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Britain’s Four Years of War

Date released

5 Aug 1918

Series name

Pictorial News (Official) / War Office Official Topical Budget

Issue no

362-2

NoS ID

126694

Story no

3 / 4

[SUBTITLE]: "At peace with the world, unprepared for war, and unsuspicious of Germany’s sinister designs, Great Britain in August 1914, was suddenly called upon to uphold her guarantee. "The first act of...

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Temps Forts (History) (1997 Audio, Video)

Subject

French studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS col. 2 audiocassettes, 2001 sale: £40.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Part of a course consisting of 3 broadcasts and 7 study packs, all relating to different aspects of contemporary France. Each study pack consists of a videocassette, 2 audiocassettes, a transcript booklet, a...

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Henry VI (1965 Television)

Series

Wars of the Roses, The

Director

Robin Midgley; Michael Hayes; Peter Hall; John Barton

Producer

Michael Barry

First of a three-part televised adaptation of Shakespeare’s minor tetralogy (three parts of Henry VI and Richard III) encompassing the period from the loss of the British Empire in France to the founding...

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World in Arms, A (3 Parts) (2005)

aka: War Against Napoleon - A War in Arms

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 147 minutes), £14.99

A 3-part television series depicting the story of the war between Britain and France under Napoleon Bonaparte. It was the first ‘world war’ - as empires clashed, five million people died in fighting that...

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Bully Boy Cartoons by Lancelot Speed (1914 Film)

Producer

Lancelot Speed

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Four short animated cartoons from the first series produced in Britain by the Neptune Company. The artist, who is seen in the film, is Lancelot Speed. The titles are BULLY BOY, GENERAL FRENCH’S...

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Western Tradition, The (8 Parts) (1989 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 8 x 30 min., 1997 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p) each

Series tracing the history of ideas, events and institutions that have shaped modern societies. Explores interconnections among politics, literature, economics, industry, agriculture, art, philosophy and...

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Road to War, The (8 Parts) (1989 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 8 x 50 min., 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £320.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

Series examining the two decades leading up to World War 2, looking at events from the points of view of each of the main protagonists, incorporating eye-witness accounts, interviews with historians, and...

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World, The: A Television History (Parts 14-26) (1983 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC), $39.49 (including parts 1-13)

Based on ‘The Times Atlas of World History’, the series of 26 30-minute programmes presents the history of mankind on a global scale. It uses specially designed animated maps, computer-generated graphics...

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