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Railways of the Great War

aka: Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 145 minutes), £3.99

Five part series, in which Conservative politician Michael Portillo marks the centenary of the Great War by discovering the central role the railways played in securing victory, repatriating the dead and...

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Radio 4 programmes on the financial crisis

Date

22 Nov 2011, 09:42

Author

Cathy Grant

Post Type

Post

To tie in with Radio 4's continuing focus on the biggest global economic slowdown for six decades, the BBC has set up the Economies in Crisis web page that brings together a range of Radio 4 programmes...

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Truth About Violence, The (2009)

aka: How Violent Are You?

Subject

Psychology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £44.00 (U);£195.00 (BBC)

What makes ordinary people commit extreme acts of violence? Michael Portillo investigates the darker side of human nature, being driven to the edge of violence in an extreme sleep deprivation study. He meets...

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Great British Railway Journeys: Series 5-8

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 2175 minutes), £35.99

In this 15-disc set, Conservative politician Michael Portillo charts the great British romance with the railways. Armed with his copy of George Bradshaw’s famous railway handbook, he retraces seventeen...

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Great British Railway Journeys: Series 1-4

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 2784 minutes), £32.50

In this 19-disc set, Conservative politician Michael Portillo charts the great British romance with the railways. Armed with his copy of George Bradshaw’s famous railway handbook, he retraces seventeen...

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Great American Railroad Journeys: Series 1-3

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 1595 minutes), £45.50

In this 11-disc set, Conservative politician Michael Portillo swaps his treasured copy of Bradshaw’s Handbook for its stateside counterpart - an 1879 edition of Appleton’s General Guide to the United...

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Election ‘97 (1997 Video)

Subject

Media studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 75 min., £12.99 (inclusive) BBC

A compilation the BBC Television coverage of the General Election held on 1 May 1997, including Peter Snow’s swingometer and Jeremy Paxman’s interviews. Shows the cautious reactions to the exit poll;...

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European Millennium Debate (2000 Video)

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. ? min., £11.99 (inc VAT +p&p)

At the turn of the millennium senior politicians, businessmen, and trade unionists met to debate and cross-examine one another on the issue of European integration at a European Foundation conference. The...

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Nelson’s Trafalgar (2005)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 76 minutes), £14.99

A BBC documentary commemorating the 200th anniversary of Trafalgar on 21st October, 2005. Computer-generated images help to tell the story of the battle and the story of Horatio Nelson, Britain’s most...

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Economies in Crisis (2011)

Subject

Economics

While we are experiencing the biggest global economic slowdown for six decades, the has created the ECONOMIES IN CRISES web page that brings together a range of Radio 4 programmes broadcast over recent...

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