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Spot News from Near and Far: Howard Hughes Demonstrates New Radar Plane

Date released

19 May 1947

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1692

NoS ID

040541

Story no

4 / 7

Extras

1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

Millionaire aviation enthusiast Howard Hughes gives demonstration of new radar safety device for planes which give warning of approaching obstructions.

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Academy Awards: Hollywood Picks Best

Date released

9 Apr 1953

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2307

NoS ID

044338

Story no

6 / 8

Extras

1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

In ceremony conducted simultaneously in Hollywood and New York Oscars go to Shirley Booth and Greatest Show on Earth.

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Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2006)

Director

Robert Greenwald

Subject

Business studies; Film Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 95 minutes), £19.99

The ethics of big business come under the spotlight in this documentary about the working practices of Wal-Mart, the world’s largest supermarket store. Owners of Asda stores in UK, this $100 billion...

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Uncovered: The War in Iraq (2005)

Director

Robert Greenwald

Subject

Military Science; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 84 minutes), £17.99

Explores the alleged scare-mongering tactics employed by the US government to justify their invasion of Iraq following the events of September 11, 2001. The film deconstructs the administration’s case for...

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Citizenfour (2015)

Director

Laura Poitras

Subject

Media studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 114 mins.), £15.99

In January 2013, filmmaker Laura Poitras was several years into the making of a film about abuses of national security in post-9/11 America when she started receiving encrypted emails from someone...

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Outfoxed (2004)

aka: Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism

Director

Robert Greenwald

Subject

Media studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 115 minutes), £12.99

Documentary on the alleged conservative bias of the Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News Channel (FNC), which promotes itself as "fair and balanced". Material includes clips from broadcasts, interviews with former...

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