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Everest: Man Vs Mountain (2006)

Subject

Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £19.99

21 super fit, highly motivated, British Army mountaineers risk everything in a bid to become the first Britons to conquer Everest via the notoriously difficult West Ridge. Everest - Man Vs Mountain, a...

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People’s Flag, The (5 Parts) (1987)

Director

Chris Reeves

Producer

Lin Solomon

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 300 minutes), £60.00

A series of five programmes offering an alternative socialist history of Britain in the 20th century. Part 1: looks at how the Labour Party developed at a time when the British Empire was still strong. It...

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Mahomet (2003)

aka: Mohammed

Subject

History; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 290 minutes), £27.00

A documentary series of five 52-minute episodes on the genesis of Islam, the life of the Prophet, the Koran, the Sunna, the Haddith, the emergence of the commentaries and Muslim rights, but also the Arabs,...

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Battle for Music (1943)

Director

Donald Taylor; Len Lye; Ralph Keene; Ralph Bond; John Banting; Dylan Thomas; Charles de Latour

Subject

History; Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 186 minutes), £14.99

Dramatised documentary about the trials of the London Philharmonic Orchestra during World War II. The year is 1939. Following the liquidation of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the players form a new...

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Afterimages 4: Vivienne Dick (2007)

Director

Vivienne Dick

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 56 minutes), £100.00

AFTERIMAGES is a continually-expanding collection of important works by film and video artists, newly remastered and made available on DVD for the first time. The aim is to make important historical works by...

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Empire Warriors: The British Empire at War 1945-47 (2006)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 369 minutes), £19.99

A documentary focussing on four key wars fought at the end of the British Empire, featuring original archive and news footage together with dramatic reconstructions of key events and first-hand accounts from...

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Something New in Cabarets

Date released

20 Oct 1927

Series name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue no

333

NoS ID

331723

Story no

5 / 5

NoS Summary - Tallulah Bankhead, Joan and Janette, Dorathis Willard, Jules Andre, Felicity Garratt and the Rodney Hudson Girls at a ball on the Berengaria. British Pathe synopsis: On board the giant Cunarder...

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Hamlet (1963 Audio)

Director

Laurence Olivier

A live sound recording of Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet for the National Theatre Company with Peter O’Toole in the title role.

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Britain’s Schneider Trophy Triumph

Date released

12 Sep 1929

Series name

Topical Budget

Issue no

942-1

NoS ID

132908

Story no

1 / 2

[1ST SUBTITLE]: "All records shattered by our representatives in 218 miles race over the Solent, won by Flying Officer Waghorn at 328.63 mph" Medium shot of five men in RAF uniform. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "Final...

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World Revolutions for Students, Series (7 Parts) (2005)

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 23 minutes each), £158 (set) £32.00 (each)

This series of 7 programmes examines the underlying causes and dramatic effects associated with revolutions throughout world history. It explores the revolutionary philosophies and strategies of world...

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