Story no

3 / 3

COI synopsis: Mrs. Williams and her small son, Tony, visit a toy factory somewhere on the outskirts of London, which until recently were engaged on high pressure production for war. A lot of these toys are...

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Jazz - A Film by Ken Burns (3 Vols) (2001 Video)

Director

Ken Burns

Subject

Music

Distribution

DVD

A comprehensive history of jazz, from its roots in the early 19th century to today. Features hundreds of rare and classic recordings and live performances from a century of jazz music, supported by...

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Counter Culture Volume I (1960)

Subject

Politics & government; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 NTSC, 140 minutes), $9.99

A compilation of six youth revolution films from the 1960s and early 1970s.

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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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