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  1. Codebreakers, The (1993 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1997 sale: £30.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the work of World War 2 codebreakers, who worked behind the scenes and eventually managed to capture the enemy’s most secret signals. This programme covers the war in the Pacific and the winning...

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  2. The World at War - 40 years later

    Date
    16 Nov 2016, 17:33
    Author
    Sergio Angelini
    Post Type
    BUFVC Article

    First screened on British television in October 1973, the documentary series The World at War proved to be a milestone in the history of ITV. Professor James Chapman explores its roots and its critical...

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  3. Finest Hour (1999 Video)

    Director
    Nick Read
    Producer
    Phil Craig
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col/b&w. 2 x 100 min., 2000 sale: £19.99 (inclusive)

    Ordinary British people recall the critical months starting in May 1940 when Britain faced the threat of Nazi Germany. In four parts: 1) up to the Dunkirk evacuation, showing Chruchill at work and Thora Hird...

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  4. Worker and Warfront. No 3 (1942 Film)

    Director
    Duncan Ross
    Producer
    Paul Rotha
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An example of the newsreels produced by Rotha’s company for the Ministry of Information. Shows dockers contributing to the battle of the Atlantic; the effects of losing park railings for scrap metal; the...

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  5. Britain at War (2009)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 840 minutes), £26.99

    This collection of ten documentaries features testimonies of remaining veterans from the army, navy and airforce and civilian organisations who lived through WW2. The programmes contain rare archive film and...

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  6. War in the Air (2 Parts) (1954 Video)

    Producer
    John Elliot
    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 196 (2-video pack), 224 min (2-video pack)., 2000 sale: £19.99 (inclusive) each

    Television documentary series on aerial warfare 1935-1950, broadcast as 15 half-hour programmes, with material selected from nearly 12 million feet of Allied and enemy film footage, emphasising the role of...

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  7. World at War, The. Vol 2 (6 Parts) (1973 Video)

    Director
    Ted Childs; Hugh Raggett; Martin Smith
    Producer
    Peter Batty; Ted Childs; Martin Smith
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. b&w/col. 6 x 52 min.

    1 DESERT - THE WAR IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943 - North Africa, the battle of El Alamein and Operation Torch (producer/writer Peter Batty). 2: Stalingrad, the symbol of the Soviet Union’s stubborn resistance,...

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  8. Horsey Mail, The (1938 Video)

    Director
    Pat Jackson
    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 9 min.

    When the sea wall at Winterton in East Norfolk gives way and Horsey village and many outlying farms become islands in the water, it is more difficult for postman Claude Simmonds to make his daily round. Van...

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  9. Secret War, The (3 Parts) (1977 Video)

    Director
    Brian Johnson
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. sd. b&w/col. 101, 100, 150 min.

    Six-part television series on three videocassettes looking at World War 2 from the viewpoint of a war between the scientists and technology of the two sides. Narrated by William Woolard. 1: 1) The Battle of...

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  10. Station X: The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park (1999 Video)

    Director
    Peter Bate
    Producer
    Peter Bate; David Darlow
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, 2 videocassettes. VHS. b&w/col. 205 min., 1999 sale: £19.99 (inclusive)

    Series examining the work of the code-breakers at Bletchley Park, near Milton Keynes, during World War 2. Uses interviews with staff and dramatic reconstructions of events. In four parts: 1) The Keys to the...

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