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Hong Kong Week

Date released

Apr 1968

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

71

NoS ID

327848

Story no

1 / 5

COI synopsis: Hong Kong Week at which local products and fine craftsmanship were on show.

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Aztec Double-Headed Serpent, The (2006)

Subject

Art; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 minutes), £9.99

This film takes as its focus the turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent from the British Museum’s Mexican Gallery, and examines in detail the method of craftsmanship, the tools and materials of its...

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Studio Lighting: A Comparative Workshop with Donald McAlpine and Denis Lenoir (1994 Video)

Subject

Film & television production

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 59 min., 1995 sale: £33.00 (inclusive)

Internationally renowned cinematographers Donald McAlpine and Denis Lenoir plan and light the same shots from the same script back-to-back, and demonstrate their own blends of craftsmanship and artistry.

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Man or Machine?

Date released

Jan 1941

Series name

Point of View

Issue no

9

NoS ID

352025

Story no

1 / 1

NoS synopsis: Two sides argue about mass-production. First, craftsmanship, its products expressions of a man’s skill, the work a real satisfaction for the craftsman. Second, mass-production with its...

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Industrial Britain (1931 Video)

Director

Robert J Flaherty

Producer

John Grierson

Subject

History; Sociology; Technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 21 min.

Looks at the craftsmanship involved in industrial processes. Shows both glassmaking and glassblowing for industrial and domestic use. In a steel works molten iron is poured into moulds. Steelwork is erected...

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Stanley Matthews

Series name

British Sporting Personalities

Issue no

3

NoS ID

323878

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: Stanley Matthews of Staffordshire, eighty times an English Soccer International, began learning his extraordinary ball-control as a boy on a strip of ground in the shadow of the pottery-kilns....

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Great Stupa Sculptures, The

Subject

Archaeology; Art; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 30 minutes), £9.99

The 2000-year-old sculptures from Amaravati are among the greatest treasures at the British Museum. Depicting Buddhist themes and events in the life of the Buddha, they once embellished the Great Stupa at...

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Fine China

Date released

Jul 1965

Series name

Carrousel Britanico

Issue no

13

NoS ID

324648

Story no

3 / 5

COI synopsis: Two hundred years ago, Josiah Wedgwood founded a pottery in the English Midlands. From the very beginning, he insisted on the finest craftsmanship and today this tradition is still carried on....

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Fred Dibnah’s Building of Britain (2004)

Subject

Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 3 x 60 minutes), £10.99 each or £29.99 boxed set of 3

A six-part series of 30-minute programmes in which steeplejack Fred Dibnah uncovers the craftsmanship behind some of the United Kingdom’s most astounding architectural feats. Each of the three tapes...

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Sir Oswald Mosley Speaks on Unemployment. The Cause of His Resignation

Date released

26 May 1930

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

51

NoS ID

002497

Story no

1 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sir Oswald Mosley Speaks on Unemployment. SHOTLIST: Close shots speaking: SPEECH: Interviewer: Are you going to talk about unemployment today? Mr M Why of course, it is one problem that...

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