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  1. Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners

    Director
    James van der Pool
    Producer
    James van der Pool
    Subject
    History

    When Britain abolished slavery in 1834 the government compensated the slave owners for the loss of their ‘property’ with the equivalent of £17bn. The slaves received nothing. In partnership with...

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  2. Remembering Slavery: African Americans Talk About Their Personal Experiences of Slavery and Emancipation (1998)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (Cassette, 120 minutes), $16.95

    Many years after the Civil War had ended, those survivors who had once been slaves were interviewed by a variety of scholars and researchers. Accounts of many of those interviews were set down on paper, and...

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  3. Brazil: An Inconvenient History (2008)

    Director
    Phil Grabsky
    Subject
    History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 50 minutes), £9.99

    Behind the glitter and gloss of modern Brazil lies a history many would rather forget. For many Brazil possesses a truly energetic and alluring way of life, synonymous with heady carnivals, samba, football...

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  4. Dark Side of Chocolate, The (2011)

    Director
    Miki Mistrati; Roberto Romano
    Producer
    Helle Faber
    Subject
    Agriculture; Business studies; Economics

    Children eat chocolate every day of the year. They enjoy the delicious taste of cocoa, which originated in Africa. But behind the production of their delicious treats, there is another taste altogether: the...

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  5. Chronicle Collection - Archaeology on Television (2010)

    Subject
    Archaeology

    From 1966 to 1990, the BBC’s landmark archaeology series Chronicle took viewers around the world to explore historical excavations and discover long-gone cultures and civilisations. With a mix of live...

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