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  1. Churchill: When Britain Said No (2015)

    Director
    Christopher Spencer
    Subject
    History; Politics & government

    This documentary examines the reasons why Winston Churchill - who had just led the nation to victory in war - led the Conservative Party to defeat at the 1945 General Election. [60 minutes]

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  2. Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (2004 Video)

    Director
    Anne Bogart

    Video recording of SITI’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with 8 actors directed by Anne Bogart.

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  3. Alfredo Ceibal: A Painter of Magical Realism (1992 Video)

    Director
    Anjana Patel; Christopher Spencer
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

    About the work of the exiled Guatemalan artist, whose miniaturised oil paintings are influenced by the events and characters of his country.

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  4. Lost Between Two Moments (1990 Video)

    Director
    Christopher Spencer
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

    Profiles Egyptian novelist Jamal al Ghitani, whose best-known novel works as a political parable of the modern state.

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  5. Junkyard of Dreams: L a Wars (1992 Video)

    Director
    Christopher Spencer
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

    Lecturer and writer Mike Davis presents a optimistic view of Los Angeles.

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  6. Bugger Bromley (1990 Video)

    Director
    Christopher Spencer
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    English language and literature; History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

    Hanif Kureishi looks at sex, race and politics in 1970s Britain, drawing on his novel ‘The Buddha of Suburbia’.

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  7. Final Solution, The: Islam in Spain (1992 Video)

    Director
    Christopher Spencer
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

    Examines Islamic culture in Spain and asks whether European culture has Arabic roots. Fetures Spanish novelist Juan Goytisolo.

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  8. Writer in His Labyrinth, The: MÁrquez on Bolivar (1992 Video)

    Director
    Anjana Patel; Christopher Spencer
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    English language and literature; Spanish studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

    An investigation into the controversy surrounding Gabriel Garcia Márquez’s novel ‘The General in His Labyrinth’, which portrays Simóm Bolívar as a man plagued with bitter memories.

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  9. Spinoza: The Apostle of Reason (1994 Video)

    Director
    Christopher Spencer
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    Drama; Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min.

    Drama based on the life and thought of Spinoza, who was born in 16th-century Amsterdam to a family of Jewish refugees from Portugal. He lived in an age of turmoil, when the Dutch Republic and the English...

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  10. American Visions (8 Parts) (1996 Video)

    Director
    John Bush; Julia Cave; James Kent; Christopher Spencer; David Willcock
    Producer
    Julia Cave; James Kent; Christopher Spencer; David Willcock
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 8 x 60 min., 1997 sale: £ (+VAT +p&p) series

    Art historian and critic Robert Hughes presents a history of America through his art and archecture. He travels around the country visiting important buildings and monuments, recordding the landscape that...

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