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  1. George Barber: Cinema Pioneer

    Producer
    Ray Johnson
    Subject
    Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £12.99

    Made to celebrate the centenary of the opening of the very first cinema in the Potteries - Barber’s Picture Palace in Tunstall. There’s a history of film shows in the Potteries since 1896 up to the need...

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  2. Royal Anthropological Institute

    Date
    9 May 2018, 13:51
    Author
    Sergio Angelini
    Post Type
    BUFVC Article

    The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI) is the world's longest-established scholarly association dedicated to the advancement of anthropology (the study of humankind) in its...

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  3. Sutton Hoo: The Last of the Pagans (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Ray Sutcliffe
    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1997 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Examines the mystery of the origins of the rich royal burial found in Suffolk in 1939, asking who the people were who created this wealth, where the royal palace was located and where its supporting...

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  4. Kino-Pravda No. 22 (1925 Film)

    Director
    Dziga Vertov
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The first anniversary of Lenin’s death. Workers and peasants eat together and unite; free meals being given out. A delegation of peasants visits Moscow, sees Lenin’s body in the mausoleum, the Tsar’s...

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  5. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (2005)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Classical studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 45 minutes), £14.99

    John Romer explores the influence of ancient eastern civilisations. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, in what now is Iraq, were rumoured to be part of the palace of Nebuchadnezzar. Today, scientists believe...

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  6. Double Headed Eagle, The (1973 Video)

    Director
    Lutz Becker
    Producer
    Sanford Lieberson; David Puttnam
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale (video - BFI Video Publishing), Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 90 min., 2000 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

    Charts the rise to power of Hitler and the Nazis from 1918 to Hitler’s election as Chancellor in 1933 and consists of a series of images with no accompanying narration. Set out in chapters, each concerned...

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  7. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza (2005)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Classical studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 45 minutes), £14.99

    Author and archaeologist, John Romer, contemplates the mystical aspects of the Seven Wonders, exploring the enduring fascination of the only surviving Wonder, the Pyramids. He then focuses his attention on...

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  8. Inside the Commons (2015)

    Director
    Michael Cockerell
    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 2 PAL)

    In this series, award-winning reporter Michael Cockerell travels deep inside the corridors of the Palace of Westminster revealing what really went on behind the scenes in the run up to the 2015 General...

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  9. Last Days of the Raj (2007)

    Subject
    History

    This drama-documentary, filmed entirely on location in India, charts the events of six traumatic months in 1947 that saw the end of the British Raj. Lord Louis Mountbatten arrived in India in March 1947 as...

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  10. Alan Bush: A Life (1983)

    Director
    Anna Ambrose
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 64 minutes), £50.00

    Film about the life and work of socialist composer Alan Bush, whose career was dedicated to trying to "connect musical activity with real happenings in the world." This aim is exemplified both by the...

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