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NoS synopsis: Opencast mining is stepping up its output to meet the shortage of coal. Just as important to the nation are the restoration of sites and the landscaping of large tracts of the countryside.
Traces the origins of the first Restoration playhouses in London from the example of French tennis court theatres in Paris. Shows how Sir William Davenant’s 1661 adaptation of Lisle’s tennis court into a...
Radio adaptation of John Dryden’s Restoration version of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra produced by R. D. Smith . With Leo McKern and Valerie Hanson in the lead and members of the BBC Drama Repertory...
FOCAL INTERNATIONAL RESTORATION / PRESERVATION CONFERENCE 2 May 2013, BFI Southbank Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XT www.focalint.org/ 'What is restoration?' a one day conference to celebrate,...
The stage production of Aphra Behn’s Restoration comedy ‘The Rover’, first performed in 1677, with interviews with Jules Wright, director of the Women’s Playhouse Trust, and a discussion of the...
Looks at the influence of Dutch, French and Italian styles after the Restoration. Walls of trees and hedges became the vogue as did the use of statues and terracing. There was much interest in exotic plants...
Five Restoration comedies adapted for television. 1: By Sir John Vanbrugh. 2: By Thomas Shadwell. 3: By Sir John Vanbrugh. 4: By Sir Charles Sedley. 5: By William Congreve, adapted by Robin Chapman. With...
Illustrates the difficulties experienced in planning and cutting the Forth and Clyde Canal between 1768 and 1790. Discusses the canal today, dealing with the problems of preservation, restoration and use of...
NCB synopsis: Shows the contribution being made by the mining industry to the reclamation and restoration of land. Intended for general audiences.
Describes the restoration of a large rock painting in Central Australia, with associated acts and dances. The ritual features the phallic ‘act’ of a legendary sexual hero.
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