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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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Late Great Britons (1988 Television, Video)

Producer

David Herman

1: Dr David Starkey examines the reign of Henry VIII and give his interpretation of the factors influencing the behaviour of the king and his administration. 2: Reveals that Queen Victoria was far from being...

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William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar (1950 Film)

aka: Julius Caesar

Director

David Bradley (2)

Producer

David Bradley (2); Owen Davis; Robert Keigher

Independent film adaptation of the play filmed on 16mm. Samuel Crowl (see review citation) believes the film to be like watching ` an experimental, fringe theatre company performance of Shakespeare where our...

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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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Exploration of the Contemporary Arts, The (2004)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 160 minutes), £19.99

A compilation of 5-minute programmes about the work of leading contemporary artists. DVD extras include biographies of the individual artists featured and information on contemporary arts in the UK.

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