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World War II: Global Conflict (1995 Multimedia)

Subject

History

Distribution

CD-ROM

A multimedia encyclopaedia of World War 2 covering the conflict in Europe and the Far East, its origins and effects. Contains 45 minutes of archive footage, photographs, and various user tools.

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First World War in Poetry (2014)

Subject

Literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 70 minutes), £10.00

Selection of poems written about the First World War read by actor Rory Kinnear. Among the poets represented are Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves, Wilfred Owen, Edward Thomas, Thomas Hardy, Laurence Binyon,...

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Miniatures (1992 Video)

aka: Book of Hands, A: A Journey Through the World of Indian Miniatures

Director

Ruchir Joshi

Producer

Tariq Ali

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

Collectors and scholars discuss the tradition of Indian miniatures, often regarded as the most beautiful paintings in the world. Shows the work of copyists living in Rajasthan, which has fooled the experts.

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Guns of August (2013)

Director

Nathan Kroll

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 95 minutes), £9.99

DVD release of the 1964 documentary based on Barbara Tuchman’s book of the same name, which tells the story of the events leading up to the outbreak of the First World War.

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World’s Funniest & Cleverest Commercials (2004)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 48 minutes), $9.95

A selection of the best commercials made around the world. Some are just funny, some are strange, but they are all grood examples of the art of commercials. Presented by David Leisure.

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One Way to Change the World (1968 Film)

Producer

Brian Moser

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A look at the Cuban way of life in 1968. Examines the effects of Castro’s regime on the country, the economy and the people.

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World’s Wife, The

Subject

English language and literature; FE

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD), £9.99

Audio performances from Carol Ann Duffy’s poems about some of the world’s most important women.

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Dream of Health, A (1988 Video)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min., 1994 sale: £47.00

Every year we spend more on medical services and drugs yet our health is not improving - incurable cancer and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases shorten thousands of lives. The World Health Organisation...

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War Poets of ‘39 (1989 Video)

Producer

Peter Lee-Wright

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 45 min.

Dramatised readings of poetry written during World War 2. Poets featured include Dennis McHarrie, Molly Corbelly, John Brooks, Spike Milligan, Keith Douglas, Bernard Gutteridge, Vernon Scannel and Gavin Ewart.

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F*ck for Forest (2013)

Director

Michael Marczak

Subject

Development studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £9.99

Berlin’s "Fuck For Forest" is one of the world’s most bizarre charities. Based on the idea that sex can save the world, the NGO raises money for their environmental cause by selling home-made erotic...

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