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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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Claude: The Roman Landscape (1994 Video)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., 2006 sale £15.50 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at ways in which Claude Lorraine drew his inspiration from classical and contemporary poetry, the remains of ancient, medieval and Renaissance Rome, and the countryside around the city. Shot on...

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Around the World

Date released

30 Mar 1967

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

640

NoS ID

121862

Story no

1 / 1

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: Name the faraway place and Pathe Pictorial has been there, likely as not within the year. We revisit the places we’ve featured in twelve months, starting in remote Kashmir where the Jhelum...

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Mother Teresa meets Margaret Thatcher (1988)

Genre

News report; Press conference

Mother Teresa of Calcutta is now meeting the Prime Minister at Downing Street to tell her of her horror at London’s homelessness crisis. The 77 year-old Roman Catholic nun has spent the last two nights...

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Investigating a Site (1990 Video)

Director

Patrick Redsell

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min.

Archaeologists and historians often work like detectives, looking for clues to the past. Introduces the ARCHAEOLOGICAL DETECTIVES series and explains the ground rules for an active learning method. Three...

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Stalingrad2 (1943 Film)

aka: Story of Stalingrad, The

Director

L Varlamov

Producer

A Ruznetsov; L Varlamov

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Photographed by 15 Russian Army cameramen, the film traces the course of the siege of Stalingrad to the final Russian victory and the surrender of Field Marshal von Paulus. Roman Karmen is reported to have...

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De Valera Confers Degrees

Date released

16 May 1974

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2345A

NoS ID

030334

Story no

2 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: De Valera Confers Degrees. DESCRIPTION: At the University of Cork, Ex President de Valera confers honorary degrees on composers Sir William Walton of Great Britain, Professor Boris...

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Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities (2013)

Producer

Anna Cox; Jack MacInnes

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £585.00

This series sees historian Simon Sebag-Montefiore exploring the history of the city which has been the capital of three empires: Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman. He examines the faiths and traditions which have...

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Protests as Archbishop Runcie visits Liverpool (1982)

Genre

News report; Speech; Interview; Special

Kieran Devaney reports from Liverpool on anti-Catholic protests by the Orange Lodge during the visit to the area by Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Robert Runcie after his negotiations with Pope John Paul II and...

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Cathedral in Concrete

Date released

14 Nov 1963

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1797A

NoS ID

025325

Story no

2 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cathedral in Concrete. DESCRIPTION: An impression of Liverpool’s new Roman Catholic Cathedral - sixteen flying buttresses supporting a cone shaped structure which will tower three...

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