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John Osborne and the Gift of Friendship (2006)

Director

Tony Palmer

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 135 minutes), £7.99

A three-part documentary, transmitted to mark the 50th anniversary of the world premiere of John Osborne’s ‘Look Back in Anger’, celebrating the life and works of one of the most influential British...

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BRETBY MAGIC

Date released

Mar 1963

Series name

Mining Review 16th Year

Issue no

7

NoS ID

346202

Story no

3 / 4

BFI synopsis: 20 year-old Alan Bottril, an NCB welder and plater is also a magician. NCB Commentary - At the Coal Board’s Area Workshops at Swadlincote, near Burton-on-Trent, 20-year old Alan Bottrill is...

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William Hall on Taylor-Warner separation (1981)

Genre

Interview

Showbusiness writer William Hall on Elizabeth Taylor’s separation from her husband, Senator John Warner. Hall says her difficulty in holding down relationships is to do with her spoilt upbringing. Male...

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Academy Awards

Date released

16 Apr 1970

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2132A

NoS ID

028264

Story no

6 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Film Awards. DESCRIPTION: The biggest night of the year for stars of the screen and the men behind the top films of 1969, as Hollywood presents the annual Academy Awards - the coveted...

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Harper Audio: John Donne

Subject

English language and literature

A selection of the HarperCollins audio collections can now be heard on the Internet Town Hall. HarperAudio! presents the love poetry of John Donne, read by academy-award winning actor Richard Burton. This...

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IRN news review (1984)

Genre

Interview; News report; Special; Speech; Tribute

Peter Deeley presents a news review of the year 1984. Big stories include the miners strike; IRA bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton during the Conservative Party conference; political year in UK;...

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George Eliot Walking Tour

Subject

English language and literature

This podcast guides the listener on a walk around the market town of Nuneaton and other locations featured in George Eliot’s ‘Scenes of Clerical Life’. [29 minutes]

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1984 (1984)

aka: Nineteen Eighty Four

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 108 minutes), £15.99

Adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel, made in the year in which it was set and starring John Hurt and Richard Burton.

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Movie Awards - Doctor’s Dilemma

Date released

15 Aug 1966

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1941

NoS ID

026545

Story no

4 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Movie Awards - Doctors Dilemma. DESCRIPTION: International Film Festival in Sicily features a galaxy of stars and personalities, and the presentation of the award known as European...

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Steve Jones show (1989)

Genre

Interview

Steve Jones interviews special guest Victor Spinetti, Welsh comic actor, on his one man show at the Apollo Theatre London, Thoughts From A Very Private Diary, celebrating his life and the people he has...

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