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Off the Page: Look Back in Anger (1990)

Director

David Jones

Producer

Humphrey Barclay; David Parfitt; Moira Williams

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 114 minutes), OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

The Renaissance Theatre Company’s 1989 stage production, recreated for television, of John Osborne’s study of characters locked into the raw misery of a self-destructive marriage. Judi Dench and David...

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Madness of King George, The (1994 Video)

Director

Nicholas Hytner

Producer

Stephen Evans; David Parfitt

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 110 min., 1999 sale: £14.99 (inclusive)

Historical drama set in 1788 and based on the play ‘The Madness of George III’ by Alan Bennett, which follows the events surrounding King George III as his mental condition deteriorates. Screenplay by...

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Death of a Princess (1981 Video)

Director

Antony Thomas

Producer

Martin McKeand; Antony Thomas

Subject

Law

Distribution

Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 120 min.

Ostensibly about the execution for adultery in 1977 of the Saudi Princess Mis’ahl, but the film became the subject of a major diplomatic row between Britain and Soudi Arabia. Its importance lies both in...

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Little Dorrit (2008)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 480 minutes), £34.99

A television version of the novel by Charles Dickens adapted into fourteen episodes by Andrew Davies. When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, his curiosity is piqued by the presence...

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James May’s Twentieth Century (6 Parts) (2007)

aka: James May’s 20th Century

Subject

History; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £39.99

Documentary series about 20th century innovations. Separate programmes cover worldwide travel and communications, space exploration, how warfare drives ingenuity, emergence of the teenager, and urbanisation.

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