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Writers from Wales

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 5 x 20 minutes), £19.99 together

Writers working in the English language in Wales talk about influences on their work and show examples of their writing, providing inspiration for students to create their own work in each of the featured...

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Fanny och Alexander (1982 Film)

aka: Fanny and Alexander

Director

Ingmar Bergman

Producer

Jorn Donner

Feature film. Set in a Swedish provincial town in 1907 depicting the lives of the theatrical Ekdahl family through their siblings Fanny and Alexander. After a Christmas celebration, their beloved father,...

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From Bard to Verse. Episode 6 (2004 Television)

Series

From Bard to Verse

Television eight-part series in which on consecutive evenings actors perform extracts from Shakespeare’s plays and poems. Episode 6 - Stephen Tompkinson performs ‘If music be the film of love’ from...

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Video Letter II: Japan into the Nineties (1990 Video)

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 6 x 30 min., 1997 sale: £5.00 each (+VAT inc. p&p)

Series exploring the structure and values of contemporary Japanese society through the eyes of people experiencing each aspect of life. 1: Looks at the education systems and discusses examination pressures...

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Henry V (1944 Film, Video)

Director

Laurence Olivier

Producer

Laurence Olivier

Feature film and Olivier’s directorial debut. The film opens with a typical performance at the Globe Theatre in 1600, moves gradually into reality for the battle and then returns to the Globe. Intended as...

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In Search of Shakespeare (2003 Television)

Director

David Wallace

Producer

Rebecca Dobbs

A four-part historical documentary series on the life of Shakespeare, presented by Michael Wood.

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Skirt Through History, A (1994 Video)

Director

Kate Broome; Philippa Lowthorpe; Deborah Wignall; Penny Woolcock

Subject

History; Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £1,170

A drama-documentary series on the lives of ten extraordinary women told through their writings, which offer a woman’s view of history. 1 (director Philippa Lowthorpe): Anne Lister was born in 1791 and...

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Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love (2003)

Subject

Drama; Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 71 minutes), £19.99

Maria Callas appeared on the operatic stage for the very last time at Covent Garden in July 1965. She sang the role of Tosca. Though a huge success, it also marked the beginning of the end for this...

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