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The Lake District

Date released

1979

Series name

This Week In Britain

Issue no

1070

NoS ID

329311

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: Every year thousands of tourists flock to the English Lake District, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Barbara Ewing also pays it a visit and finds out how the National Trust helps to keep...

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Al-Mumtaaz (1999 Multimedia)

Subject

Arabic studies

Distribution

CD-ROM

An interactive CD-ROM learning programme for acquiring Arabic language skills for international business use. Filmed on location with professional actors in an Arabic-speaking country, scenes focus on a...

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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bard Bard? (1992 Radio)

Producer

Simon Elmes

Radio documentary. Jeremy Nicholas investigates the current status of Shakespeare in the popular imagination; he talks to representatives from the acting profession, teachers, children and people in the...

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The Lair of the Cave Folk

Date released

15 Oct 1931

Series name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue no

541

NoS ID

332841

Story no

9 / 10

NoS Summary - women given a tour of Chislehurst caves. British Pathe synopsis: M/S of group of people entering a cave. Various shots of the party of female tourists being shown around the caves by a male...

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Hadrian’s Wall: The Edge of Empire (1999 Video)

aka: Romans in Britain, The: Hadrian’s Wall: The Edge of Empire

Subject

Classical studies

Distribution

Off-air recording, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at Hadrian’s Wall, the most famous landmark of Roman Britain, asking how and why it was built and what its true purpose was. Guy de la Bédoyère travels the length of the wall meeting...

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Maltese Development

Date released

May 1965

Series name

Carrousel Britanico

Issue no

12

NoS ID

324642

Story no

2 / 5

COI synopsis: ‘Carrousel Britanico’ flies to Malta, where new commercial developments are being carried out at a fast pace. To encourage merchant shipping, new docks have been constructed and great...

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Mexico Old and New

Date released

Jan 1964

Series name

Carrousel Britanico

Issue no

4

NoS ID

324601

Story no

3 / 5

COI synopsis: Symbols of Mexico’s history, showing how great was the ancient civilisation of the Aztecs, delight many tourists to this colourful land. The old designs often inspire the modern architecture...

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South-Eastern Nuba, The (1982 Film)

Producer

Chris Curling; Melissa Llewellyn-Davies

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The Nuba live in a remote part of Africa near the centre of the Sudan - a predominantly Muslim country. They have a flamboyant culture and a tradition of body painting unequalled anywhere in the world. The...

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Land is Bad, The: The Mursi (1991 Video)

Director

Leslie Woodhead

Producer

Leslie Woodhead

Subject

Anthropology; Development studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 2005 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

This is Leslie Woodhead’s fourth DISAPPEARING WORLD film made with the Mursi of south-west Ethiopia since 1985. He has filmed the continuing story of a people as they fight to maintain their identity...

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Bargain Hunt: Shakespeare Special (2023 Television)

Series

Bargain Hunt

Director

Gareth Luxton

Producer

Sam Ryall

Themed episode of the series in which two teams of amateur antique collectors have an hour to acquire the best bargains on a budget and then see what happens when the items are sold at auction. Presented by...

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