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  1. Ceremonies Begin, The (1972 Film)

    Director
    Ian Dunlop
    Producer
    John Martin-Jones
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The action of this sequence is at night with ceremonial dancing both outside and inside the ceremonial house. The second- and third-stage initiates endure an almost total ban on eating and drinking until...

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  2. Seeds on Earth (2002)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL NTSC, 36 minutes), £50.00 +VAT +p&p

    Seed on Earth is a film about everyday life in rural Bengal (village of Janta, near Bishnupur town). It follows the daily schedule of two families and observes the complenentarity and difference of gender...

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  3. Inside the Vatican (2002 Video)

    Subject
    Art; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (53 min), £12.99 (inc)

    Show some of the most revered places in the world and sacred ceremonies seldom seen by outsiders. Includes interviews with some of the men and women - from art restorers to Roman Catholic leaders - who live...

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  4. The Palace of Spires - Bangkok

    Date released
    29 Sep 1932
    Series name
    Eve And Everybody’s Film Review
    Issue no
    591
    NoS ID
    333064
    Story no
    3 / 7

    NoS Summary - Various shots of temples in Bangkok. British Pathe synopsis: Bangkok, Thailand. "Towering above this Siamese City, the Royal Palace - striking and strange to Western eyes - " L/S of the Royal...

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  5. Ceremonies End, The (1972 Film)

    Director
    Ian Dunlop
    Producer
    John Martin-Jones
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    This sequence shows a purification ceremony, the dismantling of the head-dresses, a concluding feast, and an eloquent speech for the initiates. A sacred betelnut ceremony is conducted and the lecture, which...

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  6. Sacred Monsters Recorded at Saddler’s Wells (2008)

    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 70 minutes), £12.99

    Unique and exclusive recording at Sadler’s Wells of this worldwide box office hit which unites two of today’s pre-eminent dance talents, Akram Khan and Sylvie Guillem, as they explore the dynamics and...

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  7. My Country, Djarrakpi: An Introduction to a Clan Homeland by Narritjin Maymuru (1980 Video)

    aka: My Country, Djarrakpi

    Director
    Ian Dunlop
    Producer
    Ian Dunlop
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min., 1999 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Narritjin Maymuru talks about his ancestral lands at Djarrakpi, one of the most important sacred sites of his Manggalili clan of the Yolngu people of north-east Arnham Land. Narritjin explains the meanings...

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  8. British Novelists (2011)

    Subject
    English language and literature; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £15.00

    The story of the 20th century novel in Britain, told by authors themselves. There are three 60 minute programmes where great British novelists talk about their life and work.How did working-class writers...

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  9. Romeo & Juliet: The Tragic Lovers (2008 Video)

    Educational DVD offering commentary and staged performances of Romeo and Juliet. James Bride introduces factual information about the play by referencing a digitally enhanced version of the Prologue. Gary...

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  10. Mummies and the Wonders of Ancient Egypt (4 Parts) (1996 Video)

    Producer
    Lisa Bourgoujian
    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 4 x 52 min., 1998 sale: £10.99 (inclusive) each

    1: Egyptologists explore a new theory on how the huge rocks for the Great Pyramids at Giza were transported. 2: To the ancient Egyptians hieroglyphs, or sacred carvings, were powerful magical images capable...

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