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Far Side, The (1994 Video)

Producer

David Malone

Subject

Technology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 48 min.

Marks the 30th anniversary of HORIZON, which was launched 12 days after the creation of BBC2 and is its longest running series. This film is a record of those years, relating how technology transformed our...

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CFP: BBC2 at 50 Conference

Date

1 Nov 2013, 15:07

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

Post

BBC2: Origins; Influence; Audiences: A 50th Anniversary Conference 25 April 2014 Science Museum, London Deadline for submissions: 29 November 2013 On 20 April 1964 the BBC launched its second...

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Day Today, The (2004)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 186 minutes), £19.99

A satire by Steve Coogan on the conventions of British news broadcasting and the artificiality of presentation to which we have become inured. Includes ridiculous stories, patronising vox pops, offensively...

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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (2003)

Director

Beeban Kidron

Producer

Philippa Giles

Subject

English language and literature; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 165 minutes), £19.99

An adaptation of the Jeanette Winterson novel, which is the story of a fanatically religious woman’s young adopted daughter who, when she begins school, unnerves the other pupils with her wild talk. Her...

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Collision Course (2003)

Subject

Psychology; Technology

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 3x60 minutes), £495 (3 parts together)

A 3-part series looking at the science and psychology behind two major tragedies and three car crashes. Innovative filming technques reveal how certain decisions can determine who lives or dies in a car,...

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Mystery of the Black Death, The (2005)

Subject

Archaeology; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

Documentary shedding new light on the cause of the Black Death, which killed half the population of Europe in the 14th century. Scientists and historians have unearthed new evidence that the pandemic cannot...

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Big Silence, The (2011)

Subject

Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £9.99

In this three hour programme, originall shown on BBC2, Abbot Christopher Jamison, a Benedictine monk, attempts to teach five ordinary people the value of silent meditation, so they can make it part of their...

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Dangerous Dynasty, A: House of Assad (2018)

Subject

History; Politics & government

This three-part BBC series is a thorough lesson in how Syria has ended up in its current predicament. Right at the centre of it are President Bashar and his wife Asma, who met and fell in love in London....

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Firebird, The and les Noces (2002)

aka: Stravinsky Staged

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 145 min), £24.99

A performance by the Royal Ballet filmed live at the Royal Opera House in 2001 and broadcast on BBC2 on 26/1/02 under the title STRAVINSKY STAGED. The principals in The Firebird are Leanne Benjamin and...

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Strange Sleep (1974 Video)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

A dramatised history of anaesthetics with real doctors and nurses playing the part of historical characters.

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