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  1. Marina Warner: Learning My Lesson (2015)

    Subject
    Education

    Podcast. A London Review of Books 2015 Winter Lecture delivered by Dame Marina Warner at the British Museum. Warner speaks on the disfiguring of higher education in Britain. Professor Warner resigned from...

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  2. Prison Reform

    Date released
    16 Feb 1959
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1550
    NoS ID
    022875
    Story no
    3 / 4

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Prison Reform (New Cells). DESCRIPTION: To give outsiders an idea of what to expect: this prison cell is a new type, a suggested design for the prison of the future. Pretty comfortable,...

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  3. What we Learned from 5 Million Books (2011)

    Subject
    Social Studies; Technology

    The research in this 14-minute video was made possible by Google’s book digitization efforts. Researchers Jean-Baptiste Michel and Erez Lieberman Aiden show in a light-hearted way that reading isn’t the...

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  4. Wired for Books: Jane Smiley (1989)

    Subject
    Literature

    Jane Smiley, author of Horse Heaven, Moo, and A Thousand Acres, talks to Don Swaim in 1989 about writing a book for ten years, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, teaching writing, and her novel, The Greenlanders.

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  5. Wired for Books: Raymond Carver (1983)

    Subject
    Literature

    In this 1983 interview with Don Swaim, the short story writer and poet, Raymond Carver, talks about growing up in the Pacific Northwest, his writing life, and his struggle with alcoholism.

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  6. Burnt Book Artist

    Date released
    15 Feb 1960
    Series name
    Colour Pictorial
    Issue no
    268
    NoS ID
    120850
    Story no
    1 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip

    NoS Summary - Artist John Latham chars the pages of books and uses as raw material for his art.

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  7. Roosevelt Library Inaugurated

    Date released
    21 Jul 1941
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    41/58
    NoS ID
    098910
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    One of the most historic libraries in the world is to be handed over to the nation by its owner President Roosevelt. Shots around the library show books, paintings, statues and records. In a Sync Speech the...

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  8. Wired for Books: Margaret Atwood (1986)

    Subject
    Literature

    Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale and Cats’ Eye, talks to Don Swaim in 1986 about growing up in the Canadian forests, her novels, her thoughts about religion and human rights, and why she...

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  9. Magic for You (3)

    Date released
    8 Feb 1960
    Series name
    Colour Pictorial
    Issue no
    267
    NoS ID
    120848
    Story no
    3 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip

    NoS Summary - Magician Alan Alan reveals the secrets behind simple magic tricks using telephone books and tableware.

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  10. Big Dublin Fire

    Date released
    14 Mar 1932
    Series name
    Pathe Super Gazette
    Issue no
    32/21
    NoS ID
    089755
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Several buildings, including the Central Catholic Library, were burned to the ground. Books to the value of £20,000 were destroyed.

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